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imageCA Supreme Court denies review of appellate decision rejecting Delta Tunnel validation
The California Supreme Court’s denial of review of the Court of Appeal’s well-reasoned Opinion moves DWR even farther away from establish...
by Dan Bacher
The California Supreme Court’s denial of review of the Court of Appeal’s well-reasoned Opinion moves DWR even farther away from establishing a lawful means of financing its multi-billion dollar Delta Tunnel project than when it commenced its validation action nearly six years ago....
Posted: Thu, Apr 23, 2026 9:51am PDT
imageRetirees, CA Workers Testify and Hold Vigil Urging CalPERS to Divest from Big Oil
Climate Lementors at the CalPERS meeting. Photo courtesy of Third Act Sacramento.
by Dan Bacher
The meeting came at a time when many pension funds throughout the country and world have recognized the risk of fossil fuel investments...
Posted: Mon, Mar 23, 2026 8:40am PDT
imageOakland 2025 evictions were lower than evictions in 2016 & 2015
April 10, 2008 photo of anti-eviction activists, including Anne Omura, Marc Janowitz, Jorge Aguilar, Dean Preston, Adam Gold, and others,...
by Lynda Carson
April 10, 2008 photo of anti-eviction activists, including Anne Omura, Marc Janowitz, Jorge Aguilar, Dean Preston, Adam Gold, and others, at an urgent strategy session in Oakland to fight back against Prop 98, which was defeated. Photo by Lydia Ganz...
Posted: Sun, Mar 22, 2026 9:52pm PDT
calendarFree movie screening + panel discussion: “No Place to Grow Old”
A shelter that has been pieced together from tarps and other materials. Overlaid is the text "No Place to Grow Old."
by League of Women Voters of San Francisco
Internet Archive, 300 Funston Ave, San Francisco...
Event Date: Wed, Apr 22, 2026 6:00pm PDT
Posted: Sat, Mar 21, 2026 2:10pm PDT
imageChevron and Big Oil spent $34 million to rollback climate policy in California in 2025
Boycott Chevron protest in Sacramento. Photo by Dan Bacher.
by Dan Bacher
As usual, Chevron and the Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA) spent the most money in the fossil fuel industry - 73% of the $34 million. Chevron finished first in the spending with $12.9 million, while WSPA placed second with $12.4 million, coming to a total of $25.3 million....
Posted: Tue, Mar 17, 2026 9:57am PDT
imageU.S. allies decline to be bullied into joining convicted felon Trump’s war against Iran
Photo of Country Joe McDonald of Berkeley, at Woodstock in 1969, who passed away recently...
by Lynda Carson
Photo of Country Joe McDonald of Berkeley, at Woodstock in 1969, who passed away recently......
Posted: Tue, Mar 17, 2026 7:30am PDT
imageMy D.E.I., handmade international acoustic steel-string guitar
Photo of my D.E.I., handmade international acoustic steel-string guitar.
by Lynda Carson
Photo of my D.E.I., handmade international acoustic steel-string guitar....
Posted: Sun, Mar 1, 2026 11:20pm PST
imageAs salmon and Delta fish crash, Trump regime approves Sites Reservoir project ROD
Sites Reservoir site. Photo courtesy of Sites Project Authority.
by Dan Bacher
“Tribal Nations were not meaningfully consulted on a project that directly impacts our waters, sacred places, and our salmon,” said Josa Talley, a Karuk Tribal member and Communications and Outreach Coordinator at Save California Salmon. “That alone should have stopped this project. It is reckless to ignore Tribal knowledge and push projects that further destabilize rivers, devastate our already ailing salmon runs and the industries and cultures they sustain, and call it ‘progress.”...
Posted: Wed, Jan 28, 2026 2:14pm PST
imageDelta Ecosystem in Collapse: Zero Delta Smelt Found in CDFW Fall Fish Survey
Delta Smelt
by Dan Bacher
The Delta Smelt, once the most abundant fish in the entire Delta, is an indicator species found only in the estuary. It’s decline to virtual extinction in the wild is a symptom of a larger decline, the Pelagic Organism Decline (POD)....
Posted: Mon, Jan 19, 2026 9:43am PST
imageState Water Board releases flawed Bay-Delta Plan updates right before Holidays
Malissa Tayaba, Vice-Chair, Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians
by Dan Bacher
"The Board is supposed to be a science-based agency committed to racial equity and tribal reparations,” said Malissa Tayaba, Vice Chair of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians. “If that were true, however, the Board would reject the Voluntary Agreements, which are not based on the best available science and would harm tribes and environmental justice communities."...
