Opinion: Water bond language is what state needs
By Lester Snow, Sacramento Bee
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg have asked the Legislature to move California’s water bond, Proposition 18, from the November 2010 ballot to the November 2012 ballot.
This move was a matter of setting near-term legislative priorities and ensuring that California’s budget and economic recovery are first and foremost on the decision- making agenda. It was a tough decision, but it is the right thing to do.
While there has been strong support for delaying the water bond until 2012, The Bee and a few others have taken the opportunity to pick apart the bond and suggest that it is filled with funding for unnecessary projects.
