January 10-24, 2013 Delta Water and News Links

Because It's Cool!
There's hope for the future yet!  Enjoy!!!
2012 Junior II Champs: Shag Dance
http://videos2view.net/shag-dance.htm

Delta/California/Water News
It's Time For a Serious Study of the West Delta Intake Concept
Dr. Jeff Michael
Valley Economist
http://valleyecon.blogspot.com/2013/01/its-time-for-serious-study-of-west.html

Link to Dr. Pyke's Western Delta Intake Concept Plan
Alex Breitler's Blog
http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/san-joaquin-river-delta/2013/01/14/pykes-plan/?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

More Talk of Pyke's Plan
Alex Breitler's Blog
http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/san-joaquin-river-delta/2013/01/14/pykes-plan/?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

How to Construct a Permeable Levee
Delta National Park
http://www.deltanationalpark.org/blog/view/how_to_construct_a_permeable_levee/

Alien (Weed) Conspiracy Theory
Alex Breitler's Blog
http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/san-joaquin-river-delta/2013/01/14/pykes-plan/?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

'New' Delta Plan rehashes Old Plans From 1960's and 1970's
CalWatchDog.com
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2013/01/24/new-delta-plan-rehashes-old-plans-from-1950s-and-70s/

DWR's Delta eNews
http://www.water.ca.gov/deltainit/docs/Delta_eNews012413.pdf

Governor Brown Uses Address to Promote Peripheral Tunnels
Dan Bacher
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/01/24/18730737.php

Coalition Releases a New Portfolio-Based Conceptual Alternative for the Bay-Delta
Barry Nelson
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/bnelson/coalition_releases_a_new_portf.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+switchboard_bnelson+%28Switchboard%3A+Barry+Nelson%27s+Blog%29

Restore the Delta Responds to Governor Brown's State of the State
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=001Akwh5HY8vpyc1w1s2A32rFytB8GS1qmAomcUS0Lpm7vGe0XTVyLr4TD_CbtzK0i9FhPOkg_KC0CNt32vzdpNwD6Wzhm5L8YhdkcfbP8VfPPvS4frnLIRFA%3D%3D

Restore the Delta Responds to 'Portfolio-Based' Tunnel Proposal
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/01/17/18730391.php

Why Did a Defense/Intelligence Contractor Serve as Lead Consultant on Delta Tunnel Plan?
Dan Bacher
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/01/20/1180585/-Why-is-a-defense-intelligence-contractor-the-lead-consultant-on-Delta-tunnel-plan

Water Commission Releases Annual Review of SWP
ACWA.com
http://www.acwa.com/news/infrastructure/water-commission-releases-annual-review-swp

Coalition Calls for Portfolio-Based Alternative to be Analyzed om BDCP
http://www.acwa.com/news/delta/coalition-calls-portfolio-based-alternative-be-analyzed-bdcp

ACWA Submits Comment Letters on Delta Plan Documents
ACWA.com
http://www.acwa.com/news/delta/acwa-submits-comment-letters-delta-plan-documents

Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2013/01/news-articles-and-links-from-january-24.html
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2013/01/news-articles-and-links-from-january-23.html
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2013/01/news-articles-and-links-from-january-22.html
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2013/01/news-articles-and-links-from-january-21.html
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2013/01/news-articles-and-links-from-january-18.html
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2013/01/news-articles-and-links-from-january-17.html
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2013/01/news-articles-and-links-from-january-16.html
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2013/01/news-articles-and-links-from-january-15.html
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2013/01/news-articles-and-links-from-january-14.html
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2013/01/news-articles-and-links-from-january-11.html
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2013/01/news-articles-and-links-from-january-10.html

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
The Key Word is 'Precedent' in Opposing a Con Con
American Policy Center
http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=3af5d41d21ad9fce53c86ba9d&id=d090589bef&e=75b5b6dbb8

UN Gun Grab on Pace for March
The New American
http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/14237-un-general-assembly-votes-unanimously-to-hammer-out-global-gun-control-treaty

The Equator Principles and Sustainable Poverty
American Policy Center
http://americanpolicy.org/2013/01/24/the-equator-principles-and-sustainable-poverty/

Resolutions to Protect Property Rights
American Policy Center
http://americanpolicy.org/2013/01/24/resolutions-to-protect-property-rights/

Agriculture/Science News

Levee/Infrastructure News

Fisheries/Wildlife/Habitat News

Environmental News
CEQA is a Safety Net: Environmental Attorney's Perspective
California Economic Summit
http://www.caeconomy.org/reporting/entry/ceqa-is-a-safety-net-environmental-attorneys-perspective

New Study Finds Infill and Public Transit Projects Caught Up in CEQA Net

http://www.caeconomy.org/reporting/entry/new-study-finds-infill-public-transit-projects-caught-up-in-ceqa-net
Protecting and Strengthening Environmental 'Bill of Rights'

http://www.caeconomy.org/reporting/entry/protecting-and-strengthening-californias-environmental-bill-of-rights

CEQA Modernization Debate Begins to Intensify

http://www.caeconomy.org/reporting/entry/ceqa-modernization-debate-begins-to-intensify

CEQA Reform Isn't What it Seems to Be - Law Professor's Perspective

http://www.caeconomy.org/reporting/entry/ceqa-reform-isnt-what-it-seems-to-be-law-professors-perspective

Where Things Stand on CEQA: Steinberg Still Pushing for Reform

http://www.caeconomy.org/reporting/entry/where-things-stand-on-ceqa-steinberg-still-pushing-for-reform
Video: Conservationists Movement Open to CEQA Reform Discussion But...

http://www.caeconomy.org/reporting/entry/video-conservation-movement-open-to-ceqa-reform-discussion-but
Video: Labor Leader Speaks Out on CEQA Reform

http://www.caeconomy.org/reporting/entry/video-labor-leader-speaks-out-on-ceqa-reform
CEQA Reform is Long Overdue - Environmental Lawyer's Perspective

http://www.caeconomy.org/reporting/entry/ceqa-reform-is-long-overdue-environmental-lawyers-perspective
Save or Tear Down? CEQA Works for Question of Historic Buildings

http://www.caeconomy.org/reporting/entry/save-or-tear-down-ceqa-works-for-historic-building-issues-attorney
Middle Ground Exists on CEQA Reform - Environmental Attorney

http://www.caeconomy.org/reporting/entry/save-or-tear-down-ceqa-works-for-historic-building-issues-attorney
Video: CEQA as Public Health Tool

http://www.caeconomy.org/reporting/entry/save-or-tear-down-ceqa-works-for-historic-building-issues-attorney

