Flood of Flood Control Bills Signed

by Brian Leubitz [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]

The Governor made today the Flood Control day I guess.  He signed 6 bills dealing with flooding, which is a major threat in the Central Valley due to the levees' tenuous position these days. The bill of note here was AB 70, authored by Dave Jones.

In an effort to force local governments to consider flood risks in the planning process, one new law, Assembly Bill 70, will hold cities and counties potentially liable if they "unreasonably" approve new projects in previously undeveloped floodplains starting next year. (SacBee 10/10/07)

Why is this important? Well, developers have money. Money influences county supervisors to overlook the best interests of the land and their community in favor of a few bucks.  Not that anybody would do that or anything...