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Water package: Sealing the deal
... has centered on three issues: building more storage, i.e., dams; restoring the vital but fragile Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta ecosystem; and moving water in the North to the South. One day in the fall of 2007, state Sen. Darrell Steinberg, ... Comment?
Train safety campaign to take life-saving message to area high schools
... on statewide rails. Three Amtrak lines come through the East Bay. The Capitol Corridor, California Zephyr and San Joaquin lines stop at the Martinez and Richmond stations in Contra Costa County and continue to Oakland and Emeryville. Union Pacific ... Comment?
MID sees bass as problem, not water
... Modesto Irrigation District say, striped bass gobble up many of these fish as they swim through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The MID is trying to get state and federal officials to control the bass population rather than seek increased releases ... Comment?
High Winds Hit Sacramento, San Joaquin Valleys
Powerful winds Saturday morning prompted the National Weather Service to issue a high wind advisory for San Joaquin, Sacramento, Yolo, Shasta and Lake counties. Comment?
Water package: Sealing the deal
... has centered on three issues: building more storage, i.e., dams; restoring the vital but fragile Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta ecosystem; and moving water in the North to the South. One day in the fall of 2007, state Sen. Darrell Steinberg, ... Comment?
Tiny Lode community dismayed by proposal to close award-winning school
... living in poverty. Rail Road Flat was the only school given that honor in a region including Amador, Calaveras, San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Tuolumne counties. Although school officials say that the elementary campuses in Mokelumne Hill and San ... 5 comments
Another View: Isenberg played loose with facts
Phil Isenberg calls the Sacramento region "whiny and sanctimonious" in dealing with water issues about the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, and he dismisses the concerns expressed by many as "hysteria" and "caterwauling." But the accusations made about the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District, the potential impact of ammonia from our ... Comment?
Visalia's 64th Candy Cane Lane parade Monday
... horses are expected, said organizer Terri Palomo at Downtown Visalians, which oversees the event. Sons of the San Joaquin, the cowboy singing group, is the grand marshal this year because its members hail from the Visalia area. Joe, Jack and Lon ... Comment?
Religion briefs for week of Nov. 29 and beyond
Rev. John David Schofield, Bishop of San Joaquin, presides over St. David's Anglican Church's confirmation at 10 a.m. at St. Comment?
High Wind Advisory Issued for San Joaquin, Sacramento Counties
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Powerful winds Saturday morning prompted the National Weather Service to issue a high wind advisory for San Joaquin, Sacramento, Yolo, Shasta and Lake counties until 5 p.m. Strong and gusty winds moving north to northeast will continue to develop throughout the Sacramento valley and over the mountains through Northern California, according to the ... Comment?
No Cozy Fires For Thanksgiving Day
... fire logs, either indoors or outdoors. The wood-burning ban will be in effect for all of Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, southern Sonoma and southwestern Solano ... Comment?
Wounded sea lion seen in S.F.; 2nd animal apparently shot
... a rescue Tuesday, but the sea lion eluded them. Meanwhile, a second sea lion appeared in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta with a similar head wound, raising questions about whether more have been shot. Max Kern, a Pollock Pines resident, was sailing ... Comment?
Help for laid-off NUMMI workers
An estimated 3,200 San Joaquin County residents facing layoffs due to the planned closure the Toyota assembly plant in Fremont may take advantage of a federal program benefitting workers affected by foreign competition, officials said. Comment?
Sutter Gould helps feed hungry
From left, Federico Navarro, nutrition education coordinator for the Greater Stockton Emergency Food Bank of Stockton/San Joaquin, and food bank Executive Director Tim Viall accept a donation from Joseph Chavoen, Sutter Gould Medical Foundation director of physician operations for San Joaquin County. Comment?
Denham votes against water package over lack of dam guarantees
Farms and cities in the Northern San Joaquin Valley could benefit from the water package approved by state lawmakers Wednesday, but details remain unsettled. Comment?
Focus in water policy now shifts toward Washington
... may move forward on two projects to add flexibility to management of water flowing through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, and receive the first of two reports from the National Academy of Sciences on factors that affect the estuary's fish ... Comment?
'10-11 budget fear grips S.J. County
A snapshot of the San Joaquin County government's annual budget at the end of the first three months shows an expected shortfall of about $1.8 million in the county's general fund when the budget year ends in summer, a modest sum compared with the $54 million deficit forecast for next year. Comment?
Holiday car, air travel expected to pick up
... extensive expansion and renovation means a lot has changed. Amtrak California, which runs the Capitol Corridor, San Joaquin and Pacific Surfliner passenger trains, also expects crowded trains - especially Wednesday, when it plans to haul 70 percent ... Comment?
Water package lacks clout to reverse Delta's decline
The momentous reform of California's water system signed into law last week is largely toothless where it matters most: Action to reverse the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta's environmental decline. Comment?
El Dorado water district willing to talk with critics
... spills, overflows and discharges into creeks that flow into the Cosumnes River and from there to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. They characterized as "ridiculous" the allegations by the alliance of mismanagement of the sewer collection and ... Comment?