To the editor: The governor's message on the projected cost of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta tunnel is basically this: Trust me, this $20.1-billion project is a great deal. ("Newsom administration unveils new $20-billion cost estimate for delta water tunnel," May 16) If Californians are wary of this claim, they should be. This growing price tag is already enormous and it still doesn't capture all the costs. What proponents of the massive tunnel fail to mention are the huge environmental... Read this story
