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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";
color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Felix
Smith <<a href="mailto:febesmith@sbcglobal.net">febesmith@sbcglobal.net</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";
color:black'>Date: </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>June
23, 2009 6:52:24 PM PDT</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Here are some interesting facts.<br>
<br>
In 1978 the tax payer subsidy to the Federal San Luis Unit of the CVP was
estimated at $770 million or about $1,540.00 per acre (USBR figures. )
Today that values would be about $5,227 00 per acre using the Cost of
Living Calculator for 2007. Another interesting fact is that people in
Madera, Merced and Fresno Counties received about $132 million in farm
subsidies in 2006. People in Trinity County received $585.00 (USDA
Environmental Working Group Website Feb 16, 2009.) <br>
<br>
Who is getting screwed here? Of course it is the federal taxpayer and the
public trust. <br>
<br>
Felix <b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";
color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><a
href="mailto:summerhillfarmpv@aol.com">summerhillfarmpv@aol.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";
color:black'>Date: </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>June
23, 2009 6:10:24 PM PDT</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>This
covers some info taken from the link below on unemployment figures in the S.J.
valley and around California. Found it interesting to counter some of
Nunes/Costa/Cardoza/Radanovich and company on the regulatory drought
question. This is the "people vs. fish" argument now going
on. Perhaps some can share with media.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Mark
Rockwell<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>ESC
California'<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>NCCFFF<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>If
you take the numbers as given for all counties in California for 2009 (May),
and then look at the 9 previous years as well it is quite revealing. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For
Mendota (the town given as the worst, and where the governor has been
twice to rile against the ESA and regulation caused unemployment) it shows
38.8% unemployment for May 2009. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For
Mendota the 9 year previous average is 28.1%. Mendota always leads
Fresno County in unemployment for the past 10 years (all I looked at). <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Fresno
county, Nunes country (includes Mendota) shows a 15.4% unemployment
for May 2009, with a 9 year average of 10.5%. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Of
the 18 most agriculture driven counties in California the average
unemployment is 15.6% for May 2009. Seven other counties have worse
unemployment than Fresno, with the highest in Imperial County in the So.
Calif. desert at 26.8%. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Six
of the seven with bigger unemployment are not affected by the CVP water
cutbacks, and four have 100% water deliveries from the CVP (above Delta
ag). <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Lastly,
when looking at the 2008 unemployment figures and averages, Fresno county
has the seventh highest increase in unemployment (2008 to May 2009),
meaning six other counties have worse unemployment change over last year
than Fresno. Six of these are outside the CVP area for water
delivery.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>I
think it is tough to say that it is water that is causing all the
problem. It appears to be a drought that is affecting all of the rural
counties, along with the recession. As Lester <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Snow,
DWR Director said in D.C. a month or so ago, "if we had no court ordered
cut back, S.J. Ag would still only receive 5% more water. It is a drought
caused problem."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a
href="http://valleyecon.blogspot.com/2009/03/sacramento-bee-owes-delta-advocates.html"
title="http://valleyecon.blogspot.com/2009/03/sacramento-bee-owes-delta-advocates.html">http://valleyecon.blogspot.com/2009/03/sacramento-bee-owes-delta-advocates.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>Byron
Leydecker, JcT</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>Chair, Friends
of Trinity River</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>PO Box 2327</span></i><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>Mill Valley, CA
94942-2327</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>415 383 4810
land</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>415 519 4810
cell</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'><a
href="mailto:bwl3@comcast.net"><span style='color:blue'>bwl3@comcast.net</span></a></span></i></b><b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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href="mailto:bleydecker@stanfordalumni.org"><span style='color:blue'>bleydecker@stanfordalumni.org</span></a>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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