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• ‘A better waste of life’
• ‘Award-winning’ budgets
• ‘F’ stands for failure (Carloni)
• 19880317 TOAV can pay its way, study says
• 19890418 Ordinance 13
• 19900626 TOAV Title 6: Health And Sanitation
• 19920114 Minutes of a special meeting of the city council for the City of East Detroit, Macomb County, Michigan
• 19920225 Minutes of a special meeting of the city council for the City of East Detroit, Macomb County, Michigan
• 19920303 Minutes of a special meeting of the city council for the City of East Detroit, Macomb County, Michigan
• 19920303 Minutes of a special meeting of the city council for the City of East Detroit, Macomb County, Michigan
• 19920319 Minutes of a special meeting of the city council for the City of East Detroit, Macomb County, Michigan
• 19920623 Minutes of a special meeting of the city council for the City of East Detroit, Macomb County, Michigan
• 19950701 ‘Politics’ claimed in city’s nonpayment of bill
• 19950713 Marc Puckett’s parking ticket
• 19960111 Retirement firm accuses official of favoritism
• 19960403 Folks soaked by water bills may get relief
• 19960920 Marc Puckett’s red light ticket
• 19970320 A flood of complaints
• 19970908 Marc Puckett’s speeding and fix-it ticket
• 1998 AVRWC Consumer Confidence Report
• 19980103 Flint: Two honors go to finance director
• 19980602 Agreement of Purchase and Sale of Jess Ranch Wastewater System and Assessment District No. 86-1 Water System Improvements
• 19980728 Amendment to Agreement of Purchase and Sale of Jess Ranch Wastewater System and Assessment District No. 86-1 Water System Improvements
• 1999 AVRWC Consumer Confidence Report
• 19990130 $9-million pension fund transfer raises questions
• 19990202 Retirement panel urges ‘immediate’ audit of plan
• 19990203 Finance director resigns under fire of pension flap
• 19990203 Retirement board splits over need for independent manager
• 19990210 Former finance director lashes back at critics, hints suit
• 19990224 Flint to boost pension fund
• 19990319 Flint sent tax funds to wrong units
• 19990326 Ex-finance director cashes in on $6,000 in unused vacation time
• 19990330 Flint could owe state millions some industrial facilities taxes have not been paid since 1996
• 19990408 Stanley acts on money woes, appoints new finance chief
• 19990411 Stanley must share blame as part of his plan to fix city’s financial woes
• 19990603 In the Matter of the Application of Apple Valley Ranchos Water Company (U 346 W) (U 346 S) for Authority to Transfer its Sewer Division to the Town of Apple Valley: Application 98-09-012
• 19990909 Audit details shortfalls in financial procedures
• 20000901 Officials walk away, get payouts
• 20001231 AVRWC annual report
• 20010300 Information on Chromium from Apple Valley Ranchos Water Company
• 20010815 City chaos makes good copy
• 20011231 AVRWC annual report
• 2002 AVRWC Consumer Confidence Report
• 20020223 City’s finance department: Better or worse?
• 20021231 AVRWC annual report
• 2003 AVRWC Consumer Confidence Report
• 20031231 AVRWC annual report
• 2004 AVRWC Consumer Confidence Report
• 20041231 AVRWC annual report
• 2005 AVRWC Consumer Confidence Report
• 20051231 AVRWC annual report
• 20060412 Our opinion: This ’n that (Williams)
• 20060412 Water systems would cost Apple Valley $102 million
• 20060421 TOAV officials weighing taking control of water system
• 20061231 AVRWC annual report
• 2007 AVRWC Consumer Confidence Report
• 20070508 Barb Stanton fired from radio show
• 20071231 AVRWC annual report
• 2008 AVRWC Consumer Confidence Report
• 20080325 TOAV minutes
• 20080610 TOAV meeting minutes
• 20080610 TOAV Resolution 2008-27
• 20080728 IRS cuts deal with Kinsell
• 20080811 LAFCO municipal service reviews
• 200809 TOAV city profile summary sheet
• 20081119 TOAV to purchase AVCC
• 20081208 AVCC makes historic shift to public course
• 20081231 AVRWC annual report
• 20090201 TOAV AVCC well failure
• 20090428 Update to the 2006 Bartle Wells feasibility study of the acquisition of two privately owned water utilities
• 20090508 Decision on Base Year 2009 Cost of Capital for the Three Large Multi-District Class a Water Utilities: California Water Service Company, California American Water, and Golden State Water Company (D0905019)
• 200907 Hacienda at Fairview Valley
• 20090831 City’s finance director placed on leave
• 20090901 AVCC water rights uncertain
• 20090923 TOAV considers backing out of AVCC purchase
• 20091203 TOAV Discussion on changing name of Mountain Vista Park (to Cramer Family Park)
• 20091231 AVRWC annual report
• 2010 Water rate comparison table
• 20100208 Best Best & Krieger invoice — $1,132.00
• 20100219 Personal injury complaint against Marc Puckett
• 20100310 Best Best & Krieger invoice — $2,522.84
• 20100408 Answer of defendant, Marc R. Puckett, to plaintiffs’ complaint
• 20100420 Best Best & Krieger invoice — $3,951.50
• 20100501 Ordinance 1180
• 20100505 Best Best & Krieger invoice — $4,134.33
• 20100520 Judge OKs new well for AVCC
• 20100520 Lylith Cook-Compton v TOAV
• 20100610 Best Best & Krieger invoice — $39,526.38
• 201007 Update on and review of Park and Recreation Master Plan
• 20100701 Town of Apple Valley organization chart
• 20100713 TOAV agenda
• 20100720 TOAV email: AVRWC’s Advice Letter No. 158-W-A
• 201008 VVWRA Sewer Master Plan Executive Summary
• 201008 VVWRA Sewer Master Plan Section 1 — Introduction
• 201008 VVWRA Sewer Master Plan Section 2 — Existing Conditions Assessment
• 201008 VVWRA Sewer Master Plan Section 3 — Flow Monitoring
• 201008 VVWRA Sewer Master Plan Section 4 — Hydraulic Model Flow Assignment
• 201008 VVWRA Sewer Master Plan Section 5 — Hydraulic Model Roughness Factor Assignment And Model Calibration
• 201008 VVWRA Sewer Master Plan Section 6 — Capacity Analysis
• 201008 VVWRA Sewer Master Plan Section 7 — Recommendations
• 201008 VVWRA Sewer Master Plan TOC
• 20100806 TOAV asks judge to rule on water rights before trial
• 20100913 Transparency — Ethics — Accountable (Stanton)
• 20100927 Will the AVCC claim be unbroken?
• 20100928 A resolution of the town council of the Town of Apple Valley, California, in support of the Southern California Association of Government’s ‘Business-Friendly Principles’ as part of SCAG’s development of a Southern California growth strategy
• 20101006 Judge denies TOAV motion to end water rights suit
• 20101029 Decision on Base Year 2010 Cost of Capital and Subsequent Years’ Adjustment Mechanism for San Jose Water Company, Valencia Water Company, Park Water Company and Apple Valley Ranchos Water Company, San Gabriel Valley Water Company, and Suburban Water Systems (D0101035)
• 20101103 Anti-incumbent ripples felt locally
• 20101123 BB&K obtains water rights worth $3.5 million for TOAV
• 201012 How Remunicipalization Saves Money
• 20101220 Scandal-plagued Bell received accounting awards
• 20101221 Decision on Base Year 2010 Cost of Capital and Subsequent Years’ Adjustment Mechanism for Great Oaks Water Company (D1012057)
• 20101227 New finance director to step down
• 20101228 Marc Puckett out — Again
• 20101229 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
• 20101230 Leadership turmoil
• 20101231 AVRWC annual report
• 20110104 The world according to John Moorlach
• 20110108 Carlyle Infrastructure Partners, LP’s responses to the first set of data requests from The Clark Fork Coalition
• 20110110 City faces $231,000 deficit
• 20110113 Interim finance director named
• 20110125 TOAV agenda matter: Water rates update
• 20110209 Confidential Memorandum
• 20110209 KND e-mail to TOAV
• 20110210 Marc Puckett’s speeding ticket
• 20110215 Best Best & Krieger invoice — $6,363.70
• 20110228 Low-flow toilets cause a stink in SF
• 201102405 Marc Puckett’s ticket for stopping on a red signal
• 20110308 Review AVCC purchase back on the agenda
• 20110315 AVRWC offers TOAV discount on AVCC water
• 20110317 Best Best & Krieger invoice — $45,119.15
• 20110322 TOAV minutes
• 20110405 Best Best & Krieger invoice — $76,544.58
• 20110412 CFP request for a fee waiver
• 20110419 Bartle Wells Associates invoice — $7,469.09
• 20110423 BRWC meeting (video)
• 20110510 Best Best & Krieger invoice — $93,987.00
• 20110510 TOAV to discuss AVCC
• 20110516 Schwin-Whiteside vs. TOAV
• 20110517 AVCC escrow still in limbo
• 20110517 Bartle Wells Associates invoice — $12,410.45
• 20110529 Residents protest AVRWC hike
• 20110613 Best Best & Krieger invoice — $51,966.96
• 20110621 Bartle Wells Associates invoice — $8,565.00
• 20110629 Final Report: County of San Bernardino Grand Jury
• 20110705 TOAV works to trim AVCC costs
• 20110706 TOAV agenda matter: Referral of the preliminary ‘Update of Feasibility Analysis of Acquisition of the Apple Valley Ranchos Water System’ to the Blue Ribbon Water Committee for review and recommendations
• 20110707 TOAV to close escrow on AVCC
• 20110713 Best Best & Krieger invoice — $34,962.23
• 20110715 CPUC order authorizing AVRWC to provide water service to TOAV
• 20110719 Bartle Wells Associates invoice — $6,243.95
• 201108 TOAV Parks and Rec monthly report
• 20110808 Best Best & Krieger invoice — $31,072.95
• 20110809 TOAV closes escrow on iconic AVCC
• 20110810 TOAV closes escrow on iconic AVCC
• 20110817 Marc Puckett’s ticket for no license plate
• 20110818 Bartle Wells Associates invoice — $4,492.35
• 20111011 Best Best & Krieger invoice — $6,194.30
• 20111020 Comments of the Town of Apple Valley’s Blue Ribbon Water Committee to the motion of the Division of Ratepayer Advocates and Western Water Holdings, LLC, PWD Merge Sub, Inc., Park Water Company, and Apple Valley Ranchos Water Company for approval of settlement agreement: Application 1101019
• 20111024 Motion of Park Water Company and Apple Valley Ranchos Water Company for the commission to reject the comments of the Town Of Apple Valley's Blue Ribbon Water Committee to the motion of the Division Of Ratepayer Advocates, Western Water Holdings, LLC, PWC Merger Sub, Inc., Park Water Company and Apple Valley Ranchos Water Company for approval of settlement agreement: Application 1101019
• 20111025 Around Town: Water report due in November
• 20111110 Best Best & Krieger invoice — $24,348.31
• 20111130 Best Best & Krieger invoice — $20,129.24
• 20111202 AVWRC water rates to increase in January
• 20111212 Blue Ribbon Water Committee (BRWC) Report
• 20111212 Blue Ribbon Water Committee Report: Selected quotes
• 20111213 Stanton mayor of TOAV
• 20111219 Altec invoice — $1,125.38
• 20111231 AVRWC annual report
• 2012/2013 AVRWC Consumer Confidence Report
• 201201 Presentation of the Blue Ribbon Water Committee Report to the Apple Valley Town Council (video)
• 20120117 Best Best & Krieger invoice — $11,605.03
• 20120117 Q&A with Barbara Stanton: The new mayor looks at 2012
• 20120202 TOAV Parks and Rec minutes
• 20120214 Recommendations of the TOAV Parks and Recreation Ad Hoc Committee
• 20120214 TOAV Park and Rec recommendations
• 20120309 Marc Puckett’s Orange County accident case information
• 20120409 TOAV public records request determination
• 20120411 TOAV Vision 2020
• 20120425 Marc Puckett’s speeding ticket
• 20120511 Best Best & Krieger invoice — $4,763.00
• 20120515 Q&A with Dennis Cron: Family man
• 20120607 Tony Penna named Assistant General Manager of AVRWC
• 20120612 Penna named assistant GM of AVRWC
• 20120627 City of Rialto approves water rate increases, denies petition
• 20120703 Marc Puckett’s speeding ticket
• 20120709 Decision Approving Settlement Agreement (D1207009)
• 20120710 Best Best & Krieger invoice — $370.10
• 20120711 AVRWC replaces major water pipeline
• 20120807 AVRWC installs booster station project to improve water supply reliability
• 20120815 Two vs. two on A.V. Council
• 20120910 Best Best & Krieger invoice — $506.60
• 20120918 Bond firm threatens suit over Victorville probe costs
• 20121031 Hesperia signs $31M water deal
• 20121122 Drought: Water savers fined, rich get free reign
• 20121124 Hesperia seals water rights deal
• 20121129 Our cities have become vulnerable
• 20121206 Southern California city enters into P3 for its water and sewer systems
• 20121215 PWC official says TOAV is misleading residents
• 20121219 Land Advisors Organization's California Division completes sale and permanent transfer of 5,971 acre-feet of water rights to the City of Hesperia
• 20121231 AVRWC annual report
• 2013/2014 AVRWC Consumer Confidence Report
• 20130110 AVRWC shareholders join Apple Valley Fire Protection District for holiday cheer
• 20130202 Veolia Water to manage Rialto water, wastewater systems under $300M contract
• 20130212 Best Best & Krieger invoice — $506.60
• 20130313 Would You Purchase This Apple Valley Business?
