California Cornerstone: 2013-03-17

Friday, March 22, 2013

March 22, 2013 Delta and Water Related News Links

March 21, 2013 Delta and Water Related News

Delta Related and Water News
Dr. Jeffrey Mount's Valley Economy
State Water Board Meeting Reminds Me of the Hunger Games
http://valleyecon.blogspot.com/2013/03/state-water-board-meeting-reminds-me-of.html

I hope the warring neighbors can stop hitting each other for a moment and find some unity around their common problem with the state/federal contractors. They need to jointly demand a change to the narrow scope of this process.

(Yeah...what he says!)

California and Our National Energy Plan
Burt Wilson's Public Water News Service
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=jsitf5iab&v=001T68Z-93cJFYKFEQ4742eNpUYfmwBQ7Ufb17LoT8Eyu4AQKWBDv0UI0ITtCDnKZwxmCzTB80GnkaLEN_QaG7Qiv2YgS9LLyg-LIOi6TkPKtWkkwH3nKc__g%3D%3D

Solano County Leaders Speak Out on Delta Plan
http://www.thereporter.com/ci_22829824/solano-county-leaders-speak-out-delta-plan

Support for California's Water Bond Falls, Poll Finds
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-water-bond-poll-20130320,0,7006584.story

Coburn Amendment to Reopen WH Fails, Govt Promoted, Cookbooks...Continues
http://dailycaller.com/2013/03/20/coburn-amendment-to-reopen-wh-fails-govt-promoted-winery-music-cook-books-iphone-apps-winter-festivals-continue/
(And this matters to the Delta, how??

The amendment to reopen the White House for tours, which was introduced by the Oklahoma Republican, would have reduced National Heritage Area funding by $8.1 million and directed $6 million of the savings toward keeping the White House and other National Parks open. It failed by a 54-45 vote.

Senator Mark DeSaulnier Appointed to Delta Protection Commission
http://claycord.com/2013/03/20/senator-mark-desaulnier-appointed-to-delta-protection-commission/

Study the 'Portfolio'
Alex Breitler's Blog
http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/san-joaquin-river-delta/2013/03/21/study-the-portfolio/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+san-joaquin-river-delta+%28Alex+Breitler%27s+San+Joaquin+Delta%2C+Delta+College+Blog%29

To Be Continued...
Alex Breitler's Blog
http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/san-joaquin-river-delta/2013/03/20/to-be-continued/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+san-joaquin-river-delta+%28Alex+Breitler%27s+San+Joaquin+Delta%2C+Delta+College+Blog%29

Hydraulically Inclined's A Few Good Reads
http://ayresriverblog.com/2013/03/11/a-few-good-reads-31113-proposed-dam-in-alaska-realities-of-managing-the-delta/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HydraulicallyInclined+%28Hydraulically+Inclined%29

The Fall of Delta Science
http://www.deltanationalpark.org/blog/view/the_fall_of_delta_science/

BDCP Rollout: Did Anyone Say Anything That Surprised You?
http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/2013/03/bdcp-rollout-did-anyone-say-anything-that-surprised-you/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JfleckAtInkstain+%28jfleck+at+inkstain%29

Delta Related Private/Public Propaganda News
DWR's Delta eNews
http://www.water.ca.gov/deltainit/docs/Delta_eNews_032113.pdf

Our Green Headquarters - Packard Foundation
http://www.packard.org/about-the-foundation/our-green-headquarters/
(Give you the 'warm and fuzzies'??)

Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2013/03/news-articles-and-links-from-march-21.html

California's Resilience to Drought
http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/2013/03/californias-resilience-to-drought/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JfleckAtInkstain+%28jfleck+at+inkstain%29

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
American Farmland Trust March Newsletter
http://www.farmland.org/news/newsletters/enews/2013/March.asp

2nd Amendment News
Gun Control by the U.N.
http://commonamericanjournal.com/gun-control-by-the-u-n/

The exact wording of the agreement, and more importantly, how vague passages can be interpreted and twisted by the courts, will determine what the treaty actually means. It could, for example, force America to implement a national gun-registration scheme, ban importation of weapons and impose burdensome regulations on transfers…

(Isn't what Feinstein's legislation was supposed to accomplish?)

Articles: Sheriff Cruz Meets School Marm Feinstein
http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/03/sheriff_cruz_meets_school_marm_feinstein.html

Cruz is the new sheriff in town who takes seriously his oath to uphold the Constitution. Cruz's interrogation of Attorney General Eric Holder about constitutional limits on the President's use of drones on American citizens on U.S. soil and his questioning of Feinstein put the Senate and the administration on notice. They're not going to get a pass from him when they ignore constitutional constraints on the federal government.

