California

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Bills and Laws and court rulings

Jerry Brown appointees help approve higher rural fire fee, Sac Bee 11/10/11.

Federal agency congratulates itself for illegal delta smelt biop, Families Protecting the Valley, posted to KBC 10/29/11. "

San Diego Superior Court Upholds California Fish and Game Commission Regulations Pertaining to Marine Protected Areas, Rejects Arguments of Coastside Fishing Club, Somach Simmons and Dunn 10/25/11

California approves carbon trading to combat global warming, SacBee 10/20/11

Gun Control, Firearms AB 144, Calif. bills signed by Governor 10/10/11. "The bill would, subject to exceptions, make it a misdemeanor to openly carry an unloaded handgun on the person or openly and exposed in a motor vehicle in specified public areas and would make it a misdemeanor with specified penalties to openly carry an exposed handgun in a public place or public street, as specified, if the person at the same time possesses ammunition capable of being discharged from the handgun, and the person is not in lawful possession of the handgun, as specified..."

CALIFORNIA - Jerry Brown signs California Dream Act, SacBee 10/9/11. "The program's expansion is expected to cost the state $23 million to $40 million annually...legislation would encourage illegal immigration and force students who are in the country legally to compete with undocumented immigrants for public resources.

"California: A Morality Tale in Three Parts" - a speech U.S. Congressman Tom McClintock gave to the Council for National Policy, posted to KBC 10/8/11.

Obama Interior Department Rife with zealots, Washington Examiner, posted to KBC 9/27/11.

Central Valley - Judge throws out parts of salmon, steelhead plan, Contra Costa Times, posted to KBC 9/25/11

Angry federal judge (Wanger) rips 'false testimony' of federal scientists, Washington Examiner, posted to KBC 9/24/11

Federal Court Eviscerates Obama Administration's California Water Policy, Congressman Nunes Newsletter, and Letter from Congressman Devin Nunes to Secretary Salazar, 9/22/11

Judge: Salmon protections too costly to water users, Contra Costa Times 9/21/11.

U.S. District Court: 2009 salmonid biop found to be unlawful, Central Calif district court decision 9/20/11

California - California's poverty rate highest in more than a decade, SacBee, posted to KBC 9/15/11
National - News Alert: U.S. poverty rate rises to 15.1 percent, Washington Post, posted 9/15/11

To: The Honorable Members of the California Redistricting Commission, from Frank Tallerico,  retired Siskiyou County Superintendent of Schools July 7, 2011

California water rules rile farmers - Would mean radical changes for industry, Monterey County Herald, posted to KBC 6/25/11

California Democrats may benefit from redistricting, H&N 6/11/11. "California's new voting districts could put Democrats within reach of as many as five more seats in Congress and enough in the state Legislature for the two-thirds majority..."

Re-district lines are a sham, by Liz Bowen, president Scott Valley POW/Protect Our Water 6/10/11.

California: Brown proposes prison reduction plan: "Corrections chief Matthew Cate said the state must immediately begin overhauling the prison system to meet a November deadline to lower its head count by more than 10,000 inmates."

Water and Power Subcommittee to hold Fresno Field Hearing on the Man-Made Drought in California,  House Natural Resources Committee 3/21/11

Calif Budget Committee voted to eliminate funding for fairs, 2/17/11

Unemployment rate up in Northern California counties. LaMalfa named to committees. H&N, posted to KB C 2/1/11. "December indicate 16.1 percent of people in Modoc County and 19 percent in Siskiyou County were unemployed..."
"Calif. Senator LaMalfa is "vice chairman of natural resources; vice chairman of elections and constitutional Amendments; agriculture; budget and fiscal review; governance and finance; veterans affairs; joint legislative audit; and the joint committee on fisheries and aquaculture."

