Oakland officials try to shore up position on flood gates
By Philip DeVencentis

OAKLAND — Borough officials are pressing for continued protection of flood-prone homes on the Ramapo River, while state and federal agencies study changes in operation of the flood control gates at the Pompton Lake Dam.

Bridge under troubled water
WINNEBAGO, Neb. — A federally funded bridge to somewhere on the Winnebago Indian Reservation has been a bridge to nowhere for much of this year.

Officials defy fed rule on clear-cutting levees

By Zito, Kelly

In defiance of a federal policy intended to bolster the safety of California levees, some Bay Area legislators, regulators and water agencies said Monday that they refuse to remove shrubs and trees from the banks of numerous creeks and culverts.

They say stripping vegetation from 100 miles of levees around the nine counties would cost millions, ruin scenic byways and damage riparian, or riverbank, ecosystems.