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Department of the Interior (formerly)
Visiting lecturer in law at Stanford Law School; Former Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Interior (2009-2013, 1997–2001)
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David Hayes
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FROM David Hayes
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California Slim on Its Water Options Two major rainstorms are expected in California starting tomorrow and continuing through the weekend. There's no question that's good news, but how good is it? David Hayes is a visiting lecturer at Stanford Law School. He was Deputy Secretary of the Interior during the Clinton and Obama Administrations, suffering many wounds from the water wars of the Western United States.
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