In case you missed it… California Gov. Jerry Brown’s contested $15.7 billion plan to build two giant water tunnels is now entering a decisive year.Associated Press March 18, 2016, at 2:28 a.m. By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and SCOTT SMITH, Associated Press Writers Photo caption: People try to catch fish along the Sacramento River in the San Joaquin-Sacramento...Read More
Dear friends, If you take a look at our press release below, you will see that citizen action matters (thank you to all the members who came out to speak at Zone 7's meeting last night and sent the emails to Zone 7 board members)! This is why it is important for you to sign or...Read More
March 16, 2016 The Honorable Edmund G. Brown Jr. Governor of California c/o State Capitol, Suite 1173 Sacramento, CA 95814 (mailed and faxed) The Delta Tunnels Proposal: Built On A House Of Cards An Open Letter to Governor Brown Dear Governor Brown, It’s time to detach your legacy from the Delta...Read More
Restore the Delta: news of interest: 3/11/2016 Dear friends, Don’t forget to sign our petition telling Metropolitan Water District of SoCal (Met) to reconsider their Delta islands purchase — we need as many signatures as we can get by April 20th. Met will be holding a special meeting on the Delta islands purchase in April, they have put a down payment on the islands...Read More
In case you missed it… A raid on Delta Islands San Francisco Chronicle: Read article at SF Chronicle’s website. March 9, 2016 Updated: March 9, 2016 4:27pm If it’s not a water grab, it comes close. That’s one way to view a move by Southern California’s largest water district to buy a handful of Sacramento Delta...Read More
For Immediate Release: March 9, 2016 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org Stockton, CA – The federal Securities and Exchange Commission charged California’s largest agricultural water district today with misleading investors about its financial condition as it issued a $77 million bond offering, with one of its managers bragging about using “a little Enron accounting.” California’s largest...Read More
For Immediate Release: March 8, 2016 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org Stockton, CA – At a closed session board meeting this morning, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California authorized the purchase of four islands in the San Francisco Bay-Delta for an undisclosed sum. The deal is highly controversial in Northern California as it would...Read More
In Case You Missed It – 3/7/2016 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org The Delta Tunnels "Tracking" Website Misleads Public About Water Yields Valley Economy – March 3, 2016 Dr. Jeffrey Michael, Director of the Center for Business and Policy Research and Associate Professor, Eberhardt School of Business, University of the Pacific In January, the...Read More
For Immediate Release: 3/3/2016 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org As California Water Infrastructure Crumbles, Water Districts Consider Wasting $1.2 Billion on the Delta Tunnels Advocates Say “Fix LA and Santa Clara First!” Stockton, CA – Opponents of the Delta Tunnels today questioned the wisdom of state water districts investing another $1.2 billion in the plan...Read More
Our media release for today and, in case you missed it, two great op-eds in the Contra Costa Times and the Sacramento Bee, one by Contra Costa County Supervisor Mary N. Piepho and the other by Raul Grijalva calling out latino front groups by Westlands Water District. For Immediate Release: Feb 9, 2016 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta...Read More
