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Bob Dunning’s Sunday column complains that it’s unfair to vary water rates to cover fixed costs that are pretty much the same for every ratepayer. Then he lists the costs that he sees as being fixed: “… the water connection to your home, personnel costs, billing, having someone read your meter … it costs the […]
Oil is precious and very expensive. Why? Because there is a monopoly. Years ago there were many independent oil companies and there was competition that kept the price down. What is more precious than oil? Water! That is why a No vote on the Measure I is necessary. If a for-profit private company controls the […]
I urge you to vote no on Measure I. Admittedly, Measure I’s promised “better”-tasting and “cleaner” water sounds appealing, but there is much more to this project than those promises. First, the project is a substantial commitment of city funds that will take decades to pay off. I don’t know about you, but when I […]
By Ali Ghorbanzadeh My professional life has been devoted to improving the state’s water supply and water quality. I received a Ph.D. in groundwater hydraulics from UC Davis, and I have worked for the state Department of Water Resources for more than three decades in the area of water supply and water quality. There are important […]
The issue: Long lines at airports may be effective leverage In previous budget battles, federal agencies fought against cuts to their funding by a ploy called “turning out the lights on the Washington Monument.” The theory was that a public aroused by the capital’s great monuments gone dark would demand Congress resolve the problem and […]
