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OPINION — This spring, the candidates for governor gathered in Fresno for the California Gubernatorial Candidate Forum, “Affordability and Rural California,” and spent time talking about water.
They agreed California faces a real challenge: securing enough affordable, reliable water for the years ahead. Then they reached for the familiar slogans on every California politician’s shelf: cut the regulations and build more storage…