UPDATE 11/19/14: Dear friends, There is tremendous confusion on what is happening with the Federal drought legislation because it is being worked on in the dark, and we have received misinformation when calling Senator Feinstein’s office. The bill is still being negotiated and has not passed the Senate. Please share this link; call the listed...Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, November 14, 2013 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft, Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta State’s Report: Gov. Brown’s Tunnels Could Cost $62 Billion Expect 34% Construction Cost Overrun, Fails to Answer Whether Tunnels are a Good Investment Construction Estimate has gone from $4 billion to $32 billion Sacramento, CA...Read More
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft; @MrSandHillCrane; Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta Gov. Brown Should Abandon Doomed BDCP Delta Tunnels: EPA, Agencies’ Criticisms are Unresolvable, Need 7 More Permits; Call for End to BDCP Secrecy Westlands Settlement: Multimillion Giveaway to Industrial Farms Sacramento, CA- Restore the...Read More
Media Advisory for Wednesday, November 12, 2014 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft; Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta What’s Next in California Water Politics? Prop. 1 is behind us: What do we still need to do? Delta Tunnels Looming: What’s coming in BDCP Fight? Westlands Settlement: Multibillion Giveaway to Industrial Farm Factories Sacramento,...Read More
Californians for a Fair Water Policy For Immediate Release: Tuesday, November 4, 2014 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft Farming, Conservation, Environmental Groups: Prop. 1 Did Not Solve Our Water Challenge Gov. Brown Must Abandon Delta Tunnels, Focus on Sustainable, Regional Water Solutions Sacramento, CA – Californians for Fair Water Policy, a statewide coalition...Read More
Dear Restore the Delta supporters, Next weekend, we need your help. We will take part in two events on the same day and weekend — volunteer help is needed and would be greatly appreciated. Both events are important opportunities for us to provide public outreach about the Delta tunnels and to get the community interested/involved...Read More
Next week, we will be hosting events in Stockton and Sacramento where we will be introducing a *brand new graphic* about the BDCP tunnels. These two events will conclude the Beehive Collective, Restore the Delta and No on Prop 1 tour that we have been holding throughout the state to stop the tunnels and to...Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft Hoist with His Own Petard: Jerry Brown Reveals True Intent of Proposition One Sacramento, CA – After months of misrepresenting the true purpose of Proposition 1, Governor Jerry Brown inadvertently undermined his own message at a recent Stanford water conference. He...Read More
Amid California’s drought, a bruising battle for cheap water By BETTINA BOXALL October 21, 2014 The signs appear about 200 miles north of Los Angeles, tacked onto old farm wagons parked along quiet two-lane roads and bustling Interstate 5. “Congress Created Dust Bowl.” “Stop the Politicians’ Water Crisis.” “No Water No Jobs.” They dot the...Read More
Trudy Wischemann: In the end, water bond will undermine small farmers BY TRUDY WISCHEMANN Fresno Bee Valley Voices October 18, 2014 Mas Masumoto, that Fresno County farmer who grows peaches on the Kings River fan, has become an invaluable regional voice. Through his books and his monthly column in The Bee, he has spoken the...Read More
