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Water Resources, the Public Trust doctrine and Racanelli

          Water Resources, the Public Trust doctrine and Racanelli 
                                                                       by
                                                                 Felix E. Smith * 
Abstract
 

"Chinatown" all over again

On June 6, 2008, Badlands Journal editors wrote an article comparing the 1974 movie classic, "Chinatown," with the  campaign against the ecology of the Delta and for a peripheral canal and more dams fomented by Westlands Water District, finance, insurance and real estate interests and the Hun, our governor. At the time we were taking a measure of the rhetoric being used to frighten residents of the state already made anxious by the collapse of the speculative real estate bubble.

8-20-09

 
8-20-09
Merced Sun-Star
Jobs in forefront as Merced planners consider Wal-Mart distribution center...SCOTT JASON
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/167/v-print/story/1012021.html
A stream of residents, many wearing pins emblazoned with the word "jobs," marched to the microphone Wednesday to urge the Merced Planning Commission to support the proposed Wal-Mart distribution center.

8-18-09

 
8-18-09
Badlands Journal
Frago, round two...
http://www.badlandsjournal.com/2009-08-17/007369
On August 12, the Atwater City Council held its second meeting on how to avoid dealing with the rampant racism within its city hall and within the town. The two agenda items that were supposed to smooth this over were:

Frago, round two

On August 12, the Atwater City Council held its second meeting on how to avoid dealing with the rampant racism within its city hall and within the town. The two agenda items that were supposed to smooth this over were:
 

3.1 Consideration of a Letter Expressing the City Council’s Disapproval of Former Mayor Pro Tempore Frago’s Actions in Forwarding Inappropriate Emails to City Staff
 
4.1 Selection of a City Council Member to serve as Mayor Pro Tempore (i.e. instead of Frago, the present mayor pro tempore)

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