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Facing Dry Year, CA State Water Board is Draining California’s Folsom Lake Reservoir

May 24, 2021 2:15 amMay 25, 2021 10:56 am

Following the Globe article Friday about the state draining reservoirs even with the dry year California is facing, we noted that California’s largest reservoirs less than two years ago were absolutely teeming with water from 107% to 145% of average....

Facing Dry Year, CA State Water Board is Draining California Reservoirs

May 21, 2021 2:20 amMay 21, 2021 10:45 pm

“In the last 14 days, 90% of Delta inflow went to sea. It’s equal to a year’s supply of water for 1 million people. #ManMadeDrought,” Central Valley farmer Kristi Diener said. Diener, a California water expert and farmer, has been...

Gov. Newsom Signs Expedited CEQA Building Project Review Bill Into Law

May 21, 2021 2:10 amMay 21, 2021 10:45 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law on Thursday that will extend expedited California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) building project reviews to small scale projects. Senate Bill 7, authored by Senator Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) would specifically extends the...

California Education Leaders React to Gov. Newsom’s K-12 Budget

May 20, 2021 7:34 am

EdSource asked education leaders, teachers, union leaders, lawmakers, advocates and observers to weigh in on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s record-level, revised 2021-22 budget for K-12 education, and what they thought would most advance students’ recovery from the impact of the pandemic...

Senate and Assembly Leaders Cap Bills Moving Forward in 2021 Session

May 20, 2021 6:28 amMay 20, 2021 2:07 pm

Senate President pro tempore Toni Atkins and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon have agreed to limit each state legislator to moving only 12 bills to the opposite house during the 2021 Legislative Session. In other words, each Senator can move only...

Polling Shows Gov. Newsom is More Vulnerable Than He’d Like

May 20, 2021 2:20 amMarch 22, 2022 11:42 am

The notion that California Gov. Gavin Newsom could be recalled just months after America rejected the re-election campaign of former President Donald Trump, and just as Democrats appear ascendant nationwide, seems fantastical on its face. Press play to hear a narrated...

Gov. Newsom’s State Surplus Found To Be Only $38 Billion In New LAO Report

May 19, 2021 11:33 am

Earlier this week, the California Legislative Analyst’s Office, a non-partisan group within the California state government, found that the state budget surplus is only around $38 billion – half of the $76 billion that Governor Newsom touted in his recent...