Rally at the Capitol: Legislators, water leaders, residents and farmworkers call for a drought declaration and a water bond this year, while opponents urge Brown to abandon the tunnel plan Maven Other News Item January 17, 2014About 800 to 1000 people rallied on the steps of the Capitol yesterday, urging Governor Brown to declare a drought...
Assembly water bond hearing focuses on north state needs Maven Other News Item December 5, 2013From Assemblymember Anthony Rendon: “Assemblyman Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood), chair of the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee convened a hearing...
Policy, politics & public opinion: What does it take to craft and pass a successful water bond? Maven Best of the Notebook October 30, 2013With the grim reaper of legislation sure to be visiting the $11.14 billion water bond early in 2014 to officially...
Maven’s Minutes: Senator Wolk and Assemblymember Rendon present their bonds at the Joint Senate Committee hearing, “Setting the Stage for a 2014 Water Bond: Where Are We and Where Do We Need To Go?” Maven Legislative Hearings September 25, 2013Currently, there are two bond measures that are working their way through the legislative process. Senator Lois Wolk has introduced...
Senate hears water bond proposals; Legislators, public discuss options for 2014 Water Bond Maven Legislative Hearings September 25, 2013From Senator Wolk’s office: A joint hearing of the Senate Environmental Quality and Natural Resources and Water Committees heard presentations...
State and Federal legislation update: State legislature punts to 2014, House version of WRDA bill introduced Maven Other News Item September 15, 2013The State Legislature has adjourned for the year, punting the water bond, CEQA reform and the possible move of the...
Water bond update: Assembly Water Bond Working Group completes its work on new state water Bond Maven Other News Item September 12, 2013From the Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee: “The Water Bond Working Group convened by Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez...
Uncommitted water bond funds: Just how much is there? Maven Other News Item August 20, 2013From 2000 to 2008, voters approved nearly $100 billion in general obligation bonds to fund the state’s infrastructure needs with...
Assembly Committee for Water, Parks, and Wildlife’s informational hearing on the framework for a water bond Maven Legislative Hearings August 18, 2013On August 15, the Assembly Committee for Water, Parks, and Wildlife held an informational hearing to gather public comment as...
Senator Wolk introduces new $5.6 billion bond to address state’s urgent water needs Maven Other News Item August 13, 2013From Senator Wolk’s office, this press release: Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis) today introduced a $5.6 billion water bond to provide...
Principles for Developing a Water Bond: Comments received so far, and how to add yours to the mix Maven Other News Item July 18, 2013On July 2nd, the Chair of the Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife Anthony Rendon presented proposed Principles for...
Senator Steinberg speaks on the water bond and the BDCP Maven News and Features July 12, 2013At a press event yesterday, Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg shared his views on the water bond, saying it needed...
Chair Anthony Rendon presents “Principles for Developing a Water Bond” to the Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife Maven Legislative Hearings July 3, 2013With the budget passed and the Legislature preparing to turn its attention to restructuring a new water bond, Anthony Rendon,...
Second water bond hearing: “What’s Changed Since the Legislature Passed the Safe, Clean, and Reliabile Drinking Water Supply Act of 2010?” Maven Legislative Hearings March 14, 2013On Tuesday, March 12, 2013, the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee and the Senate Governance and Finance Committee held...
Overview of California’s debt condition: Priming the pump for a water bond Maven Legislative Hearings March 1, 2013On February 26, 2013, the Senate Governance & Finance Committee and the Senate Natural Resources & Water Committee held a...