• 20130327 TOAV approves trash, sewer increases
• 20130402 Best Best & Krieger invoice — $1,102.60
• 201305 TOAV Parks and Recreation Master Plan
• 20130502 Best Best & Krieger invoice — $745.00
• 20130530 Decision Granting Motions to Adopt the All-Party Settlement Agreement and Move Previously Served Testimony Into the Record (D1305027)
• 20130613 Best Best & Krieger invoice — $3,455.06
• 20130719 AVRWC bidding on YWC
• 201309 Appraisal Report — Claremont Water System
• 20130926 Marc Puckett’s speeding ticket
• 20131002 Best Best & Krieger invoice — $2,317.70
• 20131009 AVRWC earns stewardship honor
• 20131108 Best Best & Krieger invoice — $3,954.80
• 20131114 ‘Let's call it a town’
• 20131126 Best Best & Krieger invoice — $2,430.60
• 20131231 AVRWC annual report
• 2014 Estimated total monthly water cost
• 2014/2015 AVRWC Consumer Confidence Report
• 20140101 Apple Valley massage establishments
• 20140107 AVRWC acquires water rights to increase supply reliability
• 20140108 AVRWC acquires more rights
• 20140125 California drought: Past dry periods have lasted more than 200 years, scientists say
• 20140211 Best Best & Krieger invoice — $2,438.10
• 20140211 Financial feasibility analysis for the acquisition of AVRWC
• 20140223 Proposed water rate hike raises concerns
• 20140308 Drought Procedures (U-40-W)
• 20140311 TOAV email: Proposed project
• 20140313 Best Best & Krieger invoice — $10,930.71
• 20140319 AVRWC partners with repair company
• 20140328 AVRWC supports community-based at-risk youth program for more than 10-years
• 20140407 Apple Valley residents interested in water come together at AVRWC Open House
• 20140409 Best Best & Krieger invoice — $17,354.40
• 20140413 AVRWC explains proposed rate increase at open house
• 20140422 Presentation regarding the application of AVRWC to increase water rates
• 20140424 Town staff offer water rate-hike information
• 20140428 Cal Code Official Inspection Report: Apple Valley Golf Operations
• 20140428 TOAV opposes water rate hikes
• 20140430 Proposed AVRWC rate hike raises ire
• 20140509 Best Best & Krieger invoice — $23,016.75
• 20140514 Advocate: Water company should receive half its rate request
• 20140521 AVRWC appoints Tony Penna as General Manager
• 20140523 TOAV files protests to water rate case
• 20140527 TOAV files protest against proposed water surcharge
• 20140606 Best Best & Krieger invoice — $59,016.28
• 20140610 TOAV sewer rate increase vote (video)
• 20140624 Letter: Is this [TOAV sewer rate] hike necessary? (McCarthy)
• 20140625 AVRWC Advice Letter 190-W-A
• 20140701 TOAV Class and Salary Table
• 20140707 TOAV email: Production totals from the golf course well
• 20140711 Letter: TOAV Service duplication (Brogan)
• 20140712 TOAV eyes AVRWC
• 20140717 TOAV and City of Missoula forge collaboration
• 20140718 Best Best & Krieger invoice — $26,403.82
• 20140724 Marc Puckett’s speeding ticket
• 20140806 Is the trouble at DWP a lesson for Apple Valley?
• 20140807 Best Best & Krieger invoice — $46,954.65
• 20140810 Op-ed: Privatization not always the best course (Bishop)
• 20140814 State Auditor to audit water rates in Apple Valley and surrounding areas
• 20140814 State auditor to survey water prices in the area
• 20140815 AVRWC to participate in state audit of regional cost of water service
• 20140817 TOAV can learn from Shafter, Claremont
• 20140817 Untrustworthy?
• 20140822 Survey of Apple Valley Residents regarding Water System Acquisition
• 20140827 Survey of Apple Valley voters shows 67% support or probable support for water company acquisition
• 20140828 Apple Valley residents favor AVRWC takeover
• 20140904 Survey: 67% voters support water company acquisition
• 20140909 Letter: TOAV Service duplication (BB&K)
• 20140918 TOAV debunks AVRWC claims of damage from approved water recycling plant
• 20140919 Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. to acquire water utilities in California and Montana
• 20140920 Liberty Utilities to acquire water company
• 20140920 TOAV rebuffs AVRWC’s damage claims
• 20140929 Richard Bunck for Town Council 2014
• 20141002 Apple Valley Town Council candidate Barb Stanton (videos)
• 20141006 Letter: TOAV Service duplication (Brogan)
• 20141007 Barb Stanton seeks re-election to TOAV council
• 20141008 Ordinance No. 4256
• 20141015 Apple Valley Town Council candidate Curt Emick (video)
• 20141015 Apple Valley Town Council candidate Scott Nassif (video)
• 20141021 TOAV authorizes release of financial feasibility study for AVRWC acquisition
• 20141025 Study to purchase AV Ranchos released
• 20141029 Voter Guide: Town leaders grappling with water rates and control
• 20141031 Opinion: AVRWC is not for sale (Penna)
• 20141101 Liberty Utilities to welcome addition of Park Water Company
• 20141103 TOAV email: Grant opportunity
• 20141104 Public voices support for eminent domain case against MWC
• 20141106 The hostile government takeover of AVRWC is a bad idea (Penna)
• 20141109 Canadian company intervenes in Missoula’s takeover bid for water system
• 20141112 Op-ed: AVRWC purchase good for TOAV (Bishop)
• 20141118 TOAV awards contract to HCG
• 20141119 TOAV, AVRWC steaming over possible takeover
• 20141124 Marc Puckett’s ticket for coasting out of gear
• 20141201 Letter to Dennis Cron (Jordan)
• 20141201 Letter to TOAV (Jordan)
• 20141203 TOAV challenging CPUC on inadequate response to records request
• 20141203 TOAV email: Randall Andrus
• 20141203 TOAV seeks information on CPUC relationship to Carlyle companies
• 20141204 AVRWC customers could shoulder costs of troubled YWC at next rate cycle
• 20141205 Marc Puckett’s speeding ticket
• 20141219 AVRWC completes $8.1 million capital investment program for 2014
• 20141223 60 Minutes: California’s groundwater crisis (video)
• 20141230 Cost of water is talk of town
• 20141231 AVRWC annual report
• 2015/2016 LUAV Consumer Confidence Report
• 20150103 Legal costs in Missoula’s MWC condemnation case hit $3.5 million
• 20150105 AVRWC begins large-scale project
• 20150108 Letter to the TOAV (Jordan)
• 20150112 Councilors debate city’s effort to condemn MWC
• 20150122 Schedule for sale of Mountain Water Co. to be set soon
• 20150201 Here’s How to Fix Flint’s Water System: Privatize It
• 20150202 Missoula pays $1.78 million in water-company condemnation case, so far
• 20150203 Order vacating decision (D.) 14-11-022, modifying resolution W-4998 and denying rehearing of Resolution W-4998, as modified (CPUC)
• 20150204 Letter to the TOAV (Schilling)
• 20150205 Future of proposed Walmart unknown
• 20150214 Rattlesnake Creek: $10M asset, water security at stake in Missoula’s takeover effort
• 20150216 L.A.’s aging water pipes; a $1-billion dilemma
• 20150217 AVRWC plans annual investment of nearly $9 million
• 20150221 TOAV poised to seize the day
• 20150223 Drought, overdrafts affecting valley water levels
• 20150224 Approve additional funding to complete the refurbishing of the existing well at the AVCC
• 20150225 AVRWC customers and partners shine in conservation
• 20150225 YWC sale clears CPUC hurdle
• 20150228 Mountain Water employees: City is disrespecting, stressing them
• 20150301 Cartoon: How hard can it be? (Lisa)
• 20150301 Takeover of AVRWC will result in higher taxes, rates
• 20150303 Surprise water find
• 20150305 Call Apple Valley H2Ours campaign what it is — A hostile government takeover
• 20150308 Acquiring AVRWC is right move for Apple Valley
• 20150309 AVRWC, TOAV hire media consultants
• 20150309 Law firm: Algonquin under investigation for possible class action lawsuit
• 20150312 Liberty Utilities: Keeping water in local hands
• 20150312 Liberty Utilities: Keeping water in local hands
• 20150312 Rates of Return and Rates of Margin for Class C and Class D Water Utilities
• 20150314 A timeline of events leading to the civil trial over ownership of Missoula’s water system
• 20150314 Expense of possible AVRWC acquisition difficult to gauge
• 20150315 Contract for PR services made a public record
• 20150315 Here’s how the city of Missoula ended up in court fighting for its water
• 20150315 Missoula’s drinking water: The cast of characters for city’s condemnation trial
• 20150316 CPUC meeting transcript: Application 1411013
• 20150316 Opinion: Using eminent domain to take over water company is fiscally irresponsible
• 20150317 $2.5 million water purchase on Hesperia council agenda
• 20150317 AVRWC’s sister company goes to Montana court
• 20150317 Flood of comments
• 20150317 Obamacare vs. H2Ours: 3 lies we’ve heard before (Mueller)
• 20150318 Hesperia to purchase $2.5 million in water rights
• 20150318 Letter: Reconsider purchase of AVRWC (Carloni)
• 20150322 Officials wading through next steps
• 20150322 R.I.P. California (1850-2016)
• 20150323 Anti-takeover mailer reaches residents
• 20150323 TOAV Council to hear AVRWC valuation estimates
• 20150324 Hayward’s appraisal summary statement: AVRWC
• 20150324 Preliminary business valuation estimates of AVRWC
• 20150325 TOAV hears appraiser’s valuation of AVRWC
• 20150327 Drought gets expensive: Water rates likely to rise 15 to 20 percent
• 20150328 Energy to move water contributes to rising prices
• 20150328 Survey: Drought as critical as jobs to Californians
• 20150329 Letter: AVRWC Water (Jeffs)
• 20150330 Nothing grows without water
• 20150331 Letter: A risky business (Schappert)
• 20150331 Letter: Apple Valley Golf Course water lies (Mueller)
• 20150331 Letter: Water (Vogler)
• 20150331 PWC and AVRWC achieve record level of purchases with diverse suppliers
• 20150331 The Town government keeps on spending!
• 20150401 Brown orders California’s first mandatory water restrictions: ‘It’s a different world’
• 20150401 You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers (Penna)
• 20150402 TOAV email: Jupiter Project Water Service
• 20150404 TOAV official testifies in Montana water system trial
• 20150405 California drought tests history of endless growth
• 20150405 Letter: Town should reconsider takeover try (Schilling)
• 20150408 Facts supporting TOAV’s acquisition of AVRWC
• 20150409 A hot water issue in the California drought discussion
• 20150409 Decision issued on AVRWC rates
• 20150412 A court ruling could wash away incentives to conserve water
• 20150413 Decision issued on water rates (TOAV)
• 20150413 Letter: Apple Valley’s funding ‘gimme’ (Lent)
• 20150413 Letter: Follow-up on Daily Press Story about AVRWC (Penna)
• 20150414 Letter: Drought calls for more (Bell)
• 20150414 The benefits of community owned water
• 20150415 Water rationing cut of 15% in SoCal could bring higher bills
• 20150416 TOAV breaks ground on treatment plant
• 20150421 California drought: Court rules tiered water rates violate state constitution
• 20150422 Hesperia, Victorville delay discussions on conservation measures
• 20150422 Letter: Only for ‘Stabilization’ (Liles)
• 20150425 Locals ask for leeway in reductions
• 20150425 MWA officials briefed on State Water Project energy costs
• 20150427 Apple Valley citizens form citizens’ group
• 20150427 TOAV to hold special water meeting
• 20150428 Bond sizing scenarios
• 20150428 Letter: Water rates (Mueller)
• 20150428 TOAV Town Hall presentation (video)
• 20150428 TOAV Town Hall Presentation — Table 14
• 20150429 TOAV directs staff to make preparations for AVRWC acquisition
• 20150430 Audit questions millions spent by Victorville’s water district
• 20150430 Audit: Private water more costly
• 20150430 AVRWC: State Audit Affirms Distinctions and Differences of Government-Owned and Private, Regulated Water Utilities
• 20150430 California State Auditor’s Report: Apple Valley area water rates (132)
• 20150505 Letter: Water dreams a mirage (Peter Allan)
• 20150506 Water suppliers scrambling to meet state targets
• 20150511 Letter: Kudos to Allan (Carloni)
• 20150513 Letter: Numbers problem (Rice)
• 20150514 Claremont Water System — Supplement to 2012 Appraisal Report
• 20150520 Opinion: Apple Valley deserves new narrative on water
• 20150520 Verified petition for writ of mandate and complaint for injunctive and declaratory relief: CIVDS1507221 (Lee)
• 20150521 CPUC issues interim decision in AVRWC rate case
• 20150524 It doesn’t add up (Rice)
• 20150525 Resident sues TOAV
• 20150526 Attorney: TOAV to 'vigorously defend' against lawsuit
• 20150526 Residents speak out on acquisition of AVRWC
• 20150526 TOAV lacks transparency (Lee)
• 20150526 Water companies propose drought surcharges
• 20150527 TOAV to make offer for AVRWC
• 20150528 TOAV proposed budget for 2015-2016
• 20150529 Letter: Then was then, now is now (McDaniel)
• 20150529 Marc Puckett’s ticket for improper use of preferred lane
• 20150530 Victorville: No immunity from water cuts
• 201506 AVRWC Drought Surcharge mailer
• 20150601 AVRWC rates and tariffs
• 20150601 Hayward’s appraisal summary statement: AVRWC
• 20150603 Letter: Weighing in on water (Turnbull)
• 20150603 Op-ed: So what really happened?
