CITY OF MENIFEE: PUBLIC COMMENT AT CITY COUNCIL IS SACRED… BACA VS. MORENO VALLEY SCHOOL BOARD ALLOWS COUNCIL CRITICISM.

Posted: March 4, 2015 in Uncategorized
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Cease and Desist Letter sent to Menifee 02.18.2015

The above letter was the Cease and Desist Letter sent to the City of Menifee February 18, 2015, by former fired Deputy City Attorney Raychele Sterling, in order to protect the taxpayers right to free speech.   Public comment is sacred by the U.S. Constitution, that is a given.  The City of Menifee council should be well versed in this, as stated by Mayor Scott Mann at a February 4th, 2015 City Council meeting that he himself was familiar with Baca vs. Moreno Valley School Board, well alrightey now.

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BACA VS. MORENO VALLEY SCHOOL BOARD EXPLAINED BY INTERIM CITY ATTORNEY KRISTI SMITH (CLICK THIS LINK TO VIEW YOU TUBE).

Back in January 27, 2015 at a City of Riverside City Council meeting, Councilman Mike Soubirous asked the question to interim City Manager Kristi Smith, regarding what the Baca vs. Moreno Valley School Board meant, and how it is to be interpreted for public speakers.  According to Smith, “That means if they (public) want to come up and criticize the council, city manager, myself, the clerk and staff members they are allowed to do so, and we cannot tell them they cannot do so.”  What Baca vs. Moreno Valley School Board gave the public at large, was that it gave teeth to the rights of addressing elects and staff, after all we are their employer.  It only reinforced our rights of free speech under the U.S. Constitution, the California Constitution and the Brown Act.  This had to be done because many in government were attempting to control the message of the public, disrupting and impeding free speech, and inadvertently violating their right to speak freely.

TWO WEEKS AFTER BEING THROWN OUT OF THE MENIFEE CITY COUNCIL, VIVIAN MORENO RETURNED TO FEBRUARY’S 18TH COUNCIL TO FOCUS ON FREE SPEECH.

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CLICK THIS LINK TO VIEW YOU TUBE VIDEO 02.08.2015

We seek to maintain and expand the meaning of patriotism, respect for our national symbols, the value of American Citizenship, and the unifying force of “E pluribus unum” that was created from the people of many nations — one nation and one people. We are tasked to maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom and to carry out the purposes expressed in the preamble to the Constitution of our country.  This is a Quote from the Sons of the American Revolution, which Mr. Scott Mann you are a member, you have proclaimed Sept 17th- the 23rd Constitution week.  You have denied the public and your Council their right to free speech.  You have denied them the freedoms that they are afforded, just because they are Americans.  You need to be ousted from the Sons of the American Revolution for what you have done to your community, the Patriots in this room, your fellow Councilmember Tom Furman, the County of Riverside, and your country.

You are a hypocrite. Instead of Uniting your community you are dividing it. The Laws of the City of Menifee are super seeded by the State of California and the Constitution of the United States.  It is your true intention and you have clearly demonstrated, to take away the voice of the people of  Menifee..  By law we can criticize staff, Council and the Mayor.  Mr Mann the public here is only asking to be heard, and for you to bully, belittle and interrupt them is against the law.
“everyone shall have the right to hold opinions without interference” and “everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression.”
You use your Sheriffs as a king would use his army, you are not a KING you are a Mayor, a son of the American Revolution, in the United States of America, Where Freedom of Speech is KING.  -Vivian Moreno

brentvivianPUBLIC SPEAKER BRENT HOLSTROM CALLS VIVIAN MORENO UP TO THE PODIUM TO ASK THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL TO APOLIGIZE, (CLICK THIS LINK TO VIEW YOU TUBE).

Then Brent Holstrom asked the Menifee Council to apologize and call the whole thing off, we heard nothing but silence after she gave up 2 minutes of her time for a response.  It didn’t happen that night.

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Where former City of Riverside Deputy City Attorney Raychele Sterling states, “That I will not under any circumstance tolerate abusive government” (Click this link to view video).

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Former City of Riverside employee, Jason Hunter,  talks about the oath of office of the electeds and speaks of the violation of Moreno’s first amendment rights.  He ask the City of Menifee to apologize, they do not…

grantPublic Speaker Grant speaks on the Moreno incident that occurred two weeks prior (click this link to view you tube).  Another, Grant stated the prior meeting outburst reminded him of the movie “A Few Good Men,”  Mayor Mann couldn’t handle the truth, and further stated, “there are not one set of gonads between the four of you.”

