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California Farm Water Coalition Warns Domestic Food Supply In Peril with State Cutting Water

May 25, 2022 11:08 amMay 25, 2022 11:09 am

The California Farm Water Coalition issued a dire statement Tuesday warning that California’s agriculture industry and food supply is in peril because of restricted agriculture water supplies. “Today’s State Water Board emergency water conservation regulation continues to demonstrate how serious...

Gov. Newsom Still Agitating for Urban Water Restrictions While Ignoring 50% State’s Water Sent to the Pacific

May 23, 2022 4:34 pmMay 23, 2022 5:25 pm

One year ago, May 21, 2021, the Globe reported “Facing Dry Year, CA State Water Board is Draining California Reservoirs.” And that was before the disastrous fires last year. It is 2022 and California’s reservoirs are still being drained by...

EXCLUSIVE: California Globe Interview With President Donald Trump, Part 3

May 19, 2022 2:30 amMay 20, 2022 7:23 am

The California Globe had the opportunity to meet with Former United States President Donald Trump Friday in Los Angeles in a one-on-one interview, while he was in the state on business. We discussed the state of the State of California....

What the Third Congressional District Candidates Are Saying, Part 2

May 17, 2022 6:23 amMay 17, 2022 6:35 am

The newly re-drawn Third California Congressional district is big. It is bigger in square-milage than nine states and, if on the other side of the country, would – length-wise – stretch from Baltimore to Boston. While the local concerns may...

CA Globe Interview With Congressional District 3 Candidates

May 16, 2022 6:45 amMay 16, 2022 7:31 am

As we have done with other races, the California Globe presents a question-and-answer series with the candidates, this time Scott Jones and Kevin Kiley – two of the four people in the race to represent California’s newly re-drawn Third Congressional...

The Abundance Choice, Part 2: The Problems With Indoor Water Rationing

May 12, 2022 2:45 amMay 26, 2022 12:13 pm

Perhaps the biggest example of misguided water policy in California are the escalating restrictions on indoor water consumption. As will be seen, the savings these restrictions amount to are trivial in the context of California’s total water consumption, yet are...

Senate Republicans Send Budgetary Requests To Democratic Leaders Ahead of Gov. Newsom’s May Budget Revise

May 12, 2022 2:24 amMay 11, 2022 8:37 pm

California Senate Republicans on Wednesday responded to Governor Gavin Newsom’s plan to announce a revised budget proposal on Friday with a list of budget priorities for the state’s spending next year, including on how to spend the estimated $68 billion...