• 20150604 AVRWC e-mail to TOAV (Larsen)
• 20150604 TOAV Special Newsletter: It’s your water
• 20150605 Authorities still grappling with redevelopment agency dissolutions
• 20150605 Letter: More reaction to Apple Valley water battle (Lanyon)
• 20150605 Letter: On the proposed takeover of AVRWC (Triska)
• 20150605 More reaction to Apple Valley water battle (Conner)
• 20150605 TOAV H2Ours Special Edition
• 20150606 AVRWC water-saving plan presented to public
• 20150607 TOAV councilman weighs in on water (Bishop)
• 20150608 Letter: AVRWC is not for sale (Robinson)
• 20150609 24 percent water rate hike approved for East Bay
• 20150609 Op-ed: Are there other motives for the AVRWC takeover? (Orr)
• 20150609 TOAV 2015-2016 fee schedule
• 20150609 TOAV OPA with Big Lots
• 20150610 Letter: Against Town Council (Woodin)
• 20150610 Letter: No eminent domain (Vincent)
• 20150611 DWP worker misappropriated over $4 million
• 20150611 Letter: Water rates (Kabalin)
• 20150614 Letter: TOAV stoops low (Lee)
• 20150615 Findings of fact, conclusions of law and preliminary order of condemnation (Missoula)
• 20150616 Attorney for Mountain Water employees will appeal condemnation
• 20150616 City’s lawyer says MWC order strong, will withstand appeal
• 20150616 Missoula plans next steps in Mountain Water takeover
• 20150616 Missoula wins legal fight to take over MWC
• 20150616 TOAV email: Staff report - water usage plan
• 20150617 Letter: Asset vs. right (Bell)
• 20150617 TOAV email: Barb’s comments
• 20150617 TOAV email: Drought documentation
• 20150618 AVRWC Advice Letter 196-W-A
• 20150619 Missoula case called milestone by TOAV
• 20150619 TOAV employing eminent domain threat to wrest water control from AVRWC
• 20150619 TOAV’s notice of demurrer and demurrer to petition: CIVDS1507221
• 20150623 AVRWC Advice Letter 197-W
• 20150623 AVRWC launches new website
• 20150623 AVRWC Town council presentation (Jordan)
• 20150623 TOAV email: Watering turf at Brewster leading up to the 4th
• 20150624 AVRWC System Acquisition Project: Initial Study
• 20150624 AVRWC System Acquisition Project: Notice of preparation
• 20150624 Joint status update of the ORA, LU, Liberty WWH, Inc., Western Water Holdings, LLC, PWC (U 314 W), and AVRWC (U-346-W): Application 1411013
• 20150624 TOAV comments: Application 1401002
• 20150624 TOAV email: Municipal water utility ratemaking in California
• 20150625 Status update: Application 1411013
• 20150626 Letter: Town of Apple Valley offer per Government Code Section 7267.2 to purchase Apple Valley Ranchos Water Company’s water system
• 20150626 Notice of entry of order granting receiver's motion to approve sale of YWC and to approve the receiver's proposed distribution of funds from the sale of the property
• 20150626 TOAV submits offer to buy AVRWC
• 20150627 AVRWC donates $7.5k for scholarships
• 20150628 Letter: Water surface drill (Rice)
• 20150629 California drought taking serious toll on aging sewer system in San Francisco
• 20150629 Joint Motion of the Office of Ratepayer Advocates, Liberty Utilities Co., Liberty WWH, Inc., Western Water Holdings, LLC, Park Water Company (U 314 W), and AVRWC (U-346-W) for approval of settlement agreement: Application 1411013
• 20150629 TOAV’s comments on the joint motion of the Office of Ratepayer Advocates, Liberty Utilities Co., Liberty WWH, Inc., Western Water Holdings, LLC, Park Water Company (U 314 W), and AVRWC (U-346-W) for approval of settlement agreement: Application 1411013
• 20150630 AVRWC response to TOAV protest 200-W
• 20150630 Letter: Creating another DWP-type fiasco (Lee)
• 20150630 Water costs to quadruple at James Woody Park
• 20150701 AVRWC customers to bear burden of YWC acquisition
• 20150701 Dear Resident
• 20150701 Letter: Contact your TOAV representatives (Lee)
• 20150701 PWC official responds to purchase offer
• 20150701 TOAV: Water costs to skyrocket at park
• 20150702 Advice Letter 196-W-A
• 20150702 AVRWC Advice Letter 199-W
• 20150702 AVRWC reply comments: Application 1401002
• 20150702 Residents, ratepayers wonder who to believe
• 20150702 TOAV email: Water, conservation, fines, etc.
• 20150703 ORA reply comments: Application 1401002
• 20150705 Water rates rise as cities lose money in drought
• 20150706 Re: Disposition of AVRWC's advice letter 198-W
• 20150706 TOAV to host public scoping session on EIR for AVRWC acquisition
• 20150706 Water bills rise, even as California cities conserve during drought
• 20150707 AVRWC System Acquisition Project: Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Scoping Meeting
• 20150707 Discount to end for AVCC water
• 20150707 Gubment knows best: Ice cream
• 20150707 Initial Study comments (Lee)
• 20150708 L.A., pushing big water rate increases, seeks 18% more from typical users
• 20150708 Not all in Apple Valley on board for Ranchos H2O takeover
• 20150709 DWP proposes rate increase to pay for system upgrades
• 20150709 Letter: Bad business (Phillips)
• 20150709 Letter: It’s about rate stabilization (Nassif)
• 20150709 Letter: TOAV operates in bad faith (Mueller)
• 20150709 Reply comments by Liberty Utilities Co., Liberty WWH, Inc., Western Water Holdings, LLC, Park Water Company (U 314 W), and AVRWC (U-346-W) in support of settling parties’ joint motion for approval of settlement agreement: Application 1411013
• 20150709 Reply comments by Liberty Utilities Co., Liberty WWH, Inc., Western Water Holdings, LLC, Park Water Company (U 314 W), and AVRWC (U-346-W) in support of settling parties’ joint motion for approval of settlement agreement: Application 1411013
• 20150709 Scholarships honor late AVRWC GM
• 20150709 TOAV email: Raven letter to the editor
• 20150712 Expensive new water pipelines needed in High Desert
• 20150712 Highlands residents losing well water levels
• 20150713 Letter: Lack of meeting notice (Rice)
• 20150713 Western Drought
• 20150716 Amended Notice of Preparation of an Environmental Impact Report for the Proposed Apple Valley Ranchos Water System Acquisition Project EIR Comment Period Time Extension and Additional Scoping Meeting Date
• 20150716 Apple Valley Ranchos Water System Acquisition Project: Amended Initial Study
• 20150716 Letter: Time for the truth (Bishop)
• 20150716 Opening brief of the TOAV
• 20150716 TOAV commercial warrant 112775 for El Dorado Broadcasters
• 20150717 Letter: Figures don’t lie, but … (Bell)
• 20150717 Re: Time for Truth (Alaniz)
• 20150719 Missoula has paid nearly $3.4 million in condemnation costs
• 20150720 AVRWC exceeds June water-savings goal
• 20150720 AVRWC holds community meeting on pending sale of YWC
• 20150720 Verified first amended petition for writ of mandate; Complaint for declaratory relief: CIVDS1507221 (Lee)
• 20150721 Gubment knows best: Lemonade
• 20150722 Tracking survey of voters regarding water system acquisition
• 20150723 Survey confirms growing support for public ownership of water
• 20150724 TOAV’s survey shows support for AVRWC acquisition
• 20150726 TOAV ad: The truth about … experience
• 20150726 Valley Voices: Is Apple Valley the next Greece? (Alaniz)
• 20150727 State Audit Confirms Reasonableness of Apple Valley Area Water Utilities’ Costs and Rates
• 20150727 SWRCB Water Supplier Conservation Compliance Report: June 2015
• 20150727 TOAV email: OP-ED response — Raven re history
• 20150727 TOAV’s pollster has a history of push polling for tax increases
• 20150728 PSC denies city of Missoula’s motions to stop water company sale to Canadian utility
• 20150730 AVCoC Water forum invitation
• 20150730 Letter: Water analysis (Rice)
• 20150731 El Dorado Broadcasters invoice 1150715410 -- $5,796
• 20150731 El Dorado Broadcasters invoice 1150715438 -- $870
• 20150731 Read the complete survey
• 20150802 Letter: Sassy speculators (Turnbull)
• 20150805 Apple Valley residents voice frustration at scoping meeting
• 20150807 TOAV declines Chamber of Commerce invitation
• 20150809 Commentary: Separating fact from fiction (Nassif)
• 20150809 Letter: No takeover, please (Harbottle)
• 20150809 Letter: Robbing Peter to pay Paul (Mueller)
• 20150809 TOAV releases full report on AVRWC acquisition survey
• 20150811 Gubment knows best: Dog catcher
• 20150811 No drop in the bucket
• 20150811 Ranchos Acquisition Efforts Transparency Report
• 20150812 Letter: General Fund transfers (Rice)
• 20150812 Letter: Lawyers will win (Schneider)
• 20150812 TOAV contract with El Dorado Broadcasters
• 20150812 TOAV could spend millions on AVRWC
• 20150813 AVRWC mailer: TOAV drops bomb
• 20150813 AVRWC offers low-flow toilets
• 20150813 OC water district proposes increased rates despite large reductions in use
• 20150814 AVRWC names new manager
• 20150814 Letter: Figures, lies, and water (Carloni)
• 20150814 Letter: Potable water, portable funds? (McCarthy)
• 20150815 Judge sets date for hearing to determine purchase price of MWC
• 20150815 TOAV suffers credibility crisis over push poll & water takeover prevarications
• 20150816 CFGA ad: H2Ouch
• 20150818 CFGA ad: H2Overload
• 20150818 TOAV Transparency Report raises more questions than it answers (Penna)
• 20150819 ‘Building Connections’: Water acquisition remains hot topic during State of the Town
• 20150819 AVRWC ad: TOAV is being fa$t and loo$e with your money
• 20150819 CFGA ad: H2Owe
• 20150819 State of the Town (video)
• 20150820 Letter: Decisions, decisions (Lee)
• 20150820 Letter: Respect the employees, please (Walraven)
• 20150820 Request for Public Records: Waste water and sewer rates (KKBS)
• 20150820 TOAV officials see Montana ruling as a victory
• 20150822 Despite drought, mud run draws in dozens
• 20150822 Letter: TOAV doesn't add up (Rice)
• 20150823 AVRWC mailer: Great job, Apple Valley!
• 20150823 Just the facts, Mr. Nassif (Kinnard)
• 20150823 Rate hike recommendations rejected
• 20150825 AVRWC Town council presentation — response to Mr. Brown (Jordan)
• 20150825 CFGA ad: H2Oops!
• 20150826 No empire building
• 20150827 Joint motion for admission of supplemental testimony: Application 1401002
• 20150828 Conservation numbers improve
• 20150829 Missoula asks court to assert jurisdiction over PSC in Mountain Water case
• 20150830 Commentary: Town’s ‘Transparency Report’ raises more questions than answers (Penna)
• 20150830 Residents bemoan drought surcharges
• 20150830 TOAV ad: The truth matters
• 20150831 Commentary: Caution on water usage should be paramount (Mueller)
• 20150831 Letter: Selling their souls (Hanson)
• 20150831 TOAV’s answer to first amended petition for writ of mandate: CIVDS1507221 (Lee)
• 20150831 VVWRA percolation ponds
• 20150901 AVRWC acquisition of YWC complete
• 20150901 CFGA meeting
• 20150901 Embarrassingly tacky
• 20150901 Unintended consequences of conserving water: leaky pipes, less revenue, bad odors
• 20150902 Letter: Lawyers, water, and money (Wubker)
• 20150902 PSC postpones Mountain Water proceedings, citing ‘difficulties’
• 20150903 Letter: Wasting our money (Arias)
• 20150904 Apple Valley’s sewer rates are going up again
• 20150904 Letter: Unfounded claim (Coronado)
• 20150905 Letter: Lawyers, water, and money (O’Neil)
• 20150906 AVRWC ad: Reliable. Stable. Local.
• 20150906 TOAV ad: Support is growing
• 20150910 TOAV adopted budget for 2015-2016
• 20150911 Gubment knows best: Closed session
• 20150913 CFGA ad: H2Oh No!
• 20150913 Commentary: Apple Valley water takeover plan: Know the full cost (Coupal)
• 20150914 Amended joint comparison exhibit of the AVRWC and the ORA: Application 1401002
• 20150914 Final Amended Settlement Agreement between Apple Valley Ranchos Water Company and the Office of Ratepayer Advocates: Application 1401002
• 20150914 Letter: Transparency or racket? (Harbottle)
• 20150915 Letter: Stop the lies (Alor)
• 20150915 Letter: Will the Town listen? (Goodhope)
• 20150916 TOAV water company takeover
• 20150917 DEIR Appendices B and Appendix C
• 20150917 DEIR Appendix A, Comment Letters Part 1
• 20150917 DEIR Appendix A, Comment Letters Part 2
• 20150917 DEIR Appendix A, Comment Letters Part 3
• 20150917 DEIR Appendix A, Comment Letters Part 4
• 20150917 DEIR Appendix A, Comment Letters Part 5
• 20150917 DEIR Appendix A, Comment Letters Part 6
• 20150917 DEIR Section 2
• 20150917 DEIR Sections 3.0 through 4.5
• 20150917 DEIR Sections 4.6 through 4.8
• 20150917 DEIR Sections 5 through 7
• 20150917 Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the Apple Valley Ranchos Water System Acquisition Project
• 20150918 Notice of availability, Comment Period
• 20150918 TOAV fires back at Coupal
• 20150922 AVRWC touts 31-percent reduction in water use
• 20150922 Irrigation and cost to drill a new well — James Woody Park
• 20150922 Letter: Fair market? Pathetic (Moreno)
• 20150922 Letter: Water, golf, waste (Snider)
• 20150923 Editorial: Water, takeovers, and the people
• 20150923 Letter: Water and nerves (Mueller)
• 20150924 Residents irate over surcharge
• 20150927 AVRWC replacing water mains in town
• 20150927 Facts about water conservation
• 20150927 Letter: Dollars and sense (Clemons)
• 20150927 Opinion: Ideas on the attempted takeover of Ranchos (Penna)
• 20150929 Adolph Collaso and Bill McDaniel (video)
• 20150929 AVRWC ad: Every drop of water is precious
• 20150929 Cornered Coupal commits to no side in Water War
• 20150929 Gubment knows best: Experience
• 20150930 Letter: Stay out of water business (Benson)
• 20150930 Yermo water rates, charges rising slightly
• 201510 TOAV ad: Your Water. Your money. Their profits.
• 20151002 Conservation numbers drop
• 20151002 Drip, drip, drip (video)
• 20151003 Drilling discord
• 20151004 Small changes. Big savings.
• 20151005 Letter: Water is simply too cheap (Richards)
• 20151008 Assemblyman discusses benefits, pitfalls of water system acquisition
• 20151009 Brown clears way for artificial turf, blasts Prop. 218
• 20151011 DIdn’t I already read that?
• 20151011 H2uh Oh!
