Unfortunately, the UC Davis students' presentation did not go as planned. The dedicated time they were initially promised to publicly present their full report and slides was not provided, and they had to quickly pivot to using two short public comment periods to give a summary instead. The head of DPWD also showed up to try to question the legitimacy of the survey and their results. However, the students were still able to give copies of their slides and full presentation notes to council members so those who contributed to their work could be heard by officials. Again, we thank everyone who participated in the students' surveys and interviews. There may be more bumps along the road, but if we push through and stick together we can Save Del Puerto Canyon!
Desafortunadamente, la presentación de los estudiantes de UC Davis no salió según lo planeado. No se proporcionó el tiempo dedicado que se les prometió inicialmente para presentar públicamente su informe completo y las diapositivas, y tuvieron que pasar rápidamente a usar dos períodos cortos de comentarios públicos para dar un resumen en su lugar. El jefe de DPWD también se presentó para tratar de cuestionar la legitimidad de la encuesta y sus resultados. Sin embargo, los estudiantes aún pudieron entregar copias de sus diapositivas y notas de presentación completas a los miembros del consejo para que los funcionarios pudieran escuchar a quienes contribuyeron con su trabajo.Una vez más, agradecemos a todos los que participaron en las encuestas y entrevistas de los estudiantes. Puede haber más baches a lo largo del camino, pero si nos esforzamos y nos mantenemos unidos, ¡podemos salvar el Cañón Del Puerto!
I listened for a while & wondered why the Davis students did not speak, I finally gave up after a while and if feels like they stacked the deck against us.. None of that is deserved by the city of Patterson and the people who enjoy the canyon.
I would like to know why another are further south was not considered. I hear that there is a canyon further south that would hold 11.3 times more water!
The UC Davis students worked hard and it was not fair to them.