that will be a [speaker not understood] to the san joaquin river wildlife refuge. i want to congratulate staff, especially tim ramirez who is here for the good work they've been doing. we had a good meeting up in moccasin on friday, [speaker not understood]. progress is made on the upper tuolumne river [speaker not understood] system. it is a little behind schedule. every three years, or 20-year. progress is being made, and this is really all helping the puc meet the obligations of the environmental stewardship policy. so, we really appreciate you taking that seriously and let's keep moving on these. ~ wiip projects. thank you. >> thank you, peter. mr. jeff millerv, alameda creek alliance. ~ welcome. >>> this one, is this one on? good afternoon, commissioners. thank you for the opportunity. jeff miller, alameda creek alliance. i want to echo [speaker not understood]. it's doing good things in the alameda creek watershed. i'm glad mr. jensen withdrew that suggestion. i certainly hope the commission doesn't view the improvement program as a slush fund to be looted, t

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turnquist: this area, the san joaquin valley, has the ability to continue to be the bread basket for the world for many, many years to come. but in order to continue this abundant production here, we have to solve one enormous problem... salt. keach: salts like sodium chloride and calcium carbonate are turning some of the world's most productive farms into saline wastelands. in many of the world's arid regions, salt is a natural component of soil and water. when irrigation water evaporates, salts are left behind, contaminating the soil. to prevent this, additional water must be applied to wash the salts down and away from the root zone. the great quantity of water cleanses the soil. but in the process, it, too, becomes saline. deep beneath these fields, layers of rock or clay form a barrier. with nowhere to go, the saltwater rises towards the roots, inhibiting growth or killing the crop. in wells throughout the valley, technicians easily measure the short distance to the saline water table, and test for the salt content. the saltwater has risen almost to the surface beneath nearly a

she was you mauled by a dog this, happened last night in a quiet residential neighborhood of the san joaquin county community, stockton. she worked as a house cleaner, authorities say a female pit bull named russia attacked her after jumping over a fence and into a front yard where the bull was. a sacramento area tv station reports gallardo was looking for work. the owner was not home when this attack happened and says his animal was defending it's surf. >> this is property, whoever the girl was, i don't know, i feel bad for the family. but they should not have jumped over the fence. >> animal control officers managed to capture the dog. it's been placed under quarantine. >> a spill spent sent an um employee to the hospital this morning. the employee had to be hospitalized after he passed out cleaning up a liquid that spilled. the team evacuated a business for several hours. >> tonight chevron submitted a report on the refinery fire and listed what changes it will make. the fire began when a pipe failed and leaking hydrocarbons exploded into flames. one official believes chevron must make ch

. >> i'm heading to the san joaquin valley, capital of california cherries. cherries are part of the lore here. and not just the lore. they're a $200 million a year business. under the right conditions, cherry orchards like this one can produce nearly three tons of juicy cherries per acre. but scientists and growers have noticed that the odds of having a good crop seem to be changing. >> that started off this way, but -- >> jeff colombini's family has been farming cherries for three generations. >> biting into a fresh cherry, there's no other experience like that on earth in my opinion. now if you look over here -- >> but colombini is worried. >> in the lower part of the tree you've got leaves that are out already, you've got blooms that are done blooming. >> instead of coming in all at once, the blossoms are coming in stages, or not at all. >> you've got flowers that are

the 12-month delay on the san joaquin pipeline system is due to outstanding claims on one of the three projects issued as part of this project. the nine-month delay on the san antonio pipeline back up is due to the extension of the deesign phase that include several [speaker not understood] that impacted the environmental review. ~ the eight-month delay of the csa transmission upgrade project is due to very challenging conditions encountered in the field, including some different site conditions associated with very complex under water work on that project. and finally, the five-month delay on the seismic upgrade on bdl 3 and 4 is to avoid conflict with other projects being bid at the same time. and also delays for the relocation of conflicting utilities that has to be done by the union sanitary district. >>> now, here is a program-level budget -- level change proposed as part of the march 2013 revise wsip. the second column shows the current approved budget, while the third column shows our proposed budget. the proposed budget for regional project has an increase of 76.3 million. this

location, it's about serving every one of our local service areas whether it's san francisco or the san joaquin valley. >> thank you, mr. boland. >> we fill a little different role. we don't have any infrastructure but we represent utilities that have 88 percent of the infrastructure that keep our populations running. we cover from the mexican border to oregon and what we facilitate through the organization is we are embedded with the state of california through the last 60 years. we are in the cali complex, we have an mou with the secretary of cali and can bring resources from other companies in the field across all the disciplines for mutual assistance. we can stage, deploy and sit on situational awareness providing the state the information they need to posture a response and at the same time we can then be putting together the teams that are going to have to come in and support pg&e or other utilities that are in the stricken zone. we'll be calling on organizations from san diego to redding, we'll be calling on organizations outside the state of california that we have mou's with out of nev

