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Water bonds failed bone-dry California. A 2022 initiative offers a different path.
On the 110th birthday of California's initiative system, Don Wright asks: How about something different than bonds to fix California's overworked water infrastructure?
Apkarian’s character, initiative, leadership stack up as Armenia’s Consul
"Armchair quarterbacking may be in season, but I'll put up [Berj] Apkarian's character, initiative and leadership up against any others," writes Hrair Messerlian.
Valley – and California’s – family-owned businesses can’t take another tax
The Sensible Taxation and Equity Promotion (STEP) Act will force Valley families to pay a huge tax bill on property or assets they didn’t own decades earlier, writes BizFed Central Valley chair William Bourdeau.
Democrats’ new strategy to winning Calif. water wars? Flush the science.
Two years after new rules were finalized to govern water deliveries to the Valley and Southern California, Democrats are actively throwing out scientific data – the alleged sin they accused President Trump's team of doing.
Fresno’s Armenians deserve a better, stronger voice than Apkarian
At two issues critical for Fresno's Armenian American community, the Fresno-based Honorary Consul to Armenia has failed to rise to the occassion.
Newsom’s veto of bad farmworker bill a win for Ag community, Calif. GOP
The United Farm Workers was once a mighty force, but it’s largely become a greedy organization pushing a liberal agenda with workers seeing few results.
Coronavirus crippled Calif. small businesses. Lawsuit reform can’t come fast enough.
Following coronavirus, one California law is creating lawsuit free-for-all with no limit, and trial lawyers know it, writes Bakersfield businessman Mark DeVries, Jr.
Gavin Newsom is a pro-business Governor. But there’s a major catch.
It's time to dispel the notion that Gov. Gavin Newsom isn't pro-business. He's an ardent supporter of businesses – so long as they’re political allies, writes Paso Robles distiller Aaron Bergh.
Calif.’s drought, desperation are peaking. Sacramento needs to boost water storage.
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?
Silicon Valley may propel Calif., but COVID is forcing it to get poor residents broadband
"Unbelievably, more Californians are disconnected than any other state in the country," writes Asm. Devon Mathis (R–Visalia), arguing that broadband access is only increasing educational achievement gaps.
