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Tag: water policy

Deborah Bell-Holt stands in the street of her neighborhood in Jefferson Park near Downtown Los Angeles on Jan. 21, 2021. Photo by Shae Hammond for CalMatters
Posted inCalifornia Divide

‘The most basic form of PPE’: 1.6 million households face water shutoffs

Jackie Botts by Jackie Botts January 26, 2021February 19, 2021

In April, the governor issued an executive order that barred water shutoffs for customers who don’t pay their water bills. State leaders are looking for ways to bail out struggling residents and smaller water systems alike, both buckling under $1 billion in water debt statewide.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom outlines his 2021-2022 state budget proposal during a news conference in Sacramento, Jan. 8, 2021. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo/Pool
Posted inWhatMatters

Newsom’s reopening about-face raises questions

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven January 26, 2021January 26, 2021
A water tank serving Buena Vista Migrant Center near Watsonville on Nov. 10, 2020. The tank stores water from a well that exceeds state guidelines for a chemical called PFOA by 3 parts per trillion--the state's new threshold is 10. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inCalifornia's Toxic Legacy

Well water throughout California contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’

Avatar by Rachel Becker November 19, 2020December 4, 2020
The Uptown theater in downtown Napa remains closed to the public on May 8, 2020. Today, businesses in Napa County were permitted to reopen for curbside pickup. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inWhatMatters

As cases rise, some counties hit brakes

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven May 29, 2020May 29, 2020
The Hurricane Hunters fly a WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft into the North Pacific to meet an atmospheric river on January 28, 2020. Photo by Rachel Becker for CalMatters
Posted inWhatMatters

Dams at risk + Riding atmospheric rivers + Coronavirus concerns

Dan Morain by Dan Morain February 26, 2020February 26, 2020
California Assembly minority leader Marie Waldron speaks at a rally to repeal AB 5
Posted inWhatMatters

Dreaming in Salinas about a home + Gig economy battle ahead + The water fight to come

Dan Morain by Dan Morain February 24, 2020February 23, 2020
Bayard Rustin
Posted inWhatMatters

Seeking a water war truce + Pardoning a civil rights icon

Dan Morain by Dan Morain February 5, 2020April 22, 2020
Posted inWhatMatters

Newsom turns to Delta tunnel project, while a conservative icon dies

Dan Morain by Dan Morain January 17, 2020January 16, 2020
Posted inWhatMatters

Newsom pokes Trump over homelessness, water wars, and Nancy Pelosi’s poll numbers

Dan Morain by Dan Morain December 5, 2019December 5, 2019
Posted inWhatMatters

Newsom, Democrats lose effort to force Trump to release taxes—and it wasn’t close

Dan Morain by Dan Morain November 22, 2019November 21, 2019

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