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William Trombley, a great journalist – 1929-2009


We met William Trombley when the University of California, local politicians, landowners and other real estate interests, were in the process wholesale corruption of local, state and federal environmental law and regulation and the laws and regulations of public process. Trombley was always fair, his questions were informed, he followed research leads to accurate conclusions, reflected below in three articles he did on the siting and budget approvals of UC Merced.

9-18-09

 
9-18-09 
Merced Sun-Star
Act of Congress helps college students
Cardoza ensures that local campuses get extra help...DANIELLE GAINES. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/167/v-print/story/1063971.html
College students in the San Joaquin Valley can expect increased financial aid in the coming years, Rep. Dennis Cardoza, D-Merced, said Thursday.

9-16-09

 
9-16-09
Badlands Journal
The price of dirt, Part 5 -- the Medical Assistance Program, Auditor/Controller Report, and budget passage…Badlands Journal editorial board
http://www.badlandsjournal.com/2009-09-16/007407
Item 22: Health, Reconvening the Beilenson Hearing of Medical Assistance Program
Chairwoman Deidre Kelsey: We will reconvene the Beilenson hearing and I’ll have Mr. Volanti get us back on track.

9-15-09

 
9-15-09
Merced Sun-Star
Furor over Atwater city councilman not going away
Calls continue for Frago to resign...JONAH OWEN LAMB
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/167/v-print/story/1057353.html
ATWATER -- Much of the furor over a series of racist e-mails forwarded by Atwater City Councilman Gary Frago to city staff and a county official may have died down, but those calling for his resignation are staying vigilant.

Corruption at the Department of Interior

The federal Justice Department is looking into the alleged corruption of former Interior Secretary Gale Norton. Under Norton, Interior’s corruption reached baroque proportions, particularly in issues involving California, as stories beneath indicate. For underlying documentation, readers are urged to consult Interior’s Office of Inspector General’s special reports at http://www.doioig.gov/index.php?menuid=2&viewid=-1&viewtype=REPORT&pgid=...
 

9-13-09

 
9-13-09
Indybay
Steinberg's Water Bill Package Defeated...Dan Bacher...9-12-09
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/09/12/18621685.php
Senate President Pro tem Darrell Steinberg and other Legislators abandoned their attempt to rush the water bond and bill package, a thinly-veiled road map to the peripheral canal, through the Capitol in the final hours of the Legislative Session.

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