Prop 84 is a bond to raise $5.4 billion to acquire public lands for recreation, improve state parks, restore wildlife habitat, protect water quality, and boost flood control. Mostly it’s about water. According to the website, less than 1% of our state budget goes to protecting water resources. And yet, California uses a massive amount of water per year: for spa treatments, backyard jacuzzis, restaurant patio misters, coffee enemas, and those wonderfully green lawns sprouting up in the middle of what is clearly a fucking desert. Where else but California would you find Liquid Om, the bottled water company that uses the “principles of sound therapy to infuse purified water to the frequency of the earth as it revolves around the sun, a specific vibration that is expressed in meditation circles by the mantra Om?”

We love water. But with an expected 25 million new residents by 2040, we’re going to have to spend a little more than 1% to make sure it’s available to us. Some have criticized this bill because it seems to overlap with another measure spending a good bit of money on water. Well, this helps preserve wetlands and wildlife habitats as well. And besides: 1%, people!

Yes On Prop 84

Prop. 84 in jeopardy despite support from environmentalists (Scripps News)