A New Species of Closterocerus From California (Hymenoptera Eulophidæ) by A. A. Girault

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Interview with Nelson Graburn, Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley by Linda Boukhris

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Concentrations, Deposition, and Effects of Nitrogenous Pollutants in Selected California Ecosystems by Andrzej Bytnerowicz, Pamela E. Padgett, Sally D. Parry, Mark E. Fenn, Michael J. Arbaugh

“…Atmospheric deposition of nitrogen (N) in California ecosystems is ecologically significant and highly variable, ranging from about 1 to 45 kg/ha/year. …”
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Two Polygyne Overwintered Nests of Vespula Vulgaris from California by Francis L. W. Ratnieks, Donald G. Miller

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Citrus Pest Quick Guide: California Red Scale (Aonidiella aurantii) by X. Martini, J. Price

“… This factsheet gives the general public and citrus growers basic knowledge regarding the California red scale. Written by X. Martini and J. Price, and published by the UF/IFAS Entomology and Nematology Department, November 2022. …”
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Restructuring of the Electricity Industry and Environmental Issues: A California Research Program by Edward L. Vine

“…As part of the restructuring of the electricity industry in many states, public benefits funding has emerged as a primary mechanism for supporting social benefits such as energy efficiency and research and development (R&D). In California, a Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Program was established to �conduct public interest energy research that seeks to improve the quality of life for California�s citizens by providing environmentally sound, safe, reliable, and affordable energy services and products. …”
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Ruth MILKMAN (ed). Organizing Immigrants : The Challenge for Unions in Contemporary California. by Dominique Daniel

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Cercosporoid leaf pathogens from whorled milkweed and spineless safflower in California by S.T. Koike, A. Baameur, J.Z. Groenewald, P.W. Crous

“…Two cercosporoid species are respectively described from Mexican whorled milkweed (Asclepias fascicularis), and spineless safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) from California. Passalora californica represents a new pathogen on Asclepias fascicularis, while Ramularia cynarae is confirmed on Carthamus tinctorius and Cynara cardunculus (Asteraceae), and an epitype designated. …”
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Scott McCLINTOCK, & John MILLER (eds.), Pynchon’s California by Gilles Chamerois

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Co-occurring climate events and environmental justice in California, 2018–2019 by Brittany Shea, Gabriella Y Meltzer, Benjamin B Steiger, Robbie M Parks, Vivian Do, Heather McBrien, Nina Flores, Milo Gordon, Elizabeth M Blake, Joan A Casey

“…We characterized three types of climate-driven events—anomalously warm temperatures, wildfire burn zone disasters, and long power outages—in 58 California counties during 2018–2019. We defined county-day anomalously warm temperatures when daily average temperatures exceeded 24 °C and the 85th percentile of the long-term county average. …”
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Assessing the readiness of central California agricultural educators to teach multilingual learners by Hillary Miller, Christopher A. Clemons, Jason D. McKibben, D. Adam Cletzer, James R. Lindner

“…This study investigated the pedagogical readiness of United States secondary school-based agricultural education (SBAE) teachers to educate multilingual learners (MLs) in California's Central Region. The focus of this study addressed SBAE teacher qualifications, language proficiency, professional development experiences, and perceived competence to teach MLs. …”
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Geospatial evaluation of San Francisco, California’s homeless encampment sweeps injunction by Sean G. Young, Vincent Truong, William P. Watson, Cari A. Bogulski

“…In December 2022, a federal judge issued a temporary injunction of San Francisco, California’s sit-lie policy, due to a pending lawsuit arguing that the enforcement of such policies when shelter cannot be offered is a violation of the Eighth Amendment of the US Constitution.MethodsTo examine the effects of this preliminary injunction, we spatially examined data from San Francisco’s 311 reporting system to identify encampment report hot spots.Results and discussionOverall, we found spatial shifting of encampment reporting, but fewer reports overall during the preliminary injunction period, relative to 1 year prior. …”
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California’s Senate Bill 596: Spearheading the global transition to sustainable cement by Kenneth C. Johnson

“…Emerging technologies could make cement production carbon-neutral or carbon-negative, and could potentially do so profitably. California is well-positioned to spearhead the global transition to sustainable cement with its Senate Bill 596 (Becker 2021), which directs the California Air Resource Board (CARB) to “develop a comprehensive strategy for the state’s cement sector to achieve net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases associated with cement used within the state as soon as possible […]” CARB’s SB 596 strategy could serve as a model policy framework for other states’ and nations’ climate policies. …”
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The potential for fuel reduction to reduce wildfire intensity in a warming California by Patrick T Brown, Scott J Strenfel, Richard B Bagley, Craig B Clements

“…Increasing fuel aridity due to climate warming has and will continue to increase wildfire danger in California. In addition to reducing global greenhouse gas emissions, one of the primary proposals for counteracting this increase in wildfire danger is a widespread expansion of hazardous fuel reductions. …”
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Air Pollution and Watershed Research in the Central Sierra Nevada of California: Nitrogen and Ozone by Carolyn Hunsaker, Andrzej Bytnerowicz, Jessica Auman, Ricardo Cisneros

“…We report on two years of research in the central Sierra Nevada of California, a semi-arid forest at elevations of 1100–2700 m. …”
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Ethnic Differences in Risk Factors for Obesity among Adults in California, the United States by Liang Wang, Jodi Southerland, Kesheng Wang, Beth A. Bailey, Arsham Alamian, Marc A. Stevens, Youfa Wang

“…Using data from the 2011-2012 California Health Interview Survey, we examined differences in risk factors for obesity among Whites, Latinos, Asians, and African Americans among 42,935 adults (24.8% obese). …”
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A New Pseudomasaris From California, With Some Considerations on the Masarid Wasps (Hymenoptera) by J. Bequaert

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Seasonal Changes of Fish Assemblages in a Subtropical Lagoon in the SE Gulf of California by F. Amezcua, F. Amezcua-Linares

“…The composition and seasonal changes of the fish assemblage in a coastal lagoon system in southeastern Gulf of California were assessed from December 2001 to July 2005. …”
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Evaluation of california mastitis test (cmt) for diagnosis of subclinical mastitis in hair goats by İbrahim Aydın, H. Hüseyin Hadimli, H. Ahmet Çelik, Zafer Sayın

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Kreis in Verse: Robert Duncan and the Masters in Poetics Program at New College of California by Nicholas James Whittington

“…This paper explores Robert Duncan’s association in the 1980s with the Masters in Poetics Program at New College of California in San Francisco where he joined poets Diane di Prima, David Meltzer, and Duncan McNaughton to develop a sui generis course of study, set up in opposition to both traditional literature and creative writing departments, and characterized by curricular materials and pedagogical modes made possible only by the long and intimate friendships of the faculty members and their close relationships with many of their students. …”
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