Sacramento River – California Globe

Let’s Unpack Gov. Newsom’s New Executive Order to ‘Harden Homes Against Wildfires’

February 9, 2025 3:30 amFebruary 10, 2025 9:11 am

Big government authoritarianism: That’s what California Governor Gavin Newsom is to the residents in Pacific Palisades, Altadena, and other parts of Los Angeles whose homes were burned to the ground in January. Pacific Palisades residents – some who lost their...

Sites Reservoir Project Appellate Court Victory Over Environmental Groups

September 21, 2024 3:00 amSeptember 21, 2024 3:01 am

The Sites Reservoir project moved forward on Friday following an appellate court agreeing with California and the Sites Project Authority, rejecting a CEQA lawsuit against the Sites Reservoir project. While the Sites Reservoir had been proposed off and on since...

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...

The Big Green of Money Against the Farmers and Ranchers of Solano

May 31, 2024 2:55 amMay 31, 2024 2:56 am

“Money,” said Jesse Unruh famously, “is the mother’s milk of politics,” and if you doubt the truth of this axiom just take a look at the biggest, most contentious land use fight now occurring in California. This agriculture versus development...

Flawed Delta Tunnels Project Takes Big Financial and Legal Hit

January 18, 2024 10:44 amJanuary 18, 2024 10:54 am

The controversial Delta Conveyance Project, which would install a massive tunnel to move water under the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, took a major financial and legal hit this week, after a Sacramento County judge ruled California can’t issue bonds to...

California Bans Salmon Fishing For Entire 2023 Season

March 14, 2023 2:33 amMarch 14, 2023 2:34 am

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced on Monday that salmon fishing in California would be banned for the 2023 season due to a dwindling population. Professional fishermen are concerned this agency order will be the end for...

Gov. Newsom Shirks Blame for Increasing Homelessness in Golden State

November 30, 2022 3:46 pm

Last week, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he was convening “local leaders to discuss their plans to tackle the homelessness crisis and identify new strategies and opportunities to more ambitiously address street encampments across the state.” What this means is...