Brownstein Water: Current Trends in Water Law & Policy
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Opinion: Sorting the Ins and Outs of New Ventura County Cannabis Law
Co-author, Pacific Coast Business Times, December 18, 2020
2021 Bodes Well for California Marijuana Companies, Business Opportunities
Co-author, Marijuana Business Daily, December 2, 2020
2021 Trends: Nine Developments in California’s Cannabis Market
Co-author, Cannabis Industry Journal, November 2, 2020
Microplastics – They’re Everywhere!
Co-author, Brownstein Water Blog, August 31, 2020
Debunking the Environmental Myths
Author, Cannabis By the Sea, Summer 2020
Tips For Hiring a Cannabis Lawyer and Planner
Co-author, Cannabis Business Times, June 8, 2020
Six Top Considerations Before Acquiring a Hemp Cultivation Site
Co-author, Hemp Industry Daily, May 5, 2020
Five Top Considerations Before Acquiring a Cannabis Cultivation Site
Co-author, Marijuana Business Daily, April 30, 2020
Cannabis Businesses are Essential
Co-author, Pacific Coast Business Times, April 10, 2020
Is Cannabis an Essential Business During Coronavirus Closures?
Brownstein Client Alert, March 18, 2020
Land Use Permits: Give Your Client The Leg Up With Science!
Co-Speaker, The Seminar Group, February 28, 2020
Environmental & Land Use Issues in Cannabis & Industrial Hemp
Co-Chair, The Seminar Group, February 28, 2020
Top Environmental Risks Facing Cannabis Businesses
Speaker, The Seminar Group, February 28, 2020
Business Issues in Cannabis & Industrial Hemp
Co-Chair, The Seminar Group, February 27, 2020
H2O Women: The Importance of Empowering Women on Management of Natural Resources
Speaker, 39th Annual Meeting, Santa Barbara Associates, February 11, 2020
Cannabis: A Growth Industry
Presenter, California Lutheran University Corporate Leaders Breakfast, January 30, 2020
5 Cannabis Trends to Watch in 2020
Co-author, Cannabis Business Times, January 29, 2020
5 Hemp Trends to Watch in 2020
Co-author, Hemp Grower, January 29, 2020
Cannabis 101 Lunch
Co-Presenter, Santa Barbara Association of Realtors, January 28, 2020
Water Rights Evaluations
Co-presenter, Water Rights in California Conference, National Business Institute, January 21, 2020
Demystifying Cannabis Regulations in Santa Barbara County
Co-author, Santa Barbara Lawyer, January 2020
The CalCannabis Appellations Project Is About to Spark a New Chapter in Place-Based Branding
Co-author, Cannabis Industry Journal, December 11, 2019
Vaping Injuries Roil Regulators
Brownstein Client Alert, October 7, 2019
Planning and Land Use Challenges Unique to Cannabis Cultivation
Speaker, American Planning Association California Conference, September 18, 2019
Legal Cannabis Ushers in New Era of Water Regulation in California
Speaker, ACWA, Monterey, Calif., May 10, 2019
Water Policy in California: Six Key Takeaways from the State Water Board’s New Cannabis Cultivation Policy
Author, Cannabis Industry Journal, April 16, 2019
Sorting Through the Weeds: Legal Cannabis Ushers in a New Era of Water Regulation in California
The Water Report, Issue #181, March 15, 2019
Exploring Marijuana Diversification
Speaker, Owning and Operating a Winery: Including Diversification and Preparing for the Next Recession, Napa, CA, March 14, 2019
Cannabis and Land Use Law
Speaker, Santa Barbara County Bar Association Annual Bench and Bar Conference, Santa Barbara, CA, January 26, 2019
Cannabis and Land Use Issues in Santa Barbara County
Speaker, Quarterly Cannabis Workshop and Networking Event, Santa Barbara, CA, January 24, 2019
Seven Steps To Avoid the Green Rush Blues: Investigate Water Supplies Before Planting Cannabis
Author, Cannabis Industry Journal, December 17, 2018
Women are Leaders in Water Industry
Co-author, Pacific Coast Business Times, November 9, 2018
Climate Change
Panelist, California H2O Women Conference, Santa Barbara, CA, November 2, 2018
2018 California H2O Women Conference
Co-founder and Co-chair, California H2O Women Conference, Santa Barbara, CA, November 1–2, 2018
Protecting Ojai Valley's Water
Speaker, Protecting Ojai Valley's Water: An Evening of Water Information, Ojai, CA, October 25, 2018
Deeper Dive Into Cadiz Water Project Legal Challenges: Overcoming Federal and State Agency Roadblocks and Legal Hurdles
Speaker, AGWT States' Rights and the Control of Groundwater Conference, Albuquerque, NM, July 18, 2018
Don’t Be Left High & Dry — Consider Water Supplies Before Buying Property
Co-author, First Tuesday, June 20, 2018
Cadiz on the Fast Track?
