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MEDIA ADVISORY: Press Conference on Delta Tunnel Trailer Bills Reintroduction and Bay-Delta Plan Changes
Protect The Delta • Alexandra Nagy
Stockton, Calif. – Restore the Delta is set to host a press conference alongside Tribes and environmental advocates to address the reintroduction of the controversial Delta Tunnel trailer bills at the behest of the Newsom administration, which threaten California’s water rights, environmental protections, and public due process.
California State Water Board Releases Controversial Bay-Delta Water Plan Update Amid Civil Rights Investigation
Protect The Delta • Alexandra Nagy
Sacramento, Calif. — The California State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) released its long-awaited proposed updates to the San Francisco Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan (“Bay-Delta Plan”).
Restore the Delta Responds to Governor Newsom Calling Tribes, Environmental, and Community Groups “Special Interests”
Protect The Delta • Alexandra Nagy
Stockton, CA – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom referred to California Tribes, along with environmental and community groups opposing the Delta Conveyance Project, as “special interests.”
Temporary Victory: California Senate Rejects Delta Tunnel Budget Power Grab
Restore the Delta • Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla
Sacramento, CA – Restore the Delta is celebrating a significant win for communities, the environment, and the democratic process…
Opposition Deepening Against Governor’s Proposal to Fast-Track Delta Tunnel Project in Budget
California Legislative Delta Caucus • Robert Gammon, Edgar Guerra
Opposition to Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposal to fast-track the costly and destructive Delta Tunnel Project via the state budget is deepening…
Delta Tribes and statewide organizations urge legislators to reject Governor Newsom’s Delta tunnel and Bay-Delta Plan trailer bills
Maven’s Notebook • Conservation organizations & coalitions
Groups call on lawmakers to protect environmental safeguards and public processes while rejecting attempts to fast-track costly infrastructure projects…
Governor’s May Budget Revision Shifts Funding Away from Key Climate Priorities and Doubles Down on Harmful Water Projects
Sierra Club California • Michael Blenner
Sacramento, CA - Sacramento, CA - Today, Governor Gavin Newsom released the 2025-2026 May Revision to his state budget proposal…
Restore the Delta: Newsom’s Fast-Track for Delta Tunnel is a Reckless Attack on Democracy, Affordability, and California’s Water Future
Restore the Delta • Alexandra Nagy
Stockton, CA – Governor Gavin Newsom’s latest budget proposal, announced as part of his May Revise, includes an alarming effort to bypass longstanding legal, environmental, and public participation processes…