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Valley’s westside farmers are angling for a water lifeline. Federal water officials could cut it off.
A proposed $40 million transfer of 100,000 acre-feet of water from New Melones Reservoir to westside Valley farmers awaits sign-off from Federal water officials. Here's why it's garnering attention.
June 26, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court rules UFW’s access right unconstitutional, sides with Fowler Packing
In an opinion issued by Chief Justice John Roberts, the court found that California ag regulation requiring union organizers to have access to farming facilities to recruit and educate workers constituted a violation of the Fifth Amendment.
June 23, 2021
Cops bust a nut thief over 42k pounds in missing pistachios
A Central Valley truck driver has been busted for allegedly stealing tens of thousands of pounds of pistachios from a Tulare facility and reselling them.
June 29, 2021
As drought worsens, Valadao rolls out new bill for water flexibility, storage projects
Valadao's bill aims to tackle immediate water needs as state and Federal water officials halted water deliveries, while also building off of five years of progress on water storage projects.
June 17, 2021
This state banned “nonfunctional” grass. Could it ripple to the drought-stricken Central Valley?
A recently-signed law prohibits the use of water resources to irrigate “nonfunctional turf" by 2027.
June 9, 2021
Calif.’s drought isn’t as bad as the last one. It’s worse.
Thanks to the latest round of restrictions, the home of the fifth-largest economy in the world now resembles a third-world, landlocked country.
June 7, 2021
Calif. Senate advances bill to spend $785mil to repair Valley canals
The bill is a top priority for legislators on both side of the aisle in the San Joaquin Valley along with local water officials at improving access.
May 31, 2021
Valley communities face sharp 35% cut in water supplies from Feds
After suspending water deliveries to farmers across the Central Valley, Federal water managers cemented their allocation at 0%, the Bureau of Reclamation announced.
May 26, 2021
Will declaring the delta smelt extinct solve Calif.’s water woes?
A Valley Congressional candidate is wagering that declaring a bait fish as extinct will open up water flows to farms. Is it really that simple?
May 25, 2021
Water in shorter supply than ever, Calif. reps takes aim at state’s poor policies on Capitol Hill
The message from the House Natural Resources Committee hearing was clear: California's current drought is a product of poor policies over the last several decades.
May 19, 2021