Category Archives: Board of Supervisors

VVDP: Adelanto school trustee eyes 1st District Supervisor bid

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Jermaine Wright campaigns on social media, but hasn’t officially declared

December 28, 2011 3:30 PM

SAN BERNARDINO • Though Jermaine Wright Sr. appears to be campaigning online to run for San Bernardino County 1st District Supervisor, the Adelanto School District trustee said he’s still only pondering a bid in the June election.

Wright, co-owner of local child care and transportation companies, has set up campaign profiles on Facebook and Twitter. He touts himself as a conservative whose platforms include county transparency, common-sense business practices in government and private sector job creation.

But Wright said by phone he won’t make up his mind until mid-January. He’s trying to gauge whether he would stand a solid chance against incumbent Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt, a resident of Wrightwood.

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Examiner.com: Board of Supervisors declares war on police union; pays off with concessions

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(San Bernardino) – Last week the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 to impose more than 14 percent in cuts on members of the Specialized Peace Officers Unit of the San Bernardino County Safety Employees Benefit Association (SEBA), the union representing sworn peace officers.  Supervisors Neil Derry and Brad Mitzelfelt voted against the measure.  Today, 73.5 percent of the unit’s membership voted to accept the arbitrator’s award they had previously rejected, thus avoiding the deep cuts.

“We’re proud of the Specialized Peace Officers for choosing the terms of their employment rather than settling for an imposed solution,” said Board of Supervisors Chair Josie Gonzales. “These public safety professionals have joined a growing number of county employee groups who have recognized the current economic realities and agreed to terms that will help avoid layoffs and allow the county to continue to provide an acceptable level of service.”  Supervisor Gonzales is one of the three county supervisors who voted in favor of imposing the cuts and who is under federal scrutiny in two FBI raids.

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iePolitics: Any of you happen to hear Erin Brockovich on Coast to Coast last night?

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I try not to listen to Coast to Coast because if I have reception for the show it means I’m sitting in a dark parking lot somewhere by myself.  Coast to Coast is hardly a show that helps one get a good night’s sleep even if one doesn’t believe a single guest or caller on the show.  But sometimes while I’m blogging the silence is deafening and I end up turning on KFI.  Such was the case last night.

I listened to the show for quite some time before realizing who the guest was.  It wasn’t until the water contamination in Hinkley was mentioned that my ears perked up and I actually paid attention.

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iePolitics: Now for the flip side Brad

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Now we are hearing that convicted corruption figure Jeff Gibson is going to be your campaign manager? Jeff Gibson . . . really?   I’ve heard he does all of your and Megan’s dirty work for you but do you really think this is such a good idea?  I hear that other than Jessie, your staff can’t stand him.  And he is a convicted political corruption figure.  Use some sense!

iePolitics: I received a Christmas card from Brad and Megan!!

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Really, I did.  Of course, it came from the campaign and I’m sure heads will roll for that ghastly mistake.  I will say, however, that I was impressed that it said “Merry Christmas” and not some other politically correct greeting.  He knows his constituency!!  I’m still impressed though because we have been seeing a new Brad lately—one that has grown a bit of a backbone.

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iePolitics: Can someone confirm, deny or clarify?

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We are hearing that Sheriff Hoops has put all captains, even recently promoted captains, at top step to make up for 7 percent loss in retirement contributions.  Correct me if I’m wrong, but I don’t believe, if true, this can be done without approval of the director of Human Resources and/or County Executive Officer.

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iePolitics: Pandering Janice

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You know, I don’t think I have ever disliked a county supervisor as much as I dislike Janice Rutherford (yes, that includes Brad).  Her pious, self-righteous, condescending attitude towards everyone during board meeting is disgusting.  When is she going to be criminally charged just like Supervisor Derry?  We hear that she is quickly becoming part of the Lewis/Ramos/Hansberger crowd, which likely explains the lack of criminal charges against her.  And the Thug Squad wonders why I have zero respect for them.

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The Sentinel: District Divisions Stall County’s Mid-Year Budget Adjustments

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The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors this week failed to collect the required four votes to ratify county chief executive officer Greg Devereaux’s recommended mid-year budget adjustments.

