How do you deal with the moral authority of ignorance? James Lee Burke, Pegasus Descending (2006), p. 473

Gov. Jerry Brown must be saved from himself, says the next state Senate leader. He needs to be talked out of starting the bullet train in the Central Valley boonies. "I don't think it makes sense to lay down track in the middle of nowhere," asserts Sen. Kevin De Leon (D-Los Angeles). It's illogical. No one lives there in the tumbleweeds." -- George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, June 22, 2914, "Next Senate leader Kevin de Leon wants Brown to rethink bullet train." 
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
But lawns very much remain the norm in Southern California, and officials say it's tougher to change homeowners' outdoor watering habits than it is to get them to install low-flow toilets or water-efficient washing machines.
"Outdoor conservation is a much more intricate matter," said Jason Foster, conservation director for the San Diego County Water Authority, which serves the county's population centers. "You can't tell them to simply plant rocks everywhere." -- Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times, June 28, 2014, "Southland falls short of achieving 20% voluntary cut in water use."