We keep hearing about outrageous behavior by people acting as agents for the Department of Water Resources in the Delta. This week it was an individual showing up at 8 p.m. and letting himself into the home of an elderly woman to serve her with court papers. Her caregiver, reminded of similar night-time visitations in...Read More
At a recent BDCP meeting, economist Dr. David Sunding estimated that during its seven year construction period, the spending to build a tunnel under the Delta will create between 74,000 and 130,000 jobs, depending on the size of the tunnel. He estimated that each million dollars spent on construction would create 10 jobs, and each...Read More
We were going to include a link to the webcast of the September 27 BDCP meeting so that you could listen to Sunding yourself (at about the 1 hour, 30 minute mark), as well as Restore the Delta’s Brett Baker in an interesting exchange with Jerry Meral (at about 3 hours, 46 minutes). However, getting...Read More
Tom McClintock, Chairman of the House Committee on Water and Power, has announced an oversight hearing on “Questionable Fish Science and Environmental Lawsuits: Jobs and Water Supplies At Risk in The Inland Empire.” The hearing will be held on October 18 in Highland, CA. “Witnesses,” says the announcement, “will be by invitation only.” McClintock...Read More
One of Judge Oliver Wanger’s first appearances since retiring from the bench will be as the keynote speaker at the annual dinner of the Southern California Water Committee on November 17. Of course, he might come and address us, too, if we invited him. We wonder if the Southern California Water Committee has a budget...Read More
