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RPD FIELD OFFICER MICHAEL CRAIN

The Riverside Community Family mourns the loss of one of their own.  Are heart felt prayers and condolences go out to the family of Officer Michael Crain.  Officer Crain was 34yrs, and an 11 year veteran of the police force.  Crain is a decorated Marine who leaves behind a wife and two young children.  TMC published his name February 7, 2013, but was asked by Chief Sergio Diaz to be removed as per the safety of the family, until it was formally announced February 2, 2013.  Crain’s funeral is set for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, at The Grove Community Church, 19900 Grove Community Drive, Riverside.  A 1 million dollar reward has been offered for information leading to the apprehension and capture of Christopher Dorner.

UPDATE: 02.13.2013: This substantiates TMC’s allegations that burning devices were used to cause a fire in the cabin in which Dorner was in.  There was no intention to arrest or take Dorner alive!  This was the plan.  INCENDIARY DEVICE CALLED ‘BURNERS’ WERE USED AGAINST DORNER.  THE INTENTION WAS NOT TO TAKE HIM ALIVE, ACCORDING TO POLICE SCANNERS.  Police audio from the Christopher Dorner siege reveals a deliberate plan to burn down the cabin in which Dorner was trapped, with one officer heard to say, “FUCKING BURN THIS MOTHERFUCKER,” before police discussed their intention to, “go ahead with the plan with the burners.”

“If the LAPD is going to abandon its mission of public safety and function as an armed vigilante justice squad, dishing out death sentences to those it believes are guilty — without a trial or anything resembling due process — then they might as well throw away all their badges as just call themselves the LA Gang Squad. Because that’s how they’re acting.”

So how does a gang within the Sheriff’s Department known as the “Jump Out Boys” allowed to occur? These individuals have matching tattoos and pride themselves on aggressive policing.

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If they can do this in this situation, what do the police do in community situations and get away with?  This is what the community is concerned about and many fear in their police in which they are their to protect and serve.  Or are they a completely different animal when it comes to the relationship with the community, are they to serve themselves and their associates as a cohesive self serving unit or gang.  Does the community in essence have something to fear in those that a there to protect and serve?

The audio was captured on police scanners as well as being picked up by a local news broadcast. More than seven agencies, federal, state and local were involved in the final hours of the siege. The LAPD SWAT Team was airlifted in to carry out the final raid, with reports later confirming, “the SWAT team had the cabin surrounded.” San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies were also involved in the standoff. The video above is from captured police scanner transmissions which were broadcast online shortly before authorities ordered them to be disabled.

“Alright, we’re gonna go ahead with the plan with the burners,” one officer says.

“Copy,” replies another.

“Like we talked about,” the first officer responds.

“The burners are deployed, and we have a fire,” says another officer moments later, before the police dispatcher repeats the statement.

Within minutes of the fire starting, police note that the cabin is “starting to collapse.”

Police are also heard discussing if they are ready to “bring fire”.

“Burners” is police slang for tear gas canisters, which are known to cause fires.

In a separate clip carried by a local news channel, police are heard to say, “Fucking burn this motherfucker,”  and “burn that fucking house down.” This audio appears to be from earlier in the siege following the initial shootout between Dorner and cops.

In another audio clip broadcast by CBS Los Angeles, police are heard saying, “get

HERE IS THE AUDIO..http://www.monsters.fm/pages/heardonmonsters.html?article=10811118

UPDATE: 02.12.1213: DORNER LOCATED, DEPUTY KILLED IN SHOOTOUT.  RIVERSIDE CHIEF OF POLICE SERGIO DIAZ STATES THAT DORNER’S BODY HAS BEEN FOUND, WHICH THEN TRIGGERED ARBITRARY WIDESPREAD UNFOUNDED REPORTS THAT DORNER’S BODY HAD BEEN FOUND.  

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IN ESSENCE, DIAZ MAY HAVE JUMPED THE GUN, WHICH CONTRADICTED LAPD’S REPORT.  CURRENTLY, THE CABIN CONTINUES TO SMOLDER, AND REMAINS UNSAFE FOR INVESTIGATORS TO SEARCH FOR THE BODY OF THE SUSPECT. 

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AS A RESULT, LAPD REPORTED THAT DORNER’S BODY HAD NOT BEEN RECOVERED!  AND IF ONE IS FOUND, IT MAY TAKE WEEKS TO MAKE THE IDENTIFICATION.  UNTIL FIRMLY IDENTIFIED BY DNA TEST ETC., TECHNICALLY, DORNER WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN AT LARGE IN THE BOOKS.

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7 OAKS ROAD, ANGELUS OAKS (CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE)  CABIN BURNED TO THE GROUND, DORNER ASSUMED DEAD.  Allegedly the police and sheriff forces didn’t plan to take Dorner alive.  A tear gas cannister with a propensity for high heat was allegedly used, these types are hot enough to cause a fire.  After the fire broke out, a single shot was heard inside the cabin allegedly indicating a possible suicide. Though a charred body has been found, it is unclear if Dorner died at the hands of the burning infierno or a single self inflicted suicide bullet.

UPDATE: 02.11.2013: NEW LA TIMES ARTICLE REGARDING THE DORNER FIRING BY A STATEMENT MADE BY FORMER LAPD AND ATTORNEY RANDAL QUAN. “This officer wasn’t given a fair shake,” Quan said, according to transcripts of the board hearing. “In fact, what’s happening here is this officer is being made a scapegoat.”

UPDATE: 02.09.2013: LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT CHIEF CHARLIE BECK SAID IN A STATEMENT TO REOPEN THE INVESTIGATION ON CHRISTOPHER DORNER’S FIRING.

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THIS IN AN INTERVIEW WITH LAPD CHIEF CHARLIE BECK BY CBS.

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Riverside Assistant Police Chief Chris Vicino said officers will not rest until Dorner is caught. “We will look under every rock,” he said. “We will look around every corner. We will climb every mountaintop to catch him.”

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Many are asking this question, with three unsolved murders within Riverside’s own backyard, are there two sets of standard when it comes to murder investigations in the City of Riverside when it comes to a resident and a police officer?  Why was Vicino not as passionate to pursue an expedited investigation of local residential unsolved murders of Laureanz Simmons (14) 02/23/2012, Gregory Ball (37) 01/26/2012, Arturo Reyes (55) 01/17/2013 and Ashanti Hassan (29) 06/30/2012?  Are not police as well as residents part of the same family and both equally important in the community that we live in?  The Riverside County Board of Supervisors and the City of Riverside combined will add $200,000.00 to the reward for the capture of Dorner.  We are also asking that the Riverside County Board of Supervisors and City of Riverside contribute $200,000.00 each for the capture of the killers of the unsolved murders of Laureanz Simmons, Gregory Ball and Ashanti Hassan.  Why? Because it would be the right thing to do, so closure can be brought to the families of these individuals, and that the individuals face justice.

UPDATE:02.12.2013: COUNCIL APPROVES $100,000.00 REWARD FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO AN ARREST AND CONVICTION IN THE SHOOTING OF TWO RIVERSIDE POLICE OFFICERS, OBVIOUSLY WE DON’T THINK THAT THE POLICE AUTHORITIES WOULD LIKE THIS RESULT TO HAPPEN, THEREFORE YOU HAVE TODAY WITNESSED POLICE JUSTICE IN ACTION, OF WHAT IS ALLEGEDLY PART OF THE BROTHERHOOD OF POLICE CULTURE. 

FORMER LAPD CHIEF BRATTON DOWNPLAYS DORNER’S TACTICAL SKILLS, THOUGH DORNER CONTINUES TO ELUDE THE AUTHORITIES AND IS CONSIDERED EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.  “DON’T REMEMBER HIM”, BRATTON STATES, REGARDING ABOVE PIC IN WHICH DORNER IS SHOWN WITH BRATTON .  IN DORNER’S MANIFESTO HE ASK JOURNALIST TO INVESTIGATE LAPD.

NEW ARTICLE IN THE PRESS ENTERPRISE BY CASSIE MACDUFF WHICH ASK THE QUESTION: “COULD POLICE DISCIPLINE TRIGGER VIOLENCE?”

I never saw a wild thing feel sorry for itself. A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough without ever feeling sorry for itself. –D.H. Lawrence

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: He was last seen driving a late model gray or blue Nissan Titan 4-door pickup with a ski rack on top. California license plate number: 8D83987.  Found.

SUSPECT DESCRIPTION: Christopher Jordan Dorner, a 33-year-old, black, male, 6 feet tall, 270 pounds, with black hair, brown eyes and an unknown clothing description.  Anyone who believes they have spotted Dorner is advised to call 911. Do not attempt to confront the suspect, as he is considered armed and dangerous.

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PRESS RELEASE OF THE FALLEN OFFICER AND THANKS TO THE COMMUNITY FROM LT. TOUSSAINT (CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE)

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MANIFESTO EXCERPTS:

When your family members die, they just see you as extra overtime at a crime scene and at a perimeter.

Ofcr. Burdios began singing a nazi youth song about burning jewish ghettos.

While traveling back to the station in a 12 passenger van I heard Magana refer to another individual as a nigger.

What I should have done, was put a Winchester Ranger SXT 9mm 147 grain bullet in his skull and Officer Magana’s skull.

This is my last resort. The LAPD has suppressed the truth and it has now lead to deadly consequences.

I do not fear death as I died long ago on 1/2/09.

I will bring unconventional and asymmetrical warfare to those in LAPD uniform whether on or off duty.

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As much as the community of Riverside are shocked at this event, not only is he RPD’s fallen brother, but the Community of Riverside’s fallen brother, and Police Chief Sergio Diaz should not forget that and not leave us out..  Our neighbor’s are police officers, our friends are police officers, we all mourn together as a family, and as a community.  We are sadden that those two officers were at that intersection at that snapshot in time.

Our prayers go out to the fallen 34 year old RPD Officer is a Field Officer and an 11 year veteran of the force, who was with a new officer in training who was severely wounded.

According to a CBS report, Dorner was fired from LAPD after he made a complaint against his field training officer, Sgt. Teresa Evans.  Dorner said that in the course of the arrest, Evans kicked suspect Christopher Gettler, a schizophrenic with severe dementia.  Following the investigation, Dorner was fired from LAPD for ‘making false statements’.  Incidently Richard Gettler, Christopher’s father, gave testimony that corroborated and supported Dorner’s claim.  This after Christopher was returned to his father Richard.  Richard asked his son “if he had been in a fight because his face was puffy”.  His son responded that he was kicked twice in the chest by a police officer.

According to LA Weekly the murders of Monica Quan and fiancé Keith Lawrence were retaliation for her father’s role in his firing from the department, police said tonight.  The father is Randy Quan, a retired LAPD captain, and now attorney, was involved in the review process that ultimately led to Dorner’s dismissal.

Is Dorner’s current violent rampage a direct result of an assassination of his character and professional reputation for as he said, “doing the right thing”?  He writes about the indiscretions of LAPD, in addition he describes and details his clear indication of frustration with LAPD, unlike what mainstream media are coining the manifesto, “rambling”.  My suggestion to many of the media outlets, read it again.  Reading through the manifesto it almost appears as a suicide note, a sort of last will and testament.  In his manifesto, Dorner writes about aspects important to him and that molded him such as politics, his views on gun control, music, movies, comedians, books, friends and people close to him.  He is letting everyone know in this manifesto he will be leaving this world very soon.

DORNER VS. LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT FILED OCTOBER 3, 2011

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FORMER AND TERMINATED LAPD OFFICER CHRISTOPHER DORNER’S UNSCENSORED MANIFESTO

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TORRANCE POLICE MISTAKENLY SHOOT 3 INNOCENT RESIDENTS BEFORE FINDING THEY WERE IN ERROR.  Torrance residents concerned of the circumstances regarding the shootings of two female asian residents regarding the Torrance Police.  Over 30 rounds of ammunition discharged.  “It looked like the police had the goal of administering street justice and, in so doing, didn’t take the time to notice that these two older, small Latina women don’t look like a large black man,” attorney Glen T. Jonas, who is representing the victims, told the Los Angeles Times.

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The second episode, concerned David Perdue, incidently he is caucasian, and does not appear to look close to Dorner.  First, the Torrance Police broadsided him and started shooting at him.  Attorney for Perdue calls Torrance Police officers “violent and reckless” for shooting at and detaining him.  It appears that the police would have stopped shooting earlier, if it wasn’t for that darn airbag getting in the way of identifying Mr. Perdue as caucasian…

If you are a large black male individual that in any way resembles Dorner, Stay Home!  Especially if you live in Torrance or anywhere in Southern California, you don’t want to become a statistical police error.  It’s bad enough that vehicles are being shot by police just because the vehicle resembles Dorner’s.  On the other hand, you don’t even have to look like Dorner to be shot at by those who are there to protect and serve.

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One person took it upon himself to make up a sign to place on the back of his truck stating “Don’t shoot, not Dorner, Thank-you”, which led to a bumber sticker then of course t-shirts.

CBS REPORT: 1 COP KILLED 2 OTHERS SHOT AMID MANHUNT FOR EX-LAPD OFFICER

PRESS ENTERPRISDE: OFFICER SLAIN, ANOTHER HURT; MAMMOTH MANHUNT LAUNCHED

UPDATE: 02.09.2013: Congratulations to RPD Lt. Valmont Graham  and Community Activist Mary Shelton who will also be awarded the 2013 Bill Howe Award for Police Accountability by the Riverside Coalition for Police Accountability on Monday 11th at the Community Settlement Association, 4366 Bermuda Avenue, Riverside, CA , 92507, 6:30pm-8:00pm.   Free and Open the Public.up

UPDATE: 02.10.2013: FALSE DORNER SIGHTING AT A NORTHRIDGE LOWES.

