Farm workers rally Sacramento for water

SACRAMENTO, CA (KGO) -- Out of work farm workers rallied in Sacramento Wednesday to draw attention to the state's water problems. The governor wants to borrow billions to help shore up California's water supply, but critics say that state cannot afford another expensive bond measure. Hundreds of laid-off farm workers and their families put the pressure on Sacramento to adopt Governor Schwarzenegger and Senator Dianne Feinstein's $10 billion water plan to shore up the state's water supplies with new dams and canals. The current drought and court-ordered cutbacks on water pumps from the Sacramento River Delta have forced many farmers to abandon their fields. "No water. No jobs. No food. No future," said Juan Gomez, a farm worker. Already, crop loss in California is approaching $250 billion dollars for this year. Cotton losses... [read full story]