Essay: Why I fight – battling the Delta tunnel is about the soul of my community
By Gia Moreno I am a mother, an artist, an educator, and I’m tired. I’m tired of coming to these meetings. I’m tired of hearing…
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State unveils latest environmental documents meant to push controversial Delta Tunnel ahead
By Dan Bacher The California Department of Water Resources, or DWR, has released the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the embattled Delta Tunnel, beginning the 90-day public comment…
No celebration in Sacramento: environmental groups divided on Newsom’s big, headline-grabbing budget
Critics say the governor’s proposed spending plan for 2022-23 falls short on confronting fossil fuelsBy Dan Bacher This week Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled his 2022-23…
Essay: The window dressing of environmental justice in the state’s Delta tunnel planning
By Tim Stroshane, policy analyst for Restore the Delta If the California Department of Water Resources says it, it must be official: “Most of the Delta…
Delta tunnel authority changes leaders as Newsom fights the recall by turning to billionaire champions of the project
By Scott Thomas Anderson The little-known Joint Powers Authority charged with getting the embattled Delta tunnel across its finish line recently changed executive directors, marking…
Will major scandal at Metropolitan Water District save Delta communities from the tunnel?
Harassment and intimidation probe could stymie state’s largest water contractor where tribes, environmentalists and tax watchdogs have struggled By Scott Thomas Anderson Metropolitan Water District,…
As toxic algae worsens in Delta, new study shows alarming impact on sea otters
By Scott Thomas Anderson The Southern Sea Otter has been fighting for its survival along California’s coast for 40 years. First imperiled by reckless oil…
Letters: Delta tunnel, Sacramento Zoo, Biden, coronavirus, homeless
Unheard voices Re: “State’s largest water district ignores tribes, conservationists, ratepayers on Delta tunnel” by Scott Thomas Anderson (News, Dec. 9): Shame on MWD and…
Department of Water Resources files lawsuit against every Californian to finance embattled Delta tunnel
State agency, water contractors look to issue new tunnel bonds during deepening recession By Scott Thomas Anderson “Defendants are all persons interested in the validity…
Letters: Strong mayor, police reform, Delta tunnel
Unnecessary move Re: “‘Strong mayor’ is back” by Foon Rhee (News, July 8): What has not being a strong mayor prevented him from accomplishing? Rarely…
As state slashes budget, director for proposed Delta tunnel earns twice as much as the governor
Some water contractors, expected to reimburse the state for tunnel project, now object in light of the recession By Scott Thomas Anderson While the COVID-19…