State and Federal legislation update: State legislature punts to 2014, House version of WRDA bill introduced Maven Policy and regulation September 15, 2013The State Legislature has adjourned for the year, punting the water bond, CEQA reform and the possible move of the...
Uncommitted water bond funds: Just how much is there? Maven Policy and regulation August 20, 2013From 2000 to 2008, voters approved nearly $100 billion in general obligation bonds to fund the state’s infrastructure needs with...
Assembly Committee for Water, Parks, and Wildlife’s informational hearing on the framework for a water bond Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation August 18, 2013On August 15, the Assembly Committee for Water, Parks, and Wildlife held an informational hearing to gather public comment as...
Senator Wolk introduces new $5.6 billion bond to address state’s urgent water needs Maven Policy and regulation August 13, 2013From Senator Wolk’s office, this press release: Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis) today introduced a $5.6 billion water bond to provide...
Senator Steinberg speaks on the water bond and the BDCP Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features July 12, 2013At a press event yesterday, Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg shared his views on the water bond, saying it needed...
Chair Anthony Rendon presents “Principles for Developing a Water Bond” to the Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation July 3, 2013With the budget passed and the Legislature preparing to turn its attention to restructuring a new water bond, Anthony Rendon,...
Second water bond hearing: “What’s Changed Since the Legislature Passed the Safe, Clean, and Reliabile Drinking Water Supply Act of 2010?” Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 14, 2013On Tuesday, March 12, 2013, the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee and the Senate Governance and Finance Committee held...
Overview of California’s debt condition: Priming the pump for a water bond Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 1, 2013On February 26, 2013, the Senate Governance & Finance Committee and the Senate Natural Resources & Water Committee held a...
An update on the 2014 water bond Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation January 23, 2013Earlier this month, the Metropolitan Water District’s Communications and Legislation Committee was updated on the status of the 2014 water...
Maven’s Minutes: The Senate Select Committee hearing: The Next Decade in the Delta Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation October 19, 2012On Monday, October 15th, Senator Lois Wolk, Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Delta Stewardship and Sustainability, held a...
John Laird talks about pork, the water bond, and Bay Delta Conservation Plan Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features September 25, 2012John Laird, Secretary for Natural Resources, recently spoke at a meeting in Loomis, where he discussed the water bond and...