“A little neglect may breed great mischief . . . for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost.” — Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard’s Almanac Correction An astute reader noted that in our recent article on...Read More
“You don’t have to do things. Maybe by avoiding doing things you accomplish quite a lot. Maybe if Kennedy had avoided the Bay of Pigs or Vietnam, that would have been quite an accomplishment.” – Governor Jerry Brown, Thoughts (1976) Senate hearing looks at BDCP governance and financing At a Joint Informational Hearing of the...Read More
The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls. – Pablo Picasso Art and the Delta as Place Arts activists from around the U.S. and the world will hear about the Delta in September thanks to two young Delta advocates. At Gabfestry, an Arts Activist conference in Maine, students...Read More
“In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments – there are consequences.” – Robert Green Ingersoll Special Edition by Jane Wagner-Tyack This could be our future We have a situation going on in California right now that will tell us whether the State Water Resources Control Board can manage the state’s water resources for...Read More
