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Statehouse Insider: Bond would be boon to Coachella Valley

Posted by: Maven on November 8, 2009 at 6:29 am

From MyDesert.com:

“It pays to have connections, especially in Sacramento.

That was abundantly clear last week with the legislative effort aimed at transforming California’s water system.

The $11-plus billion bond, which now goes to voters for approval, could prove beneficial for the desert as it includes $100 million for the Salton Sea, $20 million for the New River and $47 million for the Colorado River watershed.

That’s thanks in part to the desert’s two state senators: Denise Ducheny, a San Diego Democrat, and John Benoit, a Bermuda Dunes Republican who will resign his seat today to take a Riverside County supervisor seat. …”

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