Politics Report: San Diego Water Kings

San Diego, in its corner of the continent, is at the end of the line of a lot of resources. Gas, railroad and water lines all end here.

So it was remarkable, historic even, that this week a theory became real: San Diego sold water to another region, specifically Temecula. Our decades of painful, costly, somewhat questionable investments in water reliability really did put us into the position of broker, exporter even. And the promises are flying that relief is coming. San Diegans who pay the highest rates for water around may someday soon see that burden ease because we are not just desperate buyers at the end of the line, we are owners.