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DESCRIPTION:Restore the Delta will be holding a community meeting on the Bay Delta 
 Conservation Plan and the Governor's plans for construction of the 
 peripheral canal on August 11, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. This meeting is only open 
 to Restore the Delta supporters and community friends. 
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 the Delta has heard that language for water bill legislation will finally 
 be released tomorrow, July 31, 2009. We also understand that rather than 
 authorizing a peripheral canal directly, the proposed legislation will call 
 for the creation of a water council, which will have the authority to 
 implement the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, which in turn is calling for the 
 construction of the peripheral canal (also known in politically correct 
 terms as new conveyance). This proposed water council would then be able to 
 operate without any legislative oversight and without any public input. 
 Theoretically, it could become one of the most powerful political bodies in 
 the State, yet it would not be held accountable for its decisions to voters 
 or their representatives.\n\nWhile the legislature is working out the 
 details of this legislative shell game, public hearings have been brushed 
 aside, as the bill is slated to move to a conference committee. 
 Traditionally, conference committees are utilized for fiscal matters. 
 However, as reported by John Howard in this week's Capitol Weekly, "There 
 are exceptions, such as the 1990s committees that deregulated California's 
 workers compensation insurance and electricity markets." Not exactly 
 reassuring examples of what conference committees produce for the public 
 good.\n\nThis type of legislative process is not transparent, and from what 
 we know today (prior to being able to read any specific bill), this 
 proposed legislation is offering up a governance system that leaves Delta 
 communities and fishery representatives out of future governance 
 decisions.\n\nMeanwhile, Governor Schwarzenegger continues in his leading 
 role as the primary proponent of the peripheral canal - a project that will 
 end up costing $10 to $20 billion dollars before environmental mitigation 
 costs and that will fail to make any more water for California. We are 
 amazed that our knife- wielding Governor can gut education and healthcare 
 for children, while at the same time continuing to push for water projects 
 that the state clearly cannot afford. This is not a simple case of 
 misguided priorities. Clearly Governor Schwarzenegger is so beholden to his 
 corporate agribusiness supporters on the Westside of the Central Valley 
 that he will use whatever political capital he has left to try to bring 
 about the most expensive water grab in history - whatever the cost to 
 Californians.\n\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/07/30/18613309.php
SUMMARY:Community Meeting on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan
LOCATION:Best Western in Lathrop. \nThe Best Western is at I-5 and Old Harlan Road.
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/07/30/18613309.php
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