Tuesday Top of the Scroll: A fight with Trump that Gavin Newsom doesn’t want: Why he’s vetoing environmental bill
Newsom saw SB 1 as a mortal threat to something he’s been supporting since shortly before he took office: a tentative truce in California’s longstanding water wars. The truce revolves around the flow of water in and out of the Delta from California’s most important river systems, the Sacramento and San Joaquin.
Related articles:
- San Francisco Chronicle: Editorial: Newsom on wrong side of environmental bill
- L.A. Daily News: Opinion: Veto SB1 to embrace progress rather than chaining state to a dysfunctional past