Category: Letters

Dear Honorable Board of Supervisors of Santa Cruz County, and Mr. Matt De Young of Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship: The Board of Supervisors has approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MOA) between the County and the Santa Cruz Mountain Trail Stewardship (SCMTS). In reading the MOA, it is apparent that “Section IX Indemnification” contains provisions to indemnify both parties against… Read More

Dear County Supervisors, I am writing to summarize the reasons for you not to approve the MOU with the Santa Cruz Mountain Trail Stewards to build a pump track in Covered Bridge Park (CBP). I live next door to the park, have 20 years of public art planning experience, and am deeply committed to good public process to ensure our… Read More

Dear Honorable Members of the Board of Supervisors, I am writing about the subject proposal, which is scheduled to be heard on your Consent Agenda on Tuesday, December 12th, 2023.  It is a fine proposal, but it is proposed for the WRONG LOCATION! I support parks, I support recreation, and I support such a proposal for a location outside of… Read More

Dear SLV Post, As a resident of Felton, I want to express my support for and provide a positive view of building a pump track in the covered bridge park. This proposal presents a unique opportunity to provide the community with a much needed convenient, safe, and legal space to practice a variety of sports. The beauty of an asphalt… Read More

By Charity Sills I was taking care of a beautiful and deeply troubled young mother with Lyme disease. Life had become so painful that she wanted to give up. I find I am often called into such situations because I have been there myself, and fully recovered. Not only do I want to be alive now but I am enjoying it.… Read More

Dear PG&E, You turned our power off today (Tuesday, 6/14/22), and yesterday for a total of 6 hours. Last summer, you turned off our power for 10 days, and 200 hours with the excuse that your new “smart” sensor detected that something touched the power line feeding the San Lorenzo Valley.  We waited as your crews did an 8-hour walk… Read More

Well, this is awkward. You know that thing a group of us said about the San Lorenzo Valley needing a community council?   It seems that quite a few of you agree. More than 200 of our friends and neighbors have already signed a petition supporting the formation of a San Lorenzo Valley Community Council. More than 50 of those signers… Read More