In case you missed it…  San Jose Mercury News California water: Silicon Valley leaders express skepticism of Gov. Jerry Brown's Delta tunnels plan Original article at SJ Mercury News. By Paul Rogers Posted: Tue Jan 26 20:06:13 MST 2016 SAN JOSE — Three of Gov. Jerry Brown's top water lieutenants came to Silicon Valley on Tuesday...Read More

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org San Jose, CA – At a Special Board “Workshop” today, the Santa Clara Valley Water District heard from state agencies on the Delta Tunnels plan. The case for the Tunnels was made by Mark Cowin, California Department of Water Resources, David Okita, California Natural Resources Agency,...Read More

For Immediate Release: Monday, January 25, 2016 Contact: Brian Smith, 415/320-9384, brian@bpspr.com Sacramento, CA – Today, Restore the Delta held a teleconference entitled “The State Water Board and the Declining Health of the SF Bay-Delta Estuary.” Listen to the teleconference. The San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary is on the brink of environmental disaster. The fish, wildlife,...Read More

In case you missed it…  The Modesto Bee  Our View: Brown’s good speech includes a bad idea Original article at Mod Bee. 1/21/2016 BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD Jerry Brown is a master of ceremony. His State of the State speech Thursday in the Assembly chambers was at once informative, humorous, only a little braggy and,...Read More

For Immediate Release: January 22, 2016  Contact: David Stammerjohan, David.Stammerjohan@asm.ca.gov Eggman Introduces New Law to Force Statewide Vote on Governor Brown’s Twin Tunnels Project SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Susan Talamantes Eggman announced today that she is introducing legislation to block the Governor’s controversial Twin Tunnels project unless it is approved by the voters of California on a statewide ballot....Read More

Here are two current actions you can take to help save our Bay-Delta estuary.   1) Attend our Mardi Gras Benefit on Fat Tuesday, February 9th, at the Waterloo Gun and Boccee Club in Stockton! Get more information and buy tickets at our website. 2) Sign or share our new petition to Gov't agencies asking them to update outdated 20...Read More

For Immediate Release: January 21, 2016 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org  STATE OF THE STATE: Restore the Delta Reaction (Sacramento) In his State of the State address today, Governor Jerry Brown said: “The challenge is to solve today’s problem without making those of tomorrow even worse.” On water issues he said: “There is no magic bullet,...Read More

Dear Friends,   Celebrate the Delta’s beauty and bounty in Mardi Gras style for a good cause! We are excited to invite you to our Mardi Gras Benefit on February 9, Tuesday at the Waterloo Gun & Boccee, 4343 N. Ashley Ln, CA.   Reserve your spot by January 30th *NEW DEADLINE*. No tickets will be...Read More

In case you missed it…. U.S. Congress members are asking for a detailed accounting of the $3.6 Million in Governor Jerry Brown’s CA Budget for the California WaterFix boondoggle tunnels plan & pointing out the broken Prop 1 promise. Read here via Maven's Notebook. Regarding Governor Jerry Brown's claims on the Delta Tunnels at the CA Water...Read More

For Immediate Release: 1/14/2016 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053 At the “California Water 2.0” event today at the Sacramento Convention Center, Governor Brown addressed the audience and encouraged State and Federal agencies to press forward on building twin water tunnels beneath the San Francisco Bay-Delta. Among the claims by the Governor was that $100 million has...Read More