Posted on 01/30/2017 6:50:10 AM PST by SeekAndFind
The biggest problem facing California's agriculture is water. Although this year rain fall and the Sierra snow pack are abundant, the fact remains that California is mostly a desert, dependent on a huge water supply infra structure built mostly in the 20th century, that has not seen an upgrade for at least a quarter of a century. The drought-flood cycle has been going on here for thousands of years. (For a good discussion of California water history, see Cadillac Desert)
Two problems exacerbate the water issue: the state's population has doubled over the last 50 years (20 million to forty million), and the increasingly left wing government has passed enviro laws that limit the distribution of water to agriculture. On top of that the lunatics in the South Bay are tearing down light industrial space and building high density housing at a phenomenal pace. Tens of thousands of new housing units will only add to the problem.
They already are, and I see no evidence that is occurring. Donald won only because people think he might create jobs, whereas Hillary destroys them. This country has a lot of fools who think that love wins out. That the terrorists will lay down the arms and abandon their goals.
Oh, please California, throw us into that briar patch. Where will you get your water, eh?
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