The Commish
The Water Commission met today. Despite the huge list of members, only 9 were in attendance, as well as Directors…
Month: April 2008 (page 2)
Water news
In today’s Chronicle are a couple germane articles. First, if it doesn’t rain soon (and I don’t think last night…
Let the sun shine
Today’s Board meeting had quite a few interesting items. First was the continuation of the groundwater charge hearing, in which…
Earth Day
The NY Times Magazine this week celebrates Earth Day with many little articles about things that one can do, and…
Down by the bay
Today I took the very wonderful tour that San José offers of the San Jose / Santa Clara Water Pollution…
Mercury asks for term limits
The new District Act is getting more press. The Mercury editorializes this morning that elected directors should be limited to…
The District Act makes the news
Today’s Mercury has an article and a sidebar about the proposed amendments to the District Act, the state law that…
Landscape Mode
Today was the meeting of the Landscape Advisory Committee. The biggest event at the meeting, I thought, was Ron Kanemoto’s…
The Great Thirst
The LA Times has come out with an editorial series on water, including a debate between California Department of Water…
OPEB
It stands for “Other Post-Employment Benefits,” and it means retiree healthcare for life. The Government Accounting Standards Board now requires…