Remarks by Angela Curro
201 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 6 of 9
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“Just schools alone? No, I would recommend parks, any, whether it's anywhere a child would go. That's where I'm at.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
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“I don't want it. Sorry, Mr. Chair. Yeah, I don't think so. I don't want any of it.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
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“I know we don't want to be hung up in these meetings, you know, and talking about this over and over and over again. But for some reason, the concerns that Supervisor Sotelo has, I have, is that we need to ensure that we have a program and a program manager and enforcement team. who is our program manager are you going to be managing all of this including dealing with the the the enforcement issues and all i mean you're going to deal with all of it as one person”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
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“With the workload that you have, with all the impacts of the department, what I'm fearful of, something's going to have to give. You can't do it all. You can't do all the things that we need you to do when we don't have the staffing levels that we need. We don't have the sheriff's deputies that we need. We don't have a South County deputy down there. We don't have any support services in South County. So I'm struggling right now with we're going to bring in enough money and it's just going to cover it. I don't know, talk about throwing a number in the air. I'll throw a number in the air,…”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
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“and i know that um jake it looks like wants to speak and i want to treat this like we did the the cleanup of the riverbed it was a collaborative effort from all the departments and so we need that kind of collaborative working together in order to make this a successful program otherwise i feel like we're setting ourselves up for failure”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
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“So is this our second or our third meeting on this? We did the special meeting because at the last meeting, I think I was pretty clear. I think Supervisor Sotelo was pretty clear. We wanted to see the impact, cost, and a program from staff. We also wanted to see the map of where the locations are. Your presentation today is beautiful, but we still have no cost. We still have no, I still don't feel totally comfortable. You're saying that you're the person that when these complaints and these issues come through, you're gonna go out alone and inspect. I have safety concerns. No offense, I'm…”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
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“Does code enforcement carry a gun? No. No. So you're, again, just two people out there in South County, no cell reception. There's I'm sorry, I'm looking at the sheriff smile at me because he knows I know there's a lot of bad characters in South County that can take advantage of all of the fact that we don't have enough. We don't have enough staff. We don't have enough people monitoring. How do I find out about these things? I have people call me and go, do you know there's an illegal grow? Do you know it's over here, it's over here, it's over here? Well, that's fine. We're talking about…”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
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“I agree we need to set a rate so we can keep the process moving forward. If we push the rate too high, I'm gonna probably bring the sheriff back up here. If we push the rate up too high, doesn't that push bad characters into play? Because I know there's a happy medium. There's a happy sweet spot where you don't have to go down into the gray area of the business. And I want to make sure that we keep you out of that gray area because that gray area is the no tolerance area. If there is even one little backdoor, because here's the thing. You grow here, you pay your tax here, and then they cut a…”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
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“It's okay. You kind of sort of not really didn't really at all, but that's okay. I liked your comments. So could we, because we know we have some really good groups here, could we do a tier system where if you're coming in and you're new, you're starting at $5,000 an acre. And if you are showing year after year no infractions, no bad dings, and everything's going along, that the first year you're $5,000, the second year you're $4,000, the third year you're $3,000, and then you don't go any lower. And so you start off high. But if we have existing customers or customers, Cannabis people. I…”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
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“It is more work, and we want to keep it simple for our tax collector. And so I can see that. I'm just trying to come up with a compromise of how do we make sure that we're not pushing this envelope too far.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
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“Well, if they're being fined, it could change their rate, but there has to be documentations of that.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
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“The last comment really moved me because of the incentive part of it, but we have to have a commitment that we're going up.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
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“So I'm not comfortable with 2,500. I'm just not. I'm sorry. I'm just not comfortable with 2,500 until we know. So if we set it, you know, it's a beginning step. And if we set it too high, I think we're going to not draw the people that we need to draw to actually – get the whole 1,000 acres this first time and then the 2,000 acres in the future. So my concern is finding that happy medium. I am not a psychic. This is not my business. I don't know your profit margins. If I could have your books, I could do some analysis for you. I could come up with some numbers. I could make it really easy…”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
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“You have to also think about this politically. And I'm sorry to bring politics into this. We are a board of four. In December, we will be a board of five. Whatever happens in this election will dictate where this goes. So whatever number we hit today, most likely it could be a totally different number by January. So I'm just bringing the politics into it.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
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“Can I ask the question just directly to the growers? If we set a number that's too high and you leave, that's what I don't want to have happen. I don't want that. And I get it. But I also totally understand where the sheriff's coming from with his comments. We have the public gave us a range. And if we go too low, they're going to look at us like you gave away the farm. No pun intended. So I need to find something that's not going to hurt you to the point that we can't adjust it as we get more numbers. So I feel like this is like on me right now as a District 4 supervisor. I feel like the…”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
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“And I appreciate you guys doing this. I mean, this is hard. I have to think about this long term. I mean, South County, this is a big vote for me. And I may not have the power to change it in the future. That scares me to death. And I don't want to put my residents in jeopardy. But if I could start it at 3500 with the understanding that law enforcement in South County is a priority. that the revenues that come in, we have to think about South County. If we could start it at 3,500 and you guys don't like faint right now, then we have the option of up or down in the future.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
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“I think there were a couple other items besides this number that we stopped at the fee and cost recovery. We had the administrative references, which I think we're all in agreement need to be updated, right?”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
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“The cleanup stuff. So just making sure that there's no other discussions besides the fee rate before Supervisor Sotelo comes back.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
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“I just want to make sure that we were documenting that for the...”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
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“I could use a restroom break myself. That's fine. Would you take five? Whatever you prefer. Sure, yeah, let's do it, and then let's wrap this up.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
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“Go ahead. With the understanding that this number can come down or up, it's not a straight up number.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
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“The analysis is needed for us to be able to reduce the rate so that we know that we are not burdening the taxpayers. That's why I'm at the $3,500.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
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“You guys are all looking at me. I'd like it before November 30th.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
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“Yes, I will make sure that that, per staff's recommendation, that the signing authorization from the chair is included in that motion, and I would assume that the second would also.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
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“And good morning, everybody. Happy September 1st. Can you believe it? It's already September. Where did the year go? and thank you guys for being here today. We appreciate all the work you do. This proclamation declares August 2026 as Child Support Awareness Month for the County of San Benito. Child Support Awareness Month recognizes the key role that parental engagement and financial support plays in the well-being of children in our community to help them become healthy, productive, and well-adjusted adults. In addition, increased awareness of child support services helps parents understand…”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 1, 2026