By Steve Wiegand

(The Sacramento Bee)  It took long months of delicate negotiations – and the last-minute deletion of a project dear to the heart of the state’s most powerful legislator – for California lawmakers to craft what could turn out to be one of the most pivotal water deals in state history.

Now comes the hard part:

The plan’s proponents must convince a debt-weary, politician-leery electorate that it’s a deal worth what could be a $25 billion-plus price tag by the time it’s paid.

“We’re done with part one,” Assembly Speaker ... Continue Reading