Yesterday, in the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee hearing, Delta Coalition sponsored AB 2421, passed with a 10 to 2 vote. This bill calls for a full cost benefit analysis of the proposed canal/tunnel that constitutes the Bay Delta Conservation Plan. Assemblymember Bill Berryhill, the author of AB 2421, and his staff deserve a...Read More

Dear friends, Two important pieces of legislation are currently making their way through the legislature. AB2000 (Huber) calls for the Delta Stewardship Council to report finding and declarations regarding the environmental consequences resulting from incorporating the Bay Delta Conservation Plan into the Delta Plan. AB2421 (Berryhill) calls for the Legislative Analyst’s Office to conduct a...Read More

Dear Restore the Delta supporters, Assemblymember Alyson Huber is sponsoring AB550 — a bill that would require the legislature to vote on the merits of a peripheral canal after a full cost analysis. We believe that Assemblymember Huber’s bill is one of the most important pieces of proposed legislation for Californians.  Can California tax payers...Read More

Dear friend, Real change for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta will take more than opposing questionable legislation or an ill-conceived government process like the Bay Delta Conservation Plan. The numerous governing processes that effect the Delta need constant and consistent monitoring from the Delta community.  And, we, Delta residents, recreationists, farmers, and business leaders need to...Read More

Dear Friends, Call your legislator today: No on A.B. 1265! No water bond! We’ve just heard that the California Legislature is taking up a bill on Monday that would move Proposition 18, the $11 billion water bond, to the 2012 ballot. This is a huge mistake. The bond should be scrapped entirely, not postponed. Can...Read More