Yosemite Radio Updates
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Two Men Die After a Midnight Canoe Trip to See the Glowing Water of Tomales Bay
Staff Report – The glowing water that draws paddlers to Tomales Bay on dark summer nights turned deadly over the weekend, when two men in their 30s set out by canoe around midnight and never made it back to camp. The pair launched from a group campsite late Saturday night, August 29, hoping to see…
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Chatbots, Data Centers and Surveillance: 5 Silicon Valley Bills Land on Newsomâs Desk
California lawmakers took on data centers, addictive social media features and AI-powered workplace monitoring with this legislative sessionâs bills. Which will Newsom sign into law? By Rachael Myrow, KQED The state Capitol building in Sacramento, California, shortly before sunset. Historic California bills regulating artificial intelligence and frontier technologies cleared the state Legislature, and are now…
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Record-High 89 Percent of People in the U.S. Say Government Corruption is Widespread
The Big Picture âBy Glynn Wilson â A record high percentage the people of the United States, 89 percent, now say government corruption is widespread, a number that is up 10 percentage points from 2025 and well above readings in the 72 to 79 percent range researchers found in surveys between 2010 and 2025. Democratsâ perceptions…
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Report: The World Will Soon Overshoot Global Warming Goal and Must Change Course
The Big Picture âBy Glynn Wilson â The world has failed in its goal of limiting the average global temperature to 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit and must take fast action to limit the âovershootâ or face even more cataclysmic consequences from climate change due to global warming from the burning of fossil fuels for energy and transportation.…
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Coulterville Water and Sewer Rate Meeting Sets the Stage for a New Era of Cooperation in Mariposa County
By James Rhodes – The Coulterville Community Service Area No. One had a rare public meeting August 26 at the Odd Fellows Hall on historical Main Street, which could result in a new era of cooperation to resolve long-standing problems with water and sewer issues in North Mariposa County. Although water and sewer issues are…
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Developer Bribes Trump Administration To Gain Access Land in Yosemite: National Park Advocates Gear Up for a Fight to Stop It
Staff Report – The Trump administration has proposed trading away a parcel of land in Yosemite National Park in California so a private developer who supported Trump’s campaign for president can gain access to the park, according to federal officials and documents reviewed and reported by The New York Times. The potential deal has alarmed…
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California Joins Democratic States in Lawsuit to Block Trumpâs Order Limiting Mail Voting in Midterm Elections
Staff Report – California and other states controlled by Democrats filed another lawsuit on Wednesday challenging President Donald Trumpâs executive order seeking to limit mail voting in this year’s midterm elections. The action, filed by about two dozen states against the U.S. Postal Service, marked a new phase in the high-stakes litigation just two days after the…
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The Turbulent A.I. Era is Here. The Choices We Make Now are Critical.
We need a plan to ensure that the good outweighs the bad. – Guest Column –By Bill Gates – The transition to the AI era will be one of the most turbulent times in human history. Right now, we are not preparing adequately for that transition. If the world takes the right steps, AI will…
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Dolly Parton Dies After Brief Battle With Cancer
Dolly Parton, the beloved country superstar, was surrounded by loved ones when she died in Nashville after a brief battle with cancer, representatives said in a statement on Tuesday. Partonâs death was announced earlier Tuesday by her family, prompting widespread tributes for a singer who dominated her genre for decades and influenced generations of artists. She was 80. âOur…
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The Press: Raising a Red Flag When Riptides Churn Society
The A.I. Big Picture –By Glynn Wilson – When riptides are churning up the ocean, lifeguards raise red flags, warning swimmers and beachgoers of the danger. When there is danger ahead in society, scientists, experts and journalists raise red flags. That is how democracy works, or doesn’t work, if people and politicians ignore the warnings.…
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All Logging on National Forests Is Worth Less Than Two Home Depot Stores
Guest Column – By Jim Pattiz with More Than Just Parks – Every quarter the U.S. Forest Service publishes a report called Cut and Sold. It tallies how much wood came off the national forests and how much the government was paid for it. Itâs all compiled in a spreadsheet few people outside the surprisingly…
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Four Decades of Community: Coyote Fest Celebrates 40th Anniversary
By Erica Wolfsen – Yosemite Radio Correspondent – âCOULTERVILLE, Calif. – For 40 years, the historic streets of this Gold Rush town have echoed with the sounds of community celebration, and the tradition continues this year on Sept. 26 when CoyoteFest comes to the Sierra foothills once again from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. âThe…