Our agricultural base is the one constant economy which we can depend upon and around which we must plan our future economic development. To remain competitive in a worldwide marketplace, California's leading industry must have the support of state and local government providing incentives to maximize effciency and conservation. I believe in protecting the overall quality of the environment for farm workers. I will develop legistlation that provides incentives which encourages farmers to use conservation farming techniques and alternatives to toxic pesticides.
Water is a complex and controversial issue.
California gets approximately 65 trillion gallons of natural water in an average year. Plants and the atmopshere draws two-thirds of it. The delta requires an additional 100,000 gallons of water per second and environmental laws reserve even more water for fish, than what is currently used for human consumption. Our state's water supply depends on 1,200 major dams, which supply its consumers via the north-south network of aquaducts. Californians are very concerned about potential droughts.