Entries by Edward Ring

San Jose Mercury Editorial Reflects Zero Sum Mentality About Water

November 21, 2021 /2 Comments/in , /by

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 22, 2022
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Perhaps to atone for an article they’d published a few days earlier, which offered a balanced report on our effort to qualify a ballot measure to fund and fast track construction of water supply infrastructure in California, the San Jose Mercury on November 19 published a blistering editorial that condemned the initiative. But the editorial makes unfounded claims, cherry picks its facts, and caters to extremist versions of environmentalism.

Water Initiative Petitions Begin Circulating Next Week

November 5, 2021 in , , /by

November 5, 2021 Californians who want more water: On November 1st the Attorney General of California released the title and summary for the Water Infrastructure Funding Act of 2022. This means that our campaign has until the end of April 2022 to gather 1.5 million signatures on our initiative petitions. As soon as title and […]

Legislative Analyst Report Claims Water Initiative Could Lower Water Bills

October 27, 2021 in , /by

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 27, 2022
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The California Legislative Analysts Office has just produced a report to estimate the financial impact of the “Water Infrastructure Funding Act of 2022,” a proposed ballot initiative that aims to increase the annual supply of water to Californians by five million acre feet. The contents of this report are good news for every Californian. More water. Lower water bills.

Water Initiative About to Receive Title and Summary

October 25, 2021 in , , /by

October 25, 2021 Californians who want more water: We are getting very close to show time! By this time next week, the 180 day clock will be ticking. We will have till the end of April 2022 to gather 997,139 verifiable signatures from registered California voters. And even though every one of us is a […]

Mesa Water District Endorses Water Initiative

October 19, 2021 in /by

October 19, 2021 The following statement was just released by the Mesa Water District, serving 110,000 Californians. Mesa’s endorsement comes only days after Orange County Water District also formally endorsed our water initiative. This bipartisan initiative is gathering support from every corner of this state! To read the original press release, click here. Mesa Water […]

Orange County Water District Endorses Water Initiative

October 12, 2021 in /by

October 12, 2021 The following statement was just released by the Orange County Water District, serving 2.5 million Californians. Our bipartisan initiative is gathering support from every corner of this state! To read the original press release, click here. OCWD SUPPORTS INITIATIVE TO INCREASE CALIFORNIA’S WATER SUPPLY As California faces recurring drought, dry conditions and […]

Misinformation Already Spreading About Our Initiative

October 4, 2021 in /by

October 4, 2021 On September 23, an email was sent to the Google Group “CADem Enviro Caucus 2021-23.” That email was forwarded to someone on our steering committee. Here is what the email said: “Hi all, I was at a So Cal Sierra Club Water Committee meeting tonight and we discussed a proposition for the […]

Final Version of Initiative Filed

September 30, 2021 in /by

September 30, 2021 If you click HERE on the website of the California Attorney General, you will find the FINAL version of the “Water Infrastructure Funding Act of 2022.” This initiative, which we intend to qualify for the November 2022 state ballot, would accomplish the following objectives: First, to allocate two percent of the state’s […]