The Delta Stewardship Council (DSC) met on November 17 and 18 and spent its first meeting day on matters related to the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Delta Plan. In releasing the EIR, they have “officially initiated a legal process”, according to DSC counsel Chris Stevens. The Council discussed how best to incorporate public...Read More

The U.S. Supreme Court – not a group that most of us would describe as liberal or “green”  – has refused to limit Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for Delta smelt, leaving in place a ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The 9th Circuit had upheld the ESA as a valid use...Read More

This week, the Delta Stewardship Council (DSC) will release the draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Delta Plan.  A 60-day review and comment period is required, so the DSC will not meet its deadline for completing the Delta Plan by January of 2012. Many people think that 60 days is an unreasonably short comment...Read More

Second Chance to R.S.V.P and attend! *TIME CHANGE & LOCATION DETAILS*   Eminent Domain Workshop December 5, 2011 from 3:00-4:30 pm  at Raul’s Striper Café 210 Main St, Rio Vista, CA 9457 ______________ Back by popular demand, Tom Keeling of Freeman, D’Aito, Pierce, Keeling & Wolf will hold another workshop for Delta landowners on eminent...Read More