Special to the Mercury News Assemblymen Brian Dahle, R-Bieber, and Rich Gordon, D-Menlo Park, wrote this for the Mercury News “The two of us have many differences. One is a Republican, the other a Democrat. One represents a rural district, the other predominately suburban communities. There is plenty we do not agree on. But we are in […]

On August 15, the Assembly Committee for Water, Parks, and Wildlife held an informational hearing to gather public comment as they continue to work on developing a new water bond, titled “The Clean Drinking Water & Climate Change Response Act of 2014,” to address California’s water infrastructure needs. In response to the latest Water Bond Framework […]

Member Job postings listed on the MCWRA website for Georgetown Divide Public Utilities District and Placer County Water Agency. Click for :  Job Opportunities        

Assemblymember Anthony Rendon received over 50 comment letters, including letters from MCWRA and a MCWRA led coalition. Rendon staff summarized lengthy comments and then included some of each party’s comments verbatim, which are shown in italics. For the comments on the “Proposed Principles for Developing a Water Bond”, click link: Water Bond Principles – Comments II BACKGROUND: […]

In May, Assembly Speaker John Pérez appointed a working group in the Democratic caucus, to lead a program to brief Democratic Assemblymembers on the water bond and water issues generally. The Speaker also stated publicly that work on the water bond would not start until after passage of the budget. He appointed Assemblymember Anthony Rendon […]