Gwangi Valley - Lost Blog of the Gwangi

Scientology has been trying for some time to get the city council of San Jacinto to allow them to close Gilman Springs Road, the main artery in front of Gold Base. Why? Simple. They don’t like protestors being able to get so close to Gold because they don’t want the inmates to hear their message.

Fortunately, such a special pleading has been shot down again. Not only would it cause traffic issues in the area, but it would cost a crapload of money. And it benefits no one but the cult. So if Scientology wants to close the road around Gold (aka Hemet aka Golden Era Productions), they need to come up with a plan to divert traffic that does not impact Riverside County… and pay for it.

You may recall recent incidents on the road where protestors were subject to citizen’s arrest by Gold Base security people. They were charged with trespassing - which is true, they were a handful of feet on to Scientology’s property; base guards were counting the inches until they could pounce and get rid of these annoyances - and video showed them being quite rough. I mention this not to debate who was in the wrong or who over-reacted, but to illustrate why they want to close off part of Gilman Springs Road. If the road were closed in this area they could:

• Turn off the speakers which blare the so-called ’spooky sound’ which serves the dual purpose of annoying any protestors and keeping the inmates in side from hearing what they’re saying, should they stray too close to the fence.
• Extend an outer perimeter fencing so that the cult members are even further away from protestors. And maybe they wouldn’t have to worry so much about the razor wire on the fence. Unless, of course, as some have posited, that’s more to keep the inmates inside than keep anyone out.
• Have a bit more time when someone goes ‘over the wall’ to reach them before they reach the freedom of the highway.
• But mostly, they could ignore the protestors who would now be relegated to standing somewhere near Highway 79, far from the base.

Luckily, the people and services who rely on the road have made clear their opposition to the very idea. And Gold Base has to continue to listen to the public’s dissent… and that damned annoying sound being pumped out by the cult to try to silence them.