Monday, May 2, 2022

Stanford scientists find that the Delta Conveyance Project is a much worse idea than converting Diablo Canyon into a giant nuclear-powered desalination plant.

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  A recent study from Stanford scientists has caused some policy makers, including Governor Newsom, to reconsider the timeline for closing t...
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Thursday, June 3, 2021

2020 data shows Covid impacts on agricultural jobs

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The best quality jobs data (QCEW) was released yesterday through the end of 2020, and gives a first reliable look at the state of agricultur...
Monday, August 24, 2020

New $15.9 bil. Delta tunnel cost estimate: Revisiting DWR's 2018 single-tunnel economic analysis with updated costs shows it is a bad investment for water agencies.

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As reported in the Sacramento Bee , the cost of a single-tunnel Delta conveyance is now estimated at $15.9 billion.  In a previous 2018 anal...
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Sunday, August 23, 2020

Water Blueprint proposes a valley wide sales tax to fund their irrigation water plan. Is it equitable? Is it feasible?

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 Earlier this month, CSU-Fresno hosted the event "Funding Water Infrastructure in the San Joaquin Valley."  The vast majority of t...
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Monday, July 6, 2020

Reaction to CalMatters essay, "A social justice perspective of the Delta tunnel project"

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Gary Kremen, vice chair of the Delta Conveyance Finance Authority, argues that building the Delta conveyance tunnel promotes social justice....
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Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Covid-19 Pandemic Causes Historic Drop In Farm Employment

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The latest employment data released by the California EDD on June 19 shows a massive decline in farm jobs since the Covid pandemic hit.  The...