Katrina Lawsuit Dropped!
Clearly Judge Stanwood Duval is frustrated in his January 30, 2008 decision regarding the plight of the victims of the federal levee breaks in metro New Orleans. This excerpt comes from his statement from the Katrina Canal Breaches Consolidated Litigation. “…While the United States government is immune for legal liability for the defalcations alleged herein, [...]
PersOp: Jan ’08 New Orleans visit updates
Some of you know that I was born and raised in New Orleans. I’ve lived in Northern CA since 1986, however my birth family and family history is in New Orleans. I visited for a couple of days, flying out of Oakland on New Years’ Day. The weather in N.O. was absolutely beautiful: sunny, yet [...]
NEWS: Delta collapse would cost billions
According to Valley Water News, annual issue 2007, for the Santa Clara Valley Water District: A network of aging and eroding levees, subsiding islands, climagte change, wastewater discharge, toxics, mounting regulatory uncertainties, and a struggling ecosystem plague the Delta. Studies predict a 60 percent chance that an earthquake in the Delta region over the next [...]
