San Lorenzo Valley Water District

Press Banner Editor Barry Holtzclaw spent the bulk of 2017 following the labyrinthine activities of the the publicly elected board of the San Lorenzo Valley Water District and their documented attempts to: defend a former board member from prosecution of using his influence to profit; abandon that defense, paid by ratepayers’ money, months later; creatively interpret open meeting laws; stop the public from commenting in meetings; and, engage in shouting matches with ratepayers over pesticide use.
His relentless reporting led to an ongoing Grand Jury investigation, the firing water district’s attorney and the revival of a citizens group called San Lorenzo Valley Watchdogs.