• 20151013 CFGA to TOAV: Stop the propaganda campaign
• 20151013 Gubment knows best: Future
• 20151013 Letter: Ranchos employee asks ‘When is enough, enough?’ (Phillips)
• 20151013 Water costs spur rate study
• 20151014 Apple Valley Citizens for Government Accountability calls for an end to all ‘H2Ours’ advertising during EIR process
• 20151014 Letter: Awesome!! (Hileman)
• 20151014 Letter: TOAV has lost its focus (Danes)
• 20151014 Valley Voices: TOAV ownership of AVRWC is for the best (Piercy)
• 20151014 Yorba Linda residents protest soaring water bill rates
• 20151015 Cities and private equity firms fight over ownership of water systems
• 20151015 Council nixes water study
• 20151015 Oak Hills ‘Save Water’ campaign launched
• 20151016 Adelanto council nixes water study
• 20151016 CFGA calls for suspension of H2Ours ads
• 20151016 Letter: Drill a well, really? (Larsen)
• 20151016 Proposed CPUC decision regarding application 1410002
• 20151016 Proposed CPUC decision regarding application 1410002 (attachments)
• 20151016 TOAV ad: Your water. Your money. Their profits.
• 20151017 CFGA parade handout
• 20151017 TOAV ad: Do you know where your money is going?
• 20151018 Is it fair? (Lee)
• 20151018 Opinion: A public trust can rely on private enterprise (Penna)
• 20151018 Where does the money flow? (Rice)
• 20151019 CFGA group calls for suspension of H2Ours ads
• 20151019 Letter: The truth about water (Lee)
• 20151019 Missoula water acquisition bid proving costly
• 20151020 Conversation needed on water, growth, drought (Lowry)
• 20151020 Water and Power: Customers pay for saving water
• 20151021 LA DWP, other utilities to raise water rates because of drought
• 20151021 Letter: Cost of water (Faulks)
• 20151021 Water bills will creep up next year in L.A. because we’ve conserved so much
• 20151022 CPUC proposes to allow water rate hike
• 20151025 AVRWC ad: ‘A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take away everything you have.’
• 20151025 CPUC could vote on rate increase next month
• 20151025 Letter: Water and fairness (Lee)
• 20151025 Letter: Water takeover (Hanson)
• 20151025 TOAV ad: Sewer rates vs. water rates?
• 20151026 I want a rate increase?
• 20151027 AVRWC Announcement on surcharges (Jordan)
• 20151027 AVRWC to stop drought surcharges effective November 1
• 20151027 AVRWC Town council presentation (Jordan)
• 20151027 AVRWC Town council presentation (Penna)
• 20151027 Is Town of Apple Valley looking to make low water users pay for high water users?
• 20151029 AVRWC to end drought surcharge
• 20151030 Californians meet governor’s water conservation mandate for fourth consecutive month
• 20151030 Notice of hearing on resolutions of necessity
• 20151030 Our view: Water conversation long overdue
• 20151031 California fines water suppliers for failing to cut back in drought
• 20151101 Richard Rorex: No government takeover
• 20151102 Letter: Government transparency (Bell)
• 20151102 Re: Apple Valley Ranchos Water System Acquisition Project (Brogan)
• 20151103 Valley Voices: Private companies make tough water choices (Larsen)
• 20151105 Comments of AVRWC to the Proposed Decision of ALJ S. Pat Tsen: Application 1401002
• 20151106 Letter re: Proposition 218 violations (KKBS)
• 20151106 Public Hearing Notice for EIR and Resolutions of Necessity
• 20151107 AVRWC radio ad: Mike Lent (audio)
• 20151107 AVRWC radio ad: Town’s push (audio)
• 20151108 Letter: Apologies to Hesperia, Victorville (Penna)
• 20151109 FEIR (Final Environmental Impact Report) for the Apple Valley Ranchos Water System Acquisition Project
• 20151109 FEIR Appendices B and C
• 20151109 FEIR Appendix A: Amended IS
• 20151109 FEIR Appendix A: Comment Letters Part 1
• 20151109 FEIR Appendix A: Comment Letters Part 2
• 20151109 FEIR Appendix A: Comment Letters Part 3
• 20151109 FEIR Appendix A: Comment Letters Part 4
• 20151109 FEIR Appendix A: Comment Letters Part 5
• 20151109 FEIR Appendix A: Comment Letters Part 6
• 20151109 FEIR Appendix A: NOP, Amended NOP
• 20151109 FEIR Section 2
• 20151109 FEIR Section 8.1: Letter 7 — Part A
• 20151109 FEIR Section 8.1: Letter 7 — Part B
• 20151109 FEIR Section 8.1: Letter 7 — Part C
• 20151109 FEIR Section 8.1: Letters 3 and 4
• 20151109 FEIR Section 8.1: Letters 5 and 6
• 20151109 FEIR Section 8.2
• 20151109 FEIR Sections 3 and 4
• 20151109 FEIR Sections 5 through 7
• 20151109 FEIR Sections 8.0 and 8.1: Letters 1 and 2
• 20151109 Subject: Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule
• 20151109 Town of Apple Valley’s sewer rate increases called illegal by law firm
• 20151110 AVRWC’s reply to the comments of the TOAV and the ORA to the proposed decision of ALJ S. Pat Tsen: Application 1401002
• 20151112 Apple Valley to hold special meeting on Ranchos takeover
• 20151112 Letter: Bridge and promises (Varga)
• 20151112 Letter: Victorville and water (Robertson)
• 20151114 Brown extends water-saving measures
• 20151115 AVRWC ad: This will happen
• 20151115 TOAV ad: Special town meeting
• 20151116 Students receive hands-on experience at Ranchos
• 20151117 CA water conservation rules may be permanent
• 20151117 Hesperia official backs AV’s acquisition attempt
• 20151117 Letter: To the Town Council (Foulkes)
• 20151117 Letter: To the Town Council (Rodriguez)
• 20151117 Notice and call of the TOAV Town Council Special Meeting
• 20151117 Something smells real fishy with TOAV’s sewer rates
• 20151117 Special Council meeting set for tonight
• 20151117 Suit against AV moves forward
• 20151117 The looming battle over tax increases in Apple Valley
• 20151117 TOAV consideration of Resolutions of Necessity
• 20151117 TOAV Resolution 2015-42
• 20151117 TOAV Resolution of Necessity 2015-43
• 20151117 TOAV Resolution of Necessity 2015-44
• 20151117 TOAV: Adopt Resolution 2015-42 (EIR)
• 20151117 Yikes! Hesperia’s Bill Holland supports eminent domain of private company
• 20151118 Letter: Nonsense? (Rice)
• 20151118 Town Council adopts Resolutions of Necessity
• 20151119 Apple Valley will seek to take water system by eminent domain
• 20151122 AVRWC ad: Safety is our main concern
• 20151122 In California, stingy water users are fined in drought, while the rich soak
• 20151123 Decision 1511030 approving final settlement agreement, resolving disputed issues, and adopting the 2015, 2016, and 2017 revenue requirements for Apple Valley Ranchos Water Company: Application 1401002
• 20151123 What did the ‘special meeting’ on water tell us? (Orr)
• 20151125 Shop Local
• 20151126 Water takeover (Lanyon)
• 20151129 AVRWC ad: This will happen
• 20151130 Project in pipeline
• 20151201 Algonquin Investor Day
• 20151202 Californians fall short of mandate
• 20151203 Audit finds widespread mismanagement at Central Basin water district in L.A. County
• 20151203 California State Auditor’s Report: Central Basin Municipal Water District (102)
• 20151203 Water supplies not looking good for 2016
• 20151207 Decision adopting the settlement agreement and conditionally approving the application: Application 1411013 (CPUC)
• 20151207 Opinion: Town’s takeover attempt irresponsible decision (Penna)
• 20151208 Poor Pat Orr
• 20151208 Poor Pat Orr
• 20151209 Verified petition for writ of mandate to order compliance with California Public Records Act: CIVDS1517800 (KKBS)
• 20151210 Barb Stanton makes Apple Valley history
• 20151212 DWP’s plan to boost water rates is reasonable, ratepayer advocate says
• 20151215 Drilling phase completed on new Ranchos well
• 20151215 Letter: Water and English (Pedigo)
• 20151216 27 years of service
• 20151216 Encouraging decision in Missoula
• 20151216 Petition for Writ of Mandate (Brogan)
• 20151216 Saving water remains priority in Apple Valley (Armenta)
• 20151217 AVR customers face another $200/year increase
• 20151217 AVRWC Advice Letter 212-W
• 20151218 As trial nears, attorney says Mountain Water owes clients $11M
• 20151218 Ranchos seeks to halt eminent domain
• 20151220 Councilman Bishop to run for re-election
• 20151220 Letter: Support appreciated (Bishop)
• 20151220 Valley Voices: No middle man; acquiring water system will not require more taxes (Stanton)
• 20151221 Hearing on water rate hike set
• 20151221 Proposed ballot measure would grant public right to vote on Apple Valley debt
• 20151222 Letter: AVRWC to TOAV regarding water conservation (Penna)
• 20151222 Letter: Inform the public, please (Bell)
• 20151222 Say in water war sought
• 20151228 ‘Water war’ makes waves
• 20151228 Conservation or litigation?
• 20151228 Decision adopting the settlement agreement and conditionally approving the application: Application 1411013
• 20151228 Letter: A counter proposal (Pedigo)
• 20151230 Things we learned in 2015 — maybe
• 20151231 AVRWC annual report
• 2016 Hesperia water debt
• 2016/2017 LUAV Consumer Confidence Report
• 20160101 California Public Utilities Commission organization chart
• 20160101 GO 77-M report
• 20160102 Here Is How The Town Will Pay for the Water System
• 20160103 Season of giving: Charities receive donations from Ranchos Water Company
• 20160105 CPUC approves Ranchos sale
• 20160105 What Is Apple Valley’s Water System Really Worth
• 20160106 Letter: Correcting distortion (Pedigo)
• 20160107 Letter: Vote ’em out (Bell)
• 20160107 Paying Back the Debt
• 20160107 TOAV Complaint: CIVDS1600180
• 20160107 Town of Apple Valley files formal condemnation action to acquire AVR
• 20160108 Condemnation action filed
• 20160108 Oak Hills hexavalent chromium warning
• 20160111 Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. announces closing of previously announced water utility acquisitions
• 20160111 Liberty Utilities completes acquisition of Park Water Company [Apple Valley Ranchos]
• 20160111 Missing the water mark
• 20160111 Private Water Companies Charge You More
• 20160112 Unions on the run (Orr)
• 20160113 Ignoring the Law in Montana
• 20160114 AVRWC Advice Letter 214-W
• 20160116 Liberty Utilities Completes Acquisition of Park Water Company [Apple Valley Ranchos]
• 20160118 Ranchos sale finalized
• 20160120 Grants received by VVWRA save Victor Valley millions
• 20160120 Victorville mulls water rate hikes
• 20160122 Letter: Sign of the Times (Danes)
• 20160122 Liberty Utilities acquires Apple Valley Ranchos Water Company
• 20160125 Ranchos invested millions into water system in 2015
• 20160126 LU Advice Letter 215-W
• 20160126 Ranchos Acquisition Efforts Transparency Report
• 20160126 Town council consideration of proposed resolution declaring intention to reimburse expenditures from the proceeds of obligations to be issued by the Town and directing certain actions
• 20160127 A special edition newsletter of the Town of Apple Valley
• 20160127 Letter: Robbing Peter to pay Paul (Mueller)
• 20160129 Letter: For eminent domain (Pedigo)
• 20160129 LU Advice Letter 215-W
• 20160131 Valley Voices: Flint water crisis offers warning for Apple Valley (Carloni)
• 201602 TOAV ad: Acquiring AVR will NOT raise your taxes
• 20160201 Acquisition costs top $1 million
• 20160201 Apple Valley Ranchos’ name changes
• 20160202 Commentary: Attorney General reins in shady bond practices (Coupal)
• 20160203 Conservation down again in Dec.
• 20160205 Water takeover costs
• 20160207 Commentary: Don’t blow up the CPUC, overhaul it (Tucker)
• 20160207 Letter: CPUC vs. Flint (Stockman)
• 20160207 Our View: Delays in releasing public records shameful
• 20160207 Varying levels found in study
• 20160210 Apple Valley official claims some residents bought by Liberty
• 20160210 Is transparency a one-way street? (Orr)
• 20160211 Customer notice of increasing rates per decision 1511030
• 20160211 TOAV radio ad: Barb Stanton (audio)
• 20160211 TOAV radio ad: Barb Stanton (audio)
• 20160212 Proposed amicus brief in support of real parties in interest
• 20160213 Liberty Apple Valley kicks off 2016 conservation program with high-efficiency toilet giveaway
• 20160214 Adelanto: City seeks water rate study
• 20160214 Letter: Apple Valley newsletter (Mueller)
• 20160216 LU Advice Letter 216-W
• 20160216 VWD Water Rate Study: Workshop
• 20160217 Letter: Roads and water (Post)
• 20160217 Victorville Water District: Council talks rate increases
• 20160218 How can conservatives embrace eminent domain? (Orr)
• 20160218 LU Advice Letter 213-W-A
• 20160220 TOAV radio ad: Scott Nassif (audio)
• 20160220 TOAV radio ad: Scott Nassif (audio)
• 20160222 Letter: The cost of water (Pedigo)
• 20160223 LAV Answer: CIVDS1600180
• 20160223 Letter: Ransom for water (Turnbull)
• 20160223 Letter: Shills for Ranchos (Christman)
• 20160223 Liberty Apple Valley rebuttal to TOAV misrepresentation
• 20160301 Letter: Mayor propaganda (Bell)
• 20160306 Letter: Liberty Utilities (Rorex)
• 20160307 Residents’ voting rights initiative moves forward
• 20160313 Resident’s lawsuit against Apple Valley continued
• 20160318 Liberty Utilities surcharge approved
• 20160322 Letter: Maybe even triple the cost (Bell)
• 20160323 Town of Apple Valley Water System Acquisition FAQs
• 20160325 Video: Examples of water conservation at James Woody Park (Henard)
• 20160327 Glendale’s drought charge to remain at 75 cents
• 20160328 Verified petition for writ of mandate and complaint for declaratory relief: CIVDS1604968 (KKBS)
• 20160331 Water leaks at the Horsemen’s Center (Henard)
• 20160401 Video: Water leaks at Civic Center Park (Henard)
• 20160405 Californians fall just short of goal
• 20160410 Liberty files for another surcharge
• 20160411 Liberty says bills ‘relatively flat’ over 3-year period
• 20160411 Video: Revisiting water leaks at Horsemen’s Center (Henard)
• 20160411 Voting rights initiative closes in on signature requirement
• 20160413 New name. Same old game.
