Will Gov. Newsom replace Poseidon desal project critic on Orange County regional water board?
There are mounting questions over whether Gov. Gavin Newsom will replace William von Blasingame — an Irvine resident first appointed to the regulatory seat in 2013 by former governor Jerry Brown — when his current term on the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board expires Sept. 30, ahead of his panel’s vote on the Poseidon Water Co.’s desalination proposal.