Monthly Archives: December 2007

An open letter to UN Chief from 100 scientists debate claim of human caused warming. Open Letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations Dec. 13, 2007His Excellency Ban Ki-MoonSecretary-General, United Nations New York, N.Y.Dear Mr. Secretary-General, Re: UN climate … Continue reading →

Funding it is cheap considering the increase in quality of life and public safety, and whether it is dams for flood control and water supply, or freeways, roads and sidewalks to enhance traffic safety, it is vital for a major … Continue reading →

Whether growing or not, the need for infrastructure in our state is seriously underfunded. Dan Walters: Population increases drive stateBy Dan Walters – dwalters@sacbee.comPublished 12:00 am PST Sunday, December 30, 2007 Just before Christmas, the state’s demographers released an update … Continue reading →

An old adage in business is that proven producers produce, especially when major projects are at stake, and it played out this year downtown. Downtown development 2007: DiceyPublished 12:00 am PST Sunday, December 30, 2007 With the economic downturn, city … Continue reading →

The preserve is truly a treasure for the region, and I was fortunate to be able to play a role in obtaining funding for it, but unfortunately, the public is very restricted in its access to it, (sadly apparent in … Continue reading →

Hopefully leading the way for us to catch up in the race for clean energy able to power first world economies, which nuclear does better than anything else, as France has shown us. Stanley Crouch: Nuclear power to the peopleBy … Continue reading →

Some good, some bad, some unchanged. Bob Shallit: What clicked, and didn’tHits and misses, 2007By Bob Shallit – bshallit@sacbee.comPublished 12:00 am PST Saturday, December 29, 2007 We expected this to be the year of momentous change downtown. Condo towers built. … Continue reading →

Deliveries shrink and the peripheral canal resumes center stage. Delta water exports halvedIt was the first cut rising from a court ruling to protect threatened smelt.By Matt Weiser – mweiser@sacbee.comPublished 12:00 am PST Saturday, December 29, 2007 Water exports from … Continue reading →

SN&R takes a look… Out with the oldHappy 53rd birthday, downtown redevelopmentBy Cosmo Garvin In March of this year, Mayor Heather Fargo gave a big speech, her annual “State of the Downtown” presentation. I just re-read it, wanting to see … Continue reading →