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1California Couple’s Device that Produces Water out of thin air wins $1.5M

California Couple’s Device that Produces Water out of thin air wins $1.5M

Jan 4, 2019

This past October, a California couple named David and Laura Hertz won the $1.5 million XPrize For Water Abundance for their device which produces water by using air. The XPrize competition was created by a group of philanthropists, entrepreneurs and others to fund audacious, futuristic ideas aimed at protecting and improving the planet. Over the […]

2California’s Contaminated Water

California’s Contaminated Water

Nov 5, 2018

Tomorrow is election day, and there are many issues being voting on this year. One issue in particular is important because it deals with a fundamental thing that everyone needs in order to survive, water. Proposition 3, known as the Water Supply and Water Quality Act of 2018, invests $8.87 billion in California water infrastructure, […]

3From Vertical Farming, Robotics and Precision Plant Breeding, Progressive California Farmers Continue to Innovate

From Vertical Farming, Robotics and Precision Plant Breeding, Progressive California Farmers Continue to Innovate

Oct 18, 2018

By Luis Alvarado California is home to the some of the most progressive farmers in the world. Despite enormous odds and pressures – drought; climate change; rising land, gas and energy costs; wildfires; labor shortages; regulatory burdens; relentless attacks from pests and disease – the state’s farmers soldier on, providing fresh fruit, produce and dairy […]

4Los Angeles Depends on California’s Farmers

Los Angeles Depends on California’s Farmers

Oct 17, 2018

By: Raul Riesgo Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to travel from downtown Los Angeles to a farm several hours away. The farm tour was part of an effort by farmers to build bridges with people like me who live in cities and have very little understanding or appreciation of our California-grown food supply. […]

5San Diegans paid $2 Million after being over Billed on Water Meters

San Diegans paid $2 Million after being over Billed on Water Meters

Oct 4, 2018

An analysis by the San Diego Union-Tribune found that single-family homes serviced by the city’s water department were collectively overcharged by over $2 million last year. An internal audit of the Public Utilities Department was done after several customers started complaining last year that their water bills had increased dramatically, but authorities downplayed the situation. […]

6Nestle Allowed to Continue Taking Water from San Bernardino National Forest

Nestle Allowed to Continue Taking Water from San Bernardino National Forest

Jul 27, 2018

Last month, the U.S. Forest Service announced that it has granted Nestle a new three-year permit to continue operating its bottled water pipeline in the San Bernardino National Forest. The agency stated that the permit has been offered to the company “with measures to improve the watershed’s health” along Strawberry Creek. Nestle’s special use permit […]

7Los Angeles River is Open for Recreation

Los Angeles River is Open for Recreation

Jun 21, 2018

The Los Angeles River opened to the public for the summer on Memorial Day. Residents are able to do things such as fish or kayak in the Sepulveda Basin and Elysian Valley until Sept. 30, when the river will be closed again to the public. Despite the river being open, some people are wondering whether […]

8Governor Brown Should Tap Budget Surplus to Fund Promised Water Storage Project in South Central Valley

Governor Brown Should Tap Budget Surplus to Fund Promised Water Storage Project in South Central Valley

May 10, 2018

By Luis Alvarado, President of Familias Unidas de California Governor Brown has seen it all before. Severe drought conditions that plagued the state in 1976-1977 looked eerily familiar to the California’s most recent drought. On both occasions, Governor Brown took the initiative to declaring a state of emergency. In 2014, with California experiencing such unpredictable […]

9Cross-Border Sewage flow has California Legislators Asking for more Resources

Cross-Border Sewage flow has California Legislators Asking for more Resources

Apr 26, 2018

Last month, California legislators called for more resources to fight cross-border sewage flow and other contaminants that threaten area beaches and one of California’s few remaining salt marshes. State Senator Ben Hueso (D-San Diego) asked Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration to take legal action against the federal government to bring more focus and resources to protect […]

10California warned Nestle about water drawn from San Bernardino National Forest

California warned Nestle about water drawn from San Bernardino National Forest

Jan 25, 2018

Last month, the State Water Resources Control Board notified Nestle Waters North America that an investigation concluded it doesn’t have the proper rights to about three-quarters of the water it withdraws for bottling in San Bernardino National Forest. The report stated, A significant portion of the water currently diverted by Nestle appears to be diverted […]

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