A GOOD EXAMPLE of WHY BOB CONAWAY AS DISTRICT ATTORNEY WOULD BE BETTER THAN SAME-OLE-RAMOS)

How?

Focus should be made on the FHA “Back to Work” Program

There is news being reported about warrants floating out there from the current DA's office in San Bernardino to get a law firm's records which may prove some type of fraud injurying persons with (or formerly with) home mortgages.
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Aside from the fact it is years after people have been impacted (and the banks, loan servicers, foreclosure people committing fraud and or unfair and or deceptive business practices have been untouched by the San Bernardino County DA), there is nothing being done for the victims today, now.
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As part of my administration as San Bernardino County District Attorney I would be remedy focused. To quote the incumbent Mike Ramos, "you can't prosecute yourself out of every problem". 

About the Program

Under the federal “Back to Work – Extenuating Circumstances” program, if one had a foreclosure, short sale, deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, or bankruptcy, a homeowner may qualify for a new home loan if the former homeowner is back to work and can document the extenuating circumstances.

Do You Qualify?

FHA will consider former homeowners for eligibility if the former homeowner had a financial hardship in the past but can now document the follow circumstances :

1. The "Back-to-Work" applicant meets FHA loan requirements
2. The "Back-to-Work" applicant can document the mortgage or credit problems resulted from a financial hardship
3. The "Back-to-Work" applicant has re-established a responsible credit history
4. The "Back-to-Work" applicant has completed HUD-approved housing counseling

A lender will first have to determine if the "Back-to-Work" applicant meets FHA loan requirements before he/she can apply for a FHA loan under the Back to Work program. The "Back-to-Work" applicant will need to explain how the financial hardship was something beyond his/her control that reduced his/her income or caused him/her to lose employment. If the "Back-to-Work" applicant's household income dropped by 20% or more for at least six months, it may count for this type of financial hardship.
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To re-establish credit the "Back-to-Work" applicant must have a 12 month record of on-time rental housing payments with no delinquencies, and not have been 30 days late on more than one non-housing loan payment. If the "Back-to-Work" applicant still has any open collection or judgment accounts, then a “capacity analysis” will be done to see if  he/she can repay those creditors.
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It's time to change DA and really help folks! Press releases about delayed and remedy-less paper is not what victims need.

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DOES NOT HAVE A COMMUNITY RELATIONS or CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION [nor the District Attorney a Civil Rights Law Enforcement Program]--WHY??

A glance at the San Bernardino County website in an attempt to see if there is a structure that gives people a place to grieve about civil rights violations or to discuss government policies concerning same [http://www.sbcounty.gov/cob/main/OtherServices-bcc-BoardRoster.aspx] revealed that the County does not advertise the existence of a Community Relations, Human Relations or a Civil Rights Commission.
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At the San Bernardino District Attorney's office's website [http://www.sbcountyda.org/]  the categories under the "Action Center" include:

Marsy's Law
High Profile Cases
Apply for Victim Compensation
Inmate Locator
Find Case Information
Report a Crime
Report Workers' Comp Violation
Report Real Estate Fraud
Report Welfare Fraud
Report Auto Fraud
Report Identity Theft
My Day in Court

Victims of discriminatory abuses by private (and public officials) are marginalized by the focus AWAY from civil rights (so how can that be tolerated?) The Unruh Civil Rights Act found at California Civil Code 51 et seq, specifically contemplates enforcement action by District Attorneys (like Mike Ramos)---so the mandate of the law is not even a thought in the process with the current DA Mike Ramos?? Sad. Another reason for a change in the Board of Supervisor's leadership, the Sheriff and the District Attorney?

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As a candidate for the District Attorney's top spot, I would form a civil rights unit in the DA's office, staff it and work with community groups and any commissions established by the County to hear grievances and complaints, with an eye to making the DA's office a part of the team the law contemplates as players in the effort to enforce our civil rights laws.

