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Bruce Frohman

Is Amazon the Gift that Keeps on Taking?

May 24, 2021 By Bruce Frohman 4 Comments

Amazon Patterson

Below, Bruce Frohman joins Steve Ringhoff in taking a close look at the consequences when Amazon comes to town. Like Mr. Ringhoff, Frohman believes the reasons Amazon often clouds its arrival in secrecy are not benign.  Politicians operate under the presumption that any business creating new jobs in a community will be a benefit. When a company the size of Amazon comes to town, heaven and earth are moved to approve […]

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Amazon Turlock

Can New Mayor and Council Reverse Modesto’s Decline?

March 5, 2021 By Bruce Frohman 2 Comments

K Street Modesto November 2020

The new Modesto City Council, headed by Mayor Sue Zwahlen, has a lot of work to do. Since the Covid-19 pandemic began, the public has been growing less respectful of the law and of other citizens. Ever since I departed from the Modesto City Council in 2003, I’ve noticed a continuous decline in the quality of life within the community. From my narrow viewpoint, determining how fast problems are growing […]

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Crime in Modesto, Modesto Homelessness

Can the Valley Survive Without Gas-Powered Vehicles?

September 28, 2020 By Bruce Frohman 2 Comments

Lightyear One

September 24, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California will eliminate the internal combustion engine from all new vehicles sold in the state by 2035. The announcement was bold, gutsy, and appears doable. Due to fiscal considerations, the Valley will probably lag urban regions in effecting the change. However, the rules outlined by Governor Newsom will not create undue hardship if the transition is adequately planned.           […]

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Bruce Frohman, electric vehicles in California

Reviewing California’s Ballot Propositions: When in Doubt, Vote “No”

September 23, 2020 By Bruce Frohman 1 Comment

California Ballot Propositions 2020

Propositions are established via citizen petitions or by order of the State Legislature for an assortment of reasons. Some propositions amend the state constitution, requiring a vote of the citizens. Some proposals intend to undo decisions made by the state legislature or to circumvent the legislative process. Some propositions favor special interests. There are twelve propositions on the California ballot for the November election. Voters will need to wade through […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Bruce Frohman, California Ballot Propositions 2020

Should A Citizens’ Police Review Board Be Established In Modesto?

August 21, 2020 By Bruce Frohman 31 Comments

Modesto Police Department 20 August 2020

The death of George Floyd at the hands of four officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota, sparked a protest movement advocating a thorough examination of police department policies and practices throughout the United States. Now is an appropriate time to take stock of the performance of the Modesto Police Department to determine whether changes need to be made. There has been talk about establishing a Citizens’ Review Board, but thus far, no […]

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Modesto Police Chief Galen Carroll, Modesto Police Department

Stanislaus Supervisors’ Covid Fail: Worst Ever?

July 22, 2020 By Bruce Frohman 20 Comments

Corona Virus

The old lesson that, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” is not in the memories of the Stanislaus County Supervisors. As a result, they’ve made decisions that indirectly resulted in loss of life and illnesses that might have been prevented. On May 7, 2020, the Board of Supervisors deliberately sought to override California Governor Gavin Newsom’s recommendations for controlling the Corona pandemic by applying for a […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Coronavirus Modesto, Coronavirus Stanislaus County, Covid-19 Stanislaus County, Stanislaus County Supervisors Covid-19

The Next Wave of Covid-19 Will Hit Stanislaus County Soon

May 24, 2020 By Bruce Frohman 6 Comments

Bruce Frohman

The People’s Republic of China currently has over 100 million citizens in lockdown. A new wave of Covid-19, the Corona Virus, has emerged in Northeast China.  The first wave of the virus hit Stanislaus County about four months after it was first reported in Wuhan China.  What can we now expect? Now that the first wave of the Corona Virus has swept across the world, will another wave come and […]

Filed Under: History

Stanislaus County Unprepared for Covid-19

April 5, 2020 By Bruce Frohman 6 Comments

Doctor's Medical Center Modesto

In 2005, I lost a race for Stanislaus County Supervisor. A major plank of my platform was to upgrade our health care system in order to keep the community safe from disease, including epidemics. Voters did not agree. The winner of the supervisor’s race followed the Republican doctrine of letting the free market provide all medical services to the public. The county hospital was closed and clinical services were cut […]

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Covid-19 Stanislaus County

Home Builders and Homelessness: Is there a relationship?

December 22, 2019 By Bruce Frohman 1 Comment

Archway Commons

December 16, the Los Angeles Times reported that The Supreme Court of the United States rejected a request for review of a lower court decision in the case of the City of Boise Idaho Versus Martin. The court let stand a ruling that homeless citizens are entitled to sleep on public property when a city has no alternative shelter available. Logically, for the good of every community, homebuilders must partner […]

Filed Under: Politics

Ongoing: Stanislaus County Whittles Away Wood Colony

November 11, 2019 By Bruce Frohman 4 Comments

Sign reading "Welcome to Wood Colony"

November 2019 is the month construction begins on Phase 1 of the State Route 132 realignment, otherwise known as a two lane expressway. Sometime in the next 20 years, the plan is to upgrade the expressway to a four lane freeway connecting Freeway 99 and Interstate 580. During the 20 year multi-phase construction project, motorists will experience increasing chronic congestion due to construction, traffic signals, and too many cars using a […]

Filed Under: Politics

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Gimme Shelter: Mayor Karen Bass on homelessness and the California housing crisis
Gimme Shelter: Mayor Karen Bass on homelessness and the California housing crisis
Liam Dillon and Ben Oreskes of the L.A. Times interview Mayor Karen Bass about homelessness and housing problems in California.
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Judge Luttig Has a Warning for America
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Rupert Murdoch has fuelled polarisation of society, Barack Obama says
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California faces catastrophic flood dangers and a need to invest billions in protection
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Alaska’s Fisheries Are Collapsing. This Congresswoman Is Taking on the Industry She Says Is to Blame.
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Jimmy Carter's final foe: A parasitic worm that preyed on millions in Africa and Asia
Jimmy Carter’s final foe: A parasitic worm that preyed on millions in Africa and Asia
One of former President Carter’s biggest hopes is wiping out an infectious parasitic disease that’s plagued humans for millennia. How close is he?
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Climate Extremes Threaten California?s Central Valley Songbirds - Eos
Climate Extremes Threaten California’s Central Valley Songbirds – Eos
A “nestbox highway” in California’s Central Valley is guiding songbirds to safe nesting sites and giving scientists a peek at fledgling success in a changing climate.
eos.org
Alaska Republican touts benefits of children being abused to death
Alaska Republican touts benefits of children being abused to death
Republican David Eastman suggested the death of child abuse victims could be a “cost savings” to wider society.
www.newsweek.com
Editorial: Newsom's drought order amid wet winter threatens iconic California species
Editorial: Newsom’s drought order amid wet winter threatens iconic California species
Gov. Gavin Newsom has effectively ended environmental regulations protecting California rivers and migratory fish by extending drought-year waivers.
www.latimes.com
Two-thirds of McPherson Square homeless remain on street, D.C. says
Two-thirds of McPherson Square homeless remain on street, D.C. says
As of Thursday, just two of the more than 70 residents of McPherson Square had been placed in permanent D.C. housing.
www.washingtonpost.com
More Building Won?t Make Housing Affordable
More Building Won’t Make Housing Affordable
America’s housing crisis has reached unfathomable proportions. But new construction isn’t enough to solve it.
newrepublic.com

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