Monthly Archives: July 2023

Great article from The Corner Side Yard Blog. An excerpt. “I often check in on NewGeography.com, a website led by southern California-based urban studies professor and famed suburbanist Joel Kotkin. If you’ve checked out the site, you may have noticed I’ve had … Continue reading →

This article from the Wall Street Journal make the case for bringing back the large scale asylum system to help deal with the homeless who are mentally ill. An excerpt. “The ongoing saga of the severely mentally ill in America … Continue reading →

That’s the title of this bracing article from California Globe. An excerpt. “Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho announced that his office is gathering evidence and assessing whether or not the city violated laws pertaining to the growing homeless encampments … Continue reading →

Another article about it from City Journal. An excerpt. “Public school districts in large cities, many facing budget squeezes from plunging enrollments driven by parental discontent over Covid-19 policies, are unlikely to find relief anytime soon. The latest census data … Continue reading →

Sacramento is hot in summer, that is hardly news, and this article from California Globe reminds those new to our summers that this is normal. An excerpt. “Meteorologists forecasted June would be unseasonably hot. It wasn’t – we had lovely … Continue reading →

That’s the conclusion of this article from KCRA. An excerpt. “Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper says very few people experiencing homelessness are accepting services for help. On Wednesday, Cooper held a news conference to talk about the situation. “Homelessness is … Continue reading →

This excellent article from Tablet explores the question. An excerpt. “After decades of self-celebration and relentless media hype, the great “urban renaissance” predicted by the New Urbanists—a vision of cities built by and for the creative class—has come crashing down. … Continue reading →

That’s what this article from AEI looks at. An excerpt. “Over the past few weeks, seemingly endless stories have detailed San Francisco’s continuing troubles, with its retail core collapse and high office vacancy rates being the latest areas of serious attention. Recent developments in … Continue reading →

Excellent article from the New York Times. An excerpt. “Dale Cox, a former project manager at the United States Geological Survey who has worked extensively with Swain, told me that California’s dams are unprepared for extreme weather because state water … Continue reading →

Another hint why public leadership seems unable to deal with this issue effectively. Story from Sacramento Bee. An excerpt. “This constant, petty finger-pointing between the county and the city of Sacramento is exhausting. I want nothing so much as to … Continue reading →