San Joaquin Valley – Page 4

Rep. David Valadao to Face Former Asm. Rudy Salas Again After Close Primary

March 13, 2024 12:45 pmMarch 13, 2024 12:45 pm

Former Assemblyman Rudy Salas (D) clinched second place in the primary voting for the 22nd U.S. House District on Wednesday, setting up a rematch against incumbent Congressman David Valadao (R-CA) Since 2013, the former 21st District/current 22nd District covering the...

State Water Board Report Updates to Bay/Delta Plan Shows Bias Against San Joaquin Valley

February 8, 2024 2:45 amFebruary 8, 2024 2:46 am

Proposals contained in a draft report prepared by the State Water Resources Control Board staff recommending updates to the Bay/Delta Plan have triggered warnings of extensive harm due to bias against the San Joaquin Valley and its people. The draft report...

Ringside: Challenging the Water Orthodoxy

January 4, 2024 3:30 amJanuary 4, 2024 3:31 am

Along with energy, water abundance is a nonnegotiable prerequisite for conditions we value and aspire to achieve: prosperity, affordability, resilience, and equity. But judging from California’s restrictive policies over the past fifty years, continuously escalating in severity and scope, you...

Ringside: The Price of Scarcity

December 27, 2023 6:00 pmDecember 27, 2023 6:01 pm

How much water does $7 billion buy? In so many ways that it almost defies description, California’s lawmakers have relied on flawed logic to justify recently passed laws that will impose punitive urban water rationing. Rather than undertake the Sisyphean...

Fresno Area To Receive New Area Code Starting In 2025

December 23, 2023 2:31 amDecember 23, 2023 2:32 am

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) announced earlier this week that the 559 area code, which covers the Fresno and Visalia areas, will have an additional area code be added to the area beginning sometime in 2025 because of increased...

Ringside: Eliminating Water Scarcity

December 20, 2023 10:38 pmDecember 20, 2023 10:38 pm

After the deluge that inundated California during our most recent water season, there is no chance Californians will confront a water supply crisis this year. Water levels, as reported by the California Data Exchange Center, are above the historical average for...

Tulare Lake Subbasin/State Board Workshop

November 11, 2023 2:55 amNovember 11, 2023 10:47 am

About 300, motivated people showed up Wednesday evening November 8th at the beautiful and historic Hanford Civic Center to hear the State Water Resources Control Board staff talk about putting the Tulare Lake Subbasin into probation by April 2024. This...