/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /PolitiFact (Washington, D.C.)by Chris Nichols Mentioned: Carlsbad Desalination Plant
U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-CA, has called solving California’s water wars one of the toughest challenges of her career. Tougher, she says, than passing a federal assault weapons ban in 1994. But the reason the 82-year-old lawmaker says she keeps pushing is simple: The state’s water infrastructure is outdated and its drought emergency persists. She […]
Sacramento mayoral candidate Darrell Steinberg has worked since July as an adviser to the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, the massive agency that partly relies on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to serve more than 19 million south state residents. Steinberg is the only person named as “key personnel” in the district’s contract with law […]
One San Diego couple’s yard is certainly worth admiring: their drought-friendly landscape has just won a big contest. Bonita homeowners Barbara and Nick Amalfitano are the new winners of the Otay Water District’s 2016 landscape contest. The changes they’ve made to their front and back yards over the years have reduced their water usage by 78 […]
A closely watched effort to force a statewide vote on Gov. Jerry Brown’s water tunnels project was blocked Friday in the Assembly — a big victory for Brown in a year where the plan faces some key hurdles. AB 1713 by Assemblywoman Susan Talamantes Eggman (D-Stockton) would have required voters to approve the construction of twin […]
Does California ‘Have the Same Water Infrastructure’ as it Did in the 1960s?
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /PolitiFact (Washington, D.C.)by Chris Nichols Mentioned: Carlsbad Desalination PlantU.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-CA, has called solving California’s water wars one of the toughest challenges of her career. Tougher, she says, than passing a federal assault weapons ban in 1994. But the reason the 82-year-old lawmaker says she keeps pushing is simple: The state’s water infrastructure is outdated and its drought emergency persists. She […]
Sacramento Candidate Steinberg Advising Major Southern California Water District
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Ryan LillisSacramento mayoral candidate Darrell Steinberg has worked since July as an adviser to the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, the massive agency that partly relies on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to serve more than 19 million south state residents. Steinberg is the only person named as “key personnel” in the district’s contract with law […]
Bonita Couple’s Drought-Friendly Yard Wins Landscape Contest
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /NBC 7 (San Diego) by May TjoaOne San Diego couple’s yard is certainly worth admiring: their drought-friendly landscape has just won a big contest. Bonita homeowners Barbara and Nick Amalfitano are the new winners of the Otay Water District’s 2016 landscape contest. The changes they’ve made to their front and back yards over the years have reduced their water usage by 78 […]
Lawmakers Kill Plan to Force Statewide Vote on Brown’s Water Tunnels
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Times by John MyersA closely watched effort to force a statewide vote on Gov. Jerry Brown’s water tunnels project was blocked Friday in the Assembly — a big victory for Brown in a year where the plan faces some key hurdles. AB 1713 by Assemblywoman Susan Talamantes Eggman (D-Stockton) would have required voters to approve the construction of twin […]