legislative hearings – MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

Prop 1 oversight hearing, part 2: First out of the gate: State entities with proposed water bond funding

February 25, 2015 543

Department heads tell legislators how they plan to disburse the first round of funds from Proposition 1 Last November, voters...

Proposition 1 Oversight Hearing, part 1: Background on the water bond and principles for moving forward

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Legislative Hearings

February 24, 2015 450

Anton Favorini-Csorba gives an overview of Prop 1 and makes recommendations for ensuring legislative oversight on the expenditure of water...

Groundwater adjudication hearing, part 3: Panel discussion on options for moving forward

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Best of the Notebook

December 17, 2014 632

Groundwater adjudications, notoriously expensive and time consuming, emerged as an issue during the development and ultimate passage of the Sustainable...

Groundwater adjudication hearing, part 2: Case Study on the Antelope Valley Adjudication

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Best of the Notebook

December 16, 2014 1933

The Antelope Valley groundwater adjudication case is the current poster child for how painfully long and expensive groundwater adjudications can...

Groundwater adjudication hearing, part 1: Justice Robie with an overview on how groundwater disputes are resolved in California

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Best of the Notebook

December 15, 2014 1368

In August of this year, Governor Brown signed the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, requiring local officials for the first time...

The House Rules Committee debates HR 5781, the California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014

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Legislative Hearings

December 7, 2014 620

The only debate on HR 5781 California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 apparently was in the House Rules Committee...

Sustainable Groundwater Management Workshop, Part 3 of 3: The Valley Ag Water Coalition and the Planning and Conservation League weigh in

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Legislative Hearings

May 30, 2014 445

Last month, the Brown Administration held the second of two workshops to gather input on possible groundwater legislation to heard...

Sustainable Groundwater Management Workshop, Part 2 of 3: ACWA presents their proposal

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Legislative Hearings

May 29, 2014 240

Last month, the Brown Administration held the second of two workshops to gather input on possible groundwater legislation to heard...

Sustainable Groundwater Management Workshop, Part 1 of 3: The California Water Foundation presents their proposal

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Legislative Hearings

May 28, 2014 1798

Last month, the Brown Administration held the second of two workshops to gather input on possible groundwater legislation to heard...

Secretary Karen Ross gives an update on the drought and the impacts to California agriculture

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Legislative Hearings

April 14, 2014 170

Karen Ross, Secretary of the Department of Food and Agriculture, gave an update on the drought during her testimony at...

Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Water oversight hearing on groundwater, part 4: Gary Bardini and Felicia Marcus discuss the path forward

Maven

Legislative Hearings

April 11, 2014 264

On March 18, the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water held an informational oversight hearing on groundwater. In this...

Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Water oversight hearing on groundwater, part 3: Successes and challenges

Maven

Legislative Hearings

April 10, 2014 205

On March 18, the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water held an informational oversight hearing on groundwater. In this...

Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Water oversight hearing on groundwater, part 2: Approaches to groundwater management

Maven

Legislative Hearings

April 9, 2014 247

On March 18, the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water held an informational oversight hearing on groundwater. In this...

Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Water oversight hearing on groundwater, part 1: Professor Richard Frank on California’s groundwater laws

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Legislative Hearings

April 8, 2014 487

On March 18, the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water held an informational oversight hearing on groundwater. On the...

Assembly joint informational hearing on California’s groundwater, part 3: Stakeholder perspectives on where should we go from here

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Legislative Hearings

March 21, 2014 561

On March 11, the Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife and the Assembly Budget Subcommittee #3 on Resources and Transportation held...

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Prop 1 oversight hearing, part 2: First out of the gate: State entities with proposed water bond funding

Proposition 1 Oversight Hearing, part 1: Background on the water bond and principles for moving forward

Groundwater adjudication hearing, part 3: Panel discussion on options for moving forward

Groundwater adjudication hearing, part 2: Case Study on the Antelope Valley Adjudication

Groundwater adjudication hearing, part 1: Justice Robie with an overview on how groundwater disputes are resolved in California

The House Rules Committee debates HR 5781, the California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014

Sustainable Groundwater Management Workshop, Part 3 of 3: The Valley Ag Water Coalition and the Planning and Conservation League weigh in

Sustainable Groundwater Management Workshop, Part 2 of 3: ACWA presents their proposal

Sustainable Groundwater Management Workshop, Part 1 of 3: The California Water Foundation presents their proposal

Secretary Karen Ross gives an update on the drought and the impacts to California agriculture

Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Water oversight hearing on groundwater, part 4: Gary Bardini and Felicia Marcus discuss the path forward

Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Water oversight hearing on groundwater, part 3: Successes and challenges

Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Water oversight hearing on groundwater, part 2: Approaches to groundwater management

Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Water oversight hearing on groundwater, part 1: Professor Richard Frank on California’s groundwater laws

Assembly joint informational hearing on California’s groundwater, part 3: Stakeholder perspectives on where should we go from here