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With Environmental Review Finalized, Could Construction On The Delta Tunnels Begin In 2018?

/in /by /The Sacramento Beeby Ryan Sabalow

After years of planning, officials have finalized all 97,000 pages of environmental documents to support Gov. Jerry Brown’s controversial plan to build two massive tunnels through the heart of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. In spite of a recent call for a scaled-down version of the project from a prominent nonpartisan California water think-tank, state officials are moving forward with the original plan for what they call California WaterFix. The $15.5 billion project would tunnel two pipes 40 feet in diameter for 35 miles under the fragile ecosystem that serves as the hub of the state’s water-delivery network.

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Council Approves Drama-Less Committee Appointments

/in /by /The Coast News Group (Encinitas)by Aaron Burgin Mentioned: Mark Muir

For the second consecutive year, the City Council approved its appointments to various boards and committees with little fanfare. Mayor Catherine Blakespear will represent Encinitas on the board of directors for the powerful San Diego Association of Governments. Better known as SANDAG, the county’s transportation and metropolitan planning agency oversees regional pedestrian, motor vehicle and transportation projects and has the authority to propose tax increases to support those efforts.

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Lawsuit Seeks Records Of UC Legal Opinion On Expansion Of State Energy Grid

/in /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Jeff McDonald

A water and power district east of San Diego is suing the University of California over records related to a legal opinion that supports Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to expand the state power grid across the western United States. The lawsuit, filed last week in Alameda County, said university officials refused to turn over documents that three law professors relied on to produce the study. The opinion was commissioned in March by the California Independent System Operator, or CAISO, the government nonprofit that manages most of the the grid.

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