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Re: Requiem for the Santa Cruz Branch
Author: Omahahaha
Date: 01-05-2012 - 17:01
Tony Johnson Wrote:
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> My wife and I lived in Santa Cruz for 11 years
> before we retired in 1994 and moved to Oregon. In
> the 1950s I remember watching the Suntan Specials
> arrive at the Beach Boardwalk behind two Espee
> 2-8-0s. For about 8 years my grandfather rented a
> nice house somewhere around 33rd Avenue. It was
> the second house from the beach and we loved
> spending time there. Santa Cruz was truly a great
> place to live and enjoy the beach and nearby
> mountains.
>
> I don't expect the county of City of Santa Cruz to
> change their attitude towards attracking new
> business that employes more the a dozen people, or
> brings large amounts of payroll tax revenues.
> While we were living there the city was trying to
> stick it to large car dealerships, so many of the
> dealers finally had enough and moved a few blocks
> outside the city limits and set up shop in
> Capitola, a city that welcomes new business. I
> remember sometime around 1990 the U.S. Navy fleet
> was told they weren't welcome to help celebrate
> their regular "fleet week" visit, so the
> neighboring city of Capitola invited them and all
> the business went there.
>
> If Santa Cruz wants to keep having quaint little
> boutiques, book stores, yogurt shops and so on,
> that's fine, it's their choice, but don't squawk
> when the city can't afford all the services the
> public wants. The City will never be able to save
> the Santa Cruz Branch as a profitable (or even
> unprofitable) rail line. It'll be a bike trail.
>
> Here in southern Oregon we have somewhat the same
> situation. I live in Central Point (next to
> Medford) and twelve miles south is Ashland. They
> have yet to discover that the sixties are over.
> They want to tax everone they think is too rich,
> and spend it on the homeless, legalized marijuana,
> and listen to anti-capitalist swill on Jefferson
> Public Radio. I'll stay put here because I can
> still wave the American Flag here and be proud of
> the work I do.
>
> Now if only CORP would reopen the Siskiyou Line
> between Ashland and Weed.
If you go into Gilda's they have photos of the last Navy cruiser to visit Santa Cruz, was about 1991 or 1992. Yes, it happened.
Santa Cruz USED to be normal. Now it's just a hangout for pinko commies to smoke their pot, and be anti-capitalistic. Exhibit A, the loss of business on the Santa Cruz Branch. Part of the quarry property at Davenport has been sold to a land trust. So no cement is ever coming out of there again.
Anyone who thinks the county or city government has your best interest at heart is a fool.
*sigh*
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> My wife and I lived in Santa Cruz for 11 years
> before we retired in 1994 and moved to Oregon. In
> the 1950s I remember watching the Suntan Specials
> arrive at the Beach Boardwalk behind two Espee
> 2-8-0s. For about 8 years my grandfather rented a
> nice house somewhere around 33rd Avenue. It was
> the second house from the beach and we loved
> spending time there. Santa Cruz was truly a great
> place to live and enjoy the beach and nearby
> mountains.
>
> I don't expect the county of City of Santa Cruz to
> change their attitude towards attracking new
> business that employes more the a dozen people, or
> brings large amounts of payroll tax revenues.
> While we were living there the city was trying to
> stick it to large car dealerships, so many of the
> dealers finally had enough and moved a few blocks
> outside the city limits and set up shop in
> Capitola, a city that welcomes new business. I
> remember sometime around 1990 the U.S. Navy fleet
> was told they weren't welcome to help celebrate
> their regular "fleet week" visit, so the
> neighboring city of Capitola invited them and all
> the business went there.
>
> If Santa Cruz wants to keep having quaint little
> boutiques, book stores, yogurt shops and so on,
> that's fine, it's their choice, but don't squawk
> when the city can't afford all the services the
> public wants. The City will never be able to save
> the Santa Cruz Branch as a profitable (or even
> unprofitable) rail line. It'll be a bike trail.
>
> Here in southern Oregon we have somewhat the same
> situation. I live in Central Point (next to
> Medford) and twelve miles south is Ashland. They
> have yet to discover that the sixties are over.
> They want to tax everone they think is too rich,
> and spend it on the homeless, legalized marijuana,
> and listen to anti-capitalist swill on Jefferson
> Public Radio. I'll stay put here because I can
> still wave the American Flag here and be proud of
> the work I do.
>
> Now if only CORP would reopen the Siskiyou Line
> between Ashland and Weed.
If you go into Gilda's they have photos of the last Navy cruiser to visit Santa Cruz, was about 1991 or 1992. Yes, it happened.
Santa Cruz USED to be normal. Now it's just a hangout for pinko commies to smoke their pot, and be anti-capitalistic. Exhibit A, the loss of business on the Santa Cruz Branch. Part of the quarry property at Davenport has been sold to a land trust. So no cement is ever coming out of there again.
Anyone who thinks the county or city government has your best interest at heart is a fool.
*sigh*
