In the May 30 edition the Pleasanton Weekly editorial staff endorsed Alfred Exner, Jim McGrail, Matt Morrison, and Sarah Palmer for Zone 7 Directors.
The editorial urges voters to focus who is chosen to serve on the Zone 7 board because of the current drought that "... without more rain ... could become the worst ever." Zone 7 "... is the driving force to require water rationing in the Valley, and those chosen in the direct election Tuesday will need the backbone to carry out those decisions."
The editorial remarks that "Morrison is well-known in Pleasanton as a dedicated environmentalist" and "plans to promote ongoing conservation strategies over increasing reliance on environmentally damaging Delta water diversions."
Friday, May 30, 2014
Friday, May 2, 2014
The Independent Endorses Matt Morrison, Jim McGrail, Sarah Palmer and A.J. Machaevich
The editors of The Independent newspaper in Livermore this week endorsed Matt Morrison, Jim McGrail, Sarah Palmer and A..J. Machaevich for the Zone 7 Water Agency Board.
The editors wrote:
"Morrison brings a strong environmental background, including knowledge about water issues. As a member of the Sierra Club, he has chaired the Bay Chapter’s water committee, served as vice chair of the club’s statewide water committee and as vice-chair for Delta issues. He is opposed to the Governor Brown’s plan to build two tunnels to convey water around the Delta. He believes the project is too large and too expensive, with no restrictions on the amount of water that can be pulled out of the Delta. He argues the money could be spent on finding other sources of water, focusing on conservation and developing more local storage to reduce dependence on the State Water Project."
and:
"Both Morrison and McGrail have made the point that Zone 7 needs to do more to educate people when it comes to reducing water use. They also believe that Zone 7 should have been more proactive in retaining water levels in the underground basin. Zone 7 has relied too heavily on being able to obtain water it has stored in Southern California. With the aqueduct shut down, that water is not available."
The editors wrote:
"Morrison brings a strong environmental background, including knowledge about water issues. As a member of the Sierra Club, he has chaired the Bay Chapter’s water committee, served as vice chair of the club’s statewide water committee and as vice-chair for Delta issues. He is opposed to the Governor Brown’s plan to build two tunnels to convey water around the Delta. He believes the project is too large and too expensive, with no restrictions on the amount of water that can be pulled out of the Delta. He argues the money could be spent on finding other sources of water, focusing on conservation and developing more local storage to reduce dependence on the State Water Project."
and:
"Both Morrison and McGrail have made the point that Zone 7 needs to do more to educate people when it comes to reducing water use. They also believe that Zone 7 should have been more proactive in retaining water levels in the underground basin. Zone 7 has relied too heavily on being able to obtain water it has stored in Southern California. With the aqueduct shut down, that water is not available."
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)