FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft Hoist with His Own Petard: Jerry Brown Reveals True Intent of Proposition One Sacramento, CA – After months of misrepresenting the true purpose of Proposition 1, Governor Jerry Brown inadvertently undermined his own message at a recent Stanford water conference. He...Read More
Amid California’s drought, a bruising battle for cheap water By BETTINA BOXALL October 21, 2014 The signs appear about 200 miles north of Los Angeles, tacked onto old farm wagons parked along quiet two-lane roads and bustling Interstate 5. “Congress Created Dust Bowl.” “Stop the Politicians’ Water Crisis.” “No Water No Jobs.” They dot the...Read More
In case you missed it… The Modesto Bee September 16, 2014 Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla: Proposition 1 adds a big debt for little new water BY BARBARA BARRIGAN-PARRILLA Tim Quinn, director of the Association of California Water Agencies, recently said, “We’ve got to get the public out of this mindset that ‘If I spend the money, I...Read More
In case you missed it: “My 417-mile trip down the ‘endangered river’ by John D. Cutter is an exquisitely written article (with accompanying photos and videos) on the harm inflicted on the San Joaquin River and the South Delta. The BDCP tunnels project and related water bond projects will do the same harm to the...Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft; @MrSandHillCrane; Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta Tunnels Opponents: Gov. Brown’s Water Bond Will be a Referendum on Tunnels; NOT “Tunnels Neutral”, Charging Taxpayers $485 Million to Buy Water for Tunnels is “Nuts”, Shift of Burden to Public “Illegal” Sacramento, CA...Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft; @MrSandHillCrane; Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta Tunnels Opponents Call on Delta Legislators: Reject Gov. Brown’s Water Bond: NOT “Tunnels Neutral”, Includes $485 Million to Buy Water for Tunnels, “False Protections” for Delta Sacramento, CA – Restore the Delta (RTD), opponents...Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, August 11, 2014 Click here to Download Word Version Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft; @MrSandHillCrane; Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta Several Provisions Enable Tunnels Construction, Operation; Taxpayers Pay to Replace River Water Taken for Export, Habitat Mitigates Damage from Tunnels Sacramento, CA – Restore the Delta (RTD), opponents of...Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, August 8, 2014 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft; @MrSandHillCrane; Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta Tunnels Opponents: Gov. Brown’s Bond NOT “Tunnels Neutral”: What about $700 million for flows, habitat? Sacramento, CA- Restore the Delta (RTD), opponents of Gov. Brown’s rush to build Peripheral Tunnels that would drain the...Read More
