FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 16, 2025 Contact:  Alexandra Nagy, alexandra@sunstonestrategies.org Sacramento, CA – Tribal leaders and environmental justice advocates met with legislators today for the 2025 Day of Action for Water Justice, urging lawmakers to reject Governor Newsom’s proposed trailer bills that would fast-track the Delta Conveyance Project and bypass critical environmental protections.  The day-long...Read More

Project is Overvalued, Under-Analyzed, and a Massive Blow to Ratepayers and the Environment Dear Friends,On behalf of our friends at California Water Impact Network, who completed this excellent work, We want to share a powerful new report and testimony that shares the updated costs of the Delta Conveyance Project. Prepared by the environmental economics firm ECOnorthwest, this report documents how...Read More

For Immediate Release:July 8, 2025 Contact: Alexandra Nagy, alexandra@sunstonestrategies.org  Stockton, CA –  Restore the Delta has been awarded a major grant from North Valley THRIVE’s Catalyst Fund to support the next phase of the Mormon Slough Restoration project, a transformative effort to reconnect Stockton’s communities with their waterways while improving flood protection, environmental health, and economic opportunity....Read More

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

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

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