Harding and Coolidge campaigned for smaller government as a response to the rising federal debt following World War I, a top tax rate over 70 percent, the nationalization of railroads, and Progressive attempts to establish governmental control of water power and electricity.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

March 8-20, 2013 Delta, Water and News Links

Delta/California/Water News
Towns of the Sacramento River Delta: Phil Pezzaglia's Latest Historical Book
River News Herald
http://rivernewsherald.org/articles2013/philpezzaglia_3-6-2013.html

Sacramento River Delta Historical Society Presents
Phil Pezzaglia's Towns of the Sacramento River Delta
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Jean Harvie Center
7:00 PM

Restore the Delta Criticizes Two Water Plans
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=001dDyPakhdhuqTpIuWqA7bWmyXnJ3mMN_KyLtCdSWyMaWDbZqVLL9G36YIOVmmOm6zK7tutVtpX82kq7xZ8eAqb67eZU3EjT23lFi3vzAKDkOPE4iDBjTtqg%3D%3D

News from Restore the Delta
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=001Uw9QefivccLAel1cSq0JHO47T5CW9uR7TIcp4SiF0vBxM5EXXUE0bKzPfFxrp_xsXuIm9IqEo9761tsiTwPwife8kGw0JtPQQU5i70YJoXvUcU_7IS4smw%3D%3D

Delta Twin-Pipe Plan Moves Ahead: Why Bay Area Residents Care About Delta Water
SFGate.com
http://www.sfgate.com/opinion/editorials/article/Delta-twin-pipe-plan-moves-ahead-4359512.php

Experts: Latest BDCP Proposal Still 'Fatally Flawed'
Restore the Delta
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=001NbQR3PfROKnoFiSuDUjHccF5bCr2Rslqq5TyBecV_z41tzNOb_-NCXg823Y3G1nFJ7SroCH7iLO9vDFbMagxRgZaRH1EzLlFbAiq1tNWALumwpS3OtblgQ%3D%3D

Daily Kos: Latest Bay Delta Conservation Plan Proposal Still 'Fatally Flawed'
Dan Bacher
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/03/15/1194330/-Latest-Bay-Delta-Conservation-Plan-Proposal-Is-Still-Fatally-Flawed

Highlights from Restore the Delta's Media Work
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=00157CTivewlimzVvhp_mc55RJEgYZPYvYqnajc3Bsu8OdhgYGvoNBm-70ibF_iU7WWIV2wJPEen5FayWqnOwMF32UZROm7v8zX7hAXx9YzvKQsjVcisdd4DA%3D%3D

ACTION ALERT: Stop the Wildlands Project from Destroying Private Property
Bear Witness Central
http://bwcentral.org/2013/03/action-alert-stop-the-wildlands-project-from-destroying-private-property/
(They are going after the headwaters now. Pay Attention folks.)

Consider this about a National Blueways System: The National Blueways System is massive in scope. It covers rivers from their mouth to their source, the whole watershed. This isn’t just about river corridors. It’s about entire river watersheds.

Property Assault: New Blueways and Wildlands Programs Could End Up in Omnibus Bill
Bear Witness Central
http://bwcentral.org/2013/03/private-property-assault-new-blueways-and-wildlands-programs-could-end-up-in-omnibus/

Any designation by a federal agency that directly or indirectly attempts to manage the non-navigable headwaters of many of our nation’s rivers, would be a usurpation of state authority.

Stuart Leavenworth: Scope and Impact of Delta Twin Tunnels is Starting to Hit Home
Sacbee.com
http://www.sacbee.com/2013/03/17/5267210/scope-and-impact-of-delta-twin.html

The Might Power of a Tiny Fish
SFGate.com
http://blog.sfgate.com/opinionshop/2013/03/17/the-mighty-power-of-a-tiny-fish/

Tunnel Vision: Who Really Determines California's Water Flow?
KQED
http://blogs.kqed.org/newsfix/2013/03/19/where-californias-water-future-is-really-being-decided-hint-its-not-about-tunnels/#disqus_thread

“The water board process is the number one, two and three most important things that could lead to restoration of the Delta,” says Jon Rosenfield of the Bay Institute. “BDCP is a distant fourth or fifth.”

The good news: A grassroots revolt outside the Beltway bubble is swelling. Families are taking their children’s academic and privacy matters out of the snoopercrats’ grip and into their own hands. You can now download a Common Core opt-out form to submit to your school district, courtesy of the group Truth in American Education.

2nd Amendment News
Feinstein Fails in Senate, Gun Ban Dropped
WND.com
http://www.wnd.com/2013/03/feinstein-fails-in-senate-gun-ban-dropped/?cat_orig=politics

Bushman, Colt, Remington, Smith & Wesson Win Rejection of Assault Weapons Ban
AllGov.com
http://www.allgov.com/news/controversies/bushmaster-colt-remington-smith-and-wesson-win-rejection-of-assault-weapons-ban-130320?news=849489

Agriculture/Science News
King's County Declared Natural Disaster
AgProfessional.com
http://www.agprofessional.com/newsletters/agpro-weekly/articles/California-Kings-County-declared-natural-disaster-area-198511051.html

Levee/Infrastructure News

Fisheries/Wildlife/Habitat News
Large Vegetation Fire Burning on Sherman Island
Claycord.com
http://claycord.com/2013/03/17/large-vegetation-fire-burning-on-sherman-island-in-the-delta/

Environmental News
h/t Nature Watch
California Fracking May Boost State Economy 14%, USC Says -- Development of oil-shale deposits through Central California using fracking and other techniques may boost the state’s economic activity by as much as 14.3 percent, a University of Southern California study said. Alison Vekshin & James Nash Bloomberg -- 3/14/13

Former EPA Expert: States Can Control Fracking Rules
EPAAbuse.com
http://epaabuse.com/11662/news/former-epa-expert-states-can-control-fracking-rules/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=former-epa-expert-states-can-control-fracking-rules

Economic/Tourism News
Local Business Internet Marketing Opportunities See a Big Shift
http://ruraltourismmarketing.com/2013/03/big-shifts-in-local-business-internet-marketing-opportunities/

California Doesn't Need Enterprise Zones
Bloomberg.com
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-17/california-doesn-t-need-enterprise-zones.html

Since 1986, California has used an “enterprise zone” program in an effort to spur investment and job creation in specified areas. The state awards tax credits, more than $700 million a year as of 2010, to businesses that hire designated kinds of workers within the zones. The program is popular with businesses and local officials.

High Speed Rail/BDCP Conveyance News
Dan Walters: Lawsuits Loom as California's HIgh Speed Rail Moves Forward
San Jose Mercury News
http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_22822938/dan-walters-lawsuits-loom-californias-high-speed-rail

California High-Speed Rail Authority Sued Again
San Mateo Daily Journal
http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=1765109&title=California%20High-Speed%20Rail%20Authority%20sued%20again

California Rail Renaissance or Reluctant Locomotion?
California Economic Summit
http://www.caeconomy.org/reporting/entry/rail-renaissance-or-reluctant-locomotion

National Political News
First Confirmed Case of Cyberfraud in U.S. Election
http://www.allgov.com/news/controversies/first-confirmed-case-of-attempted-cyberfraud-in-us-election-130320?news=849488

Judge Rules National Security Letters Unconstitutional
http://www.allgov.com/news/top-stories/judge-rules-national-security-letters-unconstitutional-130318?news=849467

White House to Move Drone Operations Out of CIA, Centralize at Pentagon
FoxNews.com
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/03/20/white-house-to-move-drone-operations-out-cia-centralize-at-pentagon/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fpolitics+%28Internal+-+Politics+-+Text%29

This is just gross...
U.S. Companies Seek Final Approval to Start Slaughtering Horses for Food
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/03/20/white-house-to-move-drone-operations-out-cia-centralize-at-pentagon/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fpolitics+%28Internal+-+Politics+-+Text%29

California Political News
CEQA Roundup: Muscle-Flexing in Sacramento Complictes Reform Debate
California Economic Summit
http://www.caeconomy.org/reporting/entry/ceqa-roundup-muscle-flexing-in-sacramento-complicates-reform-debate

Litigation News
Federal Appeals Panel Orders CIA to Reveal Info About Drones
http://www.allgov.com/news/top-stories/judge-rules-national-security-letters-unconstitutional-130318?news=849467

Tribal News

Calendar
Delta Independent Science Board
March Public/Teleconference
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
10:30-2:00
980 9th Street, 2nd Floor Conference Room
http://deltacouncil.ca.gov/science-event-detail/8742

Delta Protection Commission
Save the Date Delta Trail\
Thursday, April 11, 2013
5:00-6:00 Social Hour
6:00-8:00 Meeting
Old Sugar Mill
http://www.sacramentoriverdelta.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Save-the-Date_Delat-Trail1.pdf

DWR's Delta eNews
http://www.water.ca.gov/deltainit/docs/Delta_eNews031413.pdf

Delta Stewardship Council
March 28-29, 2013
9:30-4:30
300 J Street, Holiday Inn Capital Plaza
http://deltacouncil.ca.gov/sites/default/files/documents/files/Draft%20Meeting%20Notice%20March%2028_29_13.pdf

Written Comment Opportunities

Because It's Cool!
Today, the American Legion, which began as "a movement" dedicated to preserving America by walking in the footsteps of America's Founding Fathers rather than transforming America, is the American Legionnaires of this day continue to serve America in peace as they served in war, dedicated to protecting and preserving America as the 'land of the free and the home of the brave' as envisioned by the Founding Fathers of America, and the Legion Founding Father veterans of WWI.
The American Legion: For God and Country
http://www.newswithviews.com/Lloyd/rees140.htm