March 23, 2021

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POLICY & POLITICS

 

North SJ Valley:

 

COVID Update:

 

Salida residents pay more taxes than others in Stanislaus County. And it could get worse

Modesto Bee

A regional planning agency will consider a reorganization that places the entire town of Salida in a county service area to fund storm drain services.

 

COVID-19’s spread in Valley prisons rose sharply. One facility saw a 2,775% jump

Fresno Bee

Coronavirus cases among women inmates at the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla exploded for a 28-fold increase between December and March, the largest percentage increase among all California state prisons and correctional facilities.

 

Central SJ Valley:

 

COVID Update:

 

Can this Fresno leader help small businesses hurt by the pandemic? Gavin Newsom thinks so

Fresno Bee

Tara Lynn Gray, who for the past 4 years led the Fresno Metro Black Chamber of Commerce as its president and chief executive officer, will have a new job following her appointment by Gov. Gavin Newsom to lead the state’s Office of the Small Business Advocate.

 

Fresno Homeless Housing Conversion a Model for the State, Mayor Says

GV Wire

“Crossroads Village is something that I believe is a model — not only a model throughout Fresno County — but a model throughout the state of California,” said Mayor Jerry Dyer.

 

Fresno recycling facility dumped hazardous waste in the past. Now it needs a cleanup plan

Fresno Bee

A metal recycling facility in South Fresno must fix damage it caused through illegal disposal of hazardous waste, following an order from the California Department of Toxic Substance Control.

 

How will VUSD address boundary changes? Here’s what the board discussed during a meeting with limited public access.

Visalia Times Delta

What would you think if ninth graders were re-assigned to middle schools within the Visalia Unified School District? Or, if some elementary schools were converted from K-6 to K-5?

 

South SJ Valley:

 

COVID Update:

 

Bill authored by Fong to curtail illegal street racing passes

Bakersfield Californian

The Assembly Transportation Committee passed Assembly Bill 3 on Monday, designed to curb illegal street racing locally and statewide.

 

McCarthy hires Trump staffer to lead political operation

The Hill

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has hired Brian Jack, former President Trump’s White House political director, to lead his own congressional political operation, Axios reported on Sunday.

 

'Kern runs on oil': as California confronts climate crisis, one county is ready to drill

The Guardian

Kern county, which sprawls more than 8,000 square miles, connecting the Sierra Nevada slopes and the Mojave Desert to the counties on the Central Coast, is the oil capital of California. The county produces about 70% of the state’s oil and more than 90% of its natural gas – and it has plans to ramp up production.

 

State:

 

COVID Update:

 

Gavin Newsom can raise unlimited money in a recall. Candidates to replace him can’t

Fresno Bee

Gavin Newsom and other political candidates typically face campaign finance limits aimed at curbing rich donors’ ability to sway election results. But that won’t be the case later this year, when Newsom faces a likely recall election.

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Newsom says in less than 6 weeks all Californians can access COVID-19 vaccine

abc7

The COVID-19 vaccine could be available to all Californians very soon. Friday Governor Gavin Newsom announced vaccine accessibility will be expanded to all California's before the end of April.

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Fact check: Are Gavin Newsom’s kids ‘living through Zoom school’?

Sacramento Bee

California Gov. Gavin Newsom implied his children currently are attending school remotely in a March 16 interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper when he said, “I’ve been living through Zoom school and all of the challenge related to it.”

 

California tax revenue surges $14.3B above expectations, freeing money for COVID relief

Fresno Bee

California has collected $14.3 billion more in taxes than it expected to in January, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office announced, painting an even rosier state budget picture than he outlined at the start of the year.

 

One of these people could be Newsom’s pick for California attorney general

Los Angeles Times

President Biden’s appointment of Xavier Becerra as Health and Human Services secretary has given Gov. Gavin Newsom an opportunity to fill the vacancy created when Becerra resigned last week as California attorney general to move to Washington.

