July 19, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
RonKayeLA.com
Political Doubletalk: The Perfect is Not the Enemy of the Good, At the End of the Day Comes Just Another Day
http://ronkayela.com/2012/07/political-doubletalk-the-perfect-is-not-the-enemy-of-the-good-at-the-end-of-the-day-comes-just-another-day.html
(h/t Nature Watch.  If you read nothing but one article today, please make it this one.  Mr. Kaye hits the nail on the head!

If you want public engagement, public participation, you have to tear down the wall of secrecy the same way the Berlin Wall was torn down.

Officials are not going to do that. It has to be done because you the people want to take back your government.

It needs to start with those already active in community: Business groups, neighborhood groups, service clubs, volunteers, school activists – nothing will happen unless you start a new conversation, an inclusive conversation, and organize yourselves into a unified force demanding change, demanding transparency and honesty, balance of interests, values and needs.

If you want power, you have to take it. It is there for the taking but there is no evidence even those who are participating really want a share of the power.

Snug Harbor Resorts
http://www.acwa.com/sites/default/files/page/2010/04/blueprint.pdf
This link provides a good review of what is happening right now in the Delta and Delta planning.  Again, note the names of the people working for ACWA at the time this was written and where they each show up now.

Restore the Delta

Experts: BDCP Proposal 'Fatally Flawed'
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=001KWNitdH9AKUioyvPNzxkjyM-XzeIOWbQMBtGuXd6YpsfyGuYA5eCCTKWXAxPdE8Pw6q8Gxw3gBIarn8AoBt2q87AKYn70Wpt0kHcX4U7FEGZwM-7sCeNbA%3D%3D

Dan Bacher
Alternet.org
Congressional Leaders Urge Cost-Benefit Analysis of Delta Tunnel
http://blogs.alternet.org/danbacher/2012/07/18/congressional-leaders-urge-cost-benefit-analysis-of-delta-tunne/

Valley Economy Blog
BDCP Moved From Unpermittable to Unfinanciable
http://valleyecon.blogspot.com/2012/07/bdcp-goes-from-unpermittable-to.html

Aquafornia.com
Congressman Dennis Cardoza
Cardoza, Costa Urge Leadership on BDCP
http://cardoza.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=87&itemid=840

ACWA.com
Brown Signs Bill Affirming Independence of DSC
http://www.acwa.com/news/water-news/brown-signs-government-reorganization-plan-law

Alex Breitler's Blog
Supes to Consider Opposing 'BDCP-Plus'
http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/san-joaquin-river-delta/2012/07/18/supes-to-consider-bdcp-plus/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+san-joaquin-river-delta+%28Alex+Breitler%27s+San+Joaquin+Delta%2C+Delta+College+Blog%29
(Hmmm...BDCP Plus, Monterey Agreements Plus...anyone else see a pattern here??   Again, past patterns of behavior are excellent indicators of future actions.)

ACWA.com
New Fact Sheet Educates Public on BDCP
http://www.acwa.com/news/delta/new-fact-sheet-educated-public-bdcp
(Was this drafted before yesterday's BDCP + release or after??)

Aquafornia.com
KQED
Bay Area Landscape Likely to Come Up Short on Water
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2012/07/18/bay-area-landscape-likely-to-come-up-short-on-water/

California Water News
Switchboard, NRDC
Anatomy of a Man-Made Drought in the San Francisco Bay
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/tswanson/anatomy_of_a_man-made_drought.html

Aquafornia.com
SFGate.com
San Francisco Bay Model, Sausalito
http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/San-Francisco-Bay-Model-Sausalito-3717931.php

Water News
ACWA.com
Corps Report Considers Integrated Regional Water Management in Planning
http://www.acwa.com/news/water-news/corps-report-considers-integrated-water-resources-management-planning

Agriculture News
ACWA.com
Final Agriculture Water Measurement Regulations Adopted
http://www.acwa.com/news/conservation/final-agricultural-water-measurement-regulations-adopted

Levee News

Fisheries News
San Jose Mercury News
Feds Urge Water to prevent Repeat of Salmon Kill
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_21105003/feds-urge-water-prevent-repeat-salmon-kill

Anderson Valley Advertiser
Return of the King Salmon
http://theava.com/archives/16538

Aquafornia.com
Monterey County Weekly
Delta Deception California's Booming Salmon Season Belies...
http://www.montereycountyweekly.com/news/2012/jul/19/delta-deception/

Environmental News
Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com
California Lifts Rules that Curbed Anti-Mosquito Ground Treatments
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/07/19/4641319/california-lifts-rules-that-curbed.html#mi_rss=Environment

Aquafornia.com
Merced Sun-Star
Central Valley's Ecological State Studies
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2012/07/18/2423812/central-valleys-ecological-state.html

Tribal News

Infrastructure News
Claycord.com
Mt. Diablo Beacon Restoration Bill Signed into Law by Governor Jerry Brown
http://claycord.com/2012/07/18/mt-diablo-beacon-restoration-bill-signed-into-law-by-governor-jerry-brown/
(WOW...now that's some fast action right there.)

Economic News
Aguanomics.com
Lies, Damned Lies and Subsidies
http://www.aguanomics.com/2012/07/lies-damned-lies-and-subsidies.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+aguanomics+%28Aguanomics%29

Tourism News

California Political News
California's Capitol
California Conversations with Willie Brown
http://www.californiascapitol.com/calcap/2012/07/11022/

Anderson Valley Advertiser
Richard Blum The Man Behind California's 'Developing Economy'
http://theava.com/archives/3874

Disaster Capitalist University
http://theava.com/archives/3874
Richard (Blum) Ellis' North Coast Pension Booze
http://theava.com/archives/5298
(These were written in 2010 but are relevant to today's shenanigans.)

