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California's Self-Inflicted Calamities

by Mike Stoker

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Santa Barbara Current
Jun 30, 2025
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The Packer recently reported (May 15, 2025) about a recent report commissioned by the CA Municipal Utilities Association and conducted by UC Davis and UC Merced concluding that, "...projected declines in the state's water supplies could result in the fallowing of up to 3 million acres of farmland, the loss of 67,000 jobs statewide and lasting damage to …

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