TMC, RATED RIVERSIDE’S MOST “SLANDEROUS” AND MEZZSPELLED, “MISSPELLED” AND “OPINIONATED” BLOG SITE!  TEMPORARILY BLOCKED BY THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE AT PUBLIC ACCESS SITES WITHIN THE CITY, THEN UNBLOCKED.  I GUESS YOU CANNOT DO THAT ACCORDING TO ACLU.  NOW TAGGED LOCAL BLOGGERS OR LOCAL MEDIA?  RATED ONE TWO ONE STAR OUT OF FIVE IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY APPROVAL RATINGS..  TMC IS NOW EXCLUSIVELY ON FILE WITH THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE’S DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, AND PROSSIBLY POSSIBLY ON FILE WITH THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE’S POTENTIAL SLAPP SUIT LIST… WE WILL HAVE TO ASK GREGORY ABOUT THAT ONE ( OUR PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO CONTACT HIS PEOPLE)… AGAIN, THANK-YOU COMMUNITY OF RIVERSIDE AND THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE EMPLOYEE’S FOR YOUR SUPPORT!   COMMENTS ALWAYS WELCOMED, ESPECIALLY SPELL CHECKERS!  EMAIL ANONYMOUSLY WITH YOUR DIRT OR FOR CONTACT!   THIRTYMILESCORRUPTION@HOTMAIL.COM

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AS A SIDE NOTE, I’VE BEEN TOLD THAT CUSSING AND SPITTING WILL NOT BE TOLERATED, AND A HEAP OF BOOK LEARNING NOT NECESSARY IN ORDER TO TAKE ISSUE WITH THE COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 5, 2013 AT 1:00PM  Since the council always agree on everything, I know they’ll agree with this one.  Will council keep Councilmember Steve Adam’s mouth in check long enough as to not make a reckless statement which may be interpreted as fighting words by the other side.

UPDATE: 02.05.2013: POWER LINE PROJECT APPROVED 5:0 BY CITY COUNCIL.  What next?  The City of Jurupa Valley filing suit against the City of Riverside?  An additional law suit against the City of Riverside for an alleged illegal tax, of which was charged to residents in what is known as the “reliability charge”.  The reliability charge is $10.00 dollar monthly utility charge seen on residents bills, which was never voted on by the residents therefore possible legal ramifications in regards to violations in reference to Proposition’s 218 and 26.  Lastly, a possible IRS audit as a result of alleged misuse of Federal Bonds?  How much can the City of Rivereside’s legal fund take?  Mayor Bailey thinks we are in good standing after told by CFO Brent Mason we have $400 million in reserves, but let’s not tell him there are rules and restriction to the use of these reserves which are actually investment funds.

“We don’t want to fight, but we will.”  – Mayor Vern Lauritzen, City of Jurupa Valley

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My mom always said to me, “Don’t let anybody step in your face.”

The City of Riverside’s darling in lobbying, Cindy Roth, and her lobbying group, the Greater Riverside Chamber of Commerce, was out in force with this mailer sent to members.

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At this point, the City of Riverside is still in need of a legitimate Chamber of Commerce that truly represents real business.

THE RELIABILITY CHARGE: A UTILITY ANOMALY?

Each month since 2008 the citizens of Riverside have been paying a $10.00 charge on their utilities bill that was originally intended for the construction and expansion of transmission lines.  These lines would give the City of Riverside a back-up system in case a disaster occurred as we were told.  But is this really a tax?  This in turn would be a violation of Proposition 26.

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The City of Jurupa states that the City of Riverside’s route encompasses prime land which in turn would destroy the value.  The City of Jurupa Valley states that there are alternative routes available.  The City of Riverside’s position is that the route is the only route available.  TMC understands that the City of Riverside has spent a cost of over $20K for an EIR (Environmental Impact Report), which may be the reason for snubbing the City of Jurupa Valley.  Bailey went to the City of Jurupa Valley for a meeting, but nothing appeared to come from it. The position of Riverside in reference to the transmission line route was maintained.

Again, most people thought the City of Riverside were neighbors with the City of Jurupa Valley, and that we were friends being neighboring cities, but is this going to turn out to be another Hatfield’s & McCoys?

According to the Press Enterprise, on Monday, Jan. 14, Jurupa Valley Chamber of Commerce President Dan Rodriguez met with Riverside Mayor William “Rusty” Bailey to discuss how the Interstate 15 route would impact commercial, industrial and residential development that would bring jobs, tax revenue and valuable services to Jurupa Valley.  Chamber director Ron Anderson and Jurupa Valley council members Laura Roughton and Frank Johnston also attended the meeting.  In a memo to Bailey, Rodriguez warned that “this project would eliminate approximately 806 homes in the city of Jurupa Valley, which will affect the local school district and eliminate future customers for businesses …”  TMC was also told that the transmission route would cut through land considered prime realestate.  Jurupa Valley Councilman Frank Johnston described the meeting as “disappointing, but not surprising.”  This is reference to the collaboration with Riverside Mayor Rusty Bailey.

Did our fare leader, Mayor William “Rusty” Bailey leave a bad taste in the minds of the leadership of Jurupa Valley?  Or could we assume that the tone and atmosphere was such that it reflected ‘fighting words’?  With that in mind, are the two cities to embrace in another expensive legal battle?  One that the City of Riverside may lose at  another enormous cost to the taxpayer?  That my friends is left to be seen…

As told by a former councilman, the way they understood it at the time the ‘reliability charge’ was to pay for transmission lines.  The reliability charge was to pay for three specific things…but continued to state that it was not to pay for all of those three specific things, but it was to pay for a component of those specific things.  Well are you confused already citizens of Riverside, well just ask our neighbors and any of the Councilpeople next door at the City of Jurupa Valley.

If the the City of Riverside’s reliability charge was originally for transmission lines as it was passed by City of Riverside Councilmembers, we should at this time have $150 million in the pot to pay for them cash!  But, again we have a but!  Even if we had the $150 million available to pay for these transmission lines cash, would it be a violation of Proposition 26, since it appears that the there is no true benefit to the citizens of Riverside?  Again, the City Council at the time understood that the reliability charge was for new transmission lines, but currently Dave Wright states it was intended to be used for other purposes.  Such as …

One was the debt on the riverside energy resource center, which is four 50 megawatt units near the waste water treatment plant that provide peaking generation, the debt on those 4 units is approximately $200 million.

Also, at that point in time when the reliability charge was put in place we had some low cost coal power contracts that expired and we weren’t legally able to replace them with power that cost as low as that coal, so we had doubling or tripling in the cost of replacement that power.

In addition the riverside transmission reliability project which was our cost of about $150 million, the entire project including all of Edison cost, our portion of that project was $150 million, also will have some debt associated with it. So the amount of the reliability charge revenue each year 20 to 25 million.

The debt on work and dprt on work is about $30 to $35 million and you add to that the cost of replacement energy that may be renewable or other sorts of energy. Another 10 to 15 million.

The annual cost are $50 million, and this is off the top of my head..so I have to go back and get….(we assume the figures).

The reliability charge will cover about half that. So that all was included when we looked at our rate projections, cause we project our cost 10 years. We project the rate increases 10 years. We look at what we can do and the rate freeze.

So folks it appears that the reliability charge that you pay each month is being used by the City of Riverside to pay for debt.

And yes, there will be cost of living type of increases that occur at the end of the rate freeze.  There always going to be cost of living type living increases that are required in water, groceries, gasoline and anything else that you purchase. Mr. Wright went on to say that our rates our competitive, our rates are lower than the surrounding service providers, and they are projected to continue to be.

Was the original intention of the reliability charge presentation when brought to council chambers to decieve and misdirect the then council people on the dais?  Is this charge to the Riverside residents not really a charge, but a tax? and a direct violation of Proposition 26?  Should this issue originally been on the ballot for a vote by the Citizens of Riverside?  If it wasn’t, should the Citizen’s of Riverside be entitled to a refund?  This of course was not answered by Utilities Director Dave Wright, when the question was raised in public comment.  Other questions being asked by Riverside residents are tiered pricing on water and electrical legal?  Another good question for a Prop 218 Attorney to answer.

As one of the major property owners affected by the power lines I find Mr. Wright’s comments totally uninformed. Anyone who has dealt with an Edison easement knows they are prohibitively restrictive. SCE grants a license that is revocable and can be altered at any time SCE deems to their benefit. I wonder how many auto dealerships Mr. Wright has discussed my location with, to date he has never even bother to discuss this with me. To be sure this is a totally self serving and condenscending move by the City of Riverside it is obvious they could care less about Jurupa Valley and its residents.    - Alan Sharp, Commenter on the PE

Deputy Superintendent of Schools Mike Fine goes over the 16 second mark at public comment and no arrest made.  What does Mr. Fine have that Karen Wright doesn’t?  Is is it something possibly called ‘access’.

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New word of the week and how it was used, coming soon from the following ethics appeal hearing.  No folks, it wasn’t “constipation” as someone indicated they thought Davis said.  The word, “consternation”, amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion.  TMC thanks Councilman Paul Davis for the “big word” of the week.

ETHICS APPEAL: THE CHRIS MAC ARTHUR SLIGHT OF HAND, WAS IT QUITE DIFFERENT FROM HIS LEGISLATIVE AIDE’S SLIGHT OF HAND?  WHAT KIND OF THING DID PITRUZZELLO HAVE FOR ADAMS WHEN SHE CALLED HIM “SWEETHEART”?  WAS THIS A ELABORATELY STAGED DOG AND PONEY SHOW?  NO ONE’S TALKING BUT QUITE A SHOW!  THIS BEGINING ABOUT THE 8:00 MINUTE MARK ON THE VIDEO.

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At the January 15, 2013 Ethics appeal against Chris Mac Arthur, the City Council founded their was no violation of the ethics code.  The questions that arose was who is really in charge of Councilman Chris Mac Arthur’s legislative aide Chuck Conder?  This now leads us to believe that the Ethic Panel was mislead and misinformed by City Attorney Greg Priamos and City Manager Scott Barber.  In another bit of disturbing information,  TMC has been told that legislative aide Chuck Conder and City Manager Scott Barber are good friends.  We were told “they go way back.”  So does Chris Mac Arthur maintain stability with Conder because he has the ‘in’ with Barber?  Did this in any way implicate the ethics complaint against Mac Arthur? Or even Bailey?  What about the relationship between Councilman Steve Adams and the City Attorney Greg Priamos and City Manager Scott Barber, who have been seen at various water holes having a libation or two, or so forth..  Regardless, why would City Manager Scott Barber see it fit to put the citizen’s and city employees of Riverside at risk?  Regardless, it was all about the “bitch” word that was king at this showdown.  What else can we say boys will be boys..

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CLICK THIS LINK TO VIEW FULL TRANSCRIPT OF THE ETHICS PANEL HEARING OF DECEMBER 13, 2012 

But the way City Manager Scott Barber and City Attorney Greg Priamos handled the direction of the December 13, 2012 Ethics Hearing was to misaguide the panel, and therefore their decision.  On page 23 of the transcript, Barber states that “these complaints have been investigated and that he had taken whatever action was appropriate.”  The part that got me was the “whatever action”, meaning there wasn’t really anything conclusive regarding Barber’ investigation.  Then Barber refers to the California State Constitution with reference to privacy rights for public employees, stating that “those rights preclude me from discussing any confidential personnel matters.”  One of the incidents referred to a “knife”.  The action should have superseded this right and become a police matter, and that never happened.  But as indicated Councilman Chris Mac Arthur brought these complaints to the City Manager for review and investigation.  But Mr. Mac Arthur, as the employee contract indicates, has the power to teminate via his direction to the City Manager.  Therefore, it is appearing that we do have another “dog and poney show” of the original hearing where the activities were orchestrated and designed to produce a favorable end result.

But we all new what would happen this January day, the 22nd and year 2013 when council again possibly misguided by the the City Attorney and City Manager, voted against the alleged accusations against Councilman Chris Mac Arthur.

At extreme difficulty to find out who is really in charge of legislative aid Chuck Conder, via questioning by Councilman Paul Davis and Councilman Andy Melendrez, the following was founded.  The City Manager has ultimate ‘hiring’ and ‘firing’ authority, however, City Councilmember’s are in fact in charge of their legislative aide.  This appeared to be an uncomfortable and tense situation for Barber, do to his body language and visual blood flushing to his head.  Was he having difficulty telling the truth?  Now, it appears to TMC that the adjudicating body, who was the Ethics Complaint Panel, was not fully clear about this due to the manipulation of information directly from City Attorney Primos and City Manager Barber, and allegedly was coached before hand as allegedly in the Rusty Bailey ethics complaint.  If in fact these alleged incidents occurred, would this change the ultimate purpose of the ethics panels duties?

Chuck didn’t do anything but this is a political move to turn voters against Chris MacArthur. Look most of us know and have seen how it works. Chuck is just to nice and I can contest to pushing someone’s buttoms. The move is on to put a selected group in office and everyone will be used. Mark was used for votes as Bailey didn’t have a shot at getting elected. Mark’s Military service hit the hearts of voters and other tricks by Bailey were used. Mark is a close friend of Art and that put him out. All the fuss about this is just the beginning of what the future holds. We saw Riverside get National coverage as a citizen was handcuffed and removed because she spoke over 3 mins and the new Mayor had his City Attorney order the police to remove the citizen. We have seen many complaints of disrespect and even using kids for p…olitical gain by our new Mayor. Lessons not learned yet by voters is nothing good comes with corrupted elected officials. Lawsuits will continue and the blame will be place on others to protect the guilty. Loyality goes only so far as the bribes and criminal acts take front stage. Bell citizens set back until they stood up to their corrupt elected officials who are now on trial. Riverside has to eiither step up or wait for a Bell results. Citizens of Riverside now have been put on notice they can not speak to truth or ask serious questions. One lady learned that and has a criminal record and it doesn’t matter that the City Attorney broke the laws of a citizens Civil Rights and Constitutional Rights. Many remember the years when Mobesters rule and then convicted elected officals ruled but 2013 history repeats itself. Democracy is lost to this great city and we have to work together to get it back.  – Jackie Rawlings, Commenter on the Press Enterprise

But it appeared to be an all out war against the contender Dvonne Pitruzzello by Counciman Steve Adams.  Why’ll Adams asked Pitruzzello if she actually witnessed.  At one point, Ms. Pitruzzello even addressed Adams as ‘sweetheart.’  But Adams contued to insist if Pitruzzello was witness to this knife wielding episode by Conder.  Her attempt to state that she was witness to Conder using his finger in a vulgar way was squashed.

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At the end of this ordeal, Councilman Adams walked by Pitruzzello from the dais while intentionally directing a dastardly smirk toward her.  What was Adams trying to inadvertently tell Ms. Pitruzzello?

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Was it to say something insidious about the confrontation, prompting a valid evaluation and questioning of the whole council ordeal?  Dvonne Pitruzzello made it known that the ethics appeal process regarding Councilman Chris Mac Arthur was a “dog and pony show.”  The heated exchange went something as this.

Adams: I have only one question for the appellant.  Do you have any first hand knowledge of the incident?

