Photo: Kim Sallaway @ Redheaded Blackbelt
— The T-S has a round-up of government people and official types talking about the slide. Caltrans is sticking to its estimate: It thinks it can get the road open to some kind of traffic in a couple of days. The county roads people are a little bit freaked, and are trying to get people to go over to I-5 rather than detouring around via local backwoods routes.
— Local manufacturers and retails outlets are scrambling to get deliveries detoured. Most of the people the T-S talked to are having little problem rerouting their trucks over 299. That highway is a bit sketchy for trucks, though.
— KMUD was all over the slide, and last night’s newscast especially useful for SoHum residents seeking information.
http://archive.kmud.org/mp3/kmud_110330_180000newspm.mp3
— Meanwhile in Sacramento, budget talks are in meltdown mode. The T-S has our local Democratic delegation blasting Republicans for not voting to put a tax measure on the ballot; the move will mean an additional $15 billion in cuts to balance the budget.
Below, the governor takes to YouTube to announce that discussions with Republicans are over:
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