October 2020 - Page 2 of 3 - San Lorenzo Valley Post

Friends of Last Chance

October 2, 2020October 23, 2020 slvpost.comczulightningcomplex, last chance, Swanton, wildfire0 comment

By Melinda MacNaughton Hello Last Chance. I grew up on South Pine and my folks lived there for many years after I moved on. Some of you might remember them, Jim and Mary George. My mom was a huge horse person, she started Last Chance 4-H Club and had quite a few of the kids ride with her and Emma… Read More

Letters: Water isn’t about politics; it’s about people

October 1, 2020May 17, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

As a current and outgoing director for the SLV Water District it has been a privilege to work with this Board and for the people of the San Lorenzo Valley. From an insider’s perspective, it has been very civil, even when directors have differing views, and we have gotten the job done, especially through the many emergency meetings during the… Read More

Letters: Beth Thomas a great choice for SLV water board

October 1, 2020October 20, 2020 slvpost.com0 comment

I have known Beth Thomas for over 40 years as an educational associate, and as a friend. Beth isone of the most insightful and resourceful individuals I’ve had the privilege to know. Herexperience as a labor leader, a consensus maker, and visionary alone makes Beth a qualifiedleader for the SLV Water Board position now facing the voters of the Valley.… Read More

Letters: Beth Thomas and Lew Farris Stand Out

October 1, 2020October 20, 2020 slvpost.com0 comment

I am among an overwhelming majority who voted for change in the 2018 SLV water district election. Thetwo areas that needed a drastic turnaround were in financial oversight and setting policy; both requiredto set the district back in the right direction. We as a community greatly benefited when we elected anew board who took these duties seriously, resulting in the… Read More

Letters: Vote Beth Thomas for SLVWD Director!

October 1, 2020October 20, 2020 slvpost.com0 comment

Beth Thomas is a true leader. She has led people in all walks of life towards a better future. As an SLVJHLibrarian, SEIU Union President, SEIU Director of Training, Quaker Center Board Member, Book BinderExtraordinaire, and chair of SLVWD’s Facilities Committee, Beth is someone who can be counted on. Shehas lived in San Lorenzo Valley for decades, raising her four… Read More

Letters: Mahood Understands Geology

October 1, 2020October 20, 2020 slvpost.com0 comment

“I am a mother of two young children raising my family here in the SLV. This fire season (which is not over), was harrowing, and yet, the time we spent evacuated only clarified that this river valley is where I want to be. #slvstrong! We are so lucky that as a community we own, run and manage our source of… Read More

Fire

Them SCM Boys Are Just Built a Little Different

October 1, 2020August 20, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

Brian Garrahan and Local Mountain Men Take Matters into Their Own Hands By Julie Horner With an edgy, Blair Witch-like quality, the series of GoPro style videos from Brian Garrahan reveal a time-lapse of mountain roads, towering trees, leafy underbrush, swatches of charred hillside, blackened plateaus, and twisted debris where homes and cars have been incinerated by the CZU August… Read More

Politics

An Interview with Congressional Candidate Rishi Kumar

October 1, 2020September 25, 2021 slvpost.comPolitics0 comment

By Chris Finnie When interviewing candidates for any office, my first question is always why they’re running. Why I’m running Mr. Kumar’s answer was simple, he feels the district needs more progressive representation and somebody who understands today’s technology. He also believes that the post COVID-19 world needs an energetic and innovative approach. Mr. Kumar identified a lot of priorities… Read More

Opinion

Opinion: The Truth About Proposition 15

October 1, 2020December 9, 2021 slvpost.comPolitics0 comment

By Chris Finnie When proposition 13 was on the ballot in 1978, I hadn’t voted in that many elections. In other words, I wasn’t as cynical as I am now. I saw the commercials about how it would help older people keep their houses and thought that was a good idea. So, I voted for it. The good news, it… Read More

Cover Local News Photography

Paul Babb Lightning Photo

October 1, 2020December 30, 2020 slvpost.comBonnyDoon, czulightningcomplexfire, Davenport, Photography, Swanton0 comment

Our October cover features an incredible photo by Bonny Doon resident Paul Babb that was taken during the lightning storm that precipitated the CZU Lightning Complex Fire. “I was standing on the cliff down by Shark Fin Cove taking pictures out to sea because of the lightning hitting the ocean. I turned around and looked up at the hill and… Read More