14 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY OCTOBER 15-21, 2026 www.montereycountynow.com LETTERS ROCK THE BOAT This may be the least convincing endorsement of an incumbent I’ve ever read (“Ian Oglesby for Seaside mayor,” Oct. 8-14). The Weekly acknowledges serious failures in Seaside’s leadership, yet endorses Ian Oglesby because he’s steady, runs meetings effectively and has a seat at the regional table. Seriously? That’s the bar? Oglesby has spent 16 years on the council and as mayor. Look around Seaside. Are our streets better? Is downtown thriving? Are we keeping pace with neighboring cities? What bothers me most is that the Weekly seems more concerned about Miller upsetting people than about Seaside’s lack of progress. Sixteen years is enough. If Oglesby’s greatest accomplishment is not rocking the boat, it’s time for someone who will. Marty Harrison | Seaside Lacey Raak really cares about her community and puts in the work. She’s a shining star! (“Lacey Raak and Annalisa Mitchell for Seaside City Council,” Oct. 8-14.) Arianne Tucker | via social media OUT OF NOWHERE Your baffling decision to endorse David Boland is appalling (“David Boland for Carmel mayor,” Oct. 8-14). To say he is “new to politics” is a grotesque understatement. He is a newcomer to Carmel who has never served on a city committee or commission, never attended a City Council meeting and, as far as I know, he has never involved himself publicly in any of the many issues in which our residents enthusiastically participate. Hans Buder is David Boland’s polar opposite. The leadership he has shown on issues critical to this city has been so impressive that he developed an early groundswell of support for his mayoral run long before Dale Byrne announced that he would not run for a second term. You blew this one, big time, and your editorial board should be ashamed of itself. Chris Campbell | Carmel HEART BREAK It sounds like the Monterey County Sheriff’s investigation of the death of Baby Angelita went by the book (“Father who allegedly raped 14-year-old daughter had warrant out for arrest before birth of ‘Baby Angelita,’” posted Oct. 8). I am a retired law enforcement officer, previously assigned to child abuse investigations. As anyone can imagine, the crime scene as it has been described must have been horrendous. We ask a lot of the men and women in law enforcement investigating such cases. The human toll upon the psyche of those who protect us cannot go unappreciated. It must have been very difficult for the officers and agents involved to then receive unwarranted criticism. Rather than chastising their work we should be appreciative of what they have endured and accomplished despite the psychological shock that comes along with such an investigation. We should be thanking, congratulating and supporting these individuals. Seth L. Goldstein | Monterey CORRECTIONS A story about the Arab American Club of Monterey misstated one partner’s family history and current city of residence (“A film about Palestinian struggles galvanizes a Monterey woman to take action,” Oct. 8-14). Julie Drezner lives in Monterey, not Carmel Valley. Her ancestors left Bethlehem in the early 1900s, not after the creation of the State of Israel in 1948. A story about candidates for Hartnell inaccurately reported on Sofia Ramirez’s resume (“Six candidates vie for three Hartnell Community College trustee seats,” Oct. 8-14). She has worked in education for 17 years, but just four of those years at Alisal Union. The reopening of Maya Cinemas, originally scheduled for Oct. 9, was postponed after the Weekly went to print (“Great Week,” Oct. 8-14). The reopening has been delayed to a date to be determined. OPINION LETTERS continued from pg. 12
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