After weeks of speculation about the absence of Barstow’s police chief, the city manager confirmed that the chief has been placed on administrative leave. Barstow City Manager Curt Mitchell said he could not provide an explanation why Barstow Police Chief Dianne Burns was placed on administrative leave and said it was unknown how long her leave would last.
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City officials had previously said Burns was on an extended vacation — which began July 18.
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Today, the City ain't talking.
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Blogger Bob: Let me see, Larry Halstead (a former area democratic activist) was prosecuted by Barstow's finest (and Mike Ramos' office) for picking up a $2.00 political sign on election day (Chief Burns personally was involved in the investigation at the insistence some say of defeated Mayor Dale), current Mayor Joe Gomez (the first Hispanic and Democratic Mayor of Barstow) is being prosecuted for an alleged sexual assault crime (allegedly Gomez grabbed a former high school acquaintance's buttock) is facing RSO (registered sex offender) terms if convicted (which would of course force his resignation) while a recent Deputy Sheriff who had sex with an explorer scout (minor at the time) was reportedly offered a mild sentence with no RSO terms [A San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputy Anthony Benjamin pleaded no contest on Wednesday to charges that he had sex with an underage teenager. The 16-year-old girl was a member of the department’s Explorer Scout program. Under a plea agreement with prosecutors, the 30-year old deputy will not have to register as a sex offender; source: | Steven Cuevas | KPCC @ www.scpr.org/news/2011/07/14/27739/bernardino-county-sheriff-deputy-accused-sex-under/] Interesting.
Friday, July 22, 2011
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
When We Waste Money on Politically-motivated Prosecutions & Death Penalty Prosecutions, the Administration of Justice Suffers!!(court staff layoffs)
In a Los Angeles Times piece, the hits that are coming and will continue to come from diversion of resources to politically motivated prosecutions, making people plead the sheet (vs negotiating an appropriate charge which includes lesser and includeds listed in the indictment/complaint), harassing lawfully operating medical marijuana dispensaries and insisting on death penalty prosecutions (when we can't afford them, vs life sentences-see http://informant.kalwnews.org/2011/07/the-high-cost-of-capital-punishment-in-california/), taking insurance fraud prosecutions for greedy insurance companies in cases where the prosecution is being done in retaliation for the claimants or applicant refusing to accept an unreasonable offer vs paying court staff needed to get the cases through the system are coming to pass. The tragic narrow-mindedness is the resulting likely case backlog growth, which may cause cases to be dismissed or reduce the number of new cases the DA's offices can accept and handle [See: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0720-court-cuts-20110720,0,6855877.story].
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Boeing, Boeing Gone is Josie Gonzales' & Pat Morris' Credibility?
On July 12, 2011, the San Bernardino Sun in part reported:
"Members of the San Bernardino International Airport Authority - a joint powers authority composed of the county of San Bernardino and the cities of San Bernardino, Colton, Loma Linda and Highland - said they will file a formal response by Aug. 30 to try and undo the damage from what they called a "hit piece."
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"The consequence is that we will wear this like an ugly, wet suit wherever we go," said Josie Gonzales, chairwoman for the county Board of Supervisors, and member of the SBIAA board. The Grand Jury report said the SBIAA has engaged in questionable practices in regard to its finances, construction management and how it awards developer contracts.
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The civil Grand Jury commissioned an audit of the airport following complaints it received two years ago of irregularities occurring at the former Norton Air Force Base.
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The audit raised questions about the SBIAA's oversight of spending, rising costs of projects, and its relationship with Scot Spencer, a convicted felon who has served time in federal prison for bankruptcy fraud and has been banned from the aviation industry.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation fined Spencer $1 million and banned him from the aviation industry, but the fine remains unpaid.
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Still, the airport authority has entered into multiple contracts with Spencer.
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Airport officials said they are concerned that the report will harm efforts to land a commercial airline, as well as bring business to the surrounding area.
Mayor Pat Morris, who is the SBIAA's board president, said the implications of the report are profound, and the alleged errors in it will be addressed in the coming weeks."There are some real damning factual errors in here that have to be be unmasked..." Morris said.
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He said the airport authority will address the Grand Jury report issue by issue at its upcoming meetings, leading up to its written response.
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"It's going to have to be done in public in the interest of being transparent and in the interest of having the public take a look at how we actually have intended and will continue to intend to run the business of SBIA," Gonzales said.
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Morris said the SBIAA received the Grand Jury report 48 hours before it was published, and that airport officials were not given time to address factual errors in the document, as had allegedly been promised.
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Officials also said that the auditors ignored vital information that the SBIAA offered them for their report.
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"A lot of the fundamental things they are saying in here we do not agree with," Rogers said.
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Those include how the airport has awarded contracts for work, and how it purchased equipment for projects.
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As for Spencer's involvement, Gonzales said the SBIAA intends to seek outside legal opinion on the matter.
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"My own due diligence says this is not an issue," said Tim Sabo, the attorney for the airport board.
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Rogers said Boeing Co., which tests its jets at the airport, wouldn't do business there if it had concerns about Spencer, who has led development of the airport since 2003.
