Meet the California Couple who Uses More Water than Every Home In LA Combined

How megafarmers Lynda and Stewart Resnick built their billion-dollar empire.

ResnicksThe Resnicks are known for their billion-dollar-feel-good empire, including brands like Teleflora, Fiji Water, and Wonderful Pistachios (famously known for its “Get Crackin’” ad campaign). But most folks aren’t aware of how this Beverly Hills power couple is shaping California water rules to maintain and expand their empire.

In this feature, Mother Jones reporter Josh Harkinson explores the how the Resnicks’ Wonderful Company came to control more of California’s water in some years than the residents of Los Angeles and the Bay Area combined.

Read the full story at the Mother Jones website.

Thanks to Brian P Smith Public Relations, Oakland, CA – bpspr.com