“In a room where people unanimously maintain a conspiracy of silence, one word of truth sounds like a pistol shot.” – Czeslaw Milosz Articles [—ATOC—] [—TAG:h2—] Water poker Without at all minimizing the hardships that many Californians may experience if drought projections for 2014 are borne out, we want to note that as of December...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 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… The Los Angeles Times Shaky rationale behind Brown tunnel plan Promoters of a $25-billion plumbing project say a major quake could topple levees. Experts find holes in that argument....Read More

Sac Bee Cartoon 12/15/13  Field Day (click to enlarge)                 SF Chronicle Cartoon 12/15/13 (click to enlarge)                 Restore the Delta:  News of Interest  12/16/13   Listen to:  Twin Tunnels Protest KGO-810am 5pm SF, CA 12-13-2013 Brown’s top water official to retire Sacramento...Read More

Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold . . . “  – William Butler Yeats, “The Second Coming” Dr. Meral moves on In Sunday’s Sacramento Bee, reporter David Siders announced that Resources Deputy Secretary Dr. Jerry Meral will retire at the end of the month.  Of course, we are speculating about whom Governor Brown will...Read More

FOR  IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 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… Jeff Michael’s Valley Economy Blog Tuesday, December 10, 2013 Comparing the Financial Hole in the Delta Water Tunnels Plan to High-Speed Rail A comment I made comparing the tunnels to high speed rail...Read More

CALIFORNIANS FOR A FAIR WATER POLICY No Wasteful Water Projects No Tunnels! http://www.stopthetunnels.org Media Advisory for Friday, December 13, 2013 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com Twitter: @shopcraft Opponents to Rally Against Governor’s Water Export Tunnels as Public Comment Period Begins: Our Comment “No Tunnels!” Friday, December 13, North Steps, State Capitol, 12:00 pm “Death of...Read More

We need you, our supporters, to come out in greater numbers than ever before! ** PLEASE NOTE LOCATION CHANGE * * Monday, December 13, 2013    Friday the 13th Rally to begin the 120-Day BDCP Response Countdown Location: North Steps of the Capitol Starting Time: 12:00 p.m. Be there at 11:30 a.m!   We recommend that you dress warm,...Read More

Draft Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) and associated Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) Now Available for Public Review and Comment Public Meetings:  for complete list click here You are invited to attend one of the twelve public meetings being held throughout California in January and February 2014 to learn more about the Draft BDCP and Draft EIR/EIS,...Read More

Newspaper articles of interest from 12/9/13 BDCP Release Delta water tunnel plan presents California with tough choices By Matt Weiser – Published: 12:00 am (Photos) A formal draft of the $25 billion Bay Delta Conservation Plan was released to the public Monday, raising many questions about river flows, wildlife habitat and the future of rural towns in the Sacramento San ...Read More

Here are some videos of our response to Secretary John Laird’s presentation to the Santa Clara Valley Water District on Dec. 9th. Restore the Delta, Jane Wagner-Tack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxXIT0_gB9Q Restore the Delta, Michael Frost: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obDxWcJreb8 Concerned flyfisher: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWta3qD6HUY Outside statement from RTD, FGF, F&WW, EWC:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvT79Nzjt8ARead More