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- Written by: Lake County News Reports
At the request of Supervisor Denise Rushing, the board will consider participation in the “Cool Counties” climate stabilization campaign, by pledging to reduce local emissions of greenhouse gases 80 percent by 2050 (that’s a very doable 2 percent annually), and by urging the federal government to adopt similar policies.
This initiative originated in 2005, after the Bush administration refused to ratify the Kyoto Treaty on climate change. Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels, who unlike the president realized that global warming
posed an imminent threat to human life and the ecology of the whole planet, then decided that municipalities had to take the lead if the federal government would not. He drafted the U.S. Mayor's Climate Protection Agreement, which now has more than 600 signatories.
Besides raising public awareness about catastrophic climate change, the program gets each community on track to make a coordinated effort to reduce its own carbon footprint, both directly – for example, by adopting energy efficient practices in public buildings, promoting mass transit and planting trees – and, indirectly, by encouraging private citizens to take similar measures.
The “Cool Counties” campaign, a parallel initiative aimed at rural areas, was launched last month: although it's true that big cities generate disproportionate amounts of greenhouse gases, everyone – even residents of bucolic Lake County – has a vital role to play in reducing these emissions.
If you care about this issue – the crisis of our generation – please try to come to the board meeting on Tuesday (action on this untimed item is likely between 10 and 11 a.m.), and also contact your own supervisor to make it clear that a “yes” vote will garner your strong personal support.
All bBoard members (or their voice mail) can be reached at 263-2368; email addresses are
District 1, Ed Robey,
Victoria Brandon is chair of the Sierra Club Lake Group. She lives in Lower Lake.
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- Written by: Sonny Mofomen
It's real SAD the police would give them a bad rap, and make it hard for the promoters and RIDERS to have a good time. I'm a member of a motorcycle CLUB NOT GANG, like the police would like you to think. Too bad they had to lose support from working class people that like to ride. It's your loss.
Sonny Mofomen lives in Tracy.
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- Written by: Kevan Lyman
We were coming to watch our favorite biker band play and give for a cause. It is ridiculous to assume that The Fryed Brothers Band was in any way an attraction to gang violence. They are a biker band that plays all over the country and is in big demand at all major biker events. They attract bikers, that is why they are a biker band. If you had a country concert instead would you have had all the police presence telling cowboys to go away or set up checkpoints watching for cowboys? Hell no!
The run would have been a much better turnout than it was but due to extensive police presence ity made bikers feel they were being watched, license plates recorded by law enforcement. It was totally out of line and being one of the bikers along with a group of about 35 who did not attend as we did not want to have to go through a police barricade to attend a charity event.
The law enforcement ruined this run for you not the bikers; the bikers came, saw and left before they reached the event. I sat at a popular eatery in Williams where a lot of bikers were and all were disappointed ... to the fact that they were telling other bikers on their way to the event to turn around as there were too many law enforcement officers. There were as many as several hundred that turned around when they heard that there were more police officers than bikers.
As most of us have nothing to hide, it is just an embarrassment and stereotyping to have to stop us and check our identification just because we were coming to an event for charity ... we knew it was for charity and that is why we came. But the police presence made it out to be a biker war in the making that day. That was totally undue harassment and as far as future Blue Heron Runs, save your money because the bikers will not come ... the word got out and the bikers responded accordingly.
Most of us enjoyed a day ride through Capay Valley and other areas that day and the money meant for the charity went to the casinos in the area instead. So the casinos should be pleased that all that charity money went for gambling and fun, not a law enforcement circus.
As for your police chief and other law enforcement, they told you the usual bullshit about ensuring a safe atmosphere. That is the biggest bunch of crap we always hear from law enforcement at any event ... they just wanted and had the opportunity to take down information from bikers to be used to help build their data base on bikers. They were not there to ensure safety as their main priority, they were there to gather information and they used your run to do so.
It's too bad because it could have been an event that would have been looked forward to for years to come and the money raised for charity only increasing with each year and the Fryed Brothers Band was what we were coming to hear play as well as most the other bikers, we love the band and they attract a huge crowd.
And the funny thing is that in the 27 years I have known the band, I have never seen trouble at one of their performances, only good biker camaraderie and fun.
Kevan “Doc” Lyman lives in Yuba City.
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- Written by: Angel St. Clair
First of all, I don't think riding on a Harley-Davidson with people you call brothers or sisters in a club constitutes being a gang member, or because they stand up for one other as family should be as the same ..."A gang member." These clubs ride in a pack with honor, respect and class! I know of many different members (men and women) from different clubs and I have not ever been disrespected by any: "Give Respect you Receive Respect"!
But, because they demand the respect it's all about bikers are bad boys and they're gangs? What kind of nonsense is that? Granted there are those ones that may not be as such but for the most part? C'mon thats part of life! The good with the bad. They're what family's in society should be!!! They like to party and have fun, so what.
Well, I wasn't at this event but, if everybody would stop labeling one another and acting like or pre-meditating in their heads that there would be trouble they may of not had the problems they did this weekend. Having hand in promotions Walt Gray's Make-A-Wish ride and rally in 2006, 4,500 bikers from many clubs and it was a complete success and not a problem one! Everyone had a great time and law enforcement did a great job. Each vendor, club, organizer and organization did their part.
I have helped put a few events together and it takes months in planning and preparation, and if again ... Everybody does their part you have a successful turnout! Sounds to me from this article law enforcement did not do their part, they were expecting trouble so they treated these clubs as such. Granted they have a very dangerous job, problems do occur, they have to be armed and ready for anything at anytime, that's an everyday thing for them.
Don't take the whole event away, or confuse clubs and gangs as one ... as for The Fryed Brothers ... a Biker Gang? Never hear such a thing. The Best and Baddest Biker "Band" ever! Not a GANG!! Ask Willie Nelson. So, to link them to being gang members or call them as such is a disrespect in my opinion. Mine may not matter to any of you or any others but they have to be the nicest group of people I've met. The talent that these men put out on stage is nothing more than a gift.
I hope for the clubs and people not part of one you will continue to have this event, and have a good time. Good luck!
Angel St. Clair lives in Sacramento.
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