. >>> a severe thunderstorms warning was in place for parts of san joaquin county as well for about an hour tonight and there were reports of heavy lightning in manteca while that warning was in place. >> mark tamayo, you've been tracking this system all day long. where do things stand right now, this was a powerful system that moved through. >> some downpours across parts of the bay area. the lightning strike and hail. going back the in time to 7:00 this evening this was the storm of interest. you can see the yellows and reds developing right around discovery bay as well. there was a hint of rotation with this and as a result very concerned with the national weather service. as we moved through time you can see it moving to the north. moveing to the north of discovery bay and also out toward the bethel island. producing all those lightning that we just saw in the video. as far as latest right now on live storm tracker, the activity has backed off a bit. but still storm showers reporting some moderate to heavy rain as well right around the petaluma area. not as much coverage but still

. >>> it is far from the average house cast, the animal who is terrorizing a san joaquin valley neighborhoodstay tuned. [ male announcer ] open up to a fresh new world of taste at mcdonald's. introducing the new premium mcwrap -- a blend of tender, juicy chicken and fresh veggies in three captivating flavors. more than enough to pull you in. [ bump ] [ chuckles ] a whole new way to love mcdonald's. ♪ ♪ . >>> san francisco's utility commission may be close to figuring out what happened in the portal district. it ruptured flooding 23 homes and according to the examiner, the sewer lines were replaced just three months before and they are looking into whether that work may have damaged the water-main. they are under investigation. >>> and a protest in mendocino county has come to an end. [crowd noise] >> chp forcibly removed demonstrators from the tree yesterday and they even hired bean bags to subdue one person. the activists had been protesting a highway bypass to destroy sensitive gun owners and they are questioning the benefits of a 110 dead project. >>> the men wanted for a height of is in

one expert describes it in the san joaquin valley as a public health emergency. after reviewing records a professor says it took months for the staff to test for the disease. valley fever is a fungal infection that can be fatal often found in the southwestern united states caused by inhaling spores from infected soil. a spokesman says direct jifk reviewed. >> starting one week from today police will have another tool in their arsenal to keep riders and workers safe. a law allows trouble make dwrorz be banned from riding trains. >> i have been spit on, shoved and punched. >> she and her fellow employees say they've scored a victory against skprilt offensive passenger autos this gill bill gives us breathibility. >> it isn't currently granted to employees or passengers. and will make it a transit system up to a year. but with new policing powers comes fears of overreach. >> over the years this caused tragic things to hachl but you just try to be careful. >> as a person of color i'm sensitive to those issues he says retraining was instit yutd before the law went into

one expert describes it in the san joaquin valley as a public health emergency. after reviewing records a professor says it took months for the staff to test for the disease. valley fever is a fungal infection that can be fatal often found in the southwestern united states caused by inhaling spores from infected soil. a spoesman says direct jifk reviewed. >> starting one week from today police will have another tool in their arsenal to keep riders and workers safe. a law allows trouble make dwrorz be banned from riding trains. >> i have been spit on, shoved and punched. >> she and her fellow employees say they've scored a victory against skprilt offensive passenger autos this gill bill gives us breathibility. >> it isn't currently granted to employees or passengers. and will make it a transit system up to a year. but with new policing powers comes fears of overreach. >> over the years this caused tragic things to hachl but you just try to be careful. >> as a person of color i'm sensitive to those issues he says retraining was instit yutd before the law went into