CALIFORNIA - Sacramento Bee article this Nov 10: "...Legislative Analyst's Office projects that (California's) looming deficit is $25.4 billion..." KBC NOTE: The KBRA promises further downsize agriculture, Cal Fish and Game, along with environmental groups and the Karuk Leadership have managed to ban gold mining, ripping out 4 hydro dams on the Klamath River will destroy Siskiyou County economy, 3 of Obama's proposed new National Monuments will shut down millions of acres of land to resource use, Schwarzenegger signed away millions of acres in Calif to wilderness. Sept. 2010 unemployment rate for California 12.4%

(Calif) Governor signs $10 million Williamson Act bill, Siskiyou Daily 10/22/10

Smelt regulations violate Constitution, Capital Press, posted to KBC 8/28/10

Delaying the $11 Billion Water Bond: What Does it Mean for the Delta? 8/12/10, by Somach, Simmons and Dunn

***Assembly passes ban on carrying unloaded handguns in public, Sacramento Bee, posted to KBC 6/4/10

Reps. Costa and Cardoza Take Aim At NMFS Biological Opinion, Congressman Costa Press Release, posted to KBC  4/30/10. "...tens of thousands of acre-feet of water are now flowing into the ocean.  Flexibility in implementation of the NMFS biological opinion would allow more of this sorely needed water to reach the Valley."

The Glory that Was San Joaquin, singer Joey Joseph, posted to KBC YouTube 4/30/10

California Unemployment 12.4 percent, Sacramento Bee, posted to KBC 1/24/10

< Turn the Water On, YouTube video. Shut down Central Calif Farming, rip out hydro dams, hello?

Central Calif - Federal Fish Agency Refuses to Answer Any Questions On Scientific Basis for Its Restrictions on Water Deliveries, Family Farm Alliance, posted to KBC 1/15/10

ESA blamed for low flows (Calif. Central Valley), Capital Press 12/3/09

PacifiCorp will be filing a general rate case with the California Public Utilities Commission today for a rate increase, 11/20/09

‘It’s just depressing,' Calif Central Valley water shutoff impact, H&N 11/19/09. "His (Keppen's) organization also is part of a lawsuit demanding the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service release its studies on what needed to be done to help fish species such as the Delta smelt, and there likely will be a push to suspend the Endangered Species Act in the region." (KBC Note: Dan Keppen supports the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement, which says, "NMFS and FWS expressly reserve the right to make determinations and take actions as necessary to meet the requirements of the ESA and implementing regulations." Our request for Mr. Keppen: Please explain to us why it's ok to enforce ESA regulations in Klamath Basin but not in Central California.

State Legislature approves comprehensive package to overhaul water system, including an $11-billion bond, LA Times, posted to KBC 11/6/09 (includes Klamath dam removal funds)
Money for Klamath dam removal included in California water bill, Oregonian, posted to KBC 11/6/09
Historic state water deal now up to voters, Contra Costa Times, posted to KBC 11/6/09. "The package would require state residents to cut water use by an average of 20 percent over the next decade and, for the first time, require water users to measure and report their use of underground water, ending California's status as the only Western state that does not regulate ground water."

11/6/09: U.S. Unemployment Rate 10.2%, Highest Since 1983, 10/21/09 Oregon was 11.5%, Calif.12.2%

California, Sacramento unemployment fall (to 12.2%), Sacramento Bee 10/16/09

PRESS RELEASE: Hastings Opposes Democrat Leaders’ Misplaced Priorities, Calls for Relief for San Joaquin Valley Farmers and Families, posted 10/16/09

Enviros now going after groundwater, Families Protecting the Valley 10/14/09 (KBC NOTE: in the closed-door negotiated Klamath Restoration Agreement, there is a map of the groundwater areas that will be controlled, from South near Alturas (Canby) Calif, West near Doris Calif, and North through the Upper Klamath Basin. We farmers have no access to the latest drafts that detail the mandates and regulations for our land and water and our deeded rights.)

