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PCL’s Capital Insider – June 29 2026

One thing is guaranteed when it comes to water in California – an annual flood of legislation related to this precious public resource. A quick search of the...

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Transportation, Land Use, California Today, Water

2020 Summer Newsletter

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Land Use, California Today, Climate, Wildfire, Legislation, Water, Habitat and Wildlife

California Today V48 #1 Spring 2018: SB 827, June Ballot Propositions, Wildlife, Wildfire, and more…

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Water, Uncategorized

Water & Power: A California Heist – tonight, March 14th at 9pm on the National Geographic Channel

Airs: 9pm Pacific Time on National Geographic (6pm Pacific on Direct TV) Water & Power: A California Heist is an acclaimed new documentary film from...

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PCL in the Press

Environmental groups call for governor to abandon Bay Delta Conservation Plan

1/13/14 by the Santa Clarita Valley Signal. SANTA CLARITA – A coalition of environmentalists called Monday for Gov. Jerry Brown to abandon his support...

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Water

Near-Term Tour Shows Projects – and Progress – in the Delta

By Rebecca Crebbin-Coates If you follow water policy, conflict and the Delta are nearly synonymous.  Decades of tug-of-war between maintaining adequate...

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High Speed Rail, Capital Insiders, Water

Governor Brown Proposes Weakening Environmental Review on California’s Largest Infrastructure Projects

The development of high speed rail and major water infrastructure projects for the Bay Delta are clearly top priorities for Governor Brown. Brown sees such...

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Water

Why the Scientists Say Delta Smelt Population Improved Slightly this Year

As Matt Weiser of the Sacramento Bee reported last week, Delta Smelt populations have rebounded this year but are a long way from full health and are still at...

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Water

Finally in Laymen’s Terms: Why Bigger Isn’t Always Better

Last Friday, in one of the clearest news stories ever, the Contra Costa Times reported why a huge Delta Conveyance tunnel does not make sense in the article...

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Water

Brown Administration to Look at Smaller Tunnel

On Tuesday, the Assembly Water Parks and Wildlife committee convened an informational hearing regarding the status of Delta plans; specifically the Bay Delta...

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