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Will MID Directors Be Fleeced In the New Gold Rush?

March 31, 2012 By Eric Caine 3 Comments

There’s not much of a mystery why the Modesto Irrigation District (MID) Board of Directors wants to sell water to San Francisco. Faced with a water treatment plant that has become an embarrassing money pit and having failed to raise rates enough to maintain infrastructure, they need the money. San Francisco’s demand for water, on the other hand, is at first glance a bit puzzling. As recently as November 17, […]

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: MID water transfer, Tuolmne River water transfer, Tuolumne River

Bruce Frohman: Highway 132 Extension May be a Liability to Our Region

March 17, 2012 By Eric Caine 3 Comments

Bruce Frohman has devoted hours of study to the proposed extension and re-routing of Highway 132, west of Modesto. He’s interviewed Caltrans officials, talked to residents in the area, and investigated the expense involved in dealing with the toxic waste site in the path of the project. Here’s Frohman’s exclusive detailed analysis of the project: As presently envisioned, the 132 Freeway project can be compared to putting a square peg into […]

Filed Under: Environment, Featured

Bruce Frohman on Caltrans' Failure to Maintain Modesto Toxic Waste Site

March 11, 2012 By Eric Caine 2 Comments

Several months ago, former Modesto City Councilman Bruce Frohman became concerned about toxic waste piles in west Modesto. Frohman’s persistent questioning of the California Department of Toxic Substances Control and Caltrans revealed Caltrans has failed to properly maintain the site. Here is Bruce Frohman’s insider report. A toxic waste site exists within the right of way of the future State Route 132 freeway. The site is located just south of Kansas […]

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: Modesto toxic waste

To Sell or Not to Sell Water to San Francisco, That is the Question

February 2, 2012 By Eric Caine 1 Comment

Former Modesto City Councilman Bruce Frohman (pictured left) continues to follow important regional political issues. As a Councilman, Frohman was known for his cautious use of taxpayer money and his dedication to preserving farmland. Below, Frohman discusses the controversial proposal to sell Modesto Irrigation District water to San Francisco. The Modesto Irrigation District is considering a proposal for a long term contract to sell water to the City of San […]

Filed Under: Environment

"Clean up Modesto's toxic waste now," says Bruce Frohman

December 18, 2011 By Eric Caine 2 Comments

Former Modesto City Councilman Bruce Frohman didn’t give up leadership when he left the Council. He’s always been a beacon of civic awareness. Here, Frohman sounds an urgent alarm over yet another toxic waste site in Modesto. Every time a rock is flipped over in Modesto, another toxic waste site is sitting there like a scorpion, ready to inflict pain and suffering. While serving on the Modesto City Council from 1999 […]

Filed Under: Environment

Water, Water Everywhere, Part II: The Big Thirst

October 30, 2011 By Eric Caine Leave a Comment

In what is likely a sign of the times, farmers in Brawley are selling water for more than they can make growing a crop. Closer to home, the Modesto Irrigation District, amid the din of protesting farmers, is contemplating selling water to San Francisco, a city whose big thirst broke John Muir’s heart when it succeeded in damming (and damning) the Hetch Hetchy Valley. The City of Patterson, which has […]

Filed Under: Environment

Water, water everywhere: The Great Valley Mirage

October 2, 2011 By Eric Caine 5 Comments

When Jay Wells noticed the City of Patterson was sinking another well in his neighborhood he sounded the alarm. “I raised a fuss,” he said recently. “I was worried about over drafting.” Like everyone in Patterson, Wells relies on groundwater for his residence and his business. He was worried that the City’s increasing demands would put too great a strain on the local aquifer. Patterson has over half a dozen […]

Filed Under: Environment, Featured

School Scams: How to Leap City Limits, Vault Spheres of Influence and Sprawl Beyond the General Plan

September 24, 2011 By Eric Caine 1 Comment

  Because they are not subject to the Local Agency Formation Comission’s (LAFCO) authority, schools are among the most potent weapons in the sprawlers’ arsenal. No one knows this better than Stanislaus County Supervisor Jim DeMartini, who acquired first-hand knowledge of school scams shortly after winning election in 2004. “The Patterson School Board wanted to put a school out on Zacharias Road near the intersection of Baldwin Road,” said DeMartini […]

Filed Under: Environment

DeMartini, Barker and Jackman on Cities' Failure to Protect Farmland

September 17, 2011 By Eric Caine 6 Comments

Jim DeMartini

Stanislaus County Supervisor Jim DeMartini is nobody’s patsy. So when Stanislaus County cities presented their growth plans to the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) at last July’s meeting, DeMartini smelled a rat. “They weren’t plans at all,” he says. “They may as well have been written by the BIA (Building Industry Association).” As far as DeMartini could tell, none of the cities had established firm boundaries. DeMartini was especially miffed […]

Filed Under: Environment

Denham to Sacrifice Wild and Scenic on an Altar of Houses

July 21, 2011 By Eric Caine 3 Comments

Once in office, Congressman Jeff Denham wasted no time introducing legislation all too typical of the far right’s assault on the public interest. HR 869 looks innocuous enough on its surface. Touted as another, “jobs, jobs, jobs,” project, the Bill would raise the height of the Exchequer Dam. Denham claims, The benefits of this law will provide up to 70,000 acre-feet of additional water, which can serve 1,700 homes and […]

Filed Under: Environment

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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
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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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Alaska Republican touts benefits of children being abused to death
Alaska Republican touts benefits of children being abused to death
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Editorial: Newsom's drought order amid wet winter threatens iconic California species
Editorial: Newsom’s drought order amid wet winter threatens iconic California species
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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.
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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.
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