Political News
The Humble Libertarian
Govtslaves.com
Mainstream Media Pissed: Druge Funneled At Least 30 Million Visitors to Alternative Websites
http://govtslaves.info/mainstream-media-pissed-drudge-funneled-at-least-30-million-visitors-to-alternative-websites/
(Boo hoo, poor Little Patsy!!! One HAS to go to alternative news sites and blogs to get anything that closely resembles journalism.  The crap that is spoon-fed to the masses by MSM only perpetuates the collusion and corruption currently overflowing from every segment of our government and society.

Heck, if if weren't for posts such as these, people would have nothing even closely resembling the truth to base decisions upon.  Nor would there be a bright deer-hunting spotlight shining ever so brightly on the players and their games.)

Science News

High Speed Rail News
Reuters
California Moves Forward on $68 Billion High-Speed Rail Project
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/18/us-usa-california-rail-idUSBRE86H1K820120718

Washington Post
California Governor Signs Bill for High-Speed Rail Train That Faces Questions About Funding
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/california-governor-signs-bill-for-high-speed-train-that-faces-questions-about-funding/2012/07/18/gJQAUmsKuW_story.html

San Jose Mercury News
Governor Brown Signs California High-Speed Rail Bill, Call Critics 'NIMBYs', 'Fearful Men'
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/california-governor-signs-bill-for-high-speed-train-that-faces-questions-about-funding/2012/07/18/gJQAUmsKuW_story.html
(I'm fearful...fearful of what this folly does to the future of our children.)

CNN.com
Governor Signs Law to Make California Home to Nation's First Truly High-Speed Rail
http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/18/us/california-high-speed-rail/index.html

CBS San Francisco
Brown Signs California High-Speed Rail Bill Amid Challenges
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2012/07/18/brown-signs-california-high-speed-rail-bill-amid-challenges/

Bayou Buzz, Louisiana
California Set for High-Speed Rail First
http://www.bayoubuzz.com/top-stories/item/32337-california-set-for-high-speed-rail-first

LATimes.com
Is California's High-Speed Train on Track of Off the Rails?
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-water-delta-san-joaquin-20120718%2c0%2c5227906.story
(h/t Nature Watch)

Sacramento Business Journal
Governor Signs Bill to Fund High-Speed Rail Segment
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2012/07/18/governor-bill-fund-high-speed-rail.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_sacramento+%28Sacramento+Business+Journal%29

SFGate.com
Calif. Bullet Train Faces Funding, Legal Challenges
http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/Calif-bullet-train-faces-funding-legal-challenges-3717483.php
http://www.sfgate.com/default/photo/California-Gov-Jerry-Brown-center-displays-3210242.php
(ht Nature Watch.

Doesn't Steinberg look like a crazy-pleased toddler in this shot??  Love photographs like this...in the right hands, they become 'evidence'!)

California Progress Report
Furthering the Vision of High Speed Rail
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/furthering-vision-high-speed-rail

California Watch
Rail Authority Says Revised Report Won't Slow Construction
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/rail-authority-says-revised-report-won-t-slow-construction-17175

CalWatchDog.com
Gov Seals CA Crash with High Speed Rail Bill
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/07/19/gov-seals-ca-crash-with-high-speed-rail-bill/

UN/Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
Canada Free Press
Unholy Trinity - Monsanto - Big Pharmacy - New World Order
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/48160#When:22:50:20Z

News With Views
Tennessee Governor Haslam, water Rights and Agenda 21, Corruption Part 6
http://www.newswithviews.com/Nelson/kelleigh162.htm

Public Comment Opportunities

Litigation News
CalWatchDog.com
Court Rules Greenies Told a Whopper of a Smelt Fish Story
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/07/19/court-rules-greenies-told-a-whopper-of-a-smelt-fish-story/

Events Calendar

Just For Fun

July 18, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
Burt Wilson
Public Water News Service
Big Changes in the BDCP and the Delta
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=jsitf5iab&v=001KWNitdH9AKUioyvPNzxkj042cLuVcLWDfIQZJAHEYwagtGjAc5rjrOH1_IVtmAim1te58CKaP9MVjgO_tv0HRK2Yw93G1YQYfLAaoSWNREZRcGDUdfa7pg%3D%3D
(The brazenness of Jerry Brown is incredible.  I say, wrap that rope tight around your hand, grip with your knees and hold on...this is going to be one of the worst '8-second' rides we'll ever endure.)

Chicoer.com
Delta Water Tunnel an Economic Boondoggle, Opponents State
http://www.chicoer.com/breakingnews/ci_21096753/delta-water-tunnel-an-economic-boondoggle-opponents-state

Dan Bacher
Indybay.org
Congressional Leaders Urge Cost-Benefit Analysis of Delta Tunnel
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/07/17/18717670.php

Sacbee.com
Delta Breeze a Breath of Fresh Air for the State Fair
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/07/17/4635434/delta-breeze-a-breath-of-fresh.html
(I agree, yesterday was down-right coastal!  So welcome after a run of 100+ degree days.)

Alex Breitler's Blog
State Official: San Joaquin County to Benefit from Tunnel Construction
http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/san-joaquin-river-delta/2012/07/17/state-official-san-joaquin-county-to-benefit-from-canal-construction/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3

Aquafornia.com
BDCP Joint Recommendations
http://www.aquafornia.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/20120716-BDCP-Joint-Recommendations.pdf
(The link wouldn't download for me, hope it's working for you.)

Aquafornia.com
Oroville Mercury Register
Delta water Tunnel an Economic Boondoggle
http://www.orovillemr.com/rss/ci_21100367

Aquafornia.com
LATimes.com
Divvying Up California's Water
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-water-delta-san-joaquin-20120718,0,5227906.story
(Comment from Dr. Pyke...Get 'em Dr. Pyke!  He correct, too!)

