[NormsRevenge]

About half of the $20 billion in water and levee improvement bonds passed since 2000 was unspent as of July, according to the State Treasurer's Office most recent report on debt affordability.

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More more more.. The faces change, the game remains the same.

Spend what ya got and don't beg for more until you do.

[GOPJ]

Hollywood liberals have to keep their pools full and fun! Besides they’re only using one square of toilet paper...

[Seaplaner]

Methinks California's "water supply problem" corresponds directly with our ILLEGAL ALIEN PROBLEM.

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[LouAvul]

I always wondered why kal didn’t avail itself of desalinization technology. Like, Cabo. When I was living in the valley I was told that the technology wasn’t available for huge amounts of water, but why not use the smaller plants for smaller entities, like hotels, malls, homes, etc?

[17th Miss Regt]

Note that the central vally irrigation support system no longer needs maintenance or repairs now. No water will be flowing through it because of the delta smelt. That will save a lot of money for a good cause. (/liberal)

[17th Miss Regt]

Note that the central valley irrigation support system no longer needs maintenance or repairs now. No water will be flowing through it because of the delta smelt. That will save a lot of money for a good cause. (/liberal)

[marsh2]

Lets see.. Could it be that the last prop. 50 boondoggle was mired in such a bureaucratic mess of re-drafted guidelines, redrawn rules mid-process, multiple review levels by multiple agencies that couldn’t agree and last minute cuts in available funds that applicants don’t want to go through that hell again? Could it be that the DWR/SWRCB issued new guidelines for prop 84 and required re-application for all the Integrated Regional Water Management Planning entities? Could it be that the money has not yet been appropriated? Could it be that last time, the state halted projects already underway mid-stream, refused to pay for work already done or needed to complete projects on an emergency basis to re-open streams and irrigation works before season? Could it be that this cased great hardship on unpaid contractors and grant administrators who faced bankruptcy and lawsuit?

Could it be that the newly proposed bond wrests control from local elected officials and puts it in the hands of unelected political operatives and special interests with no accountability to the people? Could it be that there is all sorts of garbage in the bill - such as money for hydro-power dam removal on the Klamath?