The California Department of Water Resources announced another increase to the State Water Project (SWP) allocation forecast for 2025. The allocation increased to 35%, up from 20% in January. This after comes after two large atmospheric rivers in February helped boost water supply.

Court self-help staff join other local, state, and federal agencies at two county disaster recovery centers to provide resources to self-represented litigants affected by wildfires.

Office of the State Public Defender v. Bonta is on the list of matters scheduled for consideration at tomorrow’s Supreme Court conference. That’s the original writ petition attacking California’s death penalty system based on what it claims is “[e]xtensive empirical evidence demonstrat[ing] that [the system] is administered in a racially discriminatory manner and violates the equal protection provisions of the state Constitution."

Another river project moved forward last week — but remains about a year away from the start of construction, with more red tape in the way — as Yuba Water Agency directors approved environmental work for a “Nature-Like Fishway” that bypasses a dam that’s blocked several fish species on the lower Yuba River for decades.