An epic (alleged) water heist in the San Joaquin Valley
Essential California Prosecutors say a local water official orchestrated a decades-long scheme to steal from the Central Valley Project. Some see him as a hydrologic Robin Hood. April 29, 2024 View in browser The Delta-Mendota Canal, right, and a parallel canal under the Panoche Water District's control in Firebaugh, Calif. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) By Ryan Fonseca Good morning. It's Monday, April 29 . Here's what you need to know to start your day. Feds accuse former irrigation manager of decades-long water theft Hundreds of pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel demonstrators gathered at UCLA Sunday