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Weekly News Clips – The Barbed Wire – April 17, 2026

Apr 17, 2026   

RCRC press releases and related news clips about RCRC and our member counties. Please note that a subscription may be required to read some external publications.

Newsom sets special election to replace Eric Swalwell in Congress – San Francisco Chronicle

Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a special election to replace Rep. Eric Swalwell, whose resignation from Congress took effect Tuesday.

 

California salmon fishing to return after 3-year closure – CalMatters

After three years of unprecedented closures that devastated California’s fishing industry, commercial salmon fishing is poised to reopen this spring.

 

California’s largest and most polluted lake gets a new conservancy – CalMatters

California’s first new conservancy in more than 15 years will oversee restoration, manage habitat and improve air quality at the deteriorating Salton Sea.