Governor Gavin Newsom’s May Revise budget includes a dangerous suite of "trailer bills" that would create new laws and statutory carve-outs specifically for the controversial Delta Conveyance Project.⁠ ⁠ It does so by gutting public oversight, weakening environmental protections, and trampling on tribal sovereignty and community input.⁠ ⁠ The Governor is pushing these legislative changes as part of a “streamlining” agenda. But advocates say it amounts to a Trump-style power grab that sacrifices the Delta and working Californians to benefit powerful water agencies and corporate agriculture.⁠ ⁠ The trailer bills would:⁠ -Fast-track land acquisitions for tunnel construction⁠ -Short-circuit water rights proceedings that impact the Delta, even while Indigenous, environmental justice, and fishing communities call for a pause⁠ -Block judicial and administrative challenges from impacted Californians by limiting legal pathways to contest the tunnel⁠ ⁠ (fb)

Many disadvantaged communities are stuck between two bad choices: aging, underfunded public systems that struggle with water quality, or private utilities that charge more for the same basic right. 🚰⁠ ⁠ In both cases, low-income households bear the burden.⁠ ⁠ It’s time to treat water not just as a resource but as a basic human right. ✊⁠ ⁠ Join us in our fight for clean water for all Angelenos. Share this post to your story!⁠ ⁠ https://www.lawaterkeeper.org/volunteer (fb)