These are likely Republican areas that are subject to the water restrictions. The long term goal is to depopulate these areas and cause farms and ranches to be abandoned. Then the lands can be sold to developers, very possibly Chinese investors tied to the CCP. In other words, this is like the plot in the movie Chinatown, where developers cut off water to farmers in the San Fernando Valley. That movie was based on real life events.
The central valley is where the water restrictions are several of the cities are in kern county. The kern River is full. But got to cut water to farmers.
“These are likely Republican areas that are subject to the water restrictions. “
No!
Municipalities...LA...SF...etc.
The farms in the big valley (Republican) will get all the water they want this year.