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Recent briefings below
Recent Briefings
Today on The Garden Gate Gazette: a Super El Niño drives record coastal flooding across California, the Bureau of Reclamation finalizes its post-2026 Colorado River framework, and experimental archaeo…
A dramatic reversal in Fresno local politics tops our reporting today, as police officially clear City Council candidate Naindeep Singh following his weekend arrest in the Tower District. We are also …
California's coastal policies are undergoing a profound shift today, marked by the formalization of the state's first tribally co-managed marine protected areas and an impending administrative clash w…
The friction between California's ambitious environmental targets and its physical infrastructure continues to build. We're tracking a massive influx of campaign cash into the Prop 45 CEQA debate and …
Grassroots ecological action is reshaping California's landscape today, from new suburban pollinator corridors to high-tech botanical propagation in Walnut Creek. We're also tracking a 50,000-year arc…
Washington is threatening to strip California of its coastal management authority over offshore drilling opposition, setting the stage for today's briefing. We're also tracking a historic shift in Fre…
Fresno's municipal interventions lead today's coverage as the City Council advances new policies on immigration defense and Tower District safety. We're also tracking new R4+E3 maritime security talks…
Today on The Garden Gate Gazette: The Strait of Hormuz standoff pivots toward potential military strikes, California municipalities enact a wave of data center moratoriums, and state scientists projec…
Inland land-use battles anchor today's dispatch as Fresno County greenlights the Friant Ranch development over federal water warnings. We're also tracking California's first statewide post-fire refore…
Our top story today revisits the disputed water claims underpinning Fresno County's proposed Friant Ranch development. Elsewhere on the desk, California establishes its first co-managed tribal marine …