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Mike Beasley - Morgan Hill/San Martin - Individual
Mike Beasley, center, with plaque, is joined by President/Superintendent Dr. Kathleen
Rose, far left, Gavilan Trustee Rachel Perez, second from right, and members of the
FOCUS Safe Parking Team at the Morgan Hill Bible Church. The location serves as a
transitional car park where people experiencing homelessness can legally park overnight.
The site also offers showers, bathrooms, laundry facilities and other support services.
After retiring from IBM, Beasley chose to apply his business experience to solving problems in the community. A founding board member of the Gilroy Compassion Center in 2011, he has served in multiple positions. He spends hours advocating, researching, team-building, and planning with the Compassion Center. He is dedicated to developing long-term solutions for homelessness and building the team to make it happen. As Board Chair Beasley was instrumental in recruiting and hiring the
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California s redwoods, sequoias and Joshua trees define the American West and nature s resilience through the ages. Wildfires this year were their deadliest test. They are what scientists call charismatic megaflora, and there are few trees anywhere more charismatic than the three most famous species in California. People travel from around the world simply to walk among them in wonderment.
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Can ‘fire hardening’ solve insurance crisis?
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Lucy Smallsreed’s neighborhood in Inverness borders on the Point Reyes National Forest and is a heavily wooded area making fire insurance a necessity. Anne Wernikoff/CalMatters photo
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Sue Ladich spent $1,600 clearing brush and trees from around her home in 2014. In 2017, she ponied up $3,500 to clear even more potential wildfire fuel from her property. This year, she spent another $2,200.
But the more than $7,000 and countless hours of work spent in the name of keeping her Truckee home safe from wildfires added up to nothing in the eyes of insurers.
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