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Back to homepageCould Obama also privatize the Central Valley Water Project?
May 1, 2013 By Wayne Lusvardi Almost out of nowhere, the Obama Administration has opened up discussions for possibly privatizing the model asset of the New Deal, the Tennessee Valley Authority, to bring in revenues to the federal government and
Read MoreCalifornia’s Congressional Water Ballot for 2012
Nov. 5, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi Tomorrow California voters will not be voting on the proposed California Water Bond, which has been postponed until 2014. But voters will be voting on a number of local water projects such as the proposed
Read MoreMichael Reagan backs maverick write-in Assembly challenger
Nov. 4, 2012 By Katy Grimes How does an unknown write-in candidate for Assembly in a June primary earn a spot on the November ballot? And gain the endorsement of Michael Reagan, the radio talk show host and eldest son of Ronald
Read MoreFeinstein’s green platform no solution to state’s ills
Oct. 23, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., continues to refuse to debate her Republican opponent, Elizabeth Emken. That may be because Feinstein doesn’t want to be questioned about the many policies in her 20 years in
Read MoreCourt rules greenies told a whopper of a smelt fish story
July 19 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi Mark Twain once wrote: “Don’t tell fish stories where people know you; but particularly, don’t tell them where they know the fish.” The farmers in the California Central Valley know that environmentalists have been
Read MoreObama, Boxer, Feinstein still shorting Central Valley farm water
July 5, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi U.S. Sens. Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein, both California Democrats, are still shorting water to Central Valley farmers by vowing to kill H.R. 1837 in the U.S. Senate. That’s the San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act sponsored by
Read MoreRestoring the San Joaquin River for non-endangered red herring
Editor’s note: For clarity, this article has been modified to include an excerpt from the letter by Robert Pyke. June 11, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi Should we save the endangered red herring fish in California’s San Joaquin River? The question
Read MoreFeinstein offers pact with water devil
April 27, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi Yesterday U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., responded to a Republican-backed water bill stalled in the U.S. Senate with a deal that might end up as a pact with the water devil for farmers and water agencies.
Read MoreFeinstein bridge over troubled water war?
April 10, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi Borrowing lyrics from the Simon and Garfunkel song, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., recently has risked building a bridge over California’s troubled water wars. But is her action one of courage or political pandering during
Read MoreFeinstein Ends Truce, Restarts Water Wars
MARCH 29, 2012 By WAYNE LUSVARDI California’s water wars are back. U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., sent a letter to the Association of California Water Agencies late Tuesday March 27 again pitting North against South. The letter stated Feinstein was
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