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California Faces Another Dam Failure Threat

On Saturday, the Los Angeles Times front-paged an article with the headline “Concerns are raised over dam’s flood risk.” The structure in question is located in southern suburban California, and the dam’s failure could endanger numerous communities, including Anaheim and Disneyland.

Should Mickey Mouse grab Minnie and run, as California now experiences a rare May […]

California: Oroville Dam Disaster Illustrates Democrat Spending Choices

Friday’s front page from the San Jose Mercury News revealed that the cost to repair California’s Oroville Dam would double to $500 million. The dam was close to failure last February as torrential rains erased the state’s five-year drought, and at least 188,000 people were evacuated from threatened counties. The dam and spillway survived, barely, […]

California: Governor Brown’s Infrastructure Failure Will Be His Legacy

The recent drama at the Oroville Dam was a genuine horror show for us Californians who have been conserving water by the cupful for years. Huge amounts of water were released and flushed into the sea to keep the dam from failing and killing thousands. At least 188,000 people downstream were forced to evacuate.

Someday […]