UPDATED: What Are You Doing July 7th?

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I received this from Restore the Delta.

" On July 7, 20009 the Assembly Water Parks and Wildlife Committee will hold a hearing on proposed Delta legislation in Room 4202. The hearing is scheduled to take place at 9 a.m. We are asking all our supporters to show up at the Capitol as early as possible to make our presence known.

Why is it so important to be at this hearing? Remember how we ended up with energy deregulation in California? We are headed down the same path of bad public policy decisions that could prove to be very costly for California's taxpayers. A water bond worth $10 to $25 billion is hard to accept when one million children are losing health insurance and the State is beginning to issue IOU's.

The Delta Solutions bill/bills will not be made public by the State Senate until tomorrow - or so we have heard. That gives the public only one week (with a holiday in between) to examine what they are proposing for the future of the Delta. It is very possible this will be the one and only hearing for us to make comments on policies that could permanently shape the Delta's future, including the peripheral canal.

This political maneuvering is public policy formation at its worst - on one of our most important state issues, the management of water. It is time to let our legislators know that we want real solutions to break dependence on Delta water exports and that the Bay Delta Conservation Plan in its present form is unacceptable to the people of the Delta.

That is why we are asking all our Restore the Delta supporters to plan on attending the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee Hearing on proposed Delta bills on July 7, 2009 at 9 a.m. in Room 4202. Be sure to arrive as early as possible. And because the details on the hearing and legislative proposals seems to be evolving by the hour, please keep checking back with Restore the Delta for the most up- to-date information. "

www.restorethedelta.org
 
I'm planning to go; and I'm also going contact the the committee chair to express my views.
 
UPDATED INFO;

"Restore the Delta is asking you to take special action on behalf of protecting the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

Dear Restore the Delta Supporters,

The California Legislature is waffling on when the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee Hearing will be held to review a Delta Solutions Package. Even more disturbing, as of 6:30 a.m. today, they have not released a comprehensive bill for public review. We have heard, however, that a select group of people, not including any Delta representatives, may be reviewing some copies of what is in the works.

One public hearing for a set of water policies that has far reaching and expensive implications for the entire state is a mockery of the democratic process. Not giving ample and certain public notice of the one said hearing exemplifies a complete failure to lead. That is, unfortunately, what is happening in Sacramento.

Thus, we do not know if the hearing will be on July 7th, July 9th, or on another date. Please check your email and phone messages throughout the extended holiday. We will let you know about this crucial hearing as soon as we know.

However, and more importantly, a press conference with Senator Lois Wolk (D- District 5) will be held on July 7th at 11 a.m. (tentative time) on the North Steps of the Capitol. Senator Wolk has been advocating for Delta communities and sound Delta restoration policies throughout this legislative session.

We want to make it clear to the Assembly and Senate (while they waffle on if and when public input will be allowed) that it is time to give the Delta a voice on water issues. And that we are tired of the decisions being made without our consent and involvement.

We are asking all our supporters to turn out for this event, as well as the upcoming hearing. We know that making two trips to Sacramento is inconvenient, but it is time to make it clear what the Delta means to us.

Click here for a link for a google map of the Capitol and driving directions.

Remember to check phone message and emails over the holiday for updates on the time and date for the Assembly Hearing. Again the press conference, which we are asking you all to attend will be on July 7th at 11 a.m. on the North Steps of the Capitol.

About Restore the Delta

Restore the Delta is a grassroots campaign committed to making the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta fishable, swimmable, drinkable, and farmable to benefit all of California. Restore the Delta - a coalition of Delta residents, business leaders, civic organizations, community groups, faith-based communities, union locals, farmers, fishermen, and environmentalists - seeks to strengthen the health of the estuary and the well-being of Delta communities. Restore the Delta works to improve water quality so that fisheries and farming can thrive together again in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
Website: http://www.restorethedelta.org

Restore the Delta
Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla
Making the California Delta fishable, swimmable, drinkable, and farmable by 2010!
email: barbara [at] restorethedelta.org"

bolding is mine......
 
Come to Sacramento and celebrate at the news conference!

Happy BD
 
I'm afraid I could not make it after all.....

It was not a good day to have a news conference in Sacramento. All of the news today seems to be about the Michael Jackson Tribute!
 
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