The last of the five of the Governator’s infrastructure initiatives deals with disaster preparedness and levee repairs. This measure would allow the issuance of $4.09 billion in bonds, with payback costing about $266 million per year for 30 years.
Most Californians are unaware of the huge levee system in the Central Valley. The levees are quite fragile and old; one article about the system can be found here. The Weather Channel also recently had a special on the fragile nature of the system.
As much as I hate bond measures, this is one that is vital for California. The failure of the levee system could endanger drinking water throughout the state and the huge farm crops from the Central Valley.