Under the county charter, four votes are required to make routine after-the-fact changes to the yearly budget passed to cover the governmental fiscal year that runs from July 1 to June 30.

Currently, supervisor Neil Derry must abstain from any votes impacting the expenditure of federal funds because he was charged with violating campaign contribution reporting regulations in April. Derry has not yet been given by the federal government clearance to cast such votes, despite a plea arrangement arrived at in August that saw him plead guilty to a single misdemeanor campaign reporting violation and the dismissal of two more serious felony counts. The county’s budget contains some revenue that originates with the federal government. Federal funds cannot legally be disbursed by an elected official accused or convicted of a felony.

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iePolitics: Full circle

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Today Greg Eyler accepted a plea deal in the Assessor’s Office corruption scandal.  “Greg Eyler” is one of the names I am forbidden by the county from mentioning on the blog.  The stories I wrote from 2006-2008 about what was going on in the Assessor’s Office comprised a majority of what I was suspended for for 16 days in 2008.  Even though the stories were written on my own blog, using my own computer, and on my own time, the county said I did not have the right to write about what was going on at the Assessor’s Office.  To quote Dean Arabatzis, I was “creating a hostile work environment for county administrators.”

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iePolitics: In response to BillyJackAttack

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Since I haven’t been writing much, I thought I would respond to his/her comment as a post since I know others are thinking the same thing.  So here goes.

Well Billy, I think my first response is that whether we are discussing Colonies, the BOS, Greg Devereaux, the DA/AG/FBI, or any other person/entity in a long list of county concerns, there is very little black and white.   Since you used Jim as an example, I will too.  Has Jim done some things wrong? It is my belief the answer is yes.  Do I also believe he has been singled out and maliciously prosecuted?  That answer is yes too.  Almost $3 in bail is outrageous.  The trumped-up charges are also outrageous.  I will continue to say that probably forever.  At the same time, I do believe he has committed criminal wrongdoing.  I guess what I am trying to say is that I am not taking one side over the other; I simply believe in justice.  Justice would have been served perhaps with a FPPC fine or, in the case of the extortion if that proves to be true, a felony or two with probation and maybe some jail time if warranted–just like someone who is not Ramos’ political enemy.

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From Havasu Lake

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Dear Sharon

Recent questions have been raised on iepolitics in regards to the readily apparent guaranteed ascendency from local print media employment to highly paying county positions.

Nowhere is the manipulation and in fact actual dissuasion of the press more evident than in a review of the record at Havasu Lake Ca.

Public exposure of bad acts is of course deadly to the actors, and if the following facts give the first impression of being just too over the top, just  too bald faced to be believable, one only has to remember that we are dealing with the same crew that produced Brad Mitzelfelt, Anthony Adams and Michael Orme……

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iePolitics: Newspaper reporters on the Fifth Floor

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Someone asked me for a list of newspaper reporters who managed to turn their connections into lucrative positions on or about the Fifth Floor—some deserving and some not so deserving.  This is the list I could think of but I know over the years there have been more.

  1. Megan Mitzelfelt
  2. Scott Van Horn
  3. George Watson
  4. Bob Page
  5. David Wert

Can you think of others?

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iePolitics: Need more information on Bob Smith and 800 MHz

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Bob Smith was in charge of some aspect of the 800 MHz program several years ago.  Here is a link to the article:  800 MHz.  Smith is now one of the community liaisons for Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt.  I suppose that is an award for a job well done.  If anyone has additional information on what happened with that situation, we would greatly appreciate it.

iePolitics: The Orange County retirement case

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You may have read the newspapers’ accounts of the decision released by the California Supreme Court on Monday in the Orange County retirement case. Here is a copy of the decision:  Orange Co Retired EEs S184059

My favorite page of the whole document is Page 28.  I will let the more observant readers of this blog figure out why that is.

