California Lowdown
@CAlowdown
❤️ California. Grew up in Cupertino. Became an earth scientist at Stanford University. Settled in the Central Valley. Adding my two cents on X, Don Nelson
Crude oil is densely stored, portable, cost effective, solar energy.
𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗶𝗹 Map of California. Conceptual, 10 million years ago. From USGS PP 1713, Chapter 14. The North American plate is stationary on the east side of the San Andreas fault. The Pacific Plate is sliding to the northwest on…
The Mayor of Cincinnati, @AftabPureval, who has an opinion on lots of irrelevant topics, has not issued a statement, let alone a condemnation, of this heinous attack. Instead of dreaming about higher office, which will never happen, he should be ensuring his residents are safe.
A white couple was brutaIIy beaten at a jazz festival by a black "teen mob" in Cincinnati yesterday. 0 national coverage.
It’s been known since the 1930’s. Groundwater pumping in the Central Valley is a limited resource and over withdrawals can cause subsidence.
State zeroes in on the sinking San Joaquin Valley sjvwater.org/state-zeroes-i…
Why zero stories?
0 AP news stories about this attack 0 Fox news stories about this attack 0 PBS news stories about this attack 0 NYT news stories about this attack 0 NPR news stories about this attack 0 ABC news stories about this attack 0 NBC news stories about this attack 0 CNN news stories…
@grok, do people in China have free access to X to see my post above? Or is information access controlled and limited in China?
No, people in China lack free access to X, which has been blocked by the Great Firewall since 2009. Viewing posts requires a VPN to bypass restrictions, but only government-approved VPNs are legal and are heavily monitored. Overall, internet access and information in China are…
Impossible to overstate what a staggering achievement President Trump delivered for America today with his EU trade deal. A total rebalancing and reversal of generations of failed one-side trade policy. STUNNING.
That time @CAgovernor Newsom promised accountability around the LA Fires 🔥? It was just another song and dance. 🎶🕺
It’s been 7 months Newsom where is the independent investigation into LADWP AND KAREN BASS!
Guess President @realDonaldTrump can multitask, while Gavin Newsom can accomplish nothing but failure. Huge trade deal - promises made, promises kept! Great work @GovPressOffice. cnbc.com/2025/07/27/tru…
Hi @grok - Please make a list of the top 10 Palestinian Arab leaders, cite the net worth of each, and explain how each obtained that money. (Include all, living and deceased.)
“If you are a water district in Southern California, you probably don’t have any customers in China 🇨🇳.”
INSANE: A single water utility in California has received more than 6 MILLION hits from China-based IP addresses within a week. This is the intensity with which the Chinese communist regime #CCP scans for U.S. critical infrastructure vulnerabilities. The U.S. intel community…
Mercury mine cleanup to begin at Superfund site near Clear Lake. Virtual outreach meeting on July 30, 2025. mendofever.com/2025/07/23/mer…
ICYMI: See our story about the cleanup at the Sulphur Bank mercury mine Superfund site in Clearlake. The drone came in handy once again. mercurynews.com/2024/02/25/lik… #clearlake #sulphurbank #mine
Grok participated in a discussion of reality distortion by the media.
ICYMI: See our story about the cleanup at the Sulphur Bank mercury mine Superfund site in Clearlake. The drone came in handy once again. mercurynews.com/2024/02/25/lik… #clearlake #sulphurbank #mine
🚨BREAKING: President Trump lands EU trade deal: - EU to purchase $750 billion in US and invest $600 billion in US - EU to purchase a “vast amount” of military equipment - EU opens up markets to US goods - 15% reciprocal tariffs Massive!!
This is Derrick Perry. The man who helped put an end to a mass stabbing inside a Walmart in Traverse City, Michigan. He held the attacker at gunpoint until police arrived. Hero.
Different set of birds, insects and mammals along the Kern River Bike Trail this morning.