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Menifee resident and public speaker Katie Minnear speaks about the February 4th Menifee City Council where she was also interrupted (click this link to view on you tube).

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Menifee resident and public speaker Anne Pica speaks about the interruption of both Katie Minnear and Vivian Moreno, and how they should both file a Federal Law suit pursuant to free speech violations (click this link to view on you tube).

SECTION 1. Section 54954.3 of the California Government Code is amended to read:  (c)(1) Subject to reasonable regulations promulgated pursuant to subdivision (b), the legislative body of a local agency, or its presiding officer or staff, acting in their official capacity on behalf of the legislative body, shall not prohibit, limit, or otherwise prevent any of the following:

(A) Public criticism of the policies, procedures, programs, or services of the agency, or of the acts or omissions of the legislative body or its officers or employees acting in their official capacity.

Two other City of Riverside favorites came to publicly speak at the Menifee City Council, both former employees of the City of Riverside, terminated for exposing fraud and wrong doing by the City of Riverside.  Former Deputy City Attorney Raychele Sterling who attempted to expose fraud within the City of Riverside only to be fired by Priamos.  Then was offered a settlement but refused, in order to expose the bigger picture of which associates and even councilman lied under oath, which of course, the case was lost.  And former utility employee, Jason Hunter, who received and accepted a settlement offer…courtesy of the ratepayer and taxpayer.

UPDATE: PRESS ENTERPRISE: FRIDAY 13, 2015: CASSIE MACDUFF: KEEPING ORDER?  LOOKED MORE LIKE A CLAMPDOWN TO ME.  Well, I’ve watched two different videos of what happened that night several times, and it sure looks to me like they clamped down because they didn’t like what Katie Minnear and Vivian Moreno were saying, not because of some imaginary decorum violation.  If anyone breached decorum, it was City Attorney Jeffrey Melching, not the two women.

The people have an ironclad right to seek “redress of grievance” from their government.  The government that they themselves employ.  the people have an ironclad right to seek redress of grievance from their government.  The government that they themselves employ.  Read the U.S. Constitution.  It’s right there.  It’s also in the California Constitution that the citizens have the right to “instruct” their public officials – and the Brown Act, which describes the platform…the platform of public meeting.

UPDATE: PRESS ENTERPRISE: 02.21.2015: LATEST CITY COUNCIL APPEARANCE UNEVENTFUL FOR ACTIVIST:  Just as a side not for the PE, we are not always looking for an eventful or explosive situation when we come to a city council meeting.  We simply want cities to comply with our first amendment rights to free speech, guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution, the California Constitution, and the rights bestowed upon the public by the Brown Act.

CAL FIRE ATTEMPTS TO IMPERSONATE LAW ENFORCEMENT AT THE 02.18.2015 CITY OF MENIFEE CITY COUNCIL MEETING:  WHAT IS IT WITH RIVERSIDE COUNTY AND BADGES, AND SOME ADJOINING CITIES?  IN THE CASE OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY SUPERVISOR JEFF STONE: IMPERSONATE A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER BECOME A SENATOR!  ANYONE ELSE..IT APPEARS WOULD GET JAIL TIME.stone221 copyLAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER JEFF STONE

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CLICK THIS LINK TO VIEW CITY OF MENIFEE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER/ CAL FIRE BATTALION CHIEF JORGE RODRIGUEZ  LAY DOWN THE LAW. (CLICK THIS LINK TO VIEW YOU TUBE VIDEO).

Some firemen find themselves in the position to impersonate law enforcement as in the case of the City of Menifee, whereby I was told to sit down while documenting a public meeting.  I was told by Rodriguez that I was blocking the isle, blocking what?  There was a desk behind me blocking the isle, and another person with a camera, and where I was there was no exit point, therefore, not technically and isle.  I was told earlier, that the area where I was standing was designated to take pictures and film by community or members of the public.

