Michael T. Jarvis
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A frequent contributor to the Los Angeles Times from 1999 until 2005.
Jarvis was elected to public office as a Mono County Supervisor in 1990
representing the town of Mamoth Lakes in the Eastern Sierra. He was
active in water issues surrounding Mono Lake and the re-watering of
Owens Lake and played a critical role in the agreement of 1993 that cut
water diversions by the City of Los Angeles from the Mono basin in
half. In 2005 Jarvis was appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as
Deputy Director for Communications for the California Department of
Forestry and Fire Protection. Directed all department media strategies
for statewide response to major incidents such as the October 2007 Fire
Siege and the 2008 Lightning Fire Siege. Frequently served as
department spokesman on local news as well as international television
shows including Larry King Live and Hannity & Colmes. In 2008
Schwarzenegger re-appointed Jarvis as Deputy Secretary for Public
Affairs with the California Department of Food and Agriculture.