Reliable Water Supply Bill Introduced
Sen. Dave Cogdill, R-Modesto, along with 14 of his peers, has introduced Senate Bill 59 in Sacramento.
It’s the Reliable Water Supply Bond Act of 2008, sponsored by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The measure proposes improvements to California’s aging water system as a continuation to the infrastructure bonds approved by the voters in November.
S.B. 59 would authorize the sale of $3.95 billion in general obligation bonds for, among other items, increasing surface water storage and encouraging water use efficiency throughout the state. It would also authorize the sale of $2 billion in revenue bonds. No bonds could be issued until contacts are in place for 75 percent of the developed water. The surface water storage projects identified in the bill are Sites Reservoir, north of the Delta and Teperance Flat Reservoir near Fresno.
Sponsors of the bill note that it has been more than 25 years since the state constructed its last reservoir. In that same time period, California’s population has grown by 15 million plus.
School Board Workshop Canceled
The workshop that was scheduled for Jan. 28 for the Morgan Hill Unified School District Board of Education was canceled due to the illness of one of the trustees. The workshop will be rescheduled, but no date has been set. Trustees will discuss dates during their regular board meeting tonight.
GHS Colorguard Competition Results
Gilroy – Live Oak High School won first place in the advanced group at the Color Guard Competition at Gilroy High School Jan. 20. Gilroy High School won fourth place in the beginners group and San Benito High School won first place in the intermediate category.
Learning and Loving Center Receives Grant from Rotary
The Learning and Loving Education Center has received a $1,000 grant from the Morgan Hill Rotary Club to support its kindergarten readiness and early language-development program. The program will serve 75 immigrant children who lack access to private preschool programs, 99 percent of them live below the poverty level.
The grant will provide education and creative arts materials. The Morgan Hill center, a grassroots literacy program, has been serving the local community since 1994. The program is specifically designed to provide a comprehensive educational program to low-income ethnic minority women and children and is innovative by its design of educating both the mothers and their children. While mothers are learning English, literacy, computer skills, adult basic education, parenting, nutrition, and health, their children are learning pre-literacy, preschool skills, and English.Â
For more information on the center or to donate online, visit
www.learningandloving.org.
