Comments on: An idea worth having

By: bbox231

bbox231 — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 04:36:52 +0000

Kathleen -

I dont have first-hand data on the toxicity of these naturally occurring gasses but I infer that they represent far less of a threat to human organisms than other manmade chemical fumigants since their use is being explored as an ALTERNATIVE to chemicals known to be a threat.

Also, the resulting gasses and their sources occur naturally and are not characterized as any kind of a threat to human activities, e.g., we dont run around warning folks to avoid brassica fields and (2) there does not appear to be a need to provide the same prophylaxis (“tenting” the effected fields – for example) required with chemical fumigants like methyl bromide – - -

By: Marty

Marty — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 23:58:33 +0000

That’s interesting Margaret. Thanks for responding.

By: Margaret

Margaret — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 20:45:01 +0000

Marty,
The land that became Newpark Mall was known as the pots and pans because people were given little chunks of land as a reward for purchasing cookware. After it proved too difficult to trace down all the landowners the City of Newark placed the land under redevelopment and a developer came in and built the mall. Now, years later, the mall is not providing the retail tax revenue the city needs so part of the mall has been placed under a new redevelopment plan area. The new plan area consists of the location of the new Burlington Coat Factory, the movie theater and adjacent vacant parcel.

By: RescueBlues

RescueBlues — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 17:43:59 +0000

Having taxpayers get on their hands and knees is pretty much what MLB counts on when it comes to stadium “deals.”

Also, I just checked a map and Fremont is still there.

By: west

west — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 17:17:35 +0000

Charlie C = GAS BAG

By: Charlie C

Charlie C — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 06:22:15 +0000

Folks…Much of Fremonts natural gas problem was solved when the voters sent Vinnie & Kathy to Siberia…now it’s time to get on our hands and knees and beg Lew Wolf bring the A’s to Fremont. San Jose and Oakland are not going to pull it off. This is our best hope to put Fremont on the map. Baseball will save us all so all you blockheads suck it up and do what’s right for ALL the people!

By: Kathleen Caine

Kathleen Caine — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 05:36:57 +0000

Gus & BBox, that’s really interesting background and info about the farming techniques. BBox, is the natural gas produced using biofumigation not toxic if it gets to the surface? Or just less of a problem?

By: Marty

Marty — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 05:22:05 +0000

Gus, Do you know if there any truth to this fireside story: I heard the story of Newpark Mall (in East Bay) from someone. There was a publisher in San Francisco who used to sell encyclopedia. People who used to buy encyclopedia got a piece of land in Newark (land was cheap back then). It was a very tiny piece of land (probably 10ft x 10ft) and almost unusable unless you buy adjacent properties. Those tiny pieces of lands were passed one generation to another generation while the whole lot was sitting empty – full of weeds. Then City of Newark decided to make use of land and asked a developer to buy those tiny piece of lands and build something on it. But it was a difficult process. First, the developer had to find the people who inherited those properties. They were all over USA. Secondly, if one owner agreed to sell, another owner backed out. Developer gave up. Eventually City of Newark condemned the land and Newpark Mall was built.

By: Marty

Marty — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 02:05:12 +0000

Profess on, Mr. Box.

By: bbox231

bbox231 — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 01:55:02 +0000

Come on Marty . . . . *college* professor – who are you kidding ???? !!!!!

Now – if you’re talking about the *topics* discussed herein, well, fortunately for me, there certainly isn’t anything in this silly BLOG which gets too far beyond an effective High School level education.

But, to the point you make (and just between us two head damaged types) I can certainly understand that you might feel differently.

And, when it comes to the social interaction herein, you above all others, earn high marks for having keept us all so solidly rooted on the elementary school play yard.