California Is Finally Awash in Water, but Its Farmers Can’t Get It. A push to save endangered fish has cut supplies to America’s produce epicenter, stirring resentment

Wall Street Journal ^ | June 15, 2024 | Jim Carlton

[Bullish]

Yeah, they’re so angry they may vote for different democrats.

Now that right there would be funny if it weren't so damn true.

[Blood of Tyrants]

In Californication the spotted wing snotfly is more important than humans.

[Disambiguator]

Los Altos was one big apricot orchard back in the day. The largest remaining orchard is in the hills and owned by some family named “Packard.”

[Scrambler Bob]

Why do we grow livestock feed in a desert using massive government subsidies for a handful of multimillionaires?
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Because the best land, most fertile and productive, and easiest to access for cultivating, harvesting, and marketing has been paved over for parking lots, multi story projects, and freeways.

California orange groves, for one example.

[cuz1961]

I don't blame the fish. Why would tens of millions of people (include millions of illegal immigrants) live in an arid environment and then wonder why there isn't enough water? Sort of like sub-Saharan Africa.

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thats the false narrative ...

the whole interior of the valley is a flood plane , lots of rain, lots of water

a little chunk of desert down south is a small part of this state.

shasta is full this year.

this is all about destroying private agriculture , land ownership and capitalism.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

I hike the Packard Trail by the orchard when I’m back in town

I’m on Mindego Hill right now. Got 5G out here! Half way to Pescadero!

[Salman]

More war on farmers. Which is really a war on people who eat.

[dfwgator]

[Redleg Duke]

The nitwits in California don’t see the need for farms…they get their food at the local grocery stores, after all.

[GenXPolymath]

California water law is that 50% of.surface water flows are to be environmental flows. This is total flow.volume regardless of an extra wet year. There is a minimum flow where that 50%’can be larger than 50% of the flows present as the flows continue too decrease up to 100% environmental flows and zero diversions for human use. In California environmental flows are the most senior water rights then everything else. The only way to change what the Supreme Court’s already upheld in California is to get the legislature to change the law and get the governor to sign it out get a veto proof majority. That’s is end of story so set about getting the votes needed.