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Gov. Newsom Proposes New Plan for Managing Water

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom revealed a plan on Tuesday that would keep more water in the fragile San Joaquin River Delta while restoring 60,000 acres of habitat for endangered species and generating more tha...
Aerial overview of the San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta

Trump Plan Delivers More Water for Valley Farmers

The Trump administration unveiled a new plan Tuesday to govern California's water usage that would deliver more irrigation water for Valley farmers. An analysis by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service says the plan ...
Aerial overview of the San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta

Congressman Wants To Ban California Water Tunnels Lawsuits

SACRAMENTO — A California congressman wants to ban environmental lawsuits challenging a plan to build two giant tunnels to divert water from the north to the thirsty south. Rep. Ken Calvert, a Riverside County Republican, inserted the ban in a 142-page draf...

Liberal Dems Could Challenge Sen. Feinstein in ’18

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 84, said Monday that she will run again in 2018, touching off the possibility of a fierce battle within California's Democratic Party. Though often denounced as a liberal by Republicans, Feinstein is regarded as being overly conservat...