Leaks from a petroleum storage plant have contaminated the land and befouled drinking water under San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium for decades, the city claims in lawsuit against Kinder Morgan. The Tuesday lawsuit in Superior Court accuses Houston-based Kinder Morgan Energy Partners and affiliates of dumping “hundreds of thousands of gallons of dangerous poisons and harmful […]
Two days after it ended restricted water deliveries to its member agencies thanks to improved statewide supply, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California on Thursday began a $2.2 million advertising effort to encourage residents to continue conserving. “El Nino helped, but after drawing down our reserves the last four years to record low levels, we […]
Gov. Jerry Brown wants to forbid you from hosing down the driveway. And he is really cranky about lawn watering. But corporate agriculture is free to plant all the water-gulping nut orchards it desires, even in a semi-desert. This is the essence of the governor’s new long-term drought policy that he announced Monday. Brown intends to make […]
The San Diego Association of Governments wants to put a tax increase on the November ballot. The measure proposes a half-cent sales tax increase on county residents to fund transportation and infrastructure around the county for the next 40 years. The proposed tax hike already has a number of critics. It’s being opposed by environmentalists and community leaders who […]
San Diego Fights Kinder Morgan Over Water
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Courthouse News Service (Pasadena)by By Don DebenedictisLeaks from a petroleum storage plant have contaminated the land and befouled drinking water under San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium for decades, the city claims in lawsuit against Kinder Morgan. The Tuesday lawsuit in Superior Court accuses Houston-based Kinder Morgan Energy Partners and affiliates of dumping “hundreds of thousands of gallons of dangerous poisons and harmful […]
After Easing Restrictions, Water Board Says Conservation Still Needed
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Diamond Bar-Walnut PatchTwo days after it ended restricted water deliveries to its member agencies thanks to improved statewide supply, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California on Thursday began a $2.2 million advertising effort to encourage residents to continue conserving. “El Nino helped, but after drawing down our reserves the last four years to record low levels, we […]
So the Drought Has You Watering Less? It Won’t Matter Much
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Times by By George SkeltonGov. Jerry Brown wants to forbid you from hosing down the driveway. And he is really cranky about lawn watering. But corporate agriculture is free to plant all the water-gulping nut orchards it desires, even in a semi-desert. This is the essence of the governor’s new long-term drought policy that he announced Monday. Brown intends to make […]
San Diego Explained: SANDAG’s Big Tax Hike Proposal
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diego by By Lina ChankarThe San Diego Association of Governments wants to put a tax increase on the November ballot. The measure proposes a half-cent sales tax increase on county residents to fund transportation and infrastructure around the county for the next 40 years. The proposed tax hike already has a number of critics. It’s being opposed by environmentalists and community leaders who […]