West Coast roadtrip from 🇨🇦 border to 🇲🇽 border and back by #ev. 2,557 miles round trip. Yes, they go far enough; yes, the infrastructure is ready; yes, it’s possible to break free from wars for oil. 🚫⛽️🛢️

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California, Arizona and Nevada propose water-saving plan for Colorado River

Proposal includes cutbacks for three years as negotiations over future of shrinking reservoirs have been unsuccessful

The Guardian
Person found dead in car after it plows into health club in Portland, Oregon https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/02/portland-oregon-health-club-crash #Oregon #UsCrime #UsNews #WestCoast
Person found dead in car after it plows into health club in Portland, Oregon

Investigators find explosives in car, which crashed into Multnomah Athletic Club shortly before 3am Saturday

The Guardian

A time of day on the coast that never fails to make me feel a little bit better...

Captured one February afternoon, "Sun Drawing Lower at Santa Monica Beach".

#art #photography #sunset #sky #skyscape #PacificOcean #California #WestCoast #PacificCoast #AmericanWest #sea #ocean

Mom faces involuntary manslaughter after son’s e-motorcycle crash kills man

Orange county resident Tommi Jo Mejer’s son was illegally riding e-motorcycle when he ran into Ed Ashman

The Guardian
Steve Hilton: could this British former Fox News host be California’s next governor?

The race to succeed Gavin Newsom has teetered wildly, and with Democrats in disarray, the Republican ex-Downing Street adviser is leading in the polls. Can he really pull it off?

The Guardian

Hype for the Future 182M: Oregon’s Pacific Coast Explained

Introduction Within the State of Oregon, the immediate area of the Pacific coast is of particular importance as an oceanic region notable for a Mediterranean climate pattern, characterized by relatively drier summers and significantly wetter winters throughout much of the area. Today, notable communities include the City of Astoria, located along the Columbia River Bar, in the north, along with strictly rural areas and even smaller communities. While the City of Astoria is of particular […]

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Hype for the Future 182M: Oregon’s Pacific Coast Explained

Introduction Within the State of Oregon, the immediate area of the Pacific coast is of particular importance as an oceanic region notable for a Mediterranean climate pattern, characterized by relat…

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Average price of gas in California edges past $6 a gallon, highest level in four years
By Dani Anguiano

Analysts say Americans have now paid $21.7bn more to fill their tanks since the start of the US war on Iran

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/01/gas-price-california-iran-war

#California #USIsraelwaronIran #Oil #Inflation #Iran #Economics #WestCoast #USnews #Worldnews #DaniAnguiano

Average price of gas in California edges past $6 a gallon, highest level in four years

Analysts say Americans have now paid $21.7bn more to fill their tanks since the start of the US war on Iran

The Guardian
Average price of gas in California edges past $6 a gallon, highest level in four years

Analysts say Americans have now paid $21.7bn more to fill their tanks since the start of the US war on Iran

The Guardian
Mother knows best as sea otter adopts orphaned pup at California aquarium

Rey is teaching Sunny, about two weeks old, all her adopted baby needs to know to fend for herself

The Guardian