COMMENTARY: Investing now to keep Valley safe from megafloods Guest Contributor CommentaryPolicy and regulation June 14, 2024By Senator Alvarado-Gil, Assemblyman Heath Flora, and Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria We all know it. You shouldn’t wait to close the...
Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee, Part 2: The near-term future of water storage Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations June 2, 2015Chair of the Water Commission Joe Byrne discusses the specifics and the process for allocating the water bond’s $2.7 billion...
Prop 1 oversight hearing, part 3: Looking ahead: Stakeholder recommendations for maximizing public benefits Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation February 26, 2015Stakeholders discuss how the $7.5 billion in bond funds should be spent to benefit the most Californians The passage of...
Prop 1 oversight hearing, part 2: First out of the gate: State entities with proposed water bond funding Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation February 25, 2015Department 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 Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation February 24, 2015Anton Favorini-Csorba gives an overview of Prop 1 and makes recommendations for ensuring legislative oversight on the expenditure of water...
Agencies and organizations react to the passage of Proposition 1 Maven Policy and regulation November 5, 2014Yesterday, voters approved Proposition 1, the water bond, by a significant margin. Here’s what agencies and organizations had to say,...
Delta Protection Commission discusses Proposition 1, plus other notes from the September meeting Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation October 8, 2014At the September 25 meeting of the Delta Protection Commission, the commissioners discussed whether or not they should take a...
Reactions to water bond: Legislators and interest groups respond Maven Policy and regulation August 14, 2014Here are reactions to the water bond. Given the late hour of the passage of the water bond, there will...
Governor Brown Signs Legislation to Put Water Bond Before Voters (Corrected Links) Maven Policy and regulation August 14, 2014From the Office of the Governor: Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed legislation to put a comprehensive water bond...
This just in … Wolk endorses new revised $7 billion water bond; Points to agreement to protect the Delta and prevent funding of Delta Tunnels Legislator/Elected Official Policy and regulation August 12, 2014From the office of Senator Lois Wolk: State Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis) today announced her support and agreement to author...
Governor’s statement on today’s water bond developments; reactions from Senator Feinstein, interest groups Maven Policy and regulation August 11, 2014Governor Brown released the following statement: Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement after signing legislation to...
This just in … Here’s the text for Governor Brown’s compromise bond proposal Governor Jerry Brown Policy and regulation August 11, 2014It is here: gov bond language 081114 UPDATE: More on today’s developments Governor’s statement on today’s water bond developments; reactions...
Water bond update: Lawmakers poised to vote this afternoon to extend deadline on water bond; Gov. Brown floats new bond compromise Maven Policy and regulation August 11, 2014From Capital Public Radio; “California lawmakers are poised to vote Monday afternoon to extend Monday’s deadline for the Secretary of...
This just in … Senate Republicans unveil $8.7B water bond proposal Legislator/Elected Official Policy and regulation August 8, 2014This article has just been posted by the Los Angeles Times: “Senate Republicans, who have chafed at Gov. Jerry Brown’s...
This just in … Governor Brown’s water bond letter: “We must act now so that we can continue to manage as good stewards of this vital resource for generations to come. But we can and must do so without returning California to the days of overwhelming deficit and debt.” Elected Official Policy and regulation August 5, 2014Leave it to my wonderful readers to dig up what I hadn’t been able to find (Thank you!) … here’s...
