This is episode 158 with guests Anna Kumar. Beth Braunstein, Stacy Fortner, Kathye Armitage, Valerie Bradford and Christine Okamoto, all candidates for the Santa Clarita Valley Water Board who have dubbed themselves the Water 6.

There's something incredibly interesting about the Water 6 that encouraged me to do this podcast. These six women each coming from a diverse background,are not just running individual campaigns but they are also running a joint campaign. You know, sort of like the Avengers but with water. Its a unique strategy and may give them the opportunity to win seats on the Santa Clarita Water board which has been dominated with incumbency for years.

SCV Water is a regional water wholesaler and retailer providing water to residents and businesses in, obviously, the Santa Clarita Valley. While not receiving a lot of attention in elections, SCV Water is a powerful influence in this valley. Let's face it every resident and business needs water and the only source, due to the acquisition of other water agencies in this valley, is SCV Water which means if you live or work here, you need them. Which is why you should care about this particular election.

Which brings us back to the Water 6. As a group, they have created a unique marketing campaign which might just make them stand out enough to win their races.

I spoke with the them a few weeks ago. It was a zoom call with all six at one time. We talked about each of their motivations for running, their concerns for the future of the valley, and the way the current Board is running SCV Water.

I found them all to be extremely candid about their feelings and motivations.