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‘This impending state regulation could have huge implications for fire safety and development’ -The Press Democrat

RCRC’s Tracy Rhine is featured discussing state fire regulations and highlighting the need for a balanced approach that incorporates the need for housing and economic development alongside the need for fire safety.  

 

‘Biden and Newsom want to secure a domestic supply chain for critical minerals’ -Los Angeles Times 

Speaking Tuesday at a virtual roundtable with Government Gavin Newsom, President Biden touted a series of investments around the country, highlighting several in California, including in Imperial County. 

 

‘Feds’ Central Valley Project expects to send no water to most California farms this year, little to cities’ -San Francisco Chronicle

After an extraordinarily dry start to the year, the federal government announced Wednesday that most farms in California will likely receive no water from the state’s biggest reservoirs in 2022, the latest fallout from drought and a blow to an agricultural industry already crippled by tight supplies.