California should table the pricey tunnel project and instead pursue alternatives that are far more affordable, better for the environment, and will achieve superior results.
State Sen. Jerry McNerney, D-Stockton, said composting helps farmers and the climate.
Senate Bill 7 — authored by state Sen. Jerry McNerney, a Democrat who represents Pleasanton — would require employers to notify current and potential workers of their use of such systems and bar employers from “primarily” relying on those systems in disciplinary and firing decisions.
Delta-region lawmakers who successfully rejected Newsom’s bid to tie the proposal to the budget in June are raring for another fight. Sen. Jerry McNerney and Assemblymember Lori Wilson quickly put out a statement saying “no amount of money can compensate” for the tunnel’s construction impacts on communities and urging instead to fortify the region’s levees and invest in water recycling and groundwater storage.
The bottom line for State Senator Jerry McNerney is clear: No matter how much Gov. Gavin Newson dangles in one-time benefits, the Delta Tunnel isn’t worth the staggering loss of prime farmland, damage to the West Coast’s largest estuary, and negative implications for Northern San Joaquin Valley urban and ag water supplies.
The California Legislative Delta Caucus on August 6 had to urge leaders of the California Senate and Assembly to reject Gov. Gavin Newsom’s renewed effort to fast-track the salmon-killing Delta Tunnel Project.
The California Legislative Delta Caucus on Wednesday once again urged leaders of the California Senate and Assembly to reject Gov. Gavin Newsom’s renewed effort to fast-track the Delta Tunnel Project.
I am writing to remind you that I will be hosting a Tri-Valley Town Hall in Dublin on Wednesday, Aug. 6, from 6-8 p.m.
