Brawley farmer Rusty Jordan continues with his series on water rights, rural to urban water transfers, and ‘right to service.’ In last week’s article, Jordan laid out the argument that solar farms brought little employment and no property taxes to the Valley but sent 100,00 acre/feet of Vall… Read more
In the previous article Brawley farmer, Rusty Jordan explained how Decision 1600 led to the Quantitative Settlement Agreement and how the IID became an electrical company. Jordan brings his argument back to solar spoils and El Centro farmer, Michael Abattii. Read more
Governor Gavin Newsom has endorsed Proposition 15 which will appear on the ballot come November. Proposition 15 is a split-roll tax initiative that would reassess and raise taxes on commercial and industrial property and doesn’t exclude agricultural facilities. Late last week, Newsom announ… Read more
In the previous week’s article, Rusty Jordan wrote about the pressure on the Imperial Irrigation District to make the QSA possible. Jordan said the IID gave up water storage in Lake Mead of intentionally created surplus for later withdrawal. In addition, Metropolitan Water District extended … Read more
Environmentalists think they've found an upside to COVID-19. Although the outbreak has claimed over 175,000 American lives and upended the economy, it has also caused pollution to plummet in cities across the country. Read more
Editor's note: This is the first of a series by Brawley farmer, Rusty Jordan, on his view of valley water issues. Read more
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There’s no question that the COVID-19 pandemic and the severe recession it spawned are widening California’s economic divide. Read more
EL CENTRO — When the shelter-in-place directive was ordered by the State to address the coronavirus, Imperial County’s Area Agency on Aging was inundated with calls from seniors with concerns about losing access to basic needs. Read more
I’ve been hearing rumors lately of the NCAA canceling the college football season. While this would have seemed like an almost unimaginable occurrence just a month ago, it very well could happen. After all, if people can’t congregate, then they’d have a hard time getting 100 guys on a practi… Read more
President Trump just proposed a small update to methane-emission regulations. But judging by the Democratic candidates' hyperbolic reactions, you'd think he personally assaulted Mother Earth. Read more
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