MORE ON: military

Daily Report: Money and Politics

Defense contractors fear fiscal cliff spending cuts will strike bone

December 12, 2012, 12:05 AM
An estimated 1 in 4 jobs in San Diego County are tied to the military sector, and $32 billion in defense-related activities is linked to that area alone, more than the entire economic output of Panama.   So what happens if tens of billions of dollars in defense spending is suddenly yanked... + read more
Daily Report: Environment

Air Force ships Calif. radioactive waste to Idaho landfill

November 9, 2012, 12:05 AM
After California regulators refused to allow the U.S. Air Force to label residue from radioactive aircraft instruments as “naturally occurring” – declaring it unsuitable for a Bakersfield-area dump – the military turned to Idaho with the same story. There, military... + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

Congressional report explores history of military on U.S. soil

September 10, 2012, 12:05 AM
Congress passed the Posse Comitatus Act more than 130 years ago to restrict the use of military personnel on U.S. soil, and the nation has long possessed an aversion to armed forces being relied upon for enforcement actions against civilians. But the spirit of the law since that time has been... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics, Public Safety

Feds want inventory of free military equipment given to police

June 20, 2012, 12:05 AM
Local police will temporarily be barred from receiving free surplus Defense Department weapons until state governments can prove they've adequately kept track of an array of military equipment – including armored vehicles, computers, tactical gear and more – handed over through a... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Counties miss deadline to send ballots to overseas, military voters

May 30, 2012, 12:05 AM
Elections officials throughout California missed a deadline to send 8,250 ballots to overseas and military voters for next week’s presidential primary, prompting a lawsuit and swift settlement over the weekend between the state officials and the U.S. Department of Justice. Eleven of the... + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

Calif. still leads nation in Iraq, Afghan war casualties

April 30, 2012, 11:36 AM
More than 670 service members from California have died in the combined Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The state continues to lead the nation in fatalities in the conflicts, according to an analysis of the most recent Defense Department data.  + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

Congressmen want war equipment for border

April 3, 2012, 12:05 AM
Two members of Congress and several sheriffs in Texas, Arizona and New Mexico are calling on the U.S. Department of Defense to send military equipment returning from Afghanistan and Iraq to local law enforcement agencies on the Southwest border. The congressmen, Democrat Henry Cuellar and... + read more
Spotlight: Public Safety

Free military surplus gear a boon to local Calif. law enforcement

March 29, 2012, 11:05 PM
A Pentagon equipment giveaway worth an estimated $2.8 billion has bolstered police, sheriff’s and fire departments across the country over the past two decades.  + read more
California Watch
Data: Public Safety

Search your community for transferred military equipment

March 29, 2012, 11:05 PM
More than 17,000 local agencies across the country have taken advantage of the Defense Department’s equipment giveaways. California police accumulated more equipment in 2011 than any other year in the program’s two-decade history. + read more
Daily Report: Higher Ed

After 40-year ban, ROTC program may return to Stanford

March 4, 2010, 12:07 AM
UPDATE: The Stanford University faculty senate voted this week to form a committee to "investigate Stanford's role in preparing students for leadership in the military, including potential relations with ROTC," a spokeswoman for the university said. The committee would report back to... + read more
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