It’s a corrupt scheme removing the stakeholders from water rights , drying up downstream communities using the Tribes as leverage … then back channeling Federal funds to back room deals , NGO’s , dubious contractors , and the RV Tribe …. It’s Not really about the salmon
Nothing like five members of a tribal council and their lawyer to finally get to the heart of the matter. (BTW, Tribal Council’s are like going to a dysfunctional thanksgiving dinner where no one gets along and hold long term personal grievances, every day) The environmentalist of the RV Nation have figured out that there is money in water. They must have watched John Houston’s character in the Movie Chinatown explain to Jack Nicholson’s character the nature of the water rights fight in Los Angeles. If one looks at the aboriginal use of a water system, they would be astonished at what they would find. Because the tribes/clans were very small and mobile, they would camp where food and shelter were plentiful and when the situation changed, like they ran out of food and clean water they moved upstream or down stream. Today if one contests their poor to nonexistent stewardship of a river system in ancient days, they are considered a racist or worse. However they never stewarded anything, they used it differently and basically had marginal impact on the environment. Fast forward, to a a fast talking environmental lawyer, and his ability to stir the pot and presto chango, we want our fishing rights back, and we get a fortune for controlling the water flows to 600,000 people, ranches, farms, orchards, etc. How does a water magnate make a small fortune? He starts with a big one. The RV nation thinks it is taking the right road. Instead they are taking the easy road. They will be back to Jump Street when the lawyers, grifters and cheats steal their water rights cash flow, and they will steal it, crooks know a good mark when they see one. They could take the hard road, as to be part of the new Potter Valley Electric Power Coop, creating jobs in the trades of hydroelectricity and distribution of power to the communities, in their own service territory. PG&E is terrified of such a thing of course. It would demonstrate just how corrupt and what a pathetic regulated public utility they are, and the politicians in Sacramento would look equally as bad for supporting the dams removal. One question that comes to mind, where are all the vineyard owners in all this, it seems there are some pretty high end wine makers in the two counties. Have they cut a special deal already, or are they getting rolled up with everyone else? Imagine the horror on Nob Hill. when there is no 2032 red wine coming from the Sonoma vineyards. Lastly since when do the exaggerated fishing rights claims of 5,000 members of a local tribal nation take precedent over the greater good of the 600,000 residents who will have their lives and businesses affected. Dam removal is always a zero sum game for everyone except that fast talking lawyer representing the nation. He is already talking to the best architect’s around and developing plans for his new 20,000 square foot home and abutting vineyard. Yep. We are all in this together. Just ask M.r Berkeley he will tell you so! You can trust him, he is not like the others in the law firm of Dewy Cheatam and Howe!
Agree! I like your idea of a co op hydroelectric power group! No one should be deemed racist . The tribes that actually live in the headwaters have been left out. This is a money grab
I loved your last point about why do 5000 people matter more than 600,000 people, especially how could there be bad actors with the government and NGOs in charge of the project. I could smell the greed from everyone involved in the new project. I hope it’s not too late to stop this. I agree I think the co-op idea is great. I have had many doubts about PG&E for many years.
I have been down this road in another life. Everything that is being promised by the government, PG&E, NGO’s and this lawyer for the RV Nation, will not come to fruition for the tribe. They will be as broke or more broke when all is said and done than when they hopped on this grifting band wagon. Inside the nation of 5,000, 4,990 don’t have a clue, 10 members of the tribal counsel are aware, and 5 are on the take, and stand to personally do well financially. PG&E as example has been bankrupted a couple of times and been bailed out by the state. Anywhere else in business, there would have been a bankruptcy, and the Bankruptcy Trustee would reorganize and or sell the assets of the entity in the bankruptcy proceeding. One way to go at this is to take the assets off PG&E’s balance sheet. Okay the NEWCO aka Potter Valley Hydroelectric Coop, “buys” the assets for $1.00 and PG&E contribute the costs of surrender and other financial renumeration to NEWCO. They are absolved of their problem child which are the dams, impoundments, wires and poles. It will come out of their rate base state wide, because they no longer “own it” but news flash to PG&E, the water belongs to the “people” not anyone specific. They know all this by the way, they just hope all of the 600,000 people about to be jammed up, are too lazy and stupid to do anything about it. Sacramento is hoping the same thing by the way….
