March 31, 2013 Delta Water and News Links

Happy Easter!!

Delta Related and Water News
Maven's Notebook
Introducing the Road Map to the BDCP
http://mavensnotebook.com/2013/03/31/introducing-the-road-map-to-the-bay-delta-conservation-plan/

BDCP Road Map
http://mavensnotebook.com/the-bdcp-road-map/

Delta Tunne Plan Process Moving Forward 
http://www.orland-press-register.com/news/plan-10966-delta-elicited.html

A concern shared by many in the North State is the impact this plan could have on northern California water rights holders.

"We will not affect upstream water rights," Vogel said. "We don't have the authority or the inclination."

(What's to stop them from developing an inclination?) 

Delta Related Private/Public Propaganda News

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
Common American Journal 
http://commonamericanjournal.com

Pagan America
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/54168#When:21:50:37Z

2nd Amendment News
Ancient History and Modern Constitutional Powers of American Sheriffs (Part 2/2)
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/54176#When:11:36:31Z
(Excellent reading.)

Agriculture/Science News

Levee/Infrastructure News

Fisheries/Wildlife/Habitat News
h/t Nature Watch
Salmon Are a Sign of Hope in a Long-dry Stretch of the San Joaquin
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-me-san-joaquin-20130329-dto,0,7862113.htmlstory

Environmental News

Economic/Tourism News

High Speed Rail/BDCP Conveyance News
California HSR Gets Thumbs Up From U.S. Watchdog
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/30/california-high-speed-rail-thumbs-up_n_2985541.html
(Well actually, not really..."Substantially" meeting criteria is not good enough for a project such as this and sets a horrible precedent for the tunnels, which we are witnessing in the BDCP process now.)

It also said the authority's cost estimates for the project "substantially met the criteria" for accuracy, but noted additional information should have been provided to make the numbers more credible, comprehensive and well documented.

"By not following all best practices (for cost estimates), there is increased risk of such things as cost overruns, missed deadlines, and unmet performance targets," the GAO said.

National Political News

California Political News
Survey: New York and California Last in Personal Freedoms
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/03/31/survey-new-york-california-last-in-personal-freedoms/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fpolitics+%28Internal+-+Politics+-+Text%29

Why CA is So Screwed Up, in a Nutshell
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2013/03/31/why-ca-is-so-screwed-up-in-a-nutshell/

Litigation News

Tribal News
B.C. Indian Chiefs: Wild Salmon is the First and Foremost Priority
By Dan Bacher
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/03/30/1198082/-B-C-Indian-Chiefs-Wild-salmon-is-the-first-and-foremost-priority

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March 29, 2013 Delta, Water and News Links

Delta Related and Water News
Maven's Notebook
Tim Washburn
http://mavensnotebook.com/2013/03/28/mavens-minutes-tim-washburn-on-the-history-and-future-of-sacramentos-flood-control-system/

Science and Report Notes
http://mavensnotebook.com/2013/03/27/science-and-report-notes-state-water-board-and-norcal-coastal-streams-forecasting-salmon-returns-streamgages-epas-national-aquatic-resources-survey-and-more/

Felicia Marcus on the California Delta: Convergence or Collision?
http://mavensnotebook.com/2013/03/27/science-and-report-notes-state-water-board-and-norcal-coastal-streams-forecasting-salmon-returns-streamgages-epas-national-aquatic-resources-survey-and-more/'

California Representatives Speak Out Against Newest Portion of Delta Plan
http://www.aquafornia.com/index.php/2013/03/29/california-represntatives-speak-newest-portion-delta-plan/

More Congressional Opposition to Brown's Twin Tunnels
http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=23132

New Report on California's Flood Risk
http://www.aquafornia.com/index.php/2013/03/29/report-californias-flood-risk/

Deck Stacked Against North on Water?
http://www.chicoer.com/opinion/ci_22898490/editorial-deck-stacked-against-north-water

Editorial: Stick to Delta Plan for Now
http://www.thereporter.com/opinion/ci_22880339/editorial-stick-delta-plan-now
(What tripe.)