 

California Governor Gavin Newsom Distributes $50 Million in Grants to Local Communities to Mitigate Public Safety Power Shutoffs – Includes $13 Million to Counties

Sierra Sun Times

Building on previous efforts to protect local communities and vulnerable Californians from the impacts of utility-initiated power shutoffs, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the distribution of an additional $50 million in Community Power Resiliency grants through the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES).

 

EDD website down: California residents unable to access unemployment site

abc30

Complaints of the Employment Development Department's website going down over the weekend renewed concerns about the department's management of the pandemic-caused unemployment crisis.

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Unions would gain power under a bill backed by Democrats. What does that mean for California?

Sacramento Bee

A high-profile bill that House Democrats passed this month will make it easier for private sector workers to join unions, but it won’t do much directly for labor organizations representing California government employees.

 

Walters: Feinstein facing more questions about her future

CalMatters

California’s senior U.S. senator is once again in the center of a media maelstrom — or feeding frenzy — over whether she’ll serve out the remaining four years of her current term.

 

Federal:

 

COVID Update:

 

Walsh confirmed to lead the Labor Department

Roll Call

Marty J. Walsh, President Joe Biden’s pick to run the Labor Department, easily won Senate confirmation Monday, with almost 20 Republicans joining Democrats in support of the Boston mayor.

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Biden Eyes $3T Package for Infrastructure, Schools, Families

U.S. News

Fresh off passage of COVID-19 relief, President Joe Biden is eyeing the next big White House priority — a sweeping $3 trillion package of investments on infrastructure and domestic needs.

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Filibuster Debate Tears at Biden and Senate, With Long-Term Consequences

Wall Street Journal

The pressure is building as Democrats in a Senate divided 50-50 between the two parties see Republican filibusters as the main obstacle to the next two big Democratic priorities.

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Intern pay was supposed to boost diversity in Congress. Most of the money went to white students

Roll Call

Congressional staffers aren’t as diverse as the nation they serve, and the problem starts with the lowly intern. While interns rarely have much impact on lawmaking, they often go on to more important positions that can actually affect legislation.

 

Trump on Fauci: 'I listened to him, but I didn't do what he said'

Yahoo!News

Former President Donald Trump says he didn’t heed the advice of Dr. Anthony Fauci in his response to the coronavirus pandemic, which has left more than 500,000 Americans dead and nearly 30 million infected, including Trump himself.

 

Justices seem ready to rule against unions in farm case

Bakersfield Californian

The Supreme Court appeared ready Monday to side with two California agriculture businesses that want to bar labor organizers from their property, a case that could be another blow to unions.

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Opinion: Can Biden ‘rebalance’ the judiciary?

Brookings

News reports say that President Biden will soon “make his mark” on the federal judiciary with a “raft of nominees.” Two important “marks” are the number of appointees and what Senate Judiciary Chair Richard Durbin called“rebalancing”—changing the balance of Republican and Democratic appointees.

 

Other:

 

USC and California Emerging Technology Fund form partnership to close the digital divide

USCNews
During a pandemic that has magnified inequities for Americans, USC and the California Emerging Technology Fund have partnered to measure internet access in the state based on demographics and location, identify the impact on those lacking access as the world goes digital and inform policymakers on how to close the gap.

 

A major failure of U.S. media organizations has been their inability (or unwillingness) to diversify their reporting staffs

Fresno State Institute for Media and Public Trust

It has been more than 40 years since the American Society of News Editors adopted a goal of having newsrooms match the racial and ethnic make-up of the general population.

 

Opinion: The Assault on Trust in Our Elections

National Affairs

For many Americans, the political and constitutional crisis in which our country found itself following the 2020 election felt unprecedented. And in many respects, it was.

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Opinion: Yes, you can protect religious freedom and equality for all simultaneously

Roll Call

Americans are overwhelmingly in agreement that every person deserves their chance at the American Dream, regardless of their race, religion or sexuality.

 

Opinion: How to increase transparency for political ads on social media

Brookings

Facebook announced that after four months, it would allow political ads to run on its products again. On November 4, Facebook and Google, the two largest providers of digital political ads, banned political ads in the hope of mitigating the spread of disinformation on their platforms.

