This is an urgent action alert from Brenna Norton at Food and Water Watch about stopping the Joint Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC) hearing regarding State Water Project (SWP) funding for Governor Jerry Brown’s Delta Tunnels, scheduled for the third time for Tuesday, September 11, at the State Capitol in Sacramento.
The Governor, the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California and corporate agribusiness interests including Stewart and Lynda Resnick, the owners of the Wonderful Company, have been leaning hard on legislative leaders to hold this hearing. I urge you to take action now and share this action alert widely:
We did it! Thanks to your calls, last week we stopped Assemblymember Bloom's bad bill that we emailed you about below!
But Governor Brown is STILL trying to force the cost of the corrupt water tunnels on California residents by getting the tunnel tax hearing rescheduled for a THIRD time to Tuesday, September 11.
The pressure YOU put on decision makers successfully delayed this hearing a second time — third time may be the charm!
Call 855-969-5216 today to be connected with key legislators — urge them to delay the final hearing rescheduled for September 11 until we know who’s paying for the tunnels!
Let's keep up the pressure! Take a few minutes to call key legislators today:
1. Dial 855-969-5216. This line rotates between our two key targets — President of the State Senate Toni Atkins and the key Committee Chair Senator Holly Mitchell — who both have the power to stop this hearing.
2. Tell their office:
"I urge you to delay the State Water Project Contract informational hearing until next year. It's irresponsible to hold this hearing without seeing the full amendments to the contract, or knowing the cost impact to California residents.
If this hearing isn't delayed, your office will be responsible for forcing the cost of the corporate tunnels on California residents without public oversight.”
Let's keep up our track record and stop this again.
Onward together,’
Brenna Norton
Senior Organizer
Food & Water Watch