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California’s Safe, Clean, Reliable Water Supply Act

July 8, 2022 3:47 pmJuly 8, 2022 3:49 pm

California has a number of formal acts in statute. Water Code Division 24 is the Safe, Clean, Reliable Water Supply Act and is contained in Section 78500 to 78702. Division 24 was added in 1996 by Chapter 135. Section 78500...

California Farm Water Coalition Warns Domestic Food Supply In Peril with State Cutting Water

May 25, 2022 11:08 amMay 25, 2022 11:09 am

The California Farm Water Coalition issued a dire statement Tuesday warning that California’s agriculture industry and food supply is in peril because of restricted agriculture water supplies. “Today’s State Water Board emergency water conservation regulation continues to demonstrate how serious...

The Abundance Choice, Part 6: Biased, Hostile Media

May 24, 2022 2:45 amMay 25, 2022 8:18 am

You can say this for Michael Hiltzik, Pulitzer Prize winning columnist for the Los Angeles Times, he doesn’t conceal his biases. When we talked back in late November 2021, his skepticism towards our initiative felt overt. And while that may have...

Gov. Newsom Still Agitating for Urban Water Restrictions While Ignoring 50% State’s Water Sent to the Pacific

May 23, 2022 4:34 pmMay 23, 2022 5:25 pm

One year ago, May 21, 2021, the Globe reported “Facing Dry Year, CA State Water Board is Draining California Reservoirs.” And that was before the disastrous fires last year. It is 2022 and California’s reservoirs are still being drained by...

EXCLUSIVE: California Globe Interview With President Donald Trump, Part 3

May 19, 2022 2:30 amMay 20, 2022 7:23 am

The California Globe had the opportunity to meet with Former United States President Donald Trump Friday in Los Angeles in a one-on-one interview, while he was in the state on business. We discussed the state of the State of California....

The Abundance Choice, Part 4: Crafting the Initiative for More Water

May 16, 2022 4:35 pmJune 20, 2022 11:01 am

To be fair, Assemblyman Devon Mathis (R-Porterville) didn’t come up with the idea of allocating a percentage of the state budget to accomplish a policy priority. He got that idea from the California Teachers Association, which back in 1988 convinced voters to...

The Abundance Choice, Part 3: The Mechanics of Ballot Initiatives

May 15, 2022 2:21 amMay 26, 2022 12:14 pm

By the spring of 2021, it was obvious the State Legislature was not going to change its inadequate approach to water policy. As the state faced another year of drought, restricting water use was the only solution being taken seriously...