This article is a must read for those who seek the truth about the California Water Wars: 

By Seth Nidever snidever@HanfordSentinel.com
August 26, 2009 -- Forget gold. In Kings County, water gets most of the attention. More specifically, it’s the prospect of losing local water rights to outside entities that gets everybody’s dander up...(Continued on-line at the Hanford Sentinel)