For Release: 8/13/2015 Contact: Brian Smith, 415-320-9384, brian@bpspr.com Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, 209-479-2053, Barbara@restorethedelta.org, Twitter @RestoreTheDelta VIDEO: Restore the Delta Sends Public Comments to President Obama and Secretary Jewell Sacramento – Today, Restore the Delta sent public comments in the form of two DVD videos to President Barack Obama and Interior Secretary Sally Jewell. Watch the Video Read the...Read More
For Release: 7/31/2015 Contact: Brian Smith, 415-320-9384, brian@bpspr.com Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, 209-479-2053, Barbara@restorethedelta.org, Twitter @RestoreTheDelta In Case You Missed It: Articles of Interest on Gov. Brown’s Tunnels Delta Supporters “Transform the Open House” in Sacramento (Photo Gallery) On July 28, 2015, Restore the Delta brought some of their 25,000 supporters to rally in front of the...Read More
ADVISORY: for Tuesday, July 28, 2015 Contact: Brian Smith, 415-320-9384, brian@bpspr.com Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta DELTA TUNNELS: Faux Public Hearing Tuesday, July 28, Sacramento Restore the Delta activists plan to “Transform the Open House” Sacramento – On Tuesday, July 28, the first of two “open houses” will be held on the Delta Tunnels...Read More
Contact: Brian Smith, 415-320-9384, brian@bpspr.com Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, 209-479-2053, Barbara@restorethedelta.org In Case You Missed It… Revised Delta Tunnels EIR Further Worsens The Project’s Already Lousy Economics http://valleyecon.blogspot.com/2015/07/revised-delta-tunnels-eir-further.html “In 2012, I estimated the net benefits of the Tunnels’ as -$6 billion. In 2013, BDCP consultants estimated +$5 billion. Virtually all of the $11 billion difference was driven...Read More
For Immediate Release: 7/16/2015 Contact: Bob Wright – Senior Counsel, Friends of the River 916-442-3155 x207 bwright@friendsoftheriver.org Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta 209-479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org Conner Everts – Environmental Water Caucus 310-804-6615 connere@gmail.com DELTA TUNNELS – Public Demands More Time for Review Expedited process makes informed feedback on massive plan “virtually impossible.” Sacramento, CA – In...Read More
“Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country.” – Charles E. Weller Now is the time for all good Californians to stand up for the Delta (LAST PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE TUNNELS) We are sure that most of our followers know by now that the Delta Tunnels/CA...Read More
California friends, Note: ARE YOU PLANNING TO ATTEND? Click here to get all the info you need to know! This is the last of two public hearings on the Delta boondoggle tunnels project. They are making it an open house so that they don’t have to listen to public comments or respond to the outrage...Read More
For Immediate Release: Thursday, March 12, 20145 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft; Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta; Bob Wright, FOR, 916/442-3155 x207; bwright@friendsoftheriver.org Brown Administration Hides Truth About Tunnels From Public, Tunnels Opponents Post Suppressed Public Comments: Includes EPA, Army Corps of Engineers & State Water Resources Control Board; MWD Funds Misguided...Read More
CONTACTS: Bob Wright, Senior Counsel, Friends of the River BWright@friendsoftheriver.org 916- 442-3155 X207 Osha Meserve, Local Agencies of the North Delta osha@semlawyers.com 916-455-7300 Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta barbara@restorethedelta.org 209-479-2053 Nick Di Croce, Environmental Water Caucus troutnk@aol.com 805-350-8898 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, January 28, 2014 STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES SUPPRESS PUBLIC COMMENT ON PERIPHERAL TUNNELS:...Read More
