For Immediate Release:June 19, 2025 Contact:Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, barbara@restorethedelta.org Sacramento, CA – Lawmakers on the Joint Legislative Audit Committee (JLAC) are set to reconsider a full audit of the Department of Water Resources’ spending on the Delta Conveyance Project (DCP) at an upcoming hearing. The vote for the audit received six “aye” votes and only a single vote...Read More
For Immediate Release:June 10, 2025 Contact:Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, barbara@restorethedelta.org Sacramento, CA – Restore the Delta is celebrating a significant win for communities, the environment, and the democratic process. Today, the Senate Budget Subcommittee rejected the Delta Conveyance Project trailer bill package and reversed $351.7 million in proposed funding for the Voluntary Agreements. This decision reflects growing concerns among...Read More
In an insightful Los Angeles Times column, George Skelton sharply criticizes Governor Newsom’s attempt to fast-track the controversial Delta Tunnel project by slipping it into the state budget process amid pushback from Delta communities, environmental groups, the salmon fishing industry, and legislative officials. As Skelton writes, the governor’s proposal has nothing to do with budget...Read More
In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Jon Rosenfield from San Francisco Baykeeper to talk about all things related to the State of Water and Science for California, particularly the Bay-Delta. For example, how do freshwater flows dictate the health of the Bay-Delta? What about when to use the best available science for water-related management? This interview highlights...Read More
For Immediate Release:June 3, 2025 Contact:Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, barbara@restorethedelta.org Stockton, CA – Today, Restore the Delta submitted a formal request to the Joint Legislative Audit Committee urging a full audit of the Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) spending on the controversial Delta Conveyance Project (DCP) and associated Voluntary Agreements. The request comes amid rising public costs, incomplete project plans, and...Read More
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
