AQUAFORNIA BREAKING NEWS: California water: New $16 billion Delta tunnel plan released by Newsom administration
Three years ago, amid shaky political support and uncertain funding, Gov. Gavin Newsom killed plans by his predecessor, Jerry Brown, to build two massive tunnels under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Delta to more easily move water south. Now a slimmed down version of the project — which has been one of the most contentious water issues in California since the early 1980s — is back. On Wednesday, Newsom’s administration released details of his new plan, which calls for building one tunnel instead of two.