Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan for a regional electricity grid is being put on hold this year, and lawmakers are no longer expected to consider a measure that would allow California to partner with five other states in buying and selling power. The governor and state regulators hope more interstate cooperation would eventually help spread clean […]
These are big shoes to fill: a man who knew that water was California’s new gold rush and who helped create the California State Water Project in order to quench the thirst of a growing California population and power up the state’s role as America’s biggest farm. He also oversaw the building-out of the freeway system […]
The current concern over citizen’s water rights by residential and commercial developers in the Anza Aguanga Valley that is hindering the areas sought after economic growth stems back almost 75 years in the history of the Santa Margarita Watershed. In recent months the issue of citizen’s water rights, once again came to the forefront of […]
The San Diego region stepped up to the challenge of unprecedented state water-use mandates over the last year by reducing water use 22 percent compared to 2013. That phenomenal effort allowed the region to store 100,000 acre-feet of water behind the newly raised San Vicente Dam for future use. Thank you to everyone who helped. […]
California’s Regional Electricity Grid Plan on Hold
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Chris Megerian and Ivan PennGov. Jerry Brown’s plan for a regional electricity grid is being put on hold this year, and lawmakers are no longer expected to consider a measure that would allow California to partner with five other states in buying and selling power. The governor and state regulators hope more interstate cooperation would eventually help spread clean […]
OPINION: Not So Fast Governor Brown, You’re Putting CEQA … and Your Legacy … in Jeopardy
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /City Watch (Los Angeles)by Tim DeeganThese are big shoes to fill: a man who knew that water was California’s new gold rush and who helped create the California State Water Project in order to quench the thirst of a growing California population and power up the state’s role as America’s biggest farm. He also oversaw the building-out of the freeway system […]
OPINION: ‘Water Rights’ a Drowning Legal Issue in Anza and Aguanga
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Anza Valley Outlook (Fallbrook)by Tony AultThe current concern over citizen’s water rights by residential and commercial developers in the Anza Aguanga Valley that is hindering the areas sought after economic growth stems back almost 75 years in the history of the Santa Margarita Watershed. In recent months the issue of citizen’s water rights, once again came to the forefront of […]
OPINION: Share your Local Pride with WaterSmart Living (by Mark Muir)
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Seaside Courier (Encinitas)The San Diego region stepped up to the challenge of unprecedented state water-use mandates over the last year by reducing water use 22 percent compared to 2013. That phenomenal effort allowed the region to store 100,000 acre-feet of water behind the newly raised San Vicente Dam for future use. Thank you to everyone who helped. […]