George Skelton: Newsom's Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta plan makes more sense. But it's still a 'water grab'
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The third attempt could be the charm for repairing California's main waterworks, the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.
On paper at least, the latest plan by a governor to upgrade the delta into a more reliable state water supply seems to make much more sense than what his predecessors promoted.
Gov. Gavin Newsom's single-tunnel proposal is smaller and more respectful of the bucolic estuary's small farms, waterfowl habitat, unique recreational boating and historic tiny communities. So, it's potentially less controversial.
But it still can legitimately be labeled a Los Angeles and
