Claims about who owns California's water are spreading online. Here's what to know.
Erroneous accusations that a wealthy couple, Stewart and Lynda Resnick, have been hoarding water amid the Southern California ...
No, Billionaire Couple Does Not 'Own Most of California's Water'
Since the beginning of the January 2025 fires around Los Angeles, claims circulated that one billionaire couple owned "most ...
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Who Are the Resnicks, the Art Collectors Accused of Hoarding California’s Water?
As wildfires continue to burn in L.A., art collectors Lynda and Stewart Resnick face criticism for their ownership of a ...
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No, most of California’s water isn’t owned by one billionaire couple
VERIFY reader Jackie recently texted us to ask if it’s true that most of the state’s water is controlled by one billionaire ...
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Does a billionaire couple own almost all the water in California? Here’s why that’s False.
The couple’s company has a majority stake in a water bank in the San Joaquin Valley and uses vast amounts of water to manage its nearly 130,000-acre California agriculture operation. But the claim ...
As The Fires Rage, California’s Governor And A Billionaire Couple Get The Blame
There are misconceptions circulating about who’s at fault for the fires burning tens of thousands of acres across Los Angeles ...
California billionaire couple accused of hoarding water amid LA wildfires. But is it true?
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 ...
Fresh Take: California’s Water Politics And A Major Misconception
Forbes' latest edition of its Fresh Take newsletter focuses on a misconception about water politics amid Los Angeles ...
Are the Resnicks ‘hoarding’ water while Los Angeles burns? Why a viral rumor is false
The most likely source of these hoarding rumors is that the Resnicks own the Westside Mutual Water Company. That company has ...
For LA water issues, misinformation spreads nearly as fast as the wildfires
A billionaire couple was accused of withholding water that could help stop Los Angeles’ massive wildfires. Democratic ...
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No, most of California’s water isn’t owned by one billionaire couple
Firefighters are working to contain the Los Angeles fires. As of Jan. 16, the Palisades Fire consumed more than 23,000 acres and was 31% contained. The Eaton Fire, which has scorched more than ...