Hot off the Press: Using your head edition

Ahead of my big move back to the heartland, I'm sacrificing my current affairs upkeep to tying loose ends in California. However, this is what I found interesting this week.

A fight between the FCC and internet service providers is coming to a boil as the federal agency is poised to install new regulations on the broadband industry: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8745078.stm. This is partially over my head, so I found this other archived article helpful to read: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8734347.stm. More power to the FCC.

Though many think California's three-year drought is over, water restrictions will be kept in place: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-water-drought-20100620,0,955453.story. I'm a big fan of caution and foresight.

Los Angeles can't use its brand new $74 million jail because it doesn't have the money to staff it: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-empty-jail-20100620,0,7565276.story.