Dr. Jerry Meral served as deputy director of the California Department of Water Resources, deputy secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency, executive director of the Planning and Conservation League, and staff scientist at the Environmental Defense Fund. He wrote Proposition 3, and serves as campaign director. https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/contributor/jerry-meral/rss en Agriculture Economics Innovation Law & Policy Management & Supply Mon, 15 Oct 2018 08:00:00 +0000 Jerry Meral https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2018/10/15/in-california-prop-3-is-a-billion-dollar-fix-for-stubborn-water-woes https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2018/10/15/in-california-prop-3-is-a-billion-dollar-fix-for-stubborn-water-woes The $8.9 billion bond measure on the November ballot would solve groundwater contamination in disadvantaged communities, restore wetlands, protect the Salton Sea and much more, says the measure’s author, Jerry Meral.