Monthly Archives: August 2021

An enlightening article about them from New Geography. An excerpt. “With more than forty percent of the EV’s in the entire country being in California at the end of 2020, the EV popularity in California has gotten President Biden so excited to … Continue reading →

Lately it has been rare, and this article from City Journal reports on the situation in public transport. An excerpt. “The promise of federal money never fails to move San Francisco Bay Area politicians to action. With the Biden administration’s … Continue reading →

We have been given permission by the author to publish this very important letter concerning the homeless situation in the River District. The Letter: Sacramento County Supervisor Phil Serna 700 H Street, Suite 2450 Sacramento, CA 95814 August 19, 2021 … Continue reading →

Lovely article from the UK Times. An excerpt. “Perhaps no feature of the British landscape has been so consistently, passionately abused as its suburbs. A “sinless, empty, graceless, chromium world”, according to Graham Greene. “Incubators of apathy and delirium,” according … Continue reading →

Enlightening article about it, from City Journal. An excerpt. “Recently, video-game computer company Alienware announced that several states had banned some of its products for consuming too much electricity. “This product cannot be shipped to the states of California, Colorado, … Continue reading →

“More than 1,300 grazing goats and sheep have descended upon 130 acres in Del Paso Regional Park as part of a “Grazing Pilot Program” through the Department of Youth, Parks, & Community Enrichment (YPCE) to help sustainably reduce fire fuels. “The City … Continue reading →

Some good news from the Times UK. An excerpt. “Scientists hailed a breakthrough yesterday that may move the world closer to the dream of near-limitless clean energy through nuclear fusion. “Researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California appeared … Continue reading →

Great article from the New York Post. An excerpt. “American cities have ­resolved that compassion for the mentally ill people living on our streets means ignoring them. This is a betrayal of ­society as a whole — and a catastrophic … Continue reading →

Nice article from Strong Towns. I lived in Madison back in the day, nice town. An excerpt. “In March I bought a modest, two-bedroom 1950 tract house in Madison, Wisconsin. It’s not going to win any awards for cutting-edge design, … Continue reading →

A disastrous policy of the US Forest Service, as this article by Congressman Tom McClintock in the California Globe reports. An excerpt. “On July 4th, lightning struck a tree in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in Alpine County, California, igniting a … Continue reading →