Restoring our infrastructure is critical

Deferring infrastructure maintenance is ultimately self-defeating. Consider San Diego’s decrepit water system. Seem like hardly a week goes by without a water main break, damaging property, disrupting business, and generating legal suits. And California’s water sourcing and delivery system needs a complete overhaul, too.

Throughout the U.S., underground high pressure natural gas pipelines have ruptured, setting off horrendous explosions resulting in loss of life and extensive property damage. Everywhere there are infrastructure failures just waiting to happen – in our roadways, waterways...