Joint informational hearing on the BDCP, part 2: Delta stakeholders give their perspective Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 4, 2014On February 25, 2014, the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee and the Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife...
Congressman Costa introduces bills to increase California water storage Maven Policy and regulation March 4, 2014From Congressman Jim Costa’s website: Rep. Jim Costa introduced a package of legislation that would invest in California’s water infrastructure...
Joint informational hearing on the BDCP, part 1: Secretary Laird, Directors Bonham and Cowin on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 3, 2014Legislators hear from administration officials and Delta stakeholders on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan On February 25, 2014, the Senate...
Letter: Advisory Committee recommends Bonham deny the incidental take permit for the BDCP Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features February 27, 2014An advisory committee has recommended that Director of Fish & Wildlife Chuck Bonham deny the incidental take permit for the...
Assembly oversight hearing on the funding structure and economic impacts of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (part 4): Delta stakeholders have their say Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation February 24, 2014On February 12th, the Assembly Committee on Accountability and Administrative Review held an oversight hearing on the funding structure and...
Farm organizations, Feinstein react to announcement of zero allocation Maven Current Conditions February 21, 2014Today, the Bureau of Reclamation announced the initial Central Valley Project allocations, giving no water to North of Delta and...
Assembly oversight hearing on the funding structure and economic impacts of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (part 3): San Diego County Water Authority & Contra Costa Water District share their concerns Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation February 21, 2014On February 12th, the Assembly Committee on Accountability and Administrative Review held an oversight hearing on the funding structure and...
Guest blogger: Worried about the drought? Let farmers buy and sell water Maven Commentary February 21, 2014Today’s guest blogger is David Zetland of the Aguanomics blog, who wrote this exclusively for Maven’s Notebook: “California is gripped...
Assembly oversight hearing on the funding structure and economic impacts of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (part 2): Anton Favorini-Csorba and Dr. Jeff Michael on funding the BDCP Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation February 20, 2014On February 12th, the Assembly Committee on Accountability and Administrative Review held an oversight hearing on the funding structure and...
Organizations and legislators react to Governor’s drought legislation Maven Policy and regulation February 19, 2014Today, Governor Jerry Brown announced legislation to provide $687.4 million to support drought relief efforts. Here are what organizations and...
Assembly oversight hearing on the funding structure and economic impacts of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (part 1): The Administration’s Perspective Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation February 19, 2014On February 12th, the Assembly Committee on Accountability and Administrative Review held an oversight hearing on the funding structure and...
The Interagency Drought Task Force gives an update on the latest state and federal actions to address California’s unprecedented drought conditions Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation February 17, 2014At last Friday’s Drought Workshop, the Governor’s Drought Task Force members Mark Ghirlarducci, Director of the Office of Emergency Services;...
California legislators comment on President Obama’s visit Maven Policy and regulation February 15, 2014Here are the reactions from California legislators to President Obama’s visit, listed in alphabetical order: From Senator Barbara Boxer: U.S....
In his own words: President Obama on the California drought Maven Policy and regulation February 15, 2014From the Office of the White House Press Secretary, this transcript of remarks from President Obama’s visit to the Central...
From the White House: President Obama leading Administration-wide drought response Maven Policy and regulation February 15, 2014From the White House Press Office: “As communities across California struggle with the impacts of one of the state’s worst...