Dvonne: Which one?

Adams: The one with which you are filing the complaint, and now the appeal?

Pritruzzello: I filed the complaint on three incidents.

Adams: Did you see the incident of which there was an accusation of something with the knife that was unfounded. Do you have first hand knowledge..

Pitruzzello: No, but I was flipped off at a city council meeting.

Adams: No, do you have first hand knowledge, let’s stick with one question at a time.

Pitruzzello: But that’s not what we are debating.

Adams: Yes it is..

Pitruzzello: No it’s not. We are debating if it should be appealed or not.

Adams: I’m trying to find out if you have first hand knowledge.

Pitruzzello: We are debating if it should be appealed or not.

Adams continued to badger Pitruzzello to answer a question unrelated to the actual appeal process.  Down the road Councilman Adams stated:

Adams: If an event never happened, everything after that no longer exist.  It doesn’t count. So my question is,  do you have first hand knowledge were you there were you present, do you understand what you saw was to be true as to what was the accusation against Mr. Conder.

Pitruzzello: Sweetheart you are not listening.

Adams: No I’m listening..the answer is yes you saw or no you didn’t?

Did Councilman Adams really understand the appeal process at hand?  It appeared he didn’t according to City Attorney and Pitruzzello, but maintained he did.  But he continued to ‘bully’ his unrelated questioning toward Pitruzzello, when the legal issue was the ‘appeal process.’  It appeared when creviced into a corner whereby he could not rationally respond to the issue at hand, he abruptly motioned to dismiss the appeal.  As Mayor Bailey mentioned in purpetouity at his State of the City speech, “the Riverside Way”?  Again, Adams is one who has been seen at local watering holes with Priamos and Barber.  Barber, of course, good friends and buddies with Conder.  Can we consider some incestious favoritism and to the extent of cronyism in this situation?  We have yet to revisit Bailey’s ethics complaint that was brought by Self Appointed Citizen Auditor Vivian Moreno.

Incidently, Mayor Bailey’s legislative aide Mark Earley, who was incidently ‘let go’, and Councilman’s Mac Arthur’s legislative aide Chuck Conder did not appear at the Council hearing.  Regardless, an OSHA investigation of the knife wielding incident is still ongoing.

What TMC believes to be true was that the adjudicating body was deceived and manipulated in their decision by City Attorney Greg Priamos and City Mananger Scott Barber.  Intentionally?  The question is what is the true purpose of the ethics panel when they are not allowed to actually have direct witnesses?

Self Appointed Citizen Auditor went on to say the following about the complaint at public comment:

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Chuck Conder called Raychele Sterling and myself Stupid Bitches.  He flipped Dvonne off when you were sitting here.  For you Chris Mac Arthure to condone this behavior from your personal employee of yours is a reflection of who you are.  WEAK, IGNORANT, or Just plain STUPID.  The Lying, the cheating and the stealing that goes on here at City hall on a regular basis is criminal.

Every single one of you know that all these situation occured. Every single one of you knows Scott Barber Riverside City Manager, lied to OSHA. over this situation.  He should be fired for putting the Staff, Public and Council in harms way.

A question.  Why would your City Manager Scott Barber feel the need to lie to OSHA?  If there is any work place violence that happens at City Hall you the council sitting here are to blame because you know of the situation.  Maybe its because CHUCKIE and BARBER go way back and Scott Barber will support his buddies no matter what they do.

This is merely an excercise in Paper Trailing so when some one comes here AGAIN and we have a political occurance of Gun Violence We know whom will be to blame All of you.

You guys know what you do, and you all know what goes on at City Hall We know what your doing. And now Chuckie wants to be a councilman!  Scott Barber you deserve him!

All of you here today are representive of Chuck Condor.  This is what happened: Chuck Conder pulled a knife on Colonel Mark Early and you Fired Mark Early.  Chuck Conder called Raychele Sterling and myself Stupid Bitches and we notified Chris Mac Arthur imediately.   Chuck Conder flipped Dvonne Pitruzello off right here in Council Chambers and you did nothing.

So now you can do what Council things you do.  And you try to let this just die but it’s not.. and this is just another example of who you all are. WEAK, IGNORANT and Just Plain STUPID.

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Dog and pony show” is a colloquial term which has come to mean a highly promoted, often over-staged performance, presentation, or event designed to sway or convince opinion for political, or less often, commercial ends. Typically, the term is used in a pejorative sense to connote disdain, jocular lack of appreciation, or distrust of the message being presented or the efforts undertaken to present it.

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THE LIE HAS BEEN EXPOSED AND THE ADJUDICATING BODY MISINFORMED? SO NOW WHAT? WILL THE COUNCIL NOW HAVE THE GUMPTION TO TAKE ACTION?

Rumor is that the some of the panel was made by the very same people that heard the Bailey ethics complaint, this was because some of the original panel members refused, because they did not want to be a part of this decision making pane hearing a complaint against Councilman Chris Mac Arthur.  Barber continues to lie and supterfuge the councilmembers on the dais.  Councilmember Davis continually had to repeat the question as to whom is really responsible for their legislative assistant.  The question as to who is directly responsible for the behavior of their legislative assistants is the councilmember.  The councilmember also has the termination authority via their direction to the City Manager.

At the beginning of the hearing Mayor Bailey made it be known that no new evidence would be considered, and if it was could not be considered.  Councilmember Adams asked the question twice thereafter during the proceeding if any new evidence came in.  He was corrected by Priamos twice as there wasn’t.

What appears to be true and apparent was that Mr. Barber and Mr. Priamos led the adjudicating body to believe that Mr. Barber was directly responsible for the behavior of the legislative assistant.  Further, Mr. Mac Arthur is directly responsible for the behavior of his legislative assistant and he has the ability to fire or terminate his legislative assistant at anytime, under his direction to the City Manager.  This, all per City of Riverside’s employment contract.

NEW FORMAT FOR THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT: BETTER? OR LESS TRANSPARENT?

Has the new monthly report format been changed to give the illusion of financial stability for the City of Riverside?  In the new report we have sections which appear not to be ‘actual’ but a ‘forecast’, such as the general fund budget forecast, general fund revenue forecast and general fund expenditure forecast.

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Old version as indicated above, one could simply see what’s in the general fund for that particular month, as opposed to the new formatted version.  New formatted monthly investment report removes the “Pooled Cash and Investment By Fund” section and replaced with “Forcast” reports.  Such as General Fund Budget Forcast Report, General Fund Revenue Forecast Report and General Fund Expediture Forcast Report.  The third pic shows Mayor’s Bailey office was overbudgeted by over $100,000.00, was this to pay for the new teleprompter that he used at the State of the City address?  Well anyway, the new format was signed off by Chief Financial Officer Brent Mason.

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CDBG MONIES USED FOR INCUBATOR COMPANIES, ONE OF WHICH WENT DEBUNK..  Giving Federal CDBG monies to incubator companies, is that legal?  Even though many at public comment asked that it be removed from the consent calender for more discussion, City Council unanimously voted on it.  Even Councilman Paul Davis and Councilman Andy Melendrez who appeared most concerned about and questioned the funds use voted on it.  This was item #16 on the Consent Calender for January 22, 2013.  CDBG funding requires citizen participation, nowhere found on the document.  So, what our CDBG funds and what should they actually be allocated for?  Well, let’s start with the following.

Community Development Block Grant Program – CDBG:  The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program is a flexible program that provides communities with resources to address a wide range of unique community development needs. Beginning in 1974, the CDBG program is one of the longest continuously run programs at HUD. The CDBG program provides annual grants on a formula basis to 1209 general units of local government and States.

About the Program:  The CDBG program works to ensure decent affordable housing, to provide services to the most vulnerable in our communities, and to create jobs through the expansion and retention of businesses. CDBG is an important tool for helping local governments tackle serious challenges facing their communities. The CDBG program has made a difference in the lives of millions of people and their communities across the Nation. 

Citizen Participation:  A grantee must develop and follow a detailed plan that provides for and encourages citizen participation. This integral process emphasizes participation by persons of low or moderate income, particularly residents of predominantly low- and moderate-income neighborhoods, slum or blighted areas, and areas in which the grantee proposes to use CDBG funds. The plan must provide citizens with the following: reasonable and timely access to local meetings; an opportunity to review proposed activities and program performance; provide for timely written answers to written complaints and grievances; and identify how the needs of non-English speaking residents will be met in the case of public hearings where a significant number of non-English speaking residents can be reasonably expected to participate.

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So what happened to IE Connect? How did it morph to IE Initiative?  More to come..

WATER LAWSUIT FILED LAST YEAR COMES TO HEAD WITH A CITY OF RIVERSIDE RESPONSE.  This was the original law suit filed by Riverside Residents Dr. Javier and Vivian Moreno against the City of Riverside.

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The following is the City of Riverside’s filed response to their suit.

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UPDATE: 02.05.2013: EVEN THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO GETS PROP 218, WHY DOESN’T THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE?  According to an article in the PE by Cassie Macduff, Proposition 218 prohibits siphoning money from restricted funds like the water fund for general-fund expenses.

WILL COUCNILMAN PAUL DAVIS BE TREADING UNCERTAIN WATERS IF LEGISLATIVE AIDE CHUCK CONDER ENTERS THE PICTURE IN THIS JUNE’S ELECTION?

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WITH INCREASING AMOUNT OF POTHOLES BECOMING PREVALENT IN THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, WILL IT BE NECESSARY FOR CITIZENS TO DO IT THEMSELVES?  Well, this is what San Diego Hillcrest resident Primo Vanicelli decided to do back in 2010 as reported by the SanDiego.Com

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LET’S NOT MENTION THE CITY TREES THAT TAXPAYERS HAVE PAID INTO AND ARE NOT MAINTAINED.  LAST YEAR RESIDENTS SAW THIS IN WARD 1 AS A RESULT OF UNMAINTAINED CITY TREES.  OF COURSE THE CITY IS QUICK TO TERRORIZE THE CITIZENS BY CITATIONS AGAINST WOOD STREET RESIDENTS.  WELL COUNCILMAN GARDNER ISN’T THIS YOUR BLOCK?  WHAT ABOUT ALL THE UNCUT TREES AND EXORBITANT AMOUNTS OF FALLEN PALM FRAWNS, THAT INCIDENTLY, MOST RESIDENTS TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES.  STREET SWEEPER’S DON’T, RESIDENTS DO, AND THE DON’T APPRECIATE THE TICKETS THAT CODE GIVES TO THESE RESIDENTS WHEN THEY FORGET TO MOVE THEIR VEHICLES.  WHAT’S MORE EMBARASSING IS WHEN THEY HAVE FRIENDS, RELATIVES, LANDSCAPING OR REPAIR PEOPLE OVER WHICH RECIEVE CITY TICKETS.  WHAT NOW COUNCILMAN MIKE GARDNER? IS IT WORTH THE EXTRA $40 BUCKS TO LOSE THE SUPPORT OF A CONSTITUENT?

A LETTER TO THE TRUTH PUBLICATION ONLINE:  ” GOD FORBID IF THIS 7 YEAR OLD GIRL HAD BEEN MAYOR BAILEY’S DAUGHTER…”  A letter to the editor of the Truth Publication Online regarding his opinion on two sets of rules and the devaluation of life by the City of Riverside sent by Donald Gallegos.  His opinion letter is as follows:

“Recent actions taken by Riverside authorities confirm my suspicion that there are two set of rules by which Riverside residents should be expected to live by, or face the repercussions by local authorities via the Riverside Police Department, the District Attorney’s office, and City Hall Officials. “The de-valuation of a  Riverside citizens life and of their pets. “An RPD officer can go into your backyard while you are not home and shoot your dog dead under the premise that the officer was in the act of performing their duties and was allegedly in fear for their own life after the officer had put themselves in that position.  “Can not Riverside residents keep a guard dog in their gated yard to protect their home without the risk of coming home and being told that their beloved pet has been shot to death by the RPD ?

“The fact that Riverside police chief Sergio Diaz says that there is nothing wrong with the RPD current policies and procedures regarding the tragic death of a Casa Blanca resident is irresponsible, and further endangers the lives of both Riverside police officers and residents. Imagine Jerry Carroll saying this comment after four white officers had shot 19 year old black teenager Tyisha Miller in
1999.

“I do not blame the officer in the Casa Blanca incident, I blame the policy and procedure of allowing officers to drive while using a computer. Many police agencies do not allow this for obvious reasons.

“The recent tragedy of a Riverside traffic employee running down and killing both an adult and a child while they were innocently waiting at a bus stop.  “The Riverside police department allowed this man to go home after questioning him. The man was obviously distracted, daydreaming, or asleep, and speed was a factor when you consider the damages.  “I have since found out that the 7 year old child was black, and that the driver was a Riverside employee.  “Did the Press Enterprise print a photo of these two victims ? If not.. why not ?

“I would bet my life on this… God forbid if this 7 year old girl had been Mayor Bailey’s daughter, the man would not have been free to walk away after running them down regardless of the reasoning behind it. Someone would have hell to pay for this I can tell you that much. The man would have been arrested and charged with a minimum manslaughter charge if not more.

“Two different rules to live by and the de-valuation of the life of a Riverside resident when it involves Riverside authorities and their employees.

“Donald H. C. Gallegos.”

Letter Courtesy of The Truth Publication Online, Editor Salvador Santana.

UPDATE:02.03.2013: FOR WHATEVER REASON IT APPEARS THAT THE ORIGINAL LETTER HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE TRUTH PUBLICATION ONLINE SITE.

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Joe D. Williams, a Parking Control Representative for the City of Riverside was named as the driver in the fatal bus stop crash.  As of December 28, 2012, the date of the incident no reported indication of a drug test or alcohol sobriety test being taken.  Incidently, Williams was also not arrested, RPD Officer Bryan Galbreath said intent and negligence did not appear to be factors in the fatal accident, though police have yet to indicate why Williams vehicle left or veered off the road.  Information continues to be sketchy and vague from police and the city.  If anyone has ever received a ticket close to City Hall, you may have been a William’s victim, it’s alleged that he has been noticed by some Riversidian’s to be hiding behind the bushes awaiting a ticketing opportunity.  A witness, Patty Roach, told The Press-Enterprise in an email that the driver had been sitting at a red light on Magnolia at Tyler Street just before the crash and did not proceed on the green light until other motorists honked their horns at him.  What appears to be a brand new KIA sedan veered across two lanes.  A double standard of how members of our city are treated, as opposed to the common taxpayer and residents?  Currently, some have said he was allegedly texting.  Chief Sergio Diaz, again supports the activity of his officers driving while on a lap top, while the rest of us may have to deal with being ticketed or arrested if in a fatal accident, what some are saying is a “double standard of hypocrisy.” Victims in these cases have been Black and Hispanic.