Economic/Tourism News
First Impression of the NRDC Portfolio Delta Plan
Dr. Jeff Michael
Valley Economist
http://valleyecon.blogspot.com/2013/01/first-impression-of-nrdc-portfolio.html

WestWater Research, LLC Announces its 2013 Water Investor Conference: Water & Agriculture as Real Asset Investments
Aguanomics.com
http://www.prweb.com/releases/prweb2013/1/prweb10300429.htm

High Speed Rail/BDCP Conveyance News
Rail Project Begins Grabbing CA Farmers' Land
CalWatchDog.com
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2013/01/18/rail-project-begins-grabbing-ca-farmers-land/

California High Speed Rail Blog
CHSRA Says July 2013 Groundbreaking Still on Track
http://www.cahsrblog.com/2013/01/chsra-says-july-2013-groundbreaking-still-on-track/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chsra-says-july-2013-groundbreaking-still-on-track
CEQA Reform and Transit
http://www.cahsrblog.com/2013/01/ceqa-reform-and-transit-planning/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ceqa-reform-and-transit-planning
CHSRA Cleared to Begin Property Acquisition
http://www.cahsrblog.com/2013/01/chsra-cleared-to-begin-property-acquisition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chsra-cleared-to-begin-property-acquisition
Jeff Denham Appointed Chair of House Railroad Committee Vows to Continue War on California HSR
http://www.cahsrblog.com/2013/01/jeff-denham-appointed-chair-of-house-railroad-committee-vows-to-continue-war-on-california-hsr/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jeff-denham-appointed-chair-of-house-railroad-committee-vows-to-continue-war-on-california-hsr
CHSRA and Amtrak to Collaborate on Train Orders
http://www.cahsrblog.com/2013/01/chsra-and-amtrak-to-collaborate-on-train-orders/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chsra-and-amtrak-to-collaborate-on-train-orders
Construction Managers Chosen for Madera-Fresno Section
http://www.cahsrblog.com/2013/01/construction-managers-chosen-for-madera-fresno-section/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=construction-managers-chosen-for-madera-fresno-section

National Political News
Senator Feinstein's Bizzare New Weapons Legislation
Canada Free Press
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/52638#When:00:30:59Z

Guns and the President
Andrew Napolitano
http://www.lewrockwell.com/napolitano/napolitano84.1.html

California Political News
California's Changing K-12 Accountability Program
PPIC Publication
http://www.ppic.org/main/publication_quick.asp?i=1043
Critical reading I highly recommend in response to this publication.  This is vital to those with toddlers/youngsters entering into the public school system.  You owe it to your child/grand child to read this book, it is that important.
Common Core A Trojan Horse for Education Reform
Orlean Koehle
ISBN Number: 9781-4675-4965-3 (for Amazon, etc. ordering)

Litigation News
Judge Tentatively Rules Against Plaintiffs Challenging Monterey Amendment Water Deal
California Water Impact Network
http://www.c-win.org/content/best-best-and-krieger-legal-alert-judge-tentatively-rules-against-plaintiffs-challenging-mon

Tribal News

Calendar
Delta Historical Ecology and Landscape Scale Restoration: As Applied to Williamson/McCormack Tract
Delta Stewardship Council's Delta Science Program
January 30, 2013
http://deltacouncil.ca.gov/science-event-detail/8251

Is Peace Possible in the Delta Water Wars?
Delta Conservancy
http://www.deltaconservancy.ca.gov/
Is Peace Possible in the Delta Water Wars? is the topic of a UC Center Sacramento panel discussion including Russell van Loben Sels and Gilbert Cosio
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
12:00-1:30 p.m.
1130 K Street.
The event is free, and lunch is provided.
To register, visit the UC Center's website: http://uccs.ucdavis.edu/events/registrations/2013-February-6-DeltaWaterWars.
http://delta.groupaya.net/ 

Written Comment Opportunities
Comment Period Extended for Proposed San Joaquin Flows
ACWA.com
http://www.acwa.com/news/water-quality/comment-period-extended-proposed-san-joaquin-flows

January 8-9, 2013 Delta Water and News Links

Delta/California/Water News
Burt Wilson Delta Issues Interview on KFCF.org
Thursday, January 10, 2013
1:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time
www.kfcf.org

California Congressional Leaders Send letter to Secretary Salazar Requesting Detailed Briefing on the BDCP
California Water Impact Network
http://www.c-win.org/content/california-congressional-leaders-send-letter-secretary-salazar-requesting-detailed-briefing-

Delta Methylmercury TMDL Nonpoint Sources Work Group for Managed Wetlands and Irrigated Agriculture
NPS Workgroup - Consumnes 319(h) Grant Application Support
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=skitmfcab&v=0015cPBtOwYvcUJ0HoTex-jWLeMS7acKElF12bZKxzEvrFAAhhu0bNSovwnUDKQjk6IJMoWr7aua_Q6hu28qy0DctdVS6R0-ibPgeWKNt-rp1qmLffvifCQEoMrj0gvMQEnL8hQGK5h2iKvmaeEhg-0to7B1yFzVdkaZdXrtmipx9KddopGdHs0861xbWCfd1IYCQR9OT3O60qebUXN6QhsfH8V992e97muG3xvR0yHAloXUBMO2OapAX7qW_yfaUFgGMv4QGLDLA0NRyEvfavMEyZhmavado4zD2fNgwOnvKwkge-625iIOCXKgJEkr5csMsfDUa08kFAlb5LFXBY8hvXW0U1zCJtv

Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2013/01/news-articles-and-links-from-january-9.html

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
Even a Six Year Old is Smarter Than Feinstein
PatriotPost.com
http://image.patriotpost.us/2013-01-08-humor-1.jpg

Contra Costa, Solano Residents Invited to the Marin County D.A.'s Gun Buy Back (Surrender) Day
Claycord.com
http://claycord.com/2013/01/09/contra-costa-residents-invited-to-the-marin-county-d-a-s-gun-buy-back-program/
(Let's see $200 or $100 per fire arm depending upon model...hmmm ability to defend oneself/WalMart shopping trip...ability to defend/shopping at WalMart...self-defense/WalMart...)

