Monthly Archives: October 2007

One of Sacramento’s historic treasures, James Henley, is retiring but will, thankfully, continue providing us all with more knowledge about our heritage through his personal work, and the memories will continue. Take care Jim. Editorial: History in the makingBest wishes … Continue reading →

Major developer in Del Paso retrenching, and people wisely stay away from K Street, unless they have to be there. Bob Shallit: In slow market, builder departsBob Shallit – bshallit@sacbee.comPublished 12:00 am PDT Wednesday, October 31, 2007 When times get … Continue reading →

This is right, we now have a real pro helping us cut a deal we can all be proud of, rather than the rather sad spectacle (of well-intentioned people way over their head down there in Vegas land) last time … Continue reading →

Hard to believe this is still a problem, but it is congruent with our local government’s general historic lack of concern about our two rivers and what they mean to our community. Old boats litter capital waterwaysBy Todd Milbourn – … Continue reading →

A different perspective, but one well worth reading, from the National Geographic. Global Warming’s Long-Term Effect Uncertain, Study SaysMason Inmanfor National Geographic NewsOctober 25, 2007 How much Earth’s climate will change due to global warming is inherently unpredictable, a new … Continue reading →

The salmon run looks very bad so far this year, but they could just be late. Central Valley salmon largely absent from fall run – but why?Jane Kay, Chronicle Environment WriterTuesday, October 30, 2007 This year’s Central Valley fall salmon … Continue reading →

Serving as an object lesson for those of us struggling with the homeless issue in Sacramento and in particular, the values-free approach to homeless advocacy (which is really only a guarantee of further degradation), the situation in Los Angeles is … Continue reading →

The future of transit in our community is already being determined as people continue to stop using public transit, favoring personal, for which there are many reasons: demographics, safety, convenience, flexibility, etc, and solid trends (which this one is) are … Continue reading →

What we see here, with some liking it and some not, is the market at work. Most people want to live in suburbs, transport themselves around by car, and shop at big box centers that offer good prices, so suburbs … Continue reading →

A very good take on the policy around clearing brush from homes to protect them from wildfires in California. October 29, 2007 The Environmentalist FiresBy John Berlau Last week, CNN delayed for a few hours the scheduled Tuesday night broadcast … Continue reading →