Economic Impact of Delta Tunnels Topic of Hearing

The state Senate Select Committee on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta will conduct a hearing on the economic impacts of the proposed Delta tunnels. The hearing is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Friday in the lower-level auditorium of the Milton Marks Conference Center, 455 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco.

Sen. Lois Wolk, D-Davis, is the chairwoman of the committee. The hearing participants will discuss the “connection between pending decisions, including permitting for the Delta tunnels, in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and the Bay Area’s tourism, fishing industries, and overall economy and environment,” a statement released by Wolk’s office states.