Wayne Western, Jr.
52 posts
Wayne Western, Jr. a Sun View Contributor, commenting on the San Joaquin Valley’s agricultural community and water issues.
California’s climate change future is being written – in its waterways
The debate over climate change is long-over in California. The battle now centers on who decides our future because of it, Wayne Western, Jr. writes.
February 17, 2021
The agenda on a collision course with American farming
The arrival of Joe Biden and a barrage of environmental overhaul is leaving professional environmentalists celebrating like it's Christmas morning.
February 3, 2021
Meet the new folks who will determine how much water trickles down to the Valley
Joe Biden is in the White House. Meet his team running the Department of Interior, the top department that holds sway over water flow in the Valley.
January 21, 2021
Fall for fake cowboys at your own peril, Central Valley
From an agricultural point of view, it is admittedly an uphill battle for congressional candidate Phil Arballo.
October 27, 2020
Two years later, Trump caps sweeping action to reorient Calif. water
On Oct. 19, 2018, President Donald Trump issued a memorandum that would set off a two-year sprint to coordinate the complex Calif. water world
October 3, 2020
Amid Valley’s pursuit of water, this endorsement rings like fire alarm
From Valley water to forest management, the NRDC has a leading role in creating a tinderbox and they've picked Cox to light the match.
September 30, 2020
After delivering on Calif. water, Trump gets no respect from water execs
Trump delivered a master stroke on water. So why would the head of State Water Contractors publicly flip him the bird?
September 14, 2020
Newsom’s water plan previews a future Calif. that ignores history – at its peril
The Water Resilience Portfolio is a controlling mechanism to cover-up past agenda-driven failures and ensure zero accountability on many fronts.
August 5, 2020
Damming up water progress throws Calif.’s future into limbo
Very few people would have ever guessed we would need a massive effort to convince people that the ability to grow food is important.
June 29, 2020
How the Friant Water Authority recaptured control of its destiny to fix the Friant-Kern Canal
The Friant Water Authority has brought good, old fashioned taking of responsibility back into vogue with its approach to fixing the Friant-Kern Canal.
June 25, 2020