Does a billionaire couple own almost all the water in California?
Jan 8, 2025 · As wildfires raged in Southern California, social media posts speculated over who or what was to blame. ... Stewart and Lynda Resnick have a majority stake in a water bank that can store up to 1.5 ...
Amid Drought, Billionaires Control A Critical California Water ... - Forbes
Sep 20, 2021 · Stewart and Lynda Resnick have built an $8 billion farming fortune. But it never would have happened if they hadn’t privatized majority ownership of California’s Kern Water Bank.
The pistachio billionaires who guzzle more water than all of fire ...
Jan 11, 2025 · Epic water consumption by 'Beverly Hills farmers' Stewart and Lynda Resnick has been spotlighted by the drought-fuelled infernos tearing apart America's second-biggest city.
Meet the California couple who uses more water than every …
Aug 9, 2016 · How megafarmers Lynda and Stewart Resnick built their billion-dollar empire. R afaela Tijerina first met la señora at a school in the town of Lost Hills, deep in the farm country of...
Lynda, Stewart Resnick Respond to Criticism of Water Use Amid …
Jan 15, 2025 · Following a gift of $30 million, the Hammer Museum unveiled the Lynda and Stewart Resnick Cultural Center, while the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), where Lynda is a lifetime trustee ...
California billionaire couple accused of hoarding water amid LA ...
Jan 16, 2025 · Stewart and Lynda Resnick, an ultra-wealthy couple from California, are being accused of hoarding water when it is needed to fight the wildfires in California. The Resnicks own the Los Angeles-based Wonderful Company — which claims to be one of the largest food producers in the world.
Claims about who owns California's water are spreading ... - CBS …
Jan 15, 2025 · Erroneous accusations that a wealthy couple, Stewart and Lynda Resnick, have been hoarding water amid the Southern California wildfires have been spreading widely online.
No, Billionaire Couple Does Not 'Own Most of California's Water'
Jan 15, 2025 · As several wildfires ravaged the Los Angeles area in January 2025 and firefighters faced difficulties accessing water, rumors began to spread that a billionaire couple, Stewart and Lynda Resnick ...
Who Are the Resnicks, the Art Collectors Accused of Hoarding California …
Jan 14, 2025 · As Los Angeles hydrants run dry while firefighters battle devastating wildfires in the city, billionaire art collectors Lynda and Stewart Resnick are facing criticism online for their water-use practices and private aquifers. Many of the state’s water experts say the criticism is unfounded. The best of Artnet News in your inbox.
Giving Big, a California Couple Gets Gratitude and Scrutiny
Feb 26, 2024 · Lynda and Stewart Resnick have directed their pistachio fortune toward large, transformational gifts, but also drawn some criticism for their water use in an often parched state.