Speaker, 39th Annual Getches Wilkinson Center Summer Water Conference, Boulder, CO, June 8, 2018
3 Counties, 3 Approaches to Cannabis Crops
Author, Pacific Coast Business Times, April 20, 2018
Water Rights Evaluations
Speaker, Water Rights in California Seminar, National Business Institute, San Luis Obispo, CA, January 23, 2018
Can Tiny Homes Solve Housing Crisis?
Author, Pacific Coast Business Times, December 15–21, 2017
Recycled Water: The Race to Purple Pipes and Beyond
Panelist, 2017 Fall ACWA Conference & Exhibition, Anaheim, CA, November 29, 2017
What's All the Ruckus About ADUs?
Co-author, Santa Barbara Lawyer, November 2017
Serving Development During Drought: Creative & Sustainable Solutions
Co-author, Santa Barbara Lawyer, August 2017
CEQA News You Can Use - Vol. 2, Issue 2
Brownstein Client Alert, July 20, 2017
The SWRCB’s Climate Change Resolution and How Climate Change Will Influence State and Local Water Management and Regulation
Speaker, 32nd California Water Law & Policy Program, California's Water Law, Policy and Regulation: Coping with Drought, Floods and the New Federal Administration, San Francisco, CA, June 12, 2017
Serving Development During Times of Scarcity: Creative and Sustainable Solutions
Speaker, 2017 4th Annual Santa Barbara Housing Conference, Santa Barbara, CA, May 18, 2017
Women Water Leaders from Around the State Gather to Discuss California’s Pressing Water Supply Issues
Co-author, Water Matters, March 3, 2017
Five Things to Know About the State Water Resources Control Board’s Draft Climate Change Resolution
Co-author, Brownstein Client Alert, Feb. 21, 2017
CEQA News You Can Use - Vol. 1, Issue 2
Brownstein Client Alert, February 2, 2017
California H2O Women Conference
Co-founder, Co-chair and Presenter, California H2O Women Conference, Santa Barbara, CA, January 27, 2017
New State Water Measurement Requirements for All Surface Water Users (10+ acre-feet)
Brownstein Client Alert, December 30, 2016
President Signs Sweeping Water Legislation to Address Nation’s Water Woes and to Aid Parched California
Brownstein Client Alert, December 19, 2016
CEQA News You Can Use - Vol. 1, Issue 1
Brownstein Client Alert, October 6, 2016
A New Management Model For Calif. Groundwater Regulations
Law360, June 13, 2016
Navigating New State and Local Water Conservation
Speaker, California Water Law & Policy Conference 2016, San Francisco, CA, June 13, 2016
California Coastal Issues and CESA
Co-Presenter, Endangered Species in California (CESA), Law Seminars International, Long Beach, CA, June 2-3, 2016
State Water Board Nixes Flawed “One Size Fits All” Conservation Mandates
Brownstein Client Alert, May 25, 2016
Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014 Battle Lines
Moderator, Groundwater Law Conference, American Ground Water Trust, Los Angeles, CA, April 26, 2016
Information is Power: What do the State’s New Water Reporting Requirements Mean for You?
