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- Written by: Val Meyer Nixon
Using the latest research, grant funding, and increasing the number of community Firewise communities, we must scrupulously work to better prepare ourselves from further disasters.
At the same time, we must significantly increase county revenues to fund thoughtful expansion and increased services.
For these reasons, I am a strong supporter of Jessica Pyska for District 5 supervisor.
Since she lost her family home in the Valley fire in 2015, Jessica has become a leader for her community in disaster resilience and economic recovery.
She also works closely with the Board of Supervisors and county staff on many issues that are high priority items to improve the county’s economy. These include the Middle Creek Restoration Project to bring healthy conditions back to Clear Lake, the Tourist Improvement District, and significantly increasing the amount of grant funding from federal, state and private sources.
I have confidence that she will bring her experience, energy and knowledge of the latest techniques to improve District 5 residents’ safety and economic prosperity.
Just this year, she has brought a $200,000 economic development grant to Cobb and is currently working on a microloan program of $150,000 for local businesses countywide.
She is a proponent of Lake County updating its woefully out-of-date area plans to ensure that future expansion is done thoughtfully and residents have input in planning their community while preserving the things they like most about it.
I hope you will join me in voting for Jessica Pyska for District 5 supervisor on March 3, 2020.
Her energy, experience and vision will serve Lake County well.
Val Meyer Nixon lives in Kelseyville, California.
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- Written by: Pat Miller
They have a lot of nerve since we are currently paying on four Yuba College School Bonds:
Series A - $29,504,047 - 11 years remaining;
Series B - $65,492,278 - 26 years remaining;
Series C - $34,935,795 - 30 years remaining;
Series D - $26,500,000 - 19 years remaining.
In reviewing the 31-item project list for Measure C, it is extremely general in nature, citing such things as “heating, ventilation and cooling systems, irrigation piping systems, maintenance issues,” and many others.
The project list is very similar to the list provided for Measure Q approved by the voters in 2016.
The majority of the items listed should have been taken care of under the previous bond and ongoing routine maintenance. Why weren’t they?
Perhaps it is because the district has a $52 million pension debt, a $48 million unfunded retiree health care debt, is paying $310,000 a year in rent for an administration office in downtown Yuba City and pays top administrators $200,000 to $300,000 a year in salaries and benefits.
The college district includes all of Yuba, Sutter and Colusa counties and portions of Butte, Glenn, Lake, Placer and Yolo counties.
Those of you who rent should be concerned – if property taxes go up, your rent will go up to cover the increase.
The total cost to the taxpayers is estimated to be $412 million.
Vote no on Measure C!
Pat Miller, president of the Sutter County Taxpayers Association, lives in Yuba City, California.
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- Written by: Paula Mune
He will do this by expanding Medicare to include all Americans, and by negotiating drug prices with the pharmaceutical industry.
Bernie will put a moratorium on the inhumane practices at the border, from day one of his presidency. He vows to reunite all the children with their families, and I believe him.
Bernie also has detailed plans to repair and rebuild the Veterans Administration infrastructure, and to expand Social Security and Medicaid. You can learn how these plans will be paid for by visiting Bernie’s website.
Bernie is committed to reducing carbon emissions throughout the world through his Green Climate Fund, and by rejoining the Paris Agreement, thereby reasserting our country’s participation in the global climate change discussion.
Bernie Sanders has worked his way up from very successful mayor of Burlington, Vermont in the 1980s, to Vermont’s member of Congress, to now serving his third term in the US Senate.
Bernie appeals to people across the political spectrum. Sixty-seven percent of Vermont’s voters from all parties voted for Bernie Sanders in 2018. He is the No. 1 choice for the next generation.
I write this letter to support those of us that believe in government of the people, by the people and for the people.
Paula Mune lives in Lake County, California.
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- Written by: Juliana Vidich
He has also consistently voted against war in the Middle East, starting in 1991 with the Gulf War.
As a Jewish-American whose family fled the Holocaust, and whose candidacy has been endorsed by both Jewish and Muslim-Americans across America, Sanders is uniquely qualified to bring lasting peace to the Middle East.
Ending our wars will free up funding for social programs, such as Medicare For All, that will improve the lives of all Americans.
Your vote for Bernie Sanders in the California primary election on March 3 is a vote for peace and prosperity for America!
Juliana Vidich lives in Kelseyville, Calif.
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