UPDATE: 02.03.2013: ACCORDING TO THE PRESS ENTERPRISE PARKING CONTROL REPRESENTATIVE JOE WILLIAMS WOULD BLACK OUT AT WORK!  If Mr. Williams has had a history of black outs with reference to a seizure condition, why would he be driving?  Why wouldn’t those close to him family, friends, employees and employer allow him to drive a vehicle, knowing his condition of periodically experiencing black outs?  When on the job does he, as an employee, drive a city vehicle or a operates a segway?  He has been prescribed seizure medication, and many times these medications will indicate not to drive or operate heavy machinery.  Does he take his medication daily as indicated?  Did his physcian counsel him that he shouldn’t drive?  Did he knowingly not tell DMV of his condition?  Would the two victims be alive today if someone had done the right thing?  The below reports documentation to two incidents which occurred why in the employment of the City of Riverside.

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TMC GOES GLOBAL: MONTH OF JANUARY 2013 THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES HAVE VISITED:  Canada, India, United Kingdom, Australia, Vietnam, Phillipines, Poland, Côte d’Ivoire, Indonisia, United Arab Emirates, Nigeria, Thailand, Ghana, France, Egypt, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Argentina, South Africa, Brazil, Republic of Korea, Pakistan, Ukraine, Jordan, Maldives, Israel, Turkey, Oman, Singapore, Greece, Hong Kong, Benin, Peru, Taiwan, Mexico, Kuwait, St. Lucia, New Zealand, Netherlands, Switzerland, Venezuela, Russian Federation, Uganda, Croatia, Austria, Ireland, Belarus, Malaysia, Romania, Czech Republic and Japan.

RIVERSIDE’S OWN FIVE BEFORE MIDNIGHT BLOGGER MARY SHELTON BREAKS HER SHOULDER IN A FALL ON A CITY CURVE.  Her surgery on Tuesday the 29th exposed what was seen as a shoulder bone which was badly crushed to the point of no repair.  Her shoulder bone was rebuilt with the use of a prosthetic titanium insertion which will replace the bone lost as seen in the x-ray.

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Mary thanks all of those who emailed her with good wishes and of their concerns for a speedy recovery which includes Councilmembers Steve Adams, Paul Davis, Mike Gardner; Director of Public Works Tom Boyd and City Manager Scott Barber.  Shelton is to be awarded the 2013 Bill Howe Award for Police Accountability by the Riverside Coalition for Police Accountability on Monday 11th at the Community Settlement Association, 4366 Bermuda Avenue, Riverside, CA , 92507, 6:30pm-8:00pm.  RPD Lt. Valmont Graham will also be awarded the 2013 Bill Howe Award for Police Accountability. Free and Open the Public.

FORMER POLICE CHIEF RUSS LEACH WEEKEND EXTRAVAGANZA..  IT’S HERE FOLKS! THE THIRD ANNUAL CHIEF RUSS LEACH SUPERBOWL MEMORIAL WEEKEND CELEBRATION! 

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AGAIN, FOR YOUR SAFETY, IF IN RIVERSIDE PLEASE WATCH OUT FOR CITY OFFICIALS IN WEAVING CARS!   WE ARE TOLD THERE MAY STILL BE TWO SETS OF STANDARDS!  BUT OF COURSE THAT IS A QUESTION FOR THE EXPERT ON SURFING ON A LAPTAP WHILE DRIVING,

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COMPUTER WHIZ CHIEF NACHO CHEESE SERGIO DIAZ, WHO MAINTAINS IT CAN STILL BE DONE, IF YOU’RE A POLICE OFFICER.

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UPDATE: 02.05.2013: THE THIRD ANNUAL RUSS LEACH SUPERBOWL MEMORIAL WEEKEND EXTRAVAGANZA CLAIMS ANOTHER.  RPD LT. LARRY GONZALEZ ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF DUI AFTER RUNNING INTO A MAILBOX AND A RETAINING WALL IN AN UNMARKED CITY VEHICLE AROUND 2:00 AM IN THE MORNING.  All were at at retirement party for the retiring Lt. Chris Manning.  It was also indicated that the Police Chief Sergio Diaz was attendance among a who’s who of others.  Mayor Rusty Bailey who left the pow pow at around 9:00pm, stated that “He (Lt. Larry Gonzalez) was sober when he left”, according the PE.  That folks was from the mouth of independent voice himself.  But others at the party indicate a different story regarding Gonzalez’s alleged sobriety, and why didn’t others there step up to the plate to give the Lt. a ride home?  Lt. Gonazales was not sober from those in attendance unlike the Mayor Bailey’s statement to the press.  Not a good start for Mayor’s Bailey first months in office whereby his statements have more contradiction than truth.  What about the other’s who made it home that very night without incident of hitting a block wall or even a pedestrian?  What will the outcome be?  Will Lt. Gonzalez DUI have a favorable outcome in the court system, or is this truly a visual formality?  Will Lt. Gonzalez be made to be an example, regardless of the other officers before him who didn’t make the press?

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In a new article in the PE, it states that in recent decades, police as well as the general public have come under increasing scrutiny. Once upon a time, cops often got a pass when they were caught drinking and driving. A recent Riverside police chief learned that those days are over.  Other activities of policy abuse was the use of cold plates for city vehicles issued to Councilmembers.  The DMV is clear that these types of vehicles are to be used in criminal investigations and supervisin parolees, though at one time, four councilmembers were issued these vehicles including our Mayor Bailey.

IS THE CITY THAT BROKE, WHY IS THE CITY TICKETING VEHICLES IN THIS PRIVATE MALL?  PIC SUBMITTED TO TMC OF A CITY EMPLOYEE TICKETING THE BLACK VEHICLE NEXT TO IT  IN THE RALPH’S SHOPPING CENTER ON MAGNOLIA AND JURUPA.

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THE BACKSTRAND BUILDING, MARCH 27, 1940, ON SIXTH AND MAIN

TMC, RATED RIVERSIDE’S MOST “SLANDEROUS” AND MEZZSPELLED, “MISSPELLED” AND “OPINIONATED” BLOG SITE!  TEMPORARILY BLOCKED BY THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE AT PUBLIC ACCESS SITES WITHIN THE CITY, THEN UNBLOCKED.  I GUESS YOU CANNOT DO THAT ACCORDING TO ACLU.  RATED ONE TWO ONE STAR OUT OF FIVE IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY APPROVAL RATINGS..  TMC IS NOW EXCLUSIVELY ON FILE WITH THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE’S DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, AND PROSSIBLY POSSIBLY ON FILE WITH THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE’S POTENTIAL SLAPP SUIT LIST… WE WILL HAVE TO ASK GREGORY ABOUT THAT ONE ( OUR PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO CONTACT HIS PEOPLE)… AGAIN, THANK-YOU COMMUNITY OF RIVERSIDE AND THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE EMPLOYEE’S FOR YOUR SUPPORT!   COMMENTS ALWAYS WELCOMED, ESPECIALLY SPELL CHECKERS!  EMAIL ANONYMOUSLY WITH YOUR DIRT OR FOR CONTACT!   THIRTYMILESCORRUPTION@HOTMAIL.COM

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In an incident that made national news, Public Speaker Karen Wright appeared at her December 27th court date regarding her charge of disrupting a public meeting.  Later found through a public request act of the police report, City Attorney Gregory Priamos had given instruction to RPD Officer Sahagun to stop Wright from going past the three minute allotted time by sixteen seconds.

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The situation became increasingly incomprehensible when Priamos would not comment do to “attorney-client privilege.”  Attorney client privilege?  That’s what we said…  In lieu things continued to take a strange turn when the filing by the Paul Zellerbach’s District Attorney’s office was never issued.  Karen was told by the court to call the DA’s office to find out if the DA intends to file or not.  Attorney Letitia Pepper attempted to request the issue be addressed in court so she could ask for a dismissal.  The court would not allow this.  The waiting game continues, since the DA did not have the courtesy to follow through, the justice system leaves Ms. Wright in the dark at this point, and she herself must make the effort to contact and find out their intentions.  How many DA departments be connected to and placed on hold to ask the question, “Mr. DA, do you plan to file charges against me?”  Could this inaction by the DA’s office be construed as a continued form of harassment toward Ms. Wright?  Or to continue the confusion so a warrant for her arrest is issued?  That’s so Riverside.  Most Riversidian’s agree, the Council and Mayor should have dropped the charges rather than enduring more city embarrassment, but currently the DA appears to be dancing around the issue..  So what is DA Paul Zellerbach’s relationship with the City of Riverside?  Possibley BB&K?  The Riveriside Grand Jury?  Local Superior Court Judges?  The Attorney General Office of the State of California?  and of course local cronies?

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One of the first items for new Mayor William “Rusty” Bailey would have been to drop charges.  Currently, Chief Sergio Diaz has yet to publicly apologize to Ms. Wright for his behavior and unrestrained verbality toward her earlier this year at a City Council Meeting.  No complaints were issued against Chief Diaz by Wright.  Chief Diaz was not arrested at this incident for his disturbance at Council Chambers.

So the citation issued by the police lists a court date. You check the docket the day before and can’t find your name, you call the DA and they say they are still consulting. You are then in a position where you still have to go to court because you don’t want to have the DA file at the last minute, you not show and the judge issue a bench warrant. You also don’t want to appear in court without an attorney, so you have that exspence. I’m sorry but it looks like they are unfairly jerking Ms. Wright around. This case should have been dismissed. Shame on the city of Riverside and shame on the DA.  – Kevin Dawson, Commenter on the PE

Just wait until the trial and CA Greg Priamos takes the stand under oath and has to testify who ordered him to order the officer to “stop” her. I don’t think his “apology” will quite cut it here.  – Mary Shelton, Commenter on the PE

UPDATE: 01/04/2013: Acording to the Press Enterprise, John Hall, Spokesman for the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office, state they didn’t have enough time to investigate.

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John Hall, Spokeshole Spokesperson for the Riverside City DA’s Office

Okay John! this can expressly be construed as the DA does not have a case.  Hall went on to say, “There’s nothing that we have to do by law to notify anyone that nothing’s going to be done on that particular day.”  Okay John, I get it, you have the power but you had over 8 weeks to figure this out!  What goes?  By the way do you take dance lessons, because it appears you are dancing around the issue as well as the Big Kahuna, Zellerbach.  He further stated according to the Press Enterprise, that in the past six years, only one other case has come in under penal code section § 403 — disturbing a public meeting — and the district attorney ended up filing different charges against the suspect.  Penal Code § 403 states every person who, without authority of law, willfully disturbs or breaks up any assembly or meeting that is not unlawful in its character, other than an assembly or meeting referred to in Section 302 of the Penal Code or Section 18340 of the Elections Code, is guilty of a misdemeanor.  So they couldn’t charge someone with the original arrest charge of penal code § 403 and had to concoct subsequent charge or unlterior trumped up charge?  So why would the DA have to do this? Would it be because of the embarrassment of the whole charge to begin with?  As of January 4, 2013, Wright’s case remains “under review” and remains unlisted on the courts databases.  “Under review?”  Is this code word for “no case?”  It’s only common courtesy that the DA’s office show on a court date, it’s only common courtesy that the DA’s office collaborate with the defendent, otherwise can this be construed by the DA’s office of a pronounce expression of arrogance?  Information for the DA’s Office only.. we have included a printable icon for ease of printability in order for the DA’s office to file TMC articles..

THE TWEET OF THE CONDER

So far this year, it’s okay to utilize public emails for campaign purposes by violating CA Code 8314 (a), it’s okay to give the finger to someone at City Council.  Talking about fingers, according to Press Enterprise’s Alicia Robinson’s tweets, it appears that Councilman’ s Chris Mac Arthur’s legislative aide Chuck Conder issued a petition in lieu of a filing fee for the upcoming June 2013 election for Ward 4.

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Let’s see, by golly isn’t that Councilman Paul Davis’s current Ward?  Wasn’t that the same Chuck Conder who was canvassing the Ward 4 neighborhoods for petition signatures against changing wards due to redistricting?  Incidently, Chuck resides in Ward 4 and did not want that changed.  The final accepted version of the district map coincidently cut the area in question directly in half.  His residence remaining in Ward 4, while the other half went to Ward 2.

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Isn’t Councilman’s Paul Davis up for reelection in June 2013?  Will the real Chuck Conder please step up!

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JUST FOR LAUGHS!

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and who was really the Wizard of Emerald City?

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View of the Santa Ana Bridge dedication ceremony, 1932, Riverside, California

TMC, RATED RIVERSIDE’S MOST “SLANDEROUS” AND MEZZSPELLED, “MISSPELLED” AND “OPINIONATED” BLOG SITE!  TEMPORARILY BLOCKED BY THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE AT PUBLIC ACCESS SITES WITHIN THE CITY, THEN UNBLOCKED.  I GUESS YOU CANNOT DO THAT ACCORDING TO ACLU.  RATED ONE TWO ONE STAR OUT OF FIVE IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY APPROVAL RATINGS..  TMC IS NOW EXCLUSIVELY ON FILE WITH THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE’S DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, AND PROSSIBLY POSSIBLY ON FILE WITH THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE’S POTENTIAL SLAPP SUIT LIST… WE WILL HAVE TO ASK GREGORY ABOUT THAT ONE ( OUR PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO CONTACT HIS PEOPLE)… AGAIN, THANK-YOU COMMUNITY OF RIVERSIDE AND THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE EMPLOYEE’S FOR YOUR SUPPORT!   COMMENTS ALWAYS WELCOMED, ESPECIALLY SPELL CHECKERS!  EMAIL ANONYMOUSLY WITH YOUR DIRT OR FOR CONTACT!   THIRTYMILESCORRUPTION@HOTMAIL.COM

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Longtime legislative aide Colonel Mark Earley was let go from his position as Bailey’s legislative aide.  The question remains if he was actually fired, let go, resigned or just left?  Earley was said to be instrumental in Bailey’s reelection campaign in his second term of councilman and of course the Coup d’état, the mayors position.  Earley had been known to be friends with former Councilman Art Gage.  Rumour has it that the wives of both Gage and Bailey had a bit of a passionate dissagreement.  Bailey allegedly told Earley to sever his relationship with Gage.  Did former Councilman Art Gage ask to many questions regarding the then Renaissance Project that allegedly former City Manager Brad Hudson told him he would not be reelected?