Agriculture/Science News
Top 10 Health Stories of 2012
Byron J. Richards
NewsWithViews.com
http://www.newswithviews.com/Richards/byron217.htm

Good Protein Bad Protein 4 Ingredients to Avoid and Why Its Mandatory for Physical and Mental Stamina
ThePeoplesChemist.com
http://thepeopleschemist.com/good-protein-bad-protein-4-ingredients-avoid-mandatory-physical-mental-stamina/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=good-protein-bad-protein-4-ingredients-avoid-mandatory-physical-mental-stamina

Scientist: Top Selling Weed Killer Montanso's Roundup Linked to Infertility
BlacklistedNews.com
http://www.blacklistednews.com/Scientist%3A_Top_Selling_Weed_Killer_%E2%80%93_Monsanto%E2%80%99s_Roundup_%E2%80%93_Linked_to_Infertility/23509/0/38/38/Y/M.html

Spin and Bias in Published Studies of Breast Cancer Trials
ScienceCodex.com
http://www.sciencecodex.com/spin_and_bias_in_published_studies_of_breast_cancer_trials-104889

Levee/Infrastructure News

Fisheries/Wildlife/Habitat News

Environmental News
Answers Needed on Why Tanker Hit Bay Bridge
Baykeeper.org
http://baykeeper.org/blog/answers-needed-why-oil-tanker-hit-bay-bridge
Bay Bridge Was Exempted From Rules Limiting Large Ships From Sailing in Fog
http://baykeeper.org/news/bk/bay-bridge-was-exempted-rules-limiting-large-ships-sailing-fog

Economic/Tourism News

High Speed Rail/BDCP Conveyance News
From California High Speed Rail Authority's Blog...you know this will be good...
Peninsula NIMBYs Continue Anti-HSR Activism, Using CalTrain EIS as Leverage
http://www.cahsrblog.com/2012/12/peninsula-nimbys-continue-anti-hsr-activism-using-caltrain-eis-as-leverage/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=peninsula-nimbys-continue-anti-hsr-activism-using-caltrain-eis-as-leverage
High Speed Rail Should Stay in Bakersfield
http://www.cahsrblog.com/2012/12/high-speed-rail-should-stay-in-central-bakersfield/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=high-speed-rail-should-stay-in-central-bakersfield
2012: The Year That Saved California High Speed Rail
http://www.cahsrblog.com/2012/12/2012-the-year-that-saved-california-high-speed-rail/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2012-the-year-that-saved-california-high-speed-rail
2013: The Year Ahead in High Speed Rail
http://www.cahsrblog.com/2013/01/2013-the-year-ahead-in-high-speed-rail/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2013-the-year-ahead-in-high-speed-rail
 CEQA Reform Takes Shape in 2013
http://www.cahsrblog.com/2013/01/ceqa-reform-takes-shape-for-2013/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ceqa-reform-takes-shape-for-2013
Amtrak to Seek FRA Approval for Standard HSR Trainsets
http://www.cahsrblog.com/2013/01/amtrak-to-seek-fra-approval-for-standard-hsr-trainsets/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amtrak-to-seek-fra-approval-for-standard-hsr-trainsets
Ray LaHood Mounts Another Strong Defense of California HSR
http://www.cahsrblog.com/2013/01/ray-lahood-mounts-another-strong-defense-of-california-hsr/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ray-lahood-mounts-another-strong-defense-of-california-hsr

National Political News
Obama Re-Elected Without Objection?
JB Williams
NewsWithViews.com
http://www.newswithviews.com/JBWilliams/williams231.htm

Impossible Coincidence Sandy Hook, Dark Knight Rises
NoMoreFakeNews.com
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=4tixiugab&v=001ZWNbY6QNS4zejkqD3zw0SgWoPVldKvO53NBcRJX5SrSNlFwAKzk4GPc3gCAQcPQVSaE0Knt75V_kKr5vQrHeQVZjwfTBeg3a3f5glBdHJrzkBNIpuPkUtQ%3D%3D

More of Our Doctors Are Losing Their Independence
Cato Institute
http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/more-our-doctors-are-losing-independence?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CatoRecentOpeds+%28Cato+Recent+Op-eds%29

Feinstein Statement on Nomination of John Brennan to be CIA Director
http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=ed17967f-8497-468f-aeab-29c013668401

Feinstein on Nomination of Chuck Hagel to be Secretary of Defense
http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=a1193b5f-9a3c-4050-938c-71616a86382c
(Neither of these can be good if she supports them.)

Biden Confirms Plans to Go Around Congress to Take Your Guns
GodfatherPolitics.com
http://godfatherpolitics.com/8905/biden-confirms-plans-to-go-around-congress-to-take-your-guns/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GodfatherPolitics+%28Godfather+Politics%29

Obama Evoking Executive Privilege to Ban Guns in America
CanadaFreePress.com
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/52282#When:01:19:12Z

California Political News

Litigation/Tribal News
Scientists Claim Censorship by Federal Agency
CapitalPress.com
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/AP-OR-Science-complaint-Klamath-010713

Superior Court Rules DFG Cannot Require a Permit...
Somach Simmons & Dunn
http://www.somachlaw.com/alerts.php?id=201
U.S. Supreme Court Holds a Discharge From...
http://www.somachlaw.com/alerts.php?id=202

Rivers Are Rivers
PLF Liberty Blog
http://blog.pacificlegal.org/2013/rivers-are-rivers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rivers-are-rivers

Federal Court Rules Stormwater Flow Alone Is Not a Pollutant
Best, Best & Kreiger
http://www.bbklaw.com/?t=40&an=16687&format=xml

Calendar
Meeting of the
Board of Directors and Liaison Advisers for the
SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA CONSERVANCY
Thursday, January 17, 2013
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Jean Harvie Community Center
14273 River Road, Walnut Grove, CA
www.deltaconservancy.ca.gov
(Note on the Agenda, the Conservancy is accepting $250,000 from S.D. Bechtel Foundation for their 'Basin Study'...well, well the sharks have come out in 2013 hard and heavy.)

Delta Stewardship Council Independent Science Board Meeting
January 16-17, 2013
http://deltacouncil.ca.gov/science-event-detail/8198


It's Back to School Time
Register for Water 101: The Basics and Beyond
February 14-15, 2013
Water Education Foundation
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=n4t4lee6&v=0015cPBtOwYvcUJ0HoTex-jWLeMS7acKElF12bZKxzEvrFAAhhu0bNSojkW5Fs0F5Zm02G87-3T6LTPGzvB_VurFnkJBWjJWK323NIDF2vIvr93VEWW0zni3-Ym5ZX-CirJBrapNzEVHJg82DVH5sEvERUS8RiHT1290eBvLa8XMILGu8U9pmap4CEvJnpP55oH1pdz_FIEOF8Qz3YFDOkAib1gadG9bWHPkjNMwQ3-KEjkp_VAlCnL7zN4pC8inAcMxSRFnuUC8IhcC-7335LiRdKY0o0GJI_6OS3NL2dJcYJ53kGfon-xdA%3D%3D
(In case any one has missed Mr. Snow.)

