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amc3644 — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:22:20 GMT

Just a letter of information to the residents of Arvin. The City of Arvin and City Manager are being sued by Mission Linen Supply for breach of contract. Apparently, Mission has been doing had a contract with the city since at least 2004. In September of 2007, City Manager signed another and 6 months later quit paying Mission. Clause 6 in the contract states that the City could drop Mission for cause and only have to purchase the inventory the city had at the time, at used rates. Clause 7 states that if the City lets Mission go without cause, the city has to purchase the inventory and pay a liquidated damages amount. Well, the lawsuit is asking for $4400 inventory and $46000 damages (total of over $51000) I pulled the court papers to read through them, so I could try to see if we had a chance at winning the case. The City Attorney was arguing the fact that the contract is unenforceable because the City Manager isn't authorized to sign contracts, the contract wasn't put out to bid and it didn't go before the council for approval. The judge threw this argument out, which indicates to me that the case is valid. I have been requesting documents to see where we're at: 1. Copy of cancellation letter from Arvin to Mission (doesn't exist) 2. Copy of bid notice where bids were taken for new service (doesn't exist) 3. Copy of Council Agenda were new contract was approved (doesn't exist) 4. Copy of new contract (Sparkle, exists, but was signed by Finance Director, who by the way isn't authorized to sign contracts. Clause 4 in the new contract states that the City doesn't have an existing valid contract with any other company, well--how in the world can you sign this knowing we do???). 5. Amount of fees already charged by the City Attorneys ($13087). It gets even better--Grand Jury report comes out, they met in August 2008 with City Manager, Finance Director and City Clerk regarding bid procedures. Imagine my surprise to find out they totally misrepresented to the Grand Jury!! Ok folks!! My question to you all is simple, is this behavior acceptable to you for our representatives and is it ok with you that once again we are paying for the negligence of others (who by the way contribute NOTHING to our community, they all live outside of Avin)?. Here's my prediction of what is going to happen, especially now that the City knows I'm checking on this: The City is going to settle this matter finally, probably for a little less than what Mission is asking for, say $20000 to $30000. So, if they settle that's still going to be anywhere from $33087 to $43087 that comes from, you guessed it, US THE RESIDENTS, unless we fight to have the one responsible pay. He does have a bond that covers up to $75000, the clause in the bond is 'honesty' (give me a break!!). So, there you have it.. I can of course verify everything, I have the copies from City Hall to prove it. We need to take control again or still of our city and let those WE put into office know this IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!!

PS: I'm writing this letter to the editor on Friday September 4, 2009, before the council meeting on Tuesday. Don't be surprised to hear that my predictions are accurate. I think there's a settlement coming and coming soon.
I would LOVE to share any of this information with any skeptic out there. I know if you talk with any council/administration they'll try to downplay this. If you do, make them show you paperwork in black and white, that cannot be refuted. I know I can!!

Ange McNeill,
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Barack Obama vs. BO

Cateyes0122 — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:47:50 GMT

Is it just me or doesn't anybody else find it weird he named his dog his own initials...B. O. and BO. And what is up with the little mix of white...is he trying to say something. Thought I would be hearing more about that.

Prop 8

Alvin Lee — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:42:05 GMT

I was saddened to see that so many people want to continue to deny the rights of U.S. citizens. All people regardless of race, religion, color or creed deserve the right to marry whom they please. Please don't make this a religious argument, it boils down to denying rights. There was a point in time when women were denied the right to vote. There was a point in time in the not too distant past when a white person could not marry a black person. There was a point in time when people with disabilities had no rights. Luckily these groups of people had supporters that continued the fight to end such atrocities. I hope there are enough people out there to continue the fight so that gays and lesbians will have the same rights as the rest of the U.S. population.

Alvin Lee

What you need to know about Obama

red61 — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:27:24 GMT

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I did not write this, but this needs to be read and passed on!.......................

To all my friends, this is a long, but very important, please take time to read it.

This election has me very worried. So many things to consider. About a year ago I would have voted for Obama. I have changed my mind three times since then. I watch all the news channels jumpin form one to another. I must say this drives me crazy. But I feel if you view MSNBC, CNN, and FOX news, you might get some middle ground to work with. About six months ago, I started thinking where did the money come form for Obama. I have four daughters, who went to college, and we were middle class, and money was tight. We (including my girls) worked hard and there were lots of student loans.

I started looking into Obama’s life.