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Former Councilman Art Gage, a ‘straight up guy’ as we are told to TMC.

Currently an on going OSHA investigation is pending regarding an altercation which occured last year involving Earley and Councilman’s Chris Mac Arthur’s legislative aide, Chuck Conder.  Rumour is that OSHA was allegedly lied to regarding this incident. The alleged answer was that the incident never occurred by the city’s Human Resources department, in which Rhonda Strout is Director.  And we know it’s not nice to fool mother OSHA..  The incident in question also allegedly involved a knife to the neck of Earley.  According to the press enterprise, City Manager Scott Barber said the complaints were investigated but he could not discuss details because they are confidential personnel matters.  Holding a knife to the neck of another employee a personal matter, or as most see it, a matter for the police?  You would think so, though currently, no police report was filed of the incident involving Conder.

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So did Earley resign? Or did he just leave? Or was he just let go?  Or was he actually fired in order to eliminate Earley from the equation of the OSHA investigation or was this simply about the repercussions of a female cat fight?

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Was this orchestrated by the Mayor in order that OSHA would not be able to contact him in their continued investigation?  Regardless, City Manager Scott Barber was at the door of the Department of Human Resources to send Earley on his way..  Colonel Mark Earley was also one of Bailey’s top endorsers.  The questions continue to escalate..

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But according to the Press Enterprise as to why Earley was let go, Bailey said, “the city manager, you’d have to ask him about it — it was his employee.”  Well it appears that Bailey is now, not taking responsibility as the “independent voice” of the people, and now pawning it off to City Manager Scott Barber..  So do we now have to ask City Manager Scott Barber why Earley was now not the right person for the New Mayor, William “Rusty” Bailey?  Wow, that didn’t sound right at all!  Well more to come I’m sure..afterall this is Riverside…

A TMC shout out to Earley, if you have a statement or comment for TMC please contact us at THIRTYMILESCORRUPTION@HOTMAIL.COM

More contradictions by Bailey’ new mayor’s administration which TMC noticed in an article according to the Press Enterprise.  In a statement by Bailey said he met Earley, a retired Army colonel, several times over the years before hiring him as legislative field representative.  But when Bailey was asked as to why Earley was let go, Bailey said, “the city manager, you’d have to ask him about it — it was his employee.”  Earley is relieved of employment while Conder continues.  In what appears to be a supporting statement to Bailey, Councilman Gardner, who also endorsed Bailey for Mayor, said an aide has never stayed on after the elected official they worked for was gone.  But in an article by Press Enterprise’s Alicia Robinson, she states in reference to Mayor Bailey’s new staff that ”the lineup resembles that of outgoing Mayor Ron Loveridge.”  Rightly so, he kept Maureen Kane, Lalit Archarya and Jetta Hice.  So who is really in charge and responsible for the hiring process?  Currently no one knows..

THE SWELLING BEHIND GENERAL MANAGER OF PUBLIC UTILTIES DAVE WRIGHT’S NECK!

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Is that swelling on the back of Public Utilities General Manager Dave Wright’s neck a result of being around electrical transmission lines?  Or was it as a result of a car accident in a city car, whereby no accident report was taken or even the CHP called to the scene?

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Did this occur under the same similar circumstances as experienced by former Chief of Police Russell Leach?  By the way, stay tuned to the annual Russ Leach Weekend Marathon coming soon!  Watch out for City Officials in weaving city vehicles!  Yes believe it or not we do have two sets of rules in our fare City of Riverside, USA, until you get caught.

OUR THESE TRANSMISSION LINES BEHIND THIS RUBIDOUX DAY CARE CENTER A DETRIMENT AND A DANGER TO THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE CHILDREN?

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ANOTHER CONTINUATION OF THE BAILEY SAGA WITH ISSUANCE OF A COMPLAINT OF ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE CONSTITUTION?

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On February 27, 2012, Stephanie Dingman contacted and reported to the Board of Education and Superintendent, Dr. Richard Miller regarding then Councilman William “Rusty” Bailey’s questionable ethical conduct in reference to the Acceptable Use Policy for Employee Use of Technology Resources (based on rules and Regulations #4040) of which was submitted to the State Department of Education and the Attorney General of the State of California.

The second thing of concern was the Principal of Gage Middle School, Pablo Sanchez.  A private citizen has a constitutional right to promote a candidate, but a public employee cannot represent a public school in the endorsement of a candidate. This was directly regarding a robo call Dingman received by Sanchez, stating he was the principal of this school asking for a vote toward Bailey for Mayor.   TMC’s additional concern was that if Sanchez was if fact using public state employee addresses?  This would be another violation.

The matter at hand did not receive an impartial investigation by the school district, since every member of the Board of Education publicly endorsed Mr. Bailey for mayor.

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TMC brought into consideration Article 16 of the California State Constitution.

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AGAIN RIVERSIDIANS, WE ARE ON YOUR SIDE! GIVE US THE DIRT AND HELP TMC TAKE OUT THE TRASH!

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Somehow it appears that former City Manager Brad Hudson legacy of bad decisions continue to be in the picture of increased taxes.  Of course we are left with words from the past by former Councilman William Rusty Bailey and now new mayor, that former City Manager Brad Hudson was his moral compass..  If you voted for him, you got him, now you can deal with him…

UPDATE: 01.14.2013: AS OF THIS DATE ZELLERBACH’S DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE HAS YET TO FILE CHARGES AGAINST PUBLIC KAREN WRIGHT FOR GOING OVER THE ALLOTTED 3 MINUTE MARK BY 16 MINUTES.. CURRENTLY CHIEF OF POLICE SERGIO DIAZ HAS YET TO APOLOGIZE FOR HIS SLANDEROUS WORDS AGAINST MR. WRIGHT.KarenWright-380x253

LET THE GAMES BEGIN THIS JUNE 2013 ELECTION FOR THE COUNCIL POSITION OF WARD 4, WILL IT BE PAUL OR CHUCKIE?

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PIMP PANDERING RAPE CHARGES AGAINST FORMER SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER MIKE RIOS TO BE MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY?  Pretty disgusting at best..you voted for him Moreno Valley, you get what you deserve..  And I’m to believe this person is around children?  Moreno Valley didn’t see the signs in order to do something about this!  You allowed this to happen and you have placed your children in danger, and did nothing about it!

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UPDATE;01.14.2013: 11:48PM: Moreno Valley school board member Mike Rios’ request for a change of venue was denied!

UPDATE:01.25.2013: DAY 94 AND PUBLIC SPEAKER KAREN WRIGHT HAS YET TO BE CHARGED BY THE RIVERSIDE DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE!

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UPDATE:01.25.2013: IS THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE SO BROKE THAT IT’S BEGINNING TO STEAL CITIZENS PROPERTIES VIA CODE ENFORCEMENT VIOLATIONS? MORE TO COME FROM CITIZENS NOW TIRED OF BEING AFRAID BY OPPRESSING CITY ORDINANCES.

TMC, RATED RIVERSIDE’S MOST “SLANDEROUS” AND MEZZSPELLED, “MISSPELLED” AND “OPINIONATED” BLOG SITE!  TEMPORARILY BLOCKED BY THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE AT PUBLIC ACCESS SITES WITHIN THE CITY, THEN UNBLOCKED.  I GUESS YOU CANNOT DO THAT ACCORDING TO ACLU.  RATED ONE TWO ONE STAR OUT OF FIVE IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY APPROVAL RATINGS..  TMC IS NOW EXCLUSIVELY ON FILE WITH THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE’S DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, AND PROSSIBLY POSSIBLY ON FILE WITH THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE’S POTENTIAL SLAPP SUIT LIST… WE WILL HAVE TO ASK GREGORY ABOUT THAT ONE ( OUR PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO CONTACT HIS PEOPLE)… AGAIN, THANK-YOU COMMUNITY OF RIVERSIDE AND THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE EMPLOYEE’S FOR YOUR SUPPORT!   COMMENTS ALWAYS WELCOMED, ESPECIALLY SPELL CHECKERS!  EMAIL ANONYMOUSLY WITH YOUR DIRT OR FOR CONTACT!   THIRTYMILESCORRUPTION@HOTMAIL.COM

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So far this year, it’s okay to utilize public emails for campaign purposes by violating CA Code 8314 (a), it’s okay to give the finger to someone at a City Council meeting.  Will Chief Diaz change his name to Chief Nacho Cheese for the new year of the Cheeto?  Will Riversidian’s finally understand what City Attorney Greg Priamos meant by “attorney-client privilege?”  Will DA Paul Zellerbach take up more dance lessons?  Will we finally know who the girl in the red dress is?  Will the Public Works department finally inform Deputy Public Works Director Tina English of what a pot hole is, please fix our pot holes?  Will the reliability charge in our utility bill be removed?  Will our antiquated and leaky sewer system be maintained and repaired?  Will the city finally trim the trees on residential streets?  Will the water rates be reduced and the tier system be banished?  Will the former Mayor Loveridge still be pulling the strings of the new mayor with his new 10 point plan?  Will red light cameras finally be removed and Australia be cut out of the picture?  Uggg..  Will Emerald City finally get it’s Yellow Brick Road?  If the Hyatt is doing a bang up job with filling their rooms as Ward 1 Councilman Mike Gardner states, why is it that the Hyatt is threatening to sue the City of Riverside for extorsion?  Will the taxpayer find out the real relationship between Developer Mark Rubin and the City?  Will labels such as critics, wingnuts and gadeflys be understood as simply the citizens duty to debate the actions of their employees?  Will the City’s monthly expense report continue to morph into something that looks good for the city?  Will the Cross on Mt. Rubiodoux continue to remain?  Will the City continue to be able to meet their employee pension obligations?  Will our new independent voice be a role model for decreasing the mayor’s office budget?  Will a bond mean not two people coming together?  What has happened to our fourth branch of government, the Press Enterprise?  Will former City Manager Brad Hudson’s legacy continue it’s devastating effects upon the taxpayer?  Will the City of Riverside be filing for Bankruptcy this coming year of 2013?

WHY DOES THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE SHOW A NEGATIVE $73,412.00 IN THE GENERAL FUND FOR SEPTEMBER 2012?  THE NEW FINANCIAL FORMAT BEGINS NOVEMBER 2012, DOES THIS FORMAT CHANGE THE INTERPRETATION?  WILL THE REAL NUMBERS BE MISINTERPRETED BY DESIGN?

In last months Financial Committee meeting, a question was asked as to why the September 2012 monthlye financials had yet to be posted.  Bret Mason, Chief Financial Officer, stated it wasn’t important and that the new financial format would start to be implemented.   Well, we now see what they may not have wanted the taxpayers to see in this belated September 2012 Monthly Financials shows a negative $73,412.00 in the General Fund… A premonition of things to come in 2013?

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November always seems to be the month, the year before according to the Monthly Financial for November 2011 we only had $2154.00 in the General Fund.

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Will the new format for the financials skew the true interpretation of the figures which was implemented to begin in October 2012.  Will the figures for November 2012  yet to be posted, be worse than September 2012?

UPDATE:01/02/2013: TRASH RATES FOR RESIDENTS GOING UP!

What appeared to be snuck in and sent to residents over this past holiday weekend, this mailer sent by the City of Riverside Public Works detailing their intent to raise your trash rates.  Simply saying that the rate for 2013 to 2014 will be raised $0.16 + CPI ( Consumer Price Index).  Will the CPI charge be $1.00 or $10.00?  Currently the rates for curbside pick up is $21.77.

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Don’t forget to attend City Hall Council Chambers Februrary 12, 2013 at 3:00pm to voice your opinions.  Remember this was snuck in during the holiday weekend in hopes no one would be the wiser.  Also, all rate increases by law, require rate studies, which appears not to have been done according to TMC.  The CPI or Consumer Price Index is an indicator that measures the change in the cost of fixed basket or collection of products or services, including housing, electricity, food and transportation.   The CPI is published monthly and is also known as the Cost-of-Living Index.  So if the CPI goes down would you think that the City of Riverside would pass that reduction over to the resident?  Probably not, the City of Riverside has a different interpretation of the CPI, and may utilize it to the extent as a diversionary tactic to deflect the reality of truth.  Those who follow will know what I mean.  The City also refers to Article XIII (d) of the California State Constitution for the increase.  If there is any time to get mad, this is the time.  Off your knees Riverisidian’s, stand tall and let your voices be heard at City Council.  If you don’t intervene, as is your duty, your representatives will continue to vote through initiatives which really don’t benefit you.  Again, please be on heightened alert and be aware…

UPDATE: 01/03/2013: WILL CITY COUNCIL AND THE NEW MAYOR VOTE THEMSELVES A SALARY RAISE THIS COMING TUESDAY’S CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON THE 8TH?  This was Item #17 on December 18, 2012 that was pushed through on the consent calender.  Question arose on this issue.

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Newly christened Mayor Rusty Bailey responded to these questions by stating, “I can assure you that I don’t believe that there is going to be any votes raising our salaries this year.”  This issue on raises comes up because it appears somewhat of a formality whereby salaries must be reviewed.

But according to the Press Enterprise Councilman Mike Gardner said he believes the council’s compensation should be increased to enable more people to consider running for the job, but said that’s  a more appropriate discussion for the next review of the city charter in 2020.

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”I am still of the overall opinion that paying council members what they are paid (now) restricts those who can be viable candidates,” Gardner said. “It makes it very difficult for a young person, like (Mayor William) ‘Rusty’ Bailey, to be a council member and put in the hours” required to do a thorough job.”  I also believe that one should not enter public service unless they really can sacrifice the time and energy.  Public service can be a thankless job.  It’s as if you join the army and then ask for a raise.  Public service is service to the community, one has to have their heart dedicated to this.  TMC has spent thousands of hours investigating and educating ourselves with understanding public records, and bringing the information we recieve and decipher to the public.  No charge.. and on our own time, because we believe our City can be better and worth the time and effort.

With that said, however, Gardner noted that the city has had to cut back on services such as tree trimming, making this a bad time to suggest council raises.  My question as a resident, where did my tax money go for the tree trimming that I have already paid for?  Thanks Mike.