Southern California Water Committee
http://marketing.proofinteractive.com/hostedemail/email.htm?CID=21648215706&ch=E007D218D6494E253309DE2ACCF331D8&h=225b1004edd90fdac6ef6b58de5dee1a&ei=TmKzr8rNO

Written Comment Opportunities
California Farm Bureau Accepting Scholarship Applications
CapitalPress.com
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/TH-cfbf-scholarships-010913

Because It's Cool!

January 5-7, 2013 Delta Water and News Links

Delta/California/Water News
Weekend Wrap-Up
Aquafornia.com
http://www.aquafornia.com/index.php/2013/01/07/weekend-wrap-up-27/

Water Education Foundation Welcomes New Board Members
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=n4t4lee6&v=001zsj4A0_3E1FPRz7q-7mPkznfVoxeGkVpE4lRsLtMHPTpjOQ5THqB9tugvK3U1tzqdVWB2tVlFVV_wdaX6O11sggvSSyO1Rx7wLtmw9Fhi-S7cM-IafpPYOQGnnjID9j6oy4beb618GEtptZZEDxLgfJaqGHaxcWObRwYnemwxqzUHSCrBTu30uKtWjqugtgbPS-jWPrQp2gZig3UFQvFpVl7dnEfBxniexKmw6L7gcFkmNChemjmSLxZRQy3cDCaxcUajsKjofSU6uGYqlmMcALuDT9cw3C5X2BJa888NXpO5xlWSVRwSw%3D%3D

Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2013/01/news-articles-and-links-from-january-4.html
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2013/01/news-articles-and-links-from-january-7.html

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
Leave Prop. 13 Alone: Repeal Growth Controls
Fox and Hounds
http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2013/01/leave-prop-13-alone-repeal-growth-controls/

It is the toxic combination of slow-growth and smart-growth plans with affordable housing incentives –- low interest rates, low down payments, mortgage interest deduction — that help bring about abnormal booms and busts in California’s real estate market. 

Growth Controls, Not Prop. 13, Produced State Deficits
CalWatchDog.com
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2013/01/07/growth-controls-not-prop-13-produced-state-deficits/

My Line In The Sand Is Drawn Here
Pastor Chuck Baldwin
NewsWithViews.com
http://www.newswithviews.com/baldwin/baldwin734.htm

AGENDA Grinding America Down
Bear Witness Central
http://bwcentral.org/2012/11/agenda-grinding-america-down/

Why We Are About to Lose the U.S. to The Claws of Communism Parts 1, 2 and 3
http://bwcentral.org/2013/01/why-we-are-about-to-lose-the-united-states-to-the-claws-of-communism-part-1/
http://bwcentral.org/2012/01/why-we-are-about-to-lose-the-united-states-to-the-claws-of-communism-part-2/
http://bwcentral.org/2012/01/why-we-are-about-to-lose-the-united-states-to-the-claws-of-communism-part-3/

Pastor Roger Anghis - The Banning of Guns, Part 2
NewsWithViews.com
http://www.newswithviews.com/Anghis/roger242.htm

Senator Feinstein's Constitutional End-Run
ImpeachObamaCampaign.com
http://www.impeachobamacampaign.com/senator-feinsteins-constitutional-end-run/

Feinstein Will Most LIkely Introduce Her Anti-2nd Amendment Bill on January 22nd
TheSurvivalistBlog.com
http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/feinstein-introduce-anti2nd-amendment-bill-january-22nd/

Feinstein Slated to Reveal Gun Ban Legislation in January
CalWatchDog.com
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2013/01/07/feinstein-slated-to-reveal-gun-ban-legislation-in-jan/

Hit the Nail On the Head With a Federal Assault Hammer Ban
ImpeachObamaCampaign.com
http://www.impeachobamacampaign.com/hit-the-nail-on-the-head-with-a-federal-assault-hammer-ban/

Confirmed: Dianne Feinstein Doesn't Know Anything
AmericanThinker.com
http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/01/confirmed_diane_feinstein_doesnt_know_anything.html

Conversation About CEQA in the 21st Century
California Economic Summit
http://www.caeconomy.org/reporting/entry/conversation-about-ceqa-in-the-21st-century

Agriculture/Science News

Levee/Infrastructure News

Fisheries/Wildlife/Habitat News
Delta Fish Populations Reach Record Low Levels
Dan Bacher
TheFishSniffer.com
http://www.fishsniffer.com/fishingnews/details/delta-fish-populations-reach-record-low-levels/

Legislators Want Army Corps To Explain Habitat Removal Plan
LATimes.com
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0104-sepulveda-20130104,0,126344.story#tugs_story_display

Environmental News
Gov. Jerry Brown Wants to "Calibrate" Environmental Rules
LATimes.com
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2013/01/gov-jerry-brown-wants-to-calibrate-environmental-rules.html

A Drilling Dilemma on Fracking
SFGate.com
http://www.sfgate.com/opinion/editorials/article/A-drilling-dilemma-on-fracking-4168823.php

Economic/Tourism News
Conservation Groups Meet Deadline to Protect Iconic Property on Donner Summit
Packard Foundation
http://www.packard.org/2013/01/conservation-groups-meet-deadline-to-protect-iconic-property-on-donner-summit/

High Speed Rail/BDCP Conveyance News
"Blazing Trains" HSR Plan Resembles Comedy Western
CalWatchDog.com
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2013/01/07/blazing-trains-hsr-plan-resembles-comedy-western/
(Steinberg looks like the Governor in Blazing Saddles!! See picture in article.)