Around 1979, Obama started college at Occidental in California. He is a very open about his two years at Occidental; he tried all kinds of drugs and was wasting his time but, even though he had a brilliant mind, did not apply himself to his studies. ‘Barry’ (that was his name he used all his life) during this time had two roommates, Muhammad Hasan Chandoo and Wahid Hamid, both from Pakistan. During the summer of 1981, after his second year of college, he made a ‘round the world’ trip. Stopping to see his mother in Indonesia, next Hyderabad in India, three weeks in Karachi, Pakistan where he stayed with his roommates family, then off to Africa to visit his father’s family. My Question – where did he get the money for this trip? Neither I, nor any one of my children would have had money for a trip like this when they were in college. When he came back he started school at Columbia University in New York. It is at this time he wants everyone to call him Barack – not Barry. Do you know what tuition is at Columbia? It’s not cheap! To say the least. Where did he get the money for tuition? Student loans? Maybe. After Columbia, he went to Chicago to work as a Community Organizer for $12,000 a year. Why Chicago? Why not New York? He was already living in New York.

By chance he met Antoin ‘Tony’ Rezko, born in Aleppo Syria, and a real estate developer in Chicago. Rezko has been convicted of fraud and bribery this year. Rezko was named ‘Entrepreneur of the decade’ by the Arab-American Business and Professional Association. About two years later, Obama entered Harvard Law School. Do you have any idea what tuition is for Harvard? Where did he get the money for Law School? More student loans? After Law School, he went back to Chicago. Rezko offered him a job, which he turned down, but he did take a job with Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Galland. Guess what? They represented ‘Razko’ with Razko’s firm. Rezko was one of Obama’s first major financial contributors when he ran for office in Chicago. In 2003, Rezko threw an early fundraiser for Obama which Chicago Tribune reporter David Mendelland claims was instrumental in providing Obama with seed money for his U.S. Senate race. In 2005, Obama purchased a new home in Kenwood District of Chicago for $1.65 million (less than asking price). With all those student loans – where did he get the money for property? On the same day Rezko’s wife, Rita, purchased the adjoining empty lot for full price. The London Times reported that Nadhmi Auchi, an Iraqi-born Billionaire loaned Rezko $3.5 million three weeks before Obama met Nadhmi Auchi many times with Rezko.

NOW we have Obama running for President. Valerie Jarrett, was Michele Obama’s boss. She is now Obama’s chief advisor and he does not make any major decisions without talking to her first. Where was Jarrett born? Ready for this? Shiraz, Iran! Do we see a pattern here? Or am I going crazy?

On May 10, 2008, The Times reported, Robert Malley advisor to Obama was ‘sacked’ after the press found out he was having regular contacts with ‘Hamas’ which controls Gaza and is connected with Iran. This past week, buried in the back of the papers, Iraqi newspapers reported that during Obama’s visit to Iraq, he asked their leaders to do nothing about the war until after he is elected, and he will ‘Take care of things’.

Oh, and by the way, remember the college roommates that were born in Pakistan? They are in charge of all those small Internet campaign contribution for Obama. Where is the money coming from? The poor middle class in this country? Or could it be from the Middle East?

And the final bit of news. On September 7, 2008, The Washington Times posted a verbal slip that was made on ‘This Week’ with George Stephanapoulos. Obama was talking about his religion said, ‘My Muslim faith”. When questioned, he made a mistake. Some mistake!

All of the above information I got online. If you would like to check it – Wikipedia, encyclopedia, Barack Obama, Tony Rezko, Valerie Jarrett, Daily Times, - Obama visited Pakistan in 1981, The Washington Times – September 7, 2008, The Times May 10, 2008.

Now the BIG question – If I found out all this information on my own, why haven’t all of our ‘intelligent’ members of the press been reporting this?

A phrase that keeps ringing in my ear – ‘Beware of the enemy from within’!!!

MAKES ME WANT TO STAY

catpaw — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:01:10 GMT

Speaking by videoconference with U.S. military and civilian personnel in Afghanistan about the challenges posed by war, corruption, and the poppy trade, the president unleashed this comment:

I must say, I'm a little envious. If I were slightly younger and not employed here, I think it would be a fantastic experience to be on the front lines of helping this young democracy succeed. It must be exciting for you … in some ways romantic, in some ways, you know, confronting danger. You're really making history, and thanks.

I know a lot of you are faster than I am and may have all ready read this latest presidential wisdom. I just ran across it and I am…well, I don’t know how to react. For a President, Vice President and Secretary of Defense who have never experienced combat, this is a mouth full. I don’t think any of these people have children "romantically" involved in Afghanistan or Iraq. President Bush declined to get romantically involved in Viet Nam. Yeah, George, real exciting and romantic.

IMMIGRATION

savetnt — Tue, 15 May 2007 07:01:38 GMT

I was wondering if anyone out there was concerned with immigration reform?

Elections ?

Cynthia Greywolf — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:37:01 GMT

Lets face it figurativly speaking, it's a rat race so just pick one and put it on the little wheel and if it don't run right take it back to the lab & perform cruel exsperiments on it in front of the rest of the rats & then grab another one until they run right !.............LOL Figurativly speaking in the intrests of science Of course........LoL......Patriotic Pirate

STATE OF UNION MSSG.

catpaw — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:08:37 GMT

The best comment I can think of is that it is the last one from George Bush.

