We need you to call your state legislators starting today. Click here to find your State Senator and Assemblymember’s contact information. Why: On May 14, 2025, Governor Newsom released the State Budget May Revise, which included a broad sweeping package of trailer bills that would exempt the Delta Tunnel and water quality standards from adequate environmental...Read More
The Sacramento Bee reported that state officials cut water pumping from the Delta this week — even with full reservoirs and a solid snowpack. While state agencies said the move was to protect endangered fish, Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, executive director of Restore the Delta, pointed to what’s really going on: the federal government’s aggressive water grabs...Read More
An article published this week by CalMatters highlights the funding crisis facing the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, where over 1,000 miles of aging levees are in dire need of repair and maintenance. If these levees were to fail, they would potentially flood thousands of acres of farmland, threatening critical water supply pumps that serve much of California, and...Read More
Newsom in fight to advance plans for $20-billion water tunnel in the Sacramento Delta – The Los Angeles Times 4/06/25 New Poll Reveals CA Voters Prefer Local, Sustainable Water Solutions Over Delta Tunnel – Daily Kos 4/06/25 PRESS RELEASES: Restore the Delta’s poll of CA voters reveals strong preference for investments in local water supplies...Read More
