Monthly Archives: January 2010

iePolitics: The Indian Gaming Connection

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iePolitics is starting a series examining the influence of Indian gaming on politics and crime in San Bernardino County.  We will detail its involvement with organized crime and the Mexican Mafia, the preferential treatment by San Bernardino County officials, and their political activities through political action committees, as well as report on some of the “incidents” involving the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians that go unreported by mainstream media.

Among the topics will be the relationship between Tribal Chief James Ramos and District Attorney Mike Ramos, the chaos with the tribal police whose captain happens to be the wife of Safety Employee Benefit Association President William Abernathie, and incidents with the Gaming Commission, most recently involving a physical assault by Tom Ramos, James’ brother.

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iePolitics: “The Colonies: Everything Evil Comes Out Of Those People”

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“Jeff Burum:  A Traitor to our Constitution;” “Dirty, filthy, stinking, crappy politics;” “Greedy Money Hogs;” “Dirty Pigs” were all expressions I just heard within 60 seconds of tuning in to my least-favorite radio show as a description of Jeff Burum and his businesses.  This is exactly what I was writing about yesterday in the “The Dennis Hansberger Connection.” Continue reading →

iePolitics: Grassroots Candidates

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Although we are still not full-speed ahead, iePolitics is averaging close to 30,000 hits a day.  I hope to have it all back up and running in the near future.

One thing that we want to concentrate on is the grassroot campaigns.   I lost most of my contacts a few weeks ago and have little or no contact information for some of the newly declared candidates.  All candidates from either party are welcome to submit their press releases, articles, etc.  We’d like to give you as much space as possible. Continue reading →

iePolitics: Blood Stains Revisited

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In less than 24 hours since I posted the original piece, I have received no less than three phone calls from those who are also having thoughts of suicide over some aspect of what some one on the Fifth Floor has done to affect their life.  All have sought counseling and I’ve put others in touch with a couple of them just to be sure they know there is a support system out there.  There is comfort in knowing that you are not alone but a great deal of anger knowing there are so many of us and that it all goes back to those who are charged with running this county with integrity shirking their responsibility in lieu of their own self interests.

Politicians are a selfish lot but I do believe here in San Bernardino County we are blessed with the worst of the worse.  I do believe we have the most shameful elected leaders in the state, if not the country.

iePolitics: Is it time to find new candidates?

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It seems we are seeing more grass roots candidates this election cycle and the filing deadline is still weeks away.  Political experts say these candidates don’t stand a chance.  Without a bankroll they may not.  But what is more important is that most of our current entrenched politicos are feeling just a bit of heat.  And some of those war chests might have to be spent on campaigning rather than wining and dining their family and friends.  That is a good thing.

Sheriff Rod Hoops now has two competitors:  Rick Averbeck and Paul Schrader.  District Attorney Mike Ramos is being challenged by at least one, Dennis Stout.  John Pomierski and Dennis H. Labadie have both thrown their hats into the ring to replace Second District Supervisor Paul Biane.  We haven’t heard if a candidate has announced his or her intent to run against Larry Walker, but there is talk that will happen.

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Henry Nickel: To What Are We Entitled?

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Henry Nickel is a Rail Analyst for Riverside County Transportation Commission and candidate for the 63rd Assembly District.  He can be reached at info@herynickel.com.  His website can be found at:  www.henrynickel.com

Nearly every generation of Americans has faced a time in which the underlying presumptions and blessings of this great state and nation are partially stripped away if for only a time.  It is during such moments when the spirit of who we are as a nation and as individual citizens shines through, teaching us once more that nothing comes without a price.  The successors to the generation of Vietnam, rock and roll and free love are fast finding that not all things come to Americans as a birth right.   We live in a time of instant gratification, anonymous interaction, perceived rights to privileges not earned and little knowledge of just where the comforts we take for granted come from and at what cost.  Not unlike prior generations, the next is on the verge of a great awakening to the fundamental truths that have made our nation a beacon of hope to all humanity for centuries.

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InlandPolitics Commentary: S.B. County: Biane statements related to travel troubling

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County Supervisor Paul Biane has broken his silence. Now his statements bear some analysis.

