Capital Insiders, Water

PCL Insider – May 2020

Tracking California’s Water Issues During the Pandemic   Even during this pandemic, bad actors in California’s water politics do not take the...

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Land Use, Capital Insiders, Legislation, Water

PCL Insider – October 2017 – California Legislative Summary

PCL’s 2017 California Legislative Summary Matthew Baker, Policy Director   It was a big year in the California Capitol: the precedent setting Cap and...

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Climate, Legislation, Public Health & Toxics, Water

PCL Joins Lawsuit to Challenge Delta Tunnels Proposal

PCL has joined a coalition of conservation groups in a suit to block the California Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) approval of the controversial Delta...

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Guest Blog

Governor Brown Stresses Environmental Goals

Governor Brown spent over one third of his inaugural address on protecting the environment by setting new goals to slow climate change. He clearly wants to...

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Capital Insiders, Water

Californians Voice Opposition to The Governor’s Delta Tunnel Project

Two weeks ago, Governor Brown evoked media uproar when he unveiled his plans to construct a pair of huge underground water tunnels to convey water from the...

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High Speed Rail, Land Use, Capital Insiders, Climate, Legislation, Water

How Environmental Protection Fares in Governor’s Budget

Last week, due to a technical glitch, the Brown Administration unintentionally released the Governor’s proposed budget a few days earlier than expected....

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High Speed Rail

With Release of New Business Plan, is High Speed Rail in California on the Right Track?

The California High Speed Rail Authority (HSRA) released its most recent business plan this morning during a press conference held at the Sacramento Railroad...

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Legislation

2011 Legislative Wrap-Up: Big Wins for the Environment; A Few Veto Casualties

Last night, the 2011 legislative session officially came to a close at midnight. The highly anticipated first year of Governor Brown’s new term has yielded...

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Water

Governor Says Current 2012 Water Bond Won’t Cut It

Regarding the $11.14 billion water bond currently slated for the November 2012 ballot, Governor Brown on Friday stated, “”We have to figure out a...

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Legislation

Democratic Budget Gets Signed and Passed

Last Tuesday, Democrats used the new power of simple majority vote to pass a state budget with no Republicans voting in favor of the measures. The budget,...

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