Happy Thanksgiving from Havasu Lake

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Dear Sharon

Out here at Havasu Lake we have much to be thankful for, not the least of which is iepolitics and our dear friend Sharon.

iepolitics has proven to be the lone voice of reason in the face of corruption, speaking truth to those in power, and doing so boldly.

iepolitics coverage of events at Havasu Lake, in compilation with the development of dedicated opposition to Supervisor Mitzelfelt and his violent triple felon associate, Gary Chamberlain, has had an immeasurable impact on Brad Mitzelflet’s mean-spirited, revenge oriented political aspirations.

Brad, in the political analysis of your electability to higher office, what credit do Sharon and I deserve?  Both Sharon and myself are arguably your biggest victims, but unfortunately for you, we  have stood up and became the means to your end.

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iePolitics: Janice lied!! Janice lied!!

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I knew the most self-righteous, condescending county supervisor we have had in memory was full of crap when I saw her her spreadsheet attached to her board item to reduce BOS benefits.  The problem was that my CPRA requests to David Wert that would prove it were ignored.  (I’ve heard through the grapevine that Greg Devereux has given direction to Wert to do just that when it comes to most of my requests.)

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iePolitics: So how does one work on 7 campaigns and full-time for the BOS in the same year

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It’s always funny how one story leads to another.  My post the other night that made reference to Josh Candelaria led to someone tipping me off to look at his FPPC form 700 for 2007.  Take a look yourself:  Josh

Hmm . . . I guess time card fraud is only applicable if certain people don’t like you or if you go to the wrong church.

iePolitics: I never should have listened

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I decided to listen to the BOS session from this past Tuesday.  You know the one—the one where various members of the BOS try to pretend they are making real reform.  I wonder how many people see this for what it is.

I noted one interesting point.  Josh Candaleria gave the invocation.  Josh is a former employee of Gary Ovitt and now works for Greg Devereaux.  What was interesting is that Ovitt introduced him as someone who goes to his church.  Doesn’t that make Ovitt, Enriquez, Cadaleria, PonTell, and Devereaux, or so we have been told, all members of the same church.  Now my question is this:  Is this the same church Enriquez was pastoring and somehow related to the Ontario YMCA?  How much discretionary funding did the YMCA get from Ovitt?  Now maybe this is all inaccurate, but that is not what we hear.

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iePolitics: It seems Ms. Mitzelfelt is inserting herself in my life again and using county resources to do it

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Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt

One of the personality traits that Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt and his wife, Megan Blaney Mitzelfelt, seem to share is that they are both so arrogant that they think they can do whatever they want with taxpayer resources.  They are special after all.  Or maybe just stoned.  But whatever the case, they use and abuse their positions and violate the public trust.

According to sources, Brad attempted to prevent Mark Uffer from being hired in Needles. He also tried to get me fired from a small writing job.  Megan also tried to keep a potential employer from giving me work.

And now a funny little thing happened yesterday.  I was subpoenaed into a deposition on my writ of mandamus.  There was zero reason for the depo because my case does not have one thin cent attached to it.  My thoughts and actions are irrelevant.  But it was a billing opportunity for the county’s high-priced attorney they fly in from Oakland for both my case and Mark Uffer’s case.

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iePolitics: Is the BOS really this corrupt?

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Take a look at Items 4 and 5 on the agenda for Tuesday.  First off is Janice Rutherford’s proposal to cut BOS benefits by 20 percent.  You think that is in response to our initiative.  What she isn’t explaining is that she is proposing to do this ordinance rather than charter amendment.  What that means is that the BOS can turn around and give themselves a raise anytime they please and we can’t prevent it.  That is how their benefit packages got so high to begin with.  And more often than not, they hide it in some unrelated board item to throw us all off.

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iePolitics: Whatcha afraid of Brian?

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As the first photo points out we had a lot of hardened criminals at the protest today, so much so, that as the second photo shows, the Sheriff’s Department dispatched three units to the Devore Animal Shelter during our protest. Does that surprise anyone?

And, no, we were not blocking any entrances or exits nor were we inside the fence.  We stayed out up against the outside of the fence on the roadway.

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iePolitics: The initiatives

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Thousands of signatures have been collected in a very short time.  We will make the formal announcement soon.  For now, just a reminder that the BOS initiative can be downloaded at www.reformsbcounty.com.