POLITICAL ADS

catpaw — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:28:39 GMT

So, two inmates in jail explain Prop. 93 to me: If I vote "yes" I am playing into the hands of criminals. Inmate laughs and says, "I can run again." Not sure how to take this. Are voters so dim-witted as to elect an ex-con or prison inmate to Sacramento?

We are NOT going to have emergency services, police protection or a balanced budget unless Indians get to add more slot machines in casinos. Wake up people! Those Indian casinos are trying to save California from going down the toilet. Please, please, think of your children--vote "yes" for more slot machines.

If I didn't know better, I'd think some of these ads were skits for Saturday Night Live.

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SAVED BY THE SLOTS

catpaw — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 19:04:41 GMT

Props. 94-97 allow Indian casinos to add slot machines and in return share the revenues with the state. Gov. Arnold says in the "yes" ads that it will add billions of dollars over the next 20 years or so. "No" ads say that this is selling the state short because the Indian tribes will not be paying their fair share (or something).

On principal, I don't care for sin taxes. They tamper with free choice, they usually follow someone else's moral or religious agenda, and I've never heard of sin taxes solving financial shortages. The tobacco tax, for example, was meant to educate school kids about the dangers of smoking. Never happened; the tax money went to the general fund, and still does as far as I know. Lottery funds were supposed to supplement our underfunded schools. Schools are still underfunded and the new state budget will cut school funding even more.

With our ailing economy, higher unemployment and the coming recession, I doubt mobs of people will be rushing to Indian casinos to play slots. The revenue to produce billions of dollars is not going to be there--not in the near future, anyway.

But I'm voting "yes" because I haven't heard of Indians taking issue. I assume it's o.k. with them. Who am I to stand in the way of free enterprise. As to the billions of dollars--well, it looks good on paper.

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CHEAP LABOR?

creepycat — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 18:19:42 GMT

I am hearing the same rhetoric again: We need the cheap labor of illegal immigrants. The muddled logic goes something like this:

Illegal immigrants do menial jobs Americans won't do. Farmers need this ready labor force to harvest fruit and produce in an economical and timely manner. The nice farmer and supermarket chains pass the savings on to us when we go food shopping.

Of the 12 million or so illegals in this country about 2% or less work in jobs related to agriculture. Their kids get a free education, they are entitled to social services, and these underpaid laborers are entitled to file for earned income credit at tax time for up to $3,200. Multiply that by a couple of million.

As to doing work "Americans won't do," (I've heard President Bush say that to justify his amnesty bill) the bulk of illegal immigrants do not have English skills, professional skills, resources, or an education. It is more accurately to say that illegal immigrants accept an low wage and work conditions Americans won't.

As to "cheap" farm produce at the market--cheaper than what? If you haven't food-shopped lately, ask someone who has. Prices have been raised to an exploitive degree, anyway.

Whatever the feelings or issues of illegal immigration, please do not use the cheap labor argument or how it helps the economy, or that illegal immigrants fill jobs that us lazy Americans simply won't do. There is no factual basis for that argument.

OUR COUNTRY

flyboy1957 — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 01:14:17 GMT

There have been alot of protest over The Ten commandments, Placing our Country Motto in schools, religiuos issues. Imigrents, and so forth.

Here is my take on it.

1) This is a free country and all can pray to whom they like or nobody at all. But that does not mean we change our country and laws in order not to upset a group. This country was built on values that are based in a belief in God does not say what God only God. The ten commandments were voted as part of our value system. To have different Groups come in and want to change things that this country was founded in is wrong. No one is telling them how to pray or worship. This country needs to get back to what it was founded on. All are welcomed but not to get here and want to change this country to be like the one they came from.

2) The pledge of allegance is being questioned come on . If they dont believe in this country leave it.

3) To many special groups are changing to many core values in this country. Then you want to know why the prisons are to full. Why gangs are out of control. We need to stop all the garbage. I could say that the blue uniforms the police wear scares me to much so they should change. Everyone is allowed to believe how they like but this country does not have to keep changing to cater to these groups. IF THEY WANT TO CHANGE THE COUNTRY MOTTO OR THE BELIEFS THIS COUNTRY WAS FOUNDED ON THEN PUT IT UP TO A NATIONAL VOTE ON EACH ISSUE. This country was founded in God. It allows everyone to believe how they want. But they should not have the right to change this country. Morals in this country have dropped because of many of the changes.

4) The only people realy gaining here are the lawyers taking these issues to court. They dont care of the issue just the money and fame. This is done at the cost of all.

