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Safeway in Aptos, CA plans to double in size

why Safeway to double?

Why? Bigger is not better for the existing Aptos, CA community.

Safeway recently bought the entire Rancho del Mar shopping center.

There’s plenty of parking now and no need for a double decker parking garage. The Rancho del Mar center has the only movie theater and the only ACE hardware store between Watsonville [9 miles south] and 41st Avenue in Capitola [3 miles north] Both the theater and ACE hardware will be eliminated if Safeway expands as planned. As local Aptos users know, ACE is the place for excellent services from the time you enter the door.

It’s likely that many small businesses [a movie theater, a jewelery store, a pharmacy, several restaurants, Ace hardware] will be eliminated if and when Safeway expands from 30,000 to 60,000 square feet.

Susan Houghton is a contact person for Safeway. Per Houghton, it will take about 2 years to get permits and 2 years to build. Several letters to the editor of the Santa Cruz Sentinel express concern about the pending changes.

Where and how to speak up: Aptos, CA has a supervisor on the County of Santa Cruz Board of Supervisors. And there’s of course the Planning Department. Is there a disgruntled citizens department? You can subscribe to the RSS feed to get updates to this post.

written by DrCameronJackson@gmail.com
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COPA franchise fees

You want to start a McDonald? You pay a franchise fee.

You want to spread the ‘food’ of Saul Alinsky, progressive who wrote Rules for Radicals?

Why cough up big bucks to founders of COPA, an out of state organization, for franchise costs? This does not make sense.

Time for church & other religious organization members to ask why….

Ask why. Time for local church and other religious organizations to ask why their local Santa Cruz & Monterey Bay area religious organization pay up to $10,000 a year in COPA ‘franchise’ costs to out of state Illinois & no buy-in by church members?

If you want the ‘real answers’ why the franchise costs paid to an out of CA community organization ( in Chicago, Illinois) then ask the original founders of COPA.

Wonder who? There were three persons who started COPA: the driving force was a Catholic sister/nun who runs a Watsonville, CA women/ children care facility, an Aptos, CA Lutheran minister who has since died.. and …

1) What COPA did many years ago was to get ‘buy in’ from the local leaders of local churches & other religious organizations.

2) Then COPA said to the general Santa Cruz/ Monterey CA community that all the members of these organization supported COPA views.

3) Now COPA uses those churches to hand out material and tell members how to vote.

COPA is smart. People who go to a local church or other religious organization may not want to ‘argue’ about COPA with those who provide spiritual assistance. More info follows below.

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The good news is that children with all degrees of hearing loss — who receive appropriate interventions prior to 6 months of age– can obtain speech and language skills comparable to their normal hearing peers when age 3 years.

What parents can do:
Check and re-check that your baby’s hearing remains normal. Visit your pediatrician for screenings as your doctor recommends. Research recommends hearing screening every 2 months until age one year — and every three months until age two. (more…)

Bob Lee was elected 8 years ago as District Attorney. So, why re-elect Bob Lee?

At that time, Bob Lee ran against D.A. incumbent Kate Canalis.

Lots of people told Bob Lee that he could not win against the incumbent. Well, he did. With lots of support from all sorts of sources.

So how has Bob Lee done as District Attorney? In the last 5 years he has won every major criminal case Wow!

How involved is he? Bob Lee gets up in the middle of the night and goes to the crime scene. He is a “hands-on” D.A. Great!

Who gets hired? The Santa Cruz District Attorney office seeks — and gets — excellent beginning attorneys. Let’s hope that “those beginners” stay around whether as Assistant D.A. or in private practice. Great!!

What kind of training do the D.A.’s get? Bob Lee’s office trains continually so that experienced attorneys pass on what they know. That makes sense. Great!

How are cases assigned? The attorney assigned takes the case from start to finish. No more who has my case this week. Great!

What is morale like in the office? Bob Lee’s enthusiasm permeates the office. Every government office needs this!

How are victims of crimes treated? There are criminals and there are VICTIMS of crimes. Victims of crime are treated with sensitivity. The physical environment where they are interviewed is attractive and supportive. Good Job!

Bob Lee is a “hands on attorney” who is fair, honest and cares about all of the citizens in Santa Cruz County.

Thank you, Bob Lee! Good job! Let’s RE-ELECT Bob Lee as D.A.

A political ad paid for by Dr. Jackson, Monterey Bay Forum
DrCameronJackson@gmail.com
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