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Sincerely,

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Bob Conaway

It ain't over for the citizens of San Bernardino County

With the polls being monitored by the feds in Riverside County, incumbent DA Pacheco loses. Mmh--coincidence? If you want a comparison, consider this--in the Ramos-Conaway-Guzman race for DA in San Bernardino, as groups of precincts were reported throughout the night, the percentage of spread never changed more than 1 percent--what is the likelihood that the vote-by-mail (VBM) percentages would also be the percentage spread throughout the night for all the precincts reporting in-person-at-the-polls voting in a demographically diverse county such as ours? Historically in the rest of the state, the republican incumbents lose ground at the polls and when they win, it is because of the margin built up with the banked-up VBM votes. In the Ramos-Conaway-Guzman race against Ramos, the incalculable damage from two elected democrats (Baca & Gonzales) endorsing the republican incumbent may have been a factor (heh Joe and Josie, is it true the only reason you endorsed Ramos is because he was hispanic??), the slate mailers to democrats listing Ramos with democrats endorsed state-wide confused democratic voters (I had supporters calling expressing confusion even though they knew I was the candidate endorsed by the Democratic Party Central Committee in San Bernardino County) and the slate mailers to republicans listing him with state-wide endorsed republicans (when he was not endorsed by the County Republican Central Committee) may have been factors as was the inexplicable under performance of Guzman (he dropped 5 percentage points from his 2000 election run against Ramos, a differential that meant the difference between a June 8 win for Ramos and a run-off between Ramos and Conaway--maybe the result of the "Um" lawsuit filed by an alleged long time ally of Ramos??). The election of 2010 will go down as the fruits of another example of Ramos' willingness to deceive or deliberately mislead public for votes--you know the guy we call our top cop--wow--am I the only person bothered by that personality streak?? The saddest part of the effort, is that the campaign was loaded with substantive issues about case backlogs, poor conviction rates, the DA's office being over budget, and questions about misuse of power for political purposes, the death penalty policies in light of budgetary problems facing the County--the press consistently recapped this contest as being about Ramos' alleged affairs--the result, the press narrowed the campaign dialogue to what Ramos quickly denied (the improper sexual contact with County workers, a conclusion facilitated by a report the current Board of Supervisors paid $140,000 of taxpayer money to prepare in advance of the election--hmm, should that $140,000 be reported as a campaign contribution to Ramos?) and by that, sterilized the race, denied voters the dialogue they were entitled to hear and gave Ramos the election. I did my part to create the dialogue. I could not overcome the headwinds of corruption, media bias, potential ethnic bias and abuse leading up to June 8, 2010. Stay tuned. It ain't over (the election is, but regrettably, not the corrupt leadership nor the effort to hold accountable those running amuk).

Election Day Status Report

As the good luck messages roll in (and thank you all for them--it helps take the edge off the terrible waiting election day represents), I heard that Ramos was running some TV ads--remarkable! When is the last time a DA candidate ran a TV ad in San Bernardino County? Mikey and King must hear foot steps. A voting official told a poll worker to tell me to take campaign signs off my house's fence last night [I had Palazzo (for Assessor), Schrader (for Sheriff), Montgomery (for Judge) and my signs on my fence] because it was (due to an addition made to a senior center which moved the entrance to the polls closer to my property line-- probably in violation of the County's set back rules, by the way) now (for this election) too close to the entrance to the poll. So it seems private property rights took a beating at the hands of the Registrar. This County was never big on the first amendment--just ask Bob Nelson. Stay tuned.

A Good Campaign........Now Pray for an Accurate Count!!

The election is tomorrow for my run for San Bernardino County District Attorney; I've done all I can do as a grass roots activist (other than a last minute radio interview, which I just finished, answered a few Facebook questions and fielded a few wishing-you-well messages). My day was chopped up by working on a volunteer committee to restore services to a senior center (that I believe was politically retaliated against by the County because of my and my wife's involvement) & taking one of my Yorkies to a vet to get a fox tail out of her eye (ouchie). I ran a good campaign & have raised awareness on issues a DA impacts/influences and have made proposals on what can be done to improve the DA's office. I have met good people (Paul Schrader for Sheriff, Al Palazzo for Assessor and Ed Montgomery for Judge--all of which got my vote). Good campaign. I would say may the best person win, but I have personally seen far too many opened ballot boxes that should have had seals on them, counting machines jamb, people denied provisional ballots by "trained" volunteers at precincts, refusal to give observers a reasonable position from which to observe ballot handling and counting, unprocessed death certificates/notices of the passing of a voter and jambing Sequoia voter counters to be confident that will happen. The people involved in the ballot gathering and count and the unprocessed death certificates, are appointed by the current County Board of Supervisors who have too much incentive to put people in place that will perpetuate their existing leadership (Hoops and Virjl). We should pray for an accurate count and that those who would taint the system feel constrained.

