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The Fundamentals are Corrupted: Is the California Experiment Over?

June 20, 2024 9:00 amJune 22, 2024 7:37 am

If you feel as if California has descended into Dante’s Nine Circles of Hell, you’d be right. The fundamentals are corrupted. California’s Democrat politicians – everyone from the governor down to the most ardent leftists on local city councils –...

Is It Racist: A Look at State Agency Anti-Racism Plans

June 7, 2024 2:45 amJune 7, 2024 2:46 am

Thanks to the good people at the State Water Resources Control Board, we all know now that California’s water is not racist, or at least as racist as it supposedly used to be. That’s all well and good –...

Mayday! Mayday!

May 4, 2024 2:45 amMay 4, 2024 2:46 am

As I write this it is May Day, May 1st. When I was a child attending San Joaquin Elementary School, we’d celebrate May Day with a May Queen and we’d dance around a pole weaving colored streamers. I wonder if...

State Water Board to Hold First Ever Probation Meeting on Tulare Lake

April 13, 2024 11:17 amApril 13, 2024 11:20 am

For the first time ever the State Water Resources Control Board will hold a probationary determination meeting under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. On Tuesday, April 16th at its Sacramento headquarters and online, the five member State Board will weigh...

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...

California Takes the Lead in Regulating Microplastics in Drinking Water

November 11, 2023 2:45 amNovember 11, 2023 2:46 am

The latest phase in California’s effort to limit microplastics in drinking water may cause legal battles over reportable limits, exposure data and human health effects. The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) will test water supplies for microplastics over the...

Sites Reservoir: Greenhouse Gas Threat or Hot Air?

August 30, 2023 2:45 amAugust 30, 2023 7:03 pm

One modern day mystery is how California is going to be able to supply its water needs going forward without more water storage. If the climate changes as predicted, more rain and less snow, California’s hydrology and its storage needs...