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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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
Wonderful Co. awards dozen college scholarships to Valley natives
The farming giant, led by Stewart and Lynda Resnick, continued growing its education-focused philanthropy.
Don Devine, organic farming leader and Westlands board member, passes at 79
Don Devine, a longtime Harris Ranch executive who became a local evangelist and pioneer for organic farming, passed away on June 4 at the age of 79.
