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Things I don't understand as a California:

- Why we continue to sell (nationally) bottled water from California

- Why public golf courses are green

- Why my public officials nag us not to water our lawns as often, when that's not the problem. (FWIW, yes, I replaced my own lawn with drought resistant plants a few years ago.)

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Because why have a golf course at all if there's no grass? How many golfers do you see practicing their chip shots on asphalt? Golf courses aren't the issue, as they pay the market price for water and often have very maintained irrigation systems as they have to keep their water bill low enough to remain profitable.

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