Why won t Gavin Newsom declare a drought? California recall puts him in tough spot
Sacramento Bee 2 hrs ago Sophia Bollag and Dale Kasler, The Sacramento Bee
Apr. 16 OROVILLE Gov. Gavin Newsom stood on a boat ramp at Lake Oroville on Tuesday a boat ramp that couldn t reach the water because the reservoir was nearly 60% empty and acknowledged what many Californians already know. We re in the second year of these drought conditions, he said.
But Newsom, who was in Oroville to sign a bill appropriating $536 million in wildfire-prevention funds, said he isn t ready to declare an official drought emergency, as his predecessor did six years ago. Instead, he promised he can manage the situation without resorting to an emergency declaration, which could help his administration clamp down on water use.
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