Delta Related Private/Public Propaganda News
Statement:  BDCP Plus Needed to Accomplish Co-Equal Goals
http://www.aquafornia.com/index.php/2013/03/28/statement-bdcp-plus-needed-accomplish-co-equal-goals/
(Of course it would, BDCP is a corrupt process that needs all the extra help it can get...think Monterey Amendments Plus.)

California Plan to Save Delta Would Benefit Fish, But Smelt Would Still Be Killed in Dry Years
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/7caaf01a4eb244d598ddd9e148805a66/CA--California-Water

New Guide Demystifying Financing of Water and Wastewater Projects
http://www.aquafornia.com/index.php/2013/03/28/statement-bdcp-plus-needed-accomplish-co-equal-goals/

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
State Ban on UN Agenda 21 Clears Arizona Senate
http://www.blacklistednews.com/State_Ban_on_UN_Agenda_21_Clears_Arizona_Senate/25004/0/0/0/Y/M.html

Privatization and Land Grabbing in Spain
http://www.blacklistednews.com/Privatization_and_Land_Grabbing_in_Spain/25025/0/0/0/Y/M.html

2nd Amendment News
Biden on Gun Control Laws "This is the Beginning of the Process"
http://godfatherpolitics.com/10127/biden-on-gun-control-laws-this-is-the-beginning-of-the-process/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GodfatherPolitics+%28Godfather+Politics%29

Obama Quietly Uses Executive Power to Move Gun Control Agenda Forward
http://www.blacklistednews.com/Obama_quietly_uses_executive_power_to_move_gun_control_agenda_forward..._/25032/0/0/0/Y/M.html

Agriculture/Science News
CDFA To Discuss Agriculture Outlook with State and Federal Leaders
http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/egov/press_releases/Press_Release.asp?PRnum=13-010

Interior Denies Spinning Klamath Science
http://yubanet.com/california/Interior-Denies-Spinning-Klamath-Science.php#.UVdX6KUQg20

Levee/Infrastructure News
Nielsen Votes for Funding to Improve Levee Protection
http://yubanet.com/regional/Nielsen-Votes-for-Funding-to-Improve-Levee-Protection.php#.UVdVbKUQg20

Fisheries/Wildlife/Habitat News

Environmental News

Economic/Tourism News
TransPacific Partnership Will Undermine Democracy, Empower Transnational Corporations
http://www.blacklistednews.com/TransPacific_Partnership_Will_Undermine_Democracy%2C_Empower_Transnational_Corporations/24994/0/0/0/Y/M.html

High Speed Rail/BDCP Conveyance News
GAO Report Validates HSR Ridership and Revenue Projections
http://www.cahsrblog.com/2013/03/gao-report-validates-hsr-ridership-and-revenue-projections/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gao-report-validates-hsr-ridership-and-revenue-projections

Gov. Jerry Brown's Excellent New Appointments to CHRSA Board
http://www.cahsrblog.com/2013/03/gao-report-validates-hsr-ridership-and-revenue-projections/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gao-report-validates-hsr-ridership-and-revenue-projections

CHRSA Launches Preemptive Bond Lawsuit
http://www.cahsrblog.com/2013/03/gao-report-validates-hsr-ridership-and-revenue-projections/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gao-report-validates-hsr-ridership-and-revenue-projections

Ralph Vartabedian Seeks to Stir the Blended Plan Pot
http://www.cahsrblog.com/2013/03/gao-report-validates-hsr-ridership-and-revenue-projections/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gao-report-validates-hsr-ridership-and-revenue-projections

National Political News
Oligarchy Exists Inside Our Democracy
http://my.firedoglake.com/masaccio/2013/03/29/oligarchy-exists-inside-our-democracy/
(Kinda, there's the first mistake, we are not a democracy, we are a republic.)

