Tomorrow starting at 9:15-9:30 am Restore the Delta and our panel will present testimony in front of the State Water Board and undergo cross examination from agencies.   Watch/listen to our testimony and hear the cross examination of our panel:   1) Click this link: https://video.calepa.ca.gov/   2) Where it says “California WaterFix Water Right Petition Hearing” and the date “12/8/2016” — click “Video” or “Audio” to see or listen it livestream.   All our testimony and declarations are listed here.  

Dear Friends of Restore the Delta in the Central Basin Municipal Water District:   We are co-sponsoring along with the Southern California Watershed Alliance a screening of our documentary Over Troubled Waters (narrated by Ed Begley Jr.) along with a free Delta tasting (snacks) on Thursday at 6 pm in Bellflower. The event is free!   This is your chance to learn about Water Rate Solutions for Southern California and why the Delta Tunnels will be cost prohibitive for people in your community.   The event will be held at Ninos Latinos Unidos 9246 Alondra Blvd Bellflower, CA 90706   We look forward to seeing your there.   Best,   Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla Executive Director, Restore the Delta PDF Flyer.

Next week, visit us at the 20th Annual Sandhill Crane festival! Restore the Delta will be at the Exhibit Hall providing free campaign materials and information on the current status of the Delta Tunnels project.   Content below is from the Delta Protection Commission’s Weekly Happenings (Sign up for their weekly alerts here):   Over 2000 Species of Birds will visit the Delta via the Pacific Flyway this year.   Come celebrate their beauty and diversity at these Delta Birding Events:   The 20th Annual Sandhill Crane Festival – Lodi Each year thousands of visitors make their way to Lodi to experience one of nature’s greatest spectacles. For 20 years, Lodi’s Sandhill Crane Festival has celebrated the return of the cranes. [...]

Dear friends,   Please join us in support of our partners, the Winnemem Wintu Tribe, at the Run4Salmon,  "a 300-mile trek that follows the historical journey of the salmon from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to the Winnemem (McCloud River) to raise awareness about the policies threatening our waters, our fish, and indigenous lifeways. It’s a dire time in California for wild chinook salmon (Nur) – climate change, giant dam projects and draining rivers for Big Ag irrigation threaten the survival of the keystone keepers of our waters."    Join the movement to save the Delta and protect the people who depend on it! Restore the Delta plans to participate in the Communities and Issues forum tomorrow and the Benefit Concert Wednesday.  [...]

Restore the Delta invites you our fund-raising event at the home of Alex and Faye Spanos in 2017!

Dear friends, This is a great opportunity for Delta residents to ask the major Delta tunnels proponent and Delta islands purchaser, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, tough questions! We encourage you to attend, see meeting details below.  Via the Delta Protection Commission:  The Delta Protection Commission will hold its next meeting on Thursday, September 15, 2016.   5:30 PM – 7:30 PM (end time is approximate) WorkNet Center, 2nd Floor 56 S. Lincoln Street, Stockton, CA 95203        Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Board Chairman Randy Record will speak on the recent MWD purchase of Delta islands, and there will be a presentation on Blue-Green Algae. To download the agenda and other relevant documents, please click here or visit [...]

Transition Berkeley Presents Film & Discussion: Save the Delta – Over Troubled Waters Thursday, August 4, 2016 (6:30 pm – refreshments, 7-9 pm – program) Join us for this visually rich documentary, “Over Troubled Waters,” the story of the battle being fought by the people of the Delta to protect the region they love and to encourage saner water policies for the Golden State and all the people of California. The evening will feature the controversial Delta Tunnels project. Our panel will include representatives from Restore the Delta and Sierra Club and Dr. Patty Oikawa, a UC Berkeley researcher investigating the climate benefits of Delta wetlands restoration.They are working furiously to save the Delta from the Tunnel project which will [...]

Dear friends,  The start time for the following classes have been changed to take place 30 minutes earlier than the original time due to a scheduling conflict on June 23rd. The Delta Boat Tour will take place 30 minutes later than the original time.  Time changes have been made to the following classes on June 23rd and the Delta Boat Tour:  –  Legislative Update — Federal, State, and Local – 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm June 23rd only: Class start time changed to 3:30 pm – Organizing to Save the Delta, Stop the Tunnels in Your Local Community – 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm June 23rd only: Class start time changed to 4:30 pm  –  June 23 only: Informational Delta Boat Tour – [...]

Dear friends, Please join us for Restore the Delta’s 3-day open house and advocacy training! Participants have two options. Drop by at your convenience during the open house for an informal visit between the hours of 10:00 am to 7:00 pm from June 22 to June 24, or sign up for more formal classes below. Join us at the open house for supplies (yard signs, bumper stickers, handouts), for in-depth conversation, for music and art displays,and/or a simple visit to see where the work gets done OR join us in formal classes for training sessions on water and/or helping to organize in your community. June 22, 23, 24 10:00 am to 7:00 pm Location: 42 N. Sutter St, Stockton, CA 95202 Sign up for formal classes and a Delta boat tour. [...]