Proposition 84 aims to clean up beaches and water supplies

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Published September 25, 2006 at 2:13 PM PDT

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Bond measure Proposition 84 will pay for a variety of programs related to water quality, flood control, and the protection of rivers and beaches. KPBS News Reporter Ed Joyce talks about the challenges

Proposition 84 aims to clean up beaches and water supplies

Proposition 84 is a new bond measure that is meant to protect California’s water supply and to clean up lakes, rivers and coastal waters. The Legislature failed to get the two-thirds majority it needed to put the bond on the ballot. But it qualified for the ballot anyway, thanks to a petition-gathering campaign. Guest

Ed Joyce , environmental reporter for KPBS News