IF TRUE, THERE MAY BE MORE TO THE UN - GUZMAN MATTER

As it sometimes happens when running for office, one gets information from a variety of sources, the reliability of which obviously will either be validated (or not). The below is an excerpt from what was supposedly submitted as a recent letter to the editor concerning the Jane Un v Frank Guzman lawsuit:

"THIS WHAT I SENT THE NEWSPAPERS....LUCIANO SARTORESI...H.I..A

To the Editor,

We went to Frank Guzman’s office and asked Frank if he would defend Jane Un. Frank was really excited to take on San Bernardino since he was running against Ramos, while “enraged” that they had sent her to prison without a conviction. Keith and I took Jane to Guzman’s office where she dropped off a large bundle of documents concerning her case, and more documents on follow-up appointments. One night, at about 9:30 pm, we went to Grand Terrace to Guzman’s house to deliver some money, as she called him from her cell, while we sat in his driveway, but she did not give it to him there, because he said to give it to him at his office. I had accompanied Jane to his office numerous times. Guzman has also been to her house as a guest.

Sometime after the election, we also networked with “Friends of Frank Guzman” in hopes of securing a Judgeship. I went to Congressman Baca, despite their bad-blood, to request him to assist Guzman by introducing him to Sharon Davis, when she attended one of the Congressman’s events. Congressman Baca was gracious enough, with all humility, to introduce Guzman to Sharon Davis [while the First Lady of California]. Keith and I also took Frank Guzman to Sharon Davis on his behalf, at the event, since we had a relationship with her family. Governor Davis offered the Judgeship to Guzman, but he turned it down for whatever reason. My letter is simply to reveal the truth, since I am on the side of truth, since Keith and I are not enemies of either sides in this matter.

Sincerely,

Luciano Sartoresi"

SAVE THE BUDGET & JOBS, FIRE MIKE RAMOS

THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DA's OFFICE CUTS POSITIONS & PROGRAMS-WHY?

The "cold case" & "gang injunction" units, both which Ramos' political mailers said were success stories (which as to the "cold case" unit has yet to result in a single conviction and the "gang injunction" success facts have been to date elusive), were not just cut, but eliminated--so much for telling the voting public the truth. Those programs could have been saved, if they were successes and did not violate the law, by making other budget calls. Why weren't the private jet & chopper grounded? How about Ramos' travel budget? Does Ramos need a press secretary? Why aren't we moving some of the 20,000 case misdemeanor backlog and generating some fine revenue for the county? Why aren't we talking about reducing budget strains and stresses by stopping the targeting of medically authorized medical marijuana use or looking at the cost savings that could be derived from opting for life-without-the-possibility-of-parole sentencing in the stead of seeking the death penalty? Why aren't we asking the DA's office and the union to allow interns from local law schools to come in and stretch the support staff function better? Why aren't the union negotiators coming in with workable alternatives (if they haven't)?

COMMENTS ON THE PUBLIC DEFENDER CUTS:

Since the management of juvenile cases will be heavily hit by the proposed elimination of 39 positions, we all know what a false economy that is for the County; since the juveniles and indigents will still be entitled to counsel, the county will spend more money on appointing conflict or outside counsel. As a practical matter, the involvement of outside counsel may well slow the case disposition down and create an even greater backlog! Why aren't we asking the PD's office and the union to allow interns from local law schools to come in and stretch the support staff function better? Who are these decision-makers?

