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When the Water Runs Out
When Loralyn Sanchez turned on her kitchen faucet one morning last February, chocolate-colored sludge came out. She went from room to room turning on...
The Water Tunnel Boondoggle
The small town of Byron is one of the last rural outposts of the East Bay. While its neighbors in east Contra Costa County...
Governor Brown’s Giant Water Tunnels Plan Loses Two Big Court Rulings
State and federal appellate courts made two key decisions that could help protect the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and could derail Governor Jerry Brown’s...
Court Ruling Could Help Delta and Fish
After decades of litigation, a court ruling this week could help save the fragile Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and protect endangered fish. A Sacramento...
California’s Thirsty Almonds
Dan Errotabere's family has been farming the dry soils of the western San Joaquin Valley for nearly a century. His grandfather primarily grew wheat...
Richmond Refuses to Bow to Wall Street
Ever since Richmond unveiled its groundbreaking proposal to seize distressed mortgages from banks in order to help keep residents from losing their homes to...
Alternative to Governor’s Giant Water Tunnels Plan Would Be $6 Billion Cheaper
State officials recently admitted that they had incorrectly analyzed an alternative proposal to Jerry Brown’s giant water tunnels plan, and now acknowledge that it...
Zombie Properties Spread in Richmond
Jose Rodriguez, a stocky auto mechanic from Jalisco, Mexico, has been squatting in a vacant home in Richmond's Iron Triangle for the past four...
