Local politics and public affairs.
Kevin Hendrick: In My View
On a recent trip to Los Angeles, I drove along the California Aqueduct, a huge canal flowing south. At the bottom of the San Joaquin Valley the water was sucked up by gigantic pipes for delivery over the mountains to southern California cities. This made me curious to know, where does our water go…
June 26, 2023
Kevin Hendrick: In My View
There has been a lot of talk lately about the potential for wind farms far offshore of Crescent City. There is an allure that we could get cheap, reliable energy if we convince the wind developers to connect these gigawatts of electricity to land in Crescent City. As I learned more about the…
June 18, 2023
Kevin Hendrick: In My View
I drove home last week from Los Angeles after attending the California Democratic Party Convention. It took over 12 hours to drive more than 800 miles up Highway 5. California is a very big state and most of it is rural. My mission when I go to a convention is to speak to as many elected officials…
June 11, 2023
Kevin Hendrick: In My View
“I believe in the power of positive thinking,” explained the ubiquitous Nick Rail when he was talking about the advancement of the Del Norte Center for the Performing Arts. This also could have been the motto of the Economic Summit I attended on May 19th. I have been to many economic development…
June 5, 2023
Kevin Hendrick: In My View
It has been more challenging for me to write a column commenting on breaking news with a 7-day lag to publication, so today I will write about something that has not yet happened. By the time you read this I will be packing to take a trip to Los Angeles. I am one of five local delegates who…
May 26, 2023
Kevin Hendrick: In My View
I frequently see a banner scroll across a TV news program that screams, “BREAKING NEWS!” Recently I heard someone describe formerly breaking news as “broken news.” This got me thinking about the state of the news in general. Is news actually broken? Fifty years ago, news programs honestly reported…
May 22, 2023
Kevin Hendrick: In My View
The Tri-Agency Economic Development Authority Board of Directors held their monthly meeting on April 27. At this meeting they approved a work plan and budget to jumpstart regional economic development activities. This agency is getting more organized. It was easy to find the meeting agenda on the…
May 14, 2023
Kevin Hendrick: In My View
For me, politics is all about policy. Political campaigns are necessary in a democracy to elect our leaders, but it is always my hope that after the election is over people will accept the results and shift into governance mode. I vote for politicians based on the policies that they support.…
May 6, 2023
Kevin Hendrick: In My View
I am adjusting to the new Triplicate production schedule and have had to adapt my subject matter slightly. In my prior schedule I would submit a column on Tuesday to print on Friday the same week. Under my new schedule I still submit my column on Tuesday, but it does not get published until the…
May 1, 2023
Kevin Hendrick: In My View
The Rural Caucus of the California Democratic Party had a zoom meeting recently when I heard an inspiring presentation about the aggressive steps that the Town of Mammoth Lakes, California has taken to develop housing in their community. (MammothLakesHousing.org) The membership of the Rural Caucus…
April 23, 2023
Kevin Hendrick: In My View
I attended an economic development summit a few months ago that focused on economic benefits that the proposed Performing Arts Center will bring to our community. At this meeting, Alec Dompke, a rural economic development advisor with UC Davis Cooperative Extension ([email protected]), described a…
April 16, 2023
Kevin Hendrick: In My View
I read a story in the New York Times (2/15/23) that got me thinking about budgets and deficits. The headline, “US Might add $19T in debt over 10 years” highlights a growing problem that will affect us all. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) forecasts that over the coming decade we will add $19…
April 9, 2023
Kevin Hendrick: In My View
“And men still keep on marching off to war Electrically, they keep a baseball score And the beat goes on The beat goes on Drums keep pounding a rhythm to the brain La-de-da-de-de La-de-da-de-da” The Beat Goes On is a song by Sonny and Cher that talks about change and the passing of time. Sometimes…
April 3, 2023
Kevin Hendrick: In My View
“The cars keep going faster all the time Bum still cries, ‘Hey buddy, have you got a dime?’ And the beat goes on, the beat goes on Drums keep pounding a rhythm to the brain La-de-da-de-de La-de-da-de-da” I always thought that Sonny and Cher’s classic song was referring to the musical beat. When I…
March 26, 2023
Kevin Hendrick: In My View
There was an article in the Triplicate last week related to harbor dredging that provided a skewed perspective from a single source. I can provide a broader context for this story. I attended the Harbor District meeting (3/7/23) which had an informative discussion of harbor dredging. I was the only…
March 19, 2023
Kevin Hendrick: In My View
“Hey all! Just found out I’m ‘woke’… All this time I just thought I was good at history.” Jon Stewart It is concerning to see how history is being “whitewashed” in other states. Politicians are deciding what information is suitable to be taught. They say that some students might feel discomfort or…
March 14, 2023
Kevin Hendrick: In My View
I attended the monthly meeting of the Tri-Agency Economic Development Authority last Thursday (2/23/23) in the middle of a blizzard. I had to put my truck into four-wheel drive just to drive downtown, but felt it was important to attend this meeting. When I arrived at the County administrative…
March 6, 2023
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