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How many readers live withing the boundaries of District 6 of the
Santa Clara Valley Water District? That District is mostly in the E
and Cent. portions of San Jose. A link to the map of the district
can be found online <a
href="http://valleywater.org/About/Board_of_Directors/District_Boundaries.aspx">here</a>
but takes a long time to download at 14 B.<br>
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With important issues regarding the Governor's plan for a pair of
hugely costly tunnels as the ":California Water Fix", the makeup of
the Water District's Board is especially important. They are being
asked to guarantee funding for the tunnels.<br>
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It would appear that District 6 Director, Tony Estremera, has a
conflict of interest in that he is also listed as CoChair of the
California Latino Water Caucus, reported by the media as being a
greenwashed front organization for the Westlands Water District. I
would urge all of you to read a <a
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/31/us/farmers-try-political-force-to-twist-open-californias-taps.html?_r=0">recent
story from the NY Times</a> and the <a
href="http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_29446629/mercury-news-editorial-stop-delta-tunnel-water-madness">editorial
from the Mercury News</a> last week. <br>
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I am suggesting that all of us living within the district boundaries
contact our own district directors (mine is John Varela, once a
mayor of Morgan Hill. Express the point of view that Estremera
should recuse himself from any votes involving the tunnels and how
to pay for them while still connected to Westlands PR operations. <br>
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Those who do live in his district should make sure that their
neighbors understand that he is not necessarily acting on their
behalf, but has direct ties to very wealthy power players in the CA
Water Wars. <br>
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<div class="moz-signature">-- <br>
"Anytime you have an opportunity to make things better and you
don't, then you are wasting your time on this Earth"
- <i>Roberto Clemente</i></div>
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