Apr 27, 2017 | Water News
Mandatory conservation regulations for urban residents were lifted Wednesday following Gov. Jerry Brown’s April 7 declaration that the drought had ended. Source: California drops water mandatory water conservation rules after drought officially ends | The Sacramento Bee
Apr 27, 2017 | Climate Change
Source: Rising Seas Claiming California’s Coast Faster Than Scientists Imagined | San Francisco Public Press
Apr 27, 2017 | Legislature
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers pushed forward Wednesday with a proposal that would substantially remake the health care system of the nation’s most populous state by replacing insurance companies with government-funded health care for everyone. http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SINGLE_PAYER_HEALTH_CARE_CAOL-?SITE=CASON&SECTION=STATE&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-04-26-21-33-25 Source: MyCapture | The Union Democrat
Apr 27, 2017 | Climate Change
While the president from their own party is rolling back environmental regulations in the White House, Republicans here are announcing their support for California’s cap-and-trade program. Source: The fight against climate change in California gains an unlikely ally: Republicans – LA Times
Apr 27, 2017 | Federal Government
Eight national monuments created in California over the past two decades will be reviewed under an executive order signed Wednesday by President Trump that second-guesses designations covering more than a billion acres nationwide. During a signing ceremony Wednesday, Trump called Obama’s monument designations a “land grab” and said the order is designed to “end another […]
Apr 26, 2017 | State Policy
Judge rules on constitutionality of legislature’s attemp to clarification to the Prop 1a bond act. Source: A judge has refused effort to block spending on California’s bullet train – LA Times
Apr 26, 2017 | Water News
Source: Water officials brief lawmakers on $275-million price tag for Oroville Dam repairs – LA Times
Apr 26, 2017 | Water News
California emerged from its five-year drought after heavy winter rains filled reservoirs and turned our golden hills green. But don’t be fooled by the emerald hues. The Calif. Department of Forestry and Fire Insepction (Cal Fire) expects wildfires to burn just as fiercely as they did during the drought – if not more so. Source: […]
