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Electric scooters give Fairfax police a silent edge


Fairfax’s version of the stealth fighter is black, nearly silent and runs on batteries.

The police department’s two new electric scooters – vehicles that look like a cross between a skateboard and a mountain bike – will give officers greater mobility and flexibility, said inventor Rob Fruechtenicht, a Fairfax resident.

Los Angeles boasts world’s largest solar energy plan


Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Monday unveiled an ambitious plan that calls for installing solar panels on residents’ rooftops to meet 10 percent of the city’s energy needs by the year 2020.

“Our solar initiative is the largest of any kind anywhere in the world. When it takes full effect, L.A. will have 1,280 megawatts more capacity — more than exists in the entire United States today,” said the mayor.