Tag: agriculture
Republican Jeff Gonzalez Plans to Flip Assembly District 36 Red
Assembly candidate Jeff Gonzalez just returned from a 6-hour round trip to Needles, CA, when we talked, which residents told him they hadn’t seen their elected Assembly representative for 10 years. Jeff Gonzalez lives in Indio, 167 miles away. Gonzalez...
The Value of a Safe, Affordable and Consistent Food Supply
For the past few years I’ve been rolling up and down Highway 99 attending ag irrigation related meetings. I’ve heard several opinions about the value of agriculture and I tend to enjoy a good meal now and then, ipso facto,...
Ringside: Can an Abundance Agenda Unite Business?
Scarcity and high prices are not an inevitable fact of life in California. They are the result of political choices. For nearly 50 years, and with escalating severity that shows no sign of abating, politicians in California have enacted legislation...
Senator Melissa Hurtado Expected to Announce Candidacy for 22nd Congressional District
State Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) is expected to announce her run for the 2024 22nd Congressional District race soon according to new reports on Monday, potentially setting up a three-way race with incumbent Congressman David Valadao (R-CA), and former Democratic...
Gov. Newsom Signs New Executive Order To Help Retain Water Against Extreme Weather Events
Governor Gavin Newsom signed an new executive order on Monday to help retain water in the state against future droughts. According to a press release released by the Governor, the new executive order came about as a direct response to...
The Abundance Choice, Part 15: Our Fight for More Water
There are plenty of ways to ration water, and California’s state legislature is pursuing all of them. Restrict agricultural water allocations until millions of acres of California’s irrigated farmland is taken out of production. Ban outdoor watering entirely in urban...