Fusion Center Director: We Don't Spy on Americans, just anti-government Americans
http://www.blacklistednews.com/Fusion_center_director%3A_We_don%27t_spy_on_Americans%2C_just_anti-government_Americans/25049/0/38/38/Y/M.html

California Political News
Transparency, or the Lack Thereof
http://www.calitics.com/diary/14935/transparency-or-the-lack-thereof

Report: California Parks Need New Operating Model
http://www.contracostatimes.com/breaking-news/ci_22874520/report-california-parks-need-new-operating-model

Litigation News
Supreme Court Rejects Dredge Petition
http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/article/20130325/NEWS/130329879

Tribal News

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March 26, 2013 Delta, Water and News Related Links

Delta Related and Water News
Maven's Notebook
Capitol Weekly: Meral on the Griddle: Delta Policy Get the Once-Over
http://mavensnotebook.com/2013/03/26/capitol-weekly-meral-on-the-griddle-delta-policy-gets-the-once-over/#comments

Delta Related Private/Public Propaganda News
Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2013/03/news-articles-and-links-from-march-26.html

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
"Water Security" Experts Propose a UN Definition on Which Much Depends
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/yournews/52825

And there's rising international support for adopting "universal water security" as one of the Sustainable Development Goals – a set of mid-term global objectives to succeed the UN's Millennium Development Goals, agreed by world leaders in 2000 for achievement by 2015.

(THIS IS AGENDA 21)

Oklahoma Passes Bill to Ban Agenda 21
http://thenewamerican.com/tech/environment/item/14833-oklahoma-house-passes-bill-to-ban-un-agenda-21

2nd Amendment News
Ancient History and Modern Constitutional Powers of American Sheriffs (Part 1/2)
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/54006#When:11:46:00Z
(Excellent reading.)

Colorado Sheriff Says Lawmakers Holding Up Pay Raises Over Gun Stance
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/03/26/colorado-sheriff-says-lawmakers-holding-up-pay-raises-over-gun-stance/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fpolitics+%28Internal+-+Politics+-+Text%29


Arms Trade Treaty: The Arms Trade Treaty Week Two as the UN Talks, the Senate Acts
http://blog.heritage.org/2013/03/26/the-arms-trade-treaty-week-two-as-the-u-n-talks-the-senate-acts/

Agriculture/Science News

Levee/Infrastructure News

Fisheries/Wildlife/Habitat News

Environmental News
Central Valley Business Times
UC Davis Scientist Part of EPA's Fracking Panel
http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=23112

Economic/Tourism News

High Speed Rail/BDCP Conveyance News
Why Connecting Both Smaller and Larger Urban Areas Matters
http://www.cahsrblog.com/2013/03/why-connecting-both-smaller-and-larger-urban-areas-matters/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-connecting-both-smaller-and-larger-urban-areas-matters

National Political News
Articles: John Brennan's Spooky Swearing In
http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/03/john_brennans_spooky_swearing-in.html


Feinstein Statement on Guilty Plea of Ahmed Abdulkadir Warsame
http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=3d71eaaa-9c85-4156-a14a-472a973ab0d3

California Political News

Litigation News

Tribal News

Calendar
Reminders:

Delta Independent Science Board meeting
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
10:30-2:00
980 9th Street, 2nd Floor Conference Room

Delta Stewardship Council
Thursday and Friday, March 28 and 29th
 9:30-4:30
300 J Street
Capitol Holiday Inn




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March 25, 2013 Delta, Water Related News Links

Delta Related and Water News
News from Restore the Delta
Special to the Bee
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=001qwhULkbmHDuLgr_3K_AEaRcB17jMN8syK9OQFI67y1_H1rEtoLQe17m-dC97d0G9vX3tfaj5wnv3KMyMB575eXaKtNNXQIQOs5Ub2wJLG87mfnHI8aCQyA%3D%3D

