Water Bond Realities
There are two realities with the current $11.1 billion water bond currently scheduled to appear on the November ballot as Proposition 43. One, the bond is too big and filled with pork. Two, even so, if it appeared on the ballot as is, it likely would pass. Legislators are debating the size and content of […]
California and Mexico are Essential Partners
Gov. Jerry Brown’s Trade Mission to Mexico last week sent the right message to business leaders in Mexico and California. Mexico is California’s largest export market and businesses know how important it is to take care of your largest customers. Gov. Brown and his 130-member delegation were warmly received by Mexican elected officials and business leaders at […]
If California Cows Could Talk
I am a California dairy cow. Mmmm—oo. Surprised to hear from me? In normal times, I wouldn’t be inclined to cooperate with the anthropomorphic scheme of a writer desperate for a mid-summer column. But today so much is being said about agriculture here in the Central Valley, and dairies in particular, that I felt the […]
How to Ensure California’s Water Sustainability on Program at Economic Summit’s Capitol Day
The Legislature is back in session, it will be months before the rainy season begins, and, like everyone else in California, we’re thinking about water—and what the state will have to do to prosper in an even drier future. The expanding drought emergency will be the focus of an important conversation on August 12 at […]