Napa County

The same false narrative being repeated again

St. Helena Star By Alex Shantz January 24, 2018 I’m a millennial, age 29, former St. Helena school board member, and fourth generation Deer Park resident. Last December, concerned residents circulated recall petitions against St. Helena’s mayor, Alan Galbraith. During the recall campaign, I heard recall opponents repeat the same false narrative. They said, St. Helena’s economic situation is dire and therefore, because it generates municipal revenue, hyper-development is justified. This ruse is an economic Shock Doctrine tactic that global capitalists and neo-liberal politicians have used for decades to justify corporate privatization and austerity measures in nations throughout the Global…