Author Archives: Steve Spear

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.
WTF CAT

Cole Just Can’t Let The People Speak

October 10, 2012
Reports are coming in today of how Cole can’t keep his composure. It seems that Cole is adverse to citizens speaking their minds and if they, heaven forbid, remind Cole of the right thing to do...
Balance

29 Palms – The Future In The Balance

September 29, 2012
On November 6, 2012 the voters of 29 Palms have the very future of this city in the palms of their hands. This election of our local leaders is far more crucial than our national election. As it is s...
news-flash

Warne in the Hot Seat!!!!

July 24, 2012
UPDATE: Sources at city hall report that pressure has been exerted on city manager WARNE about his “new” budget and how on paper, and as published at the city website, is a no change budget from what...
now what

Oops Now What?

July 23, 2012
In a never ending series of blunders associated with sale of 31 million dollars of bonds to build low income housing and a community center/theater complex (Project Phoenix) the city manager of 29 Pa...
Not Cheap

It’s Not the Money, It’s the Principle

July 11, 2012
Last week on Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012 I wrote about the possibility of the city of 29 Palms perhaps having to pay back some money that the city should not have received but rather our local School Dis...
Owe Money

Could 29 Owe Some Money?

July 3, 2012
It is being called the “July True-Up Process” and the County of San Bernardino Auditor-Controllers office has until Monday, July 9th, 2012 to issue some YOM’s (You Owe Me) notices t...
gfoabudgetlogo

When is an Award an Award?

June 30, 2012
At last Tuesday’s city council meeting where the proposed  City budget was examined and rejected by the council there was a point during public comments where one citizen stood up to speak in s...
stake1

City of 29 Palms Denied – Again!

June 1, 2012
As soon as we can we will publish the most recent letter from the State of California to the city of 29 Palms that again tells the city “No” to Project Phoenix. This letter is dated May 2...
Tracks+ending

Who is fooling whom?

May 29, 2012
I recently went to the State of California’s Department of Finance web page. I look at that site on a regular basis to determine what information the State is providing in regards to the recent...
what

Excuse me – You said What?

May 11, 2012
I was looking over the various news stories regarding the Council meeting of Tuesday, May 8, 2012. I found what I imagine is a quote on Z107.7. Let me post it here for you to ponder: “He (Warne...
what to do

What to Do, What to Do, What to Do?

May 10, 2012
What do you do as an elected official when it becomes crystal clear that you have been given bad advice by individuals that are paid handsomely to give you good advice? One can and does understand mi...