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Feb 22 2014

“Don’t Mess With Mother Nature”

An anniversary is coming that few will honor or recognize. May 4, 2014 is the 46th anniversary of the dedication of the Oroville Dam in Northern California. On that date in 1968, this dam became the centerpiece of the State Water Project (SWP). In 1961, ground was broken on Oroville Dam, and in 1963, work began […]

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Feb 20 2014

When Common People Do Uncommon Things

San Diego City Council President Pro-Tem Sherri Lightner and Lani Lutar,  executive director of Equinox Center, have done a good job laying out the water issues for San Diego in their commentary in the 2/20/14 UT. http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/feb/19/San-Diego-water-conservation-desalination/ .  However they stopped short of being brutally frank about the need to raise water pricing to fund indirect and/or […]

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Feb 16 2014

San Diego’s Hobson’s Choice

A Hobson’s choice is a free choice in which only one option is offered. As a person may refuse to take that option, the choice is therefore between taking the option or not; “take it or leave it”. The phrase is said to originate with Thomas Hobson (1544-–1631), a livery stable owner in Cambridge, England. To rotate the use of his […]

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