Natural Resources Secretary John Laird Opposes Rider Banning Delta Tunnels Lawsuits 
“I am writing to express opposition to recent attempts by Congress to circumvent California’s water management framework by adding riders to the Appropriations billl," said California Natural Resources Secretary John Laird....
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 4:10PM
Resnicks, Corporate Agribusiness Fund Jerry Meral's Prop 3 Campaign 
As then Senate pro Tempore John Burton said so well in a letter to the Planning and Conservation League on September 23, 2002: “Jerry Meral has a history of making money for himself and PCL by crafting Bond Initiatives that get special interests to support the initiative campaign in exchange for having their projects funded by the bonds.”...
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2018 3:45PM
DPR 2017 Air Monitoring Shows all Pesticides Below Health Screening Levels 
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) released air monitoring results showing that, once again, all of the pesticides monitored in the DPR air monitoring network in 2017, were found below levels that indicate a health concern....
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2018 4:32PM
Drop the Charges Against the Sacramento 3! Stop the Collusion by CHP and Sac DA with Nazis 
Sacramento Superior Court - Judge Savage / Dept. 60
720 9th St.
Sacramento, CA...
Event Date: Fri Jul 20, 2018 8:00AM
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 11:34AM
Metropolitan Water District Revotes to Finance $10.8 Billion of $17 Billion Delta Tunnels 
The revote took place after two organizations, Food and Water Watch and the First Amendment Foundation, sent a notice exposing numerous violations of the Brown Act in connection with the April meeting....
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2018 5:04PM
Coalition Protests Delta Tunnels Tax as MWD Revotes on $11 Billion to finance WaterFix 
“Public records show that tunnel supporters on the MWD board, with help from Governor Brown, engaged in back room wheeling and dealing to pressure MWD board members to finance the tunnels project,” said Brenna Norton of Food and Water Watch....
Posted: Mon Jul 9, 2018 11:09PM
State Water Board releases plan to increase flows in San Joaquin River and tributaries 
Ironically, the same board that released the draft plan to increase water flows thorough the Lower San Joaquin River and its tributaries is also continuing with the evidentiary hearings for the change in point of diversion petitions by the California Department of Water Resources and the Bureau of Reclamation to build Governor Jerry Brown’s Delta Tunnels....
Posted: Mon Jul 9, 2018 9:15AM
Independence Day For Who? 
While families celebrated the 4th of July last night, activists shut down the streets of downtown Sacramento in solidarity with the Occupy ICE movement which is growing nationwide. Separation of Families continues be the focus of Human rights violations as child abuse reports increase....
Posted: Thu Jul 5, 2018 10:57PM
Delta Counties, Groups Urge Legislature to Halt DWR Contract for Tunnels Financing 
Opponents, including conservation groups, Tribes, environmental justice advocates, family farmers, Delta residents and elected officials, consider the Delta Tunnels project to be the most environmentally devastating public works project in California history.
Don Notolli, Delta Counties Coalition Chair and Sacramento County Supervisor, spoke on his strong opposition to the construction of Governor Jerry Brown’s Delta Tunnels during the public comment period at the first board meeting of th...
Posted: Thu Jul 5, 2018 4:37PM
New map reveals massive number of offshore wells in California waters 
Governor Jerry Brown has called Trump’s federal offshore oil drilling "short-sighed" and "reckless," but the new site — www.BrownvTrumpOilMap.com— shows Brown controls four times more oil wells in state waters than those Trump controls in federal waters, according to Liza Tucker, consumer advocate for Consumer Watchdog....
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2018 8:33PM
MWDOC approves resolution backing rider to ban Delta Tunnels lawsuits 
Bob Wright, the Senior Attorney at Friends of the River, explained the dire implications of the Calvert rider. “The elimination of judicial review foreshadows a regressive slide from a government controlled by laws to a government controlled by rulers," said Wright....
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2018 11:22AM
Forest Service issues new permit for Nestlé to siphon water from SoCal creek 
“This new permit will allow Nestlé to continue draining this fragile watershed without adequate environmental protections,” said Lisa Belenky, a senior attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity....
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2018 9:40PM
Families Belong Together: Rally Protesting ICE in State Capital 
US Citizenship and Immigration Services, 650 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA 95814...
Event Date: Sat Jun 30, 2018 10:00AM
Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2018 3:23PM
Senate Committee passes bill that would make state more dependent on dirty energy 
“This legislation is not fixable,” emphasized Liza Tucker, consumer advocate for Consumer Watchdog. “There is nothing to fix. This is a scam to take away California’s energy independence and hand the system over to profiteering billionaires and energy traders. Lawmakers who fail to stop this measure, do so at their own peril.” ...
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2018 7:01AM
Farm to Fork Friday - Lodi, California 
Everyone is invited to contribute to our monthly positive conversation showcasing "A Taste of Africa" in the California Delta, heart of the greatest garden of the world....
Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2018 10:53PM
Orange Co. water district committee backs rider banning Delta Tunnels lawsuits 
“The close working relationship between MWDOC and Congressman Ken Calvert, House Majority Leader, Kevin McCarthy, and Hanford Congressman David Valadao is troubling,” said Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Executive Director of Restore the Delta....
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2018 5:33PM
SoCal water agency to vote on support for rider banning Delta Tunnels lawsuits 
Representative Ken Calvert's rider would set a dangerous legal precedent if approved by Congress. “The elimination of judicial review foreshadows a regressive slide from a government controlled by laws to a government controlled by rulers,” summed up Bob Wright, Senior Attorney at Friends of the River....
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2018 12:11PM
Juneteenth 2018 - Reclaiming the Past - Stolen Legacy 
And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;...
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2018 4:57AM
Fresno Anti-Authoritarians Call to Action Ivanka Trump Protest in Fresno...
Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2018 2:40PM
Metropolitan Water District will take re-vote on Delta Tunnels funding July 10 
Metropolitan Water District and Santa Clara Valley Water District ratepayers are strongly opposed to their districts funding the Delta Tunnels, considered by opponents to be the most environmentally devastating public works project in California history....
Posted: Thu Jun 7, 2018 8:31PM