Questions About Water for Governor Newsom

August 24, 2022 Perhaps borrowing ideas from our More Water Now campaign, Newsom’s rhetoric on water policy has taken a decisive and encouraging turn. On August 11, Newsom said ‘What we are focusing on is creating more water, moving away from a scarcity mindset to one of abundance.” “Creating more water.” Are these just new […]

More Water Now Initiative Needed Now More Than Ever

May 25, 2022 With the benefit of hindsight, there is little we would have changed in the More Water Now initiative that we carefully crafted last summer and spent the Fall of 2021 and Winter of 2022 attempting to qualify for the November 2022 state ballot. The proof is in recent events, both meteorological and […]

More Water Now Campaign: New Year Update

December 28, 2021 As we get ready to celebrate the beginning of 2022, the More Water Now campaign wants to thank the nearly 300 individuals who have already donated to our volunteer effort, and the hundreds of volunteers who are circulating petitions all over the state. Thanks to their generous contributions of time and money, […]

Rebuttal to LA Times Criticism of the More Water Now Initiative

December 2, 2021 You can say this for Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Michael Hiltzik, he doesn’t conceal his biases. His description of our attempt to fund water projects to prevent a drought induced water supply crisis in California? He writes: “A majestically cynical ploy being foisted on taxpayers by some of the state’s premier water […]

Volunteer Campaign Adds Locations to Pickup and Drop Off Petitions

November 13, 2021 Do you want to circulate petitions for the Water Infrastructure Funding Act, or just want to sign one yourself? Find them here, on our new website page “PETITION LOCATIONS.” Do you want to make petitions available at your business for registered voters to sign, and collect them once they are signed for […]

Water Initiative Petitions Begin Circulating Next Week

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 […]

Water Initiative About to Receive Title and Summary

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 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 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 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 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 […]

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