Restore the delta
Experts: BDCP Proposal 'Fatally Flawed'
http://www.restorethedelta.org/experts-bdcp-proposal-fatally-flawed/

California Water News
Aquafornia.com
San Mateo Daily Journal
Op-Ed: Saving Money and a River
http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=1751322&title=OP-ED:%20Saving%20Money%20and%20a%20River

Aquafornia.com
Union Democrat
TUD Gets OK to Lower Pinecrest
http://www.uniondemocrat.com/News/Local-News/TUD-gets-OK-to-lower-Pinecrest?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+UnionDemocrat+%28The+Union+Democrat%2C+Sonora%2C+CA+News%2C+Sports%2C+%26+Weather%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Aquafornia.com
Sierra Wave
LADWP PR Video Compared to DustCam
http://www.sierrawave.net/13209/ladwp-pr-video-compared-to-dustcam/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sierrawave+%28Sierra+Wave%3A+Eastern+Sierra+News%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Aquafornia.com
Needles Desert Star
Environmental Report Released for Cadiz Water Project
http://www.thedesertstar.com/articles/2012/07/17/news/local/news885.txt

Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/07/news-articles-and-links-from-july-17.html
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/07/news-articles-and-links-from-july-18.html

Water News
Aquafornia.com
American Rivers
40 Years after Clean Water Act, Our Waterways Still Need Watchdogs and Stewards
http://www.americanrivers.org/newsroom/blog/kbaer-20120716-40-years-after-clean-water-act.html

Aquafornia.com
Desert News
Colorado River Supply and Demand Study Delayed, Even as Drought Grips U.S.
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865559206/Colorado-River-supply-and-demand-study-delayed-even-as-drought-grips-US.html?pg=all

Agriculture News
KQED
Satellites Helping Save Water on California Farms
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2012/07/17/satellites-helping-save-water-on-california-farms/

Aquafornia.com
East Bay Express
Dianne Feinstein's Scientist Rebuked
http://www.eastbayexpress.com/ebx/dianne-feinsteins-scientist-rebuked/Content?oid=3289581
(Hey...it's an oyster farm!)

Levee News

Fisheries News
Dan Bacher
Alternet.org
Action Needed to Restore Lake Merced Facilities
http://blogs.alternet.org/danbacher/2012/07/17/action-needed-to-restore-lake-merced-facilities/

KTXL Fox 40
Salmon Season Open After Years of Restrictions
http://www.fox40.com/news/headlines/ktxl-salmon-season-open-after-years-of-restrictions-20120716,0,1655359.story
(Western Delta boundary is west of Highway 160...that means Steamboat Slough!)

Redding Record Searchlight
Water Agency Extends Klamath River Dams Closure Agreement
http://www.redding.com/news/2012/jul/17/water-agency-extends-klamath-river-dams-closure/?partner=RSS

Aquafornia.com
Times Standard
Plan to Release More From Trinity Dam; Officials Hope to Avoid Fish Kill
http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_21100453/plan-release-more-water-from-trinity-dam-officials

Aquafornia.com
Bureau of Reclamation News:
Bureau Releases Draft Environmental Documents for Use of Trinity Reservoir Water...
http://www.usbr.gov/newsroom/newsrelease/detail.cfm?RecordID=40187

Environmental News
Planetizen
CEQA Reform May Solve California's Ethical Dilemma
http://www.planetizen.com/node/57593

Aquafornia.com
Healthycal.org
Much of Valley's Water Not Safe to Drink
http://www.healthycal.org/archives/9220

Aquafornia.com
MyDesert.com
El Nino Could Bring Wetter Winter
http://www.mydesert.com/article/20120718/NEWS09/207180316/El-Ni-o-could-bring-wetter-winter?odyssey=nav%7Chead

Aquafornia.com
Ventura County Star
Wetlands Experiment in Oxnard Raises Restoration Hopes
http://www.kvsun.com/articles/2012/07/17/news/doc5005f123c33b2442648016.txt

Aquafornia.com
Imperial Valley Press Online
IID Gets Report on Salton Sea Habitat
http://www.ivpressonline.com/news/ivp-iid-gets-report-on-salton-sea-habitat-20120717,0,2621441.story

Tribal News

Infrastructure News
Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com
Davis Delays Vote on Water Project
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/07/18/4638221/davis-delays-vote-on-water-project.html

Marin Independent Journal
SMART Gets OK to Bypass Jurisdictions in Station Design
http://www.marinij.com/novato/ci_21072890/smart-gets-ok-bypass-local-jurisdictions-station-designs

Aquafornia.com
Chicoer.com
Feather River Flows to Increase to Allow for Belden Powerhouse Work
http://www.chicoer.com/portal/news/ci_21100354/feather-river-flows-increase-allow-belden-powerhouse-work?source=rss&_loopback=1
(Woo Hoo break out the kayaks...a little white-water action??!!)

Aquafornia.com
Kern valley Sun
A Dam Good Question
http://www.kvsun.com/articles/2012/07/17/news/doc5005f123c33b2442648016.txt

Economic News
Bear Witness Center
Letter to the Editor - SENIORS BEWARE
http://bwcentral.org/2012/07/letter-to-the-editor-seniors-beware/
(This is disturbing, alarming and ultimately disgusting.  If you're pushing 65 years old, looks like you're the first group to get 'thinned' out.  Anyone over 75, you're the first group on the fast-track to elimination.  Oh my...)

Tourism News

California Political News
CalWatchDog.com
Anti-Democracy Bill Guts California Open-Government Laws
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/07/18/anti-democracy-bill-guts-california-open-government-laws/
(Audacious, simply audacious.)

Canada Free Press
Something to Really Quack About...
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/48151#When:17:36:05Z
(Willie Brown making an encore performance...oh the illegalities of all the theaters Willie's had his hands in over the decades.)

