Oakland A's Executive Billy Beane Among Top East Bay Water Wasters: Report
By Cheryl Hurd ••
Billy Beane of the Oakland Athletics is among the top excessive water users in the East Bay, according to a report provided late Thursday by the East Bay Municipal Utility District. Cheryl Hurd reports.
The A's executive vice president of baseball operations – who is the subject of the book and film "Moneyball" – is third on the district's list of highest water users.
The list shows excessive water use from September. Beane used just short of 6,000 gallons of water per day, according to the EBMUD report.
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Actor Brad Pitt arrives at the premiere of Columbia Pictures' "Moneyball" at the Paramount Theatre of the Arts on September 19, 2011 in Oakland, California.
Fans line up outside the Paramount Theatre in Oakland to catch a glimpse of their favorite stars.
Brad Pitt was the last one to arrive on the green carpet but he got the loudest ovation.
Former Oakland A's player David Justice strikes a pose.
Brad Pitt was gracious with his time, stopping to answer questions and sign fan autographs.
Oakland A's player Hideki Matsui made an appearance at the movie.
The crowd only grew as the evening went on.
David Justice up close.
Oakland A's General Manager Billy Beane tried to sneak by reporters but he stopped just before entering the theatre to do some interviews.
Billy Beane with a picture of the man who plays him standing behind him. You decide, do they look alike?
Another shot of Billy, the real star of the evening.
Phillip Seymour Hoffman, who plays manager Art Howe in the movie, snuck by the press but stopped to grab a picture of the green carpet.
Actor Stephen Bishop, who plays David Justice in the movie, walks the green carpet just ahead of the player he portrays.
Stephen Bishop and David Justice together. Can you tell the two apart?
Billy Beane stops to do another interview.
Billy gets an up close shot.
A slimmed-down Jonah Hill arrived at the gala and did a quick walk across the green carpet. At one point he blew off a paparazzi reporter for asking ridiculous questions.
Brad Pitt walking down the green carpet.
Pitt was the last star of the evening to arrive and not surprisingly he drew the loudest ovations.
Brad Pitt doing another interview.
Retired Chevron Oil Executive George Kirkland tops the list by using more than 12,000 gallons of water a day – 48 times the district average.
Kirkland said late Thursday he had a leak that he was unaware of.
Beane is quoted as saying that he has tried to cut back on water usage, but has a large landscape yard.