A leisure trip to West Virginia that occurred in September 2008 was reimbursed out of Biane’s campaign funds. Did the reimbursement occur in September 2008 or when the amended disclosure form was filed in March 2009, just 8 days before the arrest of Jim Erwin, former Chief of Staff to Supervisor Neil Derry?

Erwin was charged with ten counts of perjury and filing false documents related to a trip and gift he received in January 2007.

Erwin resigned from his job and was made to post $220,000 bail.

The bet is on March 2009.

The costs were also under reimbursed.

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BBOP: Paul Schrader announces candidacy for San Bernardino County Sheriff

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PRESS RELEASE January 19, 2010 ELECT PAUL SCHRADER FOR A “FRESH START”

Paul Schrader has announced his candidacy for sheriff of San Bernardino County in the June 2010 election.

Mr. Schrader has 27 years of law enforcement experience at city, county and federal levels. He currently works as a Deputy Sheriff Bonus One with the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department.

Raised in Arkansas, Paul Schrader was taught that hard work and dedication pay off. He was active in his community as a Boy Scout and a law enforcement Explorer. He worked with youth in bike safety programs and as a camp adviser.

After graduating from high school, Mr. Schrader enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and was sent to San Diego boot camp. He then became part of 1st Marines as an infantryman.

Two years later, he joined the military police, and was then assigned to work as an undercover narcotics operative at the Naval Investigative Intelligence Service (NIS). Continue reading →

InlandPolitics Commentary: S.B. County: Disclosure of DA investigative report and other materials required by law

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The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors is expected to take-up the matter of the Ramos investigation and report next week. It would be nice to be a fly on the wall for this meeting.

Case law not only requires the disclosure of the report, but also other documentation from the four-month-long, $140,000 inquiry.

The controlling legal case governing the release is BRV, Inc. v. Superior Court, 143 Cal. App. 4th 742.

The BRV case involved the release of an investigation report into the conduct of a school superintendent, who was eventually given a ’sweetheart severance deal”, which was a matter of public concern. A local newspaper filed a lawsuit to have the report and related materials released.

The Superior Court denied the request to release.

The California Court of Appeal reversed the Superior Court and ordered the release. The California Supreme Court denied review.

Not only does the BRV case require disclosure of the report with certain identifying information redacted, it also requires the release of other supporting information. Continue reading →

iePolitics: The Dennis Hansberger Connection

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For almost a year the question has been asked repeatedly, “Why would San Bernardino County District Attorney Mike Ramos take on the likes of Jim Erwin?”  It’s especially puzzling for several reasons.

First, Mike is a poltroon.  He utilizes his paltry supply of testosterone to satisfy his overactive libido.  None is left to be a man in any other way.  He is emasculated.  He is not capable of going to battle because he believes in the righteousness of an issue.  To suggest he is attempting to “clean up corruption” is ludicrous, especially coming from one of the most corrupt district attorneys in the entire country.

Second, Mike and Jim were at least casual friends at one point and certainly political allies.  As president of the Safety Employees Benefit Association (SEBA), Jim helped Mike and his political friends in their campaigns for elected office.  A SEBA endorsement is substantial in this county and to potentially alienate such a powerful force could be political suicide. Continue reading →

iePolitics: More on Welfare Fraud Investigator Situation

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Just to keep everyone updated as I have lost most phone numbers and emails, we are still trying to get a date set for a meeting.  I’ve also been discussing the situation with newspaper reporters and we have some interest.  They understand that if anyone is willing to go on the record it will have to be those that have been forced to resign or retire as current fraud investigators will face loss of their jobs.

The reporters I’ve spoken to so far seem incredulous that the classification has been so decimated and the reason for it.  Everyone knows welfare fraud is rampant in this county and getting worse. Continue reading →

iePolitics: A Nice Comment

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I can write about this since it was mentioned to me both during group and outside of group.  One of the group members, who I had never met before last week and who is not a county employee, was out somewhere this past weekend.  He happened to eavesdrop on a group of people who were sitting nearby.  He heard them mention me by name and mention the blog.  I can’t remember what all he heard now, but he told me that I have a huge support group out there. Continue reading →

iePolitics: Assertive Rights

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Many of my friends have been through the Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) at Kaiser and have highly recommended it to me.  If it weren’t for county employees, those groups would be empty.  I tried to go some months ago, but my supervisor at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center came unglued at the thought.  More recently, my doctor all but insisted on it.

