Stockton Pendency Plan The city of Stockton expects to file Chapter 9 soon after
the City Council meeting. A proposed spending plan that goes before
the City Council will further consider halting $12 million in bond
payments backed by the city's ailing general fund. Those actions
are on the council's yesterday night agenda as part of a so-called
pendency plan, which is an alternative to a balanced budget. That
document will act as the city's day-to-day spending plan through
the end of bankruptcy proceedings. City Manager Bob Deis already
obtained authority to seek bankruptcy. The council also will
consider approving $11.2 million in cuts to benefits, sharply
curtailing the city's retiree health care plan.
Pesticides vs Clean Water The president of the
Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California recently said
that the state is "facing one of the harshest mosquito seasons in
years," and federal regulations are making the situation
worse. Starting January 1, mosquito control technicians are
required to test standing water at least 24 hours before applying
pesticides, a process the association says eats scarce man hours
and allows larvae to turn into mosquitoes. Critics say we
shouldn't rush to add pesticides to our water when there's only
been one reported case of West Nile Virus in humans this
year. Joining us for a discussion on preventing West Nile
Virus versus protecting clean water are Dave Brown, Manager of the
Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito & Vector Control
District, and Paul Towers, Organizing & Media Director for
the Northern California Region of the Pesticide Action Network
North America.
Olympic Preview Week US Gymnastic Trials Still on
the journey to London: US Gymnastics Trials begin Thursday in San
Jose. Fifteen men and fifteen women will compete for 5 spots on
each team but choosing those teams isn't clear cut and the women's
team is expected to be named before the men's. NBC
Commentators Tim Daggett (1984 US Olympic Gold & Silver
Medalist) and Elfi Schlegel (1980 Canadian Olympic Gymnast) joins
from the HP Pavilion with a preview of the competition and an
explanation for selection of the US team. Our conversation
has some fun personal reflections, too!
Henry
V Shakespeare's Henry V is presented by the Davis
Shakespeare Ensemble and the Friends of the UC Davis
Arboretum. Their Summer Festival is now in its 3rd
year. Performances take place at the Gazebo in the
Arboretum. Summer of 2012 features Shakespeare's history play
about the triumph of one of England's most legendary kings, Henry
V. See valiant heroism up close as the worldly King Henry
rallies his outnumbered army to defeat France on its home turf at
the battle of Agincourt. A company of only five actors
masterfully reenacts this large-scale war epic as an up-close and
personal experience. Henry V is continuing through July 1
(performances Thursday through Sunday.)