A second initiative should be ready for download very soon.  It will be the ethics and campaign finance initiative.  As you all read in the news, Supervisor Janice Rutherford plans to introduce her own initiative that does about ten percent of what ours does.  It does not keep board members from making big money as consultants on projects they voted on once they leave office nor does it keep board members from running for other offices while on the BOS.

iePolitics: Third District race

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I was told yesterday that one of the candidates in the Third District supervisor’s race was suggesting that Assemblyman Paul Cook is not a serious candidate and plans to run for Congress if Jerry Lewis retires.  Here is the response I received from Cook’s office:

I want to serve as County Supervisor.  If you think back, it’s been a very logical progression.  I waited until the district lines were final, I filed the necessary financial paperwork, and I declared for Supervisor within days.  I hope that demonstrates my mindset.  I haven’t opened a Congressional account, I haven’t declared for Congress, and I’m not out there campaigning for Congress.  It’s just not my priority.   My priority is fulfilling the duties of my current office and focusing on the same goals: ethical government, smaller government, veterans, and public safety.  I’m also running a very serious campaign for Supervisor.  That’s it.

iePolitics: Our poor, overworked BOS

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Adoption of the official BOS calendar is on tap for this coming Tuesday.  They are actually scheduling themselves to meet 28 out of 52 weeks next year.  Is that so they can claim they are not already a part-time BOS?  I bet it is.

Signature gathering for a part-time BOS is going EXTREMELY well.  And don’t forget that it will lower their pay and benefits from over $300,000 to $50,000 a year.

The Sentinel: Gold Fever Has Mitzelfelt Team Mulling Cross-Border District

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Editor’s Note:  Good job Mark!!

The Sentinel has learned that a curious alliance has formed between supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt, his field representative Jesse Flores and now-discredited Republican political operative Jeff Gibson.

The alliance involves a seemingly far-fetched get-rich-quick scheme involving an active gold mine just across the San Bernardino County line in Inyo County. Of significance is that the effort includes the questionable use of the supervisorial office’s authority to facilitate the creation of a new community services district in one of San Bernardino County’s most remote locations to execute the plan.

Members of Mitzelfelt’s First District staff were puzzled and have now grown increasingly wary of the relationship that has developed over the last several months between Mitzelfelt and Jeff Gibson. The only member of Mitzelfelt’s staff favorably disposed toward Gibson, who was convicted a decade-and-a-half ago of electioneering fraud, is Flores, individuals close to Mitzelfelt’s office have told the Sentinel.

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Examiner.com: County supervisors fight whistleblower lawsuit to the tune of nearly $800,000

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Editor’s Note:  As always, Naomi and I appreciate the comments, likes and links.

(SAN BERNARDINO) In November 2009, when members of the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 to terminate County Administrative Officer Mark Uffer without cause, which provided him with an additional year of salary and benefits, they thought they were avoiding a legal hassle.  Instead, they opened a costly can of worms that has now cost taxpayers an additional $782,452.20 on top of the $323,000 severance package.

As early as 2008, at least one member of the Board of Supervisors indicated he wanted to terminate Uffer’s contract and replace him with then-Ontario City Manager Greg Devereaux.  Fourth District Supervisor Gary Ovitt was a close friend to Devereaux and worked with him when he was mayor and as a member of the Ontario City Council.  However, the three votes to replace Uffer with Devereaux did not materialize until October 2009.

In 2008, the first of numerous arrests of high-ranking county officials was made.  By 2009, the corruption scandal had clearly touched the Board of Supervisors with the arrest of Third District Chief of Staff Jim Erwin.  Several other board staffers were subpoenaed to testify before the Grand Jury and were also interrogated by the District Attorney’s Public Integrity Unit.  The investigation has been far reaching with three members of the Board having now been charged criminally and at least two others possibly facing charges in the future.  Two chiefs of staff have also been charged and one is working as an informant with the District Attorney’s office.

 

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iePolitics: The Plane! The Plane!

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I know that Fantasy Island only existed in the minds of its creators and so seems to be the case with the “Airport to Nowhere.”   As this investigation continues we are hearing of more and more names, some of them big names, being dragged into the scandal.  I wonder how many careers and lives this may very well ruin.