I know how many county employees suffer from depression and I can’t recommend the group enough.  If you have a supervisor like mine, ask to see Dr. Belin.  Mark Uffer ended her county career after 25 years, and as she keeps telling me, there are a lot better places to work than San Bernardino County.  She understands what we are going through and will tell the county to “pound sand” on your behalf if she thinks you will benefit from the program.

Today we were given a list of “Assertive Rights.”  I thought some of you might find them interesting. Continue reading →

iePolitics: The Little Things In Life

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I know we still have a lot of former San Bernardino County Jobs and Employment Services Department Employment Services Specialists reading the blog. How many of you remember the days before TAD decimated our department when we went through programs to help make us better employees rather than destroy our ability to get our job done?   Anyone remember the poverty training we had to go through?  Somewhere I still have the book describing the survival skills necessary to be living in a lower-class situation, a middle-class situation, and an upper-class situation.

Do remember the questions we had to answer?

  • Do you know how to get the executive membership at the country club?
  • Do you know how to keep your laundry from being stolen at the laundromat?
  • Do you know how to pick a daycare center?
  • Do you know the time of day stores deposit their expired food in the dumpster?
  • Do you know how to get your child into the most exclusive private schools?
  • Do you know where the food banks are located and when they give out food?
  • Do you know how to hire a maid?
  • Can you tell the difference between silk, linen and cotton and how to care for each?
  • Do you know how to get your children to fall asleep when they are still hungry?

And many more. Continue reading →

iePolitics: More on the Ramos Report

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I had a chance to meet with Cheryl Ristow, the claimant in the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s sex scandal, yesterday and she showed me her documentation.  One of things the newspapers seem to have forgotten is that the report does not clear District Attorney Michael Ramos of lying to the public nor does it suggest that he DID NOT have an affair with Cheryl or any number of other subordinate employees.  All it states is that the District Attorneys office did not create a hostile work environment for Cheryl.

Cheryl has the proof, which leads those of us close to the situation to believe that the more-serious hanky-panky is between San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors Chairman Gary Ovitt, along with his Chief of Staff, Mark Kirk, and the law firm investigating the accusations.  Helping along with the deceit is likely Human Resources Director Andrew Lamberto and County Counsel Ruth Stringer. Continue reading →

iePolitics: Once Again–Andrew and HSS Administration

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Geez, does it never end in this county?  We’ve been harping on hostile work environment around here for how long now?  Transitional Assistance Department (TAD) management incompetence?  The stupidity of Service First when interpreted by Linda Haugen and her band of dumb-ass managers?  The lack of education of TAD managers costing taxpayers?

Let’s see.  I even met with Fourth District Deputy Chief of Staff Joy Chadwick over the fact that we are paying TAD directors $100,000-plus a year, they manage millions and millions of dollars in taxpayer money, and they don’t even have to have a high school diploma.  What did she do?  Nothing.  I mentioned the same to Assistant County Administrative Officer Dean Arabatzis and he chastised me for suggesting there might be something wrong with it.  And Human Resources Director Andrew Lamberto will do anything a pair of legs wants him to do, especially those belonging to one Ms. Haugen.

So, it should be no surprise that TAD managers do really stupid things.  After all, they are stupid.  Or perhaps ignorant is a better term.

A few days ago iePolitics posted a question about a rumor circulating that a TAD manager had been demoted to a EWIII position.  Well, the rumor is true.  Guess what she did among other things? Continue reading →

iePolitics: Sometimes Timecard Fraud Is Okay and Sometimes It Is Not

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Well, justice administered disparately apparently is the theme de jure, or in this case, the theme de soir, and it remains alive and well in San Bernardino County.  Former San Bernardino County Assessor’s Office employee and Rancho Cucamonga councilman Rex Gutierrez appeared in court today for his preliminary hearing.  This desperado required the combined lawyering skills of six deputy district attorneys and two deputy attorneys general.

