…groups are pushing to remove Scott Dam and Cape Horn Dam, arguing that free-flowing rivers will restore fish populations. Brazil countered that argument with hard data. Over the past 20…
Potter Valley Dam Removal Threatens California Water Supply
Northern California’s Potter Valley is facing what local leaders describe as an existential threat: the potential removal of the Scott and Cape Horn dams, a decision that could dismantle the…
Potter Valley Water Fight Intensifies: Todd Lands Warns “This Could Happen Anywhere in California”
…for rural communities across the state. The guest was Todd Lands, Vice Mayor and former Mayor of Cloverdale, who explained how the Potter Valley Project depends on two dams: Scott…
Brooke Rollins in California, Potter Valley Dams, and Propane Tech: A Big Day for AgNet News Hour
…important to ignore, even with ongoing political tension between state and federal leadership. A major topic Rollins addressed was Potter Valley, where local stakeholders are fighting to preserve the Scott…
Brooke Rollins Warns California Agriculture Faces an Existential Threat
…Security Rollins centered her opening comments on the Scott and Cape Horn dams in Potter Valley, which have provided reliable water to the region for more than a century. She…
AgNet News Hour: Health, Water, and California’s Crossroads
…an extended and candid interview with Assemblyman David Tangipa (District 8, Central Valley). Tangipa sharply criticizes California’s leadership, arguing that chronic deficits, high gas prices, wildfire recovery failures, and massive…
David Tangipa on Prop 50, High-Speed Rail, and the Fight for California’s Central Valley
David Tangipa California Assemblyman-District 8 California Assemblyman David Tangipa (District 8) joined Ag Meter to discuss the future of California politics, agriculture, and representation, with a sharp focus on redistricting,…
AgNet News Hour: Nutrition Policy, Prop 50, and California Agriculture Under Pressure
…major portion of the episode features an in-depth interview with California Assemblyman David Tangipa, who reflects on the legacy of late Congressman Doug LaMalfa, a fourth-generation rice farmer remembered for…
Kings County Farm Bureau Takes on Sacramento Over Groundwater Rights
…the move, calling Ference “a modern-day David taking on the Goliath of Sacramento.” McGill agreed, saying, “This is what we need — people standing up to these unelected boards that…
George Washington and Slavery: A Complex Legacy
By Andrew David Lytle Sr./ Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons George Washington’s Complicated Relationship with Slavery George Washington, the first President of the United States, had a deeply complicated relationship with slavery….
David Tangipa: Fighting for California Farmers and Rejecting Proposition 50
A New Voice Rising from California’s Heartland David Tangipa (L) with the “Ag Meter” In a state that feeds the world but often seems to fight its own farmers, Assemblyman…
David Tangipa Slams Insurance Commissioner and Prop 50 on AgNet News Hour
The October 9 edition of the AgNet News Hour brought another fiery interview with Assemblyman David Tangipa, who joined hosts Nick Papagni and Josh McGill to expose corruption in Sacramento…
Alexandra Duarte’s Fight for California’s Future
…also has the backing of Congressmen Jay Obernolte, Vince Fong, and David Conaway. “This is a conservative seat, but last time six Republicans ran, which allowed two Democrats to get…
Fighting for California Agriculture and Values: David Tangipa on Water, Farmers, and Policy
David Tangpia California’s Central Valley is the heart of American agriculture, and its farmers face unprecedented challenges. Recently, I had the privilege of speaking with David Tangipa, Assemblyman for the…