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antiquie

(4,299 posts)
Thu Feb 27, 2014, 07:43 PM Feb 2014

California drought: Legislature passes $687 million plan

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KABC) -- Both houses of the California Legislature overwhelmingly approved of a $687 million drought-relief plan on Thursday.

The plan -- SB103 and SB104 -- is now headed to Gov. Jerry Brown, who had announced the plan in a press conference last week. The emergency measures will take effect immediately after Brown signs the legislation.

The legislation accelerates $549 million in infrastructure grants for local and regional water projects. It also includes $25 million in food assistance and $21 million in housing assistance for those hardest hit by the drought.

Food experts say the drought is already starting to hurt all Californians at the grocery store. Food prices could rise as much as 10-15 percent due to drought. The Fresno County Farm Bureau says 50 percent of Central Valley farmland isn't being used to grow anything because of the lack of rain. That region grows most of our country's food.
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California drought: Legislature passes $687 million plan (Original Post) antiquie Feb 2014 OP
All the idiots who like to say Mr.Bill Feb 2014 #1
Why go there just now? It's a drought, not some red state / blue state battle. This is a good move. pinto Feb 2014 #3
I do battle on several conservative websites Mr.Bill Feb 2014 #4
+1 pinto Feb 2014 #2

Mr.Bill

(24,103 posts)
1. All the idiots who like to say
Thu Feb 27, 2014, 07:56 PM
Feb 2014

they wish California would break off and fall into the ocean are about to find out that wouldn't be a very good thing for the rest of the country.

pinto

(106,886 posts)
3. Why go there just now? It's a drought, not some red state / blue state battle. This is a good move.
Thu Feb 27, 2014, 11:04 PM
Feb 2014

Mr.Bill

(24,103 posts)
4. I do battle on several conservative websites
Thu Feb 27, 2014, 11:31 PM
Feb 2014

and not a day goes by without someone saying this. I then educate them on the fact that they probably ate food from California today. That's what I was referring to. The hatred for California runs very strong among the wingnuts.
I agree with you about this being a good move.

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