Category: Letters

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

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

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

“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

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

I am writing in support of Gail Mahood for SLV Water District Board of Directors. She has a wide array of skills and knowledge that would be of great value and help to our water district, especially at this time.  Her experience as Professor of Geology at Stanford University for 40 years has equipped her with a deep understanding of… Read More

What would it tell voters if, in a local election, there was one candidate endorsed by some of the most high-profile Republican, Independent, and Democratic leaders in the area? What kind of unifying individual might inspire that type of support? Gail Mahood, who is running for the San Lorenzo Valley Water District’s Board of Directors, has achieved exactly that. In… Read More

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

I serve on the SLV Water District Board, but I’m writing to our community as an individual Director and not on behalf, in part or whole, of the Board or District. With the devastation caused by the CZU Lightning Complex and the heartbreaking loss of so many homes, we must support those who need it most—from community donations to the… Read More

“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