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30 September
8:06 pm

He [the opponent] helped destroy agriculture in this state by suing to stop our farmers getting the water that they need.

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Steve Hilton, at California Governor General Election Debate (CNN)

8:06 pm
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Why we checked itSpecific accusation that the opponent filed a lawsuit to block water access for California farmers — a concrete legal action that is verifiable.
What we foundBecerra did file a lawsuit that sought to block Trump-era rules designed to increase water deliveries to Central Valley farms, but the lawsuit was framed around protecting endangered species under federal law — not as an action targeting farmers — and the claim that he 'helped destroy agriculture' is an inference about impact that goes well beyond what the lawsuits themselves established.
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