THE DA's OFFICE's BUDGET & HOW TO SAVE JOBS

THE DA's OFFICE's BUDGET & HOW TO SAVE JOBS: (1) Disclosure is needed--This is the time for full and complete disclosure of what is being protected. Travel vouchers to Sacramento? Training programs that can be taken virtually or remotely vs traveling to the seminar site? Actual vs virtual participation in parole board hearings? Death penalty case budgeting needs to be reviewed --would justice be done and millions saved by opting for a life-without-the-possibility-of-parole case decision? Use of County vehicles--could it be curbed? (2) Legacy costs need to be reviewed--how the medical retirements, pensions and health care benefits are being administered and costed out needs to be reviewed--can we reduce administrative costs and maintain the benefit levels?? (this will require union support); (3) Is $140,000 of this money money spent for Ramo's personal problem with one former employee included in the budget figures?--Who is going to lose their job because of that expense?--is Ramos being asked to pay that back to the County from his mid six figure campaign account? If not, why not? (4) Can money be saved by better use of existing space--e.g. consolidation? (5) Are there leases that can be terminated for office space being underutilized or about to be due to dropping funding for the special programs? (6) Can conversion to LED lighting save as is projected several million dollars per year in energy costs? (7) Can we use roof top solar and wind units to save more money in power? (8) Would a two degree drop in thermostats throughout the county save the jobs? Job cuts are the way to avoid making the smart decisions.

What a Campaign Brings........

Elections are unique in what you get and experience--emails from volunteers complaining about not getting some gas money help who don't want to give you their address to mail a check to, getting calls from businesses about signs being put on their property without their permission by supposedly my volunteers that meant well but did not follow instructions about only putting up a sign with the owner's permission (obviously the sign was removed--I am not even sure it was one of my volunteers as when the sign was put up, I had no volunteer crews out putting up signs!), calls from code enforcement about their prior restraint "permit" ordinances for placement of signs on even private property, calls from people trying to drag you into "protesting" something they believe would help your campaign and of course, the pre-election piece from the newspaper that misquotes you--all this in a five to six hour period today. Yesterday, spoke with an advocacy group, picked up a half dozen callers, some interesting information and confirmed a radio appearance date. I met with a supporter that has emailed all of his friends and backers reminding them to vote and who took a few signs to put up in places where my signs, on private property, put up with the permission of the owners, were taken down not once, but two previous times. Busy.

Ramos is being investigated by the Fair Political Practices Commission

....Ramos who threatened to scrutinize Dennis Stout's campaign accounts if he ran for DA, is now getting scrutinized by the California Fair Political Practices Commission. The link below is the letter dated May 18, 2010:

http://iepolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/FPPC-Letter-Ramos-.jpg

.....According to the blogger at iePolitics, the slush funds for his wild lifestyle showing up in his campaign account is the likely problem. [go to http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2010/05/24/iepolitics-ramos-under-investigation-by-the-fppc-%E2%80%93-again/ for the details].

.....We really do need a change. All this is more specifics of why I felt the need to run. I run a grass roots campaign, don't party except to have a quiet beer with a burger or a glass of wine with a meal. Ramos' excesses send the wrong message.

A Good Article of Why We Can't Get Killer's Convicted

Put focus on catching killers

Reader Input (in auburnjournal.com)

"The best way to deter murderers is to catch the people who commit murder.

The clearance rate for homicides in California is hovering just above 50 percent. Homicide detectives can’t work during the critical first stages of investigation because they are not allowed overtime.

Cases sit for weeks before investigations begin. Rape kits pile up because forensic labs are closing and technicians are losing their jobs. Police presence is being reduced by furlough days.

The backlog of DNA fingerprints grows every day because the Department of Justice can’t pay technicians the same wages as private industry.

In the meantime, California blithely spends $140 million a year on a death penalty system that Ronald George, Chief Supreme Court Justice, says is totally dysfunctional.

Five hundred chiefs of police across the nation were asked their opinion of the death penalty.

Many said they liked it but overwhelmingly they said it is not a good use of resources to deter crime.

We need to switch to permanent imprisonment and do a better job of catching murderers.

We spend millions pursuing executions while too many families never receive the justice of the apprehension of the killer of their loved one.

PAUL W. COMISKEY, Newcastle"

Bob's comment: Great letter to the editor. More people are talking about the budget train wreck and what we need to do to make sure our communities are safe.

I see dead people (Voting)??.

Was given some information that one of the ways the existing political machine may be holding on to their seats is by what, if true, is at best a morose practice. When people die, the Coronor's office generates a death certificate (you know the Coronor's office that Penrod took over and now that Hoops runs); those death certificates are supposed to be used to populate a purge list that the Kari Virjl Registrar of Voters runs so that obviously the dead folks don't get sent ballots. The death certificates have been "held" for up to four years. Why would that order be given? Sounds like some one needs to produce a list, see if dead people are getting ballots and "voting".

