… Californians now face a repeat of Trump’s first term from 2017 to 2021 — another four years of governance consumed by combative showdowns between the state’s Democratic leadership and Washington, D.C., possibly distracting from or even setting back progress on addressing California’s own problems. … Across state government, officials have been gaming out a response to “Trump-proof” California. Gov. Gavin Newsom and his budget team are developing a proposal for a disaster relief fund after the former president repeatedly threatened to withhold emergency aid for wildfire recovery from California because of its water policy. In 2019, as the Trump administration narrowed federal water protections, California adopted even more expansive state regulations that developers complained made it more complicated and costly to get building permits. 

Other election-related water articles:

• New York Times: California 13th Congressional District Election Results
• Capitol Weekly: Opinion: No matter who is in the White House, California will still dominate climate policy
• Politico: (Trump) can’t touch this
• The Colorado Sun: Proposition JJ passes: Colorado to keep all sports betting tax revenue to fund water projects
• LAist: Live results: Los Angeles, Orange County water agencies
• The Coast News Group (San Marcos, Calif.): Developer PAC floods $40k into Vallecitos Water District races