Sacramento Business Journal
Poll Results: Pursuing a Baseball Team Isn't Answer for Railyard
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2012/07/18/poll-mayor-should-not-pursue-baseball-te.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_sacramento+%28Sacramento+Business+Journal%29
(Are you kidding me??  Just how many cards are missing from Johnson's deck??)

Fox and Hounds
Representative Kevin McCarthy
Raising Taxes on California's Families and Small Businesses Will Set Us Further Back
http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2012/07/raising-taxes-on-californias-families-and-small-businesses-will-set-us-further-back/


LATimes.com
Manipulation of California Energy Market Gives Consumers a Jolt
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hiltzik-20120718,0,1949782.column

Claycord.com
Senator DeSaulnier's Privacy Bill Approved by Assembly Committee
http://claycord.com/2012/07/18/senator-desaulniers-privacy-bill-approved-by-assembly-committee/


Political News
Bear Witness Center
Do Obama's Executive Orders Reveal a Pattern?
http://bwcentral.org/2012/07/do-obamas-executive-orders-reveal-a-pattern/
(Ya think?  Past patterns of behavior are an excellent indication of future actions.)

Bear Witness Center
Nobody Else Made It Happen, Mr. President
http://bwcentral.org/2012/07/nobody-else-made-it-happen-mr-president/
(You know, even those 'government roads' that transports goods from Point A to Point B were built with OUR?My personal tax dollars...so, therefore, Mr. President, those roads belong to We/Me the People...Not You the Tyrannical Socialist Spoiled Toddler.)

Bear Witness Central
The Parental Rights Amendment and the United Nations
http://bwcentral.org/2012/07/the-parental-rights-amendment-and-the-united-nations/
(Really??  By the by, did you know today's babies are subjected to no less than 55 vaccines??  Consider, my generation X were subjected to 9.  And we wonder why we have an epidemic of Autism in all of its mutated forms.

Big Pharma + FDA + Codex Alimentarius + Big Ag = poisoned and controlled populations that are being euthanized in plain sight.  Yes, I've had a ton of time on my hands and an insatiable curiosity these past couple of years.)

National Center for Policy Analysis
Present Alternatives to ObamaCare
http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=22158&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ncpadpd+%28Daily+Policy+Digest%29

FoxNews.com
Senator Implicates Top FDA Office in Agency Spying Program
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/07/17/senator-implicates-top-fda-office-in-agency-spying-program/?test=latestnews

Science News

High Speed Rail News
Heartland Institute
Enviro-Groups Rally Against Fast-Tracking California High-Speed Rail
http://news.heartland.org/newspaper-article/2012/07/16/enviro-groups-rally-against-fast-tracking-california-high-speed-rail
(h/t Nature Watch

Wow...Heartland Institute siding with Sierra Club and NRDC??  Well, here's an indicator of just how awful Brown's proposals really are.)

Fresno Bee
High-Speed Rail Kings County Route Shifted
http://www.fresnobee.com/2012/07/16/2911572/high-speed-rail-kings-county-route.html
(h/t Nature Watch

Would be kinda nice if the farmers in the Delta were accorded the same voice and importance to the loss of their Prime agriculture lands.  80% of California's Prime-rated soil resides within the Primary Zone of the Legal Delta and we can't even get a whimper let alone a roar heard.

Both the Peripheral Boondoggle and HSR are nothing more than shams lining pockets from Feinstein/Blum to certain Investment Corporations down to several state politicians.  That's what this is all about.  We must continue to raise awareness, to bring proper irrefutable evidence into the public/civil arena, continuing to beat the drum until there is no option but to face reality.  Bring justice, Rule of Law and representative government back into our public arenas.)

UN/Agenda 21/Sustainable Development

Public Comment Opportunities

Litigation News
LATimes.com
No Harm From Central Valley Water Contracts, Court Rules
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/07/court-rules-on-central-valley-water-contracts.html

LATimes.com
9th Circuit Panel Rejects Challenge to Delta Water Contracts
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-water-contracts-20120718,0,4271414.story
(h/t Nature Watch)

CapitalPress.com
Court Allows Water Contracts to Stand
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/mp-water-contract-ruling-071712

Courthouse News
California Water Deals Won't Threaten Smelt
http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/07/17/48467.htm

Pacific Liberty Blog
Major Victory for Water Contractors in Delta Smelt Litigation
http://blog.pacificlegal.org/2012/major-victory-for-water-contractors-in-delta-smelt-litigation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=major-victory-for-water-contractors-in-delta-smelt-litigation

Events Calendar
Restore the Delta Premieres
Over Troubled Waters
Buy Your Tickets Now
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=001TTzY1hjm9Fjhvo0vNoGwhf4N5-yguTicLz1XN1dZd2Ef5JqTR7GfhN6yhtaT8_QNFmXK8IoEiSLJaoDqWLds3bkMgjfuibkw2QIq-yV2F6Y6DutJY6CwVQ%3D%3D

Aguanomics.com
TEoA Webinar - Chapter 1
July 25, 2012
http://www.aguanomics.com/2012/07/teoa-webinar-chapter-1.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+aguanomics+%28Aguanomics%29

Just For Fun
Sacramento Business Journal
The Way the West Was
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/blog/ed-goldman/2012/07/ed-goldman-the-way-the-west-was.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_sacramento+%28Sacramento+Business+Journal%29&page=all
(Nice memory-stroll!)


"During a recent speech, Vice President Joe Biden said 'I believe this election will come down to character, conviction and vision.' I agree. Biden is a 'character,' Holder just got 'convicted' by the House, and none of them have the 'vision' to see what's about to happen to them in November." --Fred Thompson

July 17, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
Aquafornia.com
Members of Congress Want More Analysis of BDCP Process
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/69985/
(Several more links here.)

