Just when we think the situation with Central Valley agriculture is a complicated as it can get (Who farms what and where?  Who buys what is grown?  How does all that affect soil, water, air, and people?), we learn about another player: specialized investors and large pension funds buying up farmland. The LA Times reports...Read More

Restore the Delta will give geotechnical engineer Robert Pyke the last word this year on meeting the co-equal goals for the Delta.  This is not because we know with certainty his Western Delta Intakes alternative is necessarily THE answer.  We don’t have the data yet to take a stand.  But it is a thoughtful alternative...Read More