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…
Energy from wastewater
Today’s Chronicle has an interesting article about a plan in Santa Rosa to use tertiary-treated wastewater to heat and cool…
Walking the walk
(I’ve never understood how one can walk the talk.) View Larger Map I walked precinct 1652 today. Although it is…
Skelton on the Delta
Here is an essay by George Skelton in the LA Times, which is a good summary of the perennial water…