Report: California Democrats Seek to Bolster State’s Role as ‘Abortion Haven’ with 17 More Bills
California Democrats introduced 17 more bills to “further bolster” the state’s role as an “abortion haven.”
Proposition 1
Exclusive — California Grassroots Activists Oppose Democrats’ ‘Intentionally Vague’ Attempt to Codify Late-Term Abortion
Californians will decide in less than two weeks whether to codify the “right” to abortion up to birth in the state’s Constitution.
Poll: 71% in California Back Proposition 1, Abortion Until Birth
A new poll reveals that an overwhelming majority of registered voters in California approve Proposition 1, a constitutional amendment that would guarantee the right to abortion until birth if passed by a referendum in November.
California to Fund Construction of First Reservoir in Four Decades
The California Water Commission was awarded $816 million of Proposition 1 money to begin building the $5.2 billion Sites Reservoir — the state’s first big reservoir since the 1970s. The $7.5 billion Proposition 1: Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement
Democrats Try Poison Pill to Stop Trump’s $1.4 Billion Shasta Dam Expansion
Congressional Democrats have tried inserting a poison pill into new spending proposals in an effort to stop the Trump administration’s planned $1.37 billion Shasta Dam expansion.
California Republicans Demand the State Start Building Promised Reservoirs
California Republican state legislators showed up to the California Water Commission (CWC) this week to demand that $2.7 billion of Proposition 1 Water Bonds be spent to build new reservoirs.
Prop 1: California Water Commission Kills All 12 Proposed Reservoirs
The California Water Commission appears to have killed all 12 of the above-ground storage reservoirs proposed under the voter-approved, $7.5 billion Proposition 1 water bond of 2014 by estimating they will all cost more than their benefits.
California Tries to Leverage Hurricane Harvey to Fund $20 Billion Flood Control
California hopes to leverage the attention on Hurricane Harvey flooding to convince the federal government to fund some of the $20 billion needed to repair the dilapidated Central Valley flood control infrastructure.
Northern California Snowmelt Crisis as Temps Rise into 70s
Northern California will face a new flood crisis for Oroville Dam and Shasta Dam, as 10 days of up to 75 degree weather will spark an early spring snowmelt.
Voters in Texas Tell Uber and Lyft to Shove It
Voters in Austin, Texas, decisively rejected a proposal by Uber and Lyft to relax regulations on their companies. They have now responded that they are “pausing” operations there.
Some Farmers Oppose Referendum on High-Speed Rail
Although polls reveal that most Californians now want to repurpose “high-speed rail” funding for drought relief, some farmers in the area are concerned that the initiative could actually make their lives worse.
GOP Bill: Use High-Speed Rail Money for Water Instead
Two California Republican lawmakers have proposed a ballot measure that would divert bond revenue from a pricey high-speed rail project to pay for more water storage in the drought-parched state.
Another Water Bond?
Unsatisfied with Proposition 1, the $7.5 billion water bond approved by California voters last November, a former deputy secretary of the state’s Natural Resources Agency wants to put yet another water bond on the 2016 ballot.
Jerry Brown Unveils $1 Billion Drought Relief Package
California Gov. Jerry Brown was scheduled to visit the state Capitol in Sacramento on Thursday morning to outline a $1 billion plan to help the state navigate through a fourth year of drought.
