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Report on 29 Oversight Board Meeting (02/06/12 Wednesday)

February 7, 2013

(This report also contains commentary and opinion) This was a very short meeting with only two agenda items. A unanimous resolution was passed concerning routine due diligence and low and moderate in...

Early morning fire killing 80 people, injuring 200

January 27, 2013

This was in Brazil but does 29 Palms have a morgue in town to handle unspeakable numbers of fatalities? “Twentynine Palms has three large hotels chains; Staters Brothers Shopping Center; a few...

Coping with Two-Alarm Fires in Twentynine Palms

January 26, 2013

Driving to the Post Office to check my mailbox after Thursday’s Oversight Board meeting, it was very noticeable the Bowladium Family Fun Center was very active. In addition to family bowling wi...

Oversight Committee Meeting: It may not be over, attorney conflicts an...

January 25, 2013

The Board desperately needs another attorney to represent their interests. I believe a couple of members are beginning to recognize this. Board Member David Price: “My counsel says we need to be very...

Pay no Attention to the man behind the curtain...

God’s Honest Truth Latest On Project Phoenix

May 8, 2012

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 finall...

Here is the letter…… DICK

May 7, 2012

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 ...

Look the Man’s Nuts….. Grab’em

May 7, 2012

We have reported here that Richard Warne was sent a letter denying Project Phoenix as listed in the Recognized Obligations Payment Schedule (ROPS) . The April 27, 2012 letter it appears was received ...

State Rejects Project Phoenix

May 4, 2012

Irony, hubris, and bad advice continue to plague the 29 Palms City Council. The State Department of Finance delivered a crushing blow to the Successor Agency (Former Redevelopment Agency) this week ...

Where Fools Rush In

April 11, 2012

I realize that the term “fool” has a more derogatory term now than in the early 1700s when the word was coined. The term then meant someone who has behaved foolishly and that is the meani...

	michaelv on 29 Palms Sales Tax Shrink by 4.7% Mark, that is the real issue, there is free flowing cash on the base and a large portion of the ...
	Branson Hunter on 29 Palms Sales Tax Shrink by 4.7% Given the fact that 29 will not have an adequate fire department, with response times subject to change at any ...
	Branson Hunter on 29 Palms Sales Tax Shrink by 4.7% It's a tough sell to open a service or retail business in 29 and compete the base. As I recall ...
	michaelv on 29 Palms Sales Tax Shrink by 4.7% The sheriff just helped with some of the problem by taking out the smoke shops. Another question, how long is ...
	michaelv on 29 Palms Sales Tax Shrink by 4.7% There was interest at one time, however due to the insurance liability it was not feasible to construct a water ...
	Mark Clemons on 29 Palms Sales Tax Shrink by 4.7% What the hell is there to study the base pulled a fast one. The council swallowed the shiny presentation, now ...
	Steve Whitten on 29 Palms Sales Tax Shrink by 4.7% I didn't say "study". It's called a Market Analysis. It seperates perception from reality. It would confirm ...
	Mark Clemons on 29 Palms Sales Tax Shrink by 4.7% What the hell is there to study the base pulled a fast one. The council swallowed the shiny presentation, now ...