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High speed rail: California’s fast track to ruin?
So does who does California high speed rail benefit? Sure there are the train builders in Europe and the construction workers who hopefully won't be here on specialized visas or in the United States illegally. But when the system is up and running after spending a bare minimum of at least $50 billion who will really benefit and who will really use it? It is true that the Altamont Commuter Express corridor version would make ...
Concrete from hell, roof rats & the Winchester Mystery yard
Cement apparently flowed freely in the 1950s. If you doubt that just ask the crew from Vince's Hauling that spent the good part of Monday morning trying to remove what appears to have been twin five-foot or so solid pours in my backyard. They had broken up most of the two main concrete pads with ease before running into a slight hiccup. First, after digging around the concrete in question it appeared it was poured ...
Do you trust motives of big oil companies?
Take a trip south on Highway 99 toward the Grapevine on a stagnant summer day. As you approach Bakersfield you will be astounded by what you don't see – the Sierra foothills – as you roll down the pavement dubbed "California's Main Street." It's not because the foothills are too far away, as they are just 10 miles or so to the east. It is because of the thick haze primarily from greenhouse gas emissions. ...
Firework sales proceeds a bit baffling for Lathrop non-profits
I'm probably being naïve, but after seeing the final numbers in the first Safe and Sane Fireworks fund-raising in Lathrop, I can't help being baffled by the scant net amounts received by the five nonprofit groups whose dedicated volunteers toiled hard for seven days in the sizzling summer heat to earn money for their pet community projects.
American health care scores ‘win’ over swine flu
Aren't you glad you're alive today? Despite all the gloom and doom about illness and environmental health plus the implied battle cry of the health care nationalization drive that people are dying because they can't afford care, there is a lot of good news out there in the medial and health world. Remember the swine flu pandemic that was supposed to wipe out scores of people? It's over. At least that's the official word of ...
A ‘dumb’ assertion about public power from Victor Mow
Victor Mow - who did little to improve the financial integrity of San Joaquin County while serving on the Board of Supervisors - penned an opinion piece about South San Joaquin Irrigation District essentially being reckless with public money.
Melmac: Dishware for the Nuclear Age
If you know about Melmac and Alf - and what they have in common - then you were alive during the 1950s or thereafter and have an unusual sense of humor as far as the TV comedy shows you like.
Manteca still has to move forward morning of Nov. 3
It is easy to get caught up in the notion that the upcoming Manteca municipal election on Nov. 2 is about the candidates.
Are some more equal in Manteca than others?
Eight years ago this Sunday a new municipal law went into effect to try to stem aggressive panhandlers.
The cultural war may cost Ripon teacher her job
Limited-English-proficient students have the same right to a quality education as all California students. For these students to have access to quality education, their special needs must be met by teachers who have essential skills and knowledge related to English language development, specially designed content instruction delivered in English, and content instruction delivered in the students' primary languages. - California Education Code
Manteca needs BLD-style solution for library needs
It is time to turn the page, literally, on how we approach library services. And the current budget crisis - which is actually a structural problem with what we demand of government and how we fund it - may provide the opportune time to think out of the box. First and foremost, libraries are essential. But save for new technology and bigger and more modern buildings we haven't modified or expanded their basic functions since ...
PG&E continues deception on Proposition 16
Editor, Manteca Bulletin, The deception continues. Last week, for example, the Proposition 16 campaign sent out mailers. "At a time of tight budgets and layoffs of police and firefighters," it read, "voters should have the right to vote on anything that affects our pocketbook." But public-power agencies like SMUD have nothing to do with a city's general funds, which finance services such as police and firefighters. The notion that taxes are being used to provide ...
I’ve never been accused of being Mr. Clean
I am somewhere on the spectrum between a neat freak and a slob. That suits me just fine. My house gets a semi-thorough dusting about every two months whether it needs it or not. I have a tendency to pile things on the kitchen table and on my roll top desk as well as on one of my four bookcases. The bed gets made whenever I feel like it – which is rare – while ...
Overwhelming selfless sacrifice by our soldiers
"Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends." - John 15:13
THEIR SACRIFICES, OUR FREEDOMS
Bob Gutierrez almost didn't come back from Vietnam. But there was a time in his life when he probably wished he hadn't. Prior to being drafted to serve in the war where America lost 54,000 soldiers, Gutierrez had a promising future as a singer. It was good enough to have offers of a recording contract and to secure an appearance on the Michael Douglas Show. On a fateful day in Vietnam, an incoming rocket could ...
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‘Cool’ car colors, gas powered lawn mowers & air quality
Do you drive a black car?
Privacy matters & upset Americans
When I first started teaching criminal law (decades ago), I spent weeks on the Fourth Amendment and the "zone of privacy." The big case was Katz v. United States, decided in 1967. The FBI suspected that Charles Katz was using a payphone in a phone booth (those enclosed spaces we used to rely on before cellphones) to transmit gambling information to folks in other states (a federal offense). So they attached a listening device to ...
Greetings from the IRS: Infernal Retribution Service
Greetings.
Obama’s media co-conspirators
How does President Barack Obama, a man of such keen intelligence, with such promise to "change" America, find himself in so much serious trouble?
This Bud’s for you: Less beer, more can
Anyone who says that America has lost its innovative edge in technology and manufacturing hasn't chugged a can of Bud recently. The buzz is back, baby!
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