California High Speed Rail Blog - CEQA Reform Takes Shape for 2013
Cahsrblog.com
http://www.cahsrblog.com/2013/01/ceqa-reform-takes-shape-for-2013/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ceqa-reform-takes-shape-for-2013

National Political News
Look for More McClintocks in the Future
Fox and Hounds
http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2013/01/look-for-more-mcclintocks-in-the-future/

Blame for Fiscal Mess? Look In the Mirror
Devvy Kidd
NewsWithViews.com
http://www.newswithviews.com/Devvy/kidd568.htm

Pelosi Urges Obama to Sidestep congress, Use 14th Amendment to Raise Debt Ceiling
TheDailyCaller.com
http://dailycaller.com/2013/01/07/pelosi-urges-obama-to-sidestep-congress-use-14th-amendment-to-raise-debt-ceiling/

The Fate of the Republic Is In The Hands of One Man
ImpeachObamaCampaign.com
http://www.impeachobamacampaign.com/the-fate-of-the-republic-is-in-the-hands-of-one-man/

House Democrat Serrano Tries to Alter Constitution, End Presidential Term Limits
FoxNews.com
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/01/07/house-democrat-serrano-tries-to-alter-constitution-end-presidential-term-limits/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fpolitics+%28Internal+-+Politics+-+Text%29

Who Would Dare Veto the Sandy Bill?
AmericanThinker.com
http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/01/who_would_dare_veto_the_sandy_bill.html

Conservatives Can Learn From the Flaws in Spielberg's Lincoln
AmericanThinker.com
http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/01/conservatives_can_learn_from_the_flaws_in_spielbergs_lincoln.html

Just Who Wants to 'Take Back America?'
CalWatchDog.com
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2013/01/04/just-who-wants-to-take-back-america/

California Political News
The Prop 13 "Reforms" Only Embed Prop 13 More Deeply
Fox and Hounds
http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2013/01/the-prop-13-reforms-only-embed-prop-13-more-deeply/

Schwarzenegger Still in Marketing Mode, Selling Myths
CalWatchDog.com
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2013/01/06/schwarzenegger-still-in-marketing-mode-selling-myths/

Litigation News
Washington: California Water Providers Clash With Feds Over Breached Contracts
MiamiHerald.com
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/01/04/3167882/california-water-providers-clash.html

Stockton East Update
Alex Breitler's Blog
http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/san-joaquin-river-delta/2013/01/04/stockton-east-update/?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

Federal Judge Rules EPA Overstepped Authority Trying to Regulate Water as Pollutant
EPAAbuse.com
http://epaabuse.com/10585/news/federal-judge-rules-epa-overstepped-authority-trying-to-regulate-water-as-pollutant/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=federal-judge-rules-epa-overstepped-authority-trying-to-regulate-water-as-pollutant

Tribal News
Native American Flash Mob Round Dance Takes Over Mall of America
colorlines.com
http://colorlines.com/archives/2013/01/native_american_flash_mob_round_dance_takes_over_mall_of_america.html

Calendar

Written Comment Opportunities

Because It's Cool!
All My Children, One Life to Live to Return In New Online Network
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/01/07/all-my-children-one-life-to-live-to-return-in-new-online-episodes/

January 3, 2013 Delta Water and News Links

Delta/California/Water News
State Assembly Committee Assignments for 2013-14 Session Released
ACWA.com
http://www.acwa.com/news/state-assembly-committee-assignments-2013-%E2%80%9914-session-released

Changes in Farming Changing the Water Is Used
Chicoer.com
http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_22302457/changes-farming-changing-way-water-is-used?source=rss

County Sheriffs Can Block Federal Gun Control
GodfatherPolitics.com
http://godfatherpolitics.com/8806/county-sheriffs-can-block-federal-gun-control/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GodfatherPolitics+%28Godfather+Politics%29

The Incoming Mega Floods
UC San Diego
http://tenaya.ucsd.edu/~dettinge/Dettinger_Ingram_sciam13.pdf

DWR's eNews
http://www.water.ca.gov/deltainit/docs/Delta_eNews010313.pdf

Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2013/01/news-articles-and-links-from-january-3.html

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
U.S. Marine's Scathing Response to Sen. Feinstein's Gun Control Proposal: 'I Am the Man Who Keeps You Free'
TheBlaze.com
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/marines-scathing-response-to-sen-feinsteins-gun-control-proposal-i-am-not-your-subject-i-am-the-man-who-keeps-you-free/

Marine Vet Tells Off Gun-Grabbing Feinstein
BlacklistedNews.com
http://godfatherpolitics.com/8817/marine-vet-tells-off-gun-grabbing-feinstein/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GodfatherPolitics+%28Godfather+Politics%29

How Gun Grabber Feinstein Stole $100s of Billions In Gold
Video Rebel's Blog
http://vidrebel.wordpress.com/2012/12/31/how-gun-grabber-feinstein-stole-100s-of-billions-in-gold/
California Desert Protection Act of 1994
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Desert_Protection_Act
California Desert Protection Act of 2010
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Desert_Protection_Act_of_2010

UN Back To Its Free-Spending Ways, Despite Obama Administration Claims
FoxNews.com
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/01/03/un-back-to-its-free-spending-ways-despite-obama-administration-claims/

Acosystem Adaptation to Climate Change in California; 9 Guiding Principles
Resources Legacy Fund
http://www.resourceslegacyfund.org/images/pdfs/Guiding_Principles_Brochure.PDF

You Are Not Living In a Free Country If...
ImpeachObamaCampaign.com
http://www.impeachobamacampaign.com/you-are-not-living-in-a-free-country-if/

Why I Need Assault Weapons: Game-Show Legend Chuck Woolery Has 6 Very Good Reasons
LewRockwell.com
http://lewrockwell.com/yk/chuck-woolery-assault-weapons.html

Agriculture/Science News
GE News: Scientist Raises Concerns About GM Corps and Glyphosate: Cause of Diseases?
Ecological Farming Association
http://us4.campaign-archive1.com/?u=76c0bb8f4637459fcb1d94bf3&id=9a063619d7&e=70f6a0af54

Laws of Geo-Engineering to Mitigate Global Warming?
ScienceDaily.com
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130102140521.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fearth_climate+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Earth+%26+Climate+News%29

Levee/Infrastructure News

Fisheries/Wildlife/Habitat News
News For Conservationists: Scientists Challenge Current Theories About Natural Habitats and Species Diversity
EnvironmentalResearchWeb.com
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/yournews/51938

Sonoma County Fish Success...So Far
SonomaCountygazette.com
http://www.sonomacountygazette.com/cms/pages/sonoma-county-news-article-1017.html

Environmental News
Fracking Activities Enter Urban Areas
TestosteronePit.com
http://www.testosteronepit.com/home/2013/1/2/fracking-activities-enter-urban-areas.html

Economic/Tourism News

High Speed Rail/BDCP Conveyance News

National Political News
Law Center Warns Congress Not to Certify 2012 Elections
NewsWithViews.com
http://www.newswithviews.com/JBWilliams/williams229.htm
Link to North American Law Center
http://northamericanlawcenter.org/

