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Newsom plans to sue over Trump water grab, but DWR releases plan that would increase water exports 
“We hope when making decisions on water that the governor will take into account all of the people that rely on California's clean water and fish for their income, drinking water, and way of life," said Regina Chichizola, co-director of Save California Salmon. "We need him to take on big water users like Westlands Water District, and demand flows that will restore our salmon and drinking water quality, while respecting the rights of California’s native people."...
Posted: Thu, Nov 21, 2019 5:21pm PST
California Crab Season Opening Delayed by Whale Entanglement Risk Officials Cite Presence of Endangered Humpbacks, Crabbers Call for Delay...
Posted: Thu, Nov 21, 2019 8:02am PST
Governor Newsom orders scientific review of new fracking permits 
Food & Water Action California State Director Alexandra Nagy issued a statement today calling for more action on oil and gas in California.
“While we are encouraged by the moratorium on cyclic steam, which is needed, much more should be done to address oil and gas issues in California,” said Nagy. “Since Governor Newsom took office, thousands of new drilling permits have been issued. The small steps announced today are in the right direction, but if we are really going to address fossil ...
Posted: Tue, Nov 19, 2019 8:58pm PST
UCSC Grad Student Association resolution calls for UC withdrawal from TMT at Mauna Kea 
The UCSC Graduate Student Association approved a resolution on November 5th calling on the University of California system and UC Santa Cruz to (a) divest from the Thirty Meter Telescope project on Mauna Kea and (b) use their unique leverage concerning the fate of the TMT to make sure construction of it never occurs on Mauna Kea. The resolution, written by members of UCSC Mauna Kea Protectors, passed by an overwhelming margin of 13-2 (with four abstentions)....
Posted: Sat, Nov 16, 2019 6:55am PST
Hundreds pack hearing to protest Trump administration proposal to dredge San Francisco Bay 
“Deepening the Bay to accommodate bigger vessels carrying dirty tar sands crude oil puts communities along the water and near the refineries at risk,” said Isabella Zizi, Climate Campaigner at Stand.earth and member of Protect the Bay....
Posted: Fri, Nov 15, 2019 6:18pm PST
Groups slam Trump administration's sweetheart water deal with Westlands Water District 
Interior's plan to “award one of the first contracts for federal water in perpetuity” to Westlands has been proposed at a critical time for Delta smelt, Sacramento River winter Chinook salmon, steelhead and other fish populations that depend on a healthy Bay-Delta Estuary to survive and thrive....
Posted: Fri, Nov 8, 2019 6:39pm PST
Fishing Groups, Winnemem Condemn Water Board Plan to Continue Toxic Discharges into Delta 
"Fishermen and coastal communities have been dealing with the mess from upstream polluters for decades,” said Noah Oppenheim, executive director of PCFFA. “The result is poisoned waterways, fish stocks at a fraction of historic levels, and losses to salmon fishing jobs and California's own seafood resource."...
Posted: Thu, Nov 7, 2019 5:55pm PST
UC Santa Cruz to Discuss Future Land Use During Series of Community Meetings 
UC Santa Cruz has announced a series of community meetings to discuss the new proposed land use maps pertaining to the UC Santa Cruz 2040 Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) (see pdf below for a slideshow of the presentation). The meetings are scheduled for 12-2pm on December 2 at the Stevenson Event Center at UCSC, 6-8pm on December 2 at the Seymour Marine Discovery Center in Santa Cruz, and 6-8pm on December 3 at the Capitola Community Center. The group Save Santa Cruz, which describes itsel...
Posted: Thu, Nov 7, 2019 1:09pm PST
UCSC Resource Centers Statement on Thirty Meter Telescope 
The UCSC Resource Centers stand in solidarity with the Native Hawaiian community in their opposition to the building of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) on Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawai’i. This 18-story telescope will destroy sacred lands and cause substantial impact to the ecosystems of the island overall....
