REDWOOD NEEDLES Presented by the Sierra Club Redwood Chapter Newsletter, The REDWOOD NEEDLES Return to Article Menu CalFed Update! CalFed, the joint federal/state task force with the Solomon-esque task of settling California's decades-old "water wars" and restoring the San Francisco Bay/Delta estuary, (Yodeler, April 1998 ) has just added several new public hearings to its busy spring schedule. Bay Chapter activists who live or work near one of these sites, take note. We need as many citizens as possible to attend these hearings and convince CalFed to choose a smart water future for California. All of the hearings start at 6:00 p.m. From 6-7 an informal question and answer period, from 7 on the formal public hearing, with opportunity for public comment.   LOCATIONS (all hearings start at 6:00 pm): Monday, May 18: San Jose Offices of the Santa Clara Board of Supervisors Isaac Newton Center 70 West Hedding Street San Jose CA 95110 For transit info call Valley Transportation Authority at 408 321-3000. Tuesday, May 19: Vacaville The Opera House 560 Main Street Vacaville, 95993 for transit info call City Coach at 707 449-6000 Wednesday, May 27: Stockton University of CA Cooperative Extension 420 South Wilson Way, Stockton, CA 95205 Stockton Metro Transit at 209 943-1111 Thursday, May 28: Santa Rosa Board of Supervisors Chambers 575 Administration Drive, Room 102A Santa Rosa, CA 95403 Santa Rosa Transit at 707 543-3925 Letter target changes! John Garamendi, Deputy Secretary of the Interior, recently announced his resignation from the Clinton Administration. Environmentalists are dismayed, as Garamendi had been sympathetic to many of our concerns. Since his replacement is unlikely to be announced any time soon, letters to Interior should be redirected to a higher target: The Honorable Albert Gore Executive Office of the Vice President White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington DC 20500 vice.president@whitehouse.gov For more information or to get more involved in the fight to protect and restore our previous Bay/Delta, contact Jackie McCort at the Club's California/Nevada/Hawaii field office, 415/977-5727 Return to Article Menu Last updated on 4/24/98 Comments or suggestions? Drop us a line at heyneedles@aol.com