SO MANY CANDIDATES, SO FEW CHOICES

creepykat — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 19:07:43 GMT

A couple of days ago, my teen asked me a perfectly intelligent question I couldn't answer: Which candidate impresses me the most and most likely has my vote? I told her I have no idea right now. They haven't said anything.

Typical example. Candidates in line for a debate. Each smiles, poses, and gives stock, generic answers to questions. Like watching a beauty contest.

Hillary walks on stage and asks, "Are you ready for change?" Audience responds with frenzied screams and applause like a rock concert. Then Hillary proceeds to say nothing.

Obama has raised the most money--now there's a qualification if I ever heard one. Jesse Ventura won his election with a shoestring budget. Could it have been because Gov. Ventura said something that got the voters attention?

Fred Thompson entered the race after thinking about it for some time. And then broke the suspense by announcing his hat in the ring on a late night comedy talk show. How many stayed up till midnight just to hear Fred's answer. I didn't.

I could go on, but I think you get the gist. Theatrics and network news polls do not tell me what the candidate is about.

I'm just wondering. Am I the only one who has not yet decided which candidate should have my vote because none of them have stood out from the rest?

Vote Ron Paul

redsox — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 21:37:58 GMT

He is the best choice check out his website

http://www.ronpaul2008.com/

City Council Meeting

savetnt — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 04:26:47 GMT

No matter the out come, I support David Couch 110%. Finally someone in this town has to balls to stand up for what is right.

HAPPY LABOR DAY FROM NAFTA

creepycat — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 21:23:30 GMT

I'm not a news junkie, though I try to keep up with current news fairly regularly. Here's something I learned by happenstance on a local radio station, not the usual news outlets--which makes me suspicious of our current administration:

Effective Sept. 1, the Labor Day weekend, trucks from Mexico will no longer be required to drive over the border in a 25 mile "buffer zone" and transfer their cargo to American trucks and warehouses (which will put alot of Teamsters out of work). Trucks from Mexico will be allowed to deliver their cargo anywhere in the US on our highways. The Dept. of Transportation (or whatever the dept.) says the trucks coming from Mexico "will comply with our guidelines" as far as safety regulations are concerned. Cargo in the trucks will be inspected and permitted to cross the border and go their merry way as long as the cargo is a Mexican export made in Mexico. I don't know what "our guidelines" is supposed to mean. That apparently is not anybody's business. The Mexican truck driver is not required to read or speak English. I assume the drivers are familiar with our traffic laws and safety regulations or have some sort of certification to drive a truck on state and interstate highways, that was not qualified either. Oh, and those log books truck drivers are required to keep--well, Mexican truck drivers are not required to do that for a year. I guess after a year, somebody will crack down. As to insurance, well, he'll have Mexican insurance--I mean, insurance is insurance, isn't it? So, let's not nit-pick.

The Teamsters are trying to get an injunction on Mexican trucks, arguing among other things, the safety hazards of big rigs from Mexico, in the 9th Circut Court. Which is in San Francisco and like trying a murder case in front of a Los Angeles jury. Talk about strange bedfellows, the Sierra Club is on board with the Teamsters, arguing the lack of pollution control on Mexican trucks and the high pollutant diesel, which sells for about 87cents in Mexico. To circumvent our outrageous fuel prices, Mexican trucks will have extra fuel tanks filled with Mexican diesel--which does not conform to clean air standards and will make one heck of a bomb if the truck crashes and burns.

Now as dismal as this sounds, there is a good side to it all. NAFTA, as we children who don't understand the complexities of trade have been told, is good for the country. It makes consumer prices cheaper, creates jobs, and we should be happyabout that. At least that's what the corporations who have outsourced jobs have said--and the President.

I won't be on the highway over Labor Day weekend. But if I happen to see a truck with a Mexican license plate, I'm going to give it some distance.

Free Speech

Diharderbabe — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 17:54:14 GMT

Wonder how long it will take before conservatives hijack this blog. At the Californian dissent is not welcome and is limtied to comments approved by an old lady in tennis shoes and an old mountain man who snitch and whine for the Blog's houseboy, Jason.

Imigration

Cynthia Greywolf — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:30:10 GMT

how about everybody go back to the country that through geneological swab test produces the most prominent genetics to their country of origin and let the true american people come together and allow weather or not to impliment their immigration laws & everyone will see how overpopulated their country of origin becomes? BreastcancerGirl!!!!!!!!!!!©

Politics

arvin

Barack Obama vs. BO

Prop 8

What you need to know about Obama

MAKES ME WANT TO STAY

IMMIGRATION

Elections ?

STATE OF UNION MSSG.

POLITICAL ADS

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SAVED BY THE SLOTS

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CHEAP LABOR?

OUR COUNTRY

SO MANY CANDIDATES, SO FEW CHOICES

Vote Ron Paul

City Council Meeting

HAPPY LABOR DAY FROM NAFTA

Free Speech

Imigration

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