Posted: Wed, Nov 6, 2019 4:34pm PST
Coastal Commission Publishes Report Confirming Risks of Groundwater Depletion from Cal Am Desalination Project 
Marina, CA, November 5, 2019 – The California Coastal Commission released the findings of an Independent Hydrogeological Review of the potential groundwater impacts from Cal Am’s proposed desalination project. Coastal Commission staff noted that the Review findings “further support” staff’s recommendation that the Commission deny the two Project Coastal Development Permits....
Posted: Tue, Nov 5, 2019 8:14pm PST
California Crab Season Delayed to Nov. 23 to Protect Whales From Entanglement Delay Follows Finding of Elevated Entanglement Risk, Legal Settlement...
Posted: Fri, Nov 1, 2019 8:57pm PDT
Environmental Activists Confront PG&E 
Fires and blackouts bring anger at PG&E....
Posted: Fri, Nov 1, 2019 5:21pm PDT
As CA expands oil drilling, Trump plans to frack on 1.2 million acres of federal lands 
Opponents of the Trump fracking expansion plan disagreed that promoting fracking and oil drilling on federal lands was “responsible energy development.” In response to release of the EIS, Food & Water Action Senior Central Coast Organizer Ana Rosa Rizo-Centino called expanding fracking and drilling “the epitome of irresponsibility.”
“At a time when the climate crisis demands that California move away from fossil fuels to clean, renewable energy, it is the epitome of irresponsibility to exp...
Posted: Fri, Nov 1, 2019 4:02pm PDT
Trump Plans to Open 1 Million More Acres of California Public Land to Drilling, Fracking 
BAKERSFIELD, Calif., October 31, 2019 — The Trump administration today announced a proposal to open more than 1 million acres of public lands and minerals in central California to oil drilling and fracking. The plan, first floated in draft form in April, would end a more than five-year moratorium on leasing federal public land in the state to oil companies....
Posted: Fri, Nov 1, 2019 2:58pm PDT
WorkWeek on Privatization of Ports & Schools at Oakland Rally + Fire, PG&E & Public Power 
WorkWeek looks at a united front rally in Oakland at Mosswood Park against privatization of the port of Oakland, the schools in Oakland and includes the fight in Mexico, Chile and Palestine. WorkWeek also looks at the role of PG&E in the fires and the issue of public power....
Posted: Thu, Oct 31, 2019 11:25am PDT
PG&E spent $876,445 on lobbying from Jan. 1 to June 30 - after spending nearly $10 million in 2018 
The money that PG&E spent on lobbying for AB 1054, along with massive campaign contributions to legislators and $208,000 to Governor Newsom’s campaign, helped to ensure that the controversial legislation passed and that Newsom signed it.
Photo: On the morning of November 8, 2018, the Camp Fire erupted 90 miles north of Sacramento, California. Photo by NASA (Joshua Stevens) - NASA Landsat 8 Operational Land Imager....
Posted: Thu, Oct 31, 2019 9:48am PDT
Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s California Fracking Plan 
Feds Aim to Open 725,500 Acres in Central Coast, Bay Area to Oil Industry...
Posted: Wed, Oct 30, 2019 9:31am PDT
Climate Funeral March 
College Ave and Russell Street, Berkeley, CA...
Event Date: Thu, Oct 31, 2019 6:30pm PDT
Posted: Mon, Oct 28, 2019 1:50pm PDT
Raging Grannies Sing: Take State Control of PG&E! (video/quicktime 157.7MB) One minute 26 second video...
Posted: Sat, Oct 26, 2019 11:01am PDT
Calling for State Control of PG&E 
On October 25, PG&E admitted its electrical equipment may have ignited the Kincade (Sonoma County) fire. This despite blackouts imposed across Northern California to prevent blazes. In the San Francisco Bay Area, East Bay Democratic Socialists for America say we need to replace private utilities. A new group on the horizon, Utility Justice Campaign, will also call for state control of PG&E....
Posted: Sat, Oct 26, 2019 10:34am PDT
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