Opinion: California has to conserve water. Why is Sacramento dragging its heels?
On the heels of two wet winters, it’s easy to forget how close some parts of California came to running out of water a few short years ago. But this climate amnesia will not help us prepare for the next inevitable drought. … the water board is about to trample the hard-won work that’s been done so far by allowing water utilities until 2035 or later to implement meaningful reductions. … Because the water board’s latest plan for implementing efficiency standards has such an extended timeline, water will inevitably become even more expensive, including for low-income households and communities.
-Written by Robert Hertzberg, a former speaker of the Assembly and former majority leader of the state Senate; and Assembly member Laura Friedman (D-Glendale), running to replace Adam Schiff in the U.S. House of Representatives.