Dear President pro Tempore Atkins, Speaker Rendon, and Members of the California Legislature CC: Governor Gavin Newsom and Infrastructure Advisor Antonio Villaraigosa On behalf of more than 500 social justice organizations and thousands of people living on the front lines of climate change, we the undersigned write to express our strong support for Governor Newsom’s proposal …
Groundswell for Water Justice organized a Civil Rights and Water Justice Legislative Briefing featuring iconic civil rights champions Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the National Farmworkers Association, and Marc Morial, National President of the Urban League. CA Senator Steve Bradford, Vice Chair of the Legislative Black Caucus; CA Assemblymember Sabrina Cervantes, Chair of the Legislative Latino Caucus, …
Civil Rights and Water Justice Legislative Briefing Read More »
At 93 years old, Dolores Huerta, a civil rights icon for Latinos and all Americans, continues to fight for women, Latinos and working-class people. Huerta, who was born in New Mexico, has participated and led collective actions such as boycotts and strikes, as well as various social justice initiatives and community organizing. Along with Cesar …
Dolores Huerta talks to CALÓ NEWS about water justice, anti-hate and more Read More »
Encabezando una coalición de organizaciones de base, trata de articular políticas y coaliciones para dar voz a aquellos que tradicionalmente están excluidos de las discusiones de política en el estado El 25 de septiembre de 2012, el entonces gobernador de California Jerry Brown rubricó con su firma la ley AB 685, por la que el …
Six agencies within the Metropolitan Water District must reduce usage by 35% About 6 million people in Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Ventura counties must cut water use at least 35% by restricting outdoor watering to one day a week or other means, a hard target that could exact penalties or a total outdoor irrigation …
Edict will limit outdoor watering to one day per week for roughly 6 million people, largely in the San Fernando and San Gabriel Valleys as well as areas in San Bernardino County. Southern California’s water wholesaler took emergency action on Tuesday, April 26, in response to the regional drought, imposing unprecedented restrictions that will limit …
Southern California water supplier adopts unprecedented rule limiting outdoor irrigation Read More »
For much of Southern California, this was another rainy season that wasn’t. Dry, brown hillsides are testament to the fact that virtually the entire region has received less-than-average rainfall since the current water year started in October, with many areas 30-60% below typical. April and early May tend to be the region’s last chance for …
What rainy season? Southern California sees little relief on drought Read More »
At a point in the year when California’s water storage should be at its highest, the state’s two largest reservoirs have already dropped to critically low levels — a sobering outlook for the hotter and drier months ahead. Shasta Lake, which rises more than 1,000 feet above sea level when filled to the brim, is …
In farming areas across the Central Valley, a well-drilling frenzy has accelerated over the last year as growers turn to pumping more groundwater during the drought, even as falling water levels leave hundreds of nearby homes with dry wells. Counties have continued freely issuing well-drilling permits in the years since California passed a landmark law, …
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