San Joaquin Valley – Page 2

A Shared Lifeline: Ensuring Water and Food Security for California

January 30, 2025 3:00 amJanuary 30, 2025 3:01 am

California’s water challenges are as complex and dynamic as the state itself. From its agricultural heartlands to its sprawling urban centers, the tug-of-war over this precious resource shapes much of our policy debates and future prospects. Recent developments in water...

Ringside: Finding Water for the San Joaquin Valley

December 5, 2024 10:43 amDecember 5, 2024 10:43 am

Farmers in the San Joaquin Valley require roughly 15 million acre feet of water per year to irrigate their crops. In return they produce more than half of all California’s agricultural output. But everything is changing. Since 2000 the amount of...

Congressman Valadao, Salas Remain Neck and Neck in Close Race

October 29, 2024 12:46 pmOctober 29, 2024 12:46 pm

A new Emerson College poll released on Tuesday found that the 22nd Congressional District race, which covers the Southern part of the San Joaquin Valley, is currently too close to call, with former Assemblyman Rudy Salas (D) barely up over...

Rep. David Valadao Continues Lead Over Salas In 22nd District Race

September 10, 2024 2:45 amSeptember 10, 2024 2:46 am

While there are many close House races this year in California, six have been highlighted as the ones to watch. According to some outlets, the ones that could ultimately swing who controls the House for the next two years are...

Ringside: An Overview of California’s Water Economy

July 13, 2024 10:06 amJuly 13, 2024 10:06 am

If energy powers civilization, water gives it life. One of the biggest challenges of our time is to develop the means to deliver both of these essentials in abundance, while also keeping them affordable and ecologically sustainable. We believe this...

The Value of a Safe, Affordable and Consistent Food Supply

June 28, 2024 2:31 pmJune 28, 2024 2:31 pm

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,...

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...