OPINION: Tunnels or No Tunnels, All Californians Face Water Realities

Jerry Brown’s Delta tunnels proposal is a muddled mess, or so write Jeffrey Michael of the University of The Pacific and John Kirlin of McGeorge School of Law. Greater clarity and transparency regarding what is proposed, its effects and responsibility for future decisions are needed. As currently proposed, the tunnels are a high-stakes gamble, Michael and Kirlin write. True enough, the tunnels are costly and disruptive. But a decision needs to be made one way or another.