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Environmental groups slam final Delta Tunnel EIR as California fish populations collapse
SACRAMENTO – As California’s salmon and other fish populations struggle to survive in the worst ecological crisis in the state’s history, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) today released a final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed Delta Conveyance Project (Delta Tunnel). DWR also
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An Insider’s Perspective on Governor Newsom and the State Water Board
A Conversation with Max Gomberg and Peter DrekMeier | Via ZOOM, Tuesday, November 28 AT NOON PST. REGISTER | In an online discussion with Tuolumne River Trust Policy Director Peter Drekmeier, former State Water Resources Control Board staffer Max Gomberg will discuss the policy missteps and public trust betrayals of the agency
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Assemblymember Nguyen has a bill signed, another vetoed by Gov. Newsom
Two bills sponsored by Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen (D – Elk Grove) met different fates after reaching Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk. While Newsom signed Nguyen’s Assembly Bill 386, he vetoed Assembly Bill 372. According to a press release by Nguyen’s office, “AB 386 will help financial abuse investigators to
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With the death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, whom will Gov. Newsom appoint?
By Alexie Kosoff | CalMatters.org | The death of Dianne Feinstein, California’s groundbreaking senior senator for more than three decades, was announced today, scrambling politics in both her home state and Washington, D.C. With more a year left in Feinstein’s term, Gov. Gavin Newsom must now appoint a
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Delta Tunnel Project Removed from 2024 Calif. budget in deal between Newson, legislative leaders
Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins, and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon on the evening of June 26 reached an agreement on the 2023-24 state budget that does not include the 45 mile-long Delta Tunnel project in the trailer bill language. “In the face of continued global
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What you need to know about the California budget deal
By Sameea Kamal and Alexei Koseff | CalMatters.org | June 27, 2023 Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. Just in time for the start of a new fiscal year July 1, Gov. Gavin Newsom and
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State senators, public interest groups testify against Governor’s Plan to weaken environmental laws
On June 8, the California Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee held a 3-hour informational hearing about the proposed Infrastructure proposals gutting CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) and other environmental laws that Governor Gavin Newsom wants to include as a package of trailer bills attached to the state budget that
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Governor Newsom Guts Landmark State Environmental Law to Expedite Salmon-Killing Delta Tunnel
At the site of a future solar farm in the Central Valley, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced a legislative package and signed an executive order that would gut the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to expedite the construction of the salmon-killing Delta Tunnel and other infrastructure projects, drawing condemnation from
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Elk Grove News Minute Podcasts – One thing California and Texas have in common
Texas Governor Gregg Abbot is expected to sign an interesting piece of legislation soon. Approved by Texas Republican legislators, the law allows the state to supersede most any local ordinance. Listen Time 1 Minute Subscribe to our YouTube channel, or follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
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Jury issues death sentence for man convicted in South Land Park quadruple homicide of family members
Has not been used in California since 2006 A Sacramento County Superior Court jury has issued a death sentence of a man convicted of a quadruple homicide. The rare sentenced was issued on Friday, May 12 against Salvador Vasquez-Oliva who was convicted on May 1 on four counts of first-degree
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Gov. Newsom appoints 2 to Sacramento Superior Court, elevates appellate court justice to presiding justice
Today Gov. Gavin Newsom made several judicial appointments including to the Sacramento Superior Court and one Sacramento Superior Court Judge to the State Appellate Court. The two appointed to the superior court are Shauna Franklin, and Julie Weng-Gutierrez. Ms. Franklin has served as a Deputy District Attorney at the Sacramento