This is fairly long-winded compared to the previous articles. Doesn't pass muster for objective reporting...
http://www.independentnews.com/news/article_10378f38-9d65-11e2-8f07-001a4bcf887a.html
My response to the editor is below. I somehow doubt that it will see print...
I have just finished reading your 'Tesla Park' report dated Thursday 4/6/2012. As a responsible Hiker, Mountain Biker, and Off Road enthusiast, I find it biased and infuriating.
Questions beg to be asked where the Independent Reporters were when they leveled the Tassajara and El Charro Valleys to build thousands of new homes. Or where the actual facts lie when you claim that OHV use is the least important type of (outdoor) recreation in California.
Furthermore,you are misleading your readers when you write about Tesla Park. There is no Tesla Park! Except perhaps in the minds of the Friends of Tesla. I have toured the Tesla sight. It is a COAL mine. Mounds of tailings still remain, how does this fit in with the green vision?. The question begs to be asked. How can this be a site that the environmentalists cherish?
I also submit to you that I frequently fly in and out of the Bay Area on business and have gazed down upon thousands of acres of pristine and protected open space. Carnegie is a pittance by comparison. And is finally being responsibly managed. But is in danger of being overidden due to the recovering economy and the closure of both Clear Creek and Stonyford. Salute Randy Caldera for his common sense and management skills.
In closing, I can only hope that the new plan consists only of designated trails that will be properly maintained so we can enjoy the fruit of what we paid for some 15 years ago..
http://www.independentnews.com/news/article_10378f38-9d65-11e2-8f07-001a4bcf887a.html
My response to the editor is below. I somehow doubt that it will see print...
I have just finished reading your 'Tesla Park' report dated Thursday 4/6/2012. As a responsible Hiker, Mountain Biker, and Off Road enthusiast, I find it biased and infuriating.
Questions beg to be asked where the Independent Reporters were when they leveled the Tassajara and El Charro Valleys to build thousands of new homes. Or where the actual facts lie when you claim that OHV use is the least important type of (outdoor) recreation in California.
Furthermore,you are misleading your readers when you write about Tesla Park. There is no Tesla Park! Except perhaps in the minds of the Friends of Tesla. I have toured the Tesla sight. It is a COAL mine. Mounds of tailings still remain, how does this fit in with the green vision?. The question begs to be asked. How can this be a site that the environmentalists cherish?
I also submit to you that I frequently fly in and out of the Bay Area on business and have gazed down upon thousands of acres of pristine and protected open space. Carnegie is a pittance by comparison. And is finally being responsibly managed. But is in danger of being overidden due to the recovering economy and the closure of both Clear Creek and Stonyford. Salute Randy Caldera for his common sense and management skills.
In closing, I can only hope that the new plan consists only of designated trails that will be properly maintained so we can enjoy the fruit of what we paid for some 15 years ago..