. >>> it is far from the average house cast, the animal who is terrorizing a san joaquin valley neighborhoodstay tuned. [ male announcer ] open up to a fresh new world of taste at mcdonald's. introducing the new premium mcwrap -- a blend of tender, juicy chicken and fresh veggies in three captivating flavors. more than enough to pull you in. [ bump ] [ chuckles ] a whole new way to love mcdonald's. ♪ . >>> san francisco's utility commission may be close to figuring out what happened in the portal district. it ruptured flooding 23 homes and according to the examiner, the sewer lines were replaced just three months before and they are looking into whether that work may have damaged the water-main. they are under investigation. >>> and a protest in mendocino county has come to an end. [crowd noise] >> chp forcibly removed demonstrators from the tree yesterday and they even hired bean bags to subdue one person. the activists had been protesting a highway bypass to destroy sensitive gun owners and they are questioning the benefits of a 110 dead project. >>> the men wanted for a height of is in ja

for a man who eluded a massive man hunt last week in marin county is now the focus of a search in san joaquin county. he was spotted by two residents in boulder creek last night. storm could be in one of two vehicles, a black audi quatro or green kia soul. both vehicles were stolen within the last day. last friday, storm allegedly stole a car in windsor and led police on a chase. he managed to escape after a long day search. >>> the man accused of killing an oakland rapper on the vegas strip will be indicted next week. harrison is accused of shooting at least five shots into a masarotti. harris is expected to be extradited on july 10. >>> two years after a giant brian stow was beaten, the two have not yet been indicted. >>> an 8-year-old girl was honored for calling 911 to help her sick mother. ktvu's ken pritchett was at the capital and talked to all three about last month's life saving phone call. >> reporter: at the capital lewis did what most people do. she took a picture of her petting a dog. but she also took pictures with the assembly and walked on to the floor. >> it's kind of scary b

. >>> weather conditions in the san joaquin valley were also reminiscent of the dust bowl. strong winds kicked up dust and dirt along stockton on interstate 5. it was not as bad as yesterday when the winds were stronger and knocked down several trees. today we were cloudy with higher gusts. >>> it's 56 in livermore, 56 in antioch. that's warm. it's warm now, the air is kind of sinking. that's a sign that things are warming and the forecast for tomorrow, warmer highs. 80s in orange. look at all the 80s tomorrow. lots of upper 70s, lots of 80s tomorrow. and a few 60s right along the coast but a warmer day. tomorrow warmest day of the week. when i come back we'll go looking for some fog. it looks like it might return. we will look at the five day in view, we'll see you back here. >>> the lucky bay area man who correctly matched five out of six mega numbers has come forward to claim his cash. armond hernandez bought his ticket at the safeway fuel station on otis drive in alameda. his winnings total more than $201,000. hernandez says he still hasn't decided yet what he'll do wit

. >>> weather conditions in the san joaquin valley were also reminiscent of the dust bowl. strong winds kicked up dust and dirt along stockton on interstate 5. it was not as bad as yesterday when the winds were stronger and knocked down several trees. today we were cloudy with higher gusts. >>> it's 56 in livermore, 56 in antioch. that's warm. it's warm now, the air is kind of sinking. that's a sign that things are warming and the forecast for tomorrow, warmer highs. 80s in orange. look at all the 80s tomorrow. lots of upper 70s, lots of 80s tomorrow. and a few 60s right along the coast but a warmer day. tomorrow warmest day of the week. when i come back we'll go looking for some fog. it looks like it might return. we will look at the five day in view, we'll see you back here. >>> the lucky bay area man who correctly matched five out of six mega numbers has come forward to claim his cash. armond hernandez bought his ticket at the safeway fuel station on otis drive in alameda. his winnings total more than $201,000. hernandez says he still hasn't decided yet what he'll do wit

for a man who eluded a massive man hunt last week in marin county is now the focus of a search in san joaquin county. he was spotted by two residents in boulder creek last night. storm could be in one of two vehicles, a black audi quatro or green kia soul. both vehicles were stolen within the last day. last friday, storm allegedly stole a car in windsor and led police on a chase. he managed to escape after a long day search. >>> the man accused of killing an oakland rapper on the vegas strip will be indicted next week. harrison is accused of shooting at least five shots into a masarotti. harris is expected to be extradited on july 10. >>> two years after a giant brian stow was beaten, the two have not yet been indicted. >>> an 8-year-old girl was honored for calling 911 to help her sick mother. ktvu's ken pritchett was at the capital and talked to all three about last month's life saving phone call. >> reporter: at the capital lewis did what most people do. she took a picture of her petting a dog. but she also took pictures with the assembly and walked on to the floor. >> it's kind of scary b