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MADDY INSTITUTE PUBLIC POLICY PROGRAMMING

 

Sunday, March 28, at 10 a.m. on ABC30 – Maddy Report: "California's Post-Pandemic Economy: From Crisis to Opportunity" - Guests: Lenny Mendonca, former Chief Economic & Business Advisor to Gov. Gavin Newsom and former head of GOBiz. Host: Maddy Institute Executive Director, Mark Keppler.

 

Sunday, March 28, at 10 a.m. on Newstalk 580AM/105.9FM (KMJ) – Maddy Report - Valley Views Edition: “Building a More Competitive and Inclusive Valley Economy"  - Guests: Don Howard, President & CEO - The James Irvine Foundation. Host: Maddy Institute Executive Director, Mark Keppler.

 

AGRICULTURE/FOOD

 

Justices seem ready to rule against unions in farm case

Bakersfield Californian

The Supreme Court appeared ready Monday to side with two California agriculture businesses that want to bar labor organizers from their property, a case that could be another blow to unions.

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Bethany Clough: ‘Upcycled peaches?’ This Fresno County farmer sells fruit that would otherwise be dumped

Fresno Bee

“Hello! I’m Ugly.” It’s not a traditional way to market fruit, but a Kingsburg farmer is hoping those words on his packages of dried fruit will catch shoppers’ attention.

 

Ian LeMay: Ag community has risen to the occasion

Bakersfield Californian

At the California Fresh Fruit Association, we understand the importance of community. Supporting one another is what we do, in the best, but especially in the toughest of times.

 

Opinion: You waste more than $1,000 of food a year. Chew on that

Los Angeles Times

The world wastes more than 1 billion tons of food every year, according to a new report from the United Nations. That’s 17% of total food available to consumers as of 2019 — enough food, if packed into millions of trucks, to circle the Earth seven times.

 

CRIMINAL JUSTICE/FIRE/PUBLIC SAFETY

 

Crime:

 

California may end ‘spousal rape’ distinction in punishment

Fresno Bee

California would end what lawmakers called an archaic distinction between spousal rape and other forms of sexual assault under identical bills backed by proponents on Monday.

 

Boulder Grocery Store Shooting Leaves 10 Dead, Including Police Officer

Wall Street Journal

A gunman killed 10 people, including a police officer, Monday afternoon at a supermarket in Boulder, Colo., authorities said.

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QAnon now pushes alarming conspiracy myths targeting China and Jewish people

Los Angeles Times

Experts on extremism are warning about a troubling shift in the right-wing QAnon movement toward a new vein of conspiracy that blends anti-Chinese and anti-Jewish tropes with fears of vaccines and a global plot to take over the world.

 

Public Safety:

 

COVID-19’s spread in Valley prisons rose sharply. One facility saw a 2,775% jump

Fresno Bee

Coronavirus cases among women inmates at the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla exploded for a 28-fold increase between December and March, the largest percentage increase among all California state prisons and correctional facilities.

 

California Governor Gavin Newsom Distributes $50 Million in Grants to Local Communities to Mitigate Public Safety Power Shutoffs – Includes $13 Million to Counties

Sierra Sun Times

Building on previous efforts to protect local communities and vulnerable Californians from the impacts of utility-initiated power shutoffs, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the distribution of an additional $50 million in Community Power Resiliency grants through the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES).

 

Fire:

 

PG&E equipment caused deadly Zogg Fire in Shasta County. Cal Fire says tree hit power line

Sacramento Bee

A hazardous gray pine falling on a Pacific Gas and Electric transmission line was declared the cause of the Zogg Fire — the September 2020 blaze that killed four residents of Shasta County.

 

A new California bill could help defend homes against wildfires and earthquakes

San Francisco Chronicle

Few places in California have been devastated by wildfire as acutely as Butte County, where a pair of the worst blazes in state history burned two years apart.

 

ECONOMY/JOBS

 

Economy:

 

Can this Fresno leader help small businesses hurt by the pandemic? Gavin Newsom thinks so

Fresno Bee

Tara Lynn Gray, who for the past 4 years led the Fresno Metro Black Chamber of Commerce as its president and chief executive officer, will have a new job following her appointment by Gov. Gavin Newsom to lead the state’s Office of the Small Business Advocate.

