Will governor Ralph Northam’s proclamation for reconciliation be a flop?

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Earlier this year, Virginia governor, Ralph S. Northam released a proclamation declaring 2019 to be the Year of Reconciliation and Civility in Virginia. But is Northam the right person to champion this motion for healing? Shortly after the proclamation, a racist photograph was discovered in Northam’s 1984 medical school yearbook. He is depicted as either a Klansman or in Blackface, but the governor has yet to identify which nor confirm his involvement.

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Family members working as private contractors for Cal Fire recount a close call with Camp Fire

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The Wurlitzer family’s company is one of 18 bulldozer vendors contracted by Butte County Cal Fire for extra assistance in combatting an increasing number of wildfires that have strapped the state’s resources. The Camp Fire was the worst that any of them had ever seen.

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Bay Area Traffic is one of the worst in the world. San Francisco is the fifth most congested city in the world. Local drivers spent more than three days in congestion last year. (Fabienne Meijer/Peninsula Press)

Congestion in the Bay Area is at a record high. Amsterdam might have some solutions

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BAY AREA — Traffic congestion is one of the Bay Area’s most pressing problems. On average, Bay Area drivers spent over 79 hours in traffic jams last year. It doesn’t have to be that way. In the Amsterdam Transit Region in the Netherlands, where around 1.5 million people live, more than 50 percent commute by other means than cars.

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