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Tag Archives: california water commission

Shasta Dam and Reservoir

An Update on Proposition 1

Posted on August 5, 2018 by Tony Lima

About a month ago the California Water Commission released two new documents about the distribution of Proposition 1 funds for water storage projects. I wrote about this issue at length Continue Reading →

Posted in California Economy, Current issues | Tagged california water commission, featured, jerry brown, kamala harris, proposition 1, water
Shasta Dam and Reservoir

In Drought-Prone California Politicians and Bureaucrats Find Ways To Keep the State Thirsty

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Tony Lima

This is the story of how in drought-prone California politicians and bureaucrats find ways to keep the state thirsty. August 31, 2017 was a very bad day for Mario Santoyo.  Continue Reading →

Posted in California Economy, Current issues | Tagged california water commission, featured, jerry brown, kamala harris, proposition 1, water

Economist Thoughts

TARIFF, n. A scale of taxes on imports, designed to protect the domestic producer against the greed of his customers. — Ambrose Bierce

“Everybody knows that once something is declared a right, the laws of supply and demand are automatically repealed.” – Ben Shapiro, podcast, September 4, 2018

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