Our Tumblr intern with his first blog entry on how Pokemon Go is connecting teens to the Delta in Stockton. Follow us on Tumblr for special guest blogging, infographics and more! I never expected to be in the heart of downtown Stockton in the middle of the night. It’s not the kind of thing people...Read More
Weekly Summary: July 24, 2016 Action Alert: UC Davis Course on the Delta and Facebook Live Video Update UC Davis Extension is holding a class to educate Sacramento citizens on the Delta with an agenda of selling the public on the tunnels. We hope some of you can register for this class and share your...Read More
For Immediate Release: 7/21/16 Contact: Tom Keeling, Principal, Freeman Firm, Stockton CA (209) 474-1818 San Francisco – The California Supreme Court has reversed a Court of Appeal decision that favored Delta landowners against the California Department of Water Resources (DWR). In doing so, however, it did hand Delta landowners a limited victory by “reforming” the statute at issue. DWR...Read More
For Immediate Release 7/19/2016 Contact: Bob Wright, Senior Counsel, Friends of the River (916) 442-3155 x207 Sacramento – As the Associated Press reported last week, California Governor Jerry Brown has hired former Secretary of Interior Bruce Babbitt to “work to resolve long-standing water supply and ecological challenges in the delta.” In that role,...Read More
Weekly Summary: July 17, 2016 Westlands Water District Credit Rating Upgraded to "Negative" The Negative rating stems from the fact that Westlands/San Luis Delta-Mendota Water Authority will acquire hundreds of millions of dollars of new debt if their settlement with the Federal government is authorized by Congress. This new debt is the result of now being...Read More
ICYMI: Delta Tunnels News from Restore the Delta July 15, 2016 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org Brian Smith, 415-320-9384, brian@bpspr.com Westlands Water District Credit Rating Upgraded to "Negative" Fitch Ratings Service notes: Drainage Settlement Could Pressure District The Negative rating stems from the fact that Westlands/San Luis Delta-Mendota Water Authority will acquire hundreds of millions of dollars of...Read More
MEDIA ADVISORY: July 12, 2016 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, 209-479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org Brian Smith, 415-320-9384 brian@bpspr.com Advocates Denounce Biased Delta Tunnels Event at Sacramento Bee WHAT: Sacramento Bee’s “Conversation” with Jeffrey Kightlinger, General Manager, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) WHERE: The Sacramento Bee, 2100 Q Street, Sacramento, CA WHEN: Wednesday, July 13, 6:00 PM WHO:...Read More
In case you missed it! A great op-ed by Rep. McNerney and below an update on California drought bills by McClatchyDC. The Record Guest view: United defense key to Delta's future By Rep. Jerry McNerney July 9, 2016 Read article at the original source. With more predictions of drought-like conditions for California in the near future, it...Read More
Weekly Summary: July 8, 2016 Another Water District Charging Property Taxes for Delta Tunnels Planning: Zone 7 Water Agency Documents released under the California Public Records Act reveal that the Zone 7 Water Agency of Alameda County has been using property taxes to pay for Delta Tunnels (BDCP/CA WaterFix) planning costs before even one shovel...Read More
UPDATE July 14, 2016: We met with the Zone 7 Water Agency Finance Committee today. Their staff misunderstood our PRA request and did not provide all the documents we had initially requested. They provided more information today that shows that they did NOT use property taxes to pay for tunnels planning. They apologized for their...Read More
