California rolling blackouts lifted. Heat wave continues

California ISO manages the flow of high-voltage long-distance electricity for 80% of California. Their charts show how they manage the current heat wave and huge demand for power. For a bit they were forced to institute rolling blackouts to keep…

Real estate, COVID-19, low-income people

COVID-19 is clobbering low income people. This isn’t just due to COVID-19 illnesses. The really devastating problems is services they rely on like health clinics, food stamps, subsidized internet, etc. are often barely functioning. The services are overwhelmed by unprecedented…