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- Written by: Rebecca Curry
In her May 21 Lakeconews letter, Linda Diehl-Darms "presumes" that a recent postcard sent to District 1 Democrats was responding to a mailer from the incumbent supervisor’s campaign that lists his endorsements.
To the contrary, this communication from the Lake County Democratic Party intends to inform Democrats that the incumbent, a Republican, had purchased advertising space on a commercial slate mailer called "Democratic Voters Choice" mailed specifically to Democratic voters. This mail piece is headed by a number of genuine Democratic candidates starting with President Obama.
The candidate mailed two completely different pieces depending on party affiliation. One, mailed to Republican voters, plainly states that he "does not support President Obama." Why then would he pay to place his name on a slate mailer headed by the president? Why then would he go to the trouble of paying to place his name on a piece of mail that includes Democratic leaders, standard bearers and candidates?
This slate mail piece gives the completely false impression that he, too, has been endorsed by the Democratic Party. This practice is a familiar tool of Lake County’s downticket Republican candidates, in a county where Democrats hold a 13 point registration advantage.
The rights of local political parties to endorse in nonpartisan races is constitutionally protected by a US Supreme Court decision in 1989. The Lake County Democratic Party, the governing body of the party in Lake County, has an endorsement process, as does the Lake County Republican Party. Both parties endorsement processes are legitimate and executed with the intention of informing the voting public on which candidate best represents the values and policy positions of that party.
In accordance with that process, the Lake County Democratic Party is proud to endorse Victoria Brandon for District 1 Supervisor.
Rebecca Curry is chair of the Democratic Party of Lake County, Calif., and campaign manager for Victoria Brandon for District 1 Supervisor 2012.
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- Written by: Lake County News Reports
I am supporting Victoria Brandon for District 1 supervisor because I believe she will do a better job representing the interests of the citizens of District 1 and Lake County in general.
A county supervisor should not forget who they work for, the people who live here and pay their salary.
Jim Comstock voted for a large housing development outside the community boundaries established in our general plan, putting the interests of a developer ahead of the local people who decided where they wanted growth to occur.
This development – Cristallago – was not in District 1, but this kind of blatant disregard for our general plan could happen here.
The community boundaries were established by committees made up of local citizens who spent much time and energy deciding what made good sense for their towns. A county supervisor should respect these boundaries and not ignore them.
Victoria Brandon has demonstrated that she has the intelligence, judgment and ability to be an effective county supervisor. That is why I ask voters in District 1 to support her and give her your vote on June 5.
Ed Robey was District 1 supervisor from 1997 to 2008. He lives in Lower Lake, Calif.
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- Written by: Annette Hopkins and Terry Dereniuk
The Lake County Chapter of California Women for Agriculture (CWA) was the beneficiary of the silent auction at the Kelseyville Olive Oil Festival held at Chacewater Wine and Olive Mill in March.
We would like to express our sincere appreciation to festival organizer Livia Kurtz for identifying CWA and our AgVenture program as a beneficiary for the 2012 Festival.
Money raised in the silent auction will support our 2012 AgVenture educational program.
In addition to Livia, we would also like to thank the donors for the silent auction table including: Sierra d'Oro, balsamic vinegars; “Terrye Catspaw,” framed photo; Westamerica Bank, champagne and chocolate Easter pot; The Villa Barone, gift basket; Apollo Olive Oil, olive oils; The Pickle Man, gift basket; Sue Hoberg, artisan glass necklace; Rachel Quist, handmade olive and grape themed jewelry; Cobb Crafters, quillow quilt and pillow set; Gioia Co., Venetian masks, painted wine bottle and wine glass; Blockbuster Lakeport, bag-o-fun; Tres Classique, olive oil and vinegar; The melted bottle, serving dish; and Canino Ridge, two olive trees.
CWA is an all-volunteer, statewide organization advocating for the agriculture industry by advancing education, public relations and legislative activities on a local, state and national level.
In addition to the AgVenture program, the Lake County chapter supports local school and community activities, annually awards scholarships to qualified students in agriculture-related studies; and has provided more than $20,000 to local students to assist with their educational goals over the past 20 years.
Annette Hopkins and Terry Dereniuk are with the California Women for Agriculture chapter based in Lake County, Calif.
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- Written by: Greg Cornish
Don Merrill's recent letter to the editor in the Record-Bee makes me shake my head and wonder what dimension active supporters of Measure D live in.
In each and every article and letter the opponents of Measure D have written or debated on in the newspapers and online, they have repeatedly cited specific examples of the damage Measure D can do.
Instead of counteracting these claims with any semblance of a sound argument the supporters of Measure D choose to stick with yelling, “Lies, deceit, exaggerations!” without pointing out the lies and arguing them with any real argument of substance. Read Merrill's letter thoroughly again to see my point.
Not once in print or online have they chosen to point out any flaws in our argument.
We, on the other hand – opponents of this badly written measure – have copied and pasted right out of the measure and shown how they've underhandedly and deceitfully opened up every zone, whether it be environmentally sensitive or not, to growing marijuana.
We have repeatedly told them that we are not trying to take away medicine from sick people, but that falls on deaf ears. They keep insinuating that we are stopping sick people from getting medicine. False!
In truth no one ever had any problems getting their hands on marijuana. The supply has never really been an issue – smoking it legally as medicine was the issue.
We want marijuana to be successfully grown for people who really need it but this cleverly written measure would allow drugs for profit by piggybacking in on the medical issue.
In the last two weeks eight new farms have popped up in the hills behind Nice without regard to the damage they do. These sensitive areas will not be stopped by Measure D.
Now I challenge you, show us where in Measure D it limits the zones it can be grown in – you cannot. It does not limit the zones to where marijuana be grown. They can grow in timberland preserves or environmental sensitivity areas.
Yet they keep accusing us of lies and exaggerations. It would benefit you if you could truly debate us on issues rather than hyperbole and stop your deceit.
From Measure D:
72A.2 Definitions
(a) Parcel: A specific plot of land in Lake County designated by the Lake County Assessor with an Assessor's Parcel Number, or APN.
(b) Zoning Districts: “A” is Agricultural District; “APZ” is Agricultural Preserve District; “R1” is Single Family Residential District; “R2” is Two-Family Residential District, “RL” is Rural Lands District; “RR” is Rural Residential District; “SR” is Suburban Reserve District; and “TPZ” is Timberland Preserve District.
(c) Agricultural Land: Those land areas specifically zoned as APZ, A, TPZ, RL and RR ...
72A.3 Uses Permitted
1. Cultivation of medical marijuana is an allowed use outdoors on parcels within the R1, R2, SR, RR, RL, A, APZ and TPZ base zoning districts. Cultivation authorized by this Section is subject to the following criteria:
Measure D is just a smokescreen. Vote no on D.
Greg Cornish lives in Nice, Calif.