California’s Central Valley: Zimbabwe West?

USA Today

Hot Air "Until recently, California’s Central Valley was one of the nation’s most productive agricultural regions. Not only did it feed itself, the state of California, and the entire country, it also produced exports to other nations. That kind of enterprise employed a lot of people in Central California, from farm hands to wholesalers, and created a high standard of living.
"That continued right up to the moment that the federal government got more concerned over the Delta smelt, a small, inedible fish, than feeding people."

 Fresno, Zimbabwe  "It's high time the greens who did this to the richest farmland in the country be held accountable. Far from bringing greenery, their disruptive agendas have left central California a wasteland."Emphasis added.