NYTimes: Trashing the Constitution For Fun and Profit
NoMoreFakeNews.com
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=4tixiugab&v=001QYDB14zrJ48K4eXTPl4-LZNdm5-a_jnQ0tNIT6hMO-J5zLb1Vv_UOEVQzUCnWb2LAW3z7DbTSFPZMaHO9mjljR54Wbv4vemAXaUmAXmd8IN29skRNdMDQg%3D%3D

Judicial Watch 'Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians' for 2012
CalWatchDog.com
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2013/01/03/judicial-watch-ten-most-wanted-corrupt-politicians-for-2012/

Rand Paul Named to Senate Foreign Relations Committee
EconomicPolicyJournal.com
http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2013/01/rand-paul-named-to-senate-foreign.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+economicpolicyjournal%2FYZSb+%28EconomicPolicyJournal.com%29

Feinstein, McCain, Levin Ask CIA for 'Zero Dark Thirty' Documents
Senator Feinstein's Website
http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=0d4e72c7-361a-4271-922f-6e2ccaa3f609

California Political News
Spread the Word: No More Stolen Elections
OrganicConsumers.org
http://www.organicconsumers.org/bytes/OrganicBytes353.pdf

Litigation/Tribal News
Phillips66 and ConocoPhillips Sued by California Over Tanks
Bloomberg.com
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-03/phillips-66-and-conocophillips-sued-by-california-over-tanks-1-.html

Federal Judge Refuses to Order Release of Memo Justifying Obama's Assassination Program
Allgov.com
http://www.allgov.com/news/top-stories/federal-judge-refuses-to-order-release-of-memo-justifying-obamas-assassination-program-130103?news=846654

Calendar
Delta Stewardship Council
CABA Seminar: What Is a Natural Hydrograph in Regulated Rivers
January 18, 2013
http://deltacouncil.ca.gov/science-event-detail/8179

Written Comment Opportunities

Because It's Cool!

January 2, 2013 Delta Water and News Links

"The weak indulge in resolutions, but the strong act.  Life is but a day's work - do it well.  The act is ours; the consequences God's."

Delta/California Water News
December 24, 2012
Aquafornia's Weekend Wrap-Up
https://mail.google.com/mail/ca/u/0/?shva=1#inbox/13bcdbe8a95fc53c

Pro-Fracking Propaganda Heats Up
Public Water News Service
Burt Wilson
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=jsitf5iab&v=001hufgit2uCW_oxrc1RJnlHhNSql9c9f_gE_GFNtCj6QS_zFhpQ0MZibJ7CUCz__qmb-w9t_8ZDldDr-NfzSvGFmy2z3iQHb-YPD3o2Eg9IMu7VWCNA43uQw%3D%3D

Restore the Delta
eNewsletter
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=001qNmFLvMdRPBcgm1LvbOpfNjmeSsdMiGa-tgFijL211plsencEWMIviRZRzKJuhYUHVimvXbr7Exhc2G9VR1AaCRInejL5dejK5DyFph6U4ImvX4Q0g_qYA%3D%3D

Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/12/news-articles-and-links-from-december_20.html
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/12/news-articles-and-links-from-december_21.html
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2013/01/news-articles-and-links-from-january-2.html

Is 2013 the Year of Water in California?
California Economic Summit
http://www.caeconomy.org/reporting/entry/is-2013-the-year-of-water-in-california

Salinity, Delta Agriculture and the PPIC; Muzzled Dogs Can't Bark
Dr. Jeffrey Michael
Valley Economist
http://valleyecon.blogspot.com/2012/12/salinity-delta-agriculture-and-ppic.html

Central Valley Business Times Governor's Delta Tunnel Plan Doesn't Measure Up, Says Engineer
California Water Impact Network
http://www.c-win.org/content/central-valley-business-times-governor%E2%80%99s-delta-tunnel-plan-doesn%E2%80%99t-measure-says-engineer.htm

Dan Walters: California's Water WarsBreaking Out Again
Sacramento Bee
http://www.sacbee.com/2013/01/02/5086702/dan-walters-californias-water.html#mi_rss=Capitol%20and%20California

Plans, Studies on Agenda for Water Commission
Chicoer.com
http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_22291349/plans-studies-agenda-water-commission?source=rss

Should Stanislaus Regulate Water Export Out of County
Modesto Bee
http://www.modbee.com/2012/12/29/2512661/water-is-for-fighting-over.html

Q&A: Delta's Dr. Doom Leaves UC Davis for New Water Role
Sacramento Bee
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/12/31/5083432/qa-deltas-dr-doom-leaves-uc-davis.html#mi_rss=Our%20Region

Delta Disputes Could Affect Solano's Water
Daily Republic.com
http://www.dailyrepublic.com/news/solanocounty/delta-disputes-could-affect-solanos-water/

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
Feds Grab-Locals Fight Back
American Policy Center
http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=3af5d41d21ad9fce53c86ba9d&id=be3f49cf5a&e=75b5b6dbb8

Defend Rural America
Siskiyou County Interviews
http://www.defendruralamerica.com/DRA/Siskiyou_County.html

Interviews of 10 Siskiyou County residents have been added to the DRA website, just below the original documentary video. The interviews cover various factors in detail. Counties that have not yet stood up to protect the rights of their residents should pay particular attention to Frank Tallerico, Jr. and Tom Wetter explaining the cost of inaction.

Steve Westly: Conserving Land and History is Good for California Business
San Jose Mercury News
http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_22264581/steve-westly-conserving-land-and-history-is-good

'Smart' Meter Opt Out for Texas: Unacceptable
Devvy Kidd
NewsWithViews.com
http://www.newswithviews.com/Devvy/kidd567.htm

Why the Founding Fathers Matter
American Policy Center
Tom Deweese
http://www.newswithviews.com/DeWeese/tom228.htm

Agenda 21 is Being Rammed Down the Throats of Local Communities All Over America
www.infowars.com
http://www.infowars.com/agenda-21-is-being-rammed-down-the-throats-of-local-communities-all-over-america/

Lord Christopher Monckton Debunks Global Warming at Hearing for California's Legislature
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heamMWFQ_qY&list=FLct5vXRmd51FWim1lRafx_w&index=3&feature=plpp_video


Video Flashback: Dianne Feinstein Draconian Gun Ban Plan in 1995
ImpeachObamaCampaign.com
http://www.impeachobamacampaign.com/video-flashback-diane-feinstein-draconian-gun-ban-plan-in-1995/

Ignore Pretended Legislation, Pay the Price
ImpeachObamaCampaign.com
http://www.impeachobamacampaign.com/ignore-pretended-legislation-pay-the-price-2/

