{"id":237117,"date":"2014-09-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-05T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/opinion-letters-september-2014\/"},"modified":"2014-09-05T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-09-05T07:00:00","slug":"opinion-letters-september-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/opinion-letters-september-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Opinion & Letters September 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

LETRAS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gardening for a cause<\/b><\/p>\n

Caring people doing great work [See \u201cAdventures in gardening,\u201d Vol. 15, Issue 9]. I have been a gardener pretty much since the beginning and enjoy getting out in the fresh air each morning to tend to my garden.<\/p>\n

Reminds me of working with my grandma in her garden some 60 years ago.<\/p>\n

Come join us!<\/p>\n

\u2014Ronna Fillart, via sandiegodowntownnews.com<\/i><\/p>\n

Thank you so much for sharing the SMARTS Farm story! I read it with interest and really enjoyed the pictures and info on their website. And, you are so right, our kids deserve to feel special and this program and environment seem well suited to that goal.<\/p>\n

\u2014Sarah, via email<\/i><\/p>\n

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EDITORIALS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Editorial:\u00a0<\/strong>Approve November water measure or suffer the consequences<\/b><\/p>\n

By Jim Madaffer<\/p>\n

\u201cSerious drought. Help save water.\u201d<\/p>\n

We see lit-up signs with these five words everywhere in California. More importantly, we feel the effects of this \u201cserious\u201d drought and mandatory water restrictions that have come with the problem.<\/p>\n

But, to say it\u2019s a \u201cserious\u201d drought is an understatement. The country\u2019s most populous state is suffering through the most severe drought in modern history with scientists warning of a \u201cmegadrought\u201d if California doesn\u2019t take action.<\/p>\n

Investing in our water infrastructure is crucial for a state that supplies half the country\u2019s fruits, vegetables and nuts, and will be home to 60 million people by 2050.<\/p>\n

The state Legislature made tremendous headway this week when it passed a $7.5 billion water bond package to be known as Proposition 1 on this November\u2019s ballot. The deal is the largest investment the state has proposed since the $1.75 billion State Water Project in 1960.<\/p>\n

The money will go toward dams, groundwater, recycling, water quality and watershed improvement \u2013 and more, throughout the state \u2014 all designed to improve and stabilize California\u2019s water supply.<\/p>\n

In San Diego, we\u2019ll benefit from the passage of the ballot measure in a number of ways including:<\/p>\n