Wood to Metal Power Poles through the Cleveland National Forest.

SDG&E Master Special Use Permit and Permit to Construct Power Line Replacement Project SDG&E Master Special Use Permit and Permit to Construct Power Line Replacement Project SDG&E’s permits...
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What’s next? Picketing at residences?

What will be next?  Will these Alpine union employees be showing up on Gina Henke’s private property?  Maybe on her doorstep intimidating any children...
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School District Woes

The Alpine Union School District and the Alpine Teachers’ Association have been negotiating since October 2012; trying to find a way forward on preserving...
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How will California’s AB131 affect you?

This Bill introduced and heard June 4, 2013 in the State Capitol by the Senate Committee on Elections and Constitutional Amendments.  It passed committee...
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D.C. 8th Grade Tour – Fantastic Event

I wanted to send a quick note of appreciation for a fantastic event the week of the 23rd of March.  I was fortunate to...

Letter To Editor: Let’s Jump off the Fiscal Cliff

Yes, everybody’s personal tax rates will go up, and there will be massive Defense and Entitlement cuts made by the sequester law, but WTF...

Your Cool Car is Your Old Car, Repowered

Dear Editor, There are many car owners across the country who simply love the way their car looks, drives and feels, and they want to...

Who gets rich at the gas pump?

With the average price of gas in America hovering around $3.50 per gallon for regular unleaded, it costs more than $50 to fill a...

Supervisor William Metz

To whom it may concern. Our community which borders the Cleveland National Forest is in imminent danger to catastrophic wildfire. Your crews in 2005...

SDG&E Bypasses Forest Service; Permit Request Could Signal A Clandestine Expansion

Last month I attended a Sunrise Powerlink (SRPL) mitigation meeting hosted by US Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the California Department of Fish...