A War-less, Bloodless Coup is Still a Coup; and We Have Been Seized
The Liberty Sphere
http://thelibertysphere.blogspot.com/2012/12/musings-after-midnight-war-less.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheLibertySphere+%28The+Liberty+Sphere%29

The Socialist Mind Game: A Brief Manual
AmericanThinker.com
http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/01/the_socialist_mind_game_a_brief_manual.html

Higher Down-Payments Could Be Compromise Prop. 13 Reform
CalWatchdog.com
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2013/01/02/higher-down-payments-could-be-compromise-prop-13-reform/

Feinstein's Bill Targets Handguns, Prompts Talk of Civil War
The Liberty Sphere
http://www.examiner.com/article/feinstein-s-bill-targets-handguns-prompts-talk-of-civil-war

Senate Approves Indefinite Military Detention of U.S. Citizens in U.S.
Allgov.com
http://www.allgov.com/news/top-stories/senate-approves-indefinite-military-detention-of-us-citizens-in-us-121226?news=846586

Senator Feinstein's Constitutional End-Run

AmericanThinker.com

http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/01/senator_feinsteins_constitutional_end-run.html

Feinstein Plans to Reintroduce Assault Weapons Ban Next Year
California Progress Report
https://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/feinstein-plans-reintroduce-assault-weapons-ban-next-year

Feinstein Ignores Gun Stats, Announces Bill to Ban Guns
CalWatchDog.com
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/12/31/feinstein-ignores-gun-stats-announces-bill-to-ban-guns/

Sen. Feinstein Lunges for Our Guns
CalWatchDog.com
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/12/27/sen-feinstein-lunges-for-our-guns/

ALERT: Legislation Details: Senate to Ban Hundreds of Semiautomatic Rifles, Handguns, Shotguns, Magazines, Includes Fingerprint Registration Requirements
LewRockwell.com
http://lewrockwell.com/slavo/slavo131.html

Council on Foreign Relations Plan for Global Governance in 2013
BlackListedNews.com
http://www.blacklistednews.com/Council_on_Foreign_Relations_Plan_for_Global_Governance_in_2013/23330/0/38/38/Y/M.html

Sen. Feinstein's Propossed 2013 Assault Weapons Ban
BlacklistedNews.com
http://www.blacklistednews.com/Council_on_Foreign_Relations_Plan_for_Global_Governance_in_2013/23330/0/38/38/Y/M.html

Senator Feinstein Pushes National Buyback of Guns
BlacklistedNews.com
http://www.blacklistednews.com/Senator_Feinstein_Pushes_National_Buyback_of_Guns/23268/0/38/38/Y/M.html

Sen. Feinstein Wants Every Gun and Gun Owner Registered
GodfatherPolitics.com
http://godfatherpolitics.com/8753/sen-feinstein-wants-every-gun-and-gun-owner-registered/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GodfatherPolitics+%28Godfather+Politics%29

Dianne Feinstein Carried a Concealed Gun
GodfatherPolitics.com
http://godfatherpolitics.com/8627/dianne-feinstein-carried-a-concealed-gun/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GodfatherPolitics+%28Godfather+Politics%29

Senator Feinstein Applauds Passage of FY13 Intelligence Authorization Bill
Senator Feinstein's Website
http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=2c9a90e5-16a4-490e-b535-af3bd71f49d2

Feinstein, Chambliss Statement on Passage of FISA Extension
Senator Feinstein's Website
http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=0a3e5b03-5840-4368-a7be-463f2a888996

Feinstein Releases Statement on 'Zero Dark Thirty'
Senator Feinstein's Website
http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=b5946751-2054-404a-89b7-b81e1271efc9

Agriculture/Science/Health News
Delta Stewardship Council
Volume 10, Issue 4 online Journal San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science released
http://deltastewardshipcouncil.createsend1.com/t/ViewEmail/r/B72A26D421B530C1/7C0F276835B38C546D5E5F9A8728A5A6

Codex Nutrition Committee Chooses Malnutrition
NewsWithViews.com
http://www.newswithviews.com/Tips/scott117.htm

Persimmons a Good Source of Beta Carotene
Life Extension
http://www.lef.org/news/LefDailyNews.htm?NewsID=17743&Section=Vitamins&utm_source=DailyHealthBulletin&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Vitamins&utm_content=Body+Title&utm_campaign=DHB_130102

The Good News, The Bad News of a Farmland Bubble
Alex Breitler's Blog
http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/san-joaquin-river-delta/2012/12/31/the-good-news-the-bad-news-of-a-farmland-bubble/?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

Levee/Infrastructure News
Tiny La Grange Dam Catches the Eye of Federal Government
MercedSunStar.com
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2013/01/01/2733996/tiny-la-grange-dam-catches-the.html

Nevada Groundwater Project Receives Federal Approval
Southern Nevada Water Authority
http://www.snwa.com/about/news_groundwater_project_rod.html

Fisheries/Wildlife/Habitat News
Name Change Give California a Department of Fish and Wildlife
Sacramento Bee
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/12/31/5085306/name-change-gives-california-a.html

The Fish Sniffer - Will California Department of Fish and Wildlife Live Up to Its Name?
Dan Bacher
http://www.fishsniffer.com/blogs/details/will-california-department-of-fish-and-wildlife-live-up-to-its-name/

California Completes Nation's Largest Marine Reserve
Gadling.com
http://www.gadling.com/2012/12/29/california-completes-nations-largest-marine-reserve/

GE News: Obama Administration Snubs Risks: Moves Forward with GE Salmon
http://us4.campaign-archive2.com/?u=76c0bb8f4637459fcb1d94bf3&id=29f4338a9a&e=70f6a0af54

Plan to Save Pescadero Steelhead Succeeds
San Jose Mercury News
http://www.mercurynews.com/san-mateo-county-times/ci_22285078/plan-save-pescadero-steelhead-succeeds

Scientists Challenge Current Theories About Natural Habitats and Species Diversity
ScienceDaily.com
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121230143021.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_environment+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+News+--+Top+Environment%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Weekend Wrap-Up 12/31/12
Aquafornia.com
http://www.aquafornia.com/index.php/2012/12/31/weekend-wrap-up-salmon-water-meters-fracking-news/

Mercury News Editorial: California's Water Supply Comes Before Fracking
Aquafornia.com
http://www.aquafornia.com/index.php/2012/12/29/mercury-news-editorial-californias-water-supply-fracking/

Army Corps of Engineers Clear-Cuts Lush Habitat in Valley
LATimes.com
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-sepulveda-basin-cleared-20121229,0,496760.story?track=rss