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"They trust him," Rogers said. ... [Read more: http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_"]
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Blogger Bob's comment: That Boeing, who has its own history of allegedly buying politicians, "trust(s) [Spencer]", a convicted felon, probably is not big news, but Mayor (and former Judge) Morris & Board of Supervisor Chair Josie Gonzales knowingly do business with those that trust such a convicted felon [Spencer] is probably the biggest news. Also, if the U.S. Department of Transportation has fined Spencer $1 million (which remains unpaid), banned him from the aviation industry and the San Bernardino International Airport Authority is signing contracts with Spencer, no wonder they can't bring regularly scheduled commercial flights to the airport!
"Members of the San Bernardino International Airport Authority - a joint powers authority composed of the county of San Bernardino and the cities of San Bernardino, Colton, Loma Linda and Highland - said they will file a formal response by Aug. 30 to try and undo the damage from what they called a "hit piece."
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"The consequence is that we will wear this like an ugly, wet suit wherever we go," said Josie Gonzales, chairwoman for the county Board of Supervisors, and member of the SBIAA board. The Grand Jury report said the SBIAA has engaged in questionable practices in regard to its finances, construction management and how it awards developer contracts.
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The civil Grand Jury commissioned an audit of the airport following complaints it received two years ago of irregularities occurring at the former Norton Air Force Base.
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The audit raised questions about the SBIAA's oversight of spending, rising costs of projects, and its relationship with Scot Spencer, a convicted felon who has served time in federal prison for bankruptcy fraud and has been banned from the aviation industry.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation fined Spencer $1 million and banned him from the aviation industry, but the fine remains unpaid.
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Still, the airport authority has entered into multiple contracts with Spencer.
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Airport officials said they are concerned that the report will harm efforts to land a commercial airline, as well as bring business to the surrounding area.
Mayor Pat Morris, who is the SBIAA's board president, said the implications of the report are profound, and the alleged errors in it will be addressed in the coming weeks."There are some real damning factual errors in here that have to be be unmasked..." Morris said.
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He said the airport authority will address the Grand Jury report issue by issue at its upcoming meetings, leading up to its written response.
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"It's going to have to be done in public in the interest of being transparent and in the interest of having the public take a look at how we actually have intended and will continue to intend to run the business of SBIA," Gonzales said.
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Morris said the SBIAA received the Grand Jury report 48 hours before it was published, and that airport officials were not given time to address factual errors in the document, as had allegedly been promised.
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Officials also said that the auditors ignored vital information that the SBIAA offered them for their report.
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"A lot of the fundamental things they are saying in here we do not agree with," Rogers said.
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Those include how the airport has awarded contracts for work, and how it purchased equipment for projects.
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As for Spencer's involvement, Gonzales said the SBIAA intends to seek outside legal opinion on the matter.
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"My own due diligence says this is not an issue," said Tim Sabo, the attorney for the airport board.
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Rogers said Boeing Co., which tests its jets at the airport, wouldn't do business there if it had concerns about Spencer, who has led development of the airport since 2003.
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"They trust him," Rogers said. ... [Read more: http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_"]
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Blogger Bob's comment: That Boeing, who has its own history of allegedly buying politicians, "trust(s) [Spencer]", a convicted felon, probably is not big news, but Mayor (and former Judge) Morris & Board of Supervisor Chair Josie Gonzales knowingly do business with those that trust such a convicted felon [Spencer] is probably the biggest news. Also, if the U.S. Department of Transportation has fined Spencer $1 million (which remains unpaid), banned him from the aviation industry and the San Bernardino International Airport Authority is signing contracts with Spencer, no wonder they can't bring regularly scheduled commercial flights to the airport!
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Spanky's, LLC, Wonderful Memories Child Care Center Inc, Greater High Desert Investments, LLC & Educational Development, Inc -- Mitzelfelt funnels?
(1) Educational Development, Inc with a corporate address of 14653 Airbase Road, Mountain Home, Idaho, lists in Articles of Incorporation filed that John Dino Defazio is "the Incorporator" & the "registered agent"; if its the same guy that has been indicted in San Bernardino County (and a Postmus ally), what is a real estate broker with alleged ties to charter schools in San Bernardino County doing creating an educational business in Idaho?? What money was funding that corporation? What money did it spend? Who did it go to?
(2) Spanky's, LLC (with a mailing address on the Idaho Secretary of State website of 12127 Mall Blvd, Suite A, Victorville and a physical office address of 101 Convention Center Drive, Las Vegas) was started February 2, 2007 & lists a Jessie Flores as the "registered agent" in Idaho with an address of 14653 Airbase Road, Mountain Home, Idaho; if it is the same Jessie Flores that was Postmus' staffer (and later Mitzelfelt's field rep), what was the purpose of this enterprise? Was any of his possible ownership interest disclosed on his FPPC 700 forms?