What crimes could have garnered such a showing of prosecutorial might?  Certainly Gutierrez must have executed a cross-country rampage leaving death and destruction at every turn.   “Right?” you ask. Continue reading →

iePolitics: Andrew Lamberto and Ruth Stringer Strike Again

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In what has been an ongoing discussion on this blog about the incompetence and unethical practices of San Bernardino County Human Resources Director Andrew Lamberto and County Counsel Ruth Stringer, we now find out just how unscrupulous both are.  Added into the mix this time is the reported collusion with said scoundrels by Board of Supervisors Chairman Gary Ovitt and his Chief of Staff, Mark Kirk, Supervisor Paul Biane and others, and we can only conclude that the level of corruption in the upper echelons of county government has reached a new high.

Last August, at the insistence of Third District Supervisor Neil Derry, Lamberto initiated an investigation into allegations of hostile work environment by District Attorney Michael Ramos aimed at investigative technician Cheryl Ristow.  Ristow admitted a previous 17-month sexual affair with Ramos, who had told her during the affair how he had fallen in love with her and claimed he was divorcing his wife, Gretchen. However, once Ristow realized that Ramos was lying about his feelings for her and his status with his wife, Ristow ended the relationship.

Ramos continued to pursue Ristow, even to the point that when Ristow was facing possible breast cancer surgery, Ramos asked to have one more encounter with her before her breast might be damaged or removed during the surgery.  Ramos continued to pursue Ristow as will be shown in an updated article tomorrow.  Ristow has said from the beginning all she ever wanted out of this is for Ramos to admit the affair and apologize for lying to and about her.   It seems Ramos cannot tell the truth.  Despite that fact and although the investigators seem to have ignored the evidence, tomorrow we will provide evidence in Ramos’ own handwriting to show what he has done. Continue reading →

Help Keep the Inland Valley Accounted For

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People of the Inland Valley you have a mission entrusted by the voters of California to help draw the district lines after the Census of 2010. All it takes is visiting the official Citizens Redistricting Commission website and finishing your application by February 12th of this year.  There are some exclusions for membership on this panel such as if you donated an excessive amount of money, if you are an elected office holder or ran for office in the last ten years, if you are an immediate family member of a candidate or office holder that would exclude you as well. Also this panel wants voters who voted in the last 2 out of 3 general elections and you have needed to hold your partisan affiliation for the last 5 years. Continue reading →

Acquanetta Warren: It’s Still a Tax, Stupid . . . No Matter How You Hide It

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Acquanetta Warren is the Vice Mayor of Fontana, former Republican Party Vice Chair and candidate for the 63rd Assembly District.  Visit her website at:  www.acquanetta.org

Halloween is over, but the fright is just beginning.  At a time when taxpayers are struggling with a faltering economy, falling housing equity, declining value of their retirement investments and education savings, salary cuts or jobs losses, and reduced public safety services, the state is there to help by adding to the burden.  Talk about dumb.

It shouldn’t be allowed to happen, but it is—and at the worst time possible.  I’m talking about a triple whammy tax increase:  a quarter percent income tax increase and a reduction in the dependent tax credit coupled with a 10 percent tax increase.

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iePolitics: Ramblings

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I now have electricity and water—not hot water, but at least water that comes out of a pipe instead of a bottle!  Okay, most of the pipes, but not all of them.  A house with indoor plumbing . . . what a luxary!  I think I even have a working doorbell now not that anyone other than the Sheriff’s Department will ever visit me.  But if they do, they can ring my doorbell.  I’m so excited.  That was only 59 days without utilities . . . and a doorbell. Continue reading →

Ken Hunter: Just Kicking The Tires Won’t Do

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Today a business owner can expect to spend half his money on taxes. Rush Limbaugh says he can argue with liberals with half his brain tied behind his back. Cell phones are half the size they were five years ago and beginning as early as this July, you could soon go to jail for driving your car with tires that are half a goats’ fart shy of the recommended air pressure. Yep.

