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The California Department of Finance announced California’s population increased by just over 67,000 people in 2023.
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As the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas surpasses six months, families in the U.S. with roots in Palestine watch the destruction from afar.
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Hillcrest Tree Farm in Reedley has just kicked off an apprenticeship program for aspiring steam train conductors and engineers, which they believe is one of the few of its kind in the country.
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With even more water expected to drain into the Tulare Lake basin in the coming months, the return of this lost lake is reviving a battle of man vs. nature in the San Joaquin Valley.
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President Joe Biden accepted Gov. Gavin Newsom’s request for a major disaster declaration on Monday, opening the doors for direct federal aid to flood victims in seven California counties, including Tulare.
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After the Department of Water Resources announced California has its biggest snowpack since the 1950s, local water managers are seeing some surprising results of their own.
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A series of cold storms have supercharged California’s snowpack to levels not seen in decades, busting records and potentially causing big problems for communities downstream.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on Friday to bring more resources to the already-flooded Tulare Lake basin in the southern San Joaquin Valley.
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Constituents in Congressman Kevin McCarthy’s district urged the House Speaker to preserve benefits such as Social Security and Medicare at a rally on Thursday, March 30, 2023.
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California has one of the most complex water systems in the world. And so, the factors giving rise to our region’s floods are more complicated than the simple cascading of rain and snowmelt downhill during a rainier-than-average wet season. This article highlights the rivers that run through the San Joaquin Valley and form Tulare Lake, and explores water storage and flood prevention infrastructure like dams and levees.
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A $25 million dollar grant from the state’s Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund gave the community of Lamont a tool in its fight for drinking water.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom requested a disaster declaration from the White House in light of extreme storms.