Aquafornia.com
Lodi Sentinel
Report: Twin Tunnels Project for Delta Will Cost More Money Than it Will Bring In
http://www.lodinews.com/news/article_4e52512b-32f4-5127-85a7-743c5192bef5.html

Aquafornia.com
Central Valley Business Times
Dr. Pyke
New Take On Old Idea Maybe Answer to Delta Wars
http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=21483

California Water News
Aquafornia.com
Union Democrat
TUD Eyes Lake Plan
http://www.uniondemocrat.com/News/Local-News/TUD-eyes-lake-plan?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+UnionDemocrat+%28The+Union+Democrat%2C+Sonora%2C+CA+News%2C+Sports%2C+%26+Weather%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Aquafornia.com
California Economic Summit
Drought Spreads, California Water Issues Remain Chronic
http://www.caeconomy.org/blog/entry/drought-spread-california-water-issues-remain-chronic

Aquafornia.com
Press Enterprise
Region: Water Dispute Could Cost Inland residents Millions
http://www.pe.com/local-news/local-news-headlines/20120713-region-water-dispute-could-cost-inland-residents-millions.ece
(More of the same:  MWD v. SDCWA)

Aquafornia.com
Appeal democrat
Water District Pulls Back From Garden Bar Dam Plan
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/water-117897-district-dam.html

Water News
Aquafornia.com
Drought Now Grips More Than Half of the Nation
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/69974/

Agriculture News
The Survivalist Blog
Saving Heirloom Seeds Correctly Saves Your Garden
http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/saving-heirloom-seeds-correctly-saves-garden/
(Interesting!)

The Foundry
Conservative Opposition Puts Future of Farm Bill in Doubt
http://blog.heritage.org/2012/07/17/conservative-opposition-puts-future-of-farm-bill-in-doubt/

Levee News
Aquafornia.com
Ventura County Star
County gets $9.5 Million in State Levee Grants
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/jul/14/county-gets-95-million-in-state-levee-grants/
(I suppose the $9.5 million will be better utilized in Ventura County than say...oh I don't know, in the Delta securing up that water supply reliability for those 25 million people relying/demanding more and more Delta water.  And must be nice to have that flood insurance monkey off of their backs, too..just a thought.)

Fisheries News
Aqufornia.com
Sacbee: Q & A Smashing Salmon Season Expected, Starting Today
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/07/16/4633049/qa-smashing-salmon-season-expected.html
(Good series of comments.)

Aquafornia.com
LATimes.com
Northwest Fish are Back in the Water
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jul/15/nation/la-na-trout-success-20120715

Environmental News
Aquafornia.com
Yubanet.com
Rubicon Deal Paves Way for Trail Improvements to Protect Water Quality
http://yubanet.com/regional/Rubicon-Deal-Paves-Way-for-Trail-Improvements-to-Protect-Water-Quality.php#.UARwKJH4LhQ
(Good news, semi-victory for Off Road groups working extremely hard to keep public off road trails open and accessible to everyone!)

Co.Exist.com
The Marine Drone: An Autonomous Aquatic Trash Collector
http://www.fastcoexist.com/1680195/the-marine-drone-an-autonomous-aquatic-trash-collector#1
(Good concept and proper use of a drone.)

Tribal News

Infrastructure News
Aquafornia.com
ASCE's Civil Engineering Magazine
California to Remove San Clemente Dam
http://www.asce.org/CEMagazine/ArticleNs.aspx?id=25769809924

Aquafornia.com
Recorderonling.com
50 Years Serving the Valley's Thirst Success Dam
http://www.recorderonline.com/opinion/dam-53345-success-once.html

Aquafornia.com
Reno Gazette-Journal
Feds Renew Work on Truckee River Flood Project
http://www.rgj.com/article/20120713/NEWS/307140001/1459/news?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&nclick_check=1

Economic News
California Economic Summit
Goal of Patent Office in California Achieved
http://www.caeconomy.org/blog/entry/goal-of-patent-office-in-california-achieved

California Economic Summit
Davis Dollars Make Sense to Local Economy Boosts
http://www.caeconomy.org/blog/entry/davis-dollars-make-sense-to-local-economy-boosters-in-california-city

California Economic Summit
Monday Musings: Gains, Trains and Automobiles
http://www.caeconomy.org/blog/entry/monday-california-economic-musings-gains-trains-and-automobiles

Tourism News

California Political News
California Watch
Former Top State Administrator Fined for Conflicts of Interest
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/former-top-state-administrator-fined-conflicts-interest-17128
(Maybe we're finally observing proper Rule of Law!  Let's pray it continues to 'out' politicians and bureaucrats up to and including the Federal level.  Not holding my breath, but one can always hope!)

ProfessorBainbridge.com
LA and California
http://www.professorbainbridge.com/professorbainbridgecom/la-and-cali/

When one takes into account who else will benefit from this proposal, the moral case against this proposal becomes even stronger. It's time for somebody to throw an old-fashioned tea party Messrs Williams, Gluckstern, and Altman. You know, the kind with tar, feathers, and a rail for them to ride out of town. Or so I think, in my First Amendment-protected humble opinion. (Emphasis mine.)

I also say, pick a proposal, pick a policy, pick damn near anything in current affairs and they all boil down to a genuinely-deserved, Good Old Fashioned Tea Party!

Political News
FoxNews.com
Business Groups Criticize Obama Over remarks About Government's Role in Success
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/07/17/business-groups-criticize-obama-over-remarks-about-government-role-in-success/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fpolitics+%28Internal+-+Politics+-+Text%29
(Funny, all those years we worked so hard to create a home, raise healthy, productive children and build a multi-million dollar company, I don't recall the government being there for anything other than collecting their unearned confiscation of our earnings, taxes.

Hmmm...to think, all these years, it was really government and Obama that walked the floor at night with sick babies, paid our mortgage each month, our taxes each year and most importantly, I don't recall Obama or any of his free-loading cronies working one honest day's work for one honest day's wages.  But hey, 'Thank you, Mr. Obama'...What an ass.)

