Wednesday, October 25, 2017

San Francisco-Stockton Regional Airport? Right Idea, But Wrong Name

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There has been some rough press and a lot of making fun of the Stockton Metropolitan Airport's proposal to change it's name to the S...
Sunday, October 15, 2017

Trump tax plan would raise my family's taxes by over $4,000.

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I have been reviewing the new Republican tax plan framework, and noticed that my family pretty much defines the profile of households that w...
Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Does Northern California Have a Chance To Get Amazon HQ2?

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Everyone is speculating about where Amazon is going with its HQ2.  Does Sacramento or the Bay Area have a chance?  Given the national compet...
Sunday, October 8, 2017

In the nation's poorest big city, tunnel supporters push to raise water bills based on nostalgia instead of facts.

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After 11 years of planning, the $17 billion WaterFix project has no viable financial plan (other than approving a blank check from southern ...
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Saturday, September 23, 2017

City of Stockton Buys Waterfront Towers for New City Hall

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Just a few years after coming out of bankruptcy, the City of Stockton is paying cash for a pair of waterfront towers to serve as its future ...
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Monday, August 28, 2017

WaterFix declining trend

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I recently started adding this table to presentations about the Delta tunnels.  It generated a lot of comments, so I will add it to the blo...
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Can $3 per month really pay for the Delta Tunnels?

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Metropolitan Water District and the LA Department of Water and Power have recently released reports saying the Delta tunnels are affordabl...
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Sunday, August 20, 2017

How much should it cost to build affordable apartments in downtown Stockton?

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There is no disputing that there is an affordable housing crisis in California, and finding more funds to subsidize affordable housing devel...
Friday, August 18, 2017

1) Davis Biologists Reject Water Agencies Main Argument for the $16+ billion WaterFix/Tunnels, 2) Then they endorse the Tunnels, and 3) WaterFix sends positive news release touting their support

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Over the past decade, I have sometimes heard the PPIC/Davis water group described as "useful fools" , who unwittingly support the ...
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Friday, August 11, 2017

Initial reaction to Metropolitan Water District Financing White Paper

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I am leaving for the airport in 30 minutes, but judging from my Inbox, there is a high demand for a reaction to Metropolitan Water District...
Wednesday, August 9, 2017

WaterFix results in $1 billion in harm to winter-run chinook salmon according to California guidelines used for storage projects

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Two major water infrastructure policy processes are moving towards critical decision points that will determine their financial viability: a...
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Thursday, July 20, 2017

Sacramento Getting Good Press. Will It Lead to Good Jobs?

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Over the past 2 months, Sacramento is trending in the national press with multiple national stories connecting Sacramento and the Bay Area. ...
Thursday, July 6, 2017

Biological Opinions for the Delta Tunnels include new cuts to water diversions and further increase risk to water agencies that must decide whether to invest billions.

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The much anticipated biological opinions (Biops) for the Delta tunnels (aka WaterFix) were said to be the documents that would provide more...
Friday, April 7, 2017

WaterFix Economics Flop in Two Recent Federal Consultant Lists of National Infrastructure Priorities.

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As the Trump administration gathers lists of national infrastructure projects, federal infrastructure consultants are finding that the Calif...
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Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Bay Area Net Domestic Migration Shows Large Drop in 2016, While Stockton and Sacramento Have Relatively Small Gains

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Census released metro area population growth data for 2016 a few days ago, and it shows a large increase in out-migration from the Bay Area,...