The California Air Resources Board is now bringing the war against global warming home from the battlefields of science fiction to your garage. CARB’s new rule will criminalize the operation of YOUR motor vehicle traveling in THEIR State of California with sub standard tire air pressure.  Few would argue with the logic that under inflated tires can have some impact on your gas mileage. So what if you are not as retentive guy driving in the lane next to you? Driving your car running on under inflated tires is now emitting more greenhouse gasses than that guy is, that’s what. Continue reading →

Senator George Runner: This Week In Review

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Senator George Runner - Week In Review

Senator Runner remembers his Capitol Chief of Staff Will Smith

News of the Week
Chief of staff to Sen. George Runner dies
Runner, Smyth Seek Business Input At Town Hall
Local firefighters head to Haiti
California mandates hurting small businesses
Moldy BOE headquarters bill passes Assembly committee

Dear Friends:

This past week has been very difficult. My long-time Chief of Staff and good friend Will Smith passed away on Monday. He collapsed while playing a game of basketball, his favorite sport. Will had worked for both Sharon and me for almost 14 years, and became a member of our family as much as he was a colleague.

Will was someone who had his priorities straight. There are so many great things I can say about him, but perhaps one of his strongest characteristics was his incredible dedication to his family and his faith. It was my privilege to adjourn today’s Senate session in Will’s honor. He will be greatly missed, but I take comfort in the fact that he is home with his Lord.

Sincerely,

George Runner

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iePolitics: Where is the leadership in San Bernardino County?

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As San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors Chairman Gary Ovitt’s first year of service as chairman comes to a close, it is a good time to examine what this Board has accomplished in the past year.  By all accounts, we have a Board of Supervisors that is in constant turmoil, unable to complete only the most routine of tasks.

Year 2009 began with promise.  Former Chairman Paul Biane completed his lackluster stint as Chairman with a corruption scandal hanging over his head that neutered him to the point of complete ineffectiveness.  His successor, Gary Ovitt, was expected to bring a breath of fresh air.  Although not known personally for strong leadership skills, Ovitt, unlike Biane, was known for high moral standards.  Through his chief of staff, Mark Kirk, Ovitt was expected to accomplish much. Continue reading →

Pat Gilbreath: Grow California: The Pat Gilbreath Agenda

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Pat Gilbreath is a mother, CPA, community volunteer and candidate for the 63rd Assembly District. In 1993, she won a seat on Redlands City Council, serving as Mayor from 1999 to 2001 and once again holding the position of Mayor. An uncompromising taxpayer watchdog, she’s been an outspoken voice against government waste, and a persistent advocate for spending restraint and lower taxes.  Learn more at:
www.StandWithPat.com

As a CPA, I’ve never understood how politicians campaign on “job creation,” while supporting policies that undermine and destroy any hope of real economic growth. They should really know better. High tax rates combined with incredible levels of spending and debt have sidelined thousands of California’s job creators and entrepreneurs. Exhausted taxpayers can no longer afford the price.

The fact is that we can’t continue to grow the size of state government while creating a healthy environment for job creation and growth. It just isn’t possible. Sacramento has been recycling this strange strategy for decades, under Democrat and even Republican management. Without principled, conservative leadership in the State Assembly, California’s negative course is set, with little chance for change. Continue reading →

iePolitics: Theodore Roosevelt’s Ideas on Immigrants

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Theodore Roosevelt’s ideas on Immigrants and being an AMERICAN in 1907.

“In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person’s becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American . . . There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn’t an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag . . . We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language.  And we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people.”

—Theodore Roosevelt 1907

iePolitics: Breaking News

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iePolitics has learned that as a part of the ongoing corruption investigation additional, previously-unreported search warrants were issued at the homes of high-ranking county officials including that of at least one current chief of staff.  When serving the search warrants, District Attorney investigators photographed the interior of the homes and those photos are now available to defendants as part of the discovery process.

As new information is obtained, it will be reported here.

iePolitics: For all of those who keep telling me you want to help . . .

