Governor signs Ben Allen water rights bill
Legislation co-authored by State Senator Ben Allen was signed into law Oct. 8, to make it so certain water rights claims may be verified by the State Water Resources Control Board. Before this, senior water rights were exempt from the same level of scrutiny given to junior rights, which are subject to the Water Board’s permits.“This law takes a long-overdue step towards ensuring effective operation of our water rights system by certify
Redondo city council lenient on smoke shop violator, mayor may veto
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