Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, March 8, 2016, 1:45 PM
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Mystery trails spur a whodunit at Cuesta Annex
Original post made on Mar 8, 2016
Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, March 8, 2016, 1:45 PM
Comments (9)
Posted by Catch Them
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Mar 8, 2016 at 2:04 pm
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Mar 8, 2016 at 2:04 pm
I don't think this is some do-it-yourself trail maker. Likely some jerk with a gallon of roundup. Get a big heavy walking stick and begin walking at night.
Posted by Varsity Park
a resident of Blossom Valley
on Mar 8, 2016 at 2:25 pm
a resident of Blossom Valley
on Mar 8, 2016 at 2:25 pm
Has anyone done an aerial shot of the field to see if there is a message spelled out by the brown areas? Maybe it is ISIS or the Trilateral Commission coming to get us...
Posted by Reader
a resident of another community
on Mar 8, 2016 at 2:32 pm
a resident of another community
on Mar 8, 2016 at 2:32 pm
I think it's a baby crop circle.
Posted by Seriously
a resident of Martens-Carmelita
on Mar 8, 2016 at 3:11 pm
a resident of Martens-Carmelita
on Mar 8, 2016 at 3:11 pm
It is unfortunate that some commenters think this is a joke. This activity has been going on for at least a year and the parks department appear to have done nothing about it. If city staff truly consider this vandalism, why don't they get the police involved? It is not funny when people, their pets and (yes) wildlife are placed in jeopardy because of the antics of one or more lunatics.
Posted by Steve
a resident of Cuesta Park
on Mar 8, 2016 at 4:19 pm
a resident of Cuesta Park
on Mar 8, 2016 at 4:19 pm
So what has to happen is the City needs to go and block off the pseudo trails just as they do in the local mountain hiking parks like Rancho San Antonio, Alum Rock Park, and Mission Peak areas.
This usually stops encroachment onto pseudo trails.
If this doesn't stop the problem then maybe a tighter neighborhood watch program need to be put in place. This is the citizens park not some 'fake park rangers'. I say this because it is usually park rangers that initiate and keep up the trails with help from volunteers, not malicious 'new trail' makers. Rather illegal!
Too many birds use the neutral unused areas of this park for this to be an occurrence.
Posted by lulz
a resident of Jackson Park
on Mar 8, 2016 at 4:26 pm
a resident of Jackson Park
on Mar 8, 2016 at 4:26 pm
i don't suppose anyone has bothered to see if people are just cutting across the field to optimize for time?
perhaps they are just 'desire paths'
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Posted by @lulz
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Mar 8, 2016 at 5:15 pm
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Mar 8, 2016 at 5:15 pm
People may have thought about it, until they actually looked at the path. Check the pictures and you will clearly see these are not paths worn over time.
Desired paths do not pop up in a matter of 2 days. This is vandalism.
Posted by Ernie
a resident of Castro City
on Mar 9, 2016 at 9:51 am
a resident of Castro City
on Mar 9, 2016 at 9:51 am
In my experience the City (Public Works, Parks, Police and Fire) never take legitimate complaints from residents seriously. We are just annoying them with such issues. They work for the developers and to keep a lid on the poor along California Avenue. For the rest of us, they might as well just say "go away" you're bothering us.
Posted by Water saving vandal
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Mar 9, 2016 at 5:36 pm
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Mar 9, 2016 at 5:36 pm
Brown is the new green?
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