Tag Archives: twentynine Palms city council

It’s time for Twentynine Palms to play by the rules

May 11, 2013 1 comment

PRESIDENT LINCOLN’S COVETED WORDS IN THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS  SPEAK TO TWENTYNINE PALMS A government “of the people, by the people and for the people” is at the heart of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Add...

State Suspends Part Of The Brown Act

July 12, 2012

Little attention is being given to California’s decision to suspend the agenda requirement part of the Open Meeting Law, otherwise known as The Ralph M Brown Act. The Brown Act was enacted in 1...

Let’s Bring Back the Sunshine to the 29 Palms City Hall

June 17, 2012

California Codes Government Code Section 54950-54963 The people of this State do not yield their sovereignty to the agencies  which serve them. The people, in delegating authority, do not give their ...

29 Palms City Council Agenda: a Must Read

June 11, 2012

It appears that the staff, headed by City Manager Warne, has a new way of doing business. I usually read the staff reports to prepare for the upcoming council meeting and to inform the readers of wha...

TPWD Director said “Time for them to get out of fire business!&#...

April 26, 2012

It  renders down to this: Public Safety vs. the playhouse / massive steel superstructure. I was not able to attend the very important 29 Palms Water District meeting last night. However, the KCDZ bro...

5 of the 29 Palms Oversight Board Members Revealed

April 7, 2012

I don’t think it is intentional, but news from Twentynine Palms trickles down to the public in a seemingly lackadaisical manner.  Word has it that former Mayor Liz Meyer will be representing Co...

Business Owners Ask City Council to Rethink The Downtown Economic Revi...

March 27, 2012

I ask people why they do not attend City Council meetings and their reply is often, “It doesn’t matter what we say, they do what they want.” Well you can add a few more business own...

Tuesday Night’s City Council Meeting is Shaping Up to be a Showd...

March 27, 2012

Come on out tomorrow night and watch another episode of “Parking Wars.” I think it was about this time last year when Louisiana Chicken finally received the approval to proceed after mont...

Councilman Jim Harris is “mistaken,” says Steve Spear

March 17, 2012

The following post by Steve Spear was  pulled from the comment section. Before posting I called Steve and asked for his permission. With his consent and blessing,  it is posted below. Steve...

A Double PickPocket Attempt At Tuesday Night’s 29 City Council M...

March 11, 2012

I hope you will see all the irony in this story. I am not even sure I can contain this to one story.  The first mural commissioned in this town was the “Bill and Frances Keys” mural. The ...

(Twentynine Palms City Council) Hey Guys, Thanks For Listening.

January 29, 2012

Admittedly, I haven’t attended the last two city council meetings, but I have read the coverage and results of said city meetings.  So I base my right to write this article on the past year of ...

A clue for a delusional 29 City Hall kleptocracy

January 14, 2012

Chief Administrative Officer, Los Angeles:   “The reality of the situation is the (agency) as we know it is dead,” he said. “And I think it’s time for us to take it off of the...

29 Palms: Careless oversight or stealth abuse of power?

January 13, 2012

“The bucks stops at the City Manager’s desk.” TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA  – The City breached its pledge to the community to provide public access to videos of Council Meetings. A friendl...

29 Palms: A fair and unbiased Successor Committee is indispensable

January 8, 2012

The fuel of Project Phoenix is pure egotism. The City Council has literally driven the ExRDA playhouse into the ground.  As such, the City is associated with a local government of special interest, b...