Dear Restore the Delta supporters, Next weekend, we need your help. We will take part in two events on the same day and weekend — volunteer help is needed and would be greatly appreciated. Both events are important opportunities for us to provide public outreach about the Delta tunnels and to get the community interested/involved...Read More
Please join our ally, Food and Water Watch, for a “charming luncheon” outside the home of famous Delta water takers, Steward and Lynda Resnick. The majority of the water taken from the Delta goes to corporate agribusiness on the west side of the San Joaquin Valley–the most powerful being Stewart and Lynda Resnick, who own...Read More
DEBATE ON PROP. 1: KQED-FM “FORUM” PROGRAM – FRIDAY, SEPT. 19, 10:00 – 11:00AM Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, No on Prop. 1, Restore the Delta Vs. Jay Ziegler, Yes on Prop. 1, The Nature Conservancy You can follow the program on social media: @KQEDForum on Twitter, KQED Forum on Facebook and kqed_forum on Instagram. * You can...Read More
Dear Supporters, Please call and/or e-mail your house representatives today or by Monday and tell them oppose H.R. 1927 (More Water and Security for Californians Act) introduced by Jim Costa of Fresno and Madera county. H.R. 1927 will severely weaken scientifically sound protections for California’s salmon fishery and other native fish in the Bay-Delta estuary...Read More
To learn about a new campaign opposing the Water Bond, you will need to visit www.NoOnProp1.org, and/or follow or “LIKE” No On Prop 1 Facebook or Vote No On Prop 1 on Twitter. Regular updates on this issue will not be forthcoming from Restore the Delta, but from the No On Prop 1 committee. Take...Read More
Dear Supporters: Please call your state legislators today and tell them NOT to support Governor Brown’s proposed water bond. Governor Brown is reportedly trying to sell his water bond to our State Assembly and Senate with the words, “Just Trust Me.” He is putting window dressing on the bond to persuade our state legislators to...Read More
Video: KXTV-ABC Television Market: Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, CA (20) News 10 at 6pm Video: KGPE-CBS Television Market: Fresno-Visalia, CA (55) Eyewitness News at 6-00 Video: “Restore the Delta coffin delivered to CA Governor Jerry Brown’s mail room July 29, 2014” by Gene Beley Video: “Restore the Delta Capitol Rally July 29, 2014 shines a light on the...Read More
Delta Water Warriors, We need your help with phone calls! Please call Senator Feinstein to remind her of the following as she negotiates with members of the House from the SJ Valley, who represent California’s water takers: Senator Feinstein, Washington D.C. office: (202) 224-3841 “We need real solutions to the drought that won’t sacrifice the...Read More
July 29th will be the LAST DAY for public comment on the BDCP. Join us in a rally marking this date and in raising our ongoing message “NO TUNNELS!” Save the date, share our event, and plan to join us. This is a critical time in the BDCP twin tunnels process–we must make our opposition...Read More
Restore the Delta has learned that: Governor’s bond proposal is not “tunnel neutral” as he claims. The governor’s proposed Chapter X. Watershed Protection and Ecosystem Restoration, Section 79735 B, provides that funds will be made available for ‘habitat restoration’ that is part of the BDCP plan, and for moving water from willing sellers to habitat...Read More
