(Check us out at 3:30! – promoted by Brian Leubitz<\/i>)<\/p>\n
UPDATE<\/b>: We just wrapped up the show, which I think went very well. The archive is available in the player to the right, and will be available on itunes shortly.<\/i><\/p>\n
There is much news going around the Capitol around water issues. One of the most noticeable issues is the growing opposition from Delta legislators that was highlighted in Capitol Weekly<\/a>:<\/p>\n Assemblyman Roger Niello, R-Sacramento, and Sen. Lois Wolk, D-Linden, don’t agree on much. But both are against the water plan being negotiated between the Legislature and the governor – and both think they have the votes to kill it.<\/p>\n Their opposition stems from one thing they do have in common. Each represents a district within the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, the water-rich region at the center of the water policy and bond package.<\/p>\n “Absolutely there is bipartisan opposition,” Niello said. “Lois’ concerns are not the same as mine, but she is nonetheless every bit as opposed as I am.” Meanwhile, the hard work of actually making it happen is getting some attention from the California Teachers Association<\/a> and the High Broderist George Skelton<\/a>. And the issue of funding is still a mysterious one. Nobody has really laid out a plan, in public, to pay for all of this new construction. Construction that doesn’t even bring us any additional water.<\/p>\n So, tomorrow we’ll talk with Senator Lois Wolk, the Legislature’s leading water expert and former Assemblyman John Laird, in my opinion, the go-to guy for questions of funding and the budget. Please join me on the Calitics podcast, live at 3:30<\/a>. You can also catch the podcast at the same address<\/a> after the fact.<\/p>\n If you have a question, feel free to leave it here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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[Wolk] added: “Southern California has to do away with its dependence on the Delta.” <\/p><\/blockquote>\n