Ongoing Events – Prop 4 Survey, Bridge Closures
Community Events: Asian Festival, Park Grand Opening, History Dinner
ALSO: MUSEUMS, CLASSES, and EVENTS
Ongoing Events – Opportunities, Bridge Closures
Community Events: Duck Days, Sherman Island Cleanup, Locke Town Hall
Ongoing Events – Opportunities, Bridge Closures
Community Events: USS Lucid Open House, Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area Update, Brentwood Day of Service
OAKLEY, Calif. (March 28, 2025) – The 2025 Delta Leadership Program spent a beautiful spring afternoon Friday learning the fine art of negotiating mutually beneficial solutions at Big Break Regional Shoreline.
The program, a joint effort of the Delta Protection Commission and the Delta Leadership Foundation, is designed to support sustained leadership development in the region.
Elizabeth Patterson – vice chair of the Delta National Heritage Area Advisory Committee, former Delta Protection Commission member, and former mayor of Benicia – shared a wealth of knowledge before participants were split up into teams that had to negotiate to come up with the highest bid for fictional “Ugli oranges.” The key to success was transforming ostensibly adversarial relationships to ones focused on better outcomes for both parties.
Participants are also working on team projects to benefit the Delta, which they are scheduled to present at the May 15 Delta Protection Commission meeting.
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ONGOING
Community Events: USS Lucid Open House, Brentwood Day of Service
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RIO VISTA, Calif. (March 24, 2025) – This weekend marks the beginning of a second round of weekend-long closures of the Rio Vista Bridge.
The bridge is a key river crossing on Highway 12, the lone east-west highway traversing the center of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
The bridge will shut down from 9 p.m. Friday through 5 a.m. Monday, and there will be five more weekend closures between now and late June.
The detour can add two hours to motorists’ trips. For many, that’s enough to derail planned travel to or though the area, a hot spot for water sports, fishing, RV’ing, and agritourism.
Why is such a drastic measure required?
The answer lies in the nature of the work, and the width of the bridge, Caltrans officials say.
The Rio Vista (Helen Madere Memorial) Bridge is just two lanes wide, with pedestrian walkways on each side. A key facet of the upcoming job is replacing the concrete deck on the part of the bridge that lifts when ships need to pass underneath it. Deterioration of the current deck has created ongoing maintenance problems.
Why Not One Lane at a Time?
The 300-foot-long lift span is divided into six sections, and each section runs the full width of the bridge. The work involves removing the existing concrete deck, replacing the 10 steel “stringers” that support the deck, and putting a new 6.25-foot thick deck in place. The work can’t be done one lane at a time because once the stringers are removed, there is no support for the deck.
Why 56 Hours?
The duration of the closure is based on the sheer amount of work that has to be done. The only reason it won’t take longer is that the team is using a new strong, lightweight, and rapid-setting concrete that comes up to strength in just two hours.
Why on Weekends?
The alternative is weekday closures, which would wreak havoc on commutes.
Closure Dates
The planned closures, which may be postponed due to weather, equipment or material availability, or other events, will run from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday on the following dates:
Detour route
Learn More
For real-time Caltrans road information, go to Caltrans’ QuickMap or download the QuickMap app from the App Store or Google Play.
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (March 21, 2025) – Unemployment fell. Median income rose. Land in agricultural production increased. These improving socioeconomic indicators for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta are highlights of a report released today by the Delta Protection Commission.
The Socioeconomic Indicators Update is the second report in an ongoing series providing a scorecard of key measures of wellbeing in the Delta, tracking them both over time and in comparison with the state as a whole. The first report (PDF) covered data from 2011 to 2016, and the update covers 2017 to 2022.
The release of the update includes public access to the source data. Data used in the report come from the National Center for Education Statistics, 2021 American Community Survey, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Cropscape and the California Public Utilities Commission.
“The Delta Protection Commission is committed to tracking the effects of the state’s Delta Plan on our region’s economy and quality of life,” said DPC Program Manager Virginia Gardiner, who co-led the update with Delta Stewardship Council Senior Environmental Scientist Chris Kwan, PhD.
“This scorecard does just that, and can be used by Delta residents, elected officials, and others to identify priories or needs for additional information.”
Key findings of the report include:
For more information about this report, email Virginia Gardiner.
The Delta Residents Survey, published in 2023, explores Delta residents’ sense of place, quality of life, risks/resilience to climate change, and civic engagement. The survey was conducted by the Delta Stewardship Council with researchers from UC Davis, UC Berkeley, and Oregon State. Read the survey summary here, and explore the data here.
Protect the Delta – come work for the Delta Protection Commission as a staff services manager overseeing a complex operation for a small department.
This person works independently and manages the multidisciplinary administrative programs and staff in the areas of Commission clerk, including public meeting management; human resources; procurement and contracting; records management; communications; fiscal services; facilities; office support services; and EEO officer.
This position is suited for a subject matter generalist who possesses strong analytical skills, supervisory abilities, and personal qualifications, and works with the Executive Director to make decisions that relate to the DPC’s vision and mission.
Requirements: Employment application, Statement of Qualifications
Eligibility: Individuals who are currently in the classification, eligible for lateral transfer, eligible for reinstatement, have list or LEAP eligibility, are in the process of obtaining list eligibility, or have SROA and/or Surplus eligibility
Pay range: $6,963.00 – $8,650.00/month
Duty statement: Download PDF
Work location: West Sacramento
Telework: This position is designated as telework eligible-remote centered and is expected to report to the West Sacramento office at least two days a week
Reports to: Executive Director
APPLY BY APRIL 18: Click here for full details and to apply.
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (March 14, 2025) – The application period to fill five seats on the Delta Protection Advisory Committee (DPAC) has been extended to 5 p.m. May 1.
Five incumbent Committee members’ terms expire in May:
All are eligible to reapply.
DPAC provides recommendations to the Delta Protection Commission on diverse interests within the Delta. Committee members are expected to attend six meetings per year. DPAC typically meets on the first Tuesday of even-numbered months (February, April, June, August, October, and December), though meeting dates may occasionally shift. Meetings are held in the Delta at rotating locations.
Committee member terms are three years, so these terms will expire in 2028.
If you have questions, please contact Delta Protection Commission Interim Executive Director Dan Ray at dan.ray@delta.ca.gov.
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