Articles

  • Valley water amendments fail
    Oct 15, 2009  - San Joaquin Valley lawmakers failed Wednesday in efforts to turn a San Francisco Bay Area water recycling bill toward the Valley's advantage. Following heated debate and some political gamesmanship, a key House committee blocked Valley representatives from trying to add irrigation delivery provisio... More
  • Radanovich hears residents' take on health-care reform
    Oct 13, 2009  - With both houses of Congress moving forward on health-care reform legislation, Rep. George Radanovich held a town hall meeting Monday afternoon in this west-side community to hear from constituents on the controversial issue.   In many ways, it was a kinder, gentler version of a town hall me... More
  • Next up, major delta legislation
    Oct 2, 2009  - The House on Thursday gave final approval to a $33.5 billion energy and water bill, a snap compared to a future Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta package some lawmakers now envision. The appropriations bill easily approved Thursday funds projects throughout the Central Valley, including delta levee stud... More
  • Radanovich Fields Health Questions
    Sep 19, 2009  - There were a few boos and yells, but the mood was mostly affirming and civil in Friday afternoon's town hall meeting on health care reform, hosted by Rep. George Radano- vich, R-Mariposa. More than 500 people attended the event at the Oakdale Community Center. Nearly 100 people, ranging from teena... More
  • Hannity airs from Valley's west side
    Sep 18, 2009  - The water shortage on the Valley's west side got thrust into the national spotlight Thursday as conservative commentator Sean Hannity broadcast his Fox News Channel show "Hannity" live from a farm near Huron.   Several thousand people cheered him as he made fun of "radical environmentalists,... More
  • It's farmers vs. fish for California water
    Aug 20, 2009  - Supporters of California agriculture called on the Obama Administration and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday to lift water restrictions that were imposed to protect the endangered delta smelt, saying the fish is putting farmers out of business. The Pacific Legal Foundation pr... More
  • Valley health town halls kept to a minimum
    Aug 14, 2009  - Congressional town hall meetings can now be a contact sport, prompting San Joaquin Valley lawmakers to try different strategies for meeting with constituents. All four congressmen who represent the area between Modesto and Visalia are conversing with voters throughout the August recess. Not everyo... More
  • Obama gets Valley plea
    Aug 12, 2009  - Community activists and Valley politicians are stepping up their efforts to bring national attention to the area's water shortage -- pleading Tuesday for President Barack Obama to visit the drought-plagued farmlands.   Members of the California Latino Water Coalition, several local mayors an... More
  • Must keep united front on river settlement
    Jul 31, 2009  - Restoring the San Joaquin River, a process that is just beginning, continues to raise the ire of some local residents, who seem to have no viable alternatives to offer, against certain Valley congressmen because of their involvement in the river litigation settlement. Given this, we strongly defend... More
  • House expected to vote soon on tough food-safety bill
    Jul 29, 2009  - The nation's food suppliers will face new fees, inspections and penalties under a multibillion-dollar food-safety bill set for House approval as early as today. From importers and growers to processors and distributors, the 133-page bill touches every facet of the U.S. food supply chain. Taxpa... More