American Thinker
Is Obama Ripping Off the Mask?
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/07/is_obama_ripping_off_the_mask.html
(Thank the Good Lord above, yes he is!)

PJ Media
Unexamined Premises: The Professor, the Ballerina and the Public Enemy
http://pjmedia.com/michaelwalsh/2012/07/16/the-professor-the-ballerina-and-the-public-enemy/?singlepage=true
(Very good read.)

PJ Media
Spengler: The Fine Line Between Incompetence and Criminality
http://pjmedia.com/spengler/2012/07/16/the-fine-line-between-incompetence-and-criminality/?singlepage=true

FoxNews.com
House GOP Measure Would Kill AmeriCorps Program
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/07/17/house-gop-measure-would-kill-americorps-program/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fpolitics+%28Internal+-+Politics+-+Text%29

Science News

High Speed Rail News

UN/Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
The Foundry
Thanks to the American People for Resisting the Law of the Sea Treaty
http://blog.heritage.org/2012/07/17/thanks-to-the-american-people-for-resisting-the-law-of-the-sea-treaty/

Public Comment Opportunities

Litigation News

Events Calendar

Just For Fun

July 16, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
From Snug Harbor Resort on Steamboat Slough regarding the treating of water weeds in our region of the Delta:
http://www.dbw.ca.gov/Environmental/EgeriaDensaGenInfo.aspx   provides information on egeria densa or water weeds. The number to call and/or email to request that Steamboat Slough be treated:  Fluridone treatment at (888) 326-2822 or e-mail the department at pubinfo@dbw.ca.gov.

Please call or email to make sure this area of the Delta gets treated.  Members of the public may contact Department of Boating and Waterways with questions, concerns and requests relating to Egeria densa.

Nicky, Snug Harbor Resorts, LLC

UTSanDiego.com

Hank Nordhoff, Delta Stewardship Council

State Needs Water Solutions Before Business Dries Up

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/jul/14/the-business-of-water-in-california/?page=2#article

Public Water News Service
Burt Wilson
Why Does Southern California Need More Water?
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=jsitf5iab&v=0015Yzr3j_MKFmdzYfvXJViU4-L8aGkKoyqu4MCy5101tk4rsF3xHxxq0VmPiszI6koTEKkGlLLAde4DeHhaLD59tExzWeeh1ntKjGJJX4NXAixlorw0NWMoA%3D%3D


Aquafornia.com
Representative Garamendi
BDCP Letter
http://garamendi.house.gov/20120716BDCPLetter.pdf

(Good letter.)

USACE
Sacramento District Missions
Delta Initiatives
http://www.spk.usace.army.mil/Missions/CivilWorks/SacramentoSanJoaquinDelta.aspx

Recordnet.com
S.J. County Display Wins at State Fair
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120716/A_NEWS/207160312/-1/NEWSMAP

Delta Stewardship Council
Take This Quick Survey
http://deltastewardshipcouncil.createsend1.com/t/ViewEmail/r/C6A400DFD98F1A15/7C0F276835B38C546D5E5F9A8728A5A6

California Water News
Aquafornia.com
Weekend Wrap-Up
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/69906/

Aquafornia.com
Fresno Bee
Rural Community Members Voice Water, Sewage Concerns
http://www.fresnobee.com/2012/07/14/2909681/rural-community-members-voice.html

LATimes.com
California's Water Bond That Wasn't
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-water-bond-california-20120715,0,18397.story
(h/t Nature Watch)

Aquafornia.com
North County Times
The Water Torture Technique Liberally Applies
http://www.nctimes.com/news/opinion/columnists/miller/miller-the-water-torture-technique-liberally-applied/article_df720913-d805-577c-a662-f7c625296f08.html

Aquafornia.com
Appeal Democrat
Progress on Flood Plan Requires Vigilance
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/articles/flood-117782-valley-plan.html

Aquafornia.com
Modbee.com
Debating MID Water Sale: Don't Let MID Create an Owens Valley in Stanislaus County
http://www.modbee.com/2012/07/14/2282083/debating-mid-water-sale-dont-let.html

Aquafornia.com
Appeal Democrat
Water District Weighs Raising Camp Far West Level By Five Feet
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/district-117864-water-reservoir.html

Aquafornia.com
Contra Costa Times
State Awards $51 Million Grant to Clean Region's Contaminated Water Supplies
http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_21070715

Water Education Foundation
New River Report
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=n4t4lee6&v=0015Yzr3j_MKFnnsKt6qPkipTRZKytAehCMUT9KaqRme0pe8UojUFMs4BPRTiRRkNY-D34UE_RY0p9v13v-ve3xeqXjQiPFzyHNOM0XYc0vk4X2RvC3VslfbFtTNTm-aZvD-oHCEPSEfueSyOWW-Sdb-ACleSTM2BPGw3NMZLuhluOeT-AKkp-NOyG4LAOAiWlHWTgohgTbmezMe9SFdLa9_17yKXu4G9MqfjVDvaGnWUCoNv8vVMdURb2FuGmVtkeUjhT1IAw8P12X-fXyKQCX8gePVBe-KWPqpu3Jlbz2Y-nNRo_UpvfIaQ%3D%3D

Golf Course Industry
An LA Story
http://www.golfcourseindustry.com/gci0712-golf-courses-water-needs.aspx

Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/07/news-articles-and-links-from-july-16.html

Water News
Info Wars
Water Securitization, Agenda 21 and the Right to Life
http://www.infowars.com/water-securitization-agenda-21-and-the-right-to-life/

Agriculture News
AGProfessional.com
First Results Released From Nationwide Bee Count
http://www.agprofessional.com/newsletters/agpro-weekly/articles/Researcher-releases-first-results-from-nationwide-bee-count-162104315.html

Aquafornia.com
Fresno Bee
Southern California Sewage Will Fertilize Kings County Ag Land
http://www.fresnobee.com/2012/07/14/2909704/southern-california-sewage-will.html

