Marty: King Government on the throne
“Reservoir closure in Year No. 4...” was the headline in the Hollister Free Lance. An invasion of zebra mussels forced the closure of San Justo Reservoir, a popular local recreation area, in early 2008. It will remain closed until at least next fall while the state and federal governments do an environmental review of the plan to remove those pests. If the review of takes another couple of years and dump trucks full of money, it’s no problem – for them. While we’re waiting, we’ll have time to ponder Governor Brown’s proposal to exempt the bullet train from the annoying and expensive environmental lawsuits the rest of us have to suffer. It took almost 300 years for America to come full circle. We thought we rid ourselves of royalty during the American Revolution – but it seems we just traded King George for King Government.
Guest View: Investigate the Gavilan board
In the Gavilan College Measure E performance audit for the year ending June 30, one question has not been adequately answered: How did the auditors conclude that Gavilan College was in compliance with Prop. 39 and that they expended the bond funds only for the authorized and specific projects contained in the full text ballot proposition that was presented to the voters March 2, 2004?
