Remember that failed measure in the fall to persuade San Francisco voters to merely approve studying the idea of dismantling the dam that destroyed Yosemite’s once-pristine Hetch Hetchy Valley a century ago? Here’s how you take care of that. At a low-profile meeting of San Francisco’s Public Utilities Commission this week, commissioners approved a plan to block the draining of the reservoir unless all 26 cities and water districts in the region that receive Hetch Hetchy water give their approval. Discussion time: 13 minutes.
Mercury News’ Paul Rogers says it “could be the political death knell” for environmentalists’ efforts to drain the reservoir.
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