Monthly Archives: October 2017

Southern California Homeless Problems Getting Worse

Posted on October 31, 2017 by David H Lukenbill

As reported in the Orange County Register, they are facing the same problems we are and these reports validate the need for communities to examine large scale solutions to the homeless problem. In our area, a strategy needs to be … Continue reading →

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Groundwater vs Surface Storage

Posted on October 30, 2017 by David H Lukenbill

This article from the California Economic Summit laments the progress of civilization—“We have built on and paved over our natural landscapes, drained agricultural lands, filled in wetlands, and channelized our rivers, resulting in the loss of untold acre feet of … Continue reading →

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Camping in Public Court Case Opens

Posted on October 27, 2017 by David H Lukenbill

As reported by the Sacramento Bee, and the area most devastatingly impacted by public camping illegally is the Parkway. An excerpt. For eight years, John Kraintz lived in hidden spaces around Sacramento, recycling cans and bottles to earn his living, … Continue reading →

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Homelessness & Affordable Housing

Posted on October 25, 2017 by David H Lukenbill

There is a connection though often over-emphasized, but this article from the Sacramento Bee examines it. An excerpt. The failure to develop enough housing to keep pace with an increasing population is a primary cause of homelessness in the region, … Continue reading →

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Homeless Campers get Day in Court

Posted on October 24, 2017 by David H Lukenbill

The long sought trial challenging Sacramento’s illegal camping ordinance has begun as this article from the Sacramento Bee reports. An excerpt. More than eight years ago, homeless men and women set up tents and bedrolls in an empty lot near … Continue reading →

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The Politics of Homelessness

Posted on October 23, 2017 by David H Lukenbill

Are playing out in Sacramento right now, as this article from the Sacramento Bee reports. An excerpt. It’s becoming clear why the City of Sacramento and County of Sacramento are not effectively working together to combat the homelessness crisis in … Continue reading →

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Finally, Strong Leadership on Homelessness?

Posted on October 20, 2017 by David H Lukenbill

Could be, as this article in the Sacramento Bee—and his recent actions indicated—our new Sacramento Mayor may be assuming that long needed role, especially if he remembers that he is mayor of all of the city of Sacramento. An excerpt. … Continue reading →

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Car Myth Biting the Dust

Posted on October 19, 2017 by David H Lukenbill

As this article by Joel Kotkin reports, the idea that cars were on the way out is a leftist dream yet realized, and—if the private car loving public has anything to say about it and they do—probably never realized. An … Continue reading →

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A Very Good Water Storage Year

Posted on October 18, 2017 by David H Lukenbill

That’s the good news from Maven’s Notebook. An excerpt. The Bureau of Reclamation’s Central Valley Project began water year 2018, which runs from Oct. 1, 2017, to Sept. 30, 2018, with 8.9 million acre-feet of water in six key CVP … Continue reading →

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Supporting Farms

Posted on October 17, 2017 by David H Lukenbill

It seems pretty obvious we should, but politics is rarely obvious, as this story from the Sacramento Bee reports. An excerpt. You wouldn’t think I’d need to say this in a state that has proudly led the nation in agricultural … Continue reading →

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