“Residents intent on getting at least some water flowing in the Kern River through Bakersfield brought their concerns – and some pointed questions – to board members of the Kern County Water Agency on Thursday.
“I don’t mean to be combative, but why is this board funding attorneys to keep water from going back into the river using public taxpayer dollars?” asked Chris Molina, with Bring Back the Kern, which is suing the City of Bakersfield over how it operates the Kern River.
Molina also submitted a Public Records Act request to the agency seeking invoices paid to Attorney Nick Jacobs with the Sacramento law firm Somach Simmons & Dunn. Jacobs represents the agency on the Kern River case.” [Read More]