• 20160414 Video: Leak of the week — Civic Center Park (Henard)
• 20160417 Video: Leak of the week — Civic Center Park #2 (Henard)
• 20160419 Commentary: Billions in new bonds should not escape voter approval (Coupal)
• 20160421 Lawsuit against Apple Valley alleges Prop 218 violations related to Wastewater Division
• 20160421 Video: Epic fail: Golf Course water waste (Henard)
• 20160422 Montana Supreme Court justices quiz lawyers on eminent domain, finances
• 20160422 Mountain Water Company’s Rule 17(6) oral argument handout
• 20160424 Video: Horsemen’s Park water tank re-inspection (Henard)
• 20160424 Video: Water usage at Civic Center Park (Henard)
• 20160425 Daily Press opinion poll
• 20160426 Video: Animal Services landscraping fail (Henard)
• 20160505 Letter to customers
• 20160506 Re: Video Clip (Martin)
• 20160506 Videos: Tour of the Apple Valley Horsemen’s Center (Henard)
• 20160511 Residents may decide water war
• 20160512 Video: Fire Station tour (Henard)
• 20160513 Video: Brewster Park maintenance (Henard)
• 20160513 Video: Civic Center epic fail (Henard)
• 20160516 E-mail: Video clip (Penna)
• 20160517 Letter: Pretense and hypocrisy (Pedigo)
• 20160517 Turning on fact-checking
• 20160517 Video: Easter Sunday water leak (Henard)
• 20160517 Video: Sidewalk fails (Henard)
• 20160518 Video: Civic Center Park pool waste (Henard)
• 20160518 Video: Town Hall maintenance (Henard)
• 20160521 Video: Dangerous conditions at Horsemen’s Center (Henard)
• 20160525 Re: Video clip (Penna)
• 20160525 Video: Dangerous conditions at Civic Center Park pool (Henard)
• 20160525 Video: Dangerous conditions at James Woody Park (Henard)
• 20160530 Letter: Violation report (Lee)
• 20160603 Letter: Known vs. unknown (Pedigo)
• 20160603 Letter: Liberty Utilities whopper (Christman)
• 20160603 Video: Safety inspection of Brewster Park (Henard)
• 20160603 Video: Safety inspection of Lions Park (Henard)
• 20160603 Videos: Safety inspection of James Woody Park (Henard)
• 20160611 Video: Safety inspection of Corwin Park (Henard)
• 20160611 Video: Town of Apple Valley lift station (Henard)
• 20160612 Valley Voices: Citizens have the right to vote on water debt (Hanson)
• 20160612 Video: Town of Apple Valley curbing issues (Henard)
• 20160613 Apple Valley town staff ‘broke lock’ on Liberty Utilities vault
• 20160613 Liberty questions AV’s unauthorized water use
• 20160613 Video: Town of Apple Valley weed patrol (Henard)
• 20160614 TOAV adopted budget for 2016-2017
• 20160615 Letter: Stolen water and public trust (Lee)
• 20160617 Cal Code Official Inspection Report: Apple Valley Golf Operations
• 20160617 Video: Town of Apple Valley lift station clean-up fail (Henard)
• 20160618 Forum … or Against ’em
• 20160619 Video: Town of Apple Valley Amphitheater municipal code violations (Henard)
• 20160620 Video: Town of Apple Valley Golf Course property inspection (Henard)
• 20160621 Letter: Alteratives (Pedigo)
• 20160621 Measure V
• 20160621 Video: Town of Apple Valley Golf Course signs (Henard)
• 20160622 Letter: Flint all over again (Bell)
• 20160622 Liberty provides receipts for Apple Valley Golf Course vault
• 20160622 Video: Town of Apple Valley Golf Course restrooms (Henard)
• 20160623 Letter: Apple Valley government (Fuller)
• 20160623 Letter: Water is life (McDaniel)
• 20160623 Residents’ initiative qualifies for ballot
• 20160624 Video: Norm Schmidt Park inspection (Henard)
• 20160625 Video: What if Apple Valley owned the municipal water system? (Henard)
• 20160627 Video: Town of Apple Valley’s ‘communication breakdown’ (Henard)
• 20160627 Video: Town of Apple Valley’s ‘local control’ (Henard)
• 20160628 Video: Mendel Park inspection (Henard)
• 20160629 Determination letter from SCE
• 20160629 Video: Town of Apple Valley ‘Going Green’ (Henard)
• 20160630 Council seeks clarity on initiative
• 20160702 Letter: Town should be investigated (Lee)
• 20160710 Letters: Alternative water suppliers (Pedigo)
• 20160712 Request for Public Records: Contracts between the Town and BB&K (Manning)
• 20160726 Measure W
• 20160726 TOAV staff report on Measure V
• 20160726 TOAV staff report on Measure W
• 20160727 Town of Apple Valley Town Attorney’s impartial analysis of Measure ‘W’
• 20160729 Town opts for own measure
• 20160805 Missoula’s win, Apple Valley’s gain?
• 20160807 H2Own
• 20160807 Letter: Lies, arguments, and water (Pedigo)
• 20160808 Letter: Apple Valley investigation (McCarthy)
• 20160818 Liberty Utilities goes green
• 20160827 David Christman via Facebook
• 20160829 Valley Voices: Economics of fire district, taxpayers clashing (Lee)
• 20160831 Ranchos Acquisition Efforts Transparency Report
• 20160831 Town paid more than $50K for ballot measure
• 20160901 Letter: Now public owned electricity (Bell)
• 20160901 Letter: Wading deep in Apple Valley (Lee)
• 20160904 Letter: Peter Allen supporting Measure V (Nassif)
• 20160909 Letter: Why no interest in roads? (Post)
• 20160910 Video: Town of Apple Valley Golf Course inspection: Part 1 (Henard)
• 20160911 Kathie Martin supports Measure W on Facebook
• 20160911 Letter: Measure Waste (Carloni)
• 20160911 Letter: Sewer stink (Lee)
• 20160911 Letter: Town Hall wonders (Rice)
• 20160912 Video: Town of Apple Valley Golf Course inspection: Part 2 (Henard)
• 20160913 Council to consider water rate hikes
• 20160913 Documents link top Apple Valley official to #FlintWaterCrisis
• 20160913 Investigation: Flint / Apple Valley Connection
• 20160913 Ranchos Acquisition Efforts Transparency Report
• 20160913 Video: Eric Larsen (Liberty Utilities) corrects the Town Council and staff
• 20160914 Apple Valley’s head of finance comes under fire
• 20160915 Apple Valley’s water transparency report reveals price tag at $1.5 million
• 20160915 Economic Speech (Trump)
• 20160918 Letter: Town Hall voices (Rice)
• 20160918 Our View: The right to vote on big projects
• 20160919 Adelanto council rejects water rate increases
• 20160919 Letter: Supports Measure W (Arnt)
• 20160920 Daily Press Candidate Forum (video)
• 20160920 Letter: Puckett dedicated public servant (Stanton)
• 20160921 Apple Valley water debate rages on
• 20160921 Letter: 9/11 winners and losers (Stephenson)
• 20160921 Letter: Supports Marc Puckett (Emick)
• 20160922 Defending Puckett (Carloni)
• 20160923 Opinion: Measure V is for voting to ensure government is accountable (Mann)
• 20160924 Letter: Attacks on Puckett despicable (Bishop)
• 20160924 Letter: Business, wonders, waste (Bell)
• 20160924 Letter: Measure W (Piercy)
• 20160925 Ad: Don’t give your pipes the cold shoulder this winter
• 20160925 Kathie Martin and Barb Stanton support Measure W on Nextdoor.com
• 20160925 Letter: A web untangled (Pedigo)
• 20160925 Letter: Water gobbledygook (Howard)
• 20160925 Opinion: Measure V respects Liberty Utilities customers’ rights (Sorensen)
• 20160926 Understanding your water bill
• 20160928 Letter: Double financial books (Rice)
• 20160928 Letter: One man, two opinions (Henard)
• 20160929 Letter: Time to go (Varga)
• 20161002 Letter: Reject Measure W (Allan)
• 20161003 Public Records Request Determination: ‘Records requests’
• 20161004 Letter: Lies, lies, and damn lies (Pedigo)
• 20161004 Letter: Outside the gated communities (Post)
• 20161005 Letter: Puckett and finance reporting (Bell)
• 20161007 Letter: Puckett a scapegoat (Varga)
• 20161007 Liberty Utilities files motion to make water-system improvements
• 20161010 Letter: Transparency at Liberty Utilities (Piercy)
• 20161010 Letter: Truth about V and W (Bell)
• 20161011 Ad: Be water wise — Winterize
• 20161011 Letter: A matter of trust (Schepis)
• 20161011 Letter: The measure of a man (Varga)
• 20161012 AVUTA endorses Measure W
• 20161012 Claremont Set To Raise Rates For Utilities
• 20161012 Letter: Voting game (Lee)
• 20161013 Ballot measures (Carloni)
• 20161014 Writ of mandate
• 20161016 Letter: Local control of water (Cambridge)
• 20161017 H2Own meeting
• 20161018 Will Apple Valley become California’s Flint, MI?
• 20161020 Public records request determination: ‘Shills’
• 20161020 Yes on Measure V (video)
• 20161023 Letter: Supports Measure V (Schappert)
• 20161023 Measure W is wrong for Apple Valley (video)
• 20161025 Diving into Measure W
• 20161027 Letter: Utilities charges (Beattie)
• 20161027 Liberty official kicked out of meeting
• 20161028 Letter: Who do they serve? (Schepis)
• 20161029 Ad: Fire hydrants
• 20161101 Art Bishop & Larry Cusack at Johnnie D’s
• 20161102 Letter: Measure of a man (McCarthy)
• 20161102 Letter: Selling snake oil
• 20161102 Letter: Vote yes on Measure W (Farace)
• 20161103 ‘Pay to Play’ suggested in Burrtec contributions to Town of Apple Valley-sponsored ballot measure in weeks leading up to 50-year lease deal
• 20161103 Letter: Citizen awareness (Varga)
• 20161103 Letter: Distract to deceive (Piercy)
• 20161103 Letter: No on V, Yes on W (Nassif)
• 20161105 Money flows like water
• 20161110 Judge issues tentative decision against city in water system acquisition trial (Claremont v. Golden State Water)
• 20161110 Statement of tentative decision (Claremont v. Golden State Water)
• 20161111 Letter: Diving into shallow ‘W’ater
• 20161111 Measure V garnered 2,319 more yes votes than Measure W
• 20161113 Tuesday’s election results
• 20161114 Letter: ROI tells the real story (Orr)
• 20161116 Ad: Don’t give your pipes the cold shoulder this winter
• 20161116 Liberty sees Claremont’s eminent-domain loss as sign of things to come in Apple Valley
• 20161116 Town Council meeting (video)
• 20161117 Ad: It’s fall!
• 20161117 Escalation year rate adjustment
• 20161118 Letter: The real ‘real’ story (Schepis)
• 20161118 Liberty’s water rates to rise Jan. 1 in Apple Valley
• 20161121 Voters show they want a say in water takeover issue (Hanson)
• 20161122 Letter: Liberty water (Heater)
• 20161122 Water rates going up again in Apple Valley
• 20161214 Liberty requests rate base freeze
• 20161216 Liberty requests 2-year ‘rate freeze’ in Apple Valley
• 20161217 Adelanto again balks on water rate hikes
• 20161222 KKR seeks buyer for water venture
• 20170108 Letter: Agrees with Allan (Varga)
• 20170109 Letter: Water and greed (McDaniel)
• 20170110 Letter: Yet more violations (Lee)
• 20170111 Claremont city manager getting a $21,000 bonus
• 20170112 Letter: Public vs. private (Henard)
• 20170114 Price tag for Claremont’s failed attempt to take over water system keeps rising
• 20170115 Letter: Kudos to Liberty (Hanson)
• 20170115 Our View: Time for foes to sit down and talk
• 20170117 Letter: Another look at water (Varga)
• 20170118 Letter: Liberty Utilities (Lecoq)
• 20170120 Liberty Utilities water rates frozen for more than 2 years
• 20170121 Editor’s Notebook: What’s up with the water?