Levee News
Inkstain Blog
About Those Levees
http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/2012/07/about-those-levees/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JfleckAtInkstain+%28jfleck+at+inkstain%29

Fisheries News
Dan Bacher
Appeal Democrat
Prospects Bright for Central Valley Salmon Season
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/articles/salmon-117861-recreational-season.html#ixzz20jjg8Wqf

Aquafornia.com
Chicoer.com
Rice Chemical Not a Harm to Fish in Central Valley Water
http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_21080323/rice-chemical-not-harm-fish-central-valley-water?source=rss

Environmental News
Aquafornia.com
American Rivers: Why the Farmer and the Enviro Really Can Be Friends on Irrigation
http://www.americanrivers.org/newsroom/blog/mgarrity-20120716-irrigation-in-the-yakima-basin.html

Tribal News
California Watch
Without Federal Recognition, Tribe Struggles to Protect Sacred Sites
http://californiawatch.org/environment/without-federal-recognition-tribe-struggles-protect-sacred-sites-17078

Infrastructure News

Economic News
Victorville Daily Press
California's Train-Wreck Economy Gathers Speed
http://www.vvdailypress.com/opinion/wreck-35576-economy-engine.html

Tourism News

California Political News
CalWatchDog.com
Scandalous State parks Dept. Needs Privatization
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/07/16/state-parks-dept-needs-privatization/

CalWatchDog.com
Skelton is Shocked! Shocked! At Political Manipulation
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/07/16/skelton-is-shocked-shocked-at-political-manipulation/

CalWatchDog.com
'Eureka!' California Stinks
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/07/16/eureka-california-stinks/
(I''m with you Katie...'as a native daughter, I weep for my state.'

Political News
FoxNews.com
Iowa Republican Defends Ending Run for State Senate, Joining Shadow Government
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/07/16/iowa-republican-who-ended-state-house-run-joined-republic-defends-decisions/
(First mainstream article on the Republic for the united States of America.)

Washington Rebel
The Sin of Inaction
http://www.washingtonreb.com/2012/07/15/the-sin-of-inaction/

ImpeachObama.com
Obama Done with 'Fundamentally Transforming' America?
http://www.impeachobamacampaign.com/obama-done-with-fundamentaly-transforming-america/

Science News

High Speed Rail News
ti.org
California Rail Follies
http://ti.org/antiplanner/?p=6738

California Progress Report
How California Could Pay for High Speed Rail Itself
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/how-california-could-pay-high-speed-rail-itself
(Yeah, like we need more fees, tolls and taxes.)

UN/Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
FoxNews.com
Sea Treaty All But dead, 34 GOP Senators Oppose
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/07/16/sea-treaty-all-but-dead-34-gop-senators-oppose/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fpolitics+%28Internal+-+Politics+-+Text%29

Earthzine
US Universities and Colleges Continue Commitment to a Sustainable Future
http://www.earthzine.org/2012/07/16/us-universities-and-colleges-continue-commitment-to-a-sustainable-future/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Earthzine+%28Earthzine%29
(And the beat goes on...)

Freedom Advocates
Agenda 21 Timeline
http://www.freedomadvocates.org/articles/sustainable_development/agenda_21_timeline_20120715459/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+freedomadvocates+%28Freedom+Advocates+-+Articles%29

The Daily Caller
The College Conservative
The UN's Global Taxes: A Threat to Sovereignty and Prosperity
http://thecollegeconservative.com/2012/07/12/the-uns-global-taxes-a-threat-to-sovereignty-and-prosperity/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+cnnewslink+(Collegiate+Network+Newslink+Feed)&utm_content=FeedBurner

News With Views
TN Governor Haslam, Water Rights and Agenda 21, Corruption, Part 4
http://www.newswithviews.com/Nelson/kelleigh160.htm

News With Views
TN Governor Haslam, Water Rights and Agenda 21, Corruption, Part 5
http://www.newswithviews.com/Nelson/kelleigh161.htm

The Humble Libertarian
Govtslaves.com
DHS Wants to Collect Your DNA Regardless of Your Criminal Record Is
http://govtslaves.info/dhs-wants-to-collect-your-dna-regardless-of-your-criminal-record/

Science Blog
Self-Contained 'Smart Village' Offers World Model for Rural Poverty Relief
http://scienceblog.com/55589/self-contained-smart-village-offers-world-model-for-rural-poverty-relief/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scienceblogrssfeed+%28ScienceBlog.com%29

Public Comment Opportunities

Litigation News

AGProfessional.com
Monsanto and DuPont Take Seed Battle to Trial
http://www.agprofessional.com/newsletters/agpro-weekly/articles/Monsanto-and-DuPont-take-seed-battle-to-trial-162122505.html

Canada Free Press
Justice Roberts is Wrong, Nullify
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/48075#When:01:56:28Z
(A different take.)


Events Calendar
Delta Protection Commission
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Clarksburg Middle School
http://www.delta.ca.gov/DeltaProtectionCommissionMeetingNoticeandAgendaMay.htm

Aquafornia.com
Calendar Notes
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/69902/

Just For Fun

July 14 and 15, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
San Jose Mercury News
State Starts Treatment for Invasive Water Weeds in Contra Costa Delta Area
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_21069062/state-starts-treatment-invasive-water-weeds-contra-costa
(Steamboat Slough is mentioned as one of the waterways to be treated.  Most of the others are located closer to east CoCo County.)

