Newsom Launches Delta Tunnel Accountability Plan, $200 Million in Funding

NEWSOM TAKING ANOTHER RUN AT HIS TUNNEL PROJECT

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.

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Newsom launches Delta Tunnel accountability plan, $200 million in funding

Facing stiff opposition from his own party, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has released a plan intended to ease concerns around the development of the Delta Tunnel.  Newsom also allocated $200 million to benefit communities near the construction sites of the water conveyance project.  The backstory: First proposed decades ago to enhance water deliveries to Southern California, Newsom has made the project one of his top priorities since he took off…