Letters to the Editor

California Voters Deserve Fair Redistricting In response to the Oct. 5 Letter to the Editor, “Support Prop 50 and Stop the Republican Power Grab,” the letter states Republicans are attempting an unprecedented power grab to the 2026 elections, therefore we need Proposition 50 to allow...

An Easter Story On Good Friday, I thought I was dead. A wealthy man named Joseph dressed me in linen clothing and took me to a windowless room below. From this otherworldly place, I emerged on Easter Morning to find pins piercing my feet that...

Vote against the SLVWD increase I support my San Lorenzo Valley Water District but cannot in good conscience support the proposed surcharge. It is not about funding this disaster recovery nor other infrastructure projects. It is about what direction we want our district to take...

Support fair water rates and Holloway for SLVWD board This year I’ve had the honor to work with Bruce Holloway on a Citizen’s Initiative, now Measure U on the November ballot, to repair San Lorenzo Valley Water District’s controversial, inequitable rate structure. Bruce is also...

Blum’s Leadership Helped Secure Fire Assessment I would like to thank Interim Chief Isaac Blum for being such an inspiration to the volunteer firefighters, the FFPD Board and our whole community. In sharing his vision for the future of FFPD, he shared his own history of...

Scotts Valley PO Mail Delays Draw Concern I am writing concerning service degradation at the Scotts Valley Post Office. We recently mailed two Priority Mail packages at the Post Office: May 26 and July 20, 2026. Each of these packages was scanned into the system at...

Protect California by voting ‘yes’ on Prop 50 A letter printed Oct. 24 implied that our upcoming ballot proposition is a power grab. The writer stated, “Now let’s talk about power grab. How was Proposition 50 put on the ballot? It is a legislative constitutional...

Keep ‘Felton’ in Felton Fire I admit I’d been debating regarding our Felton Fire proposal vote. I’d been reading the opponents’ reasoned arguments and realized some probably made sense. But then I remembered the Measure W vote in 2005 and quickly changed my mind. For the...

Felton Pump Track: Great Idea, Wrong Location  Please consider alternative Felton locations for a pump track, on other public land that does not have the flooding, restroom, parking, traffic safety, and nuisance issues the Valley Women’s Club discusses on our website. San Lorenzo Valley USD property...