Looking at California’s drought makes the traveler — at least this one — doubly grateful for the 13 dams in the Willamette River Basin. Even in relatively dry years, these storage and flow-regulating dams store enough water to keep the tributaries and the main river at levels high enough to assure an adequate supply, especially […]
How to get cleaner streets
NEWPORT BEACH, CA — Once a month or so in Albany, a truck comes around to sweep the streets and especially the gutters. But it can’t do its job thoroughly because parked cars are in the way. So, slalom-like, the truck weaves in and out of the parking lane, leaving debris where cars are parked. […]
Tags: on-street parking, street sweeping