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Showing posts with label Central Valley. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Central Valley. Show all posts
Monday, October 24, 2011
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Die zeit ist um _ time time time
The High Speed Rail(HSR) debate goes on. Some people, like Republican congressman Jeff Denham said "just widen highway 99 - high speed rail is not needed and too expensive."
Now, today, other Republican obstructionists are coming out to propose - "just expand our already existing Amtrak lines. Much cheaper and could get the train to go up to 110 MPH."
Amtrak currently runs from Oakland to Bakersfield area, then you switch to a bus to go over the mountains. I took this trip a couple of years ago and I seem to remember using 2 buses and 2 trains, then a taxi, to get to my destination. Quite a trek. I did not save much time, but it was more relaxing than driving. I love Amtrak and would love if we could crank it up to do the job.
The truth is the central valley has been is dire need of a transportation overhaul for over thirty years. Unfortunately, none of the city councils, county supervisors, state senators, state assemblymen, or transportation heads have ever addressed the issue. so, the valley has crumbled and existed as a "difficult to reach" area with sluggish economies.
Now, we finally have a president who is interested in growing the valley and willing to commit federal cash to get the job done. Obstructionists fail to see that the project will be expensive because they have ignored the valley for decades. State senator Jeff Denham did nothing to improve valley jobs, improve valley transportation, or improve the valley housing market. Now, as a valley congressman, Denham continues to want to impede valley economic growth, safety, and transportation. It is stupid and totally irresponsible to say the transportation solution is to just widen highway 99. I want even more from this transportation overhaul, but the High Speed Rail Authority has repeatedly told me they do not want to address the huge volume of trucking traffic along highway 99 with this current HSR package. Too bad - it is a huge, huge problem and it makes a lot of sense to address the trucks at the same time.
The HSR system is elevated, so there should be fewer collisions between trains and people, cars, and various pieces of junk placed on the tracks. This is a big advantage over the current Amtrak tracks. Also the HSR will be quieter, so residents living near the tracks will be less stressed from train noises.
Obstructionists complain HSR will cost $13 billion for the Merced to Bakersfield route. Well, let's face it, every year you wait to get the job done, it will cost more. The costs will not go down. In the meantime, the valley suffers. Maybe we can improve the valley economy and get some locals significant employment and careers. Certainly cities with HSR stations will grow greatly. The complainers of HSR are probably the same people who blocked UC from building a valley campus for so many years. Now, UC Merced is a continuing success story with many benefiting from the investments.
The main thing about HSR is that it must be completed in time to handle the aging "baby boomers" who will be losing their driving capabilities over the next decade. They will use HSR in large numbers. After the baby boomers, there is a population drop, so ridership will depend more on costs, convenience, etc. So, time is of the essence.
Now, today, other Republican obstructionists are coming out to propose - "just expand our already existing Amtrak lines. Much cheaper and could get the train to go up to 110 MPH."
Amtrak currently runs from Oakland to Bakersfield area, then you switch to a bus to go over the mountains. I took this trip a couple of years ago and I seem to remember using 2 buses and 2 trains, then a taxi, to get to my destination. Quite a trek. I did not save much time, but it was more relaxing than driving. I love Amtrak and would love if we could crank it up to do the job.
The truth is the central valley has been is dire need of a transportation overhaul for over thirty years. Unfortunately, none of the city councils, county supervisors, state senators, state assemblymen, or transportation heads have ever addressed the issue. so, the valley has crumbled and existed as a "difficult to reach" area with sluggish economies.
Now, we finally have a president who is interested in growing the valley and willing to commit federal cash to get the job done. Obstructionists fail to see that the project will be expensive because they have ignored the valley for decades. State senator Jeff Denham did nothing to improve valley jobs, improve valley transportation, or improve the valley housing market. Now, as a valley congressman, Denham continues to want to impede valley economic growth, safety, and transportation. It is stupid and totally irresponsible to say the transportation solution is to just widen highway 99. I want even more from this transportation overhaul, but the High Speed Rail Authority has repeatedly told me they do not want to address the huge volume of trucking traffic along highway 99 with this current HSR package. Too bad - it is a huge, huge problem and it makes a lot of sense to address the trucks at the same time.
The HSR system is elevated, so there should be fewer collisions between trains and people, cars, and various pieces of junk placed on the tracks. This is a big advantage over the current Amtrak tracks. Also the HSR will be quieter, so residents living near the tracks will be less stressed from train noises.
Obstructionists complain HSR will cost $13 billion for the Merced to Bakersfield route. Well, let's face it, every year you wait to get the job done, it will cost more. The costs will not go down. In the meantime, the valley suffers. Maybe we can improve the valley economy and get some locals significant employment and careers. Certainly cities with HSR stations will grow greatly. The complainers of HSR are probably the same people who blocked UC from building a valley campus for so many years. Now, UC Merced is a continuing success story with many benefiting from the investments.
The main thing about HSR is that it must be completed in time to handle the aging "baby boomers" who will be losing their driving capabilities over the next decade. They will use HSR in large numbers. After the baby boomers, there is a population drop, so ridership will depend more on costs, convenience, etc. So, time is of the essence.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Congress adjourns for week with no help to citizens
Congress is unable to function and will lead our country into further disaster.The dysfunction and political division has made Congress a place for grandstanding and hot rhetoric, but at the cost of national unemployment and no confidence in the economy. Politicians can't even decide if the federal government should give FEMA money to help citizens who are victims of national disasters. Republicans say they will vote to fund FEMA, if the money comes from current programs that help US children and the poor.
I think most Americans want to help people who suffer from natural disasters. The stagnation in Congress is hurting us all - a different type of national disaster. Republicans had hoped they could force Senate Democrats to accept a partisan budget cut on the threat that disaster victims would otherwise be deprived of assistance for days or even weeks.
We in the valley must assuredly work to get Denham out of the valley as a representative. We will never get a reduction in the deficit via the congressional super-committee with this group in office - that means cuts in Medicare, social security, medicaid, etc.. We must vote the obstructionist Republicans out in 2012, so we can move forward.
Then, after spending billions of dollars fighting whether to fund FEMA or fighting to suspend clean air and water regulations and spend billions on studies to see if clean air improves health, the Congress adjourns for a week-long vacation.
This Congress takes too much time arguing and needs to spend more time in DC in session working and attempting to come to some needed agreements.
Americans are suffering, but congressmen are deaf to the cries.
I think most Americans want to help people who suffer from natural disasters. The stagnation in Congress is hurting us all - a different type of national disaster. Republicans had hoped they could force Senate Democrats to accept a partisan budget cut on the threat that disaster victims would otherwise be deprived of assistance for days or even weeks.
We in the valley must assuredly work to get Denham out of the valley as a representative. We will never get a reduction in the deficit via the congressional super-committee with this group in office - that means cuts in Medicare, social security, medicaid, etc.. We must vote the obstructionist Republicans out in 2012, so we can move forward.
Then, after spending billions of dollars fighting whether to fund FEMA or fighting to suspend clean air and water regulations and spend billions on studies to see if clean air improves health, the Congress adjourns for a week-long vacation.
This Congress takes too much time arguing and needs to spend more time in DC in session working and attempting to come to some needed agreements.
Americans are suffering, but congressmen are deaf to the cries.
Monday, January 31, 2011
MUSD SEEKS NEW SUPERINTENDENT - MEETING TONIGHT
MUSD SEEKS NEW SUPERINTENDENT
Please attend the MUSD Superintendent search session TODAY at 6:30 PM at Desmond School (Find location in Yellow Pages Maps).
I feel we need a person who actually lives in Madera. All of the MUSD administrators live in Clovis because the MUSD is so Bad and they want their kids to have a good education which can be provided in the Clovis School District. None of these administrators have buy-in for helping MUSD. MUSD is stuck in "mediocrity" and needs to recruit excellence. Most of the MUSD administrators are over-paid...and they want more. If you want to live in Clovis, get a job in Clovis. A person who lives in Madera will support our Madera businesses and schools, not the Clovis businesses.
If we citizens must pay for the MUSD administrators, I want to see some EXCELLENCE.
In addition, we have "white flight" in Madera where the white students are attending private schools and MUSD is left with 60% to 80% Hispanic students. Since our schools are mostly Hispanic, we need to recruit a minority Superintendent.
I expect the new Superintendent to have a DOCTORATE and be a well-rounded professional in education.
The only person I am familiar with at MUSD who could possibly be the next Superintendent is Deborah Woods. Anyone else currently in the district is unacceptable, unless they work for a greatly lower salary. Hence, that would mean we would get significant financial savings in return for a less-educated MEDIOCRE Superintendent. I know Porterfield wants the job but, for a number of reasons, he is not a good choice and does not provide the ROLE MODEL needed.
Please attend the meeting tonight - 6:30 PM, Desmond - or tomorrow at Madera High School, 6:30 PM.
Our kids can not succeed unless you demand EXCELLENCE.
MUSD SEEKS NEW SUPERINTENDENT
Please attend the MUSD Superintendent search session TODAY at 6:30 PM at Desmond School (Find location in Yellow Pages Maps).
I feel we need a person who actually lives in Madera. All of the MUSD administrators live in Clovis because the MUSD is so Bad and they want their kids to have a good education which can be provided in the Clovis School District. None of these administrators have buy-in for helping MUSD. MUSD is stuck in "mediocrity" and needs to recruit excellence. Most of the MUSD administrators are over-paid...and they want more. If you want to live in Clovis, get a job in Clovis. A person who lives in Madera will support our Madera businesses and schools, not the Clovis businesses.
If we citizens must pay for the MUSD administrators, I want to see some EXCELLENCE.
In addition, we have "white flight" in Madera where the white students are attending private schools and MUSD is left with 60% to 80% Hispanic students. Since our schools are mostly Hispanic, we need to recruit a minority Superintendent.
I expect the new Superintendent to have a DOCTORATE and be a well-rounded professional in education.
The only person I am familiar with at MUSD who could possibly be the next Superintendent is Deborah Woods. Anyone else currently in the district is unacceptable, unless they work for a greatly lower salary. Hence, that would mean we would get significant financial savings in return for a less-educated MEDIOCRE Superintendent. I know Porterfield wants the job but, for a number of reasons, he is not a good choice and does not provide the ROLE MODEL needed.
Please attend the meeting tonight - 6:30 PM, Desmond - or tomorrow at Madera High School, 6:30 PM.
Our kids can not succeed unless you demand EXCELLENCE.
Monday, October 25, 2010
FRESNO DECLARED THIRD DUMBEST CITY IN NATION
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fresno has a new ranking on an online news website's list of America's smartest and dumbest cities.
According to the survey by the Daily Beast, Fresno ranks as the third dumbest city in the nation, behind San Antonio, Texas and Las Vegas, Nevada.
In their 2009 survey, the web site ranked Fresno as America's dumbest city in the survey of nation's largest population centers.
The web site said they ranked the cities based on the number of college degree holders and institutions of higher education. The web site's authors congratulated Fresno for moving up in this year's ranking.
Boston, Massachusetts topped the list of the top three smartest areas in the nation, Hartford-New Haven, Connecticut came in second, and the San Francisco Bay Area ranked third.
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fresno has a new ranking on an online news website's list of America's smartest and dumbest cities.
According to the survey by the Daily Beast, Fresno ranks as the third dumbest city in the nation, behind San Antonio, Texas and Las Vegas, Nevada.
In their 2009 survey, the web site ranked Fresno as America's dumbest city in the survey of nation's largest population centers.
The web site said they ranked the cities based on the number of college degree holders and institutions of higher education. The web site's authors congratulated Fresno for moving up in this year's ranking.
Boston, Massachusetts topped the list of the top three smartest areas in the nation, Hartford-New Haven, Connecticut came in second, and the San Francisco Bay Area ranked third.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Denham Ignores Valley..Goodwin Will Ensure Health Care and Stop Insurance Abuse..Vote Goodwin for Congress November 2nd
400 people came for free health care in Fresno Sunday. There is little dignity in warehouse medical care - but the valley is desperate. Goodwin will ensure timely health care and fix the health care reform bill. No free care in Modesto or Turlock on Sunday. Denham wants to go back to old ways (and repeal the bill) and people will have to wait for many months for the next free clinic - if one is even scheduled. Goodwin feels moms, kids and all valley residents deserve better. Vote Goodwin for Congress next week. Denham has deserted you for 8 years.
DENHAM is FIRED!!
http://bit.ly/aU67fi YouTube:CentralValleyCD19 http://www.drgoodwin.info/
400 people came for free health care in Fresno Sunday. There is little dignity in warehouse medical care - but the valley is desperate. Goodwin will ensure timely health care and fix the health care reform bill. No free care in Modesto or Turlock on Sunday. Denham wants to go back to old ways (and repeal the bill) and people will have to wait for many months for the next free clinic - if one is even scheduled. Goodwin feels moms, kids and all valley residents deserve better. Vote Goodwin for Congress next week. Denham has deserted you for 8 years.
DENHAM is FIRED!!
http://bit.ly/aU67fi YouTube:CentralValleyCD19 http://www.drgoodwin.info/
Sunday, October 24, 2010
LORAINE GOODWIN Congress Candidate With Education, Experience, Training and Skills
I know the Modesto Bee is confused about Goodwin's multiple degrees and her titles. Yes, she has a Medical Doctorate and a Juris Doctorate. Goodwin does women's health, preventive medicine, and mental health care. With her law degree, she does legal arbitration and mediation (which does not involve costly bar listing - and she does not need it since she is a doctor) Her arbitration/mediation includes family disputes, auto accidents, contract disputes, landlord/tenant disputes, patient/doctor complaints, hospital/patient disputes, insurance disputes, etc.
But this election is not about Goodwin's title and which title is best for Goodwin. This election is to decide can the valley get health care for our women, kids/babies. seniors, and baby-boomers. Denham wants to repeal the health care bill.
Goodwin will fix the bill and ensure our families have health care. Goodwin will also get mental health care for veterans, kids and others into the valley.
Using her law degree, Goodwin has also helped valley seniors and others successfully get their homes off foreclosure lists. Goodwin has gotten $450,000 for 2010/11 for area farmers who provide fruits and vegetables to the Madera schools. Goodwin has saved the State millions by advocating for early release for terminal inmates, "Goodwin's Law".
GOODWIN"S PLATFORM
1) Jobs, jobs, jobs
2) Financial Reform: Get that credit and cash moving in the valley. Stop mortgage fraud (Denham has done nothing) Stop rising credit card fraud (Denham nada) Loans for business expansion and entrepreneurs and get cities to buy-in. (Denham zip)
3) Education: use our funds better and stop holding up educational funds in Sacramento - as legislators like Denham try to fix state debt.
4) Health care Goodwin will fix the health care reform bill, so it works for our families, moms, kids/babies, seniors, and Baby-Boomers. Denham will get rid of health care bill and go back to old ways where the money is running out quickly - like the budget Denham just voted to pass, this will not work.
Goodwin celebrates Ovarian Cancer and Breast Caner Awareness month - all women deserve early diagnosis and treatment - GoodWIN will vote for YOU
bit.ly/aU67fi and www.drgoodwin.info and Youtube: CentralValleyCD19
LORAINE GOODWIN Congress Candidate With Education, Experience, Training and Skills
I know the Modesto Bee is confused about Goodwin's multiple degrees and her titles. Yes, she has a Medical Doctorate and a Juris Doctorate. Goodwin does women's health, preventive medicine, and mental health care. With her law degree, she does legal arbitration and mediation (which does not involve costly bar listing - and she does not need it since she is a doctor) Her arbitration/mediation includes family disputes, auto accidents, contract disputes, landlord/tenant disputes, patient/doctor complaints, hospital/patient disputes, insurance disputes, etc.
But this election is not about Goodwin's title and which title is best for Goodwin. This election is to decide can the valley get health care for our women, kids/babies. seniors, and baby-boomers. Denham wants to repeal the health care bill.
Goodwin will fix the bill and ensure our families have health care. Goodwin will also get mental health care for veterans, kids and others into the valley.
Using her law degree, Goodwin has also helped valley seniors and others successfully get their homes off foreclosure lists. Goodwin has gotten $450,000 for 2010/11 for area farmers who provide fruits and vegetables to the Madera schools. Goodwin has saved the State millions by advocating for early release for terminal inmates, "Goodwin's Law".
GOODWIN"S PLATFORM
1) Jobs, jobs, jobs
2) Financial Reform: Get that credit and cash moving in the valley. Stop mortgage fraud (Denham has done nothing) Stop rising credit card fraud (Denham nada) Loans for business expansion and entrepreneurs and get cities to buy-in. (Denham zip)
3) Education: use our funds better and stop holding up educational funds in Sacramento - as legislators like Denham try to fix state debt.
4) Health care Goodwin will fix the health care reform bill, so it works for our families, moms, kids/babies, seniors, and Baby-Boomers. Denham will get rid of health care bill and go back to old ways where the money is running out quickly - like the budget Denham just voted to pass, this will not work.
Goodwin celebrates Ovarian Cancer and Breast Caner Awareness month - all women deserve early diagnosis and treatment - GoodWIN will vote for YOU
bit.ly/aU67fi and www.drgoodwin.info and Youtube: CentralValleyCD19
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Loraine Goodwin Will Lead the Valley into the Future _ Jeff Denham Not Educated to Residents
Denham in Congress will have to follow his party and fight to repeal health care reform. Denham has no clout with his party, so he has to do this. Denham has essentially no significant education, so nobody in Congress is going to care what Denham thinks.
*In the meantime, insurance companies will be rapidly increasing premiums, so many of you will not be able to afford healthcare any way.
*A vote for GOODWIN will get the insurance premiums down, including Medicare Advantage. Loraine Goodwin will also ensure care for women, children and aging baby-boomers too.
Loraine Goodwin
Candidate Congress CD 19
Denham in Congress will have to follow his party and fight to repeal health care reform. Denham has no clout with his party, so he has to do this. Denham has essentially no significant education, so nobody in Congress is going to care what Denham thinks.
*In the meantime, insurance companies will be rapidly increasing premiums, so many of you will not be able to afford healthcare any way.
*A vote for GOODWIN will get the insurance premiums down, including Medicare Advantage. Loraine Goodwin will also ensure care for women, children and aging baby-boomers too.
Loraine Goodwin
Candidate Congress CD 19
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