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La semana pasada, después de casi dos años de lucha, cinco días en el Capitolio haciendo huelga por el agua, con múltiples visitas legislativas y con un fuerte llamado por la rendición de cuentas del gobierno, la sesión legislativa terminó sin la aprobación de un paquete de dos propuestas de ley sumamente importantes para financiar el agua sana, limpia y económica para todos los californianos. Aunque la justicia no se ha realizado, la justicia no será negada.
Last week, after almost two years of advocacy, five days of water strikes at the Capitol, multiple legislative visits, and loud, passionate calls for government accountability, the legislative session ended without the passage of a critical two-bill package to fund safe and affordable drinking water. Even though justice has been delayed, justice will not be denied.
Yesterday was the first day to file your paperwork to run in your local water board election! The last day to submit your paperwork at your county’s elections office is August 10th.
There are two steps to follow to process your filing for candidacy in your local election!
Download a PDF of the local water boards in your county and to find contact information for your South Valley county elections office!
To run in an election for a Community Services District or a Public Utilities District in Fresno, Kern, Kings, and Tulare Counties, you must meet these two requirements: 1) be a registered voter within the district you are running for, and 2) you cannot be on parole for a felony. That’s it!
Earlier this year, CWC released a report that found that in the southern San Joaquin Valley, 87% of local water board seats were uncontested in the most recent election -- that’s almost 500 local seats.
There are many types of resident-led water boards that manage water like Community Services Districts, Public Utilities District, Irrigation Districts, and more.