 

New SBA head plans changes at agency; focus now is COVID-19

Bakersfield Californian

The new head of the Small Business Administration says she expects to make changes at the agency that she says will enable it to further help small companies devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Bethany Clough: Two big-box office stores closing in the Fresno area. Here’s why the company’s shrinking

Fresno Bee

Office Depot is closing two of its stores in the Fresno area. The store at Herndon and Willow avenues in Clovis and the Fresno store at Blackstone Avenue near Bullard Avenue will close.

 

Jobs:

 

EDD website down: California residents unable to access unemployment site

abc30

Complaints of the Employment Development Department's website going down over the weekend renewed concerns about the department's management of the pandemic-caused unemployment crisis.

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EDUCATION

 

K-12:

 

Madera Unified welcomes back TK-1st grade students to campus

abc30

Madera Unified teachers welcomed back their littlest learners today after a year of distance learning. At Pershing Elementary, staff says they've been counting down to today.

 

Tulare high school students are now back on campus for in-person learning

Visalia Times Delta

Tulare Joint Union High School District Superintendent Tony Rodriguez is welcoming back older students who are returning to campus after more than a year of learning online.

 

How will VUSD address boundary changes? Here’s what the board discussed during a meeting with limited public access.

Visalia Times Delta

What would you think if ninth graders were re-assigned to middle schools within the Visalia Unified School District? Or, if some elementary schools were converted from K-6 to K-5?

 

High school goes from ‘eerie’ to cheery as excited students return to campus

Modesto Bee

A campus without students? It’s been “eerie,” said Turlock High Principal Gabe Ontiveros, who bade farewell to that feeling Monday morning as he welcomed back about 25% of his school’s 2,500 student population.

 

California’s Special-Needs Children Still Seek Help After Year Adrift

Capital Public Radio

One year after schools shuttered, the fears of many parents of California’s special-needs students have been realized. Many of those students — whose disabilities can range from autism to deafness, and most of whom have gone more than a year without in-person services such as speech therapy — appear to have regressed physically and academically.

 

Learning from Lockdown: Solutions to distance-learning challenges

Fresno Bee

The Solutions Journalism Network is an organization founded on the principle that journalism should go beyond detailing social problems by focusing on possible responses to those problems.

 

Higher Ed:

 

USC and California Emerging Technology Fund form partnership to close the digital divide

USCNews
During a pandemic that has magnified inequities for Americans, USC and the California Emerging Technology Fund have partnered to measure internet access in the state based on demographics and location, identify the impact on those lacking access as the world goes digital and inform policymakers on how to close the gap.

 

‘College Crisis? — Q&A on Fresno’s higher ed accessibility post-COVID.’

Fresno Bee

The increase of vaccination distributions around the Central Valley is allowing Fresno to open up slowly. K-12 schools and higher education institutions are gradually bringing students back to campus.

 

Merced College making plans for in-person graduation ceremony in May

Merced Sun-Star

Amid declining COVID cases statewide and increasing vaccinations, Merced College officials announced Monday they are moving forward to hold in-person commencement ceremonies on May 21.

 

California students’ aid requests show decline

Capitol Weekly

A long and steady increase in the number of California students seeking financial aid came to an abrupt end this year, and while it’s too soon to know exactly why 25,000 fewer students filled out federal aid forms than last year, all signs point to the pandemic.

 

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY

 

Environment:

 

Are Electric Cars Really Better for the Environment?

Wall Street Journal

EVs produce fewer emissions overall than their gas-powered counterparts, but there are caveats.

 

Commentary: The paradox of the California condor

CalMatters

The young California condor stood patiently in a makeshift field laboratory, tolerating the team of biologists taking a blood sample to test for lead poisoning. I could feel the bird’s composure through the feathers of his blackish folded wings as I hunched behind him, providing an extra set of hands.

