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

For Immediate Release:May 20, 2025 Contact:Alexandra Nagy, alexandra@sunstonestrategies.org Groups call on lawmakers to protect environmental safeguards and public processes while rejecting attempts to fast-track costly infrastructure projects  Sacramento, CA — The Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition (DTEC) and a coalition of statewide organizations dedicated to the equitable stewardship of California’s water resources sent letters to legislative leaders urging them to reject Governor...Read More

Governor Newsom’s May budget package was accompanied with a suite of trailer bills that would circumvent long-standing water law, environmental protections, and public due process to advance one of California’s most controversial and costly infrastructure projects, and at the same time undercut water quality standards for the San Francisco Bay-Delta estuary, which are embodied in...Read More

 The State Water Board hearing is tomorrow! This is an important opportunity for anyone who cares about the Bay-Delta, whether through family, community, work, or culture, to make their voice heard. If you plan to provide a public comment in person, please arrive on time at the CalEPA Building, Byron Sher Hearing Room, before 9:00 AM. If you’re providing a...Read More

Outrage Mounts Over Governor’s Abuse of Budget Process to Advance Water Grab Stockton, CA — Governor Gavin Newsom’s May Revise budget includes a dangerous suite of trailer bills that creates entirely new law and statutory carve outs specifically for the controversial Delta Conveyance Project by gutting public oversight, weakening environmental protections, and trampling on tribal...Read More

For Immediate Release:May 14, 2025 Contact: Alexandra Nagy, alexandra@sunstonestrategies.org Stockton, CA – Governor Gavin Newsom’s latest budget proposal, announced as part of his May Revise, includes an alarming effort to bypass longstanding legal, environmental, and public participation processes in order to fast-track the controversial Delta Conveyance Project — a massive underground water tunnel that would divert water from the...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 13, 2025 CONTACT: Stephanie Safdi, stephanie.safdi@YLSClinics.org New Motion by State Water Contractors Undermines Transparency and Raises Concerns of Bad Faith Sacramento, CA – A coalition of thirty-two California Native Tribes, environmental justice organizations, Delta counties, water agencies and other Delta advocates has filed a Petition for Reconsideration with the State Water Resources...Read More

In an insightful opinion piece published for Capitol Weekly, Bruce Reznik — executive director of Los Angeles Waterkeeper — calls on the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California to prioritize local water infrastructure over costly, outdated megaprojects like the Delta Conveyance Project and Sites Reservoir. Reznik warns that both projects are expensive, energy-intensive, and environmentally...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 1, 2025 Contact:Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, barbara@restorethedelta.org Stockton, CA – Restore the Delta has obtained an internal State of California memorandum that outlines alarming guidance for public meetings held by agencies under the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA). The memo informs department managers that federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are permitted...Read More

Join Restore the Delta at the upcoming Delta Conveyance Project hearing on Monday, May 19th!After the March 24th hearing was disrupted by a Zoom-bombing attack, this new hearing will be held in a hybrid format, meaning the public can now participate either in person or via Zoom to share how the Delta Tunnel Project would negatively impact our communities in...Read More