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Immigrant Stories
Keep informed via our FB pages Save Shollenberger and Save Shollenberger Park. “Like” us or ask us to “Friend” you. Tell your friends and neighbors that the fight to save Shollenberger Park is not over.
Christopher Kerosky of Immigrant Stories needs to get his facts straight. My son-in-law, a college educated Englishman, who has never broken any of the U.S. Visa rules, has been waiting for over 7 months for a Green Card. We are nearing the end of the process, but will probably be waiting another month ort wo. Definitely not an easy 6 months!
Joan Cooper
David Keller
Friends of Shollenberger www.saveshollenberger.com
Perhaps he could have applied from here, but he chose to return to Eng- land for the wait because he can only stay 3 months on a Visa to the U.S. I doubt that if he broke our immigra- tion laws he would be getting a Green Card any time soon.
Attn.: Mr. Ross Campbell rcampbell@dutragroup.com
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District
1455 Market Street, 16th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94103-1398
Attn: Mr. Bryan Matsumoto bryan.t.matsumoto@usace.army.mil Briscoe, Ivester & Bazel, LLP
155 Sansome Street, Seventh Floor San Francisco CA 94104
Attn.: Mr. David Ivester
Email: divester@briscoelaw.net
I have an small backyard with two very large redwood trees, every few years costs lots of money to trim them, during autumn and winter the whole backyard is covered with dead leaves, never mind growing anything, impossible.
Did Mr. Kerosky just make up his facts?
Christine Philpitt
Six Point Action Plan for Homeless
Does the County or City have a right to make you use a private Co.
for utilities in your Accessory Dwell- ing Unit or Agriculture Labor Force Unit that you could otherwise provide yourself? ie. Electricity? This seems
to be on the table and I believe SB1069 placed and mandated by the state says No...anyone else research this?
Living with Redwoods
Thank you. -
People Need Homes P.N.H.
Don’t u think planting redwood in an small backyard is a very bad idea?
Supporters of our wetlands,
We are relieved to announce
that once again, Dutra has failed to provide evidence that their asphalt plant is necessary or feasible, that it is not damaging to Shollenberger Park and our river and wetlands, and our health, and that it won’t interfere with river navigation and safety.
Shirin Happ
Friends of Shollenberger and
Redwoods are beautiful, long lived, native trees. I love them in the rural and wild land setting but they are not ideal close to houses. It sounds like you already know about that. They can drop limbs, needles and they
have roots that can be invasive to foundations. All that being said if you have well pruned and well established redwoods there are lots of reasons to keep them. They are beautiful and can add value to your home. They
Thank you to each and every one of you who took the time to write a letter to the Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) and the U.S. Army Coprps of Engneers (USACE. We hope for the best, and with you) will continue to work to defend our wetlands, park, and Community health.
can also be very expensive to remove and may require a lengthy permit process depending on where you live. Generally, if the trees are well cared for, have good structure and are not presenting a nuisance to your house I’d recommend keeping them.
Matt Banchero, 707-921-9217
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