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Recent briefings below
Recent Briefings
From 1,000-year-old grape vines successfully revived in the Negev Desert to the severe diesel spikes hitting Central Valley agriculture, today's Garden Gate Gazette explores how natural and geopolitic…
Our top story today brings us to the U.S. Supreme Court, where justices have left a nationwide hold on federal mail-in ballot rules intact ahead of the midterms. We're also tracking the final draft of…
California's water supply takes center stage in today's briefing with a pivotal environmental approval for the $4.5 billion Sites Reservoir. Beyond the Central Valley, we detail a formal civil investi…
On this Sunday edition of The Garden Gate Gazette, we look at finalized details from the 18th BRICS summit and California's historic tribal co-management pact for Clear Lake, both cemented over the we…
The multi-agency water consensus California officials have been building since 2022 is abruptly fracturing in today's Garden Gate Gazette, following threats of federal withdrawal. We also examine a hi…
A brewing jurisdictional battle over offshore oil leases headlines Friday's Gazette, as the Commerce Department initiates a formal review of the California Coastal Commission. Also on the docket: an $…
Thursday's edition of The Garden Gate Gazette takes us first to California's Central Valley, where lawmakers have established new transparency rules for agricultural chemicals. We are also unpacking a…
Welcome to Tuesday's edition of The Garden Gate Gazette. A pivotal California water agreement faces sudden collapse today as federal authorities and the Westlands district pull their support for the s…
Today on The Garden Gate Gazette, the fragile diplomatic window in Eastern Europe shatters as heavy Russian bombardment returns to Kyiv. We're also tracking the largest 3D cosmic map ever constructed,…
The collision over artificial intelligence infrastructure expands into national politics in today's Gazette, as the Central Valley's pushback against data centers becomes a key congressional battlegro…