How would Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton manage California’s most precious resource, water?
… Groundwater overuse and sinking land in the state’s agricultural heartland continue to jeopardize both water supply and delivery systems. The fishing industry is cratering and farmers feel so squeezed that some are planting solar panels instead of crops. And, hundreds of thousands of Californians still lack access to safe, affordable water. The next governor — Republican Steve Hilton or Democrat Xavier Becerra — will inherit these challenges, and more. … From this shared reality, the two candidates’ strategies diverge: Hilton is outspoken about his plans to clearcut environmental regulations in order to build more ways to store and move water to farms and cities. Becerra leans on his history as attorney general, the legal arm in California’s first-term fights against President Donald Trump. But Becerra offers no specific proposals on water.
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