Bob Baker is the mayor of San Clemente. Art Levine is the president of the Board of Water Commissioners of the Long Beach Water Department. https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/contributor/bob-baker-and-art-levine/rss en Economics Fri, 21 Oct 2016 05:00:43 +0000 Bob Baker and Art Levine https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2016/10/21/water-conservation-rebates-shouldnt-be-taxed https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2016/10/21/water-conservation-rebates-shouldnt-be-taxed Calls are mounting for the IRS to clarify that rebates, such as those doled out for water conservation measures, should not be taxed as income, writes San Clemente mayor Bob Baker and Long Beach Water Department’s Water Commission board president Art Levine.