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  California water bond pushed back to 2012
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Last EditedJason  Aug 11, 2010 03:45am
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AuthorPatrick McGreevy
MediaNewspaper - Los Angeles Times
News DateTuesday, August 10, 2010 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionReporting from Sacramento —
Worried that Californians struggling through the economic slump will reject an $11-billion water bond measure this year, state lawmakers acted Monday to pull the initiative from the November ballot and put it off until the 2012 election.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger requested the postponement of Proposition 18, and he will sign the bill approved late Monday by the state Senate and Assembly, a spokesman said.

Some backers of the water plan opposed the delay, saying the need to fix the state's water system is immediate.
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