As the Delta variant has made its way to the most prevalent COVID-19 variant in the state, other indicators of the pandemic have been rising as well. Statewide, case rates and positivity rates are four to five times higher than they were a month ago, and hospitals are slowly seeing …
Read More »Delta Fire (Shasta County) Started 9/05/2018, updated 9/05/2018
California moves ahead with one delta tunnel, scaling back ambitious water delivery project
California officials Wednesday said they will press ahead with a smaller version of a long-planned water delivery project, initially building one, instead of two, massive tunnels in the heart of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Is Donald Trump fighting the Delta tunnels? No. But he won’t pay for them, either
Is the Trump administration opposed to the Delta tunnels, Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to remake the troubled estuary and improve water deliveries to the southern half of the state? For … Click to Continue »
Read More »Valley Children’s Expands Partnership With Kaweah Delta NICU, Pediatrics
Two of the valley’s largest hospitals are expanding their partnership to provide pediatric care in Tulare County. Valley Children’s Hospital and its associated physicians group will now provide medical staffing for Kaweah Delta’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Pediatrics Unit. The move is the latest step in a partnership …
Read More »UC Merced library hosts traveling Delta photo exhibit
The UC Merced Library is hosting a traveling exhibit of photos of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta through November that will feature a talk with the photographer on Thursday. The exhibit, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Delta Smelt may become extinct soon
The delta smelt may become extinct very soon a UC Davis fish biologist says the latest state survey found very few fish in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta where they normally gather. The biologist says the smelt have been on the decline for the last 30 years, but the drought may …
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