Birdwatchers Furious Over Cutting of LA Refuge
FresnoBee.com
http://www.fresnobee.com/2012/12/27/3114301/birdwatchers-furious-over-cutting.html

SFCWA Proposes Yolo Ranch Restoration Project
RiverNewsHerald.com
http://rivernewsherald.org/articles2012/sfcwa_12-26-2012.html

Regulatory/Environmental News
Editorial: California's Water Supply Must Be Protected From Fracking
LA Daily News
http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_22294372/editorial-californias-water-supply-must-be-protected-from

ImpeachObamaCampaign.org
Vidoe: EPA Goes Rogue: 6000 New Regs Impacting Private Property
http://www.impeachobamacampaign.com/video-epa-goes-rogue-6000-new-regs-impacting-private-property/

Controversial Privacy Concerns Surface with Government Plan to Install Black Box Monitors in All New Cars
AllGov.com
http://www.allgov.com/news/controversies/privacy-concerns-surface-with-government-plan-to-install-black-box-monitors-in-all-new-cars-121227?news=846592

California Jobs, Picture Mixed: CEQA Modernization Next Year?
California Economic Summit
http://www.caeconomy.org/reporting/entry/california-jobs-picture-mixed-ceqa-modernization-next-year

Brown Announces New Oil Industry Regulations Ahead of "Promised Land" Release
California Progress Report
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/brown-announces-new-oil-industry-regulations-ahead-promised-land-release

Key Environmental Law Targeted for Overhaul Page 1 of 3
UTSanDiego.com
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/dec/23/lawmakers-target-key-environmental-for-overhaul/

California Fracking Disclosure Rules Leave Some Environmentalists Unsatisfied
HuffingtonPost.com
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/24/california-fracking_n_2360902.html

Dangerous Precedent?
Recordnet.net
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20121227%2FA_NEWS%2F212270322%2F-1%2Frss02&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+RecordnetNewsHeadlines+%28Recordnet+News+Headlines%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Economic/Recreation/Tourism News
Sacramento River Delta Grown Agritourism Association
Map and Brochure
http://sacriverdeltagrown.org/?page_id=70&doing_wp_cron=1357157105.1667439937591552734375

Delta a Land of Conflicts, But Also Fun
h/t Nicky Suard, Snug Harbor Resorts
DailyRepublic.com
http://www.dailyrepublic.com/news/solanocounty/delta-a-land-of-conflicts-but-also-fun/

New Year Again Starts With a Cold Splash in the Delta
Contra Costa Times
http://www.contracostatimes.com/east-county-times/ci_22293688/new-year-again-starts-splash-delta?source=rss

High Speed Rail/BDCP Conveyance News
High Speed Rail Should Stay in Central Bakersfield
California Progress Report
https://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/high-speed-rail-should-stay-central-bakersfield

Sacramento Bee Slams Valley Republicant HSR Opposition
California Progress Report
https://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/sacramento-bee-slams-valley-republican-hsr-opposition

Arnold as U.S. Transportation Secretary? Talk About Karma!
CalWatchDog.com
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2013/01/02/arnold-as-transportation-secretary-talk-about-karma/

Rail Series: CA Should Consider Medium-Speed Rail Alternative
All 6 Parts
CalWatchDog.com
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/12/26/rail-series-ca-should-consider-medium-speed-rail-alternative/

No 'Time Out' for City in rail Authority's Cross-hairs
CalWatchDog.com
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/12/21/no-bullet-train-time-out-for-city-in-rail-authoritys-cross-hairs/

National Political News
NDAA Nullification Bill Introduced in Nevada!
ImpeachObamaCampaign.com
http://www.impeachobamacampaign.com/ndaa-nullification-bill-introduced-in-nevada/

Cantor, McCarthy, Turn Young Guns on Boehner, Ryan
Breitbartnews.com
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/01/01/cantor-mccarthy-turn-young-guns-on-boehner-ryan?utm_source=e_breitbart_com&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Breitbart+News+Roundup%2C+January+2%2C+2013&utm_campaign=20130102_m114851533_Breitbart+News+Roundup%2C+January+2%2C+2013&utm_term=More

McCarthy Jumps Off a Cliff
Fox and Hounds
http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2013/01/mccarthy-jumps-off-a-cliff/

California Political News
Tough Year Ahead for California Taxpayers and Wealth Producers
Reason.com
http://reason.com/archives/2012/12/28/tough-year-ahead-for-california-taxpayer

California Democrats Signal They Want to Reform Proposition 13
San Jose Mercury News
http://www.mercurynews.com/california-budget/ci_22277585/california-democrats-signal-they-want-reform-proposition-13

2013 May Not Be the Year of the Super-majority
Fox and Hounds
http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2013/01/2013-may-not-be-the-year-of-the-supermajority/

Sacramento 'Recovery' Reliant on Government Growth
CalWatchDog.com
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/12/30/sacramento-recovery-reliant-on-government-growth/

Tribal News

Litigation News
Siskiyou County Wins Lawsuit to Preserve Water Rights
Defend Rural America
http://www.defendruralamerica.com/DRA/Blog/Entries/2012/12/26_Entry_1.html

New Melones Court Documents
Alex Breitler's Blog
http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/san-joaquin-river-delta/2013/01/02/new-melones-court-documents/?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

Federal Judge Slams Obama Administration for Trying to Dismiss No-Fly List Case in Secret
Allgov.com
http://www.allgov.com/news/us-and-the-world/federal-judge-slams-obama-administration-for-trying-to-dismiss-no-fly-list-case-in-secret-121226?news=846582

Calendar
Delta Stewardship Council
Delta Independent Science Board
January 9, 2013
Meeting Notice and Teleconference
http://deltacouncil.ca.gov/science-event-detail/8173

Delta Stewardship Council
Proposed Delta Plan Rule-making Package
January 11, 2013
http://deltastewardshipcouncil.createsend1.com/t/ViewEmail/r/263AD638AC2766BA/7C0F276835B38C546D5E5F9A8728A5A6

Bay Delta Conservation Plan Interactive Calendar
http://baydeltaconservationplan.com/Calendar/Calendar.aspx

Written Comment Opportunities
NOAA Seeks Public Comment on Expanding Marine Sanctuaries
Dan Bacher
IndyBay.com
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/12/27/18728967.php

Bay Delta Plan Update
WaterBoards.ca.gov
http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/press_room/press_releases/2012/pr123112_baydelta.pdf

Because It's Cool!
Top 10 Books on States Rights
LewRockwell.com
http://lewrockwell.com/boldin/boldin24.1.html