California

in honor of the formerly great state of California All hands abandon ship!

No Sign of Deal to Close Deficit (Businessweek) just a few days away two days away. The tenderloin might turn into a ghost town, and …

Dear Mr. Secretary, First of all, let me commend you for your leadership to enact emergency economic stabilization legislation. This credit crisis has the power …

from yesterday in Los Angeles at the Judge Judy Studios

from just just a few hours ago, July 10th, 2008. What a difference a few hours make. The smoke plume is covering almost the entire …

view over the Sacramento valley. Taken today, July 10th over the Sacramento Valley. Click photos for originals [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/skidrd/2656132689/][img]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2141/2656132689_ab1c48bc69.jpg[/img][/url] view over the top of the fires …

most recent image from yesterday, July 9, 2008. What a mess. Click image for original resolution

Dang, I lived in Chico as a kid, and it looks like the smoke plume is right over that from the Paradise Fire I miss …

From yesterday, July 6, 2008 click photo for high resolution original also see the updated NIFC page

California building codes are now free and online, along with electric codes, mechanical codes, plumbing codes, elevator codes, energy codes, fire codes, historical building codes, …