I maintain that the thickness of the concrete was insufficient. That combined with the lack of REBAR caused a weak structure and points to an effort to reduce costs. I am sure Jerry Brown Jr. will make sure no fingers point to his father as the culprit.
Doesn’t look like the kind of construction you’d think necessary for this kind of structure. Also, there was some issue with the need to add turbulators to the surface of the spillway to break up the flow regimes and prevent the water from “scouring” the concrete surface that was thought to be necessary back ten years ago or more, but which was never funded. I will see if I can find anything on it.