Delta Vision

Delta Vision, November 2009

Phil Isenberg on the state’s water policy

When Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger put together the Delta Vision Blue Ribbon Task Force in 2006, he knew he would need a strong, respected leader to find practical solutions for reforming the state’s archaic water system. It probably wouldn’t hurt if that person had strong roots in Northern California, where the bulk of California’s liquid gold resides. By all accounts, the governor found both in Phil Isenberg, a longtime environmental advocate and former Sacramento mayor and state assemblyman. We sat down with him recently to talk about the state’s efforts to bring its water system into the 21st century. [click title to continue reading]

Rich Ehisen

Rich Ehisen has been a reporter and editor for almost 30 years, and is currently the editor in chief at Capitol Weekly, which covers the California State Capitol in Sacramento. For two decades previous he was the managing editor of the State Net Capitol Journal, a LexisNexis publication that covers state public policy issues and trends nationwide. In that role he was also the producer and host of the SNCJ Deep Dive podcast and the SNCJ Hot Issues webinar series. He is also the producer and moderator of The Open Mic: Writers in Their Own Words, a podcast and YouTube show that features his discussions on writing with crime fiction, mystery and thriller authors.