Disputes over water have been a constant in California history, and San Diego is going through a particularly rough patch on that front these days. … Last week, the San Diego City Council delayed action until the end of this month on another round of proposed increases in water and sewer rates — 63 percent and 31 percent, respectively, over four years. A city budget analysis said there is no wiggle room and warns of dire consequences if the rates are not raised, but council members insisted it was too much.
–Written by San Diego Union-Tribune columnist Michael Smolens.

Other water management opinions:

• Monterey County Weekly (Seaside, Calif.): Opinion: Does a recycled water facility expansion mean it’s ‘Bye Bye Bye’ to the state’s cease-and-desist order?
• The San Diego Union-Tribune: Opinion: Poor decisions on Lake Hodges risk disaster
• The Mendocino Voice (Calif.): Opinion: The Democratic Party has abandoned Mendocino County’s working class