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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...

God Sent the Rain, But We Need an Angel to Build the Infrastructure to Manage It

December 28, 2021 6:30 amApril 3, 2022 8:45 am

If Californians are to avoid a future where they have to endure permanent water rationing because of inadequate water infrastructure, a few members of the economic elite will have to break with the pack. As it is, in the wealthiest,...

Newsom’s True Opponents? Water and Fire

August 8, 2021 2:18 amAugust 7, 2021 3:54 pm

Not quite one year ago, Gavin Newsom did something that took political courage. It was also the right thing to do. He removed from one of the state’s local water boards one of the most outspoken critics of a desalination plant proposed...

Congressional Western Caucus Meeting with California Community Leaders

June 3, 2021 2:02 amJune 2, 2021 7:46 pm

President Ronald Reagan once said of his beloved ranch, “Riding on one of the tree-lined trails, or gazing up at the western skies, well, there’s no better way I know of to sort out a problem.” As Members of Congress...

Exclusive California Globe Interview With Rep. Kevin McCarthy

September 6, 2019 8:30 amSeptember 6, 2019 9:47 am

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy hails from Bakersfield, and has long advocated for the agriculture-rich region. Unsurprisingly, he has also repeatedly said that California needs water projects instead of High-Speed Rail. Earlier this year, Congressman McCarthy, who represents most of...