Presidents’ Day Weekend Wrap-Up: Obama’s San Joaquin Valley Visit
Welcome back! Here’s the wrap-up from the Presidents’ Day Weekend:
At the top of the scroll: “Governor Brown to Join President Obama in the Central Valley Today” headlined the news release from the Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. on Feb. 14. The White House released the transcript, “Remarks by the President on the California Drought,” and a video/blog post, “Administration-Wide Response to the Drought.”
The president’s drought-related visit topped NBC Nightly News with “‘Severe Crisis’ Leaves California Farmers Without a Harvest.” “California Drought: Obama Announces $180 Million Aid Package” was broadcast on BBC News. News articles generated by his visit included the following headlines: “Obama Promises Money for Drought Relief; Now the Hard Part Begins,” from the McClatchy Washington, D.C., Bureau; “Obama Vows to Give Attention to Drought in Valley Visit,” The Fresno Bee; “Obama Witnesses Toll of California’s Drought,” The Sacramento Bee; “In Parched Central Valley, a Message of Aid and a Warning from Obama,” Los Angeles Times; and “Obama Wades Into Water Wars in Visit,” San Francisco Chronicle.
Aquafornia Water Word of the Week: From sister site Aquapedia, the Water Education Foundation’s online water encyclopedia, read the post, “CVP: Aquafornia Water Word of the Week.”
Last Week’s Top Stories: The most viewed story was “In Fresno, Obama will Learn that California Water Issues are Tough to Unravel,” from The Fresno Bee. Excluding news articles, The Sacramento Bee Water of the Day Q&A received the most views.
What’s on the Calendar? Among this week’s events include the Foundation’s “Water 101 – The Basics and Beyond” Feb. 18-19 at UC Davis; the State Water Resources Control Board’s Drought-Related Public Workshops Feb. 18-19 in Sacramento; a California Water Commission meeting Wednesday, Feb. 19, in Sacramento; the Capitol Weekly and UC Center “A Conference on Water,” of which the Foundation is a silver sponsor, Thursday, Feb. 20, in Sacramento; and the “Investing in California’s Water” conference Friday, Feb. 21, in Century City.