• 20170122 Letter: Town Council accountability (Terry)
• 20170127 Apple Valley’s eminent-domain case slow to start
• 20170131 Analysis group expert quantifies effects of contested government takeovers of investor-owned water utilities
• 20170131 The Economic Consequences of Contested Government Takeovers of Investor-Owned Water Utilities
• 20170203 Judgment in Lee vs. Town of Apple Valley: CIVDS1507221
• 20170209 Avoiding the Claremont disaster (video)
• 20170213 Valley Voices: Apple Valley would be wise to work with Liberty Utilities (Wright)
• 20170215 Letter: Free us from Liberty … Utilities (Baptist)
• 20170216 James Belna on the Claremont eminent domain disaster (video)
• 20170220 Claremont resident talks [about] avoiding ‘disaster’ in Apple Valley
• 20170221 Judge orders Apple Valley to pay $41K in attorney fees in Public Records Act lawsuit
• 20170226 Letter: James Belna’s visit (Hanson)
• 20170226 Letter: Rice rebuttal (Trozpek)
• 20170228 Around Town: The ‘Big Lie’ is a popular tool
• 20170307 Letter: Liberty’s tricks (McDaniel)
• 20170308 Important Council meeting / Council action Thursday night. Please attend (Gallagher)
• 20170308 Special meeting will set up water-system acquistion vote
• 20170309 Calling of special election on June 6, 2017 requesting authorization for the Town to finance the acquisition of the Apple Valley water system, including related expenses, by incurring debt
• 20170311 Price on Apple Valley water takeover approaching $150M
• 20170311 Residents question ‘leaked’ emails calling for support of ballot measure
• 20170312 Editor’s Notebook: The water world we live in
• 20170312 Valley Voices: Financially healthy Apple Valley can keep its promises (Nassif)
• 20170313 Report takes issue with municipal takeovers of investor-owned water utilities
• 20170314 Town Council meeting (Cabe)
• 20170314 Town Council meeting (McCarthy)
• 20170314 Town Council meeting (Rorex)
• 20170319 Trump EPA grants Michigan $100 million to fix Flint water system
• 20170320 Letter: Hoping the mayor is right (Varga)
• 20170320 Sinkhole: Effort to replace pipes to Flint homes off to slow start
• 20170322 LTE comment (Mueller)
• 20170322 Skewing the facts (Hanson)
• 20170323 Letter: Sit down and settle (Henard)
• 20170325 Editor’s Notebook: Wildflowers, water and Black Bear Diner
• 20170327 Apple Valley residents will vote on Measure F to decide fate of water acquisition
• 20170327 Town Attorney’s impartial analysis of Measure ‘F’
• 20170328 Letter: Water and $150 million (Rorex)
• 20170403 Letter: Missing information (Pedigo)
• 20170403 Water rates going up and down
• 20170406 Guest commentary: Government takeovers of water systems don’t deliver results — study
• 20170406 Public records request determination: Alternate bond terms
• 20170406 Supervisors reject steep rate hikes
• 20170407 Adelanto contractor incompletely monitored drinking water
• 20170407 Drought guidelines
• 20170407 Letter: The devil’s in the details (Schepis)
• 20170409 Letter: Who/what will remain? (Rice)
• 20170410 Letter: Infrastructure needs (Bell)
• 20170411 Financing the purchase of the water company — within existing rates
• 20170412 Review of Apple Valley Water Measure
• 20170413 Argument against Measure F
• 20170413 Economist: ‘Risks of a (water system) takeover are extremely high’
• 20170414 2016 GO 77-M report
• 20170414 Mailer: Vote No on Measure F
• 20170416 Letter: Water rates (Tyler)
• 20170418 Letter: Water company acquisition (Rice)
• 20170419 Letter: Negative letters have a purpose (Walters)
• 20170419 Work in progress
• 20170420 Become an Apple Valley Debt Defeater
• 20170421 Letter: Water lies (Painter)
• 20170423 Water rate decrease approved
• 20170424 Letter: Hesperia water hookup rates (Pedigo)
• 20170424 Letter: Shame on us (Volsch)
• 20170425 Financing the purchase of the water company — within existing rates
• 20170426 Letter: Fuzzy math and water (Tyler)
• 20170426 Valley Voices: Husing’s analysis is clear — Vote no on Measure F (Allan)
• 20170427 Letter: Measure F (Perdue)
• 20170427 Measure F — Frequently Asked Questions
• 20170427 The economic consequences of the Town of Apple Valley’s attempt to condemn Liberty Utilities Apple Valley (Smith)
• 20170427 Valley Voices: Reclaim our water (Piercy)
• 20170428 Marc Puckett’s presentation contains significant errors
• 20170501 Letter: Husing’s report and Liberty rates (Pedigo)
• 20170501 Letter: Liberty bought Husing’s ‘analysis’ (Diaz)
• 20170502 Letter: Financial abuse is non-partisan (Williams)
• 20170502 Town of Apple Valley’s website calls economist John Husing one of ‘the region’s leading industry experts’
• 20170505 Letter: Choose the town (Tyler)
• 20170505 Letter: Fooled again (Bell)
• 20170505 Letter: Liberty Utilities (Baker)
• 20170507 Letter: Got what they paid for (Cambridge)
• 20170507 Letter: The real costs (Schepis)
• 20170507 Valley Voices: Manipulating the facts is Liberty’s only hope (Nassif)
• 20170508 Adelanto water hikes loom
• 20170508 Letter: The big payoffs (McDaniel)
• 20170508 Liberty Utilities radio ad — Claremont (audio)
• 20170510 Say no to Measure F (video)
• 20170510 Vote no to Measure F (video)
• 20170512 Apple Valley has ignored its consultants’ warnings (Husing)
• 20170512 Reviving Goliath: Liberty Utilities contributes $410,000 to Measure F opposition
• 20170514 Valley Voices: Moved to act on water by our community (Bishop)
• 20170526 Thornberg Report
• 20170602 Daily Press Facebook live: Measure F with Liberty Utilities
• 20170602 Daily Press Facebook live: Measure F with Scott Nassif
• 20170607 Measure F passes
• 20170607 Voters say yes to Measure F
• 20170621 FPPC fines Measure W’s campaign committee for violating election rules
• 20170625 Letter: Of refunds and requests (Bonson)
• 20170626 Crescenta Valley Water District plans to raise bills an average of $6
• 20170629 FPPC Commission Meeting
• 20170717 Northern California town close to running out of water
• 20170727 Pointing to long-term savings, Adelanto approves water rate hikes
• 20170729 Redlands’ water rate increases have done what was needed, utility says
• 20170806 Vehicle belonging to AV town manager involved in hit-and-run
• 20170809 Apple Valley official believes Liberty could have followed him before crash
• 20170829 Letter: Ill intent by Liberty? (Christman)
• 20170904 Letter: Sell the water system now (McDaniel)
• 20170905 Dying for a holiday (Orr)
• 20170905 Letter: Why is Liberty delaying? (Arndt)
• 20170907 Hit-and-run investigation involving Marc Puckett’s Cadillac sent to DA
• 20170907 Letter: Common sense is not so common (Schepis)
• 20170907 Letter: False impressions (Carloni)
• 20170910 Letter: Ill intent? (Bell)
• 20170924 Hesperia Council votes to raise water rates by 9 percent
• 20171010 Claremont reaches $4.8 million settlement agreement with Golden State Water
• 20171010 Marc Puckett’s speeding ticket
• 20171017 Claremont settlement reignites Apple Valley water war
• 20171026 Claremont cuts ties with its city attorney, law firm
• 20171031 Letter: Town manager search (Schepis)
• 20171110 Letter: Turning a blind eye? (Dudick)
• 20171120 Letter: Insanity (Langley)
• 20171122 Rate increase a ‘fact of life’: Hesperia Council votes to raise water, sewer fees
• 20171214 Verified petition for writ of mandate; and complaint for injunctive and declaratory relief and refund of illegal fees and charges: CIVDS1725027 (KKBS)
• 20171219 Editorial: Passing the Puck (Valles)
• 20180105 Puckett forced out as Apple Valley’s Assistant Manager & Finance Director
• 20180111 Liberty Utilities files general rate case application with California Public Utilities Commission for 2019-21
• 20180117 Letter: Apple Valley’s problems (Rice)
• 20180119 Letter: Apple Valley rate increases abound (Carloni)
• 20180122 Liberty Utilities Apple Valley begins $1,049,379 infrastructure improvement project along Quantico, Potomac Roads
• 20180122 Residential customers who maintain usage levels will pay approximately 8% less in January 2018
• 20180130 What does the Town Council do?
• 20180130 What does the Town Council do? (Orr)
• 20180209 Ruling on writ petition; and petitioner’s ex-parte application for leave to file motion for judicial notice
• 20180209 Water leak at the Town of Apple Valley (Henard)
• 20180222 Five officials charged with misusing public funds, burying hazardous waste at Central Valley water district
• 20180222 With judge’s ruling, Apple Valley clears hurdle that prolonged acquisition effort
• 20180225 Ruling clears way for AV effort to use condemnation to seize water Company
• 20180228 Ruling on motion to compel production of Town’s transition plan: CIVDS1600180
• 20180307 Puckett deposition set for mid-April in town’s eminent domain case
• 20180308 Liberty Utilities might challenge Apple Valley on fees
• 20180310 Audit addresses Apple Valley’s financial issues
• 20180320 Can you hear me now? (Valles)
• 20180327 Decision Fixing Cost of Capital for Calendar Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 for California Water Service Company, California-American Water Company, Golden State Water Company and San Jose Water Company (D1803035)
• 20180425 Pre-plea report ordered in Puckett’s felony case
• 20180524 Apple Valley, Liberty Utilities settle CEQA suit with agreement
• 20180729 Water system control crucial for Apple Valley (Robertson)
• 20180820 Water waste at Horsemen’s Center (Henard)
• 20180925 Guest column: Costs continue to rise for Missoula’s water utility (Rhoades)
• 20181004 Candidate Profile: For Emick, stability and decorum needed to address Apple Valley’s issues
• 20181005 CPUC to Hold Public Forum in Los Angeles on Cost of Capital Request of Liberty Utilities, San Gabriel Valley Water, and Suburban Water (A.18-05-004)
• 20181009 Water system acquisition update meeting scheduled
• 20181010 Re-elect Scott Nassif
• 20181011 CPUC to Hold Public Forums on Apple Valley Ranchos Water and Park Water Rate Increase Requests (A.18-01-002)
• 20181012 Apple Valley schedules water system acquisition update meeting for Tuesday
• 20181015 Letter: Timing is everything (Carloni)
• 20181016 Candidate Profile: Nassif wants to keep stability, experience in Apple Valley
• 20181016 Status update: Apple Valley Water System Acquisition Efforts
• 20181017 Apple Valley awaits ruling on utility takeover
• 20181021 Water issue splits Town Council candidates during forums
• 20181023 Important updates from Liberty Utilities regarding your water bill
• 20181023 Re-elect Scott Nassif
• 20181024 Liberty Utilities’ Apple Valley, Yermo water rates focus of CPUC forums
• 20181031 L.A. County Department of Public Works takes over long-criticized Compton water district
• 20181221 Hesperia reinstates water connection fee for future homes
• 20181221 Order Extending Statutory Deadline (D1812022)
• 201901022 TOAV water acquisition update
• 20190110 Apple Valley water woes (Bell)
• 20190207 BB&K acquisition-related charges
• 20190218 Orr column a good addition (Bell)
• 20190308 BB&K acquisition-related charges
• 20190318 Puckett takes plea deal in 2017 hit-and-run case
• 20190329 ACC approves EPCOR’s interim request
• 20190329 AG asks city how Prop 415 information was disseminated
• 20190402 BB&K acquisition-related charges
• 20190503 BB&K acquisition-related charges
• 20190605 BB&K acquisition-related charges
• 201906702 BB&K acquisition-related charges
• 20190715 Liberty Utilities General Rate Case fact sheet (A.18-01-002)
• 20190723 Order preliminarily approving class action settlement, provisionally certifying settlement class, and directing notice to class: CIVDS1725027 (KKBS)
• 20190723 TOAV Resolution 2019-23
• 20190723 TOAV Water Enterprise Transition Plan
• 20190723 Town Council Agenda Report
• 20190725 TOAV PRR 2019-292 response
• 20190725 TOAV PRR 2019-292 response 2
• 20190726 TOAV PRR 2019-292 extension
• 20190805 Town of Apple Valley likely to settle in trash rate lawsuit
• 20190811 Town of Apple Valley plans to get bigger if victorious in water suit
• 20190812 TOAV PRR 2019-292 response: No records related to acquisition expenses
• 20190820 TOAV PRR 2019-292: Acknowledgement of demand letter
• 20190821 ‘We’re not for sale’: EPCOR
• 20190830 TOAV partial response to public records request 2019-292
• 20191005 Apple Valley’s eminent domain trial set for later this month
• 20191025 Apple Valley eminent domain case to seize Ranchos H2O company begins
• 20191025 Public will have voice in new utility, town lawyer says
• 20191107 Victorville council approves $1.5 million water board settlement
• 20191120 Liberty Utilities Co. Expands Water Utility Presence with an Agreement to Acquire American Water’s Regulated Operations in New York
• 20200106 PUC Decisions on Authorized Rates of Return: California Class A Water Utilities
• 20200326 Broken water main caused brown water in Adelanto on Thursday
• 20200330 Liberty announces protections for Apple Valley customers amid COVID-19 pandemic
• 20200526 Third Amendment to the Agreement for Town Attorney Legal Services With Best Best & Krieger, LLP
• 20200713 LADWP security guard earned nearly $1 million over the past three years, new data show
• 20200720 Apple Valley water trial testimony ends
• 20200723 Town Council considers sales tax measure
• 20200729 Town Council places sales tax measure on ballot for voters to consider
• 20200729 Town Council vote puts 1% sales tax increase on ballot in Apple Valley
• 20200820 Michigan reaches $600 million deal in Flint water crisis, source says
• 20200823 Around Town: Sales Tax 101
• 20200824 Inoperative well closes Horsemen’s Center Park
• 20200826 Horsemen’s Center closed as aging well again becomes inoperable
• 20201115 Apple Valley to cut services after Measure O fails on the November ballot
• 20201116 Measure O defeated in Apple Valley
• 20201217 Former Carson mayor could add millions to his pension if water district hires him to 6-month job
• 20201220 Bullhead City manager asks EPCOR principals in Canada to reach out
• 20201224 She noticed $200 million missing, then she was fired
• 20210203 Important Driving Range News
• 20210212 Apple Valley water system trial concludes
• 20210419 Resolution of Appointment and Employment Contract for Marc Puckett to Serve as Interim Finance Director
• 20210421 Financial expert explains discrepancy in EPCOR valuation
• 20210506 For the Record | Hit and Run
• 20210507 Key excerpts from the Tentative Decision: CIVDS1600180
• 20210507 Tentative Decision: CIVDS1600180
• 20210510 Judge tentatively rules against Town in water trial
• 20210511 Judge makes preliminary ruling against Apple Valley taking over water system
• 20210513 California trial court: No greater public interest in town seizing private water company to operate it itself (generic ‘vision statements’ don’t count): CIVDS1600180
• 20210517 A closer look: Why Liberty Utilities’ arguments were favored in Apple Valley’s eminent domain lawsuit
• 20210527 Cooley Construction Water Truck
• 20210601 Town of Apple Valley’s Objections to Tentative Statement of Decision: CIVDS1600180
• 20210603 Victorville Water District — Notice of Public Hearing Proposed Changes to Rates and Charges for Water Services
• 20210607 Hot Topic | Payback
• 20210618 Liberty Utilities’ Response to Town of Apple Valley’s Objections to Tentative Statement of Decision: CIVDS1600180
• 20210701 Why did ‘Fontana city manager’ make $932,623 last year? City provides explanation
• 20210727 Town of Apple Valley Notice of Public Hearing Regarding Proposed Increase to Solid Waste Rates
• 20210820 State of the Town: Councilors talk Apple Valley’s highs and lows during annual event
• 20210901 City takes over water system: EPCOR receives $80 million following judge’s ruling
• 20210903 What’s next for Bullhead City water system?
