From The Los Angeles Times:
For Gov. Jerry Brown, his updated California water plan — the peripheral pipes — is not just bold policy, it’s deeply personal.
It’s not merely about his legacy, it’s about his family’s.
What his dad — the legendary builder Gov. Pat Brown — began more than half a century ago, the son now is adamantly committed to finishing.
The septuagenarian governor referred to his family’s role in California water development when a reporter asked him last week whether he was biting off too much heading into the November election.
“It is really a very foolish game plan to always be trying to second-guess the electorate and hesitating to do what is needed,” Brown responded somewhat disingenuously, since he is constantly mulling political possibilities and acting accordingly.
“This thing has been around for a long time. I can remember being in grammar school and my father was attorney general, fighting with Arizona over the Colorado River….
Arizona ought to dam the Colorado river and divert all the water to Arizona,let LA dry up and blow away as dust.Well it wouldn’t actually blow away because too many people suck in southern Cal.Maybe all the illegals would flee and once again normal people would be in charge.
The article is BS !! As AG Brown was instramental in keeping the Central California farmers from getting water because of a non-native fish (Delta Smelt), thus loosing capitol, and causing almost 40% unemployment in alot of farming towns. And, there were Delta Smelt in the water canals that ran from Hetchhetchie to San Francisco, yet he didn’t cut off water to them. Brown has been against any water storage dams, yet now has the audacity to talk about water. What a hypocrate !!
“Moonbeam” is delusional. Where does the 19 (read 50) billion dollars for the tunnels come from? I think he plans on printing it….
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