Gratuitous: 1- given free of charge, or 2 - uncalled for. Hearsay: rumor, gossip. Well KI, seems to me you have realied also on " gratuitous hearsay " in your efforts to discredit Mike Castro, so I'd say you are calling the kettle black in regards to usage of this form of information. People talk, share information in differant forms, and there are various measures of truth within these communications. You KI, I, and others these stories are told to, are not fully able to decipher their complete accuracy. Hopefully all parties, in these disagreements over the usage of our public lands around Juniper Flats, DCHS, etc, will not use aggressive, or illegal measures to try and achieve thier independent goals.