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A booming, bipartisan coalition of Valley officials sought to capture the initiative and serve as a tipping point to convince Gov. Gavin Newsom to change course amid state’s ever-worsening drought.
The proposal aims to tackle two key problems facing the Golden State in 2021: lack of water and Californians’ sky-high stack of unpaid water bills. Here’s what else is in the proposal.
Westlands Water District has a new man helming its Board of Directors, but not without a contested vote.
The executive action by Gov. Gavin Newsom is singularly targeted at California’s wine country – home of his own winery, PlumpJack Winery.
The chairs of the Board of Supervisors for Fresno, Madera, Stanislaus, Tulare, San Joaquin, Kings, Kern and Merced counties called on Newsom to shift gears on drought response.
The Stockton legislator penned a letter to Newsom adding to the dog pile, citing the benefits of declaring a drought emergency with the focus on long-term solutions.
If approved, the bill from Rep. Jim Costa (D–Fresno) will steer $653 million in Federal funds to restore the capacity of three canals in the Central Valley.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s sidestepping of a bureaucratic formality has caught the attention of California lawmakers in Washington.
When it comes to supplying California’s water to those responsible for feeding the nation, every one has an opinon – and an expectation of three square meals per day.
Valley legislators are pressing Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency over California’s on-going water crisis amid the onset of another drought.
