It’s time for insurers to demand that Big Oil and Gas pay their fair share for the massive climate-related economic damage they’ve caused. And it’s time to spare overburdened property owners from more unaffordable rate hikes.
"The bipartisan Delta Caucus is unanimous in strong opposition to the governor’s proposal to fast-track the Delta Tunnel, a $20 billion unaffordable project to be paid by ratepayers who are already struggling with the high cost of living in California," the Delta Caucus wrote in a news release.
The California Legislative Delta Caucus on Thursday urged leaders of the California Senate and Assembly to reject Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to fast-track the Delta Tunnel Project in the 2025-26 state budget.
State Sen. Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, also lambasted the plan.
"Governor Newsom's proposal to fast-track the costly and destructive Delta Tunnel Project in the state budget is a poorly conceived plan that the Legislature should reject," said State Senator Jerry McNerney (D-Pleasanton), co-chair of the California Legislative Delta Caucus.
State Sen. Jerry McNerney (D–Pleasanton), co-chair of the California Legislative Delta Caucus, called the plan “poorly conceived” and encouraged the Legislature to reject it. He said the tunnel project would destroy farmland, salmon fisheries and tribal resources.
State Sen. Jerry McNerney, D-Stockton, encouraged the Legislature to invest in alternative water supplies in a Wednesday statement.
“Governor Newsom’s proposal to fast-track the costly and destructive Delta Tunnel Project in the state budget is a poorly conceived plan that the Legislature should reject,” State Sen. Jerry McNerney, D-Stockton said.
