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DWR is sponsoring a bill to fix Gov. Newsom’s executive order on protect drinking water wells and has teamed up with one of the Capitol’s most aggressive lawmakers for reforming state water laws.

California farm organizations are divided over a new bill that is proposing to loosen the penalties for ending Williamson Act conservation easements to streamline the deployment of large-scale solar development on retired farmland.

The advocacy group has fended off two bills and an executive order from Gov. Gavin Newsom and is expecting more of the same for 2023.

The Almond Board of California celebrated 50 years of hosting its annual conference, though the mood was dampened by a challenging year for inflation, water supplies and acreage.