I suspect that decades from now as Pat and Josie sit in their rocking chairs covered with an afghan in the old folks home, they will still be looking out the window for  “The Plane!  The Plane!”

iePolitics: Petition ready for download – Revised

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For those that want to download the petition rather than find a signature gatherer, the petitions and instructions are here.

I have to tell you that in over five years of operating this blog, I have never felt the satisfaction I did yesterday when the signature gatherer stopped me to ask for my signature.  I was not aware they were in my area collecting signatures.

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iePolitics: Promoting iePolitics

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I did not see Mr. Garcia’s comment below about doing an episode on iePolitics until after I posted his email and video.  That reminded me that I never got back to Scott Markovich and Wayne J.R. Bowser about being on their show on KCAA.  It was my intention to give them a date for this month.  Unfortunately, getting to San Bernardino has been a major problem for me, especially for the past few months.

I have always preferred to remain behind the scenes.  Those who know me well know that I am basically very shy.  The blog is an alter-ego that is meant to be entertainment, therapy, and a place to vent.  I think we perform a service for many but at the same time it does not define me as much as many try to use it to do so.

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iePolitics: The initiatives

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I just signed into the ReformSBCounty email address for the first time in a few days.  That email was mainly set up for the media but as readers of this blog know, the media has virtually ignored our initiatives.  Since I have so little time on the internet, I stopped monitoring that email address regularly.  I was a bit surprised to find 27 unread emails tonight.

I want to thank each and every one of you that have signed the petitions.  We appreciate the support.  I apologize for not getting back to everyone right away.  The fastest way to get my attention is through the iePolitics site or email but now that I see residents of San Bernardino County outside of the high desert have picked up on the initiatives, I will check the ReformSBCounty email address more often.

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iePolitics: What do Mark Uffer, Jeff Burum, Sharon Gilbert, and the Public Attorney’s Association have in common?

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Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

˜Albert Einstein˜

Well, the short answer is that someone (people) with the ability to approve spending large sums of taxpayer money to settle personal vendetta did so.  Or it could be that half-assed attorneys gave half-assed legal advice for the purpose of building up billable hours?

Today, I obtained two bits of information.  First, I now have a copy of the Judge Alvarez’s ruling on the county’s motion for summary judgment in Uffer v. County of San Bernardino.  Read it here:  UfferMSJ

Once you read it, then answer the following questions:

  1. The county of San Bernardino paid not one, not two, not three, but four attorneys to appear at this hearing to argue the county’s case.  This included flying one in from Oakland because apparently the other three were not quite competent enough.  Is this a good use of taxpayer money?
  2. According to a response I received on a CPRA request I received today, the cost of attorneys so far in this case is $782,452.20, not including uninvoiced/unpaid fees already encumbered.  I hear the real total is over $1 million.  Would you say the county is getting its money’s worth?

I also submitted a CPRA request for the case against the Public Attorneys Association.  The county lost that case big time and then lost again when the PAA asked for legal fees.  The county appealed the judge’s decision in granting the PAA attorneys fees for filing a frivolous case against the PAA.  Rather than just paying up, it appealed to the Fourth District Court of Appeal.  How much as this cost taxpayers so far in attorney’s fees?  So far it has cost $92,055.00.

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The Sentinel: Derry Prosecution Has Grave Import For Mitzelfelt, Rutherford