UPDATE: 01/04/2013: FRIDAY: WHAT DOES NEWLY CHRISTENED SENATOR RICHARD ROTH AND GREATER RIVERSIDE CHAMBER CINDY ROTH HAVE TO DO WITH PLANES AND THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE?  Attorney Richard Roth has been a mainstay with the City of Riverside as a defense attorney for city cases.  Most of which have been settled.  Recently was the Lt. Valmont Graham case which Graham sued the City of Riverside for discrimination.  Others such as the Drumwright, Lawyer, Livings, Solomon and Steffen.  This cases will be brought up in there entirety on TMC shortly.  The cost to the taxpayer as a result of Roth’s undertaking in these cases has been exorbitant.  What were Roth’s cost for the defense of the taxpayer?

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Senator Roth and City of Riverside Defense Attorney

Let’s not mention the alleged coercion that took place along with former Councilman Dom Betro toward Steve Klute who was running for the same Senatorial seat as Roth, at a local Riverside eatery.  Why did the one time union support of Klute go to Roth?  Was a deal made with Roth with the local Unions?  What was Dom Betro’s part in this play of politics and why?

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                      Former Councilman Dom Betro                          Senatorial Candidate Steve Klute

Also, wife, Cindy Roth,  CEO and President of the Greater Riverside Chamber of Commerce and her influential ties with the City of Riverside.  Senator Roth was also at one time Chairman of the Board of the Greater Riverside Chamber of Commerce.

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Did the City of Riverside pay for Senator Richard Roth and Cindy Roths aircraft insurance?

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This document by the AOPA Insurance Agency names Richard D. Roth & Cindy G. Roth as the insured for a 1964 BEECH P35 Aircraft.  The document indicates that the certificate of insurance is issued to the City of Riverside, as opposed to the insured that are named.  Additional insured is also the City of Riverside.  Though at the bottom, document indicates that the policy was issued to Richard Roth.

UPDATE: 01/08/2013: YOU CAN’T HAVE A SHOW WITHOUT A SCRIPT!  KEN GUTIERREZ, THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE’S FORMER PLANNING DIRECTOR APPOINTED TO FORMER COUNCILMAN WILLIAM “RUSTY” BAILEY’S VACCANT WARD 3 SEAT. 

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Was the show scripted sometime before todays spectacle?  And a former city employee to boot, how cliché?  The word around town is that the casting was made in advance and the character written into the script.  As Mary Shelton’s Five Before Midnight Blog stated, our new Mayor Rusty Bailey presided over the auditions.  Was what we was seen at todays theatrics the show?  As if the act were happening before our eyes, though just an illusionary formaility?  As Riversidian’s, we are familiar with the business as usual approach of city officials, and what we see in public is just the aftermath of the decision made behind the door.

TMC HONORING HUELL HOWSER, YOU WILL BE MISSED, GOOD BYE OL FRIEND..

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UPDATE:01.08.2013: COUNCIL VOTE NOT TO RAISE THEIR OWN SALARIES, DO TO ECONOMIC CLIMATE.  APPOINTED WARD 3 COUNCILMAN KEN GUTIERREZ MAKES FIRST COUNCIL APPEARANCE.

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Self Appointed Citizen Auditor Vivian Moreno stated her concerns regarding the legal issue in reference to the City of Jurupa Valley Vs. the City of Riverside.  Now Jurupa Valley are our neighbors and our friends I hope.  And my concern with this is that I hope that we don’t become the Hatfields and the Mc Coys over these transmission lines.  As Riversidian’s are we obligated to choose sides?

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One of Rusty’s student’s from Poly High came in to coincidentally support the increase in salaries for council and mayor positions.  “You are like celebrities, but get paid less!”

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TMC GOES GLOBAL

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In the last two days the following countries have accessed TMC: India, Canada, Brazil, Viet Nam, Turkey, Hong Kong, Spain, United Kingdom, Poland, Phillipines, Jordan, Republic of Korea, Netherlands, France, Mexico, United Arab Emirates, Japan, Venezuela, South Africa, Maldives, Nigeria, Italy, Ghana, Argentina and Israel.

UPDATE: 01.10.2013:  CURRENT RUMOR IS THAT COUNCILMAN CHRIS MAC ARTHUR’S LEGISLATIVE AIDE, CHUCK CONDER, INTENDS TO RUN AGAINST COUNCILMAN PAUL DAVIS FOR WARD 4 THIS JUNE 2013.

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TO THE PATROL COMPUTER: TO BE DISTRACTED BY THE COMPUTER, OR NOT TO BE? THAT IS THE QUESTION..

Well, the traffic collision expert hired by CPRC (Community Police Review Commission) agrees with the Riverside Police Departments investigation of the fatal running down of a pedestrian by a RPD police vehicle.  She was drunk, she didn’t cross at an indicated crosswalk.  According to Stev Bellino, a former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Deputy who was hired by the Community Police Review Commission, stated according to the Press Enterprise “Pedestrian Isabel Pablo was the sole cause of the collision.”

Considering the fact that the RPD vehicle was driving in excess of the speed limit by 5mph as indicated, and the police officer was not texting or on the cell phone, but actually on a computer when the pedestrian was run down.  If you look at the design of the walk way, you will find it to be first to be confusing by design.  The following are aerial pics of other intersection on that same street Pablo was hit. From these pics you can get an idea of how convoluted the design is as well as where to cross.

Further, if you look at the actual layout of the cross street there are some bits of information left out.  To begin with, what was left out by the PE and the police department was that a witness driver at the crosswalk, signaled Pablo to go ahead and cross.  Such as the pick up truck in the first image.  The second shows an aerial of the intersection.  Arrow 1 is the crosswalk where Pablo should have crossed, arrow 2 is where she actually crossed and was hit.  The distance between the arrows are not that far apart as indicated.  One commenter on the PE stated that what would have happened if a child ran from arrow 2?  Would there be any blame involved then?

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The following images are other intersections on the same street which are confusing in design as to where to cross.

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Again this appears to be a clear cut and dry case of manslaughter.  If one was a common citizen, this would appear to be.  RPD Officer Michael Boulerice admitted being distracted by the computer, Bellino states that Boulerice was not distracted by his in vehicle computer, which presents an obvious conundrum of where the truth lies.  Later, Bellino stated that a computer should be used only under a emergency response, which would be a Code 3, lights and sirens.  Again this isn’t an isolated incident, there are similar incidents all over the country.  While in are fare city of Riverside, Chief Nacho Cheese is covering the true aspects of this case, while any other citizen in this position would be arrested and sent to the Elvis Presley Detention Center.  Again as citizens we need to think about this one.  Our their two sets of rules? One for government and another for citizens?  Why would they attempt to state that they are somehow better than citizen?  Again as citizens we should not take these aspect as face value.  We should question and demand answers to public servants that represent us.  There is nothing wrong with this, it is your duty as citizens to continue in the role as leaders in order to find for yourself and for the community the real answers.  You cannot always rely on the answers your elected officials and your public servants provide for you.

But I believe we cannot directly blame, Boulerice was only doing his job and evidently shaken by this whole event, only following RPD policy and procedure.  But after this incident and allegedly several similar unrelated incidents, for the Chief of Police to state their is nothing wrong with RPD policy and procedures, can then other occurences under these policies would be good cause for blame?

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POLICE DISTRACTED IN VEHICLE COMPUTERS HAVE ACCIDENTS.

AND IN THE ATLANTIC: POLICING THE POLICE ON THOSE DISTRACTING IN-CAR COMPUTERS.

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DISTRACTED DRIVER HIT, KILLED PEDESTRIAN AND IS ARRESTED

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The point is that distractions by technological devices, be it police officer, emergency personal or a citizen can have consequential repercussions.

“Bellino said Boulerice’s reaction time to braking after seeing Pablo was about 1.6 seconds, whereas the average reaction time of a motorist is 2.2 seconds.”  Both 1.6 and 2.2 seconds appear to be on the slow side. A simple google search shows that traffic accident reconstructionists typically use an assumed, combined perception and reaction time of 1.5 seconds as an average in their analyses. RPD really needs to change their policy on MDC use while driving. Next time, instead of an old drunk, it could be a child that wanders into the street. – BJ Clinton, Commenter on the PE

UPDATE:01.16.2013: According to a Press Enterprise article by Cassie MacDuff, Riverside PD actually encourages using computers instead of radios, “with due regard to officer safety.” No mention of public safety.  Typing on a computer is the same as texting while driving. You can’t do both at the same time safely. The driver may escape harm; the pedestrian won’t.

RIVERSIDE FORGOTTEN..

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Santa Ana River Viaduct built 1904, Riverside, CA;  Then and Now..

TMC, RATED RIVERSIDE’S MOST “SLANDEROUS” AND MEZZSPELLED, “MISSPELLED” AND “OPINIONATED” BLOG SITE!  TEMPORARILY BLOCKED BY THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE AT PUBLIC ACCESS SITES WITHIN THE CITY, THEN UNBLOCKED.  I GUESS YOU CANNOT DO THAT ACCORDING TO ACLU.  RATED ONE TWO ONE STAR OUT OF FIVE IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY APPROVAL RATINGS..  TMC IS NOW EXCLUSIVELY ON FILE WITH THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE’S DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, AND PROSSIBLY POSSIBLY ON FILE WITH THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE’S POTENTIAL SLAPP SUIT LIST… WE WILL HAVE TO ASK GREGORY ABOUT THAT ONE ( OUR PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO CONTACT HIS PEOPLE)… AGAIN, THANK-YOU COMMUNITY OF RIVERSIDE AND THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE EMPLOYEE’S FOR YOUR SUPPORT!   COMMENTS ALWAYS WELCOMED, ESPECIALLY SPELL CHECKERS!  EMAIL ANONYMOUSLY WITH YOUR DIRT OR FOR CONTACT!   THIRTYMILESCORRUPTION@HOTMAIL.COM

DON’T FORGET TO LEAVE YOUR COMMENTS, COMMENTS ALWAYS WELCOMED..

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL FROM TMC…

Posted: December 25, 2012 in Uncategorized

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MERRY CHRISTMAS RIVERSIDE…

BUT TMC HAS NOT FORGOTTEN, THE YEARLY CITY COUNCIL CHRISTMAS VIDEO..

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JUST CLICK THIS LINK TO VIEW FULL VIDEO ON YOUTUBE…

IT TAKES ALOT TO KEEP THESE BOYS HONEST AND TRANSPARENT.. LAST YEAR TMC WAS THREATENED WITH A SLAP SUIT, APPEARING TO BE FROM THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE IN THE COMMENT SECTION FOR OUR RENDITION OF OUR CHRISTMAS VIDEO 2011, WELL, GO FIGURE…NO TELLING WHO IF ANY OF THE ABOVE WAS RESPONSIBLE…  BUT PLEASE FEEL FREE TO GIVE YOUR COMMENTS, IF YOU DARE… FREE AS FREEDOM IS ON TMC…  AND FOR SOME, TAXPAYER MONIES IS NOTHING BUT A SLUSH FUND OR AN EXPENSE ACCOUNT WHEN YOU ‘NEED TO EAT.’

RIVERSIDE FORGOTTEN….

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The Potter Hotel, Corner of Market St. and Ninth St., Riverisde, CA

TMC, RATED RIVERSIDE’S MOST “SLANDEROUS” AND MEZZSPELLED, “MISSPELLED” AND “OPINIONATED” BLOG SITE!  TEMPORARILY BLOCKED BY THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE AT PUBLIC ACCESS SITES WITHIN THE CITY, THEN UNBLOCKED.  I GUESS YOU CANNOT DO THAT ACCORDING TO ACLU.  RATED ONE TWO ONE STAR OUT OF FIVE IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY APPROVAL RATINGS..  TMC IS NOW EXCLUSIVELY ON FILE WITH THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE’S DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, AND PROSSIBLY POSSIBLY ON FILE WITH THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE’S POTENTIAL SLAPP SUIT LIST… WE WILL HAVE TO ASK GREGORY ABOUT THAT ONE ( OUR PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO CONTACT HIS PEOPLE)… AGAIN, THANK-YOU COMMUNITY OF RIVERSIDE AND THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE EMPLOYEE’S FOR YOUR SUPPORT!   COMMENTS ALWAYS WELCOMED, ESPECIALLY SPELL CHECKERS!  EMAIL ANONYMOUSLY WITH YOUR DIRT OR FOR CONTACT!   THIRTYMILESCORRUPTION@HOTMAIL.COM

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UPDATE: CITY COUNCIL POSTPONES CONTINUATION OF THE RELIABILITY CHARGE FOR TRANSMISSION LINES TILL FEBRUARY 5, 2012.  THE QUESTION IS IF THIS CHARGE IS ILLEGAL AND REALLY A TAX?  IF IT IS A TAX IT MAY VIOLATE PROPOSITION 26.  A question brought several times at City Council, and not addressed.  The Reliability Charge came to council in and around 2008, and was sold to council at the time for Transmission Lines.  Currently, Dave Wright gives a different story, the story being the fine print not emphasized to the Council at the time, whereby the reliability charge goes to pay for multiple items.  Further, Mr. Wright addressed the Council and mentioned there was a sense of “urgency” on this project.  The next question is the cost and funding.

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FIRST DAY ON THE JOB, AND THE MAYOR BAILEY WANTS TO RAISE UTILITY RATES, SPECIFICALLY THE TRASH!  NEXT UP, THE RELIABILITY CHARGE RESIDENT HAVE BEEN PAYING FOR SIX YEARS SPECIFICALLY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW TRANSMISSIONS LINES.  IT NEVER ENDS, BUT NEXT UP, THE COUNCIL AND THE NEW MAYOR WILL NOW CONSIDER GIVING THEMSELVES A RAISE UP TO 5%.  FINALLY, MAYOR BAILEY’S NEW OFFICE BUDGET EXCEEDS $116,100.00 OVER THE PROJECTED FOR YEAR 2012/2013 as indicated on the financial statement for general fund expenditure forecast below.  Even Councilman Paul Davis showed concern with this figure at the Finance Meeting, and questioned the excessive amount.  Is this an indication of more to come by self proclaimed “independent voice” for the community of Riverside?  Is it because the rate payers are now responsible for a questionable lease, which appeared to be conjured up by former City Manager Brad Hudson?  Or is it to pad his new budget?  Or will it be to pad his salary?  While every other department are making cuts (figures in parenthesis), his does not.  With our next door neighbor, the City of San Bernardino, filing bankruptcy, former Mayor Loveridge found it appropriate to give his staff a 10% to 15% raise regardless.  While the economic standard is 1%-3%, Mayor Luv was giving his Chief of Staff, Kristin Tilquist a 15% raise!  Eric Ustation, assistant to Mayor Ron O. Loveridge and Government Affairs Representative at Riverside Transit Agency also received a 15% raise!  Even Lizette Navarette, Mayor’s Community Relations person, a 10% raise!  All this in lieu of approximately 40 city employees recently layed off.

