Facing stiff opposition from his own party, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has released a plan intended to ease concerns around the development of the Delta Tunnel.

Newsom also allocated $200 million to benefit communities near the construction sites of the water conveyance project.

The backstory: First proposed decades ago to enhance water deliveries to Southern California, Newsom has made the project one of his top priorities since he took office in 2019. • The project would consist of one 45-mile tunnel that would pipe water from the Sacramento River to bypass the Delta. Water would be redirected into Bethany Reservoir before feeding into an aqueduct headed south.

Flashback: Newsom pushed to fast-track the Delta Tunnel during the budget negotiations earlier this summer. • That effo

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