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Restore the Delta
A broad coalition of Tribes, environmental justice organizations, fishing groups, conservation advocates, and Delta communities successfully halted Governor Gavin Newsom’s budget proposal that sought to bypass critical legal, environmental, and public participation processes in order to fast-track the controversial Delta Tunnel project.  The proposal faced immediate and unified opposition from Tribes, Delta organizations, and local communities, who...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 11, 2025 Contact:  Ashley Castaneda, ashley@restorethedelta.org, 209-936-0901 Stockton, CA – A coalition of Tribes, environmental justice organizations, fishing groups, conservation advocates, and Delta communities successfully stopped a package of Delta trailer bills that would have had disastrous consequences for the San Francisco Bay-Delta estuary. The proposed trailer bills would have given...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 10, 2025 Contact:  Ashley Castaneda, ashley@restorethedelta.org, 209-936-0901 Stockton, CA – A coalition of Tribes, environmental justice organizations, fishing groups, conservation advocates, and Delta communities successfully stopped a package of Delta trailer bills that would have had disastrous consequences for the San Francisco Bay-Delta estuary. Working in close collaboration with the Delta Caucus,...
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In a powerful commentary published by Maven’s Notebook, Tom Zuckerman, a Delta farmer located in Stockton, and Gary Bobker, Program Director at Friends of the River, sound the alarm about Governor Newsom’s approach to California’s water policy. The authors sharply criticize the Governor’s push to waive key environmental protections through budget trailer bills, which they...
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Dear Friends, Right now, Governor Newsom is making power plays to undermine democracy within California’s water management. He is using the full force of his office to push a CEQA trailer bill that would silence public participation in the Bay-Delta Plan. Despite claims from State Water Board attorneys that the Bay-Delta Plan has nothing to...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 5, 2025 Contact:  Ashley Castaneda, ashley@restorethedelta.org, 209-936-0901 Groups unite against legislation that would override due process and fast track the controversial Delta Conveyance Project Sacramento, Calif.— Tribal leaders, environmental justice advocates, and environmental organizations gathered today to Rally for the Delta, a coordinated effort urging lawmakers to defend California’s water rights,...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 4, 2025 Contact:  Ashley Castaneda, ashley@restorethedelta.org, 209-936-0901 Sacramento, CA – A broad coalition of environmental justice organizations, Tribes, Delta advocates, and taxpayer groups today sent a letter to the California Leadership — President Pro Tem McGuire, Speaker Rivas, Senator Wiener, Assemblymember Gabriel, and Members of the Budget Committees — urging them to reject Governor...
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In a powerful op-ed in Maven’s Notebook, Regina Cuellar – Chairwoman of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians – calls out California’s failure to recognize tribal beneficial water uses like fishing, plant gathering, and ceremonial practices. Chairwoman Cuellar strongly opposes the Delta Conveyance Project (DCP) and the so-called “Voluntary Agreements”, arguing that they threaten the freshwater flows essential...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 27, 2025 Contact:  Ashley Castaneda, ashley@restorethedelta.org, 209-936-0901 Dozens of Tribes, Delta residents, environmental justice leaders, fishing groups, and conservation advocates unite at State Capitol to demand protection of due process and public trust resources Sacramento, CA – On August 26, 2025, dozens of advocates from Tribes, Delta communities, environmental justice groups, fishing...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 25, 2025 Contact:  Ashley Castaneda, ashley@restorethedelta.org, 209-936-0901 DWR Push for Unlimited Bonding Authority and MWD’s Leadership Choice Undermine Public Accountability Stockton, CA – Restore the Delta has obtained troubling details regarding the California Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) pursuit of financing authority for the Delta Conveyance Project (“DCP”), and urges accountability, oversight...
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