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Delta National Heritage Area Advisory Committee Openings (Deadline: July 18, 2025)
June 2, 2025
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (June 2, 2025) – The Delta Protection Commission is accepting applications for four seats and additional alternates on its Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Advisory Committee. The incumbents, who are all eligible to serve additional terms,...
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Management Plan Honored with Award of Excellence
May 23, 2025
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (May 23, 2025) – The Sacramento Valley Section of the American Planning Association gave the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Management Plan (PDF) its Planning Excellence Award. The 2025 APA SVS Awards “celebrate and recognize local planning superstars” and their...
Opening for Agriculture Seat 1 on Delta Protection Advisory Committee: Deadline Is June 30
May 16, 2025
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (May 16, 2025) – The Delta Protection Commission is accepting applications for a seat on the Delta Protection Advisory Committee (DPAC). There is an opening for Agriculture Seat 1 due to a mid-term resignation. The appointee will serve...
Delta Protection Advisory Committee Members Appointed, Reappointed
May 15, 2025
OAKLEY, Calif. (May 15, 2025) – The Delta Protection Commission appointed two new members and re-appointed three incumbents to the Delta Protection Advisory Committee (DPAC) on Thursday. The new appointees are Jerred Dixon for the Delta Conservation/Habitat NGO seat and...
Delta Leadership Program: Getting to ‘Yes’ (Photo Gallery)
April 1, 2025
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. Sometimes the art of negotiating is knowing what not...
The Story Behind Weekend-Long Closures of the Rio Vista Bridge
March 24, 2025
PHOTO: AnonymousEditor95-WikimediaCommons 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...
Report: Many Socioeconomic Indicators for the Delta See Improvement
March 21, 2025
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...
Delta Protection Advisory Committee Application Deadline Extended to 5 p.m. May 1
March 14, 2025
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: Delta Business (Seat...
Chinese New Year Celebrated in Locke – Photo Gallery
March 3, 2025
Locke, Calif. (Feb. 22, 2025) – The historic Delta town of Locke filled with revelers Feb. 22 for its 17th annual Chinese New Year celebration, ushering in the Year of the Snake. Beautiful red lanterns criss-crossed the town’s streets, and...
Veteran of Delta Public Service Named Interim Executive Director of Delta Protection Commission
February 28, 2025
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Feb. 28, 2025) – The Delta Protection Commission has named Dan Ray of Davis as its Interim Executive Director, effective Feb. 27. Ray will oversee the agency’s day-to-day operations and manage its staff of eight. Ray retired...