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Aerial view of muddy floodwater spilling across farmland and vineyard rows beside a winding river and rural road, creating a stark, tense scene.

Newsom vetoes Delta levees bill as El Niño winter looms

by Rachel Becker • CalMatters Oct. 2, 2026, 10:00 a.m.Sept. 29, 2026, 11:43 a.m.

Newsom said that $170 million for repairing levees and other projects already included in the state budget made the measure redundant.

Street scene with a wet intersection, a white truck, two workers with cones, and a stop sign.

As cities prepare for 2026’s super El Niño, some crucial blind spots can’t be ignored

by Bethany Tietjen • The Conversation Sept. 24, 2026, 10:00 a.m.Sept. 22, 2026, 2:56 p.m.

A construction site with equipment.

Critical Stockton levee work races toward completion as ‘super’ El Niño brews

by Chris Woodyard • Stocktonia Aug. 20, 2026, 6:00 a.m.Aug. 18, 2026, 4:12 p.m.

A ‘super El Niño’? Why it’s too early to forecast one with certainty, but not too soon to prepare

by Pedro DiNezio • The Conversation May 22, 2026, 6:00 a.m.May 27, 2026, 11:55 a.m.