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Finding Common Ground in California on Environmental Regulations and Infrastructure Investment

October 18, 2021 2:15 amApril 3, 2022 8:00 am

In California, environmental regulations have brought infrastructure investment to a standstill. Without expanding energy, water, and transportation infrastructure, it is nearly impossible to build housing, the cost-of-living is punitive, water is rationed and food is overpriced, the overall quality of...

Citizens Ballot Initiative filed to Fulfill Funding of Long-Overdue California Water Projects

October 11, 2021 7:49 amOctober 12, 2021 10:32 am

A citizens water group has filed for ballot title and summary with the California Secretary of State on a water abundance ballot initiative for the November 2022 ballot. The Water Infrastructure Funding Act of 2022, and the More Water Now...

Recall Candidate John Cox Announces New Bus Tour For Final Week Of Race

September 7, 2021 2:52 pm

In a bookend to his first bus tour in May, businessman and 2018 GOP Gubernatorial candidate John Cox began his final bus tour in the recall election in Modesto on Tuesday. Unlike his previous tours which had used gimmicks such...

Recall Candidates Go After Newsom, Elder At Sacramento Recall Debate

August 26, 2021 11:36 am

On Wednesday, four major candidates in the running for the 2021 Gubernatorial Recall election debated for an hour at the KCRA television studios in Sacramento. Republicans who have previously been in debates – 2018 GOP gubernatorial candidate John Cox, former...

Larry Elder Begins To Lay Out Plans If Elected Governor at Speech In Los Angeles

August 25, 2021 6:36 am

Talk show host and Republican recall candidate Larry Elder gave a speech in Los Angeles on Tuesday, reiterating his positions on many top Californian issues and laying out what he would do during a roughly one-year long term as Governor....

Depleted California Reservoirs Threaten Hydro Power, Agriculture, Drinking Water

August 16, 2021 1:15 pmAugust 18, 2021 10:29 am

In 2014, California voters approved $7.12 billion in bonds for state water supply infrastructure projects. Of that, $2.7 billion was designated for water storage projects. But nearly 8 years later, there are no new dams or reservoirs, or other water...

California Recall Now Has Entertainment Component with New Recall Song

August 12, 2021 12:06 pmAugust 13, 2021 12:10 pm

No respectable recall election of a California Governor would be complete without an entertainment component, or in this case, a song. The Globe spoke with guitar playing comedian Evan Wecksell, who has written a catchy new song about California’s upcoming...