Editorial: Pull the plug on proposed California water ballot measure
Say this for Central Valley Republicans and Big Ag backers: When it comes to proposing water projects that benefit Central Valley farmers at the expense of urban users and the state’s fragile environment, they are as persistent as an annoying, leaky faucet. The most glaring example is the ongoing and thus-far unsuccessful push for the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta tunnels … The latest scheme comes in the form of a proposed 2022 ballot measure that would require 2% of California’s general fund — about $4 billion a year — be set aside to fast-track water projects with limited environmental review.