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Irrigreen Smart Irrigation System 3.0 (2026) Review: Smart Watering, Less Hassle

Irrigreen Smart Irrigation System 3.0 (2026) Review: Smart Watering, Less Hassle

Published by skeptic

For the purposes of this review, Irrigreen sent me a kit that can connect to a garden hose, so the yard needn’t be dug up just to give the system a try. I’ve tested Irrigreen in two prior incarnations, so I was familiar with how it works, but first-timers are likely to be a little flummoxed by Irrigreen’s unique approach—with each sprinkler connected to the next via a bespoke cable—and its inexplicable lack of setup documentation beyond a few YouTube videos. I’ve long complained that Irrigreen’s instructions are entirely online and are needlessly convoluted. If anyone needs a high-quality printed installation manual, it’s Irrigreen. However you set things up, the heart of the operation is the Irrigreen controller, a semi-industrial box designed to be wall-mounted and which offers a few basic controls to allow for simple manual operation. You’ll need the Irrigreen app for almost everything, though, so these controls are unlikely to see a lot of use. While plumbing must be run to each sprinkler head, Irrigreen works on a single control cable, which …

Bass directed watering down of Palisades fire after-action report, sources say

Bass directed watering down of Palisades fire after-action report, sources say

Published by Sam Flores

For nearly two months, Mayor Karen Bass has repeatedly denied that she was involved in altering an after-action report on the Palisades fire to downplay failures by the city and the Los Angeles Fire Department in combating the catastrophic blaze. But two sources with knowledge of Bass’ office said that after receiving an early draft, the mayor told then-interim Fire Chief Ronnie Villanueva that the report could expose the city to legal liabilities for those failures. Bass wanted key findings about the LAFD’s actions removed or softened before the report was made public, the sources said — and that is what happened. The changes to the report, which was released on Oct. 8, came to light through a Times investigation published in December. The sources told The Times that two people close to Bass informed them of the mayor’s behind-the-scenes role in watering down the report. One source spoke to both of the people; the other spoke to one of them. The sources requested anonymity to speak frankly about the mayor’s private conversations with Villanueva …

Politics Home Article | Government Considers Watering Down Mandatory Element Of Digital ID

Politics Home Article | Government Considers Watering Down Mandatory Element Of Digital ID

Published by Sam Flores

There is a strong wish within the PLP for the scheme to be introduced as non-mandatory (Alamy) 4 min read53 min Exclusive: There are discussions within government about introducing a key part of the digital ID scheme as optional, rather than as mandatory, PoliticsHome understands. It comes as ministers try to build public support for the scheme after recent opinion polls suggested that the proposal had become less popular since the scheme was announced by Prime Minister Keir Starmer in September. The government has previously said that the planned digital ID will be mandatory for Right to Work checks from 2029. This is the only element for which use will be mandatory, with other uses to be available to the public voluntarily.  However, sources familiar with internal discussions have told PoliticsHome that one change under consideration within government is introducing the Right To Work element of the scheme as optional in 2029, before potentially making it mandatory later down the line. PoliticsHome understands there is a belief among many Labour MPs that pushing ahead with digital ID in its current form would …