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California Has a Long History of Squandering its Precious Water

June 1, 2024 2:55 amJune 1, 2024 2:56 am

Gov. Gavin Newsom is bragging about more than $140 million coming from the Biden-Harris Administration to support “critical water storage projects here in California, including the Sites Reservoir.” This is curious since voters already approved Proposition 1 in 2014 together...

Drain the Reservoirs, Return California’s Stolen Land

March 23, 2024 2:45 amMarch 22, 2024 3:12 pm

The destruction of dams on the Klamath River provides an encouraging precedent for progressives throughout California. As was breathlessly reported in the San Francisco Chronicle and elsewhere, indigenous tribes are now able to recover their sacred land and revive their ancestral villages and way...

UC Berkeley/LA Times Poll Claims ‘Californians Fear Worsening Weather Swings Due to Climate Change’

June 1, 2023 7:51 amJune 1, 2023 7:53 am

Yes, you read that title correctly: UC Berkeley/LA Times Poll Claims “Californians Fear Worsening Weather Swings Due to Climate Change.” In fact, the Los Angeles Times claims “Nearly 70% of registered voters say they expect that volatile fluctuations between severe...

CA State Water Board Announces Mandatory Water Restrictions For 2022

January 5, 2022 2:11 amApril 3, 2022 3:01 pm

The California State Water Resources Control Board announced mandatory water restrictions in 2022 on Tuesday, replacing the voluntary restrictions the state has had in place in the last few years. Press play to hear a narrated version of this story,...

Why is California’s ‘More Water Now’ Ballot Initiative Already Under Attack?

December 6, 2021 8:06 amDecember 8, 2021 3:42 pm

California has a long history of squandering its precious water. In 2014, California voters approved $7.12 billion in bonds for state water supply infrastructure projects. Of that, $2.7 billion was designated for water storage projects. But nearly 8 years later,...

Town Council Votes to Make Oroville, CA Constitutional Republic City

November 4, 2021 3:26 pmApril 3, 2022 8:08 am

Unhappy with overreaching governmental policies such as the COVID-19 mask mandate, the Oroville City Council voted Tuesday to make Oroville a constitutional republic city, because the council and supporters said they believe citizens have rights under the U.S. Constitution to...

Depleted California Reservoirs Threaten Hydro Power, Agriculture, Drinking Water

August 16, 2021 1:15 pmAugust 18, 2021 10:29 am

In 2014, California voters approved $7.12 billion in bonds for state water supply infrastructure projects. Of that, $2.7 billion was designated for water storage projects. But nearly 8 years later, there are no new dams or reservoirs, or other water...