The Oroville Dam Crisis Is Not Over- Gov Brown Demonstrates Lack of Concern for Citizen Welfare
By Dave Hodges
TheCommonSenseShow.com
February 15th, 2017
The Oroville Dam crisis is a long way from being over. The threat to life and property remains in place regardless of what Gov. Jerry Brown says.
As I reported on 2/14/2017, the National Weather Service is forecasting 7 straight days of rain beginning on February 16th. This is when the first determination that can be made as whether the Oroville Dam will hold. Incredibly and irresponsibly, the decision to change the evacuation order from “to Reduce Immediate Evacuation Order to Evacuation Warning“. Some people are reporting that the evacuation order has been lifted, clearly, the reader can see that it has not (see the Butte County Sherrif’s tweet as published on Facebook, below).
No-Show Jerry Brown
Governor Jerry Brown has been a no-show, until February 14, with regard to this crisis, when his Water Reources Department issued a reduction in status to the previous evacuation order. This is a face-saving move designed to deflect attention away from the intense pressure generated by Paul Preston and myself on the office of the Governor. Paul Preston and myself have heard that statement multiple times in the last 24 hours. Previously, Brown stated that he would have no comment on the crisis. Brown took advantage of a couple of sunny days and the resulting slight drop in water levels at the dam to roll back the evacuation order. This move was purely political and has nothing to do with the actual crsisi which will reach a peak this weekend and early next week.
On February 14, the two articles/podcast I generated drew almost 200,000 views on The Common Sense Show, alone. Paul Preston and I were able to put attention where it belongs, which was squarely on a Governor who could care less about the welfare of 2 million people which could be potentially impacted. You will hear Paul Preston mention the effectiveness of our exposure in the podcast located at the end of the article.
Excerpt From the Butte County Sheriff
Below is an excerpt of a tweet from the Butte County Sheriff regarding the changing status of evacuation order.
The Rest…HERE
