With word of new snow on the mountains, Laura Kless woke up at dawn Wednesday, Jan. 10, dusted off her snowboarding gear and hit the winding road up to Big Bear from Huntington Beach — she wanted to be one of the first to get a taste of the slopes. Kless, a skier in high […]
California restructured a key water agency Wednesday in the wake of a scathing independent report on last year’s crisis at Oroville Dam. Changes included Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration naming a new director for the Department of Water Resources, the second change of top leadership at the agency since the February crisis at the nation’s tallest […]
Drenching storms Monday and Tuesday smashed Northern California’s unusually dry December weather pattern, dumping nearly half a foot of rain on the Santa Cruz Mountains and the Marin hills in 48 hours — with twice that much in Big Sur — and bringing many Bay Area cities their wettest day in at least a year. […]
The California Department of Water Resources underwent a management shakeup Wednesday, less than a week after investigators released a scathing report on last February’s crisis at Oroville Dam and how the department handled it. Grant Davis resigned as DWR’s director barely seven months after taking over the embattled department, which has been heavily criticized following […]
Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday proposed a $190.3 billion overall spending plan for the 2018-19 fiscal year that would boost funding for K-12 and higher education, as well as infrastructure and the state’s Rainy Day reserve fund. That’s up from the $183 billion budget Brown signed last summer. The plan includes a $132 billion general […]
Grant Davis, director of the California Water Resources Department, was replaced Wednesday just days after an independent investigation of the Oroville dam spillway incident last year found that a flawed safety culture contributed to the disaster.
Snowfall a Welcome Sign for Dry Mountain Towns, Snow Enthusiasts
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Daily NewsWith word of new snow on the mountains, Laura Kless woke up at dawn Wednesday, Jan. 10, dusted off her snowboarding gear and hit the winding road up to Big Bear from Huntington Beach — she wanted to be one of the first to get a taste of the slopes. Kless, a skier in high […]
Shake-Up At California Agency After Report On Oroville Dam
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Associated Press (As published by CBS Sacramento)California restructured a key water agency Wednesday in the wake of a scathing independent report on last year’s crisis at Oroville Dam. Changes included Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration naming a new director for the Department of Water Resources, the second change of top leadership at the agency since the February crisis at the nation’s tallest […]
Bay Area Storms: Did All That Rain Make A Difference?
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Mercury News (San Jose)by Paul RogersDrenching storms Monday and Tuesday smashed Northern California’s unusually dry December weather pattern, dumping nearly half a foot of rain on the Santa Cruz Mountains and the Marin hills in 48 hours — with twice that much in Big Sur — and bringing many Bay Area cities their wettest day in at least a year. […]
After Oroville Disclosures, Embattled California Water Agency Names New Director
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento BeeThe California Department of Water Resources underwent a management shakeup Wednesday, less than a week after investigators released a scathing report on last February’s crisis at Oroville Dam and how the department handled it. Grant Davis resigned as DWR’s director barely seven months after taking over the embattled department, which has been heavily criticized following […]
In His Final California Budget, Gov. Brown Boosts Education, Rainy Day Funds
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Capital Public Radio News (Sacramento)Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday proposed a $190.3 billion overall spending plan for the 2018-19 fiscal year that would boost funding for K-12 and higher education, as well as infrastructure and the state’s Rainy Day reserve fund. That’s up from the $183 billion budget Brown signed last summer. The plan includes a $132 billion general […]
Department of Water Resources Chief Ousted After Report Blames Oroville Dam Crisis On Lax Safety Culture
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles TimesGrant Davis, director of the California Water Resources Department, was replaced Wednesday just days after an independent investigation of the Oroville dam spillway incident last year found that a flawed safety culture contributed to the disaster.