• 20210909 Cotter, Clark provided ample justification for $2M equipment ask
• 20211007 Ruling on objections to Tentative Statement of Decision: CIVDS1600180
• 20211008 Final Decision: CIVDS1600180
• 20211009 Liberty Utilities’ Statement in response to the Final Decision: CIVDS1600180
• 20211112 Order of Dismissal and Judgment: CIVDS1600180
• 20211230 EPCOR-City trial to start Jan. 24
• 20220102 EPCOR takeover ‘historical moment’
• 20220104 Water repairs proving costly
• 20220107 EPCOR asks judge to move trial
• 20220109 EPCOR trial to remain in Bullhead City
• 20220111 EPCOR jury pool shrinks to 22
• 20220117 Hesperia Council to discuss water conservation and district maps
• 20220118 City Council to consider EPCOR settlement
• 20220119 City OKs $100M EPCOR settlement
• 20220120 EPCOR board approves settlement
• 20220126 Court awaits notice of settlement
• 20220130 Water system ownership transferred to city
• 20220503 Council to consider water system upgrades
• 20220504 Council approves water utilities upgrades
• 20220511 Utilities budget tops $35 million
• 20220712 Well failure leaves many residents with little or no water
• 20220715 Well failure caused by broken shaft
• 20220802 Ruling on Defendant Liberty Utilities Motion for Award of Litigation Expenses: CIVDS1600180
• 20220802 Ruling on Motion for Litigation Expenses Pursuant to CCP 1268.610: CIVDS1600180
• 20220811 Minute Order: CIVDS1600180
• 20220921 Plaintiff’s Designation of Record on Appeal: CIVDS1600180
• 20220921 Water valve replacement underway
• 20220929 Well expected to return to service today
• 20230308 Water plan remains a work in progress
• 20230316 City reports progress on well repairs
• 20230329 Order: CIVDS1600180
• 20230907 Council approves new two wells
• 20231108 Council digests massive master water plan
• 20231207 City approves water master plan
• 20240525 BHC approves more than $7K increase to water service line installation fees
• 20240724 Apple Valley Town Council votes to place one cent sales tax measure on November ballot
• 20240901 City maintenance projects this week
• 20240915 City maintenance, projects this week
• 20250116 Water war: Court rules in favor of Town of Apple Valley versus Liberty Utilities
• 20250421 Council approves city water service agreement, equipment investments
• 20250514 Higher rates needed to operate water system
• 20250520 Utilities Department accounts for more than half of Bullhead City’s capital improvement requests
• 4B gallons of water lost, problem pipes dominate testimony in Missoula vs. Mountain Water trial — AV H2Ours
• A critical examination of the TOAV’s ‘Transparency Report‘
• A debtor way of life
• A preview of coming attractions (Belna)
• A question of character
• A tale of two bills
• A tale of two houses
• A tangled web
• A year of water bills
• A year of water bills
• A year of water bills
• A year of water bills
• A year of water bills
• A year of water bills
• About — Citizens for Water Freedom
• About my public records requests (Lee)
• About that ‘scoping meeting’
• About that MWA well
• About the Water | Apple Valley Water Facts
• About those awards
• About those payroll expenses
• About those taxes
• About us
• About your trash bill
• Acting in good faith
• Adelanto water rates
• Agenda item #1: Comments by Al Rice
• Agenda item #2: Comments by Al Rice
• All good things must come to an end
• All things considered
• Alternative water suppliers
• An open letter to Bill McDaniel
• Another costly day for Apple Valley
• Another costly day for Apple Valley
• Another CYA testimonial
• Another false narrative
• Apple Valley citizens speak out against rate increases
• Apple Valley Ranchos Suitor Under Investigation — AV H2Ours
• Apple Valley Right to Vote on Debt
• Apple Valley: We’re business friendly
• Apple Valley’s big day
• Apple Valley’s Fifth Column
• Apple Valley’s sixth council member
• Apples and oranges
• Appraisal Summary Statement — AV H2Ours
• AstroTurf vs. astroturfing
• At least Liberty Utilities has the facts on its side
• AV H2Ours - Page 2 of 2 - Apple Valley - Seeking local control of our water
• AV H2Ours — Apple Valley — Seeking local control of our water
• AV residents have facts, too, and context
• Average water use
• AVRWC Annual Reports | Apple Valley Water Facts
• AVRWC documents
• AVRWC documents | 2012
• AVRWC documents | 2013
• AVRWC documents | 2014
• AVRWC documents | 2015
• AVRWC documents | 2016
• AVRWC main projects: 2014 through 2018
• AVRWC radio ad: Government does things better and cheaper (audio)
• AVRWC radio ad: Government water-system experience (audio)
• Award winning? (Lee)
• Back on track
• Back to the money issue
• Best supporters money can buy
• Better than what?
• Big lie (McCarthy)
• Bigger government is irresponsible
• Blue Ribbon Comittee — AV H2Ours
• Brave new water world
• Breakdown of Eminent Domain Costs | Apple Valley Water Facts
• BRWC Report — Addenda 1: Bartle Wells Associates: Update of Feasibility Analysis of Acquisition of Apple Valley Ranchos Water System
• BRWC Report — Addenda 10: Finance Committee Report (Financial Analysis of Cost to Purchase AVR)
• BRWC Report — Addenda 2: CPUC: Resolution W-4655
• BRWC Report — Addenda 3: BRWC/Town of Apple Valley — Proposed CPUC stipulations
• BRWC Report — Addenda 4: Carlyle/Park Water Co. — Opposing BRWC/Town proposed stipulations
• BRWC Report — Addenda 5: Montana (Missoula) PUC stipulations
• BRWC Report — Addenda 6: ALJ Long proposed approval of Carlyle Merger
• BRWC Report — Addenda 7: Town of Apple Valley — Opposition to Approval of Carlyle Merger
• BRWC Report — Addenda 8: CPUC Decision Approval of Carlyle Merger
• BRWC Report — Addenda 9: CPUC Administrative Law Judge’s Ruling Granting Interim Rates
• BRWC Report — Supporting Letters
• BS Comments (Lee)
• Buyer’s remorse
• Check your water usage
• Choose Liberty
• Chutzpah
• Citizens for Water Freedom — Vote Yes on Measure F
• Claremont public records request
• Commentary
• Commentary | 2014
• Commentary | 2015
• Commentary | 2016
• Commentary | 2017
• Commentary | 2018
• Commentary | 2019
• Commentary | 2020
• Commentary | 2021
• Commentary | 2022
• Commentary | 2024
• Commentary | April 2015
• Commentary | April 2016
• Commentary | April 2017
• Commentary | August 2015
• Commentary | August 2016
• Commentary | August 2017
• Commentary | December 2015
• Commentary | December 2016
• Commentary | December 2017
• Commentary | December 2018
• Commentary | February 2016
• Commentary | February 2017
• Commentary | February 2018
• Commentary | January 2016
• Commentary | January 2017
• Commentary | January 2018
• Commentary | July 2015
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• Commentary | June 2015
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• Commentary | June 2017
• Commentary | March 2015
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• Commentary | March 2017
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• Commentary | May 2015
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• Commentary | November 2015
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• Commentary | October 2015
• Commentary | October 2016
• Commentary | October 2017
• Commentary | October 2018
• Commentary | September 2015
• Commentary | September 2016
• Commentary | September 2017
• Comments for tonight’s council meeting
• Comments to the Town Council and their attorneys about the EIR process
• Comments to the Town Council opposing the ballot measure
• Comments to the Town Council opposing the ballot measure (Carloni)
• Comments to the Town Council opposing the ballot measure (Hanson)
• Comments to the Town Council opposing the ballot measure (Henard)
• Communicating with the Town Council
• Communication breakdown
• Comparative transparency
• Comparative water use (video)
• Comparing ads
• Comparing analyses
• Comparing transparency
• Compensation for all
• Conflating facts
• Conflict of interest
• Conflict of interest (Manning)
• Conservation | Apple Valley Water Facts
• Consider the alternative
• Contact — AV H2Ours
• Contact Us | Apple Valley Right to Vote on Debt
• Contact Us | Apple Valley Water Facts
• Controlling the controllers
• Correcting the Town’s response to a public records request
• Corrosive centralization
• Council Actions — AV H2Ours
• Countering Tony Tyler (Lee)
• Court jester
• Court report: Eminent domain trial hearing update (Carloni)
• CPUC Proceeding Search -- AVRWC
• CPUC protection
• CPUC Questions — AV H2Ours
• CPUC vs. Flint
• CPUC: Please grant the joint motion: Application 1411013
• Cramer Family Park
• Cramer Family Park — then and now
• Curious claim
• Daily Press: Acquisition costs top $1 million | Apple Valley Water Facts
• Damning with faint praise
• Debt service and cash flow
• DEIR Appendix A, Notice of Preparation, Amended Notice of Preparation, Amended Initial Study
• Divide and conquer
• Diving into the shallow waters of Measure W
• Do the right thing (Manning)
• Document review (Rice)
• Documents and reference materials
• Documents and reference materials } 2008
• Documents and reference materials | 1988
• Documents and reference materials | 1992
• Documents and reference materials | 1995
• Documents and reference materials | 1996
• Documents and reference materials | 1997
• Documents and reference materials | 1998
• Documents and reference materials | 1999
• Documents and reference materials | 2000
• Documents and reference materials | 2001
• Documents and reference materials | 2002
• Documents and reference materials | 2006
• Documents and reference materials | 2007
• Documents and reference materials | 2009
• Documents and reference materials | 2010
• Documents and reference materials | 2011
• Documents and reference materials | 2012
• Documents and reference materials | 2013
• Documents and reference materials | 2014
• Documents and reference materials | 2015
• Documents and reference materials | 2016
• Documents and reference materials | 2017
• Documents and reference materials | 2018
• Documents and reference materials | 2019
• Documents and reference materials | 2020
• Documents and reference materials | 2021
• Documents and reference materials | 2022
• Documents and reference materials | 2023
• Documents and reference materials | 2024
• Documents and reference materials | 2025
• Documents and reference materials | April 2015
• Documents and reference materials | April 2016
• Documents and reference materials | April 2017
• Documents and reference materials | April 2018
• Documents and reference materials | August 2015
• Documents and reference materials | August 2016
• Documents and reference materials | August 2017
• Documents and reference materials | August 2018
• Documents and reference materials | August 2019
• Documents and reference materials | August 2020
• Documents and reference materials | December 2015
• Documents and reference materials | December 2016
• Documents and reference materials | December 2017
• Documents and reference materials | December 2018
• Documents and reference materials | December 2020
• Documents and reference materials | February 2015
• Documents and reference materials | February 2016
• Documents and reference materials | February 2017
• Documents and reference materials | February 2018
• Documents and reference materials | February 2019
• Documents and reference materials | January 2015
• Documents and reference materials | January 2016
• Documents and reference materials | January 2017
• Documents and reference materials | January 2018
• Documents and reference materials | January 2019
• Documents and reference materials | July 2015
• Documents and reference materials | July 2016
• Documents and reference materials | July 2017
• Documents and reference materials | July 2019
• Documents and reference materials | July 2020
• Documents and reference materials | June 2015
• Documents and reference materials | June 2016
• Documents and reference materials | June 2017
• Documents and reference materials | March 2015
• Documents and reference materials | March 2016
• Documents and reference materials | March 2017
• Documents and reference materials | March 2018
• Documents and reference materials | March 2019
• Documents and reference materials | March 2020
• Documents and reference materials | May 2015
• Documents and reference materials | May 2016
• Documents and reference materials | May 2017
• Documents and reference materials | May 2018
• Documents and reference materials | November 2015
• Documents and reference materials | November 2016
• Documents and reference materials | November 2017
• Documents and reference materials | November 2019
• Documents and reference materials | November 2020
• Documents and reference materials | October 2015
• Documents and reference materials | October 2016
• Documents and reference materials | October 2017
• Documents and reference materials | October 2018
• Documents and reference materials | October 2019
• Documents and reference materials | September 2015
• Documents and reference materials | September 2016
• Documents and reference materials | September 2017
• Documents and reference materials | September 2018
• Dogging Ranchos
• Don’t be a victim; you have the power
• Doubling the cost
• Drought planning
• Drought surcharges
• Earth to Puckett!
• Enjoying the Apple Valley No Show
• EPCOR takeover documents
• Evaluating the Town of Apple Valley’s eminent domain strategy
• Everything you need to know about TOAV’s claims
• Everything you need to know about TOAV’s claims
• Executive salaries
• Experts you can trust
• Exponential growth
• F.U.D. (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt)
• Fact Check-Facts vs Claims | Apple Valley Water Facts
• Fact Sheets — AV H2Ours
• Fact-checking Barb Stanton
• Facts, not fraud
• Failure of government
• False impressions (Carloni)
• Far from negative
• Fifth water bill of 2017
• Filling in the facts
• First things first
• First water bill of 2017
• Five bills in a row
• Fixed costs
• Follow the Money — Citizens for Water Freedom
• Following up on unanswered public records requests
• Fourth water bill of 2017
• Fractured facts
• Friction-free rate increases
• Full employment for lawyers
• Future sales tax measure (Lee)
• Gaffe riot
• Gaffe riot — revisited
• General Information about Rates | Apple Valley Water Facts
• Get all the facts, please
• Get the Facts — Citizens for Water Freedom
• Get the Facts | Apple Valley Right to Vote on Debt
• Glossary — AV H2Ours
• Good Old Boys’ Club
• Government’s role (Mueller)
• Great water takeover report (Rice)
• Guaranteed profit
• Guarantees
• Guarantees, not promises
• Guide to the Brown Act
• He said what?
• He’s gonna need a good lawyer
• Hearing tomorrow on Town/Liberty decision (Carloni)
• Heed the warning signs
• Hidden costs, revisited
• Hidden future tax ballot measure (Lee)
• Higher rates for transfer to the general fund (Rice)
• Historical takeover costs
• Hook-up payments
• Hot under the collar (Carloni)
• Hot water
• How come you only defend Ranchos?
• How much money will really be available for debt service?
• How much water are you using?
• How much water?
• I support Liberty Utilities in Proceeding A1704024
• I’m a capitalist, but …
• In the News — AV H2Ours
• In the News | Apple Valley Right to Vote on Debt
• In the News Archives — AV H2Ours
• Inciting violence (Lee)
• Indirect comparisons are flawed
• Inflated acquisition costs
• Initial Study: TOAV and AVRWC System Acquisition Project
• Investigate the facts (Carloni)
• Is secrecy still repugnant in a free society?
