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A standoff between the City of Fresno, the Friant Water Authority, and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation may be shorter lived than initially anticipated.
Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a top priority bill for the United Farm Workers that would have eased voting to organize workers into the union, angering union allies.
The legal brinkmanship, which centers on a relatively small sum – roughly $2.5 million, could have far-reaching consequences by putting the water supply of California’s fifth-largest city in jeopardy.
“Secret ballot election, free from undue pressure, is foundational to the democratic process that all of us cherish as Americans,” farm advocates argued in opposition to the bill awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk.
The Tulare-based international farm show snuck in just before the world shut down over concerns related to the coronavirus. Now we know the impact it delivered on Tulare County and California.
San Joaquin Valley water agencies and growers were outraged at legislators for stripping funding and adding hostile amendments to a bill aimed at curbing worse droughts.
California has the resources to prioritize drought resiliency through increasing water storage and delivery systems, Asm. Vince Fong writes. Will legislators and Gov. Newsom act?
Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer received a water education from members of the Latino Water Coalition, Fresno County Supervisors, and an assemblage of some of the top water experts in the region.
Water agencies and some of California’s poor communities, located in the southern San Joaquin Valley, are confronting a new reality.
The U.S. ag secretary made the observation while touring a Helm ranch with Reps. Jim Costa and David Valadao with Calif. Ag Secretary Karen Ross.
