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Santa Cruz Mountain Bulletin Turns 10 Years Old
by Wendy Sigmund That first issue, The Boulder Creek Bulletin, was a bit of a mess, I have to admit. I didn’t have an editor, or even another writer! I remember, vividly, picking up the first run and passing the paper out around town. I brought a stack into Johnnies and asked if there was a place I could leave them. The amazing lady behind the counter told me “put them on the counter for all to see!” I was so proud to do that, yet nervous for the reaction…. and still am today for every volume I drop off. It was a dark January night and I was sitting around a fire pit with some friends. I had a huge dilemma; I was a single mom with two small boys to care for. My youngest had just been diagnosed with Type-1 diabetes. I had to quit my job because the commute was too much. I just couldn’t drive so far away from my 5-year-old as we learned how to deal with man*************ECRWSSEDDM**************** Postal Customer Boulder Creek CA 95006 Felton CA 95018, Ben Lomond CA 95005
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aging his diagnosis. I needed a job, but couldn’t commute “over the hill”. Remembering back to January 2012? The economy was not great, especially not for my situation. I could not find a job that fit my situation. My only option was to make one. I spent a month considering all possible businesses to start here, in the little town that I grew attached to. There was a night with friends where it came into focus. As I was staring into the flames I said to my friend, “I wish there was a community newspaper where I could work.” Then it came to me, I can start one. I studied journalism in college, worked on a couple small papers in my life, and had an idea. I knew I could do it. I used my rent check to pay for the first printing. A few Boulder Creek small business owners were so excited to have a community paper, they took a chance and paid for an ad in advance. They did not even know me, much less my background, or what I could do. Thank you Richard- of Richard’s Tree Service- for the first ad. You didn’t know what I could do, and honestly, neither did I. By the time I got home, I had three emails from people who Continued page 8
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PG&E Agrees to Implement Wood Waste Removal Program Santa Cruz County is pleased to announce additional enrollment options and public forums for residents with large wood debris remaining after the CZU Fire cleanup and tree removal conducted by PG&E Under the terms of a settlement reached with the County, PG&E agreed to implement a wood waste removal program and provide additional measures meant to protect the community from the threat and impact of wildfires. The County filed suit with the Public Utilities Commission following complaints from impacted residents that PG&E’s vegetation management and hazardous tree removal practices following the CZU Fire were insufficient, including failing to remove large wood debris resulting from tree removal activities, creating additional burdens for landowners. “After hearing from our constituents, it became clear that we needed to take strong action to remedy PG&E’s neglectful actions during the recovery process. We look forward to PG&E
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working more collaboratively with the County and our residents in the future to assure that their needs are met following major disaster events and outages,” Supervisor Bruce McPherson said. “Our role as elected officials is to look out for the interests of residents when they need us most. We’re very pleased to see this suit come to a positive resolution on behalf of those affected by the CZU Fire, and happy that we could negotiate additional measures to help reduce risk the wildfire throughout our community,” Supervisor Ryan Coonerty said. Under terms of the settlement, PG&E will notify customers regarding the opt-in wood waste removal program, which expires January 31, 2022. The County created an enrollment form on the Office of Response, Recovery and Resilience (OR3) website, at https://www.santacruzcounty.us/ FireRecovery/DebrisRemoval/ PGEWoodHaulProgram. aspx. Once completed, the form will automatically be sent to PG&E.
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