On October 15, the Senate Select Committee on Delta Stewardship and Sustainability, chaired by Senator Lois Wolk, received a report from the Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) on “Funding and Options for Near-Term Action in the Delta.” Interesting details from the report: Of $405 million in Delta-related expenditures by the State, 30 percent ($123 million) will...Read More
Consider the situation of Westlands Water District, which is currently issuing $77 million in Refunding Revenue Bonds. The bonds will refund outstanding Revenue Certificates of Participation from 2002, purchase a municipal bond insurance policy to guarantee payment of principle and interest, and purchase municipal bond debt service insurance. The Official Statement regarding the bond issue...Read More
In the event of a zombie apocalypse, Delta residents might be glad that many residents of the region still don’t know where the Delta is. The Stockton Record has learned from its Facebook fans that some see the Delta as a potential refuge if zombies appear. One said he’d hide on his boat in a...Read More
For Immediate Release: Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com Twitter: @shopcraft Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta “Over Troubled Waters”: Selected as Finalist in 11th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival Over Troubled Waters, a documentary about the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, has been selected as a finalist in the 2013 11th Annual Wild...Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546 steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft; Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta Restore the Delta Coalition: “Our Books are Open”; Challenges “Sustainable Delta”: “Who’s funding you?” Stockton, CA – Restore the Delta (RTD), a coalition of farmers, fishermen, environmentalists and business owners dedicated to a fair water...Read More
Media Advisory for Thursday, October 18, 2012 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com Twitter: @shopcraft Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta Restore the Delta Leader to Kick-Off Conference for Sustainable Futures Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, executive director of Restore the Delta, will be opening the Conference for Sustainable Futures, with a showing and commentary of the documentary film...Read More
In Sacramento Superior Court last week, eighteen Sacramento County landowners represented by attorney Thomas Keeling prevailed in a case challenging the attempt by the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to access private property for exploratory drilling to collect data for the Peripheral Tunnels. Superior Courts in San Joaquin and Contra Costa counties have already ruled...Read More
Those concerned about disruptions in water deliveries in the event of an earthquake –induced levee failure in the Delta should be taking a look at the Emergency Fabric Pipeline developed by inventor Terry Spragg. To see how it works, you can watch this video on YouTube. Over four years ago, Jeffrey Kightlinger, General Manager of...Read More
Restore the Delta has gotten the attention of the deceptively-named Coalition for a Sustainable Delta, which has published a newsletter, “Delta Watch,” accusing us of being a front group for developers out to pave over the Delta for profit. This is really ironic because the Coalition for a Sustainable Delta is being bankrolled by Beverly...Read More
Congressman John Garamendi of Fairfield has introduced H.R. 6484, the Shielding Against Flood Emergencies, or SAFE, Levee Act to strengthen Delta levees and require a cost-benefit analysis of the Peripheral Tunnel Proposal. According to the press release issued by the Congressman’s office, “For 60 years, the Bureau of Reclamation has used the levees to ship...Read More
