When Edmund G. “Pat” Brown, Sr. was the governor of California (1959 to 1967), major infrastructure projects were being constructed throughout the state. Today, under Governor Jerry Brown, communities are struggling to fund needed capital expenditures and required upgrades from new state and federal regulations.

New infrastructure investment is falling further and further behind the needs of our local communities. Aging and inadequate infrastructure, required upgrades and scarce public financial resources to pay for construction of new facilities is fostering a new spirit of innovation — out of necessity, rather than desire. We can do better!

Originally published in California Special District – May-June 2015.