Schwarzenegger pushes lawmakers for water deal, Capital Press 10/9/09

Court orders government to pay for water losses; decision could open door for more districts to seek payment for water shifted to fish, Contra Costa Times, posted to KBC 10/7/09

People need to know about San Joaquin Valley, H&N letter 10/7/09.

Schwarzenegger Executive Order: ALL Californians to be vaccinated for swine flu! posted to KBC 10/21/09

(San Joaquin) River restoration: Ready for dry run, 9/29/09

California unemployment rate hits 12.2 percent, Sac Bee 9/18/09

Families Protecting the Valley, Westlands, CA water shutoff:
Click here to view Channel 30 Action News coverage
Click here to view the TV ad featuring FPV Executive Director Alan Autry

California unemployment rate hits 12.2 percent, Sac Bee 9/18/09

Statement from Thomas Birmingham Regarding "Water Hoarding", Westlands Water District 8/21/09.

California unemployment: 11.9 percent, Sacramento Bee 8/21/09. (KBC NOTE: Our governor favors removing Klamath River Dam agreement downsizing agriculture, voted to ban Calif. suction dredge mining, put thousands of acres into wilderness off limits to resource use, and Calif. just made a marine preserve decimating the fishing industry. Not to mention the 40% unemployment in Central Calif. for shutting off irrigation water to thousands of farms for a little fish. Unemployment?)

Calif. lawmakers shift focus to water problems, Capital Press 8/16/09
Sean Hannity in Central California where 1/2 million acres of farmland have been shut off from water over a little fish. 40% unemployment. HERE for video from 8/12/09.

Valley's ag, water economics a conundrum, Fresno Bee, posted to KBC 6/29/09

California lawmakers lose bid to change water rules, Miami Herald , posted to KBC 6/29/09

California unemployment rate hits record high, Sac Bee, posted to KBC 6/21/09

Biological opinion takes water from people, Capital Press editorial 6/11/09

Federal plan will protect chinook salmon, H&N 6/5/09

Farmers Losing Crops to Endangered Fish, FOX, posted to KBC 5/18/09

Calif. Central Valley - People or fish: Who gets water under ESA? by M. David Stirling, Guest comment 5/7/09, Capital Press.

April 2009 "Monthly Briefing" (PDF), Family Farm Alliance, including California Water March Draws 10,000.

As California water wars heat up, GOP congressmen say there's no real shortage, SacBee 4/24/09

Water system to get federal stimulus funds, CFBF 4/22/09. Lists where $260 million stimulus money will be spent.

Fresno County Farm Bureau issues statement on water supply for Fresno County’s federal water contractors, Press Release 4/21/09

Thousands rally for water supply solutions,  San Joaquin Valley, CFBF 4/22/09

Millions for Klamath, Trinity Fed stimulus dollars targeted for fish, dam-removal study, Triplicate, posted 4/17/09

Stimulus funds will pay to study dams, H&N 4/17/09

* Obama to Valley agriculture: Dry up, Fresno Bee 4/17/09. "The answer was a simple one from Salazar — the vast majority of this money won't be seen in the farmworker-dominated communities that are experiencing 40% unemployment because of drought conditions. But there was plenty of money for projects in Northern California for environmental uses."

Schwarzenegger declines to endorse lifting ESA protections, Capital Press 4/17/09

< Mile-long parade draws thousands; ‘There’s plenty of water, but it’s going for fish’, Capital Press 4/17/09

California March For Water, April 14-17, near Fresno, Calif. NEW ANNOUNCEMENT

The Latino Water Coalition’s “March for Water” kicked off yesterday, by Dan Keppen, Family Farm Alliance 4/15/09

Interior chief says California water system outdated, Capital Press 4/15/09

Thousands join mile-long parade to protest water cuts, Capital Press 4/14/09

Thousands expected to march for water in California, Capital Press, posted to KBC 4/12/09
NEW ANNOUNCEMENT: Calif. March for water, 4/12/09

Central Valley irrigators look to Klamath Basin for assistance, H&N 4/5/09. New California Central Valley website: www.ourvalleywatercrisis.org 

Another Empty Bucket, by Susan Sutton, April 2009

Republicans Call for Action to Address Man-Made Drought, Projections: Up to 35,000 Jobs Lost and 300,000 Acres of Farm Land Unused, House of Representatives Natural Resource Committee 3/31/09

Northern California counties post record-high jobless rates, H&N, posted to KBC 3/30/09.  

