John Coleman, President, Association of California Water Agencies; Board Member, East Bay Municipal Utility District
Anthony Rendon, California Assemblyman (D-Lakewood); Chair, State Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee
Lauren Sommer, Science and Environment Reporter, KQED Public Radio
Danny Merkley, Director of Water Resources, California Farm Bureau Federation

How long will the California drought last? By studying tree rings and lake sediments, scientists have found that droughts were once typical in California and have been known to last for decades. This raises the question: Is this the beginning of a new normal?

To help adapt to this new, arid normal, the state legislature surprised everyone by approving an $8 billion water bond that will appear before voters on the November ballot. Join water legislators from both sides of the aisle for a discussion of the drought, the election and the future of water in our parched state.