July 29th will be the LAST DAY for public comment on the BDCP. Join us in a rally marking this date and in raising our ongoing message “NO TUNNELS!” Save the date, share our event, and plan to join us. This is a critical time in the BDCP twin tunnels process–we must make our opposition...Read More

Restore the Delta has learned that: Governor’s bond proposal is not “tunnel neutral” as he claims. The governor’s proposed Chapter X. Watershed Protection and Ecosystem Restoration, Section 79735 B, provides that funds will be made available for ‘habitat restoration’ that is part of the BDCP plan, and for moving water from willing sellers to habitat...Read More

For Immediate Release: Friday, June 27, 2014 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft; @MrSandHillCrane; Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta Restore the Delta Exposes Brown Bond Tunnels Mitigation: NOT Tunnels Neutral, Taxpayers Would Foot Bill for Tunnels Damage Sacramento, CA – Restore the Delta (RTD), leading opponents of Governor Brown’s rush to build massive...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, June 25, 2014 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft; @MrSandHillCrane; Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta Restore the Delta Calls on Governor Brown to Back “Clean Water Bond All Californians Can Support” SACRAMENTO – Restore the Delta (RTD), opponents of Gov. Brown’s plan to build Peripheral Tunnels that would drain...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, June 26, 2014 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft; @MrSandHillCrane; Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta In case you missed it… BDCP Cost and Yield Deception Jeff Michael’s Valley Economy Blog June 23, 2014 Last week, BDCP released what it describes as “cost and yield information,” although I didn’t see...Read More

L.A. Biz How many jobs will this tunnel project create? Jun 23, 2014, 12:17pm PDT By Scott Bridges California’s drought could translate into jobs, but just how many jobs? That’s a question at the heart of Gov. Jerry Brown’s $25-billion plan to transport more water from Northern to Southern California. The plan calls for two...Read More

For Immediate Release: Friday, June 20, 2014 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546 steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft; Consumer & Environmental Advocates Respond to Brown Administration’s Claims of BDCP Benefits: Even BDCP Hired Economist Wouldn’t Sign Off on BDCP Sacramento, CA – Restore the Delta and the Southern California Watershed Alliance and today responded to the Brown Administration’s latest...Read More

Californians for a Fair Water Policy For Immediate Release: Thursday, June 19, 2014 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft Farming, Conservation, Environmental Groups Oppose Any Tunnels Funding in State Water Bond No Tunnels Mitigation Sacramento, CA – Californians for Fair Water Policy, a statewide coalition of environmental, water conservation, fishing, farming, Native American and...Read More

Sacramento Bee Viewpoints: Delta plans completely ignore non-English speakers By Javier Padilla Reyes Special to The Bee Published: Wednesday, Jun. 18, 2014 – 12:00 am The reckless indifference of Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration in failing to provide adequate access and participation for non-English speaking Californians shows that the state’s rush to build the twin Delta...Read More

Media Advisory For: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 Contact: Conner Everts, 320/804-6615; connere@west.net; Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546 steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft; L.A., Statewide Consumer & Environmental Advocates to Tell LA City Council: Don’t Back Gov. Brown’s $60 Billion Water Tunnels; No New Water for LA, But Huge Bill Call for Independent Cost-Benefit Analysis of $60 Billion Tunnels Los...Read More