John Garamendi Friday, August 5, 2005 As Californians, we now have the opportunity to do something truly great for our state, our children and for generations to come. We can, and should, restore the magnificence of the Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park. Today, there is great momentum to support this effort. It is [...]
Thu, May 26, 2005 By Mike Taugher SAN FRANCISCO – The nation’s top natural resources official cast a cup of cold, mountain water Wednesday on an ambitious proposal to tear out a century-old dam and restore Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park. “We have not closed any doors on anything, but what I see [...]
4/13/05 By Larry Weitzman, staff writer As a result of a series of columns on the reclaiming of the Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park, an editorial writer for the Sacramento Bee, Tom Philp, has won a Pulitzer Prize. Located on the campus of Columbia University, the Pulitzer prize is a series of honors [...]
Spreck Rosekrans, Nancy E. Ryan Tuesday, November 30, 2004 Sometimes you can have your cake and eat it, too. In this case, we can have Hetch Hetchy Valley and still drink the Tuolumne River’s water. As San Francisco undertakes a major revamping of its water system, the time is right to consider how to provide [...]