Posted: Sun, Dec 14, 2025 9:07am PST
imageTrump regime approves plan to export more water out of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
Isleton Bridge on the Sacramento River. Photo by Dan Bacher
by Dan Bacher
“Our Tribe is working hard to restore healthy Central Valley salmon runs and return salmon to the McCloud River, the Tribe’s homeland,” said Caleen Sisk, Chief of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe. “This new decision by the Bureau of Reclamation to cut protections for Winter Run Chinook salmon threatens a salmon run that is at the heart of the Tribe’s history, religion and culture."...
Posted: Mon, Dec 8, 2025 5:24pm PST
imageDelta Tunnel Update: Newsom claims two 'victories,' CalChamber files dangerous initiative
Aerial photo of the Delta
by Dan Bacher
The proposed $100 Billion boondoggle tunnel still has no approved water rights, no authority to issue bonds, and no permit from the State Water Resources Control Board....
Posted: Thu, Nov 13, 2025 1:11pm PST
imageExpert testimony reveals Delta Tunnel violates California’s climate and affordability goals
Sacramento River
by Dan Bacher
The DCP would have profound adverse effects on tribal economies and cultures and communities of color....
Posted: Wed, Oct 22, 2025 12:38pm PDT
imageCommunity unites for Trinity River clean-up as flows are threatened by Trump biological opinion
Trinity River Clean-Up. Photo courtesy of Save California Salmon.
by Dan Bacher
The event centered Indigenous leadership and stewardship, bringing youth and families together to care for the river while educating participants on the deep cultural and ecological significance of the Trinity River, along with current threats to the river’s flows from the Trump administration, according to SCS....
Posted: Thu, Aug 14, 2025 1:20pm PDT
imageSalmon groups, Tribes respond to CA Water Board updates to Bay-Delta Plan with deep alarm
Winnemem Wintu Run4Salmon canoe arriving at Discovery Park. Photo by Dan Bacher.
by Dan Bacher
"The voluntary agreements are a scam that could cost taxpayers billions, enrich water agencies and make the rivers even sicker," said Scott Artis, Executive Director of the Golden State Salmon Association....
Posted: Thu, Aug 14, 2025 12:50pm PDT
imageClimate Activists Storm Newsom's Office, Demand Halt to Zombie Offshore Oil Pipeline
"Activists were at Newsom's office to make sure that our message is heard: Californians do not want another oil pipeline,”  said Ilonka Z...
by Dan Bacher
"Activists were at Newsom's office to make sure that our message is heard: Californians do not want another oil pipeline,” said Ilonka Zlatar with Oil and Gas Action Network, one of the organizers of the action....
Posted: Wed, Aug 13, 2025 1:13pm PDT
imageTribes, enviros speak out against trailer bills to fast-track Delta Tunnel project
“Delta tribes deserve a responsible and equitable approach to water management in the state that does not require jamming a tunnel throug...
by Dan Bacher
“Delta tribes deserve a responsible and equitable approach to water management in the state that does not require jamming a tunnel through the Delta, destroying our ancestral homelands and waterways, or desecrating sacred sites and ancestral remains,” said Malissa Tayaba, Vice Chair with the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians....
Posted: Mon, Aug 11, 2025 4:19pm PDT
imageDelta Caucus calls on Legislature to again reject Newsom plan to fast-track Delta Tunnel
The Feather River, a major tributary of the Sacramento. Photo by Dan Bacher.
by Dan Bacher
“The Legislature rightly rejected the governor’s ill-conceived plan to fast-track the Delta Tunnel Project in June and should reject it again,” said Delta Caucus co-chairs, Senator Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, and Assemblywoman Lori D. Wilson, D-Suisun City...
Posted: Mon, Aug 11, 2025 10:13am PDT
imageLegislative Budget Committee to Reconsider Full Audit of Delta Conveyance Project
Press Conference Begins
by Dan Bacher
“Spending $1.5 million a day on a project that lawmakers are told ‘has not started’ is deeply concerning," said Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom....
Posted: Fri, Jun 20, 2025 10:32am PDT
imageDelta group requests legislative audit of DWR funding of Delta Tunnel project
The Sacramento River at its junction with the American River at Discovery Park
by Dan Bacher
According to the Restore the Delta's letter, DWR will have spent nearly $1 billion on various iterations of tunnel project planning, with projected construction costs exceeding $20 billion before inflation or unforeseen expenses....
Posted: Fri, Jun 13, 2025 11:41am PDT