Monthly Archives: March 2010

County Shifts Priorities

Posted on March 31, 2010 by David H Lukenbill

In a strategy to reduce costs during a period of funding crisis, the idea mentioned in this Sacramento Bee article to partner with a nonprofit organization in the management of the American River Parkway is an excellent one. Often crisis … Continue reading →

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The Value of Nonprofits

Posted on March 30, 2010 by David H Lukenbill

In this editorial from the Sacramento Bee, we see the current value of using nonprofits to perform some aspects of public service which they might be better able to do than government (which we suggest could be applied to management … Continue reading →

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San Joaquin Flows Again

Posted on March 29, 2010 by David H Lukenbill

This is a great story of river restoration from the Fresno Bee. An excerpt. “The San Joaquin River is now flowing from Friant Dam to the Pacific Ocean, reaching the first milestone in a plan to bring back Chinook salmon. … Continue reading →

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Suburban Living

Posted on March 28, 2010 by David H Lukenbill

A wonderful quote from a book—Holy Land: A Suburban Memoir—about growing up and living in the largest suburb in the world, Lakewood, California, from the Wall Street Journal. The quote: “I once thought my suburban life was an extended lesson … Continue reading →

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Suburban Living

Posted on March 27, 2010 by David H Lukenbill

A wonderful quote from a book—Holy Land: A Suburban Memoir—about growing up and living in the largest suburb in the world, Lakewood, California, from the Wall Street Journal. The quote: “I once thought my suburban life was an extended lesson … Continue reading →

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Helping Salmon Spawn

Posted on March 26, 2010 by David H Lukenbill

This is a wonderful story, from the Sacramento Bee, about the capability of human technology to restore spawning sites for salmon, which are needed due to the other wonderful human technology story—the building of dams on the American that save … Continue reading →

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Nonprofits & the Homeless

Posted on March 25, 2010 by David H Lukenbill

Nonprofits traditionally do a much better job of working on social problems than government, primarily due to the principle of subsidiarity, and this forthcoming arrangement—as reported by the Sacramento Bee—between the County and Volunteers of America could be of benefit … Continue reading →

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K Street Plan #4,398

Posted on March 24, 2010 by David H Lukenbill

At this point, for those of us who have been here since the beginning—when K Street was still a great main street everyone enjoyed—this continuing bumbly-fumbly attempt to do something about it that actually has people wanting to be there, … Continue reading →

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Arden Arcade

Posted on March 23, 2010 by David H Lukenbill

The movement to create a new city within the County has passed an important hurdle, and that is very good news, as reported by the Sacramento Bee. An excerpt. “After almost 4 1/2 years of fits and starts – filled … Continue reading →

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Save Whales or Salmon?

Posted on March 22, 2010 by David H Lukenbill

Considering that killer whales eat about 300 pounds of fish a day and their favorite is salmon, and there are about 90 of them, one can see the dilemma environmentalists face, as reported by the Fresno Bee. The obvious answer … Continue reading →

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