We have the best chance now that we have ever had to make some substantial changes and improvements in the delta.

The only thing we leave out is locust.

In order to protect ourselves we need to move quickly and address all of these sites and repair them before the next flood season.

So it's an old, aging system that instead of protecting farmland is actually protecting small cities, levees of questionable integrity protecting higher value real estate.

Not to get too deep on shaving my mustache, but it was kind of symbolic of, 'This is a moment of liberation, a chance to reinvent yourself.' That's kind of what I did.

You never know when you're going to throw a no-hitter or if you're ever going to get the chance to do it. It's one of those deals where the ninth inning comes around; it's either going to be your night or just a complete game.