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Vol. 18, No. 39
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Citizen Crowning glory advisory I team has new look by Kyle Szymanski Staff Writer
The City of Oakley’s Citizen Planning Advisor team has a trio of new faces. Residents John Amie, Thomas Will and Zain Mehmood will replace Samuel Drucker, Roni Gomez and Nick Lawrence, who have resigned from the five-member volunteer group that reviews subdivision, commercial and industrial projects against adopted design guidelines before city council design-review hearings. Current members Patricia Twigg and Ravi Baat will retain their positions. see Advisory page 26
A Lasting Legacy
t was a big night for Freedom High School Homecoming King and Queen, Cole Fitch and Fabienne Fayani, as the school savored a victory over Antioch High School and the culmination of a week of celebration. To view additional photos, see page 16. To view a video and a slideshow of the event, visit www. thepress.net/ multimedia
Ceremony to honor fallen Sgt. Scott Lunger unveils new signs along memorial highway. Page 4
Fundraiser At Campos
“American Idol” contestant Kellie Pickler to sing for a cause at Campos event. Page 10
Photo by Tony Kukulich
Giving a voice to the Delta by Tony Kukulich Staff Writer
Restore the Delta (RTD), a Stockton-based environmental advocacy group, released a report last week entitled “Fate of the Delta” that attempts to bring to the forefront voices that have been overlooked in the debate regarding the California WaterFix project. “The report represents true facts about how the California WaterFix will destroy many lives and the Delta itself, all for the gain of water profiteers,” said Gary Mulcahy, government liaison for the Winnemem Wintu Tribe, in an email to The Press. “I hope that the newly elected come November will read the report and stop this awful and unnecessary project.”
“ Delta environmental justice communities
face a mortal threat to their water quality and water supplies from Delta channels in the form of the WaterFix project.
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Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta The impetus for creating the document, according to Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, RTD executive director, was to record in a single document years of work on behalf of the Delta and its communities that was found in testimony to the state water board, blog posts, press releases and comment letters. “We wanted our community to have one document, one historical record of what we told
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the State Water Resources Control Board, what we have learned since that time and how we have attempted to shift the stakes of the tunnels’ water right decision,” said Barrigan-Parrilla. “Delta environmental justice communities face a mortal threat to their water quality and water supplies from Delta channels in the form of the WaterFix project. When Delta people care, they can do a lot to protect their home and its beautiful, life-
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giving waters.” The California WaterFix project as proposed will use three newly constructed intakes to draw water from the Delta just south of Sacramento and channel that water 30 miles south through two tunnels. Each tunnel will measure 40 feet in diameter and will be buried 150 feet belowground. Combined, the intakes will be capable of sending 9,000 cubic-feet of Delta water per second through those tunnels. After reaching the Clifton Court Forebay near Byron, the water will be pumped into the California Aqueduct and flow south into the Central Valley and beyond into Southern California. The price tag for the construction of the tunnels is currently estimated at $20 bilsee Delta page 26
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Homecoming Victory
Freedom football team takes down Antioch High in emotional homecoming victory. Page 17 Calendar................................27 Classifieds.............................22 Cop Logs................................25 Entertainment.....................11 Food........................................10 Kid Scoop................................2 Milestones............................12 Pets...........................................6 Sports.....................................17
E-cig Crackdown www.thepress.net/news/press_releases
AACP applauds FDA efforts to ban e-cigarettes for youth.