Friday night, I took four boys to the basketball game between San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley. While my car was parked in the parking lot, I had two tires slashed.
Last year, when we played at Scotts Valley, there was a fight in which the police needed to be called. When the two teams played at SLV, there was no problem. This year, the teams played at SLV without a problem.
At SV, my tires were slashed. I would think that SV would be more proactive and have the police patrol the parking lot and walk through the gym to let everyone know they are there. I know that when I have gone to the games at SLV, I do see sheriffs in the parking lot and in the gym.
These teams are rivals, but when it comes to things like this, something needs to be done. I talked with the principal of SV, and he wasn’t even at the game. I would think that it would be a priority, in light of what has happened in the past.
I believe the parents of these kids should be teaching them better to respect others and their property.
Many people in SLV asked me if I had a courage paw on my car. Yes, I do. That shouldn’t matter. Some friends of mine stopped, and while we were waiting for the tow truck, no one stopped to see if we were OK. I know when I’ve had a problem with my car in SLV, lots of people stop to see if I’m OK.
I’m a single parent, and this created a big hardship for me. Thanks to the wonderful people of SLV, my car was towed home, the kids were taken home and tires were on my car within a few days. These two valleys are so close in distance but so far apart in community support for each other.
Why is that?
Thanks, San Lorenzo Valley. You rock. I’m glad I live in the San Lorenzo Valley and not Scotts Valley. We in SLV are a community that believes in helping each other.




You can wait like citizens who ask nicely.
Works for them, how about you?
Maybe you want to move to Soledad?
See a pattern yet?
I never saw hard drive shipments disappear, so it did not happen.
We know that's not true. We know that lousy things happen in life. We know that there are cruel and insensitive, and sometimes destructive people who live among us (and among everyone). I'm not suggesting we should be in denial about that. But I am strongly suggesting that we need to reject claims that this malcreant is somehow emanating from the earth, stones, and trees of our neighboring communities.
The Banner has the right to publish whatever letter they see fit to publish, although at some point they need to start drawing a line in the sand where the writer is using them as a platform for their own personal bigotry. In the meantime, the good people who frequent these blogs (you're kidding me, right? good people? the one's showing all this anonymous love?) should step up and shut down these broadside attacks on groups or communities. Let's recognize it for what it is -- victims lashing out at anyone / everyone they can, as if that will make their pain go away. It won't. The pain exists.
When a bad thing happens to you, from the actions of some assailant, deal with them directly if you know (or think you know) who they are. If you don't know and the grievance is severe, contact the police and help them do their job. If you need to vent, do it with friends or family. Putting hateful thoughts out into the general public only generates more hate, which feeds into the motives of those few who are doing the mischief. Cut off the attention they crave. Confront them directly, if you dare, or let the police quietly lock them up. That will demonstrate the true strength of our two communities.
Talk about vibes, smells like fear and loathing to me, so I should malign all of THEM........ROFL
We have enough problems with people telling us to spend more to protect us from people like you.
I know that the SLV Chamber reached out to the SV Chamber for some joint events, but the Scott Valley Chamber rolled their eyes and snubbed San Lorenzo Valley. Scotts Valley decided it was better for their image to collaborate with Los Gatos...which is in a different county!
Maybe Scotts Valley can rethink their bias? One can hope.
and who knows which is which
and who is who