AG ALERT COMMENTARY: Anti-farming agenda blocks vineyard in Napa Valley Ag Alert Commentary September 20, 2023 171By 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 DWR News Commentary September 8, 2023 92From 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 70By 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 61Assembly 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 65Two 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 145Commentary by Ayman Mostafa, Ph.D., a field crops and entomology specialist and director of the Urban Agriculture Production, Small-Scale and...
COMMENTARY: Ending Mono Lake diversions to Los Angeles would help the environment but hurt the climate Cal Matters Commentary July 13, 2023 120The environmental costs of ending water diversions from Mono Lake to Los Angeles would be mixed: It might help a...
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 24The 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 14California was once home to the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River, but Tulare Lake disappeared as water...
CAL MATTERS COMMENTARY: Newsom’s Delta decisions are the sort of responsive moves California needs for water crisis Cal Matters Commentary March 17, 2023 1The decision to suspend environmental regulations for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta – and then reverse it a few weeks later...
CAL MATTERS COMMENTARY: Waiving California environmental rules for Delta water equates to a civil rights issue Cal Matters Commentary March 17, 2023Despite reversing course last week, the February decision by Gov. Gavin Newsom and state water officials to bypass environmental rules...
DAN WALTERS: California’s water conundrum hinges on Delta Cal Matters Commentary December 20, 2022 14The biggest mystery in California’s struggle to maintain water supplies is what will happen to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. By...
DAN WALTERS: Another step toward agreement on California’s water Cal Matters Commentary November 16, 2022 2California water officials are seeking “voluntary agreements” to enhance water flows through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and have achieved a...
