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Letters: Gail Mahood’s Qualifications

I am deeply impressed with Gail Mahood‘s qualifications as a candidate for San Lorenzo Valley Water District. As a scientist and retired professor of geology at Stanford University, Gail has relevant knowledge of our water systems and watershed. She understands our water district’s water supply issues and realizes the challenges that our unique geography and geology pose to maintaining safe,… Read More
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United Across Ridgetops

By Julie Horner  Long weeks of not knowing. We found ourselves umbilically attached to our apps, Cal Fire heat maps and Zonehaven, FlightRadar24, PulsePoint, CalTopo and many more. From hotel rooms, RV and tent sites, the living rooms of friends and family, homesteads and familiar haunts seemed to be gone one minute then saved the next.  When roadblocks were retracted,… Read More

Letters: Bipartisan Support for Gail Mahood

Gail Mahood’s career as a professor of Geology gives her tremendous preparation to help manage our water system. Working within the academic politics at a major university, she learned the people-skills needed to keep the SLVWD Board focused on the needs of valley residents and working in productive collaboration. This is why both Supervisor Bruce McPherson and Assemblyman Mark Stone… Read More