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Bob Frobose

Did Candidate Keating’s Biggest Donor Sell MID Water?

October 22, 2022 By Eric Caine 4 Comments

Frank Damrell and Robert Frobose 11 Oct 22 Modesto Irrigation District

It was probably only a coincidence that Frank Damrell and Robert Frobose were chatting in front of an outdoor bulletin board that read “Modesto Irrigation District Public Information” on Tuesday, October 11. Damrell and Frobose had just come out of a meeting of the Modesto Irrigation District (MID) Board of Directors. Both are running for seats on the Board, Damrell in District 2 and Frobose in District 3. They attended […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Bob Frobose, Frank Damrell for Division 2 Modesto Irrigation District, Frank Damrell for MID Board, Frank Damrell Modesto Irrigation District, Janice Keating, Janice Keating for MID Board, Robert Frobose, Robert Frobose for Modesto Irrigation District Division 3

MID Board: Damrell and Frobose for Your Water

October 9, 2022 By Eric Caine 10 Comments

MID Board: Damrell and Frobose for Your Water

For decades, ratepayers and farmers within the Modesto Irrigation District (MID) have benefitted from low water and power rates while enjoying exceptionally good service. Today, after costly legal battles, lack of transparency, and mounting employee turnover and discontent, the embattled Board of Directors is certain to have at least two new members after the November 8 election, perhaps three if incumbent Stu Gilman is ousted by farmer John Boer. Whether […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Bob Frobose, Damrell for MID, Frank Damrell for Division 2 Modesto Irrigation District, Frank Damrell for MID Board, Frank Damrell Modesto Irrigation District, Robert Frobose for Modesto Irrigation District Division 3

Farmer Applies Brown Act as Water Torture

February 11, 2019 By Eric Caine 12 Comments

Most public officials would probably rather step on a nail than see someone like rice farmer Bob Frobose show up at a public meeting. Depending on your point of view, Frobose can be seen as a crank, activist, watch dog, concerned citizen, public advocate, and most everything in between and beyond. With a persistence that rockets past intensity into obsession, Frobose differs from most civic critics in his ability to […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Bob Frobose, Oakdale Groundwater Association, San Joaquin Tributaries Authority, Tim O'Laughlin

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