Wayne Stoops plans to perform two feats of magic. First he's going to move a creek. Then he's going to bring a ray of economic hope to one of the poorest parts of Sacramento.
Developers plan to move a creek and build a levee.
In spite of warnings, the project was approved last year by the Sacramento City Council and the American River Flood Control District. And the city planning concept is that everything can be harnessed and managed and controlled. The disasters in recent years have highlighted for us that this is really not true. The Sacramento region has been whipped with three substantial floods in the past 11 years, including the New Year's flood. The recent disasters are likely to increase scrutiny of projects such as Hansen Lakes.