Jeff Pelline's Sierra Foothills Report

I throughly enjoyed last year — despite the drumbeat of “nattering naybobs of negativism” — and know I’ll be enjoying 2012 more. I’ve been working away this weekend (on my own clock), but popping open a bottle of Sierra Starr bubbly tonight, and we’re joining friends for some “low and slow” ribs on the “Big [...]

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Editor’s note: I received this report from WordPress about Sierra Foothills Report. I’m happy to share it, being a fan of publishing transparency: •London Olympic Stadium holds 80,000 people. This blog was viewed about 520,000 times in 2011. If it were competing at London Olympic Stadium, it would take about 7 sold-out events for that [...]

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“With the Iowa caucuses just days away, the Republican crack-up threatens the future of the Grand Old Party more profoundly than at any other time since the GOP’s eclipse in 1932,” Robert Reich, who has served in three presidential administrations, writes on his blog. “That’s bad for America.” “The crack-up isn’t just Romney-the-smooth versus Gingrich-the-bomb-thrower. [...]

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“Newt Gingrich says he has killed a chapter on climate change in a post-election book of essays about the environment. But the intended author of the chapter, who supports the scientific consensus that humans contribute to climate change, says that’s news to her. “Katharine Hayhoe, an atmospheric scientist at Texas Tech, confirmed in an email [...]

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My nephew and his teammates had a blast in New York City this week — from visiting Yankee stadium and its “Legends Club,” to storing their gear in the Yankee’s locker room (including “A Rod’s” locker), to visiting the New York Stock Exchange — and on a more somber note, visiting the 9/11 memorial. This [...]

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“My political prediction for 2012 (based on absolutely no inside information): Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden swap places. Biden becomes Secretary of State — a position he’s apparently coveted for years. And Hillary Clinton, Vice President,” Robert Reich, who has served in three administrations (most recently President Clinton’s as labor secretary), writes on his blog. [...]

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I got bored with The Union’s “Town Talk” feature — “guest 1″ arguing with “guest 2″ and the pop-up ads — so I decided to start my own, as I said last week. This Town Talk offers real news and information, most of which the “mainstream media” will follow (as they did last week). But [...]

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Players, coaches and university staff participating in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl visited the NYSE this morning to showcase their respective universities to the New York metropolitan area. In honor of the occasion, Rutgers Head Coach Greg Schiano and Iowa State Head Coach Paul Rhoads rang the Opening Bell. The stock market is higher today, [...]

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Since 1998, Todd Johnson of Foothill Flowers in Grass Valley has gone to Pasadena to help decorate Rose Parade floats. I’ve written about this local connection to the world-famous parade previously. Since I was born in Pasadena, I’m proud of it. This year Todd, whose family owns Foothill Flowers, departed Monday to help decorate floats [...]

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