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The California Attorney General’s Office’s filing of charges against Third District San Bernardino County supervisor Neil Derry six months ago has opened up a can of legal and political worms that is likely to complicate the future political landscape for not only Attorney General Kamala Harris, but San Bernardino County District Attorney Mike Ramos and at least two of Derry’s colleagues on the board of supervisors.
At issue is the discrepancy in the standard applied toward Derry and supervisors Brad Mitzelfelt and Janice Rutherford, who, like Derry, solicited political campaign contributions from individuals or companies reluctant to be identified as donors who then provided money through a third party to launder the political money.  While Derry was prosecuted for having gotten caught up in this circumstance, Mitzelfelt and Rutherford so far have avoided being criminally charged. Nevertheless, the apparent double standard being applied to them by state and local prosecutors and the publicity attending this disparity has come to be widely perceived as a matter of political favoritism and selective prosecution that implicates all involved in the corruption that in recent years has become synonymous with San Bernardino County governance.
This spring, San Bernardino County District Attorney Mike Ramos detailed one of his office’s investigators, Hollis Randles, to look into the circumstances pertaining to a $5,000 donation to Derry’s successful 2008 election campaign for supervisor that originated with Arnold Stubblefield, the owner and developer of the Highland Town Shop. Randles interviewed Derry, Stubblefield and several others involved in or knowledgeable about Derry’s receipt of that money. The district attorney’s office did not file a case against Derry and instead turned the matter over to the California attorney general’s office.
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iePolitics: Imagine that!!!

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I just exited the high desert’s largest retailer and was approached by a signature gatherer.  He said he had three petitions to sign:  one for redistricting, one for insurance rates, and one to make the Board of Supervisors part time—all right here in the First District.  Yes Bradley, you should see how quickly your constituents are signing petitions.

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iePolitics: Supervisors Interfered With Employment Attempts

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Editor’s Note:  This post was sent to iePolitics.  I found it very interesting because I, too, have been a victim of Brad Mitzelfelt trying to convince prospective employers not to hire me.  As a matter of fact, two different people, both of whom Brad thought I was working for, were approached by Brad and/or Megan Mitzelfelt in an attempt to have me fired.  Yes, that is right.  Megan also tried to use her influence as the PIO at County Fire to have me fired from a job I did not even have.  What she doesn’t seem to understand is just how many people at County Fire/Special Districts hate her and the way she throws her weight around as Brad’s wife to try to get special privileges.  So this stuff always gets back to me.  Hey Megan, 420 time?

Credible information has come to light that implicates certain members of the Board of Supervisors and their attempts to interfere with former CAO Mark Uffer’s employment attempts.  It seems that firing him wasn’t enough for the supervisors that were involved; they wanted to make sure he was not employable as well.  Cooperating with the authorities aside, it seems that they really wanted to damage him.  The supervisors fired him for no cause instead of allowing him to resign then disparage him subsequently in public forums.

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iePolitics: Breaking News: Another candidate for Congress

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It looks like Victorville mayor Ryan McEachron is serious about running for Congress in the 8th District.  He will join Gregg Imus, who has already declared.  Among others we have heard showing interest in the new seat are First District supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt, Victorville councilwoman Angela Valles, Assemblyman Steve Knight, Senator Sharon Runner, former Assemblyman Anthony Adams, and Board of Equalization member George Runner.

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iePolitics: Liar, liar, pants on fire!!

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Questionable campaign donation prompts county supervisor to change policy

Posted: 10/11/2011 07:00:22 PM PDT

A potentially illegal campaign contribution to San Bernardino County Supervisor Janice Rutherford has prompted her to require all donors to her campaign to acknowledge that the money they are contributing is their own.

Rutherford, who recently proposed campaign finance reforms in the county, said she received a telephone call about a month ago from someone informing her that a $1,000 contribution to her campaign, given on July 29, 2010, by Rancho Cucamonga hair stylist Hank Beffre, may have been a pass-through contribution from Upland contractor Raul Madrid.

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iePolitics: Earth to Neil!

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Supervisor Derry,

I just received your press release regarding fingerprinting of Foodstamp recipients in San Bernardino County.  Although I agree that Foodstamp (and honestly all welfare recipients) should be fingerprinted, you are NEVER going to do anything about welfare fraud in this county unless you first rid this county of Linda Haugen and Nancy Swanson.

I know you don’t want to hear it, but welfare fraud cannot be caught if workers are disciplined for making fraud referrals.  I know from first-hand experience.  I also know from first-hand experience that county welfare statistics are falsified by said Haugen and Swanson.  Larry Walker wanted to bring in external auditors to audit the department when we provided hard-core proof but the CAO put a stop to it.  With the falsified statistics, the county gets more welfare funding which makes for more money that can be wasted on big screen TVs and the like and a bigger empire which means a promotion for those at the top.

