>Congressman John Garamendi (D-Fairfield, CA), one of California’s strongest voices against Governor Brown’s so-called “twin tunnels” plan, commented on the Recirculated Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, now known as the California WaterFix.

U.S. Representative Ed Royce (R-Fullerton) released the following statement after voting for passage of H.R. 2647, the Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015: "As this historic drought continues, Congress needs to revamp how we respond to wildfires to better protect our citizens and their property. This bipartisan bill streamlines federal efforts to combat wildfires by improving forest management, allowing FEMA to coordinate with the Forest Service when responding to disasters, and fixing the currently broken funding system for fighting fires

The Senate today unanimously approved an amendment offered by Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) to the Every Child Achieves Act that would eliminate barriers to children receiving assistance from the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) homeless assistance programs

The City of Santa Clarita, along with The Energy Network, will host a free “Lunch & Learn” workshop regarding The Santa Clarita 100 Greener Homes Project on Friday, July 17, 2015. The event will run from 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Santa Clarita Chamber of Commerce, located at 27451 Tourney Road

The Bureau of Reclamation and the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) today released for public review a joint Partially Recirculated Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR)/Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan/California WaterFix. Public commenting on the document is open from July 10 until Monday, August 31, 2015.<

Two Northern California real estate investors pleaded guilty for their role in bid-rigging conspiracies and mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California, the Department of Justice announced today.

Rep. Lois Capps (CA-24), along with Rep. Jared Huffman (CA-02) and more than 20 other original cosponsors from California, introduced a comprehensive bill that would provide emergency funding to help local communities stretch existing water supplies and improve water infrastructure in response to the California drought.

Reps. Jared Huffman (D-California) and Denny Heck (D-Washington) today introducednew legislation to help homeowners make investments in their homes and save money on their electricity and water bills. The Solar and Water-Efficient Homes Act would improve and modernize theTitle I Home and Property Improvement Loan Program, one of America’s oldest tools for assisting homeowners to remodel and upgrade their homes, and spur homeowners to invest in efficiency upgrades, greywater systems and other water-conserving improvements, photovoltaic panels, and new HVAC systems.

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Rep. Paul Cook (R- Apple Valley) announced today that his office will conduct mobile office hours in Inyo County on July 13. Rep. Cook’s staff will be at the Inyo County Government Building located at 163 May St., Bishop, California from 1:00PM to 4:00PM in the County Administrative Officer Conference Room.

Standard & Poor’s upgraded its rating from A- to A, while affirming its stable outlook on the bonds. Moody’s affirmed its A3 rating for the same bonds, and assigned a rating of Baa1 to several other HMRB series.

The California Strategic Growth Council today unanimously approved $121.9 million in competitive grants and loans to 28 housing and transit-friendly infrastructure projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions contributing to climate change

The Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) is seeking potential additional victims of a man charged with publishing fraudulent home improvement ads on Craigslist and defrauding over $11,000 from clients. Eric Clifton Miller, 35, Buena Park, is charged with seven felony counts of residential burglary, one felony count of grand theft, and six misdemeanor counts of petty theft. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of 17 years and eight months in state prison

California State Parks continues implementing water conservation measures within its state park system. Effective July 15, all state parks and beaches will shut off outdoor rinse stations. “California is facing extremely severe drought conditions,” said California State Parks Director Lisa Mangat.

Many economists and academic studies have chronicled the harms of rent control including stunted property values, exacerbated shortages of available units and increased deferred maintenance issue

Coronal Group LLC (Coronal) and Panasonic Eco Solutions (Panasonic) announced the completion of the 220-acre Coronal Lost Hills Solar Project, which generates enough emission-free solar energy to power approximately 5,200 Southern California homes through a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement with Southern California Edison (SCE).

The San José Department of Housing will host the Housing 2.0 Symposium in 2016 to help develop a better system for creating housing that will address the broad needs of residents, employees and businesses in one of the most expensive housing markets in the world. The symposium is supported by $45,000 from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

Mayor Eric Garcetti today announced that Los Angeles had been awarded three major grants from the federal Corporation for National & Community Service. The grants, totaling $4.4 million, would recruit 119 AmeriCorps members, 94 to be stationed throughout Los Angeles, and over half in the Promise Zone established by President Obama in 2014.

With an improving economy and job market over the past year, home buyers have started forming households again, and buyers who previously experienced a foreclosure or short sale are back in the housing market, according to the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®’ (C.A.R.) “2015 Survey of California Home Buyers.”

AGC SD Retail Holdings, LLC, a joint venture of Newport Beach-based Citivest Commercial Investments, LLC and New York-based Angelo, Gordon & Company, has acquired a nine-property retail portfolio in San Diego for $183.25 million, according to Citivest President Larry Weese.