Assemblyman Doug LaMalfa, whose far Northern California district
includes Modoc and Siskiyou counties, was pleased Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger’s Tuesday State of the State address included
references to water issues.
“I was very pleased to hear the governor declare water storage
to be one of his
top priorities,” LaMalfa said.
“Every year another 500,000 to 600,000 people arrive in
California. The mantra of the late ‘70s until recently was,
‘If we don’t build it, they won’t come.’ That was simply
wrong because they keep coming. We have not built any new surface
water storage since 1974 and now
we have reached a crisis due to lack of water and flood
protection.
The assemblyman also praised Schwarzenegger’s comments regarding
prisons.
“The governor’s commitment to deal with our prison crisis is
essential to the safety of our communities,” LaMalfa said. “We
must take action to build the necessary facilities to meet
government’s first responsibility — public safety.”
LaMalfa is a lifelong rice farmer, who represents the Second
Assembly District that also includes Shasta, Tehama, Butte,
Colusa, Glenn, Sutter and Yolo counties.
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