could play a key role in the design and construction of the twin tunnel plan for the sacramento-san joaquinta. the department of water resources has been in talks with regional water managers to create a joint agency for the project. the main goal of that $14 billion project is to divert more water to southern california for drinking and agriculture. farmers are fiercely opposed. >>> the death toll in southwest china continues to climb after saturday's deadly earthquake there. close to 200 people are dead, more than 11,000 injured. the earthquake triggered landslides. it's estimated that more than 1.5 million people in the sichuan province have been affected. >>> security has been tightened at a tennessee nuclear power plant after a shooting there yesterday. the nuclear plant is near knoxville, right along the tennessee river. a security officer exchanged gunfire with a man outside the plant's fence. at least one shot truck the officer's vehicle. he wasn't hit. the fbi is investigating the shooting. >>> the taliban has taken 11 civilians hostage in afghanistan. nato announced their capture

expert describes the outbreak of valley fever at the pleasant valley and avenue state prison in the san joaquin valley as public health emergency. 4 people have died of the disease at these 2 prisons. valley fever is a infection that causes flu like symptoms and can be fatal. again 4 people already have died. it is usually caused by inhaling spores from infected soil. >> coast guard kicked off a unique fundraiser for the wounded warrior project. which helps injured military personnel. they are driving an electric golf cart coast to coast from the coast guard training station in petaluma to the training station in york town, virginia. abc 7 news reporter miss clapper has the story. >> journey to raise money for wounded veterans all depend on this. little electric golf carts. >> we added solar panel. we modify a little bit. we have the battery that can be switched out of. >> street legal but cap only travel 25 miles an hour. it will carry rotation of 15 active duty retired and reserved members of the coast guard 3900 miles from the coast guard station in petaluma to the station in virginia. the m

santa clara, alameda, contra costa, san mateo, santa cruz, stanislas, san benito, monterey and san joaquinl fire plans to hire more staff to deal with the dry conditions, adding 42 firefighters in mid-may. >>> authorities are urging people in one central valley community to stay indoors and lock their doors while they expand the search for the person that killed an 8-year-old girl. this is happening in the small town of valley springs about 30 miles east of stockton. kcra has the latest. >> reporter: those who new laila fowler are tying up ribbons in her honor at jenny lind elementary. >> she was happy, happy, smiley, always saw her in pink or purple. just happy and everybody loved her. >> reporter: while friends and family grieve, authorities expand their search for the man they believe killed the 8-year-old. with tips and leads pouring in from outside the county, and more evidence collected from inside the home. >> we did collect some fingerprints during that search, and we also collected what we believe to be dna. those prints and that dna will hopefully be processed within the next wee

the california delta is an expensive estuary where the sacramento and san joaquin rivers meet. the delicate includes some of the most productive land and provides water to 3/3 of the state's residents. the land has subsided so it's now below sea level. the land in the delta is protected by an elaborate system of levees that are vulnerable to overtopping and failure and require constant maintenance. california delta and the central valley region are among the bonet mobile. next, ballston,, the infrastructure and homes face dangers from rising sea levels. much of the land is only a few feet above sea level. as the levels rise during this century, boston neighborhoods, highways, and waterfront areas will be flooded. new york city, i was surprised to learn how close the city is to the ocean. major business centers and residential areas are at sea level. the infrastructure like tunnels are actually below sea level. several months after our trip, hurricane sandy showed the world how vulnerable this region is. in your neighborhood, too, rising sea levels will have an impact. low-lying

. >> i'm heading to the san joaquin valley, capital of california cherries.herries are part of the lore here. and not just the lore. they're a $200 million a year business. under the right conditions, cherry orchards like this one can produce nearly three tons of juicy cherries per acre. but scientists and growers have noticed that the odds of having a good crop seem to be changing. >> that started off this way, but -- >> jeff colombini's family has been farming cherries for three generations. >> biting into a fresh cherry, there's no other experience like that on earth in my opinion. now if you look over here -- >> but colombini is worried. >> in the lower part of the tree you've got leaves that are out already, you've got blooms that are done blooming. >> instead of coming in all at once, the blossoms are coming in

this is the -- in san joaquin county. this is the cat known as man face.n and attacks other cats. he was recently caught and neutered. so neighbors hope that will help calm him down. >>> and mark sanford run a republican runoff election for a u.s. congressional seat. his political career was tarnished when back in 2009 he admitted to an extra-marital affair. but last night, his former misstress and now fiance was by his side as he gave his victory speech. he will face elizabeth bush in the election on may 7th. >>> well, a new poll shows republicans could have a hard time winning back the white house in the 2016 presidential election if either hillary clinton or joe biden becomes the democratic nominee. the poll matched clinton and biden against four republican challenges. democrats easily beat rue bow, paul, and jeb -- rubio, paul and jeb bush. the only republican that seemed to have a chance was chris christie. >> this is so far in vad -- in advance. >> three years. >> yeah. >>> it's the end of the road for a long-time san francisco company. >> it's hard

