The Sacramento Bee reported Friday, July 31st that California Governor Gavin Newsom has written a letter to Warren Buffet urging Buffet and PacifiCorp to support the new parameters set out by FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) for Klamath River dam removal at their July 16th meeting. The letter was delivered to Buffet personally by two of Newsom's top assistants. Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway company is the sole owner of PacifiCorp which in turn owns the four Klamath River dams scheduled for removal. While no one can predict the future, Governor Newsom's personal appeal to Buffet is very, very good news for those who favor removal of PacifiCorp dams on the Klamath River and the restoration of its endangered salmon and steelhead populations.

Barry L. Alan