Phil Isenberg

former Chair, Delta Vision Blue Ribbon Task Force

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Former chair of Governor Schwarzenegger’s Delta Vision Blue Ribbon Task Force; former state assemblyman and former mayor of Sacramento

Phil Isenberg on KCRW

Both the population and the economy of California are growing, but the amount of available water stays the same — unless it declines, as it's doing now in the worst drought in 20…

Will Californians Ever Agree about Water?

Both the population and the economy of California are growing, but the amount of available water stays the same — unless it declines, as it's doing now in the worst drought in 20…

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