Her family donates HUGE amounts of money to Democrats
She donated to stop Gavin Newsom’s recall
They use over 150 billion gallons of water every year
Her family was in the 1994 secret meeting that officially ended water being a public right in California
They’re the largest agricultural owners in California, and their farms use more water than all homes in Los Angeles combined
Lynda and Stewart Resnick own Fiji Water, POM Pomegranate Juice, Wonderful Pistachios, and many other food companies
They’ve faced lawsuits related to their water management practices, with allegations of profiting from selling water stored in the Kern Water Bank to non-members at a profit, violating public utility laws
The Resnicks have been accused of using their wealth to influence water policy and politics