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Why is GOP rebuffing Sen. Feinstein’s drought bill?

U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is renewing her call to Republican senators to vote for her revised compromise drought bill, S. 2016, the California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014. Feinstein claims her bill is five votes short of the 60 needed

Sen. Boxer: Conservation would solve drought

Wayne Lusvardi March 24, 2014

Can California’s zero-sum water wars only be resolved by a system of stern water conservation? That’s what California U.S. Senator at large Barbara Boxer left as an unanswered question at a March 20 Palm Springs water symposium on the

California’s culture could slow rush toward e-cig bans

James Poulos March 3, 2014

In the biggest “blue state” cities, administrative and regulatory action against e-cigarettes has been swift and fierce. California officeholders — from the city council level all the way up to the U.S. Senate — are poised to follow suit. But

Feinstein/Boxer drought-relief proposal already carried out

Wayne Lusvardi February 26, 2014

On Feb. 11, 25 days after Gov. Jerry Brown declared an official drought, California Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer introduced a drought-relief bill. Senate Bill 216, ” The California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014,” was introduced concurrently with

Drought Wars: Where did the farm water go?

Wayne Lusvardi February 6, 2014

Where did that farm water go? That’s a major question stalking California during its record drought. The finger-pointing sure is under way. On Feb. 4, environmental writer Dan Bacher pointed at state water managers, claiming they made the California drought worse by

Wild card water bill surfaces with no earmarks

Wayne Lusvardi October 25, 2013

Is it possible to imagine this kind of water bill coming out of Congress? It would: custom essay order Include no political earmarks; Streamline environmental clearances for water projects; De-authorize $12 billion of backlogged dormant water projects; Take the selection

CA legislators join vote to end federal shutdown

Adam O'Neal October 17, 2013

The 16-day federal government shutdown is over, and America’s borrowing limit has been raised following an 81-19 vote in the Senate and a 285-144 vote in the House. President Obama signed the measure into law shortly after midnight. The fight

Could this man beat Jerry Brown?

Adam O'Neal September 24, 2013

Odds are, Gov. Jerry Brown will be with California until 2019. Consider the political situation. It’s no secret that Brown, now 75 years old, would like to be the longest-serving governor in California history. Although he hasn’t formally announced, he

Pro-war Sen. Boxer nabbed defense industry cash

John Seiler September 15, 2013

It passes strange that Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Marin County, supports war with Syria. She’s one of the most liberal senators ever. She comes from Marin County, which is even more liberal than San Francisco. She gets most of her support

Why do Dems nominate Pelosi, Feinstein, Boxer?

John Seiler September 8, 2013

California is supposed to be a liberal state, with the most liberal Democratic Party in the country. Yet its top honchos back the bombing of Syria that is overwhelmingly opposed by Americans — left, right and center. Those honchos: House