this is the -- in san joaquin county. this is the cat known as man face.ry mean and attacks other cats. he was recently caught and neutered. so neighbors hope that will help calm him down. >>> and mark sanford run a republican runoff election for a u.s. congressional seat. his political career was tarnished when back in 2009 he admitted to an extra-marital affair. but last night, his former misstress and now fiance was by his side as he gave his victory speech. he will face elizabeth bush in the election on may 7th. >>> well, a new poll shows republicans could have a hard time winning back the white house in the 2016 presidential election if either hillary clinton or joe biden becomes the democratic nominee. the poll matched clinton and biden against four republican challenges. democrats easily beat rue bow, paul, and jeb -- rubio, paul and jeb bush. the only republican that seemed to have a chance was chris christie. >> this is so far in vad -- in advance. >> three years. >> yeah. >>> it's the end of the road for a long-time san francisco company. >> it's

some of them jumped into the san joaquin river.y found three dozen live roosters and 50 dead ones. so far, no arrests have been and the investigation -- have been made and the investigation continues. >>> more violence happening in afghanistan. the new attacks and also how a young diplomat killed over the weekend is being remembered. >>> very stronk winds along the coast. but up in the sierra nevada, you can see the rain and snow. for us it's sunny. it will be in the 60s and near 70. >>> in afghanistan, a roadside bomb killed nine people and wounded 22 others on a public bus. more than 100 people have been killed there. 20 people including 11 people were killed. the air strike came on the same day that six americans died in an attack on a military convoy in another part of afghanistan. 25-year-old diplomat ann was among the dead. she died in a suicide bombing attack while delivering books to school children. >> we're consoled by the fact that, you know, our daughter was really doing what she loved and making an important contributi

some of them jumped into the san joaquin river.live roosters and 50 dead ones. so far, no arrests have been and the investigation -- have been made and the investigation continues. >>> more violence happening in afghanistan. the new attacks and also how a young diplomat killed over the weekend is being remembered. >>> very stronk winds along the coast. but up in the sierra nevada, you can see the rain and snow. for us it's sunny. it will be in the 60s and near 70. >>> in afghanistan, a roadside bomb killed nine people and wounded 22 others on a public bus. more than 100 people have been killed there. 20 people including 11 people were killed. the air strike came on the same day that six americans died in an attack on a military convoy in another part of afghanistan. 25-year-old diplomat ann was among the dead. she died in a suicide bombing attack while delivering books to school children. >> we're consoled by the fact that, you know, our daughter was really doing what she loved and making an important contribution. >>> secretary of

you can see that signature on the cool care down to the sawn joaquin valley -- san joaquin valley.m springs. our almost will be another huge weathermaker. northern nevada into utah and idaho with snow into montana. for us it looks like things are really going to calm down, including the breeze and start to warm up. a little bit warmer on the highs. 50s, 60s. yesterday we were 5 to 10 degrees below average. tomorrow another cold morning especially in wind protected areas and then a lot of warmer weather. low 80s inland for thursday and friday. not much of a change for the upcoming weekend. >>> 8:09. here on "mornings on 2," san jose firefighters are investigating the cause of a fire that killed a 7-year-old girl overnight. that fire started just before 11:30 last night at a detached garage behind a home on fifth and empire streets. when firefighters arrived, they found a 7-year-old girl dead inside that garage where we understand a family was living. family members, of course, are devastated. >> my dad said when he went in, he heard her crying. he was calling for her. he said mariah

make a invite to make a few remarks in honor or of arab heritage month here in san francisco. >> thank you, thank you joaquinank you, welcome to our orange city hall. i want to welcome everybody here this fourthth animal america arab month of separation and it's my pleasure to join us here and many of us know that we are such a lucky city, and we are lucky because people around their world make their way to fraction, find hopey until the city they know that we celebrate our diversity and find strength in the different cultures that pretend together and now, i ask you also to bring me talent from the arab america communities to make me and help me lune run the city. yes, it's incredible. union, i think i can talk about how wonderful diversity is, but we have to get the talent from our communities to represent all of the different thing that we do in the city. and you know, tonight, even though there is something called a baseball game out there, but these wonderful events that we have in the city whether it's america's cup whether it's fleet week, whether it's the 49ers playing or the giants playing, even eve

