Posts by Louise Lampara
Leave groundwater management to local water experts
Assemblymember Steve Bennett’s proposed Assembly Bill 2201, which would create a new permanent permitting process for groundwater wells, negatively affects local water districts, municipalities and California’s agricultural community. Despite recent amendments to…
Read MoreFillmore Gazette: Ventura Needs Reliable Water Supply
VIEW FULL ARTICLE HERE Submission: Ventura Needs Reliable Water Supply Location: Fillmore Gazette Thursday, March 7th, 2024 By Louise Lampara Executive Director Ventura County Coalition of Labor Agriculture and Business…
Read MoreWildlife Corridors Ordinance and Lawsuit *Updated*
To support our fight and donate to the LEGAL FUND: Click HereAll donations to the VC CoLAB Legal Fund will be used for litigation and legal support for the Wildlife Corridor…
Read MoreVentura County 2040 General Plan Update
Why it matters? County Economy Housing and cost of living CEQA A County’s General Plan is one of the most important documents that a County produces. It is the document…
Read MoreSomis Ranch Farmworker Housing Project
Why it matters? Housing, Cost of Living, County Economy, Agricultural Industry Viability. Farmworker Housing Updates February 2, 2021 | A WIN FOR LOCAL AG! On Tuesday, February 2, in an…
Read MoreHemp Cultivation | Win
Why it matters? Right-to-Farm Economic Issues CEQA: impacts to agricultural land from ag-urban interface. Hemp Cultivation Updates December 15, 2020 On Tuesday, December 15, during the last public hearing of…
Read MoreCattle Ranchers Battle the Flames
On December 4, the text message from Bud Sloan’s friend said that there was a fire in Santa Paula. Ironically, Bud had been preparing for a controlled burn a few…
Read MoreFacing down a freight train of fire
Canada Larga canyon was a windstorm. The trees bent and nearly buckled as the westerly wind howled down the canyon. Smoke smell permeated everything and the moon was a bright…
Read More“Can you hear me now?” – Bentley Ranch keeps lines of communication open
Clif Simonson had been a busy man. When the Thomas Fire swept through his area, the manager of the 1,000 acre Bentley Ranch south of Ojai had immediately swung into…
Read MoreThe Oasis that Held Back the Flames
It only took the helicopter 3 minutes. From the shore of his irrigation reservoir, Jurgen Gramckow watched it swoop toward the water, creating a ring of white spray beneath it…
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