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I was reading a story on the tow-and-sue scam case and it
appears ‘Honorable’ Gregory Saldivar,’ the commissioner in the
South County Courthouse could have prevented these people from
being scammed. What can the citizens of Morgan Hill do to ensure we
have a competent judge into prevent this from happening again?
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“I was reading a story on the tow-and-sue scam case and it appears ‘Honorable’ Gregory Saldivar,’ the commissioner in the South County Courthouse could have prevented these people from being scammed. What can the citizens of Morgan Hill do to ensure we have a competent judge into prevent this from happening again?”
Red Phone: Dear What Can We Do, Red Phone contacted Carl Schulhof, public information officer for the courthouse. He said all Superior Court Commissioners are appointed by the judges of the Superior Court. Unlike judges, commissioners are not elected officials and are hired as employees of the court upon their appointment. Regardless of the location where the commissioner will be sitting, the selection process involves the entire Superior Court bench. Once the judges have appointed a commissioner, the Presiding Judge has responsibility for assigning that individual to a particular court.
So what can you do? Perhaps the best thing to do is to inundate judges with e-mails, phone calls and letters. You can go to www.sccsuperiorcourt.org/contact
/contact.htm, and contact judges at all courthouses, including the South County Courthouse in Morgan Hill. Superior Court judges are elected officials with six-year terms and should listen to their constituents.
Once again, traverse humps at 25 mph
“Hey Red Phone, I just moved to town and subscribed to the paper. Can you enlighten us as to the speed bumps downtown? There is a sign right before the bumps that says 25 mph, and I see some people going over at that speed with little to no problem, while I see others come to an almost complete stop before crawling slowly over them. So, what is their purpose and should people be slowing to a near stop before going over them?”
Red Phone: Dear Bumped, Red Phone answered a similar question back on March 23 from a Gilroy resident who enjoyed visiting downtown Morgan Hill, and has answered this question numerous other times.
According to Scott Creer, senior civil engineer with the Morgan Hill Public Works Department, the speed humps (bumps) were installed by the city several years ago to enhance pedestrian safety at the Third Street crossing in the city’s downtown. “The humps function as speed reduction devices and are designed for vehicles to comfortably (and safely) drive over at a speed of 25 mph,” Creer said. “With the installation of the humps, traffic speeds in the downtown have been reduced, thus providing the intended results of creating a more pedestrian friendly environment in the city’s downtown.”
As an aside, good caller, you should know that most vehicles can traverse the humps at 25 mph.
There is no need to come to a complete stop. Hope that answers your question.
