A Not So New State Department
With the stroke of his pen, Governor Newsom morphed the Department of Business Oversight (DBO) into the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) with […]
Articles by Valerie Nera
A Permit Quagmire
How long should a permit renewal take? Not a new permit, but a renewal. Three days if your renewal permit is for a desalination plant […]
Water Supply Conditions
It looks like California is headed for a long dry summer. It’s not unusual for temperatures to reach 110 degrees during the summer months in […]
Stepping Up
Bankers stepped up to the plate to help allay financial concerns caused by the pandemic. The banking industry is offering a variety of support for […]
Ready or Not Here It Comes—State Groundwater Regulation
January 31, 2020 marks the first time in California’s history that groundwater will be regulated. Twenty-one critically over-drafted groundwater basins must submit detailed plans showing […]