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Festa: A Medieval Portuguese Tradition Thrives (and Evolves) in the California Delta
June 14, 2024
When Azorean Portuguese arrived in the California Delta during the Gold Rush, they brought with them a Medieval tradition that has proved resilient in a sea of constant change: the Holy Ghost Festa. “My dad always talked about ‘the footsteps,...
Delta History: a March for LGBT Rights
June 3, 2024
Video screenshot of One Struggle One Fight marchers as they left Locke in March 2009 Gay activism in California is often associated with cities. But in March 2009, a group of activists took their cause on a march through the...
U-Pick Season Is Here, and It’s Delta-licious!
May 21, 2024
Scenes from the Cherry Pit and Ah-May’s Strawberry U-Pick in Brentwood and Victoria Island Farms/Sabbatical distillery in Holt. U-pick season has begun, and Northern California families are flocking to Delta farms to pick their own cherries, strawberries, blueberries, and more....
Delta Protection Advisory Committee Members Appointed, Reappointed
May 16, 2024
RIO VISTA, Calif. (May 16, 2024) – The Delta Protection Commission appointed two new members and re-appointed four incumbents to the Delta Protection Advisory Committee (DPAC) on Thursday. The new appointees are Emily Pappalardo, Delta Business Seat 2 (on the...
Delta Asian American & Pacific Islander History: Six Stories
May 2, 2024
The Delta’s history is deeply intertwined with the story of Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, and Sikh immigration to California. Drawn first by the Gold Rush and then by railroad construction, Asian immigrants fanned out across the Delta as farming ramped up....
Delta Leadership Program Graduates a New Class of Leaders
April 21, 2024
Participants Share Their ‘Ah Ha!’ Moments Top image, L-R: the 2024 Class of the Delta Leadership Program – MacKenzie Owens, Krystal Moreno, Cintia Cortez, Malissa Tayaba, Katie Wiley, Matthew Brown, Nancy Young, Alice LLano, Min Park, Tim Cook (not shown:...
Women of the Delta: Hidden No More
March 20, 2024
WALNUT GROVE, Calif. (March 20, 2024) – The role women have played in Delta history has been somewhat invisible, said Maryellen Burns, president of the Sacramento River Delta Historical Society: “They’re the ones who did the interviews, they’re the ones...
Delta Protection Advisory Committee member appointed
March 8, 2024
Steven Hutchason HOOD, Calif. (March 8, 2024) – The Delta Protection Commission appointed Steven Hutchason to the Delta Protection Advisory Committee (DPAC) on Thursday. Hutchason is the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer for the Wilton Rancheria, a tribe whose indigenous territory...
DPC Approves Delta National Heritage Area Management Plan
March 7, 2024
Top: Commissioners Paul Steele (left) and Jim Paroli (right). Bottom L-R: Commissioner Alan Nakanishi, NHA Advisory Committee Chair Elizabeth Patterson, DPC Program Manager Blake Roberts HOOD, Calif. (March 7, 2024) – The Delta Protection Commission (DPC) today approved a draft...
The Next Leg: West Sac to Clarksburg
February 29, 2024
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Feb. 29, 2024) – The Great California Delta Trail may grow its network of trails with a new segment from West Sacramento to Clarksburg. The segment would run along 6.4 miles of the Clarksburg Branch Line of...