Stockton Record October 28, 2009 By Scott Smith Record Staff Writer October 28, 2009 12:00 AM STOCKTON – J. Clark Kelso made his inaugural visit to Stockton on Tuesday as the prison health care receiver for what community leaders called a belated meeting on plans to build a medical center for state inmates southeast of…
Stockton Record October 23, 2009 By Michael Fitzgerald Record columnist October 23, 2009 12:00 AM The federal receiver’s grossly unjust decision to dump a new prison hospital on Stockton is a classic example of treating the Valley as a second-class citizen. San Joaquin County soon may be stuck with five prison facilities, if both the…
Stockton Record October 21, 2009 By Scott Smith Record Staff Writer October 21, 2009 12:00 AM STOCKTON – Stockton will be home to a new prison hospital, California corrections officials announced Tuesday, highlighting the jobs it will bring to the economically challenged community. Plans for the California Health Care Facility, Stockton, at the same time…
Capital Press October 8, 2009 Agency ruled liable for breaching water delivery contracts By MATEUSZ PERKOWSKI Capital Press A group of California irrigators and other water users will be able to seek damages from the federal government for withholding water due to environmental restrictions. A federal appeals court has decided the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation…
Earth Times October 5, 2009 WASHINGTON – (Business Wire) Roger J. Marzulla of the Washington, D.C. law offices of Marzulla Law LLC today announced that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has issued a decision holding the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation liable for breach of contract for failure to deliver water from…
Contra Costa Times October 2, 2009 The federal government must compensate two regional water authorities for water diverted to preserve the environment, a federal appeals court ruled this week in a landmark decision that could open the floodgates for agencies who contend the government is taking water from them for fish. After a 16-year legal…
Stockton Record October 1, 2009 By Alex Breitler Record Staff Writer October 01, 2009 12:00 AM STOCKTON – An appeals court ruled Wednesday that the federal government is liable for water promised but rarely delivered in full to the Stockton area, a key victory for local water officials after a 16-year legal fight. In the…
