Wine industry 'strongly' supports governor’s wildfire strategy 03/04/21 12:00 AM By Brad Hooker The Wine Institute is backing the Newsom administration’s $1 billion budget proposal for forest health and fire prevention.Read More
Daybreak: Cox and Garamendi tackle water project loans in new bill 09/16/20 4:27 PM By Brad Hooker Reps. TJ Cox and John Garamendi have introduced a bill that would expand low-interest, long-term loans for water projects.Read More
“It is so terrifying”: Ranchers evacuate North Complex Fire, often without their animals 09/15/20 11:46 PM By Brad Hooker For the third time in four years, Butte County rancher Megan Brown had to evacuate her land on Sunday. Others are struggling to evacuate in time.Read More
Wildfire bill concerns processors, revives Friant-Kern Canal funding 08/28/20 1:42 PM By Brad Hooker Food processors fear raised utility rates but attempts to win ag interests through infrastructure funding.Read More
Daybreak: Return of the climate bond 06/04/20 9:59 AM By Brad Hooker Setting the stage for ag carbon markets * Pandemic wiping out food security gainsRead More
The last climate bond survives another hearing 06/04/20 8:53 AM By Brad Hooker The Assembly Appropriations Committee has passed a $7-billion climate resilience bond.Read More