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Kings Co. wants to block selling groundwater to Southern California. Will a new measure solve the problem?
Kings County Supervisors took a crack at a long-promised push to restrict the ability of swashbuckling Kings County farming giants to sell their groundwater to far-flung southern California locales.
Amid shake-up, Westlands GM Birmingham to retire
Two weeks after a sweeping, overhaul election of its board and facing an imminent sacking, Westlands Water District’s chief executive is stepping down.
Westlands shake-up: Reformers sweep election, oust water board’s president. Is its GM next?
A slate of reform-oriented candidates swept board seats for the powerful Westlands Water District. The first order of business? A possible ouster of the district's top executive.
Calif. cities are breaking the bank to buy water. S.F. gets Yosemite water for $30k. A new bill aims to raise its price.
San Francisco's century-old deal to dam up Yosemite National Park is becoming too-good-to-be true for lawmakers on Capitol Hill. The price for using Hetch Hetchy may soon be on the rise.
Fresno dethroned, new leader crowned as America’s top Ag-producing county
Fresno County had a record-breaking Agricultural Production year in 2021, but Kern County and Tulare County had an even better year.
Peelz Deal: Fowler Packing acquires 10k acres to boost citrus holdings
The family-owned farming business acquired Parlier-based SunWest Fruit Company, holder of more than 10,000 acres of citrus farmland.
Blue Diamond on the hunt for new almond chief as Jansen steps down
California almond cooperative Blue Diamond Growers is on the hunt for a new Chief Executive.
National media kick off ‘Running Out of Water’ season with vignette of Valley community on the brink
California's devastating drought is bringing on a wave of familiar, if entirely unwelcome, misery to communities up and down the Golden State.
Resnicks rock UC Davis, commit $50mil for Ag innovation center
Lynda and Stewart Resnick's giving spree to California universities isn't quite over.
Amid worst-ever drought, Calif.’s top water agency is focused – on fighting racism
When did California's top water agency change from a bureaucracy administering water rights to an arbitrator and avenger of unrelated injustices? When Californians got too tired to call the agency to account.
