‘We shouldn’t have been blindsided’: California officials disappointed over collapse of $1.5 billion plan to expand Contra Costa County reservoir

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The collapse of a $1.5 billion plan to enlarge Los Vaqueros Reservoir in Contra Costa County and share the water with residents across the Bay Area is a disappointing setback for the state’s efforts to expand water storage, and should be studied to reduce the chances of it happening again with other projects, state water officials said Wednesday. At a meeting in Sacramento, ...