It’s been almost a half-century since I first heard the term “peripheral canal” uttered by William Gianelli, who was then-Gov. Ronald Reagan’s top water official. The project, in one form or …
In late December, word went out from Sacramento: The long-anticipated (and in some quarters dreaded) 45-mile Delta tunnel has been approved. Construction presumably was to start soon, whenever that meant. …
The politics of water in California could be likened to the constant grinding of tectonic plates 10 miles or more beneath its surface. The Pacific Plate battles with the North American Plate …