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Wed, Nov 4, 2009 -- 5:30 PM

Lawmakers Pass Water Policy Overhaul
As the sun rose this morning, California lawmakers passed a package of bills overhauling state water policy. Supporters say it does the best job ever of balancing two competing goals: protecting the Sacramento San Joaquin Delta and providing a reliable water supply for the state. But the bills come with a high price tag -- an $11 billion bond that voters will have to approve next year.

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Host: Cy Musiker

Guests:

  • Bettina Boxall, reporter for The Los Angeles Times
  • Phil Isenberg, former mayor of Sacramento, former member of the California State Assembly and former chairman of a blue ribbon task force on the delta

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