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Migrant Farm workers, 1940 California

January 1, 2021 by sergneri 1 Comment

Geyserville Press 5 January 1940 The FARMERS CORNER by RALPH H TAYLOR – Sec. Agricultural Legislative Committee of California California’s battle to escape being known the world over as the promised land of the migrant worker is still far from won. Wheezing relics of the nation’s second-hand car lots—the drab “covered wagons” of the victims … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, Faits Divers, Politics, Thinking about Tagged: Arkansas, California, cotton picker, depression, drought, hoping for work, labor, migrants, Oklahoma, Texas

Wind Farm interference in NWS Doppler Radar

December 6, 2019 by sergneri 1 Comment

The National Weather Service (NWS) runs a system of WSR-88D Doppler radars across the USA, Guam and Puerto Rico. On our local northern California maps we often see a bright cluster of precipitation over Rio Vista CA, often on a sunny day with no rain. I’ve always thought that this was due to some local … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faits Divers, Science, Thinking about Tagged: California, doppler radar, NEXRAD, Rio Vista, Sacramento River, Wind Farm, wind turbines

COSO VOLCANIC FIELD VOLCANO

July 6, 2019 by sergneri Leave a Comment

600+ Earthquakes recorded in the 24 hours ending 07/06/19 at 14:00 PDT CALIFORNIA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY INFORMATION STATEMENT U.S. Geological Survey Saturday, July 6, 2019, 10:42 AM PDT (Saturday, July 6, 2019, 17:42 UTC) COSO VOLCANIC FIELD VOLCANO (VNUM #323180) 36°1’48” N 117°49’12” W, Summit Elevation 7874 ft (2400 m) Current Volcano Alert Level: NORMAL Current … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, Faits Divers, Science, Thinking about, This Day in History Tagged: California, California Volcano Observatory, China Lake, Earthquake, earthquake swarm, Inyo County, Mojave Desert, Ridgecrest, Sierra Nevada, Sierra Nevada mountains, swarm, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, Volcano

The Moron’s Dozen

May 8, 2019 by sergneri Leave a Comment

By Dirty Matt Leonardo Traded for a small donation with Mr. Leonardo in Petaluma CA in 2018, a copy of an original 4 x 6 inches in ball point pen

Posted in: Ethical and green living, Faits Divers, Sea Stories, Thinking about Tagged: art, California, Dirty Matt Leonardo, Moron, Petaluma, Roses

The Foundation Book: Bay Hill Road Bodega Bay

May 8, 2019 by sergneri Leave a Comment

By Dirty Matt Leonardo Traded for a small donation with Mr. Leonardo in Petaluma CA in 2018, original 4 x 10 inches in ball point pen.

Posted in: Content, Faits Divers, Sea Stories, Thinking about Tagged: art, Bodega Bay, California, Dirty Matt Leonardo, Petaluma, The Foundation Book

The Demon Test by Dirty Matt Leonardo

May 8, 2019 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Traded for a small donation with Mr. Leonardo in Petaluma CA in 2018, original 4 x 6 inches in ball point pen.

Posted in: Content, Faits Divers, Thinking about Tagged: art, California, Dirty Matt Leonardo, Petaluma, The Demon Test

The Miner’s Band of Downieville

April 3, 2018 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Sacramento Daily Union, October 2 1851. The echoes of the midnight air were awakened on Tuesday evening last, by an instrumental performance by the Miners Band of Downieville. We do not remember ever having heard in California music equal to that with which they regaled the few who were fortunate enough to be in the … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, Faits Divers, Thinking about Tagged: 1851, California, Downieville, Miners Band, October, Sacramento, Sacramento Daily Union

Fertilizer on farm fields is a major source of California smog, researchers say

February 3, 2018 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Sacramento Bee – Fertilizer on farm fields is a major source of California smog, researchers say By Dale Kasler And Ryan Sabalow

Posted in: Science, Thinking about Tagged: air-quality, California, farmers, nitrogen oxide, NOx, SMOG, UC Davis

AFLOAT AND ASHORE

June 17, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Sonoma Democrat, 12 November 1857 AFLOAT AND ASHORE. — It was feared in San Francisco last week (in which fears we truly shared) that Frank Sonle, Esp., had been lost in the brig J. B. Brown, which was wrecked at the mouth of the Albion river a short time ago. Happily, however, he turned up … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, Faits Divers, Sea Stories Tagged: 1857, Albion river, Bodega, brig J. B. Brown, California, Petaluma, San Francisco, Sonoma County

Frequently Beastly Drunk

June 9, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Well, I’ll be dimmed, who’d have thought that things like this would be happening on the open sea? In my brief 5 years on the main, I swear things like this never happened! SONOMA DEMOCRAT 19 November 1857 The P.M.S.S. Company. Give it to ’em.— The following from the Morning Call, gives a rather deplorable … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, Faits Divers, Sea Stories, Thinking about Tagged: abusive, beastly drunk, California, courtezans, deplorable morals, pregnant with profligacy, revolting indecencies, Steamer John L Stephens
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