Agnostics, Atheists, plus Christians and your best friends should love this clip. For their sleazy moves like this mailer, may they get coal in their stockings and by ignoring the mailer they’ll get their just desserts.ĬHRISTMAS, CLEVEREST CLIP I’VE SEEN. The initiator of the mailer Fred Keeley, a county staffer, has a history of political manipulation of national Sierra Club staff to quash the voices of members and the public on projects his business supporters want. It’s about the Club’s integrity and history, on members’ ability and readiness to evaluate and comment appropriately on the flood of governmental and private projects coming forward – desalination, UC expansion, city and county General Plans, the Pajaro River watershed/flood control proposals, transportation projects, Poor Clares, Aptos Village, timber harvest plans, storm water plans, climate change proposals. Given the “high profile” of the local “celebrity endorsers”, several of whom just joined the Club in time to be able to get the list of members and vote in this election, this must have to do with far more than the fate of Arana Gulch or even of Pogonip. The Sierra Club has never faced a concerted, manipulative effort to influence/co-opt Group members’ votes. Only these organizations have sued when all other attempts to bring proposed projects into compliance with state and federal laws have failed. These organizations are the only ones that function solely on members’ dues and receive no government funds. Only their members and consultants evaluate proposed development projects, private and governmental, and comment on the environmental impacts, as required by the California Environmental Quality Act, the Coastal Act, the National Environmental Quality Act, the Clean Water and Clean Air Acts. There are only 2 independent non-profit environmental organizations operating in Santa Cruz County – California Native Plant Society and The Sierra Club. Could the mailer’s endorsement of cyclists be only about Arana Gulch? Not bloody likely. She is known for her staunch defense of the Arana Gulch Greenbelt and her support for the east-west bike route in the rail right-of-way and the route of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Scenic Trail and even more. Usually a low-key annual rite with candidates’ statements and pictures presented to members in the newsletter, the sudden surge of high-profile interest and investment in this year’s election generates a big “WHY?”ģ seats are open on the Executive Committee each year with 3 candidates endorsed on the mailer, it appears that the goal is to “take out” the one incumbent ( Pat Matejcek) who is running again. Eyebrows shot up at the list of “celebrity endorsers” such as Gary Griggs and Rowland Rebele who aren’t known for any previous interest in or support for, Club committees, activities, processes or positions. Members of the Santa Cruz Group of the Sierra Club received an unusual mailer from County Treasurer Fred Keeley last week ( click here to see it open in a new window) endorsing a slate of candidates ( Casterson, Durham and Howerton ) for the annual Executive Committee election. The autos are from Detroit and are attracting much attention”.ĪRANA GULCH, POGONIP, DE-SAL, UC EXPANSION, APTOS VILLAGE AND MORE ISSUES INVOLVED IN SIERRA CLUB EXECUTIVE ELECTION. This is the first carload of automobiles ever shipped to Santa Cruz and speaks well for the prosperity of this city. “20s” and Flanders “20s” for the local agent, J. Historian, author and Editor Stan Stevens sent this… from the Santa Cruz Surf Feb 3, 1912ĬARLOAD OF AUTOS ARRIVE AT THE DEPOT TODAY FROM DETROIT. Photo credit: Covello & Covello Historical photo collection.Īdditional information always welcome: email CARS EVER ARRIVE IN SANTA CRUZ. Santa’s Village opened in 1955 in Scotts Valley and went bankrupt in 1977. (Right to left) Real reindeer, Santa Claus (aka Hocus Pocus), George Liberace (Liberace’s real brother) and some odd-looking Pee Wee Herman type guy.
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