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California’s inner-struggle for common sense on water
Only one initiative has inserted common sense and blocked insanity when it comes to the Golden State's most precious resource.
March 2, 2020
What’s happened since Trump visited the Valley? Quite a bit.
From lawsuits to advance work on raising Shasta Dam, the Trump administration has not been slowed down after the President's visit to Bakersfield.
March 1, 2020
Bill Lyons, Newsom’s agriculture czar, is out
Former California Food and Agriculture Secretary Bill Lyons has left the Newsom administration, the Governor's Office confirmed.
February 25, 2020
Dry year spells light initial water allocation for Valley farmers
Despite plenty of Federal action to increase pumping through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to Valley farmers, lack of rainfall hasn’t been forgiving.
February 26, 2020
Bernhardt fires back at Newsom over Calif. water lawsuit
The future of California's complicated water infrastructure could be murky at best, U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt warned Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom.
February 24, 2020
In Sin City, Kounalakis dishes on Calif. water fight and more
Talk Radio 1680's Guillermo Moreno sat down with California's Lt. Governor in Las Vegas as she made the pitch for Pete Buttigieg in the Nevada Caucuses.
February 23, 2020
Newsom, Calif. sue to block Trump administration’s Valley water boost
It didn't take long for Newsom and Attorney General Xavier Becerra to make good on their threat to sue to block a move to send more water to the Valley.
February 20, 2020
Calif. Farm Bureau rolls out opposition to split roll ballot initiative
A proposal to roll back California's Proposition 13 for commercial properties saw a new opponent emerge on Thursday: farmers.
February 20, 2020
Delivering on promises, Trump resets California’s water landscape
Trump capped a decade-long movement to halt water diversions to the Pacific Ocean and send more of the precious resource to Valley communities and farms.
February 20, 2020
Trump celebrated a big boost in water for the Valley. But what did he sign?
President Donald Trump sat down in Bakersfield to sign a key piece of paper. What does it mean for the Central Valley's water future?
February 20, 2020