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California Water Use Drops 27.3 Percent, Exceeds 25 Percent Mandate for June
San Gabriel Valley Water Company Reduced Water Use by 35% in June By terry miller What Speaker of the House John Boehner failed to realize a couple of weeks ago when he attacked Arcadia for its water conservation efforts was that in California, we care about conservation. In mid-June we shared with our readers a photo depicting Arcadia’s efforts to reduce water usage. Here’s what Speaker John Boehner posted on his Facebook page: “If ever there was a phrase that perfectly encapsulates liberal environmentalists’ backwards priorities and regressive ideology of restriction and scarcity, it is the one now displayed on a government sign in Arcadia, California: ‘It’s ‘green’ to go brown.’” Arcadia’s illustrious city manager, Dominic Lazaretto, had this marvelous quip to the Speaker’s absurd remarks: “If the Speaker would like to send Arcadia the thousands of acre-feet of water we would need to be able to keep our lawns green, I will happily accept them. Otherwise, Arcadia will continue to do its part to ensure that our residents have enough water to drink until the drought breaks.” Arcadia’s Mayor, Gary Kovacic, added this comment: “If the Speaker’s perpetual golf game ever brings him to Santa Anita Golf Course, perhaps he will understand the true facts about our drought and Arcadia’s tremendous efforts to conserve.” SEE PG. 14
Learn How Pasadena Will Be ‘Waste-Free’ by 2040 Free Film Screening Presents Vision for Zero-Waste City Aug. 13 by nick kipley
Race to Zero.
- Photo Courtesy Armory Center for the Arts
Pasadena’s Public Works Department has set the long-term goal to make Pasadena a completely waste-free city by the year 2040. The program ambitiously promises to create
a sustainable city in which nothing—or nearly nothing—goes to waste by putting focus on composting food and landscaping waste,
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Equestrians Set to ‘Find Adventure’ in 2016 Rose Parade by STAFF WRITER
Isabella Lake is disappearing right before California’s eyes, and some Kern River Valley residents are really worried. This fishing boat sank years ago and now serves as a graphic example of how bad California’s drought is. . - Photo by Ted Jorensen
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