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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 minor errors of advice. Such things as misinterpretations of codes or perhaps that this street should not be paved yet. But what do you do when three people provided you advice that did the following: Placed our city into debt for 30 million in order to build something that would cost 11 million....
I received the below email from our request to DOF in accordance with the California Public Records Act. For the THIRD TIME…. Project Phoenix is OVER!!! Done, dead finished. From: Suess, Evelyn Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 2:30 PM To: mmccleary@webrsg.com Subject: RE: Twentynine Palms Successor Agency Response to DOF Letter Mr. McCleary, I’m responding to your email below dated May 3. Please see my comments in red font. Thanks, Evelyn Suess Auditor/Evaluation Supervisor|California Department of Finance |É916.322-2285 Ext. 3179| - 300 Capitol Mall, Ste. 801, Sacramento, CA 95814 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This communication with its contents...
SACRAMENTO- Assemblyman Paul Cook (R-Yucca Valley) received the California Association of County Veterans Service Officers (CACVSO) Lifetime Achievement award. The award was presented in appreciation for his continued dedication to Veteran issues. The CACVSO promotes state and federal laws to support veterans, their rights and their issues. The association works to provide ideas, information, training and support while helping to deliver services to nearly three million California veterans. Said Cook, “I’m deeply humbled by the County Veterans Service Officers for presenting me with their Lifetime Achievement Award. I have always...
Process Sparks Intense Disagreement Between City Reps and County Counterparts Santa Barbara, CA– Efforts to divide what’s left of the City of Santa Barbara’s Redevelopment Agency cash on hand — about $28 million — sparked intense disagreements between city representatives and their county counterparts on the seven-member ad hoc oversight committee. Rejected out of hand was the $14 million City Hall had hoped to set aside for a new police station, but that was expected. More troubling to city reps was the 5-to-2 Oversight Committee vote that they’d have to pay back the...
I have been reading Mr. Munoz’s letter to the Department of Finance and find that it falls way short of supporting the City’s belief that the Bonds are tied to Project Phoenix or that Project Phoenix would be even considered a viable candidate for being listed as an Obligation on the ROPS. It is not even remotely close to shovel ready and no construction bids have ever be put out to bid, nor a single construction contract signed. It is all blue sky. Mr. Munoz hangs his argument of...
Earthquake rolls through desert town Doug Saunders The Sun Newspaper |Posted: 05/08/2012 06:07:25 PM PDT At 4:55 p.m. Tuesday evening a 3.2 magnitude earthquake shook Yucca Valley according to the United States Geological Society.No damage has been reported at this time.
On Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at approximately 8:26 a.m., deputies from Victorville Station responded to a suspicious circumstances call in the area of Hesperia Rd. near Sunset Ave. The caller reported dead body was found at that location. Deputies arrived on scene and confirmed there was a deceased adult male, white or Hispanic, approximately 30 to 50 years of age. The deceased was dressed in female clothing, with a tattoo of a diamond above each eyebrow and a tattoo on his right cheek that appears to be a number....
If you are wondering what was said at tonight’s Council Meeting…. read the story. Well, it took some mighty shaking to shake loose the information from Manager Warne, but he finally decided to let the oversight board and the city council in on what has been happening with the State Department of Finance. That’s good news. Of course, in the meantime, I had to take the criticism of putting out misinformation. Any misinformation that I put out was due to Manager Warne keeping this information away from City Council...
SAN BERNARDINO, CA –County code requiring owners of un-reinforced masonry buildings to retrofit their structures to survive earthquakes will be amended and relaxed as the Board of Supervisors took the first step in repealing the language today. Supervisor Neil Derry initiated dialogue on the effort after small businesses throughout the Third District received notices demanding compliance. “Forcing small businesses like Pappy & Harriet’s in Pioneertown to lay-off workers and close-up shop because the retrofitting costs are too expensive is ridiculous and unacceptable,” Supervisor Derry said. “Littering the landscape...
VICTORVILLE – Congressional candidate Brad Mitzelfelt today announced the opening of his Victor Valley Campaign and Volunteer Headquarters at 12138 Industrial Boulevard, Suite 230, in Victorville, at the northwest corner of Bear Valley and Hesperia Roads. The Mitzelfelt for Congress Headquarters is now the focal point of the ground campaign, said Mitzelfelt, a former Marine who served in Operation Desert Storm. This is where our Get-Out-The-Vote effort is being launched into communities throughout the High Desert, and on to eastern San Bernardino County, the mountains and the Eastern...
Not even Senator Dutton’s RDA Bond fix will save us from doom. The effective date of the Bonds here is on or before December 31, 2010. Ours were approved in March of 2011. SB 986 (Dutton) Redevelopment: bond proceeds. Existing law dissolved redevelopment agencies and community development agencies, as of February 1, 2012, and provides for the designation of successor agencies, as defined. Existing law requires that successor entities perform certain duties, including, among others, remitting unencumbered funds of that agency to the county auditor-controller, and overseeing the use of...
State officials are working to regain assets that cities tried to hang onto following the elimination of redevelopment agencies last year, the Mercury News reports. Many cities entered deals to transfer properties to protect them from the state and keep development projects alive. But state officials are now saying that any asset transferred after Jan. 1, 2011, must be returned. That could affect the option given by San Jose to the Oakland A’s to build a stadium in the city’s downtown area, as well as a contract in Oakland...
The City of Twentynine Palms Recreation Department presents the “2012 Spring Concert in Luckie Park.” Three bands will perform on the stage north of the racquetball courts in Luckie Park, Saturday, May 19, from 12:30 to 8:30 p.m. A beer booth, food vendors, and inflatable bouncers will all be part of the festivities, and admission is free. Gather your friends, lawn chairs and blankets, and don’t miss this community celebration of music. 12:30 p.m. – REACTION Band Reaction is one of the desert’s most exciting, high energy cover...
Subject: RE: Twentynine Palms ROPS deficiency letter From: Administrative Officer Date: Mon, May 07, 2012 2:39 pm To: Dan OBrien Dear Mr. O’Brien, The Department of Finance received the following requested dated May 1, 2012. Your request seeks an electronic copy of any letters of deficiency or compliance concerning the City of Twentynine Palms Successor Agency ROPS dated approximately April 10, 2012. Finance has one responsive letter, which is attached. . Sincerely, Jeanna Wimberly Administrative Officer Department of Finance (916) 445-xxxx ext 3xx1 —–Original Message—– From: Dan OBrien...
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Margo can you verify the list???? Either the list of 72 or the short list. It should be a public ...
Happy Trails, Buckaroo
I would say what ever the fair market value is.....
One of the directives from the DOF is to sell the RDA's assets as soon as possible and get the ...
Alligators to the right of me.... Crocodiles to the left... A charging rhino to the rear.
Amen to that Brother. I just can not believe the staff at the city now - there is no simplicity at ...
It's a very small step in my opinion. My intent was to use the KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) method and ...
That's funny!
Mark.... do you ever read the articles attached or do as I suspect you use the "Leave a Reply" feature ...
Larry I agree it will be drawn out, we won't know how or where thing are going to fall as ...
Well the more that Schools and the Hospital District realize that the money they leave on the table at the ...
The game ain't over till it's over
The game ain't over till it's over
Yehhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!
Oops, that should have been: Dan should *join* the Chamber of Commerce.