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Last month, I wrote about the problems witnesses pose, for both lawyers and clients. I spoke of the construction manager at Scotts Valley High School whose false testimony forced my client to sue the school district to get paid. In response, a letter writer suggested that my client should not have pursued the debt owed to him, apparently for the sole reason that the debtor was a school. This seems a dicey way for schools to balance their budgets — to refuse to pay their debts. I am curious what our letter writer thinks will happen when the district stops paying Pacific Gas and Electric Co. or fails to issue paychecks to its teachers.

Scotts Valley cycling ride scheduled

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EDITOR,

In his latest letter attacking the city and its progress on the Town Center project, Frank Kertai said Scotts Valley paid “recklessly” high prices for the key Town Center parcels it purchased with Scotts Valley Redevelopment Agency money — funds that cannot be used for any general fund expenses. In particular, he attacked the city’s recent decision by an unanimous vote to buy the critical land owned by Suburban Propane and finally relocate their propane tanks away from Mt. Hermon Road.