Dear Editor, Obi-Wan (LAFCO) this is our most desperate hour.
Help us; you’re our only hope in saving the Morgan Hill southeast
quadrant. Now that the elections are over, the Morgan Hill City
Council (The Empire) will still be lead by some of the old storm
troopers.
May the force be with you in protecting southeast lands
Dear Editor,
Obi-Wan (LAFCO) this is our most desperate hour. Help us; you’re our only hope in saving the Morgan Hill southeast quadrant.
Now that the elections are over, the Morgan Hill City Council (The Empire) will still be lead by some of the old storm troopers. Living on the county side of town we have no voting rights with city government candidates for elections. We feel that the quest to annexation of our protected agricultural area will take a quantum leap into reality. We fear the death star is fast approaching this fertile farming protected area in the southeast quadrant of Morgan Hill.
LAFCO, there is still no real reason demonstrated thus far to support the need to annex the southeast area for recreation facilities, except to line the pockets of developers and landowners. Please stand firm in denying approval to rezone this area, as there is enough land within the city limits to support development for many, many years.
The money thus far has been foolishly spent. Consider the funds that could have been used to preserve Morgan Hill’s current infrastructure and reduce the city deficit. Spending wasted funds outside the urban limit line, when libraries, parks, police within city limits are the areas that need the council’s attention. There are so many arguments against the annexation and loss of open space, yet there could be one more obvious conclusion one can make; wealthy developers and landowners exert far too much influence over our council.
LAFCO this is our most desperate hour … May the force be with you in your decision to protect and save this land from development for generations to come.
Mel & Char Perreir, Morgan Hill
Humane officers need to cite offenders of Mexican-style rodeos
Dear Editor,
Like most, I’m a fan of cultural diversity, but I draw the line at animal abuse. Proponents of the Mexican-style rodeo called “charreada” be forewarned: One of the nine standard events, “piales,” is prohibited under California Penal Code 597g, which states, “Tripping a horse is an act that consists of the use of any wire, pole, stick, rope, or other object or apparatus whatsoever to cause a horse to fall or lost its balance.”
The “piales” event involves the roping of running horses by the hind legs, bringing them to a quick stop. Though the horses generally do not fall, they assuredly do “lose their balance.” Some veterinarians believe this is more harmful to the horses than the charreada’s “manganas” event (“horse tripping”), in which a running horse is roped by the front legs and brought down (now banned in nine states).
I have signed statements from a number of California Animal Control agencies and Humane Societies, all concurring that the “piales” event is a violation of Penal Code 597g, a misdemeanor punishable by fines and/or jail time. What we need now is for some humane officers to cite the violators, and a district attorney willing to bring them to justice. The animals deserve no less.
Eric Mills, coordinator, Action for Animals, Oakland
Somebody please explain the looney tunes California election
Dear Editor,
Only in California can we:
- Re-elect ultra-liberal Jerry Brown as Governor
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Re-elect ultra-liberal Barbara Boxer to U. S. Senate
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Elect ultra-liberal Gavin Newsom as Lieutenant Governor
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Elect ultra-liberal Kamala Harris as Attorney General
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Vote in Prop 25, a simple majority tax increase
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Vote in cap-and-trade Prop 32
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Not legalize marijuana
Can someone explain this to me?
Keith C. De Filippis, San Jose
Toll road plan for Highway 152 another transportation nightmare
Dear Editor,
Santa Clara County’s Valley Transportation Authority and San Benito County’s Council of Governments have a new “Mobility Partnership” plan for Highway 152 that would replace the highway with a toll road, built in conjunction with the Bullet Train.
It’s bad for Gilroy, bad for Morgan Hill, bad for South County, and bad for San Benito County.
Why do the socialists at the various transportation agencies want motorists to pay twice for the highways? Why not divert some of their boondoggle money? We need to oppose such lunacy.
Joseph P. Thompson, Gilroy