Brownstein Client Alert, March 29, 2016
Long-term drought, climate change, and environmental regulations are threatening local
Speaker, Critical Issues Facing California's Water Supply Course, Santa Barbara Planner's Academy, Santa Barbara, CA, March 2, 2016
Cities and Counties Step In: Brewing Lawsuits and Legal Claims against Unprecedented Groundwater Regulation
Speaker, California Water Law & Policy, California Water Law & Policy Reporter, San Francisco, CA, June 16, 2015
Strategies for Finding and Maintaining Supplies and Diversifying Resource
Speaker, Hot Topics in California's Water CLE seminar, The Seminar Group, Los Angeles, CA, May 15, 2015
Groundwater Regulation on the Rise as Counties Gear Up to Meet Sustainable Management Requirements
Brownstein Client Alert, February 2, 2015
Cadiz Valley Groundwater: The Search for New Supplies and Storage in the Desert
Speaker, California Water Law & Policy Conference, July 19-20, 2014
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck Opens Door to the California Water Market
Brownstein Client Alert, April 29, 2014
The Cadiz Water Project – Progressive Groundwater Management Strategy
Speaker, Groundwater Resources Association of California, Central Coast Branch Meeting, Santa Barbara, CA, March 5, 2014
Critical Issues Facing California’s Water Supply
Instructor, Santa Barbara Citizen’s Planning Academy, American Planning Association Central Coast Section, Santa Barbara, CO, October 8 – November 19, 2013
Where Have All the Lawyers Gone?
Panelist, Mission & State Pro Bono Panel, Antioch University, September 25, 2013
Battle for the Colorado River
Co-Author, Perspective Article, Los Angeles Daily Journal, June 24, 2013
ESA Agency Consultation Requirements and Developments in Aquatic Species Regulation
Speaker, 2013 California Water Law & Policy MCLE Conference, San Francisco, CA, April 22, 2013
The 2012 Cadiz Project: Conserving, Recovering and Storing Groundwater for Southern California
Speaker, California Water 2012 Conference: The Impacts of Recent Litigation and Regulation on Water Law Principles and Practice, April 19, 2012
Court of Appeal Reinstates Historic Quantification Settlement Agreements
Brownstein Client Alert, December 14, 2011
Water Resources Issues in Southern California
American Groundwater Trust Annual Conference, Ontario, CA, February, 7, 2011
Water Witching: Challenges and Opportunities for the Central Coast’s Water Supplies
Speaker, Tri-Counties Local Government Attorneys' Association Luncheon Meeting, November 18, 2010
Water Law: Alumni Solving Water Resource Issues
University of Colorado Law School, Amicus, Volume XXVI, Number 1, Spring 2010
Special Report - Water Woes Dry Up Solar Projects
Colorado Energy News, August 16, 2010
Water Issues Facing California in the 21st Century
Speaker, American Planning Association's Central Coast Section's Citizens Planning Academy, May 20, 2010
Water Witching: The New Reality - Creative Solutions to Serve Development in Times of Water Scarcity
California Real Property Journal, Volume 27, Number 4, p. 42-56, Fall 2009
Case Alert: NMFS Issues Draft of Important Guidance Document for the Recovery of Endangered Southern California Steelhead-Comments Requested
Brownstein Case Alert, August 17, 2009
Case Alert: California Appellate Case is First to Apply Save Tara Decision to Water Supply Agreements for Project Development
Brownstein Case Alert, February 19, 2009
Case Alert: California Court of Appeal Finds City of Rohnert Park's Water Supply Assessment Adequate Under SB 610: City's Analysis of the Sufficiency of a Groundwater Supply Afforded Substantial Deference
Brownstein Client Alert, November 21, 2008