GUEST COMMENTARY: Governor Newsom Should Sign Legislation to Ensure Equitable Distribution of Water Quality Funding *UPDATED* Sean Bothwell Commentary October 6, 2023 359Note: The Governor vetoed this bill on October 8, 2023. His veto message is here. Commentary by Sean Bothwell, Executive...
AG ALERT COMMENTARY: Data tool emerges as water-rights threat is defeated Ag Alert Commentary October 4, 2023 147By Alexandra Biering, senior policy advocate for the California Farm Bureau In the past several years, the equity and effectiveness...
AG ALERT COMMENTARY: Anti-farming agenda blocks vineyard in Napa Valley Ag Alert Commentary September 20, 2023 234By Peter Nissen, president of Nissen Vineyard Services and president of the Napa County Farm Bureau, and Ryan Klobas, CEO...
DWR Commentary: Why Modernizing Infrastructure Will Benefit Our Future Water Supply Department of Water Resources (DWR) Commentary September 8, 2023 106From the Department of Water Resources: The State Water Project (SWP) moves life-sustaining water across the state for 27 million...
AG ALERT COMMENTARY: Oversight plan would burden North Coast vineyards Ag Alert Commentary September 5, 2023 75By Dayna Ghirardelli, executive director of the Sonoma County Farm Bureau Regulatory compliance is part of doing business when you...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO COMMENTARY: State Bill Will Wreak Havoc on Local Water Control Voice of San Diego Commentary September 1, 2023 62Assembly Bill 399 could set a precedent where large agencies throughout the state can use the Legislature to thwart local...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO COMMENTARY: 37,000 County Residents Want to Raise Water Costs for 3.3 Million San Diegans Without a Vote Voice of San Diego Commentary September 1, 2023 66Two water districts are attempting to leave us all with a tab of more than $200 million as they form...
AG ALERT COMMENTARY: Why alfalfa is ideal for California and the Southwest Ag Alert Commentary August 2, 2023 232Commentary by Ayman Mostafa, Ph.D., a field crops and entomology specialist and director of the Urban Agriculture Production, Small-Scale and...
GUEST COMMENTARY: Newsom’s Infrastructure Package Will Get More Clean Water to Californians Guest Contributor Commentary July 27, 2023 693Commentary by Jennifer Pierre, General Manager of the State Water Contractors, and David Guy, President of the Northern California Water...
COMMENTARY: Ending Mono Lake diversions to Los Angeles would help the environment but hurt the climate Cal Matters Commentary July 13, 2023 133The environmental costs of ending water diversions from Mono Lake to Los Angeles would be mixed: It might help a...
GUEST COMMENTARY: California Needs a Plan for Water Sustainability — Newsom’s Budget Trailer Bills Aren’t It Guest Contributor Commentary June 20, 2023 384Guest commentary by Jonathan Rosenfield, PhD, SF Baykeeper Science Director; and Eric Buescher, SF Baykeeper Managing Attorney This year, as...
DAN WALTERS: California’s water battles continue despite record rain and snow Cal Matters Commentary April 5, 2023 1By Dan Walters, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...
GUEST COMMENTARY AT CAL MATTERS: Delta tunnel project won’t provide reliable water supply California needs Cal Matters Commentary March 29, 2023 37The benefits of a long-sought and controversial project to replumb the Delta and send more water south are speculative at...
COMMENTARY AT CAL MATTERS: Western water crisis solutions inevitably end with a lot less for California farms Cal Matters Commentary March 23, 2023 11The water crisis in the West and the decline of the Colorado River are going to require painful changes for...
DAN WALTERS: California’s ghostly Tulare Lake will be revived this year Cal Matters Commentary March 22, 2023 16California was once home to the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River, but Tulare Lake disappeared as water...