Courthouse News
By Matthew Renda
In “East of Eden,” author John Steinbeck’s magnum opus about life in California’s Salinas Valley, a character says the following:
“During the dry years, the people forgot about the rich years, and when the wet years returned, they lost all memory of the dry years.”
The quote was brought up Thursday by Gary Kremen, a Santa Clara Valley Water District board member, during a panel discussion about water issues in the Golden State hosted by California state Senator Josh Becker.