Blog Assignment #13: Industrialization and Coastal Environments

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s threat to veto 700 bills over the past weekend failed to muscle through a plan to overhaul California’s water system. Schwarzenegger told state legislative leaders on Friday that he would veto the bills unless meetings produced a deal on restoring the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and creating new water storage. The governor had until midnight Sunday to veto or sign the bills before they became law. By Sunday afternoon he had signed or vetoed about 200 bills, after concluding that some progress had been made.

1. Governor Schwarzenegger threatened to veto 700 water bills, but couldn't uphold it.

2. The missing information is the reason why Schwarzenegger wanted to veto the bills. As far as I can tell, he has no reasons for the vetos.

3. The next story would probably be about what Schwarzenegger's special session accomplished.