In the very olden days, central California was a very dry desert. Then the people figured out how to bring water to the arid valleys of California via an ancient practice of damns and aqueducts. A lush, green and moist environment developed over many decades. When the atmosphere re-absorbed some of this moisture, it created a weather pattern that further distributed moisture across the state.
Then came the folks to protect the creatures who’s habitat MUST have been impacted by Man’s manipulation of the ecosystem. We had created farmland in a desert. This was BAD.
Now government is returning the desert to its natural state and asserting it’s control over the now precious and rare natural resource that is Fresh Water. This is in spite of being a coastal city where desalination technology is readily available and used all over the world.
You can’t fix stupid and apparently can’t vote it out of office either.
Oh Tenacious, I so agree. You cannot fix stupid. Destroy the dams? Save the smelt? Destroy the farms? Where’s the logic in that? Oh, I remember - logic is not part of the Value System. Just dream-on is. / rolling eyes in So Cal. Oh, and cannot elect a Republican to save your soul here either. Let’s see what Trump can do.