LA County: Spend Tax Dollars in the Bank First Before Asking for More
The Los Angeles County Flood Control District recently celebrated their 100th Anniversary. There is much to be proud of; 483 miles of open flood channels, 3,330 miles of storm drains, 14 major dams and reservoirs, 172 debris basins, 47 pump plants, and an end to the flooding that wiped out developments in the early 20th Century. It […]
‘Rain tax’ is back, and L.A. County residents could get soaked
In a stealth maneuver seven weeks ago, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors persuaded Assemblymember Chris Holden, D-Pasadena, to “gut and amend” Assembly Bill 1180, originally designed to reduce contamination from tires, to instead give them more authority to raise taxes on private property. Publicly, the purpose is to use the new taxes to make our water supply […]
SB 1298: A Common Sense Clarification Benefitting Our Communities
“Water, water everywhere, nay a drop to drink.” That famous quote from The Ancient Mariner was never more appropriate than in California. We border the planet’s largest ocean. We have massive underground aquifers. We have built one of the world’s most extensive systems of reservoirs, canals and pipelines to move water to our urban areas. […]