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'State voters have approved eight water bonds since 2000 that authorize some $27 billion in funding for various water projects, but little of the money has gone
by olivermarks 4y ago
'State voters have approved eight water bonds since 2000 that authorize some $27 billion in funding for various water projects, but little of the money has gone to storage or flood control. That’s because politicians buy off green support for water bonds by promising to spend a large share of their proceeds on ecosystem restoration'.
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- lern_too_spel 4y agoNo, that's because Proposition 13 meant funding for essential new infrastructure could only come from ballot initiatives, meaning projects have to be approved by the least informed people.