So Cal Water Wars (formerly Surf City Voice) Update

After a month of retooling, this newsletter resumes regular weekly publication Oct. 4. Here's a list of story topics for the next two months.

First, about the name change from Surf City Voice to SoCal Water Wars (socalwaterwars.substack.com).

On August 12, 2021, I changed the name of this publication to SoCal (Southern California) Water Wars in order to narrow its focus and properly cover all the issues that I have promised to cover.

Second, I spent a lot of time in Substack’s webinars over the past month in order to learn how to better promote my newsletter. I would much rather spend all my time researching and writing, but promotion is necessary if the newsletter is to succeed. Which is why I ask all of my readers to please share socalwaterwars with all of your friends and associates.

The main focus of SCWW from now on will be on three overlapping areas of Southern California water management that are often in open conflict with one another and within their ranks:

• The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and its member agencies throughout Southern California

• In Orange County, the Municipal Water District of Ora…