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Here’s your chance.  Actually, you have one of several chances.

There are several of us who want to fire our worker’s comp attorneys.  I have come to the conclusion worker’s comp attorneys are worse than ambulance chasers.  The whole process on both sides of the fence is filled with scam artists including the doctors, the attorneys (including county counsel and risk management), and investigators.  No one cares if there is an injured person or not; it’s all about racking up fees.  So we are looking for a worker’s comp attorney who is a real pit bull.  Does such an animal exists?  I’m beginning to think not but if anyone has a recommendation, there are several of us looking.

Second, there are also several of us looking for a good employment law attorney.  Although we’re still pursuing the class action suit, some of us have claims for retaliation and hostile work environment that are so egregious we want separate cases.  Again, we are looking at a pitbull who will eat Ruth Stringer and spit out those bleached locks.

And finally, for me personally, I’m at my wit’s end with my landlord who has locked me out of my property, taken almost everything I own, and is not cooperating with returning it.  He has no court order.  As a matter of fact he attempted to evict me and the case was dismissed.  It’s a long, convoluted story I would be happy to share with anyone who can give me some help with it, but it’s too long to write about here.  I tried to get the Sheriff’s Office involved and now I’m the one being threatened with arrest.  I’m not sure I’m allowed to say who so I’ll just say that  someone one the Fifth Floor tried to reason with the guy and he agreed to cooperate but then when I tried to get my stuff this past weekend he refused. Continue reading →

iePolitics: TAD Rumor Control

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Nothing ever changes in the San Bernardino County Transitional Assistance Department (Welfare or TAD).  I’ve been bombarded with questions as to why the TAD01 Deputy Director’s girlfriend (or perhaps now former) has been demoted from District Manager to Eligibility Worker III.  All the conspiracy theorist in the department are hard at work as apparently this type of demotion is unheard of.  So if someone has the scoop, inquiring minds at TAD want to know.

iePolitics: Some Very Sad News

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The story below is from the Sacramento Bee.  Will was my main contact in Senator Runner’s office.  He was always very helpful and respectful whether  I needed something for the blog or for Republican Woman.  I was very sorry to hear about his untimely death.  iePolitics sends our condolences to his family and friends.

January 12, 2010

Thumbnail image for Will.jpgWill Smith, chief of staff to Republican Sen. George Runner, died Monday night after he collapsed while playing basketball. He was 41.

Smith, who grew up in Weaverville and attended Sacramento State, first came to the Capitol as an Assembly Fellow.

In 1996, Smith joined Runner’s Assembly staff. For the next 14 years, he worked in various capacities in Runner’s Assembly and Senate offices, as well as for Runner’s wife, former Assemblywoman Sharon Runner. Continue reading →

Fred Aguiar’s California for Sale

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Our former county supervisor slash state assemblyman Fred Aguiar is in the news for his quest to sell our public assets to the highest bidder. Our parks, our beaches and our fairgrounds will be fair game if Fred has his way as Arnold’s deputy chief of staff.

Recently our friends in Orange County are experiencing the first portion of Fred’s privatization fascination where they are trying to stop the governor and Fred from selling off the fairgrounds. However if we do not stop Arnold and his friends from selling off these public assets where would be the next asset will Fred try to sell off? Continue reading →

iePolitics: Where does right end and wrong begin?

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I was chatting with a friend a few weeks ago and he was riled up over Mark Kirk.  He commented that he wanted to make Kirk feel pain.  He wasn’t talking about physical pain, but the emotional pain he was feeling and which he blames on Kirk.  I had a very hard time understanding how one could hate that much.  I even talked to Mark about it because I couldn’t fathom what Mark could have done to bring about that much animosity from another human.

Here we are just a few short weeks later and I feel the same way.  I confessed to my therapist in my group today and I didn’t get taken 5150 so I know can now safely admit this here, but a week ago today I was so distaught at what Mark had done that for the first time since my problem with the suicidal thoughts started on October 8, 2008, I made the only totally serious attempt.  I started with ten Trazadon, followed by five Tramadol fifteen minutes later and then rotated with five pills every fifteen minutes for several hours.