A weekend of campaigning for DA

Weekend campaigning before an election is something I enjoy. While you have places you need to go to (or try to), letting it be a little random is fun. Not only can you see the frustration in the eyes of the PI's/unmarks that sometimes follow you, you meet people who are legitimately impressed that someone would be personally introducing themselves and appealing for their vote. You meet people that have concerns, issues and anxieties. You get to learn more about the community and along the way, you help educate the electorate. On one day, I was called by a radio talk show host (Barb Stanton) that said one of my signs was spotted on Cima Road near the entrance to the Mojave National Preserve (she was on the way to the location of the recently stolen memorial cross), talked with someone else that wanted me to talk to a group involved in health care issues and be a guest on another talk show--all this while in route to a meeting in San Bernardino (where Senator Boxer was going to say a few words). After that, a trek to the Orange Show and meet-and-greets (the Orange Show was very festive, colorful and seemed well run for the entertainment/vendors/etc there). I met with and worked the passing crowds with Al Palazzo who is running for Assessor. Honest and plain spoken--would make us all proud and would clean up the reminants of the Postmus politization of the San Bernardino County Assessor's office. Checking in with volunteers and thanking them also fun. Thanks Luciano, Mike & Carole!

RAMOS GETS HIT WITH DONATED MAILER--ANYONE SEEN IT??

At "http://iepolitics.com/2010/05/25/iepolitics-is-assemlyman-bill-emmerson-r-somewhere-in-california-turning-against-district-attorney-mike-ramos/" there is an interesting reference:
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"Bill Emmerson’s civil attorney (who defended Emmerson in a legal matter regarding a court challenge to Emmerson’s new Riverside County residency) is Jim Lacy. Lacy, who in addition to being an lawyer is also a prominent political slate mail vendor, just donated a mailing that blasted supposed deficiencies of DA Mike Ramos". (P.S. I'd love to see it)
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Interesting and the beat goes on.
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FYI, I thought the Doe might have been Mitzelfelt, as he was a chief of staff, ran the show while Postmus was in his drug stupors and or rehab stints and when Mitzelfelt was appointed to the Board of Supervisors he seemlessly moved into not just the position, but the Chairman of the Board (and the rest of the Board rolled over to that power grab)--I know my two cents worth is contra to the opinion of the people tracking this but this is after all a blog!
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As for the DA's office, why the drama--if Biane's and or his assistant did something, name them and get it over. If not, there has to be a better reason than we did not get to this yet--several careers are in the balance. The games have got to stop.

Guzman is adding to the dirty campaign tactics

One of my volunteers called me today to say that on Bear Valley Road, a major boulevard that splits the Victor Valley, both Ramos' and my signs are gone and guess what is in their place, Guzman's signs (the Monday before Guzman was an invited guest at a Tea Party group at the Cocky Bull) and today I get another "Voter Information Guide for Democrats" and prominently listed is Ramos and Hoops. Ripped off signs and misrepresentation (as neither Ramos nor Hoops are democrats!)

DAVID KICKS the COUNTY's a*#@ on NURSERY PRODUCTS-(and another reason we need an enviornmental justice unit in the DA's office)-

The court of appeal in San Diego today (May 25, 2010) in CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, NURSERY PRODUCTS, LLC, (https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=313e44bdc8&view=att&th=128d19072fe9f260&attid=0.1.1&disp=attd&zw) issued a peremptory writ of mandate that requires the County to set aside the certification for the FEIR ( the "Final Environmental Impact Report" for the open-air human waste sludge dump outside of Hinkley, Barstow and Silver Lakes) and all approvals for the project, including the CUP (conditional use permit the County of San Bernardino issued twice) and to comply with CEQA (the California Environmental Quality Act). The writ enjoins (stops) Nursery Products from proceeding with any aspect of the project "unless and until such time as the County has certified and adopted an EIR that complies with CEQA." Judgment was entered on June 23, 2008, with the court reserving the issue of attorney fees. This was an ugly fight by locals, law students and 501c lawyers. Ramos of course was no where to be found in enforcing the CEQA laws--which is why we need an environmental justice unit in the District Attorney's office.

