Newsom rolls out new water plan. What’s in it?
As California’s drought worsens, Gov. Gavin Newsom rolled out a wide-ranging plan aiming to address the state’s long-term water issues.
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As drought deepens, focus of Calif.’s chief water officials is elsewhere: on race.
On the drop-dead deadline for Valley water agencies to submit groundwater plans, California’s State Water Resources Control Board undertook a freewheeling exercise to discuss racial equity.
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Desert-based water agency eyes multi-million dollar deal to buy water out of Kings County
A Kern County water agency is looking to purchase water from a state contractor located in Kings County.
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UFW starts 335-mile march to press for elimination of secret ballot union elections
While farmers are dead-set against it, the push to eliminate secret ballot elections in farm union voting has surprisingly attracted the backing of Fresno’s Roman Catholic Diocese.
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Calif.’s great water experiments have failed. It’s time for real solutions.
Researchers identified that California’s approach to water isn’t working. But they’ve also exposed badly-needed solutions, writes Westlands and San Luis Delta-Mendota board member William Bourdeau.
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In exit, Calif. water official calls for “permanently reducing agriculture”
A top Calif. drought official blasted Gov. Gavin Newsom and fellow water officials for not enacting more severe cuts, saying they “rolled over.”
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Digging deep: Newsom resurrects Delta tunnel plan amid worsening drought. Here’s what is in it.
A pricey idea to move more water south to the San Joaquin Valley and Los Angeles is back on the table. Here’s what has changed since Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan.
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Audit: Calif. bureaucrats don’t move fast enough to clean up water for Valley towns
Nearly 1 million Californians receive unsafe drinking water from their taps – most of it in the Central Valley – and state officials aren’t acting fast enough.
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Calif. policies choking off water from Valley hasn’t been savior for fish, report finds.
The report offered a damning picture of the thirty-year shift in how the Golden State divvied up water, largely pitting fish species against millions of its residents.
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Feds bump up supplies for Friant water users
Three months after Federal officials OK’d diverting water for San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors, Valley communities under the Friant umbrella will see a boost in resources.
