TRAIN SUGGESTION
It is unfortunate that the version of moving forward for bringing rail transportation to Santa Cruz County has been dropped in the lap of residents. What has been presented is a “gold-plated,” brand-new system with higher volumes of service.
The beginning system does not have to be done that way at all. A rail system can be started with a slower, less expensive beginning with basic bridge repairs for lightweight battery-powered equipment that does not have to cost that much to start out. Basic grants then can be used to improve as it goes along. Many transit lines have been started and improved that way.
Don’t let the real estate developers and moneyed people with houses next to the line that sometimes have too much influence over elected officials let this environmentally friendly potential means of transportation slip away. An incremental, simple, less costly system will work. Let’s work harder to find this simpler system and get a chance to get it started.
Steve Ferrari | Capitola
ART EXHIBIT
I am a teacher for Santa Cruz City Schools. On July 1, I have an art exhibition going at the Santa Cruz Coffee Roasters and I am hoping to get some publicity. It contains the work of more than 30 artists and calligraphers from all around the world, all of whom I commissioned to help create a cycle of illustrated poems. The work of many local artists is represented in the collection. Ten years ago I wrote a song for the band One Direction and spent the better part of my royalties putting this thing together. Thanks for your consideration.
Scott Mehner | Santa Cruz
GAMER ALERT
I’m Brian Riggsbee, the owner of Retro Game Books, LLC. We were founded in 2020 and have since produced seven retro gaming themed books. We’re also a small business—I’m the only employee and I commission artists and writers on projects.
Our books range from history books to curated art galleries. Our most recent project is Video Game Maps: SNES, which is being broken into a three-volume hardcover series.
I would be honored if your site ever did a spotlight on our business and/or projects.
Brian Riggsbee | retrogamebooks.com
ONLINE COMMENTS
PRAISE FOR UKRAINIAN COVERAGE
It’s sad to see how divided our country has become. Such nonsensical comments pouring out the untruths we too often hear today. Thank you, GT, for letting this story be told. What’s happening in Ukraine is real and if we think it can’t happen in our country? Think again. Any insult toward the author Steve Kettmann is obviously shared like an arrow of hate, not knowledge.
Jim Furlong | GoodTimes.sc
