June 9, 2008--California water projects may flow under new leadership in California (LA Times)
Assembly Speaker Karen Bass admits to being "strictly a city kid" who's basically clueless about California's most valuable resource: water. Recently, before replacing termed-out Fabian Nuñez (D- Los Angeles) as Assembly speaker, Bass took trips to Bakersfield and Fresno to hear firsthand about California's dire water problems. "I'd never been on a farm before," she says, until Assemblywoman Nicole Parra (D-Hanford) marched her into a field to learn about irrigation. Bass is one hopeful sign for impatient water warriors because of a leadership transition at the Capitol. Another is Sen. Darrell Steinberg of Sacramento, who has been selected by fellow Democrats to be the next Senate leader, replacing termed-out Sen. Don Perata (D-Oakland).
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