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True cost of building Newsom’s Delta tunnel can be found in what’s left of Owens Valley

Manteca/ Ripon Bulletin • Dennis Wyatt

INDEPENDENCE — High in the eastern Sierra in early July, rain and hail fell above the county seat of Inyo County.

It helped feed the stream that gives life to the community of 761 souls known as Independence that most view as just a wide spot on Highway 395 as you zip from Reno to San Bernardino.

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Water tunnel plan faces criticism

LA Times • Ian James

As Gov. Gavin Newsom pushes for building a giant water tunnel beneath the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, his administration says it’s the “single most effective” way for California to provide enough water as a warming climate brings deeper droughts and more intense storms.

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McNerney: California should pursue better alternatives to the costly Delta Tunnel Project

Stocktonia • Jerry McNerney

California State Senator Jerry McNerney (D-Pleasanton) represents the 5th Senate District, which includes Stockton and much of the Delta region.

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Delta tunnel plans echo California’s troubled history of trying to control water

CAL Matters • Devon Provo

Most mornings, I walk my dog at Hahamongna Watershed Park in Pasadena, pausing by the reservoir to watch grebes and ducks glide across the water.

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NEWSOM TAKING ANOTHER RUN AT HIS TUNNEL PROJECT

Manteca/ Ripon Bulletin • Dennis Wyatt

The bottom line for State Senator Jerry McNerney is clear: No matter how much Gov. Gavin Newson dangles in one-time benefits, the Delta Tunnel isn’t worth the staggering loss of prime farmland, damage to the West Coast’s largest estuary, and negative implications for Northern San Joaquin Valley urban and ag water supplies.

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REACTIONS: Delta advocates, others respond to Delta Conveyance Project Accountability Action Plan

Maven’s Notebook • Maven

Yesterday, Governor Newsom released the Delta Conveyance Project Accountability Action Plan , which seeks to avoid, minimize, or offset potential impacts of project construction to residents, businesses, tribes, visitors to the Delta, and many others.

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How California’s Delta water project could impact Courtland’s pear farms

ABC10

Courtland residents are voicing concerns about the proposed Delta Conveyance Project, a major California water infrastructure plan that could affect the region’s longtime pear farming tradition.

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Newsom wanted to fast-track the Delta tunnel project. The Legislature slowed the flow

Cal Matters • Dan Walters

Repeatedly, Gavin Newsom has sought legislative approval of his high-priority policy proposals within the annual state budget process.

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Newsom’s power play on the Delta tunnel

Los Angeles Times • George Skelton

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom is up to his old tricks, trying to ram major policy change through the state Legislature on short notice. And again lawmakers are pushing back.

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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…

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COMMENTARY: Risk and Reward: Why California Governors Continue to Push for the Delta Tunnel

Maven’s Notebook • Max Gomberg

In its latest propaganda campaign promoting the $20 billion plus Delta Conveyance Project (DCP), the Newsom administration is claiming risk to future water supply as a major justification.

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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…