Badlands Journal
Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice
7-5-09
Modesto Bee
Hagerty: 600 miles of blight from Lassen to the Bay...Dick Hagerty
http://www.modbee.com/opinion/community/v-print/story/770498.html
How do you spell "blight?"
Out here in Oakdale we spell it TANC.
Much has been written recently about the planned invasion of Northern California by the juggernaut known as the Transmission Agency of Northern California.
7-4-09
Merced Sun-Star
Calif. bullet train hits criticism on SF Peninsula...STEVE LAWRENCE, Associated Press Writer
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/280/v-print/story/933361.html
MENLO PARK, Calif. Last November, more than 60 percent of voters on the San Francisco Peninsula supported a $9.9 billion bond measure to help pay for a high-speed rail line between San Francisco and the Los Angeles area.
7-3-09
Merced Sun-Star
HUD secretary announces possible help for homeowners in trouble...SCOTT JASON
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/167/v-print/story/932553.html
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan stood Thursday in front of two foreclosed houses on Saddleback Court to reiterate his plan to offer more help to the nation's distressed homeowners.
7-2-09
Badlands Journal
And once again we approach the topic of leadership...Badlands Journal editorial board
http://www.badlandsjournal.com/2009-07-01/007301
In May, Merced County official unemployment rate fell to 17.3 percent. -- Badlands
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Merced County Economic Development Corporation
The New California
In May, Merced County official unemployment rate fell to 17.3 percent. -- Badlands
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Merced County Economic Development Corporation
The New California
The Merced Region
http://www.mcedco.com/
6-30-09
Global Research
California's Empty Wallet: Turning Crisis into Opportunity...Ellen Brown
webofdebt.com
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=14180
7-1-09
Badlands Journal
The PR Firm from Hell, Part 1...Lloyd Carter
http://www.badlandsjournal.com/2009-07-01/007297
THE PR FIRM FROM HELL
As published in the June 30th, 2009 edition of the Fresno Community Alliance newspaper
(First of two parts)
By Lloyd G. Carter
6-29-09
San Francisco Bay Area Indymedia
Salazar Announces Aid to Valley Agribusiness, But Doesn’t Endorse Canal
Before a crowd of over 800 people, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on June 28 announced steps the Obama Administration is taking in response to agribusiness claims of drought impacts on the San Joaquin Valley...Dan Bacher
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/06/29/18604617.php
THE PR FIRM FROM HELL
As published in the June 30th, 2009 edition of the Fresno Community Alliance newspaper
(First of two parts)
By Lloyd G. Carter
http://www.lloydgcarter.com/content/090629251_the-pr-firm-from-hell
My name is Lydia Miller. I live in Merced. I am president of the San Joaquin Raptor Wildlife Rescue Center. I am here today representing the Center, Protect Our Water, Central Valley Safe Environment Network, and South California Endangered Species Habitat Alliance.
The Raptor Center was a petitioner on the 22-year-old San Joaquin River Settlement.