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Daily Report: Money and Politics

Prospect of comic on water board worries environmentalists

May 7, 2010, 12:05 AM
Born in Mexico and raised in Los Angeles, comic Paul Rodriguez emerged in the 1980s as an appealing crossover star, IMBd.com says. “Sticking close to his Latino roots as the basis for his comedy,” as the entertainment website puts it, Rodriguez has been featured in big-screen stand... + read more
California Watch
Daily Report: Environment

$230 million fish freeway aims to save crops, salmon

March 24, 2010, 12:03 AM
Officials broke ground yesterday on the largest U.S. Department of the Interior stimulus project in the nation, a bypass allowing fish to reach their spawning grounds while protecting a valuable water source for Northern California farmers. Red Bluff Diversion Dam The project to update... + read more
Sacramento Delta, fish, water
Daily Report: Environment

After spending another $750,000 on studies, Delta fish are still in trouble

March 22, 2010, 12:05 AM
It wasn’t sloppy science after all. After spending $750,000 in taxpayers’ funds to assuage the suspicions of a grower with close ties to U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the National Academy of Sciences says that the Delta’s fisheries are in deep trouble, all right.  ... + read more
health care, drought
Daily Report: Money and Politics, Environment

Delta Democrat denies swapping health care vote for irrigation water

March 19, 2010, 12:02 AM
Did the Obama administration swap the fate of the Delta’s endangered salmon for a couple of votes for the president’s health care overhaul? Probably, says the Republican National Committee. Rep. Dennis Cardoza, D-Merced A preposterous smear, says one of the Central Valley... + read more
Dianne Feinstein, Sacramento Delta
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Feinstein's water plan: jobs and environmental disaster?

February 16, 2010, 12:08 AM
Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s call to divert more Northern California water to Central Valley farms is running head on into new scientific evidence that the region’s famed Chinook salmon are on the verge of extinction.  Last week, Feinstein rattled environmentalists and some... + read more
Spotlight: Money and Politics, Environment

Corporate farmer calls upon political allies to influence Delta dispute

December 6, 2009, 4:40 PM
When Stewart Resnick needed help, he turned to U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a frequent recipient of his campaign contributions.  + read more
See letters tracking how Stewart Resnick asked for help, and got it.
Spotlight: Money and Politics, Environment

INTERACTIVE: How a wealthy campaign contributor influenced a Delta dispute

December 6, 2009, 4:37 PM
California Watch senior reporter Lance Williams takes you through the document trail that shows how a wealthy corporate farmer influenced a Delta dispute with the help of U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein. + read more
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