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A native of Benicia, he lives in Stockton with his wife, Ann (a Record copyeditor who fixes all of his mistakes). He has been writing mostly about natural resources since 2003, first in Redding and now in Stockton. He is on the lookout for a giant ... Read FullCategories
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Sticky in Stockton
The trees are bleeding again. It must be summer in Brookside.
In what appears to be a recurrence of this 2006 outbreak, trees in portions of the north Stockton development are once again covered in a glaze that drips onto sidewalks and, depending on your level of tolerance, is either a big problem or a just a weird phenomenon.
We [...]
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Men in the moons
So I’m at the dog park tonight, gazing up at the ol’ pie in the sky, and this lady comes up to me and says, “You know there’s two moons tomorrow night.”
I looked at her.
“Sorry?”
“Two moons,” she said. “Hasn’t happened in 850 years. The Internet told me so.”
Well, that went right to the top of my [...]
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Weighing in on water
Today’s Little Hoover Commission report recommends more “transparency, accountability and efficiency” within the state Department of Water Resources, by creating a new and separate Department of Water Management.
It also calls for a separate, publicly-owned entity to operate the State Water Project, a vast network of canals and dams that send Northern California water as far [...]
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Energy conservation pays for school district
Our air conditions may be cranking today, but the Manteca Unified School District says in a newsletter that it has saved $1 million through energy conservation measures.
“This is huge money no matter how we cut it,” wrote Superintendnet Jason Messer. “This money can and is being used to avoid additional devastating reductions in staff and programs throuhgout [...]
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On second thought, I can wait
This photo from the Facebook page of Auburn rattlesnake wrangler Len Ramirez is by far the creepiest image I came upon in reporting Sunday’s snake story.
Apparently it’s not uncommon for rattlers to slither right through your front door if you leave it open. This particular snake was found at a home near Napa.
Nearly as disturbing:
Incidentally, Amador County Public [...]
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Steelhead ruling
Steelhead and rainbow trout are not the same, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rules. Will there be water supply implications for Stockton? Story in tomorrow’s paper, and online.
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Let’s hope it never happens
This week’s visit by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers included a flood-response scenario that left me feeling nervous.
Here’s what “happened:”
• 10:28 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014: Heavy rain for the past week. The reservoirs are already full. So the National Weather Service issues a flood warning for the San Joaquin River at Vernalis. The [...]
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Front-page farmer
Manteca’s Alex Hildebrand was featured on the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle on Sunday.
The story was exclusive to the print edition, but will be posted here Tuesday morning.
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Meet the Rock
It’s all flood control, all the time in San Joaquin County today and tomorrow, as U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Brigadier General Scott F. “Rock” Donahue visits.
Public meetings are planned for today (1:30 p.m.) and tomorrow (8:30 a.m.) at the ag center, 2101 E. Earhart Avenue in Stockton.
But Donahue will also be out in the [...]
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How to describe the Delta?