Monthly Archives: April 2019

Tools of the Trade, Hydropower

Posted on April 30, 2019 by David H Lukenbill

Informative article about a new, giant lathe from Water Power Magazine. An excerpt. Voith has installed one of the largest, state-of-the-art vertical machining tools in North America – the Vertical Turning Lathe (VTL) – at its York, Pennsylvania plant. In … Continue reading →

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Sacramento Among Worst Transit Agencies

Posted on April 29, 2019 by David H Lukenbill

I think most of us already knew that, but documentation comes from this New Geography article. An excerpt. The Antiplanner has often called San Jose’s Valley Transit Authority (VTA) the nation’s worst transit agency (with some competition from DC Metro). … Continue reading →

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Sacramento, Eco Friendly, High Ranking

Posted on April 26, 2019 by David H Lukenbill

Sacramento is in the top ten, according to this story from Care2. An excerpt. You might try to live an eco-friendly lifestyle at home. But how green is your community? According to a Pew Research Center survey, roughly 59 percent … Continue reading →

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Wasted Water

Posted on April 25, 2019 by David H Lukenbill

For a graphic illustration from the Water Alliance, go here, https://www.facebook.com/CaliforniaWaterAlliance/photos/a.10152087834203548/10157060187303548/?type=3&theater  

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Less Air Pollution, Less Tule Fog

Posted on April 25, 2019 by David H Lukenbill

That’s good news—win-win—as reported by the San Francisco Chronicle. An excerpt. The thick, dense “tule fog” that descends on the Central Valley – and sometimes drifts over to the San Francisco Bay Area – has been decreasing over the last … Continue reading →

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Homeless Clean-Up Team

Posted on April 24, 2019 by David H Lukenbill

Wonderful story from Sacramento News & Review about a great strategy helping the homeless help themselves that is working. An excerpt. For Mary Buck, Sacramento’s Downtown Streets Team is a reason to get up in the morning. Buck, who slept … Continue reading →

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California & Hydroelectric Power

Posted on April 23, 2019 by David H Lukenbill

A very good article about it from the Water Power Magazine. An excerpt. Against a backdrop of diminishing environmental standards at the federal level, America’s states are taking the baton. In September, California’s outgoing governor, Jerry Brown, signed into law … Continue reading →

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Housing First Gone Terribly Wrong

Posted on April 22, 2019 by David H Lukenbill

The Housing First strategy—get people into housing then deal with their problems—for dealing with the homeless, is one we support, but it has to be done right, with adequate available support through the entire process, which, apparently was not done … Continue reading →

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Seattle is Dying

Posted on April 19, 2019 by David H Lukenbill

That is the title of a brutal documentary about Seattle’s homeless and I urge you to view it. It is an hour long and parallels some of what is going on here in Sacramento. The link to it is the … Continue reading →

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California Environmentalism, Part II

Posted on April 18, 2019 by David H Lukenbill

Wow, looks worrisome, according to this article from New Geography. An excerpt. Can the California grid handle the charging challenges for the EVs the state is promoting to be on the grid? The knee-jerk reaction to going green as fast … Continue reading →

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