Friday, October 30, 2015

Digest Version of my Delta Tunnels Comments

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Comments on the Delta Tunnels environmental documents are due today.  Here is a summary of my comments, which focus on two issues that sever...
Friday, October 23, 2015

How many commuters are there between Sacramento and the Bay Area?

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Barry Broome has brought new energy to marketing Sacramento through the new Greater Sacramento organization, and a big part of his strategy ...
Monday, October 19, 2015

Delta Stewardship Council Must Stop Ignoring the Delta Tunnels' Cost

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At it's next meeting, the Delta Stewardship Council (DSC) will be considering four draft Principles for Water Conveyance  in the Delta c...
Thursday, September 17, 2015

New Data Continues to Show Solid Growth in Farm Jobs in Early 2015 Despite Deepening Drought

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics released Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages data today for the first 3 months of 2015.  As shown below,...
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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

An Encouraging Story for Downtown Stockton

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One should never read too much into a single, relatively small event, but Roger Philips' story today about a San Francisco furniture de...
Monday, August 24, 2015

"Troglodytes" Defend the Governor's Delta Tunnels

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Governor Brown has become an international leader on taking action to combat climate change, repeatedly calling business-funded opponents of...
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Tuesday, August 11, 2015

DWR Director contradicts the Environmental Impact Report that he just released, and other observations on the Sac Bee's article questioning whether farmers can/will pay for the delta tunnels

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The Sunday Sacramento Bee had a front page story by Dale Kasler and Ryan Sabalow titled "Delta Tunnels: Farms weigh project risks ....
Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Mortgage Delinquency Rates Approach Normal Levels in Stockton

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According to CoreLogic, the percentage of mortgages 90-days or more delinquent in the Stockton area is now down to 2.24%, pretty close to hi...
Monday, July 27, 2015

The Consequences of a Massive Earthquake-Induced Delta Flood

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The tunnels' PR campaign and some state leaders, including Governor Brown, talk about the catastrophic delta flood scenario as if the o...
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Sunday, July 26, 2015

Additional thoughts and information regarding my Delta Tunnels op-ed in the Sunday Sacramento Bee

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Today, the Sacramento Bee published an op-ed by me on the economic benefits and costs of the Delta Tunnels .  As always, word constraints li...
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Thursday, July 16, 2015

Arena Subsidies, Comedians, and the Sacramento Lawsuit

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It was hard not to think of Attorney Patrick Soluri and his clients after watching John Oliver's hilarious take on public financing of p...
Thursday, July 9, 2015

Revised Delta Tunnels EIR Further Worsens The Project's Already Lousy Economics

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The Department of Water Resources did not release any revised cost estimates or economic and financial analysis Thursday with the revised EI...
Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Fourth Quarter Data shows larger drought effect on Farm Jobs

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Farm jobs in the San Joaquin Valley declined significantly in the 4th quarter of 2014 compared to the same period in 2013, according to data...
Thursday, June 11, 2015

How much has Cap and Trade Increased the Price of Gas in California?

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My parents are visiting from Ohio, and a favorite topic of conversation on these visits is what is more expensive here than "back home...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015

Tulare County Leads the State in Dry Wells, and Agricultural Expansion

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ACWA reports on DWR Director Mark Cowin's comments at a drought hearing this week, Cowin said DWR is implementing a number of water man...