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Weekly News Clips – The Barbed Wire – May 30, 2025 Edition

May 30, 2025   

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.

CEQA nearly killed childcare facility in our community. Enough already. – San Francisco Chronicle

In this opinion piece, by RCRC Board Delegate and Napa County Supervisor Anne Cottrell and her fellow Napa County Supervisor Liz Alessio, the authors explore the consequences of CEQA’s history of giving a few individuals de facto veto power over projects that a majority of the community wants and needs, and how the RCRC-Sponsored Senate Bill 607 (Wiener) would have made long-overdue changes to update the California Environmental Quality Act to reduce duplicative and unnecessary environmental reviews, promote infill development, and prevent CEQA abuse.

Water begins flowing to create new wetlands at shrinking Salton Sea – The Los Angeles Times

California officials sent water flowing to create new wetlands along the shores of the shrinking Salton Sea. The project is intended to control dust and provide habitat for fish and birds.

Fish and Wildlife Service extends debate on California frog habitat – Politico

Nervous California farmers, ranchers and water agencies have won more time to scrutinize a Fish and Wildlife Service proposal designating 760,071 acres of critical habitat for four foothill yellow-legged frog populations.