Jerry Brown Warns Drought Means California Must Adapt to Drier Future
He speaks after regulators for the first time required urban water cutbacks.
Jerry Brown, governor of California, speaks during the annual Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., on Wednesday, April 29, 2015.
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California Governor Jerry Brown said residents must reconcile themselves to a more arid way of life to endure a historic drought.
“Things are changing,” Brown told a gathering of water district officials in Sacramento on Wednesday after regulators for the first time required urban water cutbacks. “We need to change, and the drought is a catalyst.”