A California judge says a 60-year-old law does not give the state permission to borrow the billions of dollars it would need to build a large water project, a decision that could threaten a key source of funding for a controversial plan backed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to build a massive underground tunnel that would […]
Water is the third rail of California politics — and the state’s Senate candidates are carefully steering around it. Water is a perpetual problem in California, with bitter fights over scarce resources even in rainy years.
Barely a month after he took office in 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom journeyed to a rural school in the Central Valley and stood by chance against a backdrop more prescient than he had planned: a classroom whiteboard that posed the “Essential Question — How do you respond to challenges?”
One reservoir in northern California rose by 5 feet after two atmospheric rivers supplemented the water levels. An atmospheric river began across much of the Pacific Northwest, including Oregon and Northern California, on Friday.
The controversial Delta Conveyance Project took a major financial hit this week, after a Sacramento County judge ruled California can’t issue bonds to fund the project.
The three top Democrats seeking to replace the late Dianne Feinstein in the United States Senate managed to clearly answer every question California’s McClatchy opinion team recently managed to pose. Except for one.
Court Ruling May Threaten Contentious California Delta Water Tunnel Project
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Maddie Simmons /CBS Newsby Adam BeamA California judge says a 60-year-old law does not give the state permission to borrow the billions of dollars it would need to build a large water project, a decision that could threaten a key source of funding for a controversial plan backed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to build a massive underground tunnel that would […]
The One Issue No One Wants to Talk About In The California Senate Race
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Maddie Simmons /Politicoby Camille Von KaenelWater is the third rail of California politics — and the state’s Senate candidates are carefully steering around it. Water is a perpetual problem in California, with bitter fights over scarce resources even in rainy years.
OPINION – Clean Drinking Water is a Human Right. Why Are So Many California Communities Without It?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Maddie Simmons /Los Angeles Timesby Miriam PawelBarely a month after he took office in 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom journeyed to a rural school in the Central Valley and stood by chance against a backdrop more prescient than he had planned: a classroom whiteboard that posed the “Essential Question — How do you respond to challenges?”
How California Reservoir Water Levels Changed After Atmospheric Rivers
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Maddie Simmons /Newsweekby Anna SkinnerOne reservoir in northern California rose by 5 feet after two atmospheric rivers supplemented the water levels. An atmospheric river began across much of the Pacific Northwest, including Oregon and Northern California, on Friday.
California Judge Rules State Can’t Issue Bonds to Finance Delta Tunnel Project
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Maddie Simmons /Courthouse News Serviceby Alan RiquelmyThe controversial Delta Conveyance Project took a major financial hit this week, after a Sacramento County judge ruled California can’t issue bonds to fund the project.
OPINION – Why Are Top California Democrats Ducking Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Delta Tunnel Project?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Maddie Simmons /Yahoo!Newsby Tom PhilpThe three top Democrats seeking to replace the late Dianne Feinstein in the United States Senate managed to clearly answer every question California’s McClatchy opinion team recently managed to pose. Except for one.