By Adán Ortega, Ortega Strategies Group

Recent news about easing water use restrictions by California water agencies encourages the false impression that the drought is over.

By Steve Scauzillo, San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Water or trains?  A ballot measure proposed by two Southern California Republicans asks voters to make that choice by siphoning more than $8 billion from the high-speed rail bond measure into surface and ground-water storage, making water the No. 1 priority in the state.

By Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times

Employers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will no longer order dockworkers to unload ships at night, a move they contend will help relieve crushing congestion on the waterfront.

By Lisa Lien-Mager, Association of California Water Agencies

Governor Jerry Brown has appointed David Orth, general manager of the Kings River Conservation District, and Adán Ortega, sole proprietor of Adán Ortega Associated, to the California Water Commission.

By Santa Paula Times

Adán Ortega Jr. of Fullerton, a water expert, was a keynote speaker at the April 18 meeting of the Association of Water Agencies 21st Annual Symposium held in Oxnard.

By Alana Semuels, Los Angeles Times

The El Monte factory stopped operating just a few weeks ago, but already it feels abandoned, an appropriate setting for a “Terminator” movie.

By Martin Wisckol, Orange County Register

Fullerton’s Adán Ortega Jr. has been appointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to the state Board of Food and Agriculture. More on Adán’s appointment…

By Ali Bay, Capital Press

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed eight members to the California State Board of Food and Agriculture this week, offering the job to some new and returning members.