Dear Editor,
I am writing in reference to this week’s cover story regarding Cape’s Dam, and I am yet again disgusted by the promotion of misinformation wielded by the power of the press on this pivotal environmental issue. The attempted defamation of Councilmember Derrick was egregious, unwarranted, downright petty and wrong. To be clear: Melissa Derrick is one of the only river warriors we have represented on the San Marcos City Council, and she absolutely supports science. Real science. Not “science.” There’s a huge — actually statistically significant — difference.
Let’s back up here for a minute because this cover story revealed a complete lack of understanding of the discussion that took place at this week’s council meeting. Let’s start with the definition of the word SCIENCE, just to get us back on the right (cover) page.
