Lake County needs rent stabilization We need rent stabilization in Lake County. Please join us at the Board of Supervisor”s meeting at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 16 as we ask the board for a rent stabilization ordinance. My husband and I came to Lake County twenty years ago to retire. We had a beautiful piece of property on the side of Mt. Konocti overlooking Clear Lake. We planned to stay there for the rest of our lives. Unfortunately, my husband became very sick and I was unable to care for both him and the property. Three years we decided to move to Sterling Shore Estates Mobile Home Park because it was close to the hospital and I would have close neighbors to help in an emergency. Two years ago my husband passed away. Along with the loss of him, I also lost a very large part of our monthly income. The last three years the rent on our mobile home space has gone up steadily. This year it went up 10 percent. At this rate I will end up having to move from Lake County, which I love, and go to live with one of my children. We need rent stabilization. Thank you. Betty Chirco
Sterling Shore Estates Mobile Home Park Editor”s Note: The ordinance under consideration by the BOS at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 16 would govern unincorporated areas of Lake County. Meetings broadcast live on PEG Channel TV8 and rebroadcast on the following Sunday. Complete agendas can be viewed at Redbud Library and at U.S. Post Office branches. Immigration bills will destroy sovereignty The U.S. Congress is considering two important proposals that, if passed, will help to destroy our nation”s independence. They are: 1. An immigration bill that promises amnesty to millions of illegal aliens who have broken our laws. If this bill passes, millions more surely will enter our country illegally and further destroy our sovereignty. 2. A Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) that aims to merge the United States, Canada, and Mexico into one nation — with open borders between them — by the year 2010. If passed, we will be subjected to foreign intervention in our internal affairs. Details available at www.thenewamerican.com (Search for SPP). If we expect to remain a sovereign nation, we must demand that Congress reject both unconstitutional proposals. Congress is under constant pressure from internationalists and others who want to use these proposals, and others, to help merge us piecemeal into a world government. However, Congress will reject these proposals if enough citizens demand it with their phone calls, letters, e-mails, etc. This is an election year so Congress will pay more attention to voting citizens. Robert W. Van de Walle
Granada Hills
