At last Friday’s Drought Workshop, the Governor’s Drought Task Force members Mark Ghirlarducci, Director of the Office of Emergency Services;...
Here are the reactions from California legislators to President Obama’s visit, listed in alphabetical order: From Senator Barbara Boxer: U.S....
From the Office of the White House Press Secretary, this transcript of remarks from President Obama’s visit to the Central Valley yesterday: From Joe Del Bosque’s field in Los Banos, California: THE PRESIDENT: Well, first of all, I want to...
From the White House Press Office: “As communities across California struggle with the impacts of one of the state’s worst...
This just in from the U. S. Department of Agriculture: “Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack joined President Barack Obama in Fresno,...
On January 9, 2014, the San Diego County Water Authority’s Imported Water Committee held another workshop in a continuing series of workshops that are focusing on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan as the Authority prepares to submit formal comments on...
From the Office of Assemblyman Jim Frazier: “[Wednesday], Assemblymember Jim Frazier (D-Oakley), Chair of the Assembly Committee on Accountability and...
From the Department of Water Resources: In an effort to help alleviate Central Valley water shortages due to extreme drought...
On January 9, 2014, the San Diego County Water Authority’s Imported Water Committee held another workshop in a continuing series of workshops that are focusing on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan as the Authority prepares to submit formal comments on...
Last week. Peter Gleick was a guest on the syndicated weekly radio show, Sea Change Radio, where he discussed California’s...
A much more tempered response to the introduction of drought legislation by Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer. I’ll continue...
Natural Resources and Water Committee approves Wolk water bond to address state’s urgent water needs
From Senator Wolk’s office: “The Senate’s Natural Resources and Water Committee voted 6-0 today to approve a $6.895 billion water bond by Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis) to begin immediately meeting urgent water needs throughout California. Senate Bill 848, also known...
From the Metropolitan Water District: Southern California’s primary supplier of imported water today formally endorsed Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr.’s...
From Senator Feinstein’s office: “Washington—Senators from California and Oregon today introduced the California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014, a...
On January 28 and 29, the Delta Science Program convened an independent science review panel for the third phase of the review of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan’s Effects Analysis contained in Chapter 5 of the plan documents. The Effects...