California Gov. Jerry Brown stopped in San Diego on a visit to Southern California to talk about a proposed drought-prevention plan.
Mayor Kevin Faulconer, Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins among other local lawmakers supported Brown as he urged voters to approve Propositions 1 and 2 on the November ballot.
Prop 1 is a state water bond. Water Districts across the county will compete for the money to use projects that will build facilities to provide water recycling, water storage and protecting water shed. Eleven percent of the funding will go to projects in San Diego, officials said.
Known as the “Rainy Day Fund”, Prop 2 will work to rebuild California finances by saving money when the county is doing well and therefore, protect the state's budget when it has a tough year. It will also use half of this money to pay state debts.
The ballot measures have been approved unanimously by both houses.
Voters will consider the measures on Election Day next Tuesday, Nov. 4.