 

Energy:

 

'Kern runs on oil': as California confronts climate crisis, one county is ready to drill

The Guardian

Kern county, which sprawls more than 8,000 square miles, connecting the Sierra Nevada slopes and the Mojave Desert to the counties on the Central Coast, is the oil capital of California. The county produces about 70% of the state’s oil and more than 90% of its natural gas – and it has plans to ramp up production.

 

Are California oil companies complying with the law? Even regulators often don’t know

The Desert Sun

On a breezy February afternoon at the ragged edge of rapidly gentrifying downtown Los Angeles, hipsters walk toy dogs along Pico Boulevard. Around the corner on 14th Street, an actor strikes poses for a photo shoot against murals of sunflowers, diamonds and inspirational sayings.

 

Renewable Energy Update - March 2021

JDSupra

Later this year, the California Public Utilities Commission expects to update the rules over how owners of rooftop solar systems are compensated. This Monday marked the day the two sides — as well as other interested parties in the debate — had to turn in proposals to the commission concerning net energy metering.

 

Oil Company Leaders Support Carbon Pricing Plan

Wall Street Journal

Top oil company executives, in a meeting with White House officials Monday, expressed support for putting a price on carbon emissions as a means to address greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change.

 

HEALTH/HUMAN SERVICES

 

Health:

 

Newsom says in less than 6 weeks all Californians can access COVID-19 vaccine

abc7

The COVID-19 vaccine could be available to all Californians very soon. Friday Governor Gavin Newsom announced vaccine accessibility will be expanded to all California's before the end of April.

 

Excess screen time can impair kids’ eyesight. Learn the signs of vision problems

Modesto Bee

Almost all aspects of life have been altered by the pandemic. Now, we have to add how children see the world, literally. Myopia, or nearsightedness, among young children is on the rise, and the pandemic is making things worse.

 

Human Services:

 

AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson: Breaking down the differences between coronavirus vaccines

abc30

Another COVID-19 vaccine -- AstraZeneca -- is poised to arrive in the U.S., bringing a fourth option for Americans. Each vaccine is administered slightly differently, some can result in different side effects, and studies have shown varying efficacy.

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Rite Aid extends COVID-19 vaccine priority scheduling period for teachers, school staff and childcare providers

Hanford Sentinel

Rite Aid has announced that it has extended the priority COVID-19 vaccine scheduling period for teachers, school staff and childcare providers, to help ensure these groups are vaccinated during the month of March.

 

Hugs, at last: Nursing homes easing rules on visitors

Bakersfield Californian

An 88-year-old woman in Ohio broke down in tears as her son hugged her for the first time in a year. Nursing home residents and staff in California sang “Over the Rainbow” as they resumed group activities and allowed visitors back in. A 5-year-old dove into the lap of her 94-year-old great-great-aunt for a long embrace in Rhode Island.

 

U.S. COVID-19 Testing Has Dropped Dramatically

Pew Trusts
As more U.S. residents receive their COVID-19 vaccinations, testing for the virus has plummeted, dropping by a third in two months.

 

IMMIGRATION

 

Despite 'Ample Warning,' U.S. Was Unprepared For Latest Surge Of Migrant Children

VPR
President Biden's administration is scrambling to deal with an increasingly difficult challenge on the Southwest border that's become one of the first big political firestorms of his nascent presidency.

 

Biden looks beyond border, dispatching officials to Mexico and Guatemala

Los Angeles Times

Facing criticism over a growing presence of migrant children at the U.S. southern border, President Biden on Monday dispatched a high-level team to Mexico and Central America to find a “humane” solution to the politically charged crisis.

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Opinion: Why it’s important for California that DACA recipients be provided permanent resident status

CalMatters

The American Dream and Promise Act recently passed by the House of Representatives is a positive step in the right direction.

 

LAND USE/HOUSING

 

Land Use:

 

Fresno recycling facility dumped hazardous waste in the past. Now it needs a cleanup plan

Fresno Bee

A metal recycling facility in South Fresno must fix damage it caused through illegal disposal of hazardous waste, following an order from the California Department of Toxic Substance Control.