IF RAMOS & HOOPS LIE TO GET YOUR VOTE, DO YOU WANT THEM IN OFFICE?

For the 2nd time in two weeks, Ramos and Hoops set out to deceive voters. In a slate mailer called the "DEMOCRATIC ELECTION EDUCATION GUIDE", both Hoops (the hand picked successor to Penrod appointed by the current County Board of Supervisors after Penrod resigned and who himself is implicated in sanctioning wage theft by certain of his buds on the department) and Mike Ramos (the morally corrupted district attorney with his admitted affairs with County employees) lists themselves in a publication that states it it "OFFICIALLY Featuring Every Statewide Candidate and Proposition Endorsed by the CA DEMOCRATIC PARTY"--it is a bald faced lie. Both are republicans. It is troubling that in the name of politics, that the two highest law enforcement figures have to resort to such deception. John 1:4 it reads :" I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father"--kinda know from what Hoops and Ramos have done not once but twice what father Ramos and Hoops have!!

Local Tea Party Invites Only Guzman for DA Forum------

In the "California Tea Party News Advocate" edition dated May 19, 2010 (Issue #2), there is a front page article titled "HIGH DESERT TEA PARTY ANNOUNCES SPECIAL GUESTS ON MAY 27th" (at Cocky Bull Steak House & Concert Hall, 14181 US Highway 395, Victorville @ 5:30 pm)--below the picture is none other than Brad Mitzelfelt, Bill Postmus' former Chief of Staff when all the Colonies negotiations were going down, when his boss was AWOL for drug hospitalizations (and he is not even up for re-election!); the list below is the candidate "forum" guest list of:
Brad Mitzelfelt-San Bernardino County Supervisor
Ken Miller-Governor
Scott Levitt- Lieutenant Governor
Ken Hunter-59th Assembly District
Frank Guzman-District Attorney
James Hoskins-Judge Office #121
Edmund Montgomery-Judge Office #29
Dennis Draeger-Assessor/Recorder [a Democrat, but he was hand-picked by the current board of supervisors after Postmus' resignation]
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Interesting side note: I was called about a week ago by some woman asking me if I wanted to talk to a Tea Party group [there are a number of them, so I don't think it was the same one hosting the event--there's the Apple Valley Tea Party group that meets on the corner of Bear Valley & Apple Valley Road from 5p to 6p every Monday (no phone contact or web info), AFFRN who holds a meeting on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at the VFW Hall located at Johnson Road & Neilson Road in Phelan and starts at 7 pm (info@affm.org), the Barstow Tea Party Forum which meets every Thursday from 6 pm to 7:30 pm at Los Domingo's Restaurant (760-590-9571 or www.patriotforum.com) and the Ontario, CA IE whose contact is Laura at 909-693-6957]. Oh yeah, back to the details, when I called back to get the details, it was the direct line to one of Sheriff Hoops' senior detectives in Victorville (by the way, all my signs within a 100 feet of Hoops' or Riley's signs are gone!!). I emailed some of the people I know that are part of the group and one said by email he'd get back to me and the other was shocked no one had called me [as I had talked to the Barstow group as an invited speaker and at several SOC (Save Our County) meetings hosted by Barb Stanton].
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Funky election process.

FYI--interesting link with video explaining how important a DA race is!

www.aclunc.org/justice/

Ramos Fund Raising for Legal Fees??.

See: http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/ for the front edge of what may be an interesting story--it really does not make any sense for Ramos to be padding his fund raising lead--well heck, its not even a race if you believe the Ramos camp--the Ramos folks are sending out his victory party announcements as I write this. Ramos is raising money like Postmus did before his tumble. Denial is a terrible thing Mike. Come clean. Speaking of legal fees and embattled DA's did anyone hear of the Nye County (Nevada) District Attorney's (Bob Beckett) problems--the County Sheriffs hooked up DA Bob Beckett when investigation showed irregularities in accounting [mmh--money coming in from the bad check restitution program that may well be illegal or money being given to his wife from campaign account(s) but not reported or trips....--opps, that's what Ramos did, not the DA of Nye County].