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Photo of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and President Donald Trump in McCarthy's home town of Bakersfield, California

Trump’s Signature Could Mean More Water for Valley

February 19, 2020

More water will flow toward San Joaquin Valley farmers, President Donald Trump declared at an event in Bakersfield on Wednesday afternoon. Trump announced the completion of biological opinions that will increase water allocations in Californians. “A majo...

Photo of President Donald Trump speaking during a campaign rally

Didn’t Make it to Bakersfield? Watch Trump’s Speech Here.

gvwire

February 19, 2020

President Donald Trump spoke about his reelection campaign and ensuring that California farmers have sufficient water to grow their crops in Bakersfield today. The event began at about 3 p.m. inside the JACO...

Photo of the San Joaquin River as it flows through California's Delta

Trump’s ‘Big Voice’ in the Valley: Reelection, Water on Agenda

David Taub

February 18, 2020

President Donald Trump makes his first visit to the San Joaquin Valley on Wednesday since taking office in 2017. Water is the topic, and farmers are expected to pack the audience in Bakersfield. D...

Walters: Has Newsom Settled the Water Wars?

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

February 9, 2020

The beating heart of California’s massive system of capturing, storing and distributing water is the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Water flows into the West’s largest estuary from the Sacramento, San Joaquin and several lesser rivers that drain the state’s ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom Restarts Giant Water Tunnel Project

AP News

January 16, 2020

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom has restarted a project to build a giant, underground tunnel that would pump billions of gallons of water from the San Joaquin Delta to the southern part of the state. “This pr...

Costa Gets Feisty on Election Challenge While Home for Holiday

David Taub

December 24, 2019

Jim Costa kept his calm while discussing his recent votes on issues that have gripped the country of late. He voted for impeachment, sharing his reasoning in a speech on the House floor. He celebrated leg...

Photos of Gavin Newsom and Donald Trumpsite

Sen. Feinstein Urges Newsom-Trump Teamwork on California Water

Bill McEwen

December 19, 2019

Sen. Dianne Feinstein waded into California's water wars as a peacemaker Thursday morning. Listen to this article: https://d28jd3p91iwyr0.cloudfront.net/public/polly_audio/water-wars.b717018c-afc5-4acd-8d5a-8585a4399dda.mp3 "I urge you b...

Picture of a delta smelt placed above a ruler

California Must Stop Relying on the Endangered Species Act to Manage the Environment

CalMatters

December 8, 2019

In California, state and federal endangered species acts play an important and often outsized role in regulating water and land management. These powerful laws are also often at the center of conflicts between ...

GOP’s Cookingham Likes His Chances in Valley’s Blue CA-16

David Taub

December 5, 2019

Many Republicans have tried to knock off Jim Costa since the congressman representing Fresno and the Central Valley first won federal office in 2004. Some have come close, like Johnny Tacherra in 2014 — to t...

Rejecting Federal Proposal, California Lays out Vision for Protecting Endangered Species and Meeting Water Needs

CalMatters

November 21, 2019

California’s water policy can be complex, and — let’s be honest — often polarizing. Water decisions frequently get distilled into unhelpful narratives of fish versus farms, north versus south, or urban versus rural. Climate change-driven droughts and floodi...

Los Angeles Uses Tech to Wipe Out 66,000 Old Pot Convictions

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No More Questions, LA Makes Masks Mandatory Starting Friday

Give Help Now for Local Nonprofits? Yes, People Are!

Stanford Medical Center Teaming Up to Make 1-Million+ Coronavirus Test Swabs a Week

Hoping Fresno’s Summer Heat Will Kill COVID-19? Think Again.

Experimental COVID-19 Drug Cleared for Clinical Trials at Northern California Hospital

‘It’s Scary,’ Says FCC Nursing Student on Entering COVID-19 Workforce

Weinstein Sentenced to 23 Years for Sexual Assaults

ESPN Halts MMA Fights at Valley Casino During COVID-19 Pandemic

Celebrated Singer-Songwriter John Prine Has Died at 73

Report: Tachi Palace Set to Host Major MMA Event Despite Coronavirus Rules

Walters: Why Journalism Matters

Collaboration Is Answer to California’s Fishery, Water Supply Challenges

Passover, a Festival of Freedom Amid COVID-19: Rabbi Winer

$2 Trillion Stimulus Package Helps Wide Variety of Businesses and Workers

Fresno Islamic Center Offers Its Site to Help Meet COVID-19 Health Care Needs

ICYMI: ‘How Not to Die’ by Dr. Michael Greger

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Tuesday's Primaries Offer Chance for Biden to Reach Latinos

Sanders Drops 2020 Bid, Leaving Biden as Likely Nominee

Trump Campaign Kicks off Catholic Voter Outreach Project

Democrats Delay Nominating Convention Amid Virus Concerns

Trump’s Signature Could Mean More Water for Valley

Didn’t Make it to Bakersfield? Watch Trump’s Speech Here.

Trump’s ‘Big Voice’ in the Valley: Reelection, Water on Agenda

Walters: Has Newsom Settled the Water Wars?

Gov. Gavin Newsom Restarts Giant Water Tunnel Project

Costa Gets Feisty on Election Challenge While Home for Holiday

Sen. Feinstein Urges Newsom-Trump Teamwork on California Water

California Must Stop Relying on the Endangered Species Act to Manage the Environment

GOP’s Cookingham Likes His Chances in Valley’s Blue CA-16

Rejecting Federal Proposal, California Lays out Vision for Protecting Endangered Species and Meeting Water Needs

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