Monthly Archives: March 2006

In this article from yesterday’s Bee, we see good news for the salmon in the Klamath River, but the idea to remove dams there, that produce electricity for 70,000 homes, may not be the best option. Caring for the salmon … Continue reading →

This article, from Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal, is an excellent look at how unplanned things often happen when something well-planned is done. These are called externalities in the public policy area, and can be troublesome. In our Parkway, one externality … Continue reading →

This article, from yesterday’s Wall Street Journal, is another reminder of how quickly trends scientists are “sure about”, turn out to be wrong. The global natural sciences are still in their infancy, and though we are able to do wondrous … Continue reading →

This article, from the Manhattan Institute’s Peter Huber, during the public discussion around ethanol, is a good look at the often undisclosed truths behind the latest push for creating or expanding a new technology promising to help our environment. Using … Continue reading →

The public discussion about the dam and the Parkway continues in these letters from yesterday’s Bee. Letters to the Bee Editor: Auburn Dam, Parkway, etc.Published Monday, March 27, 2006 Engineering a beneficial damAs a civil engineer who designs earthen dams … Continue reading →

This story from the Bee Sunday, relates to the often hidden, except to the users denied optimal use, after-effects of high water which can ruin the integrity of parks. This is also occurring on the Parkway, and once the high-water … Continue reading →

Today’s editorial from the Bee about Parkway governance failure is aptly described as the “perfect trifecta of trip-ups for Sacramento County.” For those who have been following the slowly slipping failure of Parkway governance for the years it has been … Continue reading →

This editorial from today’s Bee highlights the confusion residents of the Sacramento region feel about flood danger, and how ill-served they have been by their public servants. A recent story in a public administration journal profiles the former head of … Continue reading →

This Bee story from Saturday the 18th highlights how important the flood danger is in Sacramento, as a security issue, since the devastating tragedy in New Orleans, to the point that the national homeland security chief came here to tour … Continue reading →

This story from today’s Bee is welcome news that the business chamber is focusing on flood control, but what is not welcome is the apparent failure of public leadership to acknowledge that the optimal solution to flooding, a major, new … Continue reading →