 

Tower Theater supporters out in force to demonstrate against sale

Fresno Bee

Around 200 gathered across from the historic Tower Theater, March 21, 2021, to protest the sale of the venue to Adventure Community Church, which has been ok’d in court. Jaguar Bennett talks about how the sale will affect the district.

 

What’s next for the Oceano Dunes? We answer your questions about the park’s future

Fresno Bee

A recent decision by the California Coastal Commission prohibits off-highway vehicles at Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area by 2024.

 

Walter Hood, Oakland’s MacArthur ‘genius’ winner, explains why Black landscapes matter

Mercury News

“You could feel something in the landscape,” Walter Hood said, describing the underdeveloped waterfront lot in Charleston, South Carolina, that he is helping transform into the new International African American Museum.

 

Housing:

 

Fresno Homeless Housing Conversion a Model for the State, Mayor Says

GV Wire

“Crossroads Village is something that I believe is a model — not only a model throughout Fresno County — but a model throughout the state of California,” said Mayor Jerry Dyer.

 

Housing affordability brings newcomers to Kern River Valley, for better or worse

Bakersfield Californian

Word is getting out about the "undiscovered gem" of life in the southern Sierra Nevada as people fleeing big cities during the pandemic add new life — and money — to the Lake Isabella area.

 

Could these bills help California build more affordable housing?

CalMatters

California housing is crowded, expensive and difficult to find, but if a package of bills proposed by prominent Senate Democrats becomes law, some cities could look very different a decade from now. 

 

How can the Golden State tackle the high price of housing and keep the California Dream alive?

abc30

California is an expensive place to be. It has been since the time of the Gold Rush in the 1850s. The problem now is that it is exponentially more expensive to live in sections of California than other parts of the country.

 

Tight Supply Is Limiting Home Sales at Start of Spring

Wall Street Journal

The record-low number of homes on the market is limiting purchases heading into the spring selling season. Home sales typically slow in the winter before climbing in the spring, as families try to buy homes and move before the start of a new school year.

 

PUBLIC FINANCES

 

California tax revenue surges $14.3B above expectations, freeing money for COVID relief

Fresno Bee

California has collected $14.3 billion more in taxes than it expected to in January, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office announced, painting an even rosier state budget picture than he outlined at the start of the year.

 

Half a stimulus check? Some confused after receiving only part of $1,400 payment

Fresno Bee

The IRS said last week that it has already sent out around 90 million stimulus checks under the American Rescue Plan passed earlier this month — but some people have reported only getting partial payments.

 

Federal Reserve Payments to the Treasury Department Rose in 2020

Wall Street Journal

The Federal Reserve sent more profits to the Treasury Department last year as the income from its swelling asset holdings offset the impact of lower interest rates.

 

TRANSPORTATION

 

Gas prices continue to rise in the Central Valley

abc30

Gas prices are continuing to climb in the Central Valley. Prices at the pump in Fresno and its surrounding communities have risen almost three and a half cents per gallon in the last week.

 

California agencies will reap windfall from Biden infrastructure plan — if it gets traction

Los Angeles Times

A Biden initiative expected to pour up to $3 trillion into repairing America’s decrepit infrastructure and funding other programs has sparked a scramble across the nation for the federal funds — with California expecting to reap the biggest piece.

 

WATER

 

Video: Water Use in California

Public Policy Institute of California

California’s water use varies dramatically across regions and sectors, and between wet and dry years. With the possibility of another drought looming, knowing how water is allocated across the state can make it easier to understand the difficult tradeoffs the state’s water managers must make in times of scarcity.

 

Op-Ed: California needs to repeat history by passing new clean water laws

Los Angeles Times

The Porter-Cologne Water Quality Act, California’s state clean water law, passed in 1969 and became the model for the 1972 federal Clean Water Act. Nearly half a century after passage of the landmark federal law, it is time for both the state and the nation to assess progress and chart a new course.

 

“Xtra”

 

Storyland in central Fresno reopening this week

abc30

A popular family attraction is set to welcome back visitors later this week. Storyland in Central Fresno will open its gates Friday following a year of being shutdown because of the pandemic.

 

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