ARE CALIFORNIA SUMMER TEMPERATURE TRENDS different from the rest of the mainland U.S.? Let’s look at the historical data. The 119-year maximum temperature record for California summers is shown in the first chart, and for U.S. summers in the second. Does the California record “agree” with the U.S. (year by year) over the 119-year period? […]
Matt Talbot: Using the Dems’ majority to achieve enduring progress
AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL, the Democratic Party’s agenda is effectively crippled by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives. Because of Republican gerrymandering in the wake of the last round of redistricting in 2010, winning back the House is an uphill battle for Democrats in the best of years, at least for the time being. In my […]