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The publicly traded Reading International Inc. http://www.readingrdi.com , which owns the Tower Theatre in Land Park, has recently completed a purchase of 15 of the 29 movie theaters operated by Pacific Theatres Exhibition Corp.  which operates theaters in the central valley.

 I was actually surprised to learn that the Tower Theatre is owned by a big, publicly traded company that typically does not improve theatres to compete, rather sells off property when it becomes more valuable. 

The rest of the story is here.

Rob from cockeyed.com has built the MOASDRs.   

Sacramento’s most famous web scientist has finished a new project.  He calls it the “Light Sharpener”.  We call it the “Mother of All Solar Death Rays”

If you’ve ever followed one of Rob’s experiments, you know there will be tons of pictures.  This one is no diffirent.  The first installment starts here.

At long last terminal B is being replaced in a $1 billion airport expansion project that is set to begin next year.  The plans include a hotel and parking structure.  The new terminal will allow the airport to support 21 million annual passengers.

photo credit:  refractionless via flickr.

The Placer County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the massive Placer Vineyards development on Monday, a 5,200-acre proposal that could provide homes for more than 32,000 people over the next two to three decades.

http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2007/07/16/daily8.html

Foreclosure rates in Northern California could cause increased rates of West Nile.

Abandoned Pools with dead leaves and other floating debris are a breeding ground for mosquitos.  Yolo County reported it’s first West Nile case last week, and the sluggish housing market is going to make the problem worse.  It does not take a genius to figure out that many people in foreclosure abandon or cease to care for their property. 

Could this be the begining of the worst West Nile outbreak in Sacramento?  Stay tuned.

Fresno has already started a program called “Operation West Nile” that will use aircraft to identify green, abandoned swimming pools.  They have found hundreds and have begun to address the threat.  Perhaps Sacramento could do the same thing.