Tag Archives: city attorney

Tale of three cities facing public scrutiny (Yucca Valley, 29 Palms, S...

May 21, 2013 no comments

Morongo Basin residents are facing the same inchoate problems with our elected officials as voters are in the City of San Bernardino.  The dog art image shown to the left is pretty much a classic exa...

It was a Barn Burner

May 15, 2013 4 comments

For me Last nights meeting was short and to the point. I received a rambling incoherent letter from the City Attorney. I kicked off the public comment session with a short talk about the Council taki...

Let’s Budget Nuaimi’s Termination for Fiscal 2012/2013.

May 11, 2013 no comments

Yucca Valley, Ca.,- Having been inspired by our neighbors to the east with the termination of their city manager, Richard Warne, I have been contacted by citizens asking the costs to terminate town m...

Its a Good Day for the People

May 10, 2013 5 comments

“A popular Government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy; or, perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance: And a peo...

Holding the Council’s feet to the fire: AB1344 and The Brown Act...

May 5, 2013

You know you are on the right track when other officials from local governments around the County are telling you that the Twentynine Palms City Council was wrong in their calling of special executiv...

Massive Recall Too Late

May 4, 2013

Yucca Valley, Ca.,- It is amusing to say the least to read the arguments posed by the local newspaper rushing in to defend the Yucca Valley Town councilmen facing a recall movement while they actuall...

Payoff: How Come we pay this guy $250,000 to say goodbye?

April 16, 2013

If as is suggested by the article by Dan Stork there was as I see it cause for termination why are we Paying the ex-City Manager $250,000 to go away? If he is retiring as the City’s own press r...

State says, failure to remit redevelopment funds could expose official...

March 12, 2013

Heads up Twentynine Palms City Hall Establishment… PE.com, March 11, 2013:  SAN BERNARDINO: State demands another $15.2 million The finance department says it’ll dock San Bernardino’...

San Bernardino officials ran up city credit cards before Bankruptcy

March 9, 2013

SAN BERNARDINO – In the years before the city found itself unable to pay for basic expenses, city officials repeatedly spent hundreds of taxpayer dollars on conferences and meals for a few empl...

Colton’s Manager Rod Foster-An Example of Leadership

March 5, 2013

Colton, Ca.,- I had an opportunity to meet with Colton First, a grassroots organization of several residents to discuss the council agenda and meet with Town officials about their concerns.  Last eve...

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...

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...

City Audit Reveals General Fund of only $7,600 Cash for Fiscal 2012

February 11, 2013

Ridgecrest, Ca.-Town and Cities across the state are facing financial woes as they scramble to backfill and borrow internally to close the deficit gaps in their budget.  Following the City of Ridgecr...

Measure L Tax Oversight Committee Wrangles with City Attorney

February 2, 2013

Ridgecrest, Ca.- Following the progress, or lack of progress of Measure L, a 3/4 cent  for five years General fund tax barely passed last June by the voters of Ridgecrest, may give some insight of wh...