Yolo County Senator Lois Wolk scored a win and a loss when Gov. Jerry Brown signed off on legislation to increase access to renewable energy, but vetoed a bill that would have restricted tax breaks and overhauled the state's budgeting system.
I want to applaud Ag Alert® for its excellent two-part series on the effects of solar power on agriculture (Sept. 7 and Sept. 14), drawing attention to the fact that California farmers and ranchers lead the nation in use of solar power.