http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/06/us/california-today-your-voices.html 2016-09-06 15:30:17 California Today: Your Voices Introducing California Today, a morning update on the stories that matter to Californians (and anyone else interested in the state). === Good morning. Welcome to California Today, a California Today Want to receive California Today by email? Let’s get to it. I just moved back to California after a long exile on the East Coast. I’m a third-generation Californian — born outside Sacramento, where lawmakers come and go, and raised in San Juan Capistrano, where swallows do the same. I wanted to dive right in. So I’ve been asking as many people as possible: What should California Today be paying attention to? Five answers that stood out: • We hear a lot, rightly, about drought and wildfires, but Californians should also be alarmed about another threat, said The Pacific has been soaking up enormous amounts of carbon dioxide from human emissions, a process known as Professor Hackett said, if left unchecked, it could set off “tremendous cascading effects,” • Specialists see no end in sight to California’s Lateefah Simon With spotty public transportation, and rising fares, they endure hourslong trips into San Francisco and other cities. “Infrastructure is not a sexy thing for young millennials. It’s not something you talk about everyday,” said Ms. Simon, who is running for a seat on BART’s board of directors. “We need to change that.” • “California faces a lot of challenges,” he said. “But this one has the potential to eliminate the California dream entirely.” • The spread of digital culture has led to “a circumventing of the galleries that is making some of them irrelevant,” Ms. Garcia said. The shift can be empowering for artists, especially younger ones, who increasingly connect with buyers directly online and • Finally, Californians are facing a “It’s preposterous that they are all on one ballot,” she said, suggesting that California Today do a series that analyzes each proposition. Challenge accepted, Ms. Field. (Stay tuned.) • “Amazing,” “must-read,” “riveting.” That’s how readers are reacting to “Framed,” a six-part true crime saga involving a PTA mother in Irvine. [ • In reliably Democratic California, the action through Election Day is going to be in the voter initiatives, not the presidential race. Analysts expect close to $100 million in ad spending. [ • President Obama on Monday waded into the debate over Colin Kaepernick’s refusal to stand for the national anthem. He said he did not doubt the sincerity of the 49ers quarterback’s protest. [ • Santa Ana is on edge over its booming homeless population. One encampment has spread out along the dry bed of the Santa Ana River. A student journalist captured intimate photos of life in “Skid River.” [ • Among the Silicon Valley elite, meanwhile, so few homes are on the market that buyers are getting more aggressive in approaching owners who haven’t officially decided to sell. [ • How do Uber drivers decide when to call it a day? Many newer ones do the opposite of what economic rationality would seem to dictate. [ • Hugh O’Brian, who played a quick-drawing peace officer on “The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp” from 1955 to 1961, died in Beverly Hills on Monday. He was 91. [ • Vin Scully, the Dodgers’ broadcasting great, will call his last game on Oct. 2. Richard Sandomir, a Times columnist, said it would be a shame if TBS does not give him a national audience. [ • Workers have installed the final piece of the spire atop the Wilshire Grand in downtown Los Angeles, making it the tallest skyscraper west of the Mississippi River. [ • Craig Claiborne at The New York Times invented the modern restaurant review. Since 1963 the newspaper’s reviews have been confined to the New York region. Now, Pete Wells is Even after a wary moment with gnarled pig tail, Mr. Wells praised the chef’s skill in creating big flavors without resorting to extremes. • On Wednesday, Apple will hold its annual fall event in San Francisco. It’s expected to unveil its next iPhone. Are they going to • The 1995 crime drama “Heat” had three big stars, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro — and Los Angeles. All will be on hand Wednesday night when the Academy • With the potential for a • The • Fall is coming, folks. The When I told Then came an admonition. “Please also pay attention not just to where California screwed up, but on things that are going well here,” he said. “Somebody has to explain why we are the sixth largest G.N.P. on the planet.” Asked if “Because of the interaction of all sort of things,” he said, “a talented population, in-migration of very educated people, the ascendancy of the entertainment business, the ascendancy of the digital business ...” He went on to mention biotech, agriculture and California’s role as an arbiter of good design. James Canton We face serious problems. But, he said, there’s no better population to tackle them. “Californians are constantly inventing the future,” he said. “And that future inevitably translates into jobs and wealth creation and opportunity, particularly for immigrants.” California Today goes live at 6 a.m. Pacific time weekdays. Tell us what you want to see: California Today On Twitter,