i mean, usually this happens in the san joaquin valley or near sacramento. days are longer, the angle of the sun. you get a front coming in, that can cause conditions to be ripe for tornadoes and some severe weather which we had yesterday. >>> it is 8:15. there is breaking news in illinois. a school bus carrying two dozen elementary school children overturned in a crash this morning. this happened on a stretch of road about an hour outside of chicago. the bus collided with an suv and a jeep. one person in one of those vehicles was killed. at least 13 children on the bus were taken to local hospitals but we're told they have minor injuries. there were more than a dozen ambulances on the scene, and a medical helicopter was also called to that location. >>> newly released 9-1-1 calls are describing the horror fans experienced when a race car lost control last month. >> 9-1-1 emergency. >> we had a race car come out of the pit area. we have at least two people down. we need medic on the way out here. >> 14-year-old marcus johnson of santa rosa and dale wonderjam

i know because i grew up in a community in the san joaquin valley with many wonderful armenian families. as a young boy, i learned about the history from our neighbors, y friends, and while sadly the turkish government today is still in denial as to the events that took place between 1915 and 1923, i would hope someday, just as the german government and others have recognized the fact that there are all parts of our history at we just assume forget are overlooked, but we know if we recognize them, we have greater assurances that they will not repeat themselves. and that's why i rise today, to recognize this very sad, sad event that took place in the 20th century. i think we reach out to all the armenian communities, not only in the united states but throughout the world and stand with them in realizing that their suffering, their pain and the loss of some one million-plus armenians has been all of our collective loss. so i want to close by saying that tomorrow we recognize that 98th anniversary, we continue to urge our fellow members of congress to recognize that we ould go on record, i

i mean, usually this happens in the san joaquin valley or near sacramento.s are longer, the angle of the sun. you get a front coming in, that can cause conditions to be ripe for tornadoes and some severe weather which we had yesterday. >>> it is 8:15. there is breaking news in illinois. a school bus carrying two dozen elementary school children overturned in a crash this morning. this happened on a stretch of road about an hour outside of chicago. the bus collided with an suv and a jeep. one person in one of those vehicles was killed. at least 13 children on the bus were taken to local hospitals but we're told they have minor injuries. there were more than a dozen ambulances on the scene, and a medical helicopter was also called to that location. >>> newly released 9-1-1 calls are describing the horror fans experienced when a race car lost control last month. >> 9-1-1 emergency. >> we had a race car come out of the pit area. we have at least two people down. we need medic on the way out here. >> 14-year-old marcus johnson of santa rosa and dale wonderjam wer

. ♪ our captain is joaquin san clement, something of a legend in these parts, and his copilot is costanzathey develop this sensibility with the plane. there's no intel in sight here, no software. they have gps, but that's about it. it's beautiful, you know, they have to sense everything. they know when the sound of the plane is not right. it's just man and machine. >> the weather is the big unknown around here. it's changeable enough to ground planes in remote places if they hang around for too long. we have to make one stop on the way to pick up more cargo. vital cargo, by the way. the land we're passing over is beautiful and lush. but the life of those below has been anything but. >> colombia seems to be trapped in a vicious circle. >> they use the territory as a haven for kidnapping -- >> until recently most of the news coming out of this part of colombia was not good. it was a front line in the war on drugs, for lack of a better term, and colombia's long struggle with the farc, a marxist guerrilla force financed by drug trafficking, kidnapping and -- 50 years of a very dirty war. the

the california delta is an expansive estuary for the sacramento and san joaquin rivers meet. the delta includes some of the state's most productive farmland and provides water for 2/3 of the state's residents. over the year the land has subsided so it is now below sea level. the land of the delta is protected by an elaborate prone of levees that are to overflooding and require maintenance. these lands are among the most vulnerable to sea level rise. next stop, boston, an ocean front city with homes, businesses and infrastructure that face dangers from rising sea levels. much of the city is only a few feet above sea level right now. as sea levels rise during this century, boston's neighborhoods, highways, and water front areas will be threatened. then to new york city. i was surprised to learn how close the city is to the ocean. major business centers and residential areas are at sea level. infrastructure like subways and tunnels are actually below sea level. several months after our trip, hurricane sandy showed the world how vulnerable this region is. in your neighborhood too