There has not been a significant dam constructed in California in over 25 years. California had a good viable dam project in the Temperance Flats area of Millerton Lake that was abandoned due to decisions made by the water board a group on non-elected officials. The answer is to build more dams and diversion projects to store water in wet years.

Currently there are projects under way to reinforce the sides of irrigation canals that are losing water due to subsidence.

Regretfully our current immigration laws lack the enforcement to insure safe, and legal migration into to the United States. With the soon to be repealed Section 42, a law that was issued by the Center for Disease Control, to stop the spread of the virus, we will no longer have sufficient laws in place to stop the flow of illegal aliens. The result will be mass-migration from countries who cannot support their populations due to high crime rates and corruption.

The “stay in Mexico policy” implemented under the Trump Administration  should still be in effect and asylum seekers need to meet all requirements for entry in to the United States before they cross our border. They should also demonstrate they have skills to benefit the United States and where and in what profession they plan to work as part of the approval process. New arrivals need to demonstrate proficiency in the English language and prove they are familiar with our laws, customs and traditions that come with living in the United States of America.

There is a big difference between a resident and an American citizen. American citizens have special privileges including the right to vote. Americans should receive health benefits and government assistance before people coming from other countries.

America is one of the only places in the modern world where you do not have to prove citizenship before you vote. This lack of oversight explains while many elections result in voter fraud and questionable results. California is one of the few states in our nation that do not require identification for the right to vote.

I do not support further regulations and believe the State of California should start authoring more fracking permits in Kern County, Oil and gas companies have come a long way since the days of the gushers when wells were drilled vertically. With sophisticated fracking technologies, government regulations and horizontal drilling, the mining of natural gas and petroleum is now safe and meets strict environmental controls mandated by California regulators.

The question that is not being answered is where all of the spent batteries will go that are currently being used to power electric cars when they are no longer functional.

The other seldom mentioned abuse on the environment are used wind mill blades which are not recycled but dumped in landfills.