California Governor Gavin Newsom Archives

Gov. Newsom to Ask Legislature for $750m as State Looks to Conserve Water

April 20, 2022/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Action News Nowby Jafet Serrato and Brandon Downs

During Gov. Gavin Newsom’s visit to Butte County on Tuesday, Newsom said he will ask the legislature for $750 million to help with drought conditions.

At the Hyatt Powerplant at Lake Oroville, which shut down last year due to record low lake levels, Newsom spoke about how the state needs a different approach to water conservation.

Newsom already invested $5.2 billion in the past three years for water security for all Californians.

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Here’s What California Stands to Gain from Biden’s $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill

November 8, 2021/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kristiene Gong /Sacramento Beeby Lara Korte

Gov. Gavin Newsom praised Congress for passing President Joe Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill Friday night, calling it a “once-in-a-generation investment” which will help to create jobs and modernize California’s transportation systems. Newsom expect billions of dollars in additional federal funding under the bill, including another $5.8 billion over five years that will help fix California highways, which are rated among the nation’s worst. That money comes in addition to the $3 billion to $4 billion California usually gets for such programs every year.

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Hurtado Makes Splash as Newsom Signs Water Bill

September 30, 2020/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Sentinel

Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) secured Governor Gavin Newsom’s signature on legislation that will speed the permit process for low-income Central Valley communities to deliver clean drinking wate for residents. The bill, Senate Bill 974, exempts new water projects that serve small, rural communities from some provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act.

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Opinion: What Gov. Gavin Newsom Needs to Do to Protect State’s Water Future

April 6, 2020/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby George Miller

Today, responding to a global pandemic is every governor’s top priority. When we emerge from this crisis, Gov. Gavin Newsom will face a challenge to ensure California’s future economic and environmental health. In this context, his water policies will represent critical decisions. Along with public health, jobs, energy, transportation, education, housing and fire protection, water is a compulsory gubernatorial priority.

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New State Water Regulations Cause Angst on All Sides

April 5, 2020/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Bakersfield.comby Lois Henry

A new set of water regulations aimed at protecting California’s native fish came down from the state earlier this week to near universal condemnation from both agricultural and environmental water folks.

The regulations are contained in a 143-page “incidental take permit” issued by the state Department of Fish and Wildlife that lays out when — and how much — water can be pumped out of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta by the State Water Project.

Agricultural contractors who get water from the project fear they could lose up to 300,000 acre-feet a year under the new permit.

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Opinion: Many Would Be Left Behind in Governor Newsom’s Voluntary Water Agreements

March 9, 2020/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Modesto Beeby Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla

It’s understandable that state Senator Anna Caballero wants to feel “great hope and guarded optimism” for Governor Newsom’s voluntary agreements (“California governor’s water negotiations leave no one behind,” Page 6A, Feb. 24). Everyone working on California water wants meaningful solutions. Unfortunately, too many are left behind in these deals and we have seen no evidence of “solutions that can benefit everyone.” Environmental justice communities of Stockton and the Bay-Delta have not been considered in the voluntary agreements plan, or in the San Joaquin Valley Blueprint. During the last year, the Delta community worked with the Newsom administration on environmental protections for the region.

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Meet the Veteran Insider Who’s Shepherding Gov. Newsom’s Plan to Bring Climate Resilience to California Water

February 6, 2020/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Western Water / Water Education Foundationby Gary Pitzer

Shortly after Gov. Gavin Newsom called on state agencies to deliver a Water Resilience Portfolio to meet California’s urgent challenges — from unsafe drinking water, flood and drought risks from a changing climate to severely depleted groundwater aquifers and declining native fish populations — he appointed Nancy Vogel, a former journalist and veteran water communicator, to get it done. In an interview with Western Water, Vogel explains how the draft portfolio released Jan. 3 came together and why it should matter to average Californians.

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California Governor Proposes New Plan for Managing Water

February 5, 2020/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AP Newsby Adam Beam

California’s governor revealed a plan on Tuesday that would keep more water in the fragile San Joaquin River Delta while restoring 60,000 acres of habitat for endangered species and generating more than $5 billion in new funding for environmental improvements.

The framework announced Tuesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom is a unique approach to managing the state’s scarce water resources. Historically, California has governed water usage by issuing rules — rules that are often challenged in court by farmers or environmental groups.

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Opinion: Westlands Backs Governor’s Delta Water Strategy

January 8, 2020/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Mercury Newsby Dan Errotabere

The Mercury News and East Bay Times editorial “Newsom is being played by Big Ag on Delta water” asserted: “Gavin Newsom is being played by Big Ag interests as he tries fruitlessly to negotiate a truce in California’s water wars.” Gov. Newsom has proven that he will not be played by anyone or any interest group – be it an agricultural, urban, or environmental interests.

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Fecal Bacteria In California’s Waterways Increases With Homeless Crisis

January 7, 2020/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /California Healthlineby Anna Almendrala

President Donald Trump, a self-described germophobe, has made no secret of his disgust with California’s growing homeless problem, which he has called a “disgrace” and “inappropriate” and equated to “living in hell.”

“We should all work together to clean up these hazardous waste and homeless sites before the whole city rots away,” Trump tweeted about San Francisco on Oct. 26. “Very bad and dangerous conditions, also severely impacting the Pacific Ocean and water supply.”

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