“Meanwhile, California has chosen to have water shortages instead of building enough desalination plants.
Why did California make this choice?”
Because we (they) are adverse to nuclear power (which would make desal really cheap) and burning fossil fuels (most likely natural gas) because it “pollutes.” Actually nuclear power is the only avenue that makes electric cars any sort of a real option as well. Otherwise they are just “golf carts.”
Yep! Nuclear power is the way to go!