The debate over how to address California’s future water needs has generally split people into two main camps: those that think the state should move forward with new supply projects, including surface storage (dams) and desalination and those that be . . .

Issue and Purpose In the age of accountability and high stakes testing, school boards cannot simply be a representative body of the community; they must be functional governing bodies with effective trustees that hold the district accountable for stud . . .

Local economic development organizations use a variety of project and program types to stimulate local economic growth. Recently, many local economic developers have evaluated amateur sports tourism as a local economic stimulus. This thesis studies th . . .

United States residents all benefit from freight transit that puts foreign-made goods into stores in the United States. Ten percent of the world’s ship-container traffic either originates or ends in the United States. The Ports of Los Angeles (LA) and . . .

Improving California’s schools is a top priority of voters and policymakers alike. Evaluating students, schools, and teachers, through standardized testing, while controversial, has become central to modern state and federal education policies. Contex . . .

California’s Legislative Analyst Office recently pegged the state’s deficit at $20 billion for fiscal year 2010-2011. Amongst the revenue-raising proposals under consideration is an expansion of the sales tax base to include services. Due to a paucity . . .

My research has focused on an issue of great importance to current and future generations of residents of the Sacramento region – how do we maintain a natural resource, the American River Parkway, that people treasure in a time when public funds are s . . .

In this project I examine the processes and requirements to develop a strategic plan for a start-up, grassroots nonprofit. Ubuntu Green is a new nonprofit focused on bringing green lifestyle education, job training and policy improvements to underserv . . .

The number of infants born premature and low birth weight as a result of multiple birth via IVF is too high. Multiple gestation, including twins, poses serious health risks to both mothers and babies. They disproportionately contribute to infant and m . . .

The Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) Blueprint depicts a way for the Sacramento region to grow through the year 2050 by way of a “Preferred Scenario” which promotes compact, mixed-use, transit-oriented development (TOD). Senate Bill (SB) . . .