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  • Environmental group uncovers “secret” deal that forgives $400 Million in Central Valley Project debt

    Read the article with audio at: http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=26952 SANTA BARBARA October 16, 2014 10:33am Says it will allow continued selenium pollution “It is crony capitalism at its worse” WITH AUDIO The Westlands Water District and other users of water from the federal Central Valley Project are within months of seeing the Obama administration forgive $400 million the…

  • “Nearly unanimous” support for Proposition 1? I don’t think so!

    http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/13/1336335/-Governor-Brown-doesn-t-enjoy-near-unanimous-support# ON OCT 13, 2014 AT 12:27 PM PDT by Dan Bacher Governor Jerry Brown has claimed in his current special interest-funded ad campaign that Proposition 1, the $7.5 billion State Water Bond, has nearly “nearly unanimous” support for public funding for water transfers to enrich huge agribusinesses and to enable the biggest dam-building program…

  • Anglers Challenge Potential Ban on Fishing Gear by Cal EPA

    http://www.fishsniffer.com/dans_spotlight/details/anglers-challenge-potential-ban-on-fishing-gear-by-cal-epa/ Written By: Dan Bacher, October 13, 2014 The Brown administration, the same one that is relentlessly promoting the construction of the environmentally destructive peripheral tunnels, is now proposing to ban many items found in your tackle boxes in order to “save” the environment. On September 12, the state Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a…

  • The water bond: A classic David and Goliath battle in California politics

    http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/08/1335256/-The-water-bond-A-classic-David-and-Goliath-battle-in-California-politics WED OCT 08, 2014 AT 03:04 PM PDT by Dan Bacher The campaign for and against Proposition 1, the $7.5 billion water bond on the November 4 ballot, has emerged as the classic David and Goliath battle of this election season in California. The Governor, Republican and Democratic establishment, corporate agribusiness interests, construction unions,…

  • Ocean Fishermen Say Proposition 1 Would Destroy Salmon Fishery

    http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/04/1334311/-Ocean-Fishermen-Say-Proposition-1-Would-Destroy-Salmon-Fishery# SAT OCT 04, 2014 AT 12:01 PM PDT Dan Bacher If you think that the November election doesn’t have anything to do with salmon and other ocean fishing, please think again. The results of this year’s vote on Proposition 1, Governor Jerry Brown’s water bond that bails out corporate agribusiness interests, has EVERYTHING to…