As I was filming, I was told to take a seat by someone I assumed was law enforcement.  I told him (Rodriguez) I was exercising my first amendment right to document a public meeting.  He told me that if I didn’t have press credentials, I must be seated.  I notice his was Cal Fire, a County Fire employee, which was a surprise, and asked by what authority does he have to order me to sit, what law, ordinance etc. was I in violation of.  He said I was making a scene, and needed to take a seat, and he would get me documentation from the back later.  He never did.  I sat down even though I knew he had no legitimate authority and because I did not want this situation to escalate, which I felt Jorge had been attempting to do so.  In a continue attempt to cause more friction and intimidation, while I was sitting, he came up to my left shoulder and stood there closely as seen in the video. I guess Jorge didn’t get a copy of the Cease and Desist letter!
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IMAGES TAKING WHILE SITTING, OVER MY LEFT SHOULDER.
During this exchange, the Sheriff Deputy bailiff on duty did not intervene, why did he not act under the circumstances is a mystery.  He should have very well intervene to defend my rights, giving me the impression that I was targeted.  Again, I felt Rodriguez’s close stance next to me quite inappropriate, as a stance to intimidate or to attempt to cause me to act to defend myself.  Rodriguez had plenty of room, and he himself was technically blocking the isle.  Why did he find it necessary to be that close to me where you could feel his breath?  I found out later Jorge Rodriguez was the City of Menifee Cal Fire Battalion Chief.  Again, why did he feel compelled to do the job of the Sheriff’s Deputy.  Why was a Battalion Chief, a non-law enforcement so adamant about making me sit?  Was it because he was told by the Chief of Police or the other plains clothes officers?  Rodriquez was seen speaking to the Chief of Police after and before the incident.
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Chief of Police (Center), surrounded by plain clothes officers.
What ever the reasoning, it continues to play out as another attempted scenario, by non sworn officers of the law to play cops and robbers.  This is the type of scenarios which cause undue liability for a city.  He (Rodriquez) did not care with regard to his illegitimate authority, did he feel compelled by his elevated status as battalion chief that he had the legal authority to act in a manner as he did in a public arena?
But again this is not an isolated incident, this was former Supervisor Jeff Stone’s area, and he felt it was in his power to misrepresent himself and impersonate a law enforcement officer as well.  This was another porthole of aberrant and extraordinary behavior that continues to occur in the City of Menifee at many levels, which we were told at TMC.  Not surprisingly, very real, and a further example of why residents are intimidated to speak their minds at all.  Another example of the “Wild West” mentality?  Cal Fire are not sworn law enforcement officers…Sorry Chief Rodriguez, stick to what you know best..fires, that I can respect, impersonating the job of a law enforcement officer I cannot.
TMC, RATED RIVERSIDE’S MOST “OFFENSIVE,” “INAPPROPRIATE,” “HURTFUL,” “MEAN SPIRITED,” “DISTASTEFUL,” “EMBARRASSING,” HORIFFIC,” “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 THE ACLU.  RATED ONE TWO ONE STAR OUT OF FIVE IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY APPROVAL RATINGS..  TMC IS NOW EXCLUSIVLY EXCLUSIVELY ON FILE WITH THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE’S DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE (WE BELIEVE THIS WILL END SOON, SINCE THE FOCUS IS NOW ON THE IMPROPRIETIES OF MR. “Z”, WE TRIED TO TELL YOU, BUT NOBODY LISTENED), AND DON’T FORGET WE ARE PROSSIBLY POSSIBLY ON FILE WITH THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE’S POTENTIAL SLAPP SUIT LIST… A STRATEGIC LEGAL MANEUVER THAT CAN BE DONE ONLY IN RIVERSIDE WITHOUT A CONTRACT… AGAIN, THANK-YOU COMMUNITY OF RIVERSIDE AND THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE EMPLOYEE’S FOR YOUR SUPPORT!   COMMENTS ALWAYS WELCOMED, ESPECIALLY SPELL CHECKERS!  WE JUST CAN’T SPELL!  EMAIL ANONYMOUSLY WITH YOUR DIRT BY CONTACTING US AT:   THIRTYMILESCORRUPTION@HOTMAIL.COM
Comments
  1. Good and you need to send one of those to the Jurupa Valley City Council too.

  2. Justin Martinez says:

    impressive. I love the fact that you guys are so extremely subtle about your approach. Very professional. Big fan of your work. Keep it up. Keep up the fight. document them. Expose them. Make them do what they have sworn to do.

    Big fan of your work, TMC!

  3. Scott says:

    great job vivian. love the letter!

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