In case you missed it… The Sacramento Bee Caltrans yanks anti-tunnel signs in Delta, ignites furor By Matt Weiser Published: Thursday, Jul. 11, 2013 State transportation officials have emboldened a protest movement in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta by removing yard signs objecting to Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to build two giant water diversion tunnels. The...Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, July 11, 2013 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta First Amendment Project: CalTrans Broke the Law by Confiscating Peripheral Tunnel Opponents’ Signs: “Caltrans did not have any legal basis to remove the signs” Sacramento, CA – Restore the Delta today released an expert legal...Read More
Rally Against Confiscation of “Save the Delta! Stop the Tunnels!” Signs FRIDAY, JULY 12, 2013 10:00 am In front of Caltrans Headquarters 1120 N Street, Sacramento Come Support Restore the Delta! Bring Homemade Signs! Restore the Delta will hold a news conference on Friday to protest Gov. Brown’s use of the State of California Department...Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wed., July 10, 2013 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 Calls on CalTrans to Stop Confiscating “Save the Delta! Stop the Tunnels!” signs Stop acting like bullies and interfering with the rights of Delta residents Sacramento, CA – Restore the Delta today...Read More
Sacramento, CA – Restore the Delta today announced it will hold a news conference on Friday to protest Gov. Brown’s use of the State of California Department of Transportation (CalTrans) to silence critics of his proposed Peripheral Tunnels. Restore the Delta will call on Gov. Brown to order CalTrans crews to cease confiscating “Save the Delta!...Read More
More Information to Take Action! Caltrans crews are driving through the Delta confiscating “Save the Delta! Stop the Tunnels!” signs displayed by Delta land and business owners, even though these signs are posted on private property. Jeff Bennett, Supervisor at the Cal Trans Rio Vista office, said that display of such signs is in violation...Read More
Take Action! Caltrans crews are driving through the Delta confiscating “Save the Delta! Stop the Tunnels!” signs displayed by Delta land and business owners, even though these signs are posted on private property. According to Jeff Bennett, Supervisor at the Cal Trans Rio Vista office, display of such signs is in violation of Streets and...Read More
Also, while driving down the I-5, closer to the Semitropic water users area and extending into Kern County, new signs have been placed for tourists speeding through the state from up north to Los Angeles and San Diego. These signs, meant to falsely decry the reality that we are in a second dry year and,...Read More
If your summer travels take you down Interstate 5, take a look at all those newly-planted almond trees on the west side of the San Joaquin Valley, in some cases right across the highway from conspicuously dead almond trees. We continue to be puzzled by cropping decisions in this region. One almond grower and agricultural...Read More
The Water Education Foundation has been enthusiastically publicizing its new Aquapedia.com, “an online, vetted reference tool for all things water.” An initial examination of this ambitious new resource leaves us less than impressed, although admittedly, we didn’t get beyond “A.” There’s an entry on the List of Topics for “Alex Hildebrand,” a highly respected engineer...Read More
