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San Diego’s Water District Divorce is on the Nov. 7 Ballot. Here’s What to Know

/in , /by /FOX 5 San Diego by Danielle Dawson Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

North County residents in the Fallbrook Public Utilities and Rainbow Municipal Water districts will soon vote on the controversial separation of the two utility agencies from the San Diego County Water Authority.

Registered voters in the rural communities will be able to cast a ballot to approve the long-planned detachment from the region’s biggest water seller in a special election on Nov. 7.

It will be one of three happening across the county next week, including the elections to fill vacant seats on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors and in Chula Vista.

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Voters in North County, 4th Supervisorial District Sent Details About Upcoming Special Election

/in , , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Jeff McDonald Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

San Diego County elections officials have mailed out more than 430,000 notices to registered voters eligible to participate in the November special election, alerting people to the issues and how they may cast their ballots.

Voters in the 4th District of the county Board of Supervisors will choose between San Diego City Councilmember Monica Montgomery Steppe and activist Amy Reichert in the runoff election to succeed former supervisor Nathan Fletcher.

Residents of the Fallbrook Public Utilities District and Rainbow Municipal Water District will decide whether to secede from the San Diego County Water Authority, a plan that was approved by the Local Agency Formation Commission in June but is still being challenged in court.

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Gasca, Irvine, Stewart, Townsend-Smith Seek Rainbow MWD Seats

/in , /by /Village Newsby Joe Naiman

The Nov. 8 election will include two Rainbow Municipal Water District board seats. Miguel Gasca is the incumbent for the Division 3 seat and is being challenged by Greg Irvine. Bill Stewart was appointed to fill the District 4 vacancy and is being challenged by Patti Townsend-Smith, whose communications preference ran afoul of a monthly data limit.

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Opinion: Newsom Says Mandatory California Water Restrictions Can Wait Six Weeks. Gee, Wonder Why?

/in , , /by /San Francisco Chronicle

Surveying the recently scorched earth of Big Basin Redwoods State Park with the nation’s top environmental official this week, Gov. Gavin Newsom acknowledged that it might be time for mandatory statewide water restrictions — in six weeks or so.

What is he waiting for?

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Unions, Renova Energy, Family Money Try to Influence IID Board Election Via Campaign Cash

/in , /by /Palm Spring Desert Sunby Mark Olalde

Changes are coming to the powerful Imperial Irrigation District.

The dust is still settling on the 2020 election, with some votes still to be counted, but after one incumbent on the board of directors fell in the primary, a second is losing in the general. The board likely will see two new directors seated, reshaping the direction of an agency that delivers both water and electricity to a wide swathe of Southern California.

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Election Results: Imperial Irrigation District Board Candidates Vie for Two Open Seats

/in , /by /Palm Springs Desert Sunby Mark Olalde

The Imperial Irrigation District recently saw its power cemented, as the state court system declared it the rightful holder of huge water rights on the Colorado River. Now, candidates are facing off for two open seats on its five-member board of directors.

In addition to being the single largest water user on the river, the district delivers electricity to Imperial Valley and the eastern half of the Coachella Valley. Its board, which is elected only by its water ratepayers, continues to fend off attempts to add members from Riverside County.

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Protecting Our Water Rights – IID Candidates Discuss Their Critical Mission

/in , , /by /KYMA Imperial Countyby April Hettinger

Access to water, and water rights in general, are critical to life in the Desert Southwest. That’s why two candidates for the Imperial Irrigation District Area 2, which includes El Centro and western Imperial County, say they take that mission very seriously.

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Opinion: President Trump Takes a Step Backward on Protecting Our Environment

/in , , /by /Times of San Diegoby Georgette Gómez

On July 15, President Trump’s Council on Environmental Quality issued its long-dreaded “final rule,” a comprehensive weakening of the National Environmental Protection Act. NEPA is not only the nation’s most important federal protection against projects that threaten our environment and climate, it is also a cornerstone of our efforts to promote environmental justice, ensuring that projects assess and mitigate the disproportionate adverse impacts that minority and low-income communities often suffer.

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Mayoral Candidates Bry And Gloria On Fixing San Diego’s Massive Infrastructure Needs

/in , , /by /KPBSby Mary Plummer

One of many pressing challenges facing San Diego’s next mayor will be the city’s growing infrastructure funding gap – likely to worsen due to the economic fallout tied to the coronavirus pandemic.

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