Updated allocations show severe water shortages will remain, California Farm Bureau Federation, posted to KBC 3/27/09. " ...it's a human tragedy. Valley towns are drying up and farmers are buying food to distribute to people they used to employ and provide paychecks...nearly 256,000 acre-feet of water that would have been available for export south of the delta washed into the Pacific Ocean as a result of the new U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Biological Opinion aimed at protecting the delta smelt. All of this points directly to a need to improve our system of capture and conveyance in order to avoid the year-to-year whipsaw of environmental and hydrological variance,"

California can't afford more water problems, Capital Press 3/26/09

Northern California counties post record-high jobless rates, H&N, posted to KBC 3/30/09

Delta Town Hall meeting in Walnut Grove (6/24/08) questions to regarding the taking of their irrigation water.
http://www.water.ca.gov/deltainit/docs/062408WalnutGrove.pdf

Lawmakers seek billions to expand, improve California's water supply, LA Times 2/27/09.

Schwarzenegger declares Calif. drought emergency, Capital Press 2/27/09

Water Wars Wage in Fresno, KMPH Fox News26. 2/4/09, Lloyd Carter, CA. Board member of Water Impact Network and President of CA Save Our Streams council was on a panel debating Delta farmers and farm workers; "What parent raises their child to be a farm worker? These kids are the least educated people in America or the southwest corner of this Valley. They turn to lives of crime. They go on welfare. They get into drug trafficking and they join gangs."   (KBC Note: this is the anti-American mentality of well-funded groups trying to rewild the West and decimate our livelihoods, our people, our infrastructure (dams), and our farm supplies.)

(Calif.) State, local jobless rates soar (9.3) Sac Bee, posted to KBC  2/1/09
Calif. panel rejects new offshore oil drilling, Sac Bee, posted 2/1/09. "...House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and other members of the California congressional delegation who also expressed concern that approving a drilling proposal could undercut their efforts to reintroduce the federal moratorium."

Feds distribute timber payments for rural counties, Capital Press 1/15/09

Local, state unemployment rises in November, Sac Bee 12/19/08.  

Center for Biological Diversity stops trout fishing in CA, Trout plants halted - it's a load of bullfrogs!, San Francisco Chronicle, posted 12/1/08

California jobless rate soars to 8.2%, SacBee 11/22/08.

California bans conventional egg production, Capital Press, posted to KBC 11/5/08. "Many producers have said they will consider moving their operations to other states, or even to Mexico."

A move to secede on California-Oregon border, San Francisco Chronicle 10/5/08. "Locals complain that federal and state regulators have hampered the fishing and timber industries to protect forestlands and endangered species such as sucker fish and the spotted owl...folks in Siskiyou, Modoc and the other potential Jefferson counties could whack the red tape from both federal and state officials and get rid of the sales tax..."

(California) State, local jobless rates jump, SacBee 9/19/08.( KBC NOTE: So let's take 732,000 acres and make wilderness in Calif, shut down the west coast fishing because Sacramento River had a low run, decrease forest thinning and let the fires burn, destroying economies. Take more than  l100,000 acres out of farm land and ranches in the Klamath Basin and sell it to the feds to make swamps to decimate the ag communities in Klamath Basin. Why is there unemployement?)

California jobless rate hits 7.3 percent in July, Capital Press, posted to KBC 8/17/08

Tribes tangle over slots pact, SacBee 8/10/07

Fervor to ban light bulbs dims, Sacramento Bee, posted 6/18/07. Description by Fox News: Junk Science, light bulb lunacy posted 6/18/07