For Immediate Release: May 20, 2016 Contact: Michael Jackson, President, California Water Impact Network, 530-283-1007 Bill Jennings, Executive Director, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, 209-464-5067 Osha Meserve, Senior Counsel, Local Water Agencies of the North Delta, 916-425-9914 Bob Wright, Senior Counsel, Friends of the River, 916-442-3155 *207 John Buse, Senior Counsel/Legal Director, Center for Biological Diversity,...Read More
Dear friends, We are deeply disappointed that Congressman Garamendi, a resident of the Delta, and longtime ally, would partner with Senator Feinstein to support legislation that is detrimental to water quality, the aquatic food web, and the fisheries that we are fighting so hard to save. Their bills are SB 2533 and HR 5247. It’s...Read More
For Immediate Release: May 18, 2016 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Executive Director, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053 Statement of opposition regarding Senator Dianne Feinstein’s SB 2533 and Congressman John Garamendi’s HR 5247 Stockton, CA — Restore the Delta’s executive director, Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, made the following statement today regarding the proposed drought legislation by Senator Dianne Feinstein and...Read More
Dear friends, Metropolitan Water District voted to move forward with the Delta Islands purchase, despite our petition drive and astute comments made to their board by Restore the Delta Board President Joan Buchanan and Board Member Larry Ruhstaller. Restore the Delta President Joan Buchanan explained to the MET Board that their annual payments for the loan...Read More
MEDIA ADVISORY for Tuesday, May 10, 2016, 12 noon Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org TODAY 10,000+ Californians Oppose Delta Islands Purchase Letters to be presented at Met So Cal Water District board meeting WHO: Restore the Delta Board Members WHAT: Presenting more than 10K letters and making statements WHERE: Metropolitan Water District...Read More
For immediate release: May 9, 2016 Contact: Christian Burkin (Eggman)(916) 319-2013, Melissa Jones (Wolk) (916) 651-4003 SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Susan Talamantes Eggman and Senator Lois Wolk announced on Monday that they will request a state audit of California Water Fix, the new name for a very old project to divert water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin...Read More
For Immediate Release: May 9, 2016 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Executive Director, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053 Tim Stroshane, Policy Analyst, Restore the Delta, 510-847-7556 Federal and State Taxes to Fund the Delta Tunnels: Restore the Delta seeks a full accounting of financial plan and state audit Stockton, CA — Citing a lack of state or federal...Read More
Dear friends, Below are important media alerts that deserve a wide readership! In case you missed it, media alerts: Westlands water deal is all wet 4/30/16 San Francisco Chronicle editorial Full article: When the public is railing about the unfairness of Big Bank bailouts and corporate welfare, why is the Obama administration pursuing a deal that...Read More
For Immediate Release April 30, 2016 Contact: Brian P. Smith, Restore the Delta (415) 320-9384, brian@bpspr.com Linda Sheehan, Earth Law Center (510) 219-7730, lsheehan@earthlaw.org Shannon Biggs, Movement Rights (415) 841-2998, shannon@movementrights.org Antioch, CA – Today, the Bay Area Rights of Nature Alliance, Restore the Delta, and Move to Amend held a “Rights of Nature Tribunal”...Read More
For Immediate Release: April 29, 2016 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053 Carolee Krieger, California Water Impact Network, 805-969-0824 Conner Everts, Southern CA Watershed Alliance & EWC, 310-804-6615 Tim Sloane, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations, 415-561-5080 U.S. Taxpayers Paying Lion’s Share for Delta Tunnels Not Federal Water Contractors Letter from U.S. BuRec confirms...Read More
