Articles
Changing Tide
Changing Tide
Turf and money battles continue over California water reform
It’s been about 20 months since lawmakers and former Gov.
Water Wise Man
Water Wise Man
Engineer David Ford on giving unpopular answers
to a flood of questions
Being the bearer of unwelcome news rarely makes you the most popular person in town, particularly when it comes to flood control.
Free Fallin’
Free Fallin’
A former treasurer reflects on the Great Recession
Former California State Treasurer Phil Angelides was tapped in 2009 to chair the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, a 10-member commission that Congress tasked with determining the causes of the Great
If you rebuild it
If you rebuild it
A Serial entrepreneur rises from the rubble
Scott Syphax is an unlikely person to garner a nickname like Dr. Doom. After all, the president and CEO of Sacramento-based Nehemiah Corp.
Growing up Urban
Growing up Urban
The political climate of land-use planning
For decades, devising a clear solution for California’s suburban sprawl and ensuing car culture has been the Holy Grail for smart-growth advocates.
Air Conditioning
Air Conditioning, October 2010
Emissions standards target key industries
If there is one thing a business owner hates, it is uncertainty.
States, feds grapple with fast growing e-cigarette industry
States, feds grapple with fast growing e-cigarette industry, September 2010
On any given day, approximately 45 million Americans will light up a traditional tobacco cigarette...or two or three or more.
States battling to end moderan day slave trade
States battling to end moderan day slave trade, August 2010
To many Americans, slavery is nothing more than a dark scar on our past that died out along with the antebellum South.