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In early 2023, storms and floods in California caught water managers by surprise, and left families cleaning up flood disasters as a series of storms pounded the state for weeks.

We asked California governor candidates Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton how they’d manage conflicts over water. The Republican endorsed more spending on dams.

There are dozens of Fresno County water board seats up for election this November, but one of the most consequential won’t be on this, or any future ballots.

Chowchilla residents in the upscale gated community of Greenhills Estates may soon see a change, following a year of watching lake levels fall, fish die and algae spread.

Dead fish, shrinking lakes and a dispute over who controls a shared water system have divided the Greenhills Estates community in Chowchilla and sparked a legal battle.

Water diversions from the Kings River made Fresno's early growth possible. When a court case upended those water rights, developer Edward B. Perrin bought the Laguna de Tache ranch, and its water.

This Mexican-era land grant along the Kings River is an important chapter in the history of the Central Valley.

The Trump administration will start sending more water to California farmers in the state's crop-rich Central Valley. The move comes out of an executive order Trump signed in January. California officials and environmentalists are pushing back on the plan.

The state Water Resources Control Board voted last week to move the Kern subbasin out from under its enforcement purview and back under oversight of the Department of Water Resources.

Allegations against Director Larry Byrd feed into ongoing east versus west Stanislaus water feud.