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 Study finds California can cut farm water use (San Francisco Chronicle)
By growing less thirsty crops and investing in more efficient irrigation technology, California farmers could save billions of gallons of water each year - the equivalent of 3 dams to 20 dams, according to a controversial new report by an influential water...
 State budget standoff harms California's most vulnerable residents (San Jose Mercury News)
Lottery winners are still cashing in and judges haven't missed a payday, but California's record-breaking failure to pass a state budget is now hitting thousands of others hard. Vote: Is California's state budget impasse affecting you directly?
 Keep California High Speed Rail on track (BizJournals)
What do you do to accommodate a California population of approximately 50 million people in 2030, who need transportation facilities in the face of limited airport runways, gates, highways and gasoline costing over $4 per gallon in 2008 and, who knows, how much more in 10 years?
 Study: California farmers can profit by saving water (North County Times)
SACRAMENTO ---- California farmers can grow more food more profitably if they switch to water-saving crops and change their irrigation practices in response to the state's ongoing drought, according to a study released Monday.