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As TMC understands, Item#6 and #13 on the City Council Agenda is for a continuation of the Reliability Charges on your utility bill.   The City of Riverside has been collecting monies from taxpayers in the form of the reliability charge for six years.  Ask the city how much is left in their account, zero! There was a clause unbeknownst, that money could be used for projects etc. other than it’s intended  purpose…which of course was for new transmission lines.  But the realiability charge could also be considered illegal, a clear violation of Proposition 26, in that there is no real direct benefit to residential customers. These new transmission lines are meant for new potential residences, and usually the developer takes part in this cost for construction.

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An article in the Petuluma 360 states that in a recent court ruling that if a benefit isn’t tied directly to the fund, fees or taxes to pay for it must be approved by voters.  This was in response to a law suit which claimed that the city of Petaluma, CA  had wrongfully diverted at least $4.7 million from the wastewater fund, which comes from ratepayers’ bills, and spent it as part of the general fund.

FOLLOW UP ON THE ETHICS COMPLAINT AGAINST COUNCILMAN WILLIAM “RUSTY” BAILEY:  As indicated in the Press Enterprise, the majority of the school board were in support of Councilman William “Rusty” Bailey in his efforts to attain the Mayors seat.  Regarding Moreno’s concern that those handling the Bailey investigation could be “best buddies”, she was right on.  But the question is, where do we go from here?  Shouldn’t those supporter have know better, and recuse themselves?  The right thing to do would have been to bring someone to independently investigate the incident, devoid of any connection with the “Team Bailey” camp, in order to receive an unbiased assessment.

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Tom Hunt, RUSD Board, responded in defense of Bailey, when allegations of wrongdoing were brought up by Former Deputy City Attorney Raychele Sterling and Self Appointed Citizen Auditor Vivian Moreno at a School Board Meeting on October 15, 2012.  This, without hearing all the facts.

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Mike Fine fires off the following letter to Self Appointed Citizen Auditor Vivian Moreno.

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MIKEFINEVivian Moreno responds with a letter of her own to Mike Fine (seen above) and friends, when denied her request for public records.

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BAILEY ETHICS COMPLAINT: CITY ATTORNEY INTERFERING AGAIN?  WAS THE ETHICS BOARD TOLD BY CITY ATTORNEY GREG PRIAMOS THERE NEEDS TO BE A “FAVORABLE OUTCOME”, REFERRING TO COUNCILMAN AND NOW MAYOR WILLIAM “RUSTY” BAILEY?

Another bit of information coming down the TMC pipeline is a girl in a red dress who went up to visit a councilman on the seventh floor, where the two met on the city hall balcony.  Does Chuck Conder know who this is ?

What was really going on in the Bailey camp?  Misinformation on the campaign trail with a mailer? Photos taken from the TMC site for campaign purposes?  Misinformation by a Bailey supporter Jim Stewart and youtube video attempting to disseminate information which has been diffused by Bailey’s own documents which were not interpreted correctly.  But continued to stand by his interpretation of his opponents contracts in lieu of the correct information he had, and displayed on his web site.  The contracts state differently then what Bailey and Stewart interpreted.  What now?  His current paranoia with his own emails and public records request?  Regarding emails, Bailey has had a track record of misuse of public emails in clear violation of the state constitution.

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Some of the comment to Jim Stewart’s video were quit remarkable, in that they were ultimately deleted.  TMC was able to attain some of the original comments.

  • Oh, this guy has no clue…. So in other words what your saying, Jimmy, is for all the contracts Rusty Bailey has VOTED APPROVAL ON as Councilman (using his political influence, of course) for other Riverside companies, (ie Stronghold, Albert A. Webb, AMR, etc etc) who have turned around and funded his campaign (money in Rusty’s pockets), via donations, is something we should look for in a mayoral candidate? Seems like the same thing to me?

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  • first off…who the hell appointed this guy to a city commission?!? now he is junk emailing me with this crap…did the city give him my email????  second….he seems like a loose canon to me, false information, unsubstantiated allegations!!!!

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  • You, sir, are entitled to your own opinion, but you are absolutely not entitled to your own facts.  That you would let your bias against the truth overwhelm your good sense highlights your ineligibility to serve. I would call on you to resign before you do more damage to the reputation of our great city. It is always of great profit to know what someone is speaking about before one opens their mouth. Something you are clearly unaware of. Perhaps you should objectively look at Rusty’s record.

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  • I think is all good and I will be voting for him

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TMC is later told that Jim Stewart is more of a supporter, and connected to the Bailey camp as well as his good relationship with Bailey’s Campaign consultant Toby Holmes.

Rusty has Matt Rexroad, Consultant, because of course Rusty would never make the call himself, and asked about the association of Vivian Moreno and a former Adkison campaign consultant Jason Finizza.  Now folks the point is he “expressed concern” that someone continued to request public records on Councilman and Mayor elect William “Rusty” Bailey, how dare they, it appears.  Why would a public elected official feel threatened by a public records request?  It’s not illegal, but meant for the public to have access to transparency?  I know Bailey is not against transparency, well, I hope not, but why the call?  Now this a person, whom on campaign literature emphasizes the following, “as mayor, I’ll stand for people, not politics.”

Because Ed was asked by Bailey’s Campaign Consultant what was his former campaign aid doing with self appointed citizen auditor Vivian Moreno regarding public records.  It appears that city hall insiders flagged Bailey, as they do when public records regarding himself are requested.  So therefore, Ed Adkison responded to him by the following statement regarding public records request, a right bestowed to every citizen in order that we have access to the activities of our elected officials, after all, we the citizens are there employers.  “ I am surprised that this was again questioned to me through my campaign consultant. If I am behind something, I will come out and stand proud of it, just as I made a public records request in my own name and not a surrogate.  A public records request should be welcomed by anyone before during or after an election or otherwise.  Any future questions about individuals making public records request shouldn’t be directed to me or my campaign but rather to the individuals making the requests.”  In other words, why the concern, when public records should be an accepted fact of an elected official, and welcomed as part of the democratic process of government transparency.

Of course, Matt assured Bailey of the same thing, but this Bailey became a question of concern..  The concern being can Bailey hold it together when he seems to be quickly distracted by irrelevant issues?  But I always come to the issue of how the masses choose their leaders, when so called leaders and their counterparts appear to manipulate scenarios to reach an illusionary form of them…so would we really choose them at all if we knew their true abilities?

If you took the oath of office to be the Mayor or city attorney or city manager or be a city employee, you pledge to uphold the state constitution among other things.  Why would you decide to violate that pledge by continuing to illegally use state property in order to promote ones campaign?  Specifically article 16 of the State Constitution.

What would happen if the the City Attorney again interfered with the decision making process of the Ethics Committee regarding Councilman Bailey’s ethics complaint?  What if City Attorney Greg Priamos suggested the need for “a favorable outcome?”  If this is true, did he decide this himself? Or was he given a directive from a higher source?

Poly High Principal Wade Coe’s home harbored a “Bailey” sign.  Could he be unbiased in the process of investigating the complaint against Councilman Bailey?  Why would the Mike Fine, of the School Board and Bailey supporter, refuse our public records request for the methodology of the investigation?  Of course, Mr. Fine’s refusal is a violation of the Public Records Request Act.

Who will be Rusty’s council replacement when he is sworn in December 10?  Another independent voice? Or a protégé of the original?

Vivian Moreno told Press Enterprise Alicia Robinson that the investigation could all be buddies.  Well lo and behold they all were…

All we ask that Mayor Rusty Bailey and supporter Jim Stewart take a course in contract law in order to fully understand the differences in city contracts.  Incidently, Jim Stewart is one of eight commissioner on the City of Riverside Airport Commission.  Riversidian’s are asking, how do you get a position on the Airport Commission without having a clear understanding of economics, city finances and especially contracts?

THE ETHICS COMPLAINT AGAINST COUNCILMAN CHRIS MAC ARTHUR: WILL CITY ATTORNEY GREG PRIAMOS SPEAK TO THE ETHICS PANEL AGAIN IN THE IMPORTANCE OF A ”FAVORABLE OUTCOME”?  Of course the misunderstanding, why Councilman Chris Mac Arthur?  The point being that as his superior, he is ultimately responsible for the actions of their subordinates, of course, being Legislative Aid Charles “Chuck” Condor.  Today, a special panel made up of Larry Allen, Crista Curtis, James Perry, Cyndi Pardee, Bernie Titus and Robert Wade heard a complaint filed by Dvonne Pitruzzello against City Councilman Chris Mac Arthur.  The panel found that the Councilman did not the violate the city’s ethic code by addressing the complaints against his legislative aide, Charles “Chuck” Conder, who has been with the councilman since he was elected.  The premiss of this complaint by Pitruzzello was the councilmans action of inaction.  In otherwords, their was a pattern of vulgar behavior that continued to occur, one allegedly violent, and he continued to be in the employment of the city, whereby other employees were fired for actually doing their job of protecting the city from liability, as in the former Deputy City Attorney Raychele Sterling case.

Three of the incidents that occurred from witnesses were as follows: Public Speaker Marjorie Von Pohle indicated she was sitting with her niece.  In the back row were two military men and an unknown man at the time.  When public speaker Karen Wright entered the council chambers, this person made the comment to the other military men that “she’s the biggest bitch around”.  Van Pohle later ask for the indentity of that person, and later found it was Councilman’s Chris Mac Arthur’s legislative aide, Chuck Conder.

In another incident, Self Appointed Citizen Auditor Vivian Moreno stated as she entered the door of a meeting room, Conder called them “stupid bitches”.  Former Deputy City Attorney Raychele Sterling brought this up to Councilman Mac Arthur.  Moreno stated that later she found Conder was on administrative leave, maybe Chris did something about it, later found out about the knife wielding incident between Conder and then Councilman and now Mayor William “Rusty” Bailey’s legislative aide, Mark Earley.  The last incident occurred at City Council when at public speaking Dvonne Pitruzzello brought to the attention the incident regarding Conder.  Conder was sitting and listening in the back of the Council Chambers.  When she walked down the isle to exit the rear of the chambers, Conder placed his middle finger in front of his face toward her.  Pitruzzello interrupted the Council meeting to bring this vulgar act to the attention of the Council and Mayor.

The confusion started when Councilman Mac Arthur disgarded his connection with Conder, and said he works for the city.  City Manager Scott Barbers stated he is an “at will” employee.  So now we are to understand that Mr. Conder as an employee, is now under the responsibility of the City Manager, Scott Barber.  Then complaints would trigger Rhonda Strout of Human Resources.  Regardless, Pitruzzello states she will appeal.  Allegation of the knife wielding incident continues to be under investigation by OSHA.  TMC understands when OSHA contacted Human Resources Rhonda Strout, she stated to them that the incident never occurred, this in lieu of witnesses and a tape recording of the event.

Sources state Mac Arthur is responsible for the actions and behavior of his legislative aide, so was this simply an attempt by city personal to distract and convolute the ethics process?

Does anyone remember Oct 7 1998, when 6 City Councilpersons were wounded at a Riverside City Council meeting? I am thankful that Riverside Police Officers are restoring the order and basic rules of City Council meetings so ALL citizens who attend feel safe around the Professional Complainers, some who honestly seem unbalanced.

TMC has been told about another allegation in regards to Chuck Conder,  that a photo of an ape with President Obama’s head had been shown to a African American City Employee by Conder.

CHEETOS TWO FROM THE CHEETOS CHIEF..

The Chief in the news again with his remarks regarding the use of technology in Police vehicles while driving.  We understand that their were several other incidents of pedestrians being hit by RPD vehicles while distracted.  It’s still okay in the City of Riverside, just as Red Light Cameras are.  Currently, Chief Sergio Diaz has yet to appologize to public speaker Karen Wright, in his verbal and slanderous accosting in public at a city council this last summer.  Even at Rusty Bailey’s innauguration; when Wrights name was mentioned at public speaking that she wouldn’t come back, Bailey supporters in the back of me were stating, “Good!”, and “she deserved it”, in reference to her arrest.  I still feel there is much work to be done in the City of Riverside, before many of the constituents safe enough to feel that they will not be retaliated against for what they say.

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For the common citizen, we continue to be below the radar in regards to our ability to multi task.  Oh Darn!  I guess it’s back to our basements to sit and watch Judge Judy in our underwear with a nice big bowl of Cheetos.

CITY OF RIVERSIDE OUTSTANDING ACCRUING DEBT $159 MILLION PER YEAR? MORE TO COME..

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Would you believe getting a parking ticket when the city sign looks like this?  According to residents in the area, many who never even noticed there was a sign, had been parking there for years.  Recently, in lieu of a city in need of money due to higher debt, it appears Code Enforcement are now out on weekends, doing what they do best….ticketing.  Can you believe that the sign before this pic was actually closer to the ground and with it’s true metal exposure.  In otherwords, after the complaint, the sign was bent back upwords as shown and the post painted yellow for better viewing. Of course, the sign remains unviewable and faded.

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SELF APPOINTED CITIZEN AUDITOR, VIVIAN MORENO’S SEND OFF TO MAYOR RON OLIVER LOVERIDGE AND CITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 4, 2012

Mr. Mayor, I would like to thank you for all your years of service.  But as I reminisce, I look back at what you have left the citizens of Riverside and our beautiful City of Riverside.

You have left us your vision of the Renaissance.  Your 80 million dollar Fox Plaza, your 13 million dollar Main Street Walk Way, your 3 million dollar Raincross Café.

You made sure all your friends were taken care of.  You made sure Cindy, the chamber queen, had plenty of money to run her show.  You took care of Webb Engineering, Ted Weggland, Debbie Guthrie, Connie Leach, Duane Roberts and BB&K.  You made sure you had plenty of money for breakfast, lunch & dinner, and traveling.

But what did you leave the citizens of Riverside?  You left us with extremely high utility bills, customer service charges, public benefit charges, reliability charges and utility service charges.

