Thread: Schwarzenegger seeks aid for California drought zone

Schwarzenegger seeks aid for California drought zone

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has asked President Barack Obama to declare a federal disaster in the drought-stricken heart of the state's agricultural industry.

As well as requesting federal support for parched Fresno County, Schwarzenegger also issued a local order allowing for emergency state funds to be made available to the region, part of California's Central Valley.

"California's Central Valley is our nation's agricultural engine and unemployment here is devastating the economy and hurting the people of California," said Schwarzenegger.

"These are dire circumstances -- no water means no work -- and no work means people cannot feed their families."

Schwarzenegger had declared a drought emergency in California in February as the state braced for another year of low rainfall.

According to a recent study, 70,000 jobs are threatened by drought in the Central Valley, where unemployment has already topped 20 percent in some areas.

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To decode what it all means is- the illegals are hurting and they need some work or money. Doubt they will head home. It should get very interesting soon. I also can't wait until CA runs out of money.







Thanks ALIPAC

Governor orders food-bank funding

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has issued a statewide executive order to send drought-stricken communities money to help fill their food banks.

Schwarzenegger said the state will send $3 million to $4 million in emergency food and unemployment assistance to local governments and nonprofits. Also yesterday, the governor petitioned the White House to declare Fresno County a federal disaster area in a bid to get more money. Local officials had requested the petition.

Three years of lower-than-normal precipitation have reduced state and federal water deliveries to many Central Valley farmers and contributed to rising unemployment. Farmers south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta will receive 10 percent of their water allocations.

Associated Press