California’s State Water Project will deliver 50% of full water allotments this year, up from 40% last month. Runoff from this year’s ample snowpack is boosting reservoirs. Lake Oroville is now 95% full and could reach full capacity this spring.

(Subscription required) The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by a San Francisco judge granting a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration from terminating funding for direct legal services provided by nonprofits to unaccompanied minor children in the immigration system.

The California Assembly Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials today approved AB 362, a bill that would require the State Water Resources Control Board and regional water boards to consider the impacts of proposed water projects on tribal communities. The measure, introduced by Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-San Bernardino), also mandates that state and local water boards establish water quality standards that protect tribal water uses, where applicable.

A California Court of Appeal recently held that an employee bringing a claim under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) must be able to allege that he personally suffered a Labor Code violation within the applicable one-year statute of limitations period.