I was so sick of Mark discounting my feelings I just wanted to show him how much he hurt me, not that he would give a crap, but ones mind is not thinking coherently when this is going on.  I remember with each group of five pills I was convinced they would be the ones that would finally knock me out.  I kept wondering when I was going to die and was getting really mad that it didn’t happen. Continue reading →

iePolitics: A Note About Comments

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As I stated in a previous post, the blog is no longer moderated.  However, if you post a comment with certain words or one or more links, it will be set for moderation.  Right now I’m lucky to moderate the blog once a day so be patient.

There is light at the end of the tunnel.  A very snotty SCE employee called me today from a message I left over two weeks ago to inform me that after nine weeks of trying, I just might have power by the end of the week.  She got a little indignant when I asked for an exact date so that I can have the dogs put away and leave the fence unlocked.

iePolitics: Survey

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Thank you everyone for your continued support.  We’re on-line for about 30,000 hits today so I appreciate all who have stuck it out with me.  I’d like a little feedback since I’ve started the blog over from scratch.

Do you want the polls brought back?  They were certainly less-than-scientific but they were fun and not much work.

Do you want the newspaper articles back?  At this point Jim and I are doing two completely different blogs and I suspect most readers are reading both.  The articles are a lot of work, but I’ll do them by popular demand or is Jim’s inclusion enough? Continue reading →

Senator George Runner: Business Regulation Town Hall and Legislative Hearing

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Senator George Runner

Business Regulation Town Hall and Legislative HearingState Senator George Runner (R- Antelope Valley) and Cameron Smyth (R- Santa Clarita) announced that they will host a legislative hearing on the impact of regulations on local businesses.

In the wake of a study released last year that concluded that the cost of regulation on California businesses is nearly $500 billion annually, and with unemployment at record high levels, the overregulation of businesses is likely one primary cause of the state’s lagging economy and high unemployment rates.

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When:

8am-9am on Friday, January 15, 2010 Continue reading →

Ken Hunter: Hunter Claims Front-Runner Status

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Republicans who waited until the incumbent withdrew are opportunists who did not oppose higher taxes, said John Würm, campaign manager for Ken Hunter, Republican candidate for the 59th Assembly District. Hunter has been running for the nomination since the first week of October 2009. The incumbent quit even after his recall failed because he knew that he could not beat Hunter.

Hunter said that he has steadfastly opposed not just Adams, but Adams’ high tax votes and that Californians pay more taxes overall than any other state. Hunter said that he wants to get California working again. Hunter said that it was his goal in the beginning to replace Adams and his high tax policies. He said voters are looking for leaders to reduce taxes and spending and will not vote for those seeking to just “move up the ladder.” Hunter says he will stand up against Democrats instead of surrendering as some have recently done. Continue reading →

Senator George Runner: Week in Review

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Week In Review: The best and worst legislation of 2009

News of the Week
Runner: Governor’s prison proposal a mistake
Editorial: Time to re-examine that ‘settled’ science
Zonta Looking For Outstanding Women Volunteers
2007 FHS Graduate US Air Force Airman First Class Jacob Bailey
2010: ‘Second chance’ for state changes

Dear Friends:

Happy New Years! I hope this note finds you and your family blessed and doing well.

The past year was one of the toughest in recent memory thanks to a battered economy and record unemployment leading the news. Let’s hope 2010 is the start of better economic times (my prescription for healing the financial health is to remove government as an obstacle to entrepreneurs and small business owners, both of whom create jobs and opportunities for our communities).

Looking at 2009 in the rearview mirror, we saw legislation here in Sacramento that increased taxes on California families and small business, another one that intruded on our 2nd Amendment rights, and a bill that gave a ‘70s San Francisco activist – who is obscure to most Californians – a day of remembrance ala Harvey Milk Day.