• Is the Town of Apple Valley shifting its position?
• Is the Town really ‘fully capable’ of running a water utility?
• Is TOAV being investigated for Proposition 218 violations?
• Is your bias showing?
• It makes me wonder what is going on behind the scenes
• It’s not about water, it’s about money
• It’s not personal, it’s just business
• It’s only (your) money
• Join the Coalition | Apple Valley Water Facts
• Join the Fight — Citizens for Water Freedom
• Join Us | Apple Valley Right to Vote on Debt
• Just a taxpayer (Rice)
• Just add government
• Just one step … on a predetermined path
• Keep repeating: No decision has yet been reached
• Last letter before today’s meetings
• Last water bill of 2017
• Lawless Apple Valley (Lee)
• Leaders and followers
• Legal buffoonery
• Letter opposing tonight’s Scoping Report
• Letter to Art Bishop
• Letter to Council Member Curt Emick: Challenging your sources
• Letter to Mayor Larry Cusack: A town divided against itself
• Letter to Mayor Pro Tem Barb Stanton: What else don't you know, Barb?
• Letter to the CPUC
• Letter to the CPUC
• Letter to the CPUC re: Application 1401002
• Letter to the CPUC re: Proposed decision of ALJ Tsen regarding Application 1401002
• Letter to the editor (Lee)
• Letter: Don’t waste your vote (Carloni)
• Letter: Regarding ‘Cities in a Water Fight’ by Dean Starkman (Lee)
• Letter: Regarding ‘Cities in a Water Fight’ by Dean Starkman (Rice)
• Letter: Service fees (Lee)
• Letter: Sewer Assessment District 98-1 (Lee)
• Letter: Smoke screen (Lee)
• Letter: Spending addiction? (Lee)
• Letter: The power of positive thinking (Lee)
• Letter: What are you going to do about this?
• Letter: You must be very proud, Barb
• Liberty decision: Thoughts and impressions (Carloni)
• Liberty decision: Update (Carloni)
• Liberty is the best alternative
• Liberty Utilities At a Glance | Apple Valley Water Facts
• Liberty Utilities At a Glance | Apple Valley Water Facts
• Liberty Utilities CPUC hearing (A.24-01-003)
• Liberty Utilities decision (Carloni)
• Liberty Utilities documents
• Liberty Utilities documents | 2014
• Liberty Utilities documents | 2015
• Liberty Utilities documents | 2016
• Liberty Utilities documents | 2017
• Liberty Utilities documents | 2018
• Liberty Utilities documents | 2019
• Liberty Utilities documents | 2020
• Liberty Utilities documents | 2021
• Liberty’s proposed rate increase
• Links
• Local control
• Local control will be the death of us
• Local water
• Lopsided coverage
• Lowering water rates
• Lowering water rates
• Making pricey pipes pricier
• Measure F — Facts and personal attacks (Lee)
• Measure V fact sheet
• Measure V Fact Sheet | Apple Valley Right to Vote on Debt
• Measure V Fact Sheet | Apple Valley Right to Vote on Debt
• Measures V and W
• meeting to inform citizens about water system ownership
• MIA from the ‘Transparency Report’
• Milk of human kindness
• Millions for the bankers
• Milt Holland
• Milton Friedman explains greed (video)
• Misinformation as an ’Art’ form
• Misplaced attentions (Rice)
• Missed every point
• Missed the forest
• Missing water bill information
• Missoula trial
• More about that latest survey
• More AV hypocrisy
• More Brown Act violations? (Lee)
• More falsehoods
• More Measure W misdirection
• More on TOAV’s proposed hostile takeover of AVRWC
• Most California residents get water from town run systems
• Multimedia Resources | Apple Valley Water Facts
• Municipal Finance 101 (CC)
• municipal water management Archives — AV H2Ours
• My updated proposal: What the Town of Apple Valley should do
• Negative payroll savings
• Never satisfied
• News — AV H2Ours
• News and Updates | Apple Valley Water Facts
• No healthy skepticism
• No honor among thieves
• No middleman
• No on Measure F
• No on W, Yes on V
• No respect, no local control
• No vote? No problem!
• No water in Measure W
• Not a water waster
• Not always black and white
• Not for sale
• Not paying attention
• Not the same family business
• Not the whole system
• Oh, Canada!
• Old tricks
• One more reason to oppose a takeover
• One PRR story: American Express (CC)
• Only care about making money
• Open letter to Art Bishop
• Open letter to Mayor Pro Tem Barb Stanton
• Opposing the Amended EIR Scoping Report
• Opposing the Amended Scoping Report
• Opposing the Draft EIR Report
• Our Community — AV H2Ours
• Our privacy policy
• Paper value of water (Rice)
• Particularly municipalities
• PDF files and reference materials
• Personal attacks?
• Please approve Advice Letter 223-W
• Political posturing
• Politicizing water
• Politics vs water costs
• Polls and votes
• Pool party
• Poor all-knowing Pat Orr
• Poor anti-monopolist Pat Orr
• Poor little rich people
• Praise the lowered
• Presentation to the CPUC
• Press Releases — AV H2Ours
• Pretense and hypocrisy
• Price tag on the AV water takeover
• Problems with the Town’s Commercial Warrant Reports
• Profits are essential
• Promises, promises
• Proposed decision issued in AV Ranchos Water rate
• Proposed questions for the Apple Valley Candidate Forum
• Proposition 218: No real protection in Apple Valley
• Public records request 2019-292: Attorney demand letter
• Public Records Request: ‘Documents supporting claims of rate reductions’
• Public Records Request: ‘Records requests’
• Public Records Request: ‘Shills’
• Public Records Request: ‘Standing offers’
• Public records request: Listing of acquisition-related expenses
• Public records request: Transparency reports
• Public trust destroyed (Carloni)
• public water management Archives — AV H2Ours
• Purveyors of truth?
• Push poll
• Questions for the TOAV ahead of tonight’s water meeting
• Rate increases
• Rate increases decided with no local accountability
• Rates vs. costs
• Re: Draft Environmental Impact Report — Apple Valley Ranchos Water System Acquisition Project (Lee)
• Re: Ranchos Water purchase good for Apple Valley
• Re: Scott Nassif and his facts (Rice)
• Re: Water conversation long overdue
• Read the Latest — AV H2Ours
• Read the Latest — AV H2Ours
• Reasons for joining the fight
• Rebuttal to Art Bishop
• Recent water bills (August 10, 2016)
• Recent water bills (June 13, 2016)
• Recent water bills (October 11, 2016)
• Records Requests August 4 and September 14, 2015
• Reference files
• Regarding ‘Drilling Discord’ (Carloni)
• Regarding the new well (Lee)
• Related items
• Replying to water waster David Christman
• Request for Public Records (Lee)
• Request for public records: August 2015 fuel purchases
• Request for Public Records: Barb Stanton on lowering water rates
• Request for public records: Barb Stanton’s compensation, travel, conference, and expense records
• Request for public records: Bonds with non-30-year terms
• Request for public records: Claremont water system valuation report
• Request for public records: Commercial warrant reports
• Request for Public Records: Contracts between the Town and BB&K
• Request for Public Records: Current bonds and transfers
• Request for public records: Fund loans and advances
• Request for Public Records: Goodspeed and Voyager warrants
• Request for public records: Missoula water system valuation report
• Request for Public Records: Opposition lead by Liberty Utilities
• Request for public records: Transition plan
• Request for public records: US Bank Corp documents
• Residents bemoan drought surcharges (Lee)
• Resources — AV H2Ours
• Responding to claims made on Facebook
• Response to 20/20 e-mail posting on Nextdoor.com
• Response to Barb Stanton
• Response to Barb Stanton (Carloni)
• Response to Frank Robinson
• Response to Thomas Lecoq (Carloni)
• Response to Thomas Rice (Belna)
• Rising rates
• Road to ruin
• Same old same old
• Sassafras
• Satire: Town Council to end rent profiteering
• Satire: Town moves to buy Verizon
• Scapegoat or conspirator?
• Scorched earth
• Scott Nassif: ‘No confidence’ in AVRWC takeover
• Second water bill of 2017
• Serious omission
• Service Area Map | Apple Valley Water Facts
• Sewer issues
• Sewer rates vs. water rates: There’s no comparison
• Shill crazy after all these years
• Shooting the lawyers first
• Shop local?
• Short-sighted and biased (Lee)
• Shortsidedness
• Sign a Petition — AV H2Ours
• Sign a Petition — AV H2Ours
• Significant errors
• Silver lining
• Site search
• So much for all that support
• Some ‘transparency’
• Someone else’s money
• Sowing the seeds of discord
• Still not for sale
• Stop repeating nonsense
• Subsidized water rates
• Support Measure V
• Taking the profit out of water delivery
• Thank you, Al and Leane
• Thank you, Apple Valley Ranchos
• Thank you, water wasters! (Lee)
• Thanks
• That MWA well — revisited
• Thawing the rate freeze
• The all-consuming council
• The audacity
• The Battle of Blenheim, by Robert Southey
• The benefits of community owned water — AV H2Ours
• The business of water
• The cat is out of the bag!
• The company he keeps
• The cost of misunderstanding
• The fight is for money, not water
• The future of transparency
• The gang that couldn’t lie straight
• The innumerate Mr. Puckett
• The Little Red Hen (revisited)
• The misdirection conspiracy
• The money story changes, again
• The numbers don’t add up
• The people hold the power (Mueller)
• The players
• The price is wrong
• The Ralph M. Brown Act (Government Code Section 54950-54963)
• The rat-hole
• The road to socialism
• The Town of Apple Valley goes full xenophobe — and fails
• The truth about Measure W
• The Truth about Measure W | Apple Valley Right to Vote on Debt
• The truth about TOAV’s experience
• The truth shall set you free
• The whole truth
• They sure make a lot of money
• Thin veneer
• Third water bill of 2017
• This year’s water bills
• Time for a second opinion? (Carloni)
• Time for the Town Council to listen for a change
• Time to pay attention: An open letter to Larry Cusack
• Timeline of the trial awards process (Inger)
• To be, or not to be … transparent (Lee)
• TOAV ‘transparency’: One and done, or more to come?
• TOAV can not balance numbers: FACTS (Rice)
• TOAV Cost Factsheet
• TOAV declares war on AVRWC
• TOAV documents
• TOAV documents | 2008
• TOAV documents | 2009
• TOAV documents | 2010
• TOAV documents | 2011
• TOAV documents | 2012
• TOAV documents | 2014
• TOAV documents | 2015
• TOAV documents | 2016
• TOAV documents | 2017
• TOAV documents | 2018
• TOAV documents | 2019
• TOAV documents | 2020
• TOAV documents | 2021
• TOAV e-mails
• TOAV financial health check (Rice)
• TOAV invoices
• TOAV is in debt big time (Rice)
• TOAV lack of meeting notice
• TOAV Park and Facility Amenities
• TOAV radio ad: Art Bishop (audio)
• TOAV radio ad: Barb Stanton (audio)
• TOAV radio ad: Barb Stanton (audio)
• TOAV radio ad: Barb Stanton (audio)
• TOAV radio ad: Barb Stanton (audio)
• TOAV radio ad: Larry Cusack (audio)
• TOAV radio ad: Larry Cusack (audio)
• TOAV radio ads
• TOAV Survey Factsheet
• TOAV treasurer’s reports — total funds
• TOAV’s attempt at transparency is sorely lacking
• Town accounting (Lee)
• Town business practices
• Town of Apple Valley Water System Acquistion FAQs
• Town of Apple Valley water usage (Mueller)
• Town separates fact from Apple Valley Ranchos’ fiction — AV H2Ours
• Transparency
• Transparency for all
• Transparency is job No. 1
• Transparency is relevant in water eminent domain case
• Transparency, Apple Valley style
• Transparent AV (Rice)
• Trick or treat time (Lee)
• Tricks, lies, and dirty politics
• Truth not tricks (Carloni)
• Twas a famous victory
• Two years of Apple Valley budget cuts
• Two-and-a-half times
• Unaffordable at any price
• Understanding the Issues | Apple Valley Water Facts
• Unfair reporting
• Unprepared: Wet or dry
• Utility bill assistance
• Vague promises
• Video and audio files
• Video of Public Meeting on Acquisition of AV Ranchos Water Company — AV H2Ours
• Vote cancer for council
• Vote no on the Town staff’s ballot measure proposal
• Voters beware! (Carloni)
• Waiting for 2046
• Walter Williams explains profit (video)
• Water at the Horsemen’s Center
• Water bill help
• Water bill surcharges
• Water cost comparisons
• Water Infrastructure | Apple Valley Water Facts
• Water Links | Apple Valley Water Facts
• Water math
• Water prices and inflation
• Water rate recap
• Water security
• Water supplier alternatives
• Water surcharges
• Water surcharges
• Water system maintenance
• Water utility oversight
• Water won’t wash out red ink (Lee)
• Water Words | Apple Valley Water Facts
• We already have a great water system
• We have not yet made a decision
• We’re here to stay
• Weigh your sources
• Weighing both sides
• Welcome to Apple Valley
• Welcome to What are they doing?
• Well beyond coy
• What ‘they’ won’t tell you, Part 1
• What ‘they’ won’t tell you, Part 2
• What ‘they’ won’t tell you, Part 3
• What ‘they’ won’t tell you, Part 4
• What about Liberty’s water rights?
• What is Proposition 218?
• What is the cost of water delivery?
• What now? (Hanson)
• What the TOAV should be doing with our money
• What they’ve spent
• What We've Spent — AV H2Ours
• What’s Ranchos worth now?
• Where is Barb Stanton when we need her? #SpeakUpBarb
• Where there’s smoke …
• Whine sellers
• Whither Apple Valley?
• Who dragged whom?
• Who is a ‘town employee’? (Lee)
• Who pays?
• Who’s sorry now?
• Whole new situation, same old lies
• Whole new situation, whole new set of lies
• Whose water is it?
• Why AVRWC is not a monopoly
• Why don’t conservatives embrace capitalism?
• Why weigh both sides?
• Will citizens benefit?
• Wrong end of the horse
• Wrong focus
• Wrong on all counts
• Yes on V Campaign Announces Campaign Committee | Apple Valley Right to Vote on Debt
• You should be ashamed of yourselves