It’s really not about the fish after all…
It’s a corrupt scheme removing the stakeholders from water rights , drying up downstream communities using the Tribes as leverage … then back channeling Federal funds to back room deals , NGO’s , dubious contractors , and the RV Tribe …. It’s Not really about the salmon
Buckshot Bill
Nothing like five members of a tribal council and their lawyer to finally get to the heart of the matter. (BTW, Tribal Council’s are like going to a dysfunctional thanksgiving dinner where no one gets along and hold long term personal grievances, every day) The environmentalist of the RV Nation have figured out that there is money in water. They must have watched John Houston’s character in the Movie Chinatown explain to Jack Nicholson’s character the nature of the water rights fight in Los Angeles. If one looks at the aboriginal use of a water system, they would be astonished at what they would find. Because the tribes/clans were very small and mobile, they would camp where food and shelter were plentiful and when the situation changed, like they ran out of food and clean water they moved upstream or down stream. Today if one contests their poor to nonexistent stewardship of a river system in ancient days, they are considered a racist or worse. However they never stewarded anything, they used it differently and basically had marginal impact on the environment. Fast forward, to a a fast talking environmental lawyer, and his ability to stir the pot and presto chango, we want our fishing rights back, and we get a fortune for controlling the water flows to 600,000 people, ranches, farms, orchards, etc. How does a water magnate make a small fortune? He starts with a big one. The RV nation thinks it is taking the right road. Instead they are taking the easy road. They will be back to Jump Street when the lawyers, grifters and cheats steal their water rights cash flow, and they will steal it, crooks know a good mark when they see one. They could take the hard road, as to be part of the new Potter Valley Electric Power Coop, creating jobs in the trades of hydroelectricity and distribution of power to the communities, in their own service territory. PG&E is terrified of such a thing of course. It would demonstrate just how corrupt and what a pathetic regulated public utility they are, and the politicians in Sacramento would look equally as bad for supporting the dams removal. One question that comes to mind, where are all the vineyard owners in all this, it seems there are some pretty high end wine makers in the two counties. Have they cut a special deal already, or are they getting rolled up with everyone else? Imagine the horror on Nob Hill. when there is no 2032 red wine coming from the Sonoma vineyards. Lastly since when do the exaggerated fishing rights claims of 5,000 members of a local tribal nation take precedent over the greater good of the 600,000 residents who will have their lives and businesses affected. Dam removal is always a zero sum game for everyone except that fast talking lawyer representing the nation. He is already talking to the best architect’s around and developing plans for his new 20,000 square foot home and abutting vineyard. Yep. We are all in this together. Just ask M.r Berkeley he will tell you so! You can trust him, he is not like the others in the law firm of Dewy Cheatam and Howe!
Agree! I like your idea of a co op hydroelectric power group! No one should be deemed racist . The tribes that actually live in the headwaters have been left out. This is a money grab
I loved your last point about why do 5000 people matter more than 600,000 people, especially how could there be bad actors with the government and NGOs in charge of the project. I could smell the greed from everyone involved in the new project. I hope it’s not too late to stop this. I agree I think the co-op idea is great. I have had many doubts about PG&E for many years.
I have been down this road in another life. Everything that is being promised by the government, PG&E, NGO’s and this lawyer for the RV Nation, will not come to fruition for the tribe. They will be as broke or more broke when all is said and done than when they hopped on this grifting band wagon. Inside the nation of 5,000, 4,990 don’t have a clue, 10 members of the tribal counsel are aware, and 5 are on the take, and stand to personally do well financially. PG&E as example has been bankrupted a couple of times and been bailed out by the state. Anywhere else in business, there would have been a bankruptcy, and the Bankruptcy Trustee would reorganize and or sell the assets of the entity in the bankruptcy proceeding. One way to go at this is to take the assets off PG&E’s balance sheet. Okay the NEWCO aka Potter Valley Hydroelectric Coop, “buys” the assets for $1.00 and PG&E contribute the costs of surrender and other financial renumeration to NEWCO. They are absolved of their problem child which are the dams, impoundments, wires and poles. It will come out of their rate base state wide, because they no longer “own it” but news flash to PG&E, the water belongs to the “people” not anyone specific. They know all this by the way, they just hope all of the 600,000 people about to be jammed up, are too lazy and stupid to do anything about it. Sacramento is hoping the same thing by the way….