Of course, there were a host of other bills – good and bad – that were introduced, including some that became law last week. We listed a few of them here for your reading enjoyment. Continue reading →

iePolitics: Arrowhead Regional Medical Center Update

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I have finally had a chance to talk to a few of my sources.  Additional information is being brought forward regarding falsification of records, including commitment records for behavioral health patients.  It seems patients are being kept past their 72-hour commitments based on forged records by nurses rather than by actual doctors orders.   More to come . . .

iePolitics: Stories we are working on–Update

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I’m receiving emails left and right from welfare fraud investigators.  I want to set up an after-hours meeting with those of you that are willing so I can learn more, see whatever documentation you have and decide on an action plan.  If you’re interested, leave a message at (760) 954-0280.  I want real names so I know for sure Virginia Lugo isn’t trying to send a spy.

iePolitics: Thank You

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I’ve started it off slowly, but tomorrow I plan to really get back into blogging.  I want to thank everyone again for all the email.  One thing I know about our regular readers is that you are a loyal lot.  We are already back up to 20,000 hits a day with virtually no content, it being a weekend, and a majority of folks not even knowing the blog is back.

If someone tells you they cannot access the blog, it is likely because they are using an old bookmark.  We are using a new host and a new domain so bookmarks have to be updated.

Thanks again for your support.

iePolitics: The Truth

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There is one especially nice thing about Jim and I having separate blogs and that is I can write about anything I want to write about without grief from Postmus, Stout, Erwin, Derry or Burum for writing about the “personal” stuff.  This is one of those “personal” posts that makes those guys cringe but I don’t have to worry about it because they will never see it as they are busy with their own blog.  I’ve been inundated with questions so I’m going to take a few minutes to explain all that has happened to bring about two separate blogs.

Back in October after I was laid off from work I had a bit of a meltdown.  Under normal circumstances I would have taken the action with stride but 2009 was anything but a normal year for me.  For the first time in a couple of decades, not having a county paycheck to rely upon was financially devastating for me.  I have always had multiple sources of income including my businesses, savings earnings, rental income and second/third jobs.  But 2009 was the year of financial hell and the layoff caught me off guard and unprepared.  On top of that, not only did they lay me off, they also messed with my final paycheck, shorting me a lot of money.  Thus the meltdown. Continue reading →

iePolitics: Change Is In The Air

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County of San Bernardino Board of Supervisors Agenda Item No. 83 is causing some sleepless nights for a few high ranking county employees. At the top of the list likely is Deputy County Recorder/Larry Walker Mistress Deanna Thompson. Ms. Thompson has been untouchable despite the havoc she has caused in the lives of many of her subordinate staff. At least six of her highest ranking professional staff members have had to find other employment or file stress claims against the county due to Ms. Thompson creating a hostile work environment. Continue reading →

iePolitics: Stories We’re Working On

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At the top of my priority list right now is revealing the corruption within San Bernardino County’s Program Integrity Division, better known as the Welfare Fraud Unit, headed by Virginia Lugo. Welfare Fraud is the lowest of priorities in this county even though both internal and external fraud runs rampant.

I was discussing the issue with former San Bernardino County Chairman of the Board of Supervisors Bill Postmus this morning. It seems the two administrations since his have reduced the number of fraud investigators by over 75 percent in the past few years. This is just another example of how out of touch our current Board of Supervisors is with the public they have been elected to serve. Continue reading →

Mike Morrell: The Pathway to Citizenship

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Mike Morrell is a businessman from Southern California.  He has been married to Joanie for 31 years and together they have three children.  He is an alternate on the San Bernardino County Republican Central Committee.  He is a candidate for the 63rd Assembly District.  His website can be found at:   www.morrellforassembly.com

We hear today that the United States houses between fifteen and twenty-five million illegal immigrants.  An estimated 32 percent of these individuals live in California, as our state offers assistance up to $11.2 billion annually.  In light of the staggering fiscal and social problems inherent in these figures, what position should we Republicans take?

Certainly, we recall that ours is a nation of immigrants.  From the Eastern seaboard Lady Liberty calls, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.”  Truly, America is unlike any other nation, with neither racial nor ancestral borders to define us.  Yet our founders determined a set of immovable principles, both political and moral, and these became the “ties that bind.”  These principles found clear expression in our early writings. Continue reading →