Restore the Delta is asking you to take special action

sTony · Post by **sTony** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 2:14 pm

Restore the Delta is asking you to take special action on behalf of protecting the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

Thank you for your support for the Delta.
Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla
Restore the Delta

Stop The Water Bond That Aims For The Peripheral Canal
Over the next two weeks, The California State Assembly will still be deciding whether or not to place a water bond calling for the design of the peripheral canal on the November ballot.
Please call the members of the Assembly Special Water Committee (numbers are below) to let them know that you oppose this proposed bond for the following reasons:

1) The peripheral canal will not solve the crisis in the Delta or make more water for California.

2) The Department of Water Resources, while working on projects on behalf of the State Water Contractors, fails to answer for the people of the Delta "How much fresh water is required for the health of the Delta estuary?"

3) The peripheral canal will not restore fish populations.

4) The peripheral canal will destroy the $ 2 billion Delta agricultural economy.

Lois Wolk - Chair Dem-8 (916) 319-2008 Assemblymember.wolk@assembly.ca.gov

Bill Maze - Vice Chair Rep-34 (916) 319-2034 Assemblymember.maze@assembly.ca.gov

Juan Arambula Dem-31 (916) 319-2031 Assemblymember.arambula@assembly.ca.gov

Mike Eng Dem-49 (916) 319-2049 Assemblymember.Eng@asm.ca.gov

Mike Feuer Dem-42 (916) 319-2042 Assemblymember.Feuer@assembly.ca.gov

Bob Huff Rep-60 (916) 319-2060 Assemblymember.huff@assembly.ca.gov

Jared Huffman Dem-6 (916) 319-2006 Assemblymember.Huffman@assembly.ca.gov

Rick Keene Rep-3 (916) 319-2003 Assemblymember.keene@assembly.ca.gov

Paul Krekorian Dem-43 (916) 319-2043 Assemblymember.Krekorian@assembly.ca.gov

Doug La Malfa Rep-2 (916) 319-2002 Assemblymember.lamalfa@assembly.ca.gov

John Laird Dem-27 (916) 319-2027 Assemblymember.laird@assembly.ca.gov

Mary Salas Dem-79 (916) 319-2079 Assemblymember.Salas@assembly.ca.gov

Karen Bass -- Speaker of the Assembly Dem-47 (916) 319-2047 Assemblymember.Bass.@assembly.ca.gov

About Restore the Delta

Restore the Delta is a grassroots campaign committed to making the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta fishable, swimmable, drinkable, and farmable to benefit all of California. Restore the Delta - a coalition of Delta residents, business leaders, civic organizations, community groups, faith-based communities, union locals, farmers, fishermen, and environmentalists - seeks to strengthen the health of the estuary and the well-being of Delta communities. Restore the Delta works to improve water quality so that fisheries and farming can thrive together again in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

Website: http://www.restorethedelta.org
Restore the Delta
Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla
Making the California Delta fishable, swimmable, drinkable, and farmable by 2010!
email: barbara@restorethedelta.org

Makostoy13 · Post by **Makostoy13** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 3:18 pm

I called each and every name on the list. Less than fifteen minutes of time. Cannot hurt to give a little time to let them know. If we are not heard, we cannot complain what it will be like for us, our children, and the rest of California if they decimate our waterways.
The numbers are listed, its easy to call and share our feelings.

J.Rios · Post by **J.Rios** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:28 pm

Bump

Rough Thumb · Post by **Rough Thumb** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:11 am

I am for protecting the native species in the delta, but the name is misleading... if we were to truly restore the delta there would be no levees and it would be a big shallow marshland for miles instead of 20' channels.

Fred Fullerton · Post by **Fred Fullerton** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 4:27 pm

Guys I just saw on cbs news a tunnel being cut through the mountain down south to channel our water to lake Diamond for distabution to southern cal and colorodo river what is up with our vote we tell them no and it dosent mean a thing goverment does what ever they want with our money it is tme to vote out all Incubents that support any action we vote against they are already useing our tax dollars to cut channels for our water get off there *** and biuld dams in fire raged south

J.Rios · Post by **J.Rios** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:21 pm

Rough Thumb please pull your head from the nether regions. Though the name is misleading to you "restore the delta" is not referring to pre-1900.(I really hope you were kiddin). If you really support native species then you must not like fishin' for black and striped bass

I think you might be on the wrong forum

FYI both of these species are non-native to the west coast. You might want to think before you post in the future.

Rough Thumb · Post by **Rough Thumb** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 7:22 pm

Amazing! Not sure why you are so bitter and rude....

Restore is defined as " to bring back to a former, original, or normal condition". Their own byline quoted in the original post doesn't talk about restoration, it talks about improving water quality (which is definately a good thing).

So are you saying that a bass fisherman can not support native species?

Definately not the case here.

Maybe you need to pull your head out before you fly off the handle.

J.Rios · Post by **J.Rios** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:31 pm

Yes amazing,
Amazing that you still don't get it, and want to read definition from Webster's rather than feel the spirit of the the post which I think most people can recognize. So here I will slow it down for you." Restore the Delta" is the name of the org.It is not misleading because they are out to "restore" water quality.They do not intend to do so by makin the delta a swamp again.Nuff said

Thanks for throwin some in some pretty well known history though.Now quit bitchin at me and contact that list of politicians that are screwin with our water. Because you support native species dammit.