You left us with tickets, plenty of tickets!  You left us with parking tickets, street sweeping tickets, dog tag tickets, red light camera tickets, alley way cleaning tickets and wood burning tickets.

You left us with the largest bond debt in the history of Riverside.  And as President of the National League of Cities, you willingly and knowingly violated proposition 218, and applied extra water rates on the backs of the rate payers.

You left us with an annual accruing debt of about 140 million dollars a year.  You left us with the worst debt in the history of Riverside and we will never recover, and I don’t care what Scott Barber says.  As you were giving raises to your staff, Scott Barber was laying off 40 employees.

Now that you go off to retirement heaven.  I hope you can sleep at night when many of your citizens are hungry, cold and thirsty because they can’t pay their utility bill or parking tickets.

PUBLIC SPEAKER DVONNE PITRUZZELLO LIMERICK TO MAYOR RON OLIVER LOVERIDGE..MAYOR O MAYOR, RONALD O. LOVERIDGE, THAT’S ALL..

There once was a great man who came to our city, And when he got here he said what a pity.  He soon found others as great as he was, and immediately formed a committee.  His name was John North and he had a vision.  His committee needed to make a decision.

There were men of great minds, great ethics and kind.  And would have never have been so completely blind.  But what our city really needed was economic stability.  So the committee decided to start a utility.

One hundred years later came but another, but this time the city should fear.  His name was Ronald Oliver Loveridge, and this leader his intentions were not so clear.  He quickly dismantled our economic advantage and soon we were left with his knowledge and his damage, and what he told us was unclear.

King Ronnie decided without a committee to bring in the evil one Brad, he was bad, but they soon found out he was even stark raving mad.  And when Brad Hudson arrived everyone thought he was great, and we soon paid the price for everything that he ate.  And our debt began to accelerate.

So without hesitation Brad, the cad, starting putting in place a most disastrous of fate and making sure that the bread was buttered on Ronnie’s plate.

And King Ronnie would be King of all Kings, Cindy would be Queen of all Queens.  And Queen Cindy would be in charge of many new things, including redistricting.  She would form a committee of just a few to make sure htat at Ronnie’s bequest, a building is named after he’s left.

Such heartache to employees, they were treated so bad and debt that would ring for 252 years, cha ching, cha ching.

Debt of 4.4 billion in all, and maybe that’s higher, we really aren’t sure, cause Ronnie’s a liar.   We do know that things stank and that there are other banks, but we still don’t know the prank of all pranks.  But one day we’ll find out and then we will shout, The King of all Kings, Mayor Ronald O. Loveridge, will fall, sitting in jail pondering the shortfall.

But King Ronnie he swore to the citizens, don’t worry, things are just great!  Just look at the Fox Theater, and look at the Hyatt, but most of all look at my employees pension spiking pay-rate, it’s a riot.

What King Ronnie knew that no one else did, was that we are bankrupt, but he did what he did.  And now he is leaving and the citizens are seething, and he will be remembered for all of his thieving.  Our water bills high and electric even higher, but again remember, Ronnie’s a liar.

Good bye Mr. Hudson, Mr. De Santis, Ms. Leach and Sundeen.  Ronnie will be joining you on the beach with sunscreen.  All with their retirements as big as their grins, cause the screwed us poor citizens and it just begins.  We will be left with a debt that’s audacious, but remember dear Ronnie, I’m tenacious, as heck, and one day you will pay back the citizens with your retirement check.

So farewell for right now and good riddance to all, but just remember dear Ronnie, you will take the fall.  Mayor o Mayor Ronald O. Loveridge, that’s all.

- written by Riverside Mayoral Candidate Dvonne Pitruzzello, and former employee of Mayor Ron O. Loveridge.

RIVERSIDE CONVENTION CENTER SET TO COST MORE IN THE TUNE OF ANOTHER $3,000,000.00…

MAYOR LUV’S LAST WORDS TO HIS EMPLOYEES…HOW HARD WAS IT TO SAY I LOVE YOU IN AN EMAIL?

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Some our asking, who wrote it?  Mayor Luv or an aspiring two year?  Well Luv and Kisses anyway…  “God Speed”, isn’t that a term Mayor Rusty Bailey uses?

THE THREE WAY SWAP BRING UP IT’S UGLY HEAD AGAIN..  Since it’s conception, city hall critics have been bringing these issue to Council with non addressing it properly.  Councilman Paul Davis says we need to go forward.  As to say let’s just forget about this one.

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But for the taxpayer Councilman Davis,  it not that forgettable.  Is this a gift of public funds to a developer?  Is this a conflict of interest with BB&K, a law firm which is so embedded and in bed with the city in terms of it being it’s hired hand for law work?  TMC wrote about this July 30, 2011 about the notorious three way swap, which appear to ultimately benefit one of their compadres Mark Rubin.. The Press Enterprise Dan Berstein had much to say about this in his story, “The Winners? not necessarily Riverside Public Utility Payers”  Even Berstein get’s it!

CONGRATULATIONS TO WILLIAM “RUSTY” BAILEY, SWORN IN BY DAD, JUDGE WILLIAM R. BAILEY II,  AND FRIEND, FORMER JUDGE JOHN GABBERT.  Criticism has been made that he ran for Council for his ward, once elected, decided to run for mayor, never fullfilling his obligation to his community.  The same set of circumstances occurred with Councilman Mike Gardner, but in the end placed his support toward Rusty.

RIVERSIDE NUMBER 6 ON LIST OF DIRTIEST CITIES: This includes San Bernardino and the City of Riverside.  We know that the State of California has directed their Superfund for clean up in the City of Riverside, specifially the Main Street area as indicated in this TMC report with regards to Hexavalent contamination in the water.  Also there is concern in Councilmans Steve Adams Ward with regards to the Agricultural Park and PCB contamination as well as hexavalent chrominium contamination.

ACCORDINGLY PUBLIC SPEAKER KAREN WRIGHT WON’T BE BACK TO CITY COUNCIL…COURT DATE DECEMBER 27, 2012  It was with disgust that I had to hear from a group of Bailey supporter right in back of me that day that Rusty was sworn in, that I heard “she deserved it”, when public speakers asked council to drop the charges.  When public speakers told the council that she wouldn’t be back, I heard, “Good!”

CITIES WHERE YOU CAN BUY A HOUSE FOR HALF THE PRICE.  FORCLOSURE RELATED SALES IN RIVERSIDE-ONTARIO-SAN BERNARDINO HAS ACCOUNTED FOR 47% OF ALL SALES.

DON’T FORGET YOUR COMMENTS ALWAYS WELCOMED!

RIVERSIDE FORGOTTEN…

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The Tetley Hotel, Eighth and Lime Streets, Riverside

TMC, RATED RIVERSIDE’S MOST “SLANDEROUS” AND MEZZSPELLED, “MISSPELLED” AND “OPINIONATED” BLOG SITE!  TEMPORARILY BLOCKED BY THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE AT PUBLIC ACCESS SITES WITHIN THE CITY, THEN UNBLOCKED.  I GUESS YOU CANNOT DO THAT ACCORDING TO ACLU.  RATED ONE TWO ONE STAR OUT OF FIVE IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY APPROVAL RATINGS..  TMC IS NOW EXCLUSIVELY ON FILE WITH THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE’S DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, AND PROSSIBLY POSSIBLY ON FILE WITH THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE’S POTENTIAL SLAPP SUIT LIST… WE WILL HAVE TO ASK GREGORY ABOUT THAT ONE ( OUR PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO CONTACT HIS PEOPLE)… AGAIN, THANK-YOU COMMUNITY OF RIVERSIDE AND THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE EMPLOYEE’S FOR YOUR SUPPORT!   COMMENTS ALWAYS WELCOMED, ESPECIALLY SPELL CHECKERS!  EMAIL ANONYMOUSLY WITH YOUR DIRT OR FOR CONTACT!   THIRTYMILESCORRUPTION@HOTMAIL.COM

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A U.S. Marine on Guadalcanal plays taps during a service for the dead before leaving the island to the Army, 1942.

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WOULD MAYOR LUV LEAVE THE DAIS IN ANY OTHER WAY BUT POSSIBLY GANGAM STYLE?  WILL THIS BE HIS LEGACY TO HIS YOUNG UCR STUDENTS? WHAT WILL OUR SISTER CITY GANGAM, KOREA SAY ABOUT THIS?  WHAT WOULD PSY SAY ABOUT THIS?  WILL PSY AND MAYOR LUV NOW MAKE A VIDEO TOGETHER?

Dear friends of 30 Miles of Corruption, I am happy to inform all of you that my son Pfc. Brian Pacelli came back from Afghanistan on November 26, 2012 at 10:00 pm. The welcome he received from the American soldiers he helped in the field was overwhelming. There were a lit of hugs and a lot of “I love you Brian” from these kids. My son refuses to talk about what he did for them and I understand him. Because by doing it he feels like he’s taking the spotlight from those who really deserve it. The ones that gave life and limb for our precious country. Please remember them and their families in your prayers. The need them as much as when they were in the line of fire. Thank you all for your support. Maria Lamping Brian’s Mom.

Thanks Maria for your heart felt message..

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US ARMY MEDIC PFC BRIAN PACELLI

TMC, RATED RIVERSIDE’S MOST “SLANDEROUS” AND MEZZSPELLED, “MISSPELLED” AND “OPINIONATED” BLOG SITE!  TEMPORARILY BLOCKED BY THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE AT PUBLIC ACCESS SITES WITHIN THE CITY, THEN UNBLOCKED.  I GUESS YOU CANNOT DO THAT ACCORDING TO ACLU.  RATED ONE TWO ONE STAR OUT OF FIVE IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY APPROVAL RATINGS..  TMC IS NOW EXCLUSIVELY ON FILE WITH THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE’S DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, AND PROSSIBLY POSSIBLY ON FILE WITH THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE’S POTENTIAL SLAPP SUIT LIST… WE WILL HAVE TO ASK GREGORY ABOUT THAT ONE ( OUR PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO CONTACT HIS PEOPLE)… AGAIN, THANK-YOU COMMUNITY OF RIVERSIDE AND THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE EMPLOYEE’S FOR YOUR SUPPORT!   COMMENTS ALWAYS WELCOMED, ESPECIALLY SPELL CHECKERS!  EMAIL ANONYMOUSLY WITH YOUR DIRT OR FOR CONTACT!   THIRTYMILESCORRUPTION@HOTMAIL.COM

Former Mayor of Riverside, Terry Frizzel, had much to say about  about Mayor Ron Loveridge on the November 13, 2012 City Council Meeting.  Mayor Loveridge’s final days as Mayor will end next month and be replaced by Mayor elect, Councilman William “Rusty” Bailey.  When Terry Frizzel was Mayor, Loveridge served as a councilman.  Her concerns is that the Mayor is not quite the person many see him to be.  Will Rusty follow in his footsteps?  Ms. Frizzel made it known she will be there to correct him each time.  She stated he was associating with young students; noticeable to the extent that it caught the attention of his wife and others.  Was this how Mayor Loveridge was coined Mayor Luv?   Frizzel’s heated speech  at City Council, noon session, was as follows:

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The thing that really, really, really, disappoints me.. is our mayor tells us that we have to make our city a better place to live, he preached that on his nights out (Mayor’s Night Out Event)…and then for him to do what he did was unfounded (the arrest of public speaker Karen Wright).  You should never ever take away the liberty and freedom of speech.  And you were a political science professor?

How would you have liked it when your wife went up to UCR and complained about your running around with some of the students up there.  Would you like it if the police had carried her out of there.  No you wouldn’t have! .. and I was right there and saw that you had young students in your car driving around that campus when I was first got elected here.

You have no purity, you have no conscious, you are there just to be a big shot… and that’s all you ever try to be.  You don’t care about the people of this community or you would never had said the things that  you’ve said.  I’m totally disgusted there was no reason for what you did to Karen.  I wish I would have been here, because you would have never had let you get away with this..

And you Mr. Davis, I stuck up for you when you were being put on the carpet, because you had every right to be heard and they tried to shut you up.

What’s the matter with you people, what’s the matter with you, and he (Mayor), he makes the word that you can’t be like Terry Frizzel and veto stuff.  He (Mayor)  didn’t like the manner of my operation.  But I can tell you one thing. (gasp from mayor).

Mayor, when  Ab Brown came up to this podium, you sent me notes, shut em up, shut em up.. and I would send you notes, no, he has the right to speak.

When Karen Renfroe came up here, you said shut her up, shut her up, no..she has a right to speak

That’s your mode of operating your City Hall. Be proud of yourself because you are leading a very, very bad, bad imitation of what the City of Riverside Mayor should be.  I hope he (mayor elect Rusty) does not follow in your footsteps, because if he does I will be right and correct him every time.

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This has to be another side of the mayor people have not yet seen, only if you had worked with him…Will the real mayor please stand up?  Hope there are no unforseen skeletons in Rusty’s toolshed, maybe just a red dress?  Again, regarding the above photo, one of TMC’s crack minimum wage photoshop experts recreated what former Mayor Terry Frizzel probably saw that shocking day at UCR when then Councilman and younger future Mayor passed on by with young students in the cruze mobile.

TMC, RATED RIVERSIDE’S MOST “SLANDEROUS” AND MEZZSPELLED, “MISSPELLED” AND “OPINIONATED” BLOG SITE!  TEMPORARILY BLOCKED BY THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE AT PUBLIC ACCESS SITES WITHIN THE CITY, THEN UNBLOCKED.  I GUESS YOU CANNOT DO THAT ACCORDING TO ACLU.  RATED ONE TWO ONE STAR OUT OF FIVE IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY APPROVAL RATINGS..  TMC IS NOW EXCLUSIVELY ON FILE WITH THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE’S DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, AND PROSSIBLY POSSIBLY ON FILE WITH THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE’S POTENTIAL SLAPP SUIT LIST… WE WILL HAVE TO ASK GREGORY ABOUT THAT ONE ( OUR PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO CONTACT HIS PEOPLE)… AGAIN, THANK-YOU COMMUNITY OF RIVERSIDE AND THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE EMPLOYEE’S FOR YOUR SUPPORT!   COMMENTS ALWAYS WELCOMED, ESPECIALLY SPELL CHECKERS!  EMAIL ANONYMOUSLY WITH YOUR DIRT OR FOR CONTACT!   THIRTYMILESCORRUPTION@HOTMAIL.COM