California Progress Report
Water Bond Proposal Enables Water Privatization
By: Robert Cruickshank
Two and a half years ago, the city of Stockton voted to abandon privatization of city water after four years of poor service, contamination, and soaring rates. It's a textbook case of why public services should never be privatized - investors merely want to generate profits and don't care about the quality of service, so they'll cut corners and jack up rates.
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