In today’s District Daily Press, Coachella Valley Water District representatives finalize funding for air quality and habitat creation projects at the Salton Sea, and Ventura County Resource Conservation District pays off their election debt.
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<< BUDGET, FINANCES, AND TAXATION >>
Sacramento Bee Alexei Koseff USA Apr 23 1:00 am
Soda, companies back initiative to limit taxes in California
*story of interest
Business groups are prepared to spend tens of millions of dollars this year on a California initiative that would make it more difficult to raise state and local taxes.
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<< COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EVENTS >>
Bakersfield.com USA Apr 24 6:45 am
WSRPD RECEIVED LARGE DONATION
URM: West Side Recreation and Park District
Central Network
The West Side Recreation and Park District (WSRPD) received a check for $15,000 from Chevron last week. The money will go towards WSRPD's Stop Scholarship Program, which assists local youth in paying for WSRPD sports, classes and activities.
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<< ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY >>
KMIR News USA Apr 23 5:10 pm
Funding Secured for Salton Sea Management Plan
RM: Coachella Valley Water District
Assembly District(s): 42, 56, 71
Senate District(s): 28, 38
Southern Network
RM: Imperial Irrigation District
Assembly District(s): 56
Senate District(s): 40
Southern Network
A decade-long plan for dust suppression and habitat building projects at the Salton Sea will be fully funded, a Coachella Valley lawmaker’s office announced Friday.
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<< FORMATION AND REORGANIZATION >>
Marin Independent Journal USA Apr 23 5:23 pm
Marin County civil grand jury calls for sewer agency consolidation
RM: Ross Valley Sanitary District
Bay Area Network
URM: San Rafael Sanitation District
Bay Area Network
The report, released Friday, recommends immediate consolidation of three sanitary districts in central Marin — Sanitary District No. 1 (Ross Valley), Sanitary District No. 2 (Corte Madera) and the San Rafael Sanitary District.
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<< HUMAN RESOURCES AND PERSONNEL >>
InlandPolitics.com USA Apr 21 10:33 am
The Sun: Why an Inland water district board member was fined $36,500
RM: San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District
Assembly District(s): 40, 42, 47
Senate District(s): 20, 23
Southern Network
California’s campaign finance watchdog agency has fined an Inland water district official $36,500 for multiple infractions, including failing to close a legal defense fund tied to his fight to serve on two elected bodies at the same time.
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Siskiyou Daily News USA Apr 20 9:25 am
Locals pursue Public Utility District option for Klamath
UAM: LAFCO of Siskiyou County
Northern Network
As the process to remove four dams on the Klamath River moves forward, one local group is attempting to set in motion a completely different outcome – a takeover of the dams to be operated by a Public Utility District.
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<< INFRASTRUCTURE, INNOVATION, AND INVESTMENT >>
MontereyHerald.com Jim Johnson Monterey Herald USA Apr 23 6:31 pm
Appeals court rejects to Peninsula water district levy
RMS: Monterey Peninsula Water Management District
Assembly District(s): 29, 30
Senate District(s): 17
Coastal Network
After nearly five years in court, the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District’s water supply charge has been upheld by a state appeals court.
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The Beach Reporter Megan Barnes USA Apr 24 11:26 am
Desalination plant public info session set for Wednesday
RM: West Basin Municipal Water District
Assembly District(s): 50, 54, 62, 64, 66
Senate District(s): 26, 27, 30, 35
Southern Network
The West Basin Municipal Water District is holding its first public info session this week about its proposed $380 million El Segundo desalination plant, which would turn 20 million gallons of seawater a day into drinking water for the South Bay.
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<< PUBLIC SAFETY AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE >>
ABC7 KABC Carlos Granda USA Apr 20 6:20 pm
Compton, Willowbrook residents dealing with 'contaminated' water
RMS: Sativa Los Angeles County Water District
Assembly District(s): 64
Senate District(s): 35
Southern Network
The water in this unincorporated part of the county comes from the Sativa Water District.
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CBS Los Angeles USA Apr 24 8:23 am
Pipeline Repairs Force 1M Inland Empire Residents To Conserve Water
RM: Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Assembly District(s): 39,41,43,44,45,46,48,49,50, 51,52,53,54,55,57,58,60,61,62,64,65,66,67,68,69, 71,72,74,75,76,77,78,79,80
Senate District(s): 18,20,22,24,25,26,29,30,32,33 34,35,36,38,39,40
Southern Network
About one million residents from eastern Los Angeles into San Bernardino counties are being asked to cut down their water use this week due to repairs which will shut down a major pipeline. Along with MWD, the Inland Empire Utilities Agency and Three Valleys Municipal Water District are also served by the Rialto Pipeline.
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<< TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY >>
Ventura County Star Kathleen Wilson USA Apr 24 9:09 am
Ventura County Resource Conservation District pays off $41,000 election debt
RMS: Ventura County Resource Conservation District
Assembly District(s): 37, 38, 44
Senate District(s): 19, 27
Coastal Network
The board of the Ventura County Resource Conservation District has paid off a year-old election debt of more than $41,000 after selling a parcel behind its office in Somis.