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3 strikes

Fresno's planning fails multiple court tests

Interest groups and government agencies are successfully suing the city of Fresno, winning cases that raise questions about how the city protects the public from the effects of development. (Fresno Bee)


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System upgrade

San Juan Bautista approves $11.3 million bond

San Juan Bautista officials have approved an $11.3 million bond that is predicted to cost nearly $26 million to repay and will fund upgrades to the city's water and wastewater system. (Pinnacle News)


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Going green

Inland colleges work to recycle, decrease energy use

From solar panels mounted on roofs to paper recycling baskets tucked under desks, Inland colleges are going green. Some campuses are getting creative in the push to recycle waste, reduce energy consumption and clean up their carbon footprints. (Riverside Press-Enterprise)

Latest Headlines

California took on energy crisis, now it faces water crisis (San Francisco Chronicle)
Orange County prepares for possible water cutbacks (Orange County Register)
Veto puts tenants at risk of water shut-off (San Francisco Chronicle)
Governor's top water exec is hot for $10 billion bond (Sacramento Bee)
Warning on lead fallout at gun clubs (San Francisco Chronicle)
EPA's new Google Earth mash-up of renewable energy resources (Clean Technica)
Stalled restoration of Skaggs Island poised to begin (Santa Rosa Press-Democrat)
Lakeport countersues developer over sewage spill (Lake County News)
Surf's not up, so reef's coming out (Contra Costa Times)
Cadiz Valley desert water-storage plan renewed (Riverside Press-Enterprise)
Fresno residents could face changes in how they use water (Fresno Bee)
Lake Arrowhead construction sites agree to water terms (Contra Costa Times)
Activists fight for clean water, burn drugs (Oakland Tribune) NO DRUGS DOWN THE DRAIN
COLUMN: Greening plan needs a lot of green money (San Francisco Chronicle)
SSJID sells surplus water for $224,000 (Manteca Bulletin)
Hurdles cleared, work on levees begins (Marysville Appeal-Democrat)
Dropping groundwater levels worry Durham residents (Chico Enterprise-Record)
Financial stakes high in Valley water board races (Contra Costa Times)
Restoration plans begin for Tenaya Lake in Yosemite (Oakland Tribune)
Toxic material left near Desert Hot Springs homes (KPSP Thousand Palms)
WEDNESDAY: 'Biological Opinion' meeting on fisheries, water supply (SCWA)
Monte Vista Water District's conservation campaign wins award (MVWD)
Willits council imposes water rationing (Willits News)
Saving Snow Creek: Decade-old project restores Tahoe Vista wetlands (Sierra Sun)
Gray water: A do-it-yourselfer installs a rerouting system (Los Angeles Times)
Going solar: Morgan Hill sets eco-friendly agenda, carbon diet (Morgan Hill Times)
THURSDAY: 10th annual Paths to Partnerships Regional Forum (SDCWA) SIGN UP
Water-saving plan drowns: PWP proposals insufficient (Contra Costa Times)
$48 million contract for Folsom Dam, reservoir modification project (USBR)

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Quote of the Day

“The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money.”
— Alexis de Tocqueville

Photo of the Week

CORAL TAYLOR, P.E.
North Tahoe Public Utility District

In the tank
A contract worker with Utility Services Co. welds repair patches over corroded areas of North Tahoe PUD's Carnelian Woods #2 tank. The rehabilitation project aims to bring the 500,000-gallon storage tank up to safety codes. Rehabilitating the existing tank rather than replacing it was done to make the best use of existing district assets and funds.
A handful of leaks have been found and repaired, and more than 300 reconstructive patches have been welded over the corroded areas.
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Born on this Day
Anita Ekberg, 77; Jerry Lee Lewis, 73; Ian McShane, 66; Jean-Luc Ponty, 66; Bryant Gumbel, 60; Andrew "Dice" Clay, 51; Les Claypool, 45; Emily Lloyd, 38.

On this Day in 1957
The New York Giants played their last game at the Polo Grounds, losing to the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-1. The Giants moved to San Francisco for the next season.

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