A decades long effort to build another dam on the San Joaquin River is one step closer to reality. Central Valley proponents of the Temperance Flat Dam have submitted their application for 1.3 billion dollars in state funding from a water bond approved by California voters in 2014. Other projects around the state are also vying for funding. Environmental groups statewide and locally oppose the dam, calling the scheme an economic loser that will destroy unique and popular natural areas. Vic Bedoian from Fresno where supporters held an event to celebrate their application and opponents gathered as well...