Contra Costa Times
State Starts Treatment for Invasive Water Weeds in Contra Costa Delta Areas
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_21069958/state-starts-treatment-invasive-water-weeds-contra-costa?source=rss

News from Restore the Delta
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=001OlZyvMDk6bjcjclyTuMREZNRCxwJ2wEESnc-_HOjnKmhOvYYY93rhdXWkyeH36xo7V6luGebAGe3x4AWQq0MKsK4QOay-CoQNsf_ByuQJ55lTpnZep_REQ%3D%3D

Contra Costa Times
Walnut Creek Watershed, Largest in CoCo County, May Get Formal Oversight
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_21071629/walnut-creek-watershed-largest-contra-costa-county-may?source=rss

California Water News
Chance of Rain Blog
The 'M Opinion" Should Avoid California Incest
http://chanceofrain.com/2012/07/the-m-opinion-should-avoid-california-incest/
(At last!  Someone else sees the incestuousness (ok, inbreeding) occurring out there!  As I've said before, all of this inbreeding within the 'water world', quite literally, the retards are starting to appear. While the phrase might be politically incorrect, it correctly describes the consequences of such unholy alliances as what we are dealing with today. 

Make no mistake, politics, public/private partnerships, state/federal agencies trade more places with each other than a game of Musical Chairs, and has long been the mechanism by which these borderline illegal outcomes have been created.)


Modesto Bee
Vander Veen: If Water Sale Doesn't Happen, How Else Can MID Get $100M?
http://www.modbee.com/2012/07/12/2279861/if-water-sale-doesnt-happen-how.html#disqus_thread
(Classic shill article...comments are better!)

Inkstain Blog
Forget It, Jake
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/final-environmental-impact-report-issued-for-cadiz-valley-water-project-2012-07-13

MarketWatch.com
Final Environmental Impact Report Issued for Cadiz Valley Water Project
http://www.caeconomy.org/blog/entry/three-former-california-governors-its-time-for-ceqa-reform

Oroville Mercury Register
Cal Water Rate Increase to be Scrutinized
http://www.orovillemr.com/news/ci_21075557/cal-water-rate-increase-be-scrutinized

KQED
Hetch Hetchy: Will We Do the Anthropocene thing?
http://science.kqed.org/quest/2012/07/12/hetch-hetchy-will-we-do-the-anthropocene-thing/

Aquafornia.com
Press Democrat
Conservation Speakers Praise Innovations, Collaboration and Legislation
http://www.pe.com/business/business-headlines/20120713-conservation-speakers-praise-innovations-collaboration-and-legislation.ece

Aquafornia.com
Merced Sun-Star
Sarah Lim: A West Side Water Story
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2012/07/14/2418564/sarah-lim-a-west-side-water-story.html

Water News
Aquafornia.com
CBS 47 Special Report: Valley Water
http://www.cbs47.tv/news/local/story/CBS47-Special-Report-Valley-Water/7qHsYTq1yEW9ShtSZqYcQQ.cspx?

Agriculture News

Levee News

Fisheries News

Environmental News
Aquafornia.com
The Valley Citizen
The Godfather Speaks: Bob Hackamack on the Tuolomne River
http://thevalleycitizen.com/?p=1213

American Thinker
The Seas Are Rising, The Seas Are Rising!
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/07/the_seas_are_rising_the_seas_are_rising_comments.html#disqus_thread

Tribal News

Infrastructure News
Yubanet.com
Sierra Conservationists Celebrate Defeat of Bear River Dam Proposal
http://yubanet.com/regional/Sierra-Conservationists-Celebrate-Defeat-of-Bear-River-Dam-Proposal.php#.UAFwuJH4LhQ

The Union of Grass Valley
Water District Drops Garden Bar Dam Proposal
http://www.theunion.com/article/20120713/NEWS/120719874/1002&parentprofile=1053

International Union of Operating Engineers
Operators Going Underground in SFO
http://www.iuoe.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=QqWaGyh2IlQ%3d&tabid=102
(Article begins on page 10.  When they're done, sounds like they'll be aaalll nice and ready to tackle destroying the Delta. (Not the engineers, the con artists.)

Aquafornia.com
Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct: Big Fixes for Big Quakes
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/69819/
(Seems like more tunneling practice for the Delta.)

Economic News
California Economic Summit
Three Former California Governors: It's Time for CEQA Reform
http://www.caeconomy.org/blog/entry/three-former-california-governors-its-time-for-ceqa-reform
(Interesting new blog site I've stumbled on...and it's a good thing I did, too.  The line-up of participants includes Felicia Marcus and Hank Nordhoff representing EPA District IX and Gen-Probe, respectively.  However, both are sitting members of the Delta Stewardship Council.

Second in the table of contents, every last title is SMART this and SMART that...classic propagation of Agenda 21.  When oh when will people wake up to this disaster???  Oh yeah, we're the state of California, we lead the way into brick walls and over cliffs, don't we?)

Tourism News
Sacramento365.com
Passport to the Farm
Sacramento River Delta Grown Agri-Tourism Farm Trail
http://www.sacramento365.com/event/detail/441622825/Passport_to_the_Farms

California Political News

Political News
American Thinker
Gov. Romney, Please Meet Gov. Coolidge
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/07/gov_romney_please_meet_gov_coolidge.html
(Good article.  Coolidge is fast-becoming one of my all-time favorites.  Sad commentary on our History that we don't know more about him, at least...yet!)

Examiner.com
More Republicans Go on the Record to Oppose UN Treaty
http://www.examiner.com/article/more-republicans-go-on-the-record-to-oppose-un-treaty

Science News

High Speed Rail News
SFGate.com
Tax Proposal May Ride on High-Speed Rail
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Tax-proposal-may-ride-on-high-speed-rail-3706512.php

UN/Agenda 21/Sustainable Development

Public Comment Opportunities

Litigation News
Aquafornia.com
Mammoth Times
Tug o' War Over Mammoth Creek Water Continues
http://www.mammothtimes.com/content/tug-o-war-over-mammoth-creek-water-continues

Events Calendar

Just For Fun
LewRockwell.com
Jeopardy Style Questions
http://lewrockwell.com/rep3/jeopardy-style-questions.html
(Fun one!)