(3) Wonderful Memories Child Care Center, Inc (with a principal office address on the Idaho Secretary of State website of 930 South 4th Street, Las Vegas, Nevada), shows Jessie Flores as the registered agent at a Mountain Home, Idaho address--incorporation date 7/23/2004. The Jessie Flores is reported as the corporation's director, president & treasurer. If it is the same Jessie Flores that was Postmus' staffer (and later Mitzelfelt's field rep), what was the purpose of this enterprise? Was any of his possible ownership interest disclosed on his FPPC 700 form(s)? Why would a staffer, covering the biggest district in the County, have time for these side treks to Idaho to set up companies suggesting child care services were to be provided? Speaking of time, whose time and money went into this organizational venture ? What was the business of this Investment enterprise? Who was involved? How was it capitalized? What did it spend and on what?
(4) Greater High Desert Investments, LLC was created August 11, 2008 with its initial address of 930 South 4th #150, Las Vegas; the initial registered agent was a William Flores. Also listed as a member or manager of the LLC is the same William Flores; the principle office of the LLC--you guessed it ,Airbase Road, Mountain Home, Idaho; any relationship or involvement of the Jessie Flores working/who worked for Bill Postmus & Mitzelfelt? What was the business of this investment enterprise? Who was involved? How was it capitalized? What did it spend and on what?
(2) Spanky's, LLC (with a mailing address on the Idaho Secretary of State website of 12127 Mall Blvd, Suite A, Victorville and a physical office address of 101 Convention Center Drive, Las Vegas) was started February 2, 2007 & lists a Jessie Flores as the "registered agent" in Idaho with an address of 14653 Airbase Road, Mountain Home, Idaho; if it is the same Jessie Flores that was Postmus' staffer (and later Mitzelfelt's field rep), what was the purpose of this enterprise? Was any of his possible ownership interest disclosed on his FPPC 700 forms?
(3) Wonderful Memories Child Care Center, Inc (with a principal office address on the Idaho Secretary of State website of 930 South 4th Street, Las Vegas, Nevada), shows Jessie Flores as the registered agent at a Mountain Home, Idaho address--incorporation date 7/23/2004. The Jessie Flores is reported as the corporation's director, president & treasurer. If it is the same Jessie Flores that was Postmus' staffer (and later Mitzelfelt's field rep), what was the purpose of this enterprise? Was any of his possible ownership interest disclosed on his FPPC 700 form(s)? Why would a staffer, covering the biggest district in the County, have time for these side treks to Idaho to set up companies suggesting child care services were to be provided? Speaking of time, whose time and money went into this organizational venture ? What was the business of this Investment enterprise? Who was involved? How was it capitalized? What did it spend and on what?
(4) Greater High Desert Investments, LLC was created August 11, 2008 with its initial address of 930 South 4th #150, Las Vegas; the initial registered agent was a William Flores. Also listed as a member or manager of the LLC is the same William Flores; the principle office of the LLC--you guessed it ,Airbase Road, Mountain Home, Idaho; any relationship or involvement of the Jessie Flores working/who worked for Bill Postmus & Mitzelfelt? What was the business of this investment enterprise? Who was involved? How was it capitalized? What did it spend and on what?
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Local 'clown' faces three years for threatening to rape Bell city clerk & a milktoast grand jury report
ET Snell gets in trouble again, but with that said, he was another person who asked questions about this County's corrupted leadership. In expanding his reach to the embattled City of Bell, despite risks to his health/disability,he ran across a city clerk that enraged him/her him and words were allegedly spoken that somehow did not pass 1st amendment muster [See article @: Local 'clown' faces three years for threatening to rape Bell city clerk | threatening, clown, three - High Desert News].
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Heh, did anyone read the grand jury report that just came out? If you read the report you'd never know that this county has developed as one of the worst pay-to-play environments in the country, a county with top elected officials indicted (and in some instances convicted) and what was even more remarkable, is no discussion about recommended steps to catch future missteps before they mature into District Attorney fodder.
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On the 300 page transcript that was not given to two of the four defendants assuming it was not "copied" despite it being proscribed by the Government Code (See July 5, 2011 Press Enterprise article @ http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_D_colonies02.3f3acba.html, relating that the failure to deliver a 300 page volume of transcript caused a delay in arraignment from July 8, 2011 to August 19, 2011), has anyone ever heard of a court reporter scanning onto PDF format the transcript and emailing it? Does the reasoning sound a tad bit pretextual to anyone except me? August 19, 2011 to appear and plead?
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Heh, did anyone read the grand jury report that just came out? If you read the report you'd never know that this county has developed as one of the worst pay-to-play environments in the country, a county with top elected officials indicted (and in some instances convicted) and what was even more remarkable, is no discussion about recommended steps to catch future missteps before they mature into District Attorney fodder.
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On the 300 page transcript that was not given to two of the four defendants assuming it was not "copied" despite it being proscribed by the Government Code (See July 5, 2011 Press Enterprise article @ http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_D_colonies02.3f3acba.html, relating that the failure to deliver a 300 page volume of transcript caused a delay in arraignment from July 8, 2011 to August 19, 2011), has anyone ever heard of a court reporter scanning onto PDF format the transcript and emailing it? Does the reasoning sound a tad bit pretextual to anyone except me? August 19, 2011 to appear and plead?
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