Environment
November 16, 2015
The Sacramento City Unified School District bought tens of thousands of dollars in canned peaches, pears and applesauce from China, defying a federal guideline that asks U.S. schools to serve domestic food and running counter to the district's embrace of the local farm-to-fork movement.
October 30, 2015
Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-Fairfield, CA) submitted his public comment on the massive twin tunnels, falsely called the “California WaterFix”, that are proposed to be built through the heart of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
October 28, 2015
Comments to Delta tunnel proponents are due this Friday, October 30, 2015. Comments can be submitted to BDCP/WaterFix Comments, P.O. Box 1919, Sacramento, CA 95812 or by email to BDCPComments@icfi.com.
October 20, 2015
California needed to pour cold water on the idiots flying drones so close to California wildfires that they threaten lives and drive away aircraft trying to put out the blazes. Gov. Jerry Brown didn't think enough about the threat to sign legislation limiting the use of drones.
Issues:
Agriculture
Environment
October 7, 2015
The bill would provide $415 million over the next decade to advance the region’s highest-priority restoration projects.
Issues:
Environment
Ending Gun Violence
September 28, 2015
If enacted, this law could lead to premature approval and construction of projects with disastrous environmental consequences, such as the Twin Tunnels project that would drain vital resources from the Sacramento Delta.
Issues:
Environment
Ending Gun Violence
September 25, 2015
Rep. John Garamendi (D-Fairfield, CA) talks with Wolf Blitzer and Anderson Cooper about Pope Francis' speech to Congress.
September 24, 2015
Issues:
Environment
September 22, 2015
Rep. John Garamendi talks about fire prevention and fire safety on ABC10 Sacramento special edition, 9/19/2015
Issues:
Environment
September 15, 2015
Local Congressman John Garamendi discusses the Valley Fire and Butte Fire on CNN's The Situation Room, September 14, 2015