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Steve Spear

About Steve Spear

Former 29 Palms City Council member from 2002 through 2010. Graduate of Villanova University with a BA majoring in criminal justice. Served in the United States Marine Corps from 1977 through 1990 attaining the rank of Major in the Marine Corps Reserves.
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Time to unravel the Warne mess

April 29, 2013
Former city manager Richard Warne managed to alienate almost everyone in the city of 29 Palms except for the special interest groups that loved him because he catered to their specific needs. The cou...
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What you do not know will cost you.

April 20, 2013
I had a fun day today at the golf course on base but was flabbergasted at the total lack of knowledge that the people of this city have when it comes to the termination of the city manager. It appear...
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29 City Manager Warne Fired! Not Retired.

April 16, 2013
Z107.7 in a great piece of investigative reporting has discovered that Warne was fired last Tuesday. April 9, 2013. What the council now needs to explain is why did they try to deceive the public wit...
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29 Palms City Manager Retires

April 15, 2013
It has just been learned that Richard Warne the city manager of 29 palms has announced his retirement. This announcement comes six days after a closed session was conducted by the city council concer...
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Double Taxed in 29

March 20, 2013
The 29 Palms city council recently decided to do nothing and rejected a request for assistance from the Water District for our 29 Palms Fire Department. Yucca Valley pays a little more than 4 million...
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A Chance for the 29 Palms Council to Shine

March 11, 2013
This Tuesday the 29 Palms city council has some interesting items on their agenda. The first item that is a start in the right direction is the authority of the council to construct flashing lights a...
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How Did Five Smart People Get Bamboozled?

March 1, 2013
Richard Warne, the city manager for 29 Palms, was quoted in the local newspaper, The Desert Trail, as follows: “…ironically, the state’s financial officials gave the city $200,000 for lit...
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When Will it Stop in 29 if Ever?

February 28, 2013
I am sure many have heard the news that on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 the city council voted in a closed session to pursue legal litigation against the State of California. This litigation is a resul...
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Audits – lets have a reality check in 29

February 7, 2013
Both the city and the water district have outside audits. The water district is required to do so every three years I believe as so is the city. Never has any irregularity been discovered at either a...
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A City in Crisis – 29 Palms

January 1, 2013
There are three pending problems for 2013 that have put a once calm desert city into what some may say is a complete crisis situation. Many in the city simply do not know how their tax dollars have b...