Grading the BDCP Propaganda Mill
Burt Wilson's Public Water News Service
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=jsitf5iab&v=001qwhULkbmHDujYUHtuNcCBlvioDwve6wOehaYQwyge9L8OwZllf8l6ZhcMncZw2dMr2ZJI4z3_Q9D1HKk-oMtsNRZ_XH4xNGkXw90v-t-RfC8QROb0Kj55fjpH4qxmAtu7XO_MpWgoDcI5OG9lW_BRjQTqF11pHRUecDG7PQf56n4624X-wms_dxVB9F2rQNR8yU5t7hxV2GsWKWFxfNVKyjEMZIA4aVda6LhsL46hf5Loqxt1w08ZgwyNr2KeB8smb-4DDgcFGhi2zQarKHTscJdwbgrACYVUIJKOIxm_h9FEe9t3dcg5CSRLThV6htb1U9SQ1LOJoOtALN_NO2ApKHQjy6rI6BFF5EKpgTbrAHy-6Vo8-NubhNZz9ZJrTz83_WhmUAG7A_5pzgvfCf8cJ1KRkx8NqtVWATOS-1IxE_n5dNnQ8umMY-QRybptI7lVyE62EzYrRB75gXQGrwwUZzDXHUvzUE6SJ86JQ2RZQc%3D&id=preview

Maven's Notebook
Blog Round up: BDCP Meeting...
http://mavensnotebook.com/2013/03/25/blog-round-up-bdcp-meeting-state-water-board-flow-objectives-hearing-plus-a-new-water-war-between-la-and-phoenix-and-more/

McClintock, Zetland Wage California Water War
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2013/03/25/mcclintock-zetland-wage-ca-water-war/

Water Bond Politics: "Frankly, My Dear, I Don't Give a Dam"
http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2013/03/water-bond-politics-frankly-my-dear-i-dont-give-a-dam/

Hydraulically Inclined: A Few Good Reads
http://ayresriverblog.com/2013/03/25/a-few-good-reads-32513-delta-plan-released-elwha-continues-to-gnaw-away-at-sediment/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HydraulicallyInclined+%28Hydraulically+Inclined%29

Valley Officials, Politicians Call Water Decision All Wet
http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/business/x595150514/Valley-officials-and-politicans-call-US-water-decision-all-wet

California Voters, Lawmakers Have No Say in OK of Major River Diversion Plan
http://www.sacbee.com/2013/03/24/5288162/california-voters-lawmakers-have.html

Are African Land Grabs Really Water Grabs
http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/22/opinion/water-grabs-africa/

Delta Related Private/Public Propaganda News
Water Education Foundation's
Aquafornia.com Weekend Round-Up
http://www.aquafornia.com/index.php/2013/03/25/weekend-wrap-up-reclamation-announces-water-releases-integrated-water-management-workshop/

Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2013/03/news-articles-and-links-from-march-25.html

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
Posts from Agenda21News.com
http://us4.campaign-archive2.com/?u=800dc866b07b1507874c7f71b&id=a7ffcd9302&e=351a8e101e
(These links are anti-Agenda 21.)

Planetizen.com
http://www.planetizen.com/
(This IS Agenda 21 in action.)

 2nd Amendment News
The UN Plans to Disarm Civilians
http://thenewamerican.com/reviews/books/item/14887-the-un-plan-to-disarm-civilians

County Sheriffs Form a Line of Defense Against Federal Overreach
http://www.examiner.com/article/county-sheriffs-form-line-of-defense-against-federal-overreach

Agriculture/Science News
Free Trade: The Best Plan for Farmers and Ranchers
http://blog.heritage.org/2013/03/24/the-best-plan-for-farmers-and-ranchers-free-trade/

Levee/Infrastructure News

Fisheries/Wildlife/Habitat News
Q&A Biologist Takes a Look at Sacramento Valley's Vernal Pools
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2013/03/25/2443612/qa-biologist-takes-a-look-at-sacramento.html

Environmental News
Floods and Drought?  Get Used to It
http://www.allgov.com/news/top-stories/floods-and-drought-noaa-says-get-used-to-it-130325?news=849533

Mississippi State Rep. Jessica Upshaw Found Dead
http://www.blacklistednews.com/Mississippi_State_Rep._Jessica_Upshaw_found_dead/24944/0/0/0/Y/M.html

Economic/Tourism News
Where is the Money Going? Super Rich Have Different Government Spending Priorities, More Influence
http://www.allgov.com/news/where-is-the-money-going/super-rich-have-different-government-spending-prioritiesand-more-influence-130325?news=849531

Where is the Money Going: Energy Dept. Contractor's Employees Switch to Private Sector, Earn More and Taxpayers Foot the Bill
http://www.allgov.com/news/where-is-the-money-going/energy-dept-contractors-employees-switch-to-private-sector-earn-moreand-taxpayers-still-foot-the-bill-130324?news=849523

High Speed Rail/BDCP Conveyance News
Good and Bad News on Bullet Train(s) Front
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2013/03/24/good-and-bad-news-on-bullet-trains-front/

National Political News
Las Vegas Passes Anti-NDAA Resolution
http://www.impeachobamacampaign.com/las-vegas-passes-anti-ndaa-resolution/

Blueprint to Restore the Republic
http://www.impeachobamacampaign.com/blueprint-to-restore-the-republic-2/

CIA Strategy: Collect All Data and Keep It Forever
http://www.allgov.com/news/top-stories/cia-strategy-collect-all-data-and-keep-it-forever-130325?news=849534

Controversies: Study Shows Disconnect Between Politicians and Voters
http://www.allgov.com/news/controversies/study-shows-disconnect-between-politicians-and-voters-130324?news=849522

Articles: Barack Obama's Excellent Israeli Adventure
http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/03/barack_obamas_excellent_israeli_adventure.html
(Good read!)

Feinstein, Rubio to Co-Chair Senate National Security Working Group
http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=07a422ee-ff9a-4f0e-bf16-85df9267dd52

Feinstein on Confirmation of Troy Nunley for Eastern District Court
http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=f000ce79-1d68-4270-8ebd-eb2cb1cb79c5

California Political News
Public Weighs In as Sacramento Drafts Fracking Rules
http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201303220850/a?category=science

Litigation News
Is There Any Way to Get the Imposter Out of the WH
Devvy Kidd - News With Views
http://www.newswithviews.com/Devvy/kidd580.htm
(Very good reading, excellent resource links.)

Tribal News

Calendar

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Additional Reading
Paul McGuire: Invasion from the Stars: Operation Blue Beam and the Tides of the Nephilim War
http://www.newswithviews.com/McGuire/paul166.htm

Articles: The Power Motive and the Profit Motive
http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/03/the_power_motive_and_the_profit_motive.html

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March 22, 2013 Delta and Water Related News Links

Delta Related and Water News 
BDCP Crashes and Burns in W. Sacramento
Burt Wilson's Public Water News Service
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=jsitf5iab&v=001QhuZciaLI3V9jLDcU5_Qwx-1gsF2j7AWBomUqXRPE3t0j_OQH4DT-M812wgEcD6Vx0iRJp174UY8MWF6e3ijrn3FTqg8_J0HZ_oYh_ftWn4hE3FIRsfrAA%3D%3D

Maven's Notebook
Science and Report Notes: BDCP and C5S...
http://mavensnotebook.com/2013/03/20/science-and-report-notes-salmon-and-magnetic-fields-fish-and-their-sense-of-smell-and-redwood-creek-restoration/
Consolidated Delta Smelt and Salmonid Cases Updates...
http://mavensnotebook.com/2013/03/19/consolidated-delta-smelt-and-salmonid-cases-update-agencies-argue-their-case-for-an-extension-of-time/
California Water Policy Seminar Series Continues with Secretary John Laird
http://mavensnotebook.com/2013/03/19/mavens-minutes-california-water-policy-seminar-series-continues-with-secretary-john-laird-will-we-actually-be-able-to-decide-something/
For BDCP Information Flows Like Water
http://mavensnotebook.com/2013/03/18/for-bdcp-information-flows-like-water/
Water Conditions for Monday, March 18, 2013
http://mavensnotebook.com/2013/03/18/water-conditions-for-monday-march-18/
Blog Round-Up
https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4589237693415663348#editor/target=post;postID=5615189887821265822
In Their Own Words: DWR's Mark Cowin and DFW's Chuck Bonham
http://mavensnotebook.com/2013/03/15/mavens-minutes-in-their-own-words-dwrs-mark-cowin-and-dfws-chuck-bonham-on-the-bdcp/
Introducing the Guide to the Delta Plan
http://mavensnotebook.com/2013/03/12/introducing-the-guide-to-the-delta-plan/
Blog Round-Up
http://mavensnotebook.com/2013/03/11/blog-round-up-the-bdcp-big-gulps-brown-jobs-vs-green-jobs-and-dollars-for-climate-adaptation-or-mitigation-and-more/

Calitics: The Water Bond Goes With the Flow
http://www.calitics.com/diary/14921/the-water-bond-changes  

Well, this is one way to go about getting the shoveling chore done!
http://www.aguanomics.com/2013/03/friday-party_22.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+aguanomics+%28Aguanomics%29

The Bay-Delta and a New Era of Water Solutions
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/bnelson/the_bay-delta_and_a_new_era_of.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+switchboard_bnelson+%28Switchboard%3A+Barry+Nelson%27s+Blog%29
   
Delta Related Private/Public Propaganda News
Feinstein Statement on Revised Water Allocations
http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=76ed05d4-cb5c-4e1a-9414-d9d3c6a5ff3f
 
Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2013/03/news-articles-and-links-from-march-22.html

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
Undeniable Proof the U.S. Government Adopted Agenda 21
http://nikiraapana.blogspot.com/2013/03/undeniable-proof-us-government-adopted.html

Opposition to Agenda 21 is Not Just a Right Wing Agenda
http://nikiraapana.blogspot.com/2013/03/opposition-to-agenda-21-is-not-just.html

PPIC Publication: Californian's and Their Government
http://www.ppic.org/main/publication.asp?i=1050

Rural Counties Representatives of California
http://www.rcrcnet.org/rcrc/
 
2nd Amendment News
Feinstein's Gun Grabbing Plan Misfires as Conservatives Step Up
http://godfatherpolitics.com/9974/gun-grabbers-plans-misfire-as-conservatives-step-up/

Kerry Commits U.S. to U.M. Arms Trade Treaty Gun Ban
http://www.blacklistednews.com/Kerry_Commits_U.S._To_U.N._Arms_Trade_Treaty_Gun_Grab/24877/0/0/0/Y/M.html
 
Senator Feinstein has been blazing up the news papers with editorials...sore loser.
Senate Needs to Vote on Assault Weapons
http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/feinstein-in-the-news?ContentRecord_id=122ffc9d-d5b1-4ee8-82ff-cdbd24a855d9

Americans and Their Guns
http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/feinstein-in-the-news?ContentRecord_id=d118c23b-9bff-476d-933a-7744802c5718

A Better Path to Justice
http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/op-eds?ContentRecord_id=5be092a2-187a-42b7-b0f1-2c1a0329e32d

Failure of Feinsteins' Assault Weapons Ban Can't End Gun Safety Fight
http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/feinstein-in-the-news?ContentRecord_id=700d68e5-8107-4623-99b9-8be87972bb73

The Push to End Warrantless Intrusions on Digital Communications
http://dissenter.firedoglake.com/2013/03/20/the-push-to-end-warrantless-intrusions-on-digital-communications/


Only in California: Mandating 'Smart Guns' in Future with Bill Now
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2013/03/22/only-in-ca-mandating-smart-guns-in-future-with-bill-now/

Agriculture/Science News
This is just bad, wrong, and evil...
Monsanto Protection Act Proves Corporations More Powerful than U.S. Government
http://www.blacklistednews.com/Monsanto_Protection_Act_Proves_Corporations_More_Powerful_Than_US_Government/24865/0/0/0/Y/M.html

Biotech Firm Slips in Amendment Allowing USDA to Overrule Courts on Genetically Engineered Crops
http://www.allgov.com/news/top-stories/biotech-firms-slip-in-amendment-allowing-usda-to-overrule-courts-on-genetically-engineered-crops-130322?news=849512

Beekeepers Sue EPA to Ban Pesticide, Protect Bees
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/AP-CA-dying-bees-insecticides-lawsuit-032213
  Levee/Infrastructure News

Fisheries/Wildlife/Habitat News
Manatees Dying in Droves on Both Florida Coasts
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/03/manatees-under-siege/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wiredscience+%28Wired%3A+Blog+-+Wired+Science%29

Environmental News
h/t Nature Watch
Tough Fracking Standards Part of Deal
http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Tough-fracking-standards-part-of-deal-4371845.php
California Bills Could Delay Fracking
http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/California-bills-could-delay-fracking-4371839.php

Economic/Tourism News
Feinstein, Nelson Introduce Bills to Eliminate Oil Company Subsidies
http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=58b368b9-cdd7-4b0e-a8ee-2de03268c86a

High Speed Rail/BDCP Conveyance News
Quentin Kopp Slams Blended Plan, Calls It a Violation of Prop 1A
http://www.cahsrblog.com/2013/03/quentin-kopp-slams-blended-plan-calls-it-violation-of-prop-1a/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=quentin-kopp-slams-blended-plan-calls-it-violation-of-prop-1a

National Political News
America, Stop Cowering and Stand Up for Your Country
Laurie Roth
http://www.newswithviews.com/Roth/laurie369.htm

Former Attorney General Urges Probe of Al Jazeera
Cliff Kincaid
http://www.newswithviews.com/Kincaid/cliff706.htm

Feinstein Amendment Gives Intelligence Agencies Sequester Flexibility 
http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=9517be80-ce9a-4435-824c-1c8331f7d162

Feinstein Statement at Intelligence Committee Hearing on Worldwide Threats
http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=6e7a3d55-e17d-4509-8bc7-70609e1518a4

California Political News
Oceanside Pol to Steinberg: Fix Your Own Mess and Leave Us Alone
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2013/03/22/oceanside-pol-to-steinberg-fix-your-own-mess-and-leave-us-alone/
(I do love me some political smack-down!)

Editorial: Feinstein Fighting Outrageous Health Insurance Rate Hikes
http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/feinstein-in-the-news?ContentRecord_id=dc683a51-167f-4fc2-97d6-83018717042c

Litigation News
Pre-Trial Hearing Begins for Farmer Targeted by Raw Milk Police
http://www.blacklistednews.com/Pre-Trial_Hearing_Begins_For_Farmer_Targeted_by_Raw_Milk_Police%3B_Legal_Concerns_Begin_to_Mount/24899/0/0/0/Y/M.html

Supreme Court Rejects Environmentalists' Plea
http://epaabuse.com/11684/news/supreme-court-rejects-environmentalists-plea/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=supreme-court-rejects-environmentalists-plea

California FOIA Decision Likely Bad News for EPA
http://epaabuse.com/11682/news/california-foia-decision-likely-bad-news-for-epa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=california-foia-decision-likely-bad-news-for-epa
  
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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.

Feinstein's Assault Weapons Ban Won't Be on Dems Gun Bill
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2013/03/19/assault-weapons-ban-wont-be-in-dems-gun-bill/

Despite Supreme Court Decision, Obama Administration Insists GPS Tracking Doesn't Require a Warrant
http://www.allgov.com/news/top-stories/despite-supreme-court-decision-obama-administration-insists-gps-tracking-doesnt-require-warrant-130321?news=849501

Agriculture/Science News
Institute for Responsible Technology 
http://www.responsibletechnology.org/posts/

Meetings to Discuss Impacts of Food Safety Law on Growers
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/TH-fsma-031913

More Data Needed on Growers' Nitrogen Use, Researchers Say
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/TH-nitrogen-study-w-photo-infobox-031813

Ketogenic Diet May be Key to Cancer Recovery
http://lewrockwell.com/mercola/mercola270.html

Levee/Infrastructure News
California Infrastructure Grades Are In: "Needs Improvement"
http://www.caeconomy.org/reporting/entry/california-infrastructure-grades-are-in-needs-improvement
(Did you expect anything else??)

Fisheries/Wildlife/Habitat News
New Salmon Water Now Video: Truth and Justice
http://www.c-win.org/content/new-salmon-water-now-video-truth-and-justice.html

Whole Foods, Trader Joe's Ban GMO Salmon
http://www.sfgate.com/science/article/Whole-Foods-Trader-Joe-s-ban-GMO-salmon-4372042.php#ixzz2O9gDdpuo

The Fish Sniffer - Bay Delta Conservation Plan Will Fail to Restore the Estuary
Dan Bacher
http://www.fishsniffer.com/blogs/details/bay-delta-conservation-plan-will-fail-to-restore-the-estuary/
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/03/21/18734022.php

Environmental News

Economic/Tourism News
Aguanomics.com
Self-Evident Water Delusions
http://www.aguanomics.com/2013/03/self-evident-water-delusions.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+aguanomics+%28Aguanomics%29

Speed Blogging
http://www.aguanomics.com/2013/03/speed-blogging_19.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+aguanomics+%28Aguanomics%29

Structural Failure at the Corps of Engineers
http://www.aguanomics.com/2013/03/structural-failure-at-corps-of-engineers.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+aguanomics+%28Aguanomics%29 

High Speed Rail/BDCP Conveyance News
CHSRA Board Approves Blended Plan; Bond Sales
https://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/chsra-board-approves-blended-plan-bond-sales

Only 54% Oppose Bullet Train?  Sheesh
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2013/03/21/only-54-oppose-bullet-train-sheesh/

In Same Spirit as 'Courtesy Flush', It's the 'Courtesy Vote'
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2013/03/18/in-the-same-spirit-as-a-courtesy-flush-its-the-courtesy-vote/

National Political News
Does Taking an Oath on the Constitution Count for Anything?
http://www.impeachobamacampaign.com/does-taking-an-oath-on-the-constitution-count-for-anything/

House Committee Votes to Fire Federal Employees Who Owe Back Taxes
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/03/21/house-committee-moves-to-fire-federal-workers-who-owe-back-taxes/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fpolitics+%28Internal+-+Politics+-+Text%29
(It's about time.)

No More Asking for Permission to Speak
http://lewrockwell.com/napolitano/napolitano92.1.html

Obama Limo Towed in Isreal
http://www.rightpundits.com/?p=11061&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+RightPundits+%28Right+Pundits%29
(Kinds sucks to be him today!)

Along the 'sucks to be you' theme...
http://www.rightpundits.com/?p=11058&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+RightPundits+%28Right+Pundits%29

California Political News
KFI's John & Ken Discuss 'Browndoggle' with CWD's Chris Reed
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2013/03/16/kfis-john-ken-discuss-browndoggle-with-cwds-chris-reed/

Selling Fracking to a Propagandized California Public
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2013/03/17/selling-fracking-to-a-propagandized-california-public/

CA-Style Feudalization is Going National
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2013/03/16/ca-style-feudalization-is-going-national/

Lawsuit Opposes Excessive Coastal Commission Restrictions
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2013/03/08/lawsuit-opposes-excessive-coastal-commission-restrictions/

Sacramento Growth Plan: More Low Income Housing
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2013/03/19/sacramento-growth-plan-more-low-income-housing/

CA Dem Lawmakers Figuring Out Something Rotten in CalPERS
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2013/03/19/ca-dem-lawmakers-figure-out-pension-status-quo-stinks/

Pay No Attention to the Political Consultants Behind the Curtain
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2013/03/15/pay-no-attention-to-the-political-consultants-behind-the-curtain/

Litigation News
Feds Must Pay $2.4M to California Water Users
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/mp-irrigator-damages-031213

Tribal News

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Funeral Services for Michael Pieretti
Friday, March 22, 2013
10:00AM St. Anthony's Church
Walnut Grove
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=001T68Z-93cJFYKFEQ4742eNnt_zqESGFZzZnK9913jNlaZadjZwndvdsgar8L9UT1sSjpC6NuPKgajhK5C0DuFDYJC3Nut5iCZuFgg0jevA3r8U22b8rsTzQ%3D%3D

Written Comment Opportunities

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Heralding California's Little-Known Role in the Civil War
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/21/arts/artsspecial/heralding-californias-little-known-role-in-the-civil-war.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

Articles: Coolidge: A Politician Uncannily Deserving of Respect
http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/03/coolidge_a_politician_uncannily_deserving_of_respect.html

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.