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Undiplomatic Immunity

Undiplomatic Immunity

I keep hoping flood protection agencies will wise up to tricks pulled by people who want to torpedo the Sacramento River Parkway levee bike trail.

The tricks are tiresome. But flood agencies are easy marks. They love to play the fool.

The latest embarrassment happened last year. The game involved five temporary levee fences in Pocket and Little Pocket authorized by Central Valley Flood Protection Board Executive Officer Chris Lief in 2023.

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Criminal Intent

Criminal Intent

One difference between City Hall today and a dozen years ago when I worked there is we tried to follow the law.

I can’t say we followed every rule to black-letter perfection. But we respected our civic duties. Most of the time.

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Nowhere Bridge

Nowhere Bridge

The community is digesting the negligence and coverups that allowed a $12 million unsafe bicycle bridge to rise over Interstate 5 and Riverside Boulevard.

Meantime, Inside Sacramento discovered archival documents that show how the city set the stage for the bridge fiasco by delaying the Sacramento River Parkway bike trail for nearly 50 years.

After announcing a river levee bike trail in 1975, the city let a small group of property owners in Pocket and Little Pocket block the parkway’s completion.

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