On Water

Opinion: California took on energy crisis, now it faces water crisis
San Francisco Chronicle / by Lester Snow, Director, CA Department of Water Resources

Q&A: Governor's top water exec is hot for $10 billion bond
Sacramento Bee / by Kevin Yamamura

Governor signs bill to fund initial work [re. Salton Sea]
Desert Sun / by Jake Henshaw

Conservationists decry proposed changes to Endangered Species Act
Stockton Record / by Alex Breitler

Veto puts tenants at risk of water shut-off
San Francisco Chronicle / by Charles Burress

SSJID sells surplus water for $224,000: Conservation allows district to help two neighbors
Manteca Bulletin / by Dennis Wyatt

O.C. prepares for possible water cutbacks: For water-starved Southern California, getting help from neighbors could be tougher next year
Orange County Register / by Deepa Bharath and Peter Schelden

Fresno residents could face changes in how they use water
Fresno Bee / by Denny Boyles

Other Voices: Wildfires leave impact on California water source
Grass Valley Union / by Norman Pillsbury
Norman Pillsbury, Ph.D., is professor emeritus of forest hydrology and watershed management at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo who has conducted research into watershed systems for more than 30 years

Dropping groundwater levels worry Durham residents
Chico Enterprise Record / by Heather Hacking

Chances remote for more drilling off Calif. Coast
Press-Enterprise / Associated Press / by Samantha Young

San Juan city council members approve massive bond [to fund upgrades to the city's water and wastewater system]
Pinnacle News / by Jessica Ablamsky

Sea turtles are back, noshing on jellyfish
San Francisco Chronicle / by David Perlman

Kelp makes diving deadlier: Thick growth of algae blamed in separate deaths of 2 abalone hunters this year
Santa Rosa Press Democrat / by Laura Norton

Warning on lead fallout at gun clubs
San Francisco Chronicle / by Jane Kay

Activists fight for clean water, burn drugs
Oakland Tribune / by Sean Maher

Fresno's planning fails three court tests: City wins just one in 10 challenges; settles 6 others.
Fresno Bee / by Brad Branan

NEWS RELEASE: Public Meeting will address "Biological Opinion" on Fisheries, Current Water Supply (PDF)
Sonoma County Water Agency and US Army Corps of Engineers