farmers, fishermen, and others say that any of those would upset the fragile delta environment. They are talking about tracking it. How can that be ecologically sound? t last time it came up, as proposition 9 in 1982, voters shutdown. They get the water, we get the bill. This week, lawmakers will talk about leaving the next decision to seven members of a yet to be created delta commission. I do not think I am going to wait on that one. That is an answer that only makes protestors more upset. They're trying to evade public votes, trying to evade a legislative exicit legislative authority. Come tomorrow, a joint senate and assembly committee will take up the idea of a peripheral canal. Costs run as high as $15 billion, but an official said it would be borne entirely by water users in southern California. Forced evacuationf the empire ranch area today, and according to the power company, a contractor broke through a two-inch line this morning with tobacco, forcing an immediate evacuation of four homes. A crew was able to repair the break. Back-to-school for many students and teachers across northern California. Police are using the start of the new school year to crack down on texting while driving and other infractions. We have a look at what they found. This is the largest school districtn northern California. The upper unified district has 62,000 students that returned to school today.
