Gavin Newsom vetoed legislation that would have allowed some California cities to open supervised drug-injection sites as part of a pilot program meant to stem a rushing tide of fatal overdoses. Griffith Park, Pershing Square - what’s behind Los Angeles park names? Read more from The Los Angeles Times. Krupp believes people are drawn to the Zeiss because it looks like a classic telescope, unlike the new James Webb Space Telescope, which he says more closely resembles “an alien creature.” Looks aside, the James Webb has captured some incredible images. “You join that illustrious history tonight.” “More people have looked through it than any telescope in the world,” he boomed. A staff member grabbed a microphone to narrate the experience. I climbed a few steps to reach the telescope’s eyepiece, pointed at a star 25.3 light-years from Earth. The masked faces around me craned their necks to look at the metallic monstrosity. When I made it to the front of the line, I entered through a low doorway into the dome that houses the telescope. “We’ve been claiming that for a very long time, with the idea that if there were challengers wishing to take us down a notch or two, they’d do that,” Krupp said. He would be “surprised and disappointed” if someone proved him wrong, he said. Krupp, who has been director of the observatory since 1974, told me that he began advertising the Zeiss as the most looked-through telescope in the world about two decades ago. He shook his head when he found out that it was. “Is this the line?” asked a man wearing a Dodgers hat. ![]() Around me were sunglasses, cameras, backpacks and a mélange of languages and accents. ![]() “We really intend to put people’s eyeballs to the universe.”īy 7 p.m., dozens more people had lined up behind me, and the growing queue was cordoned off as if we were at an amusement park. “The real charm of the telescope is that people actually get to look through it, and that’s the fundamental principle of this place,” Krupp said. Economy on Edge: As recession fears persist, troubles in the state’s most powerful sectors - including tech companies and supply chain logistics - have struggled to keep their footing.Solar Power: A pilot project in the Central Valley to cover canals and aqueducts with solar panels, the first of its kind in the country, could save water and generate energy for the state.A Bounty of Wildflowers: After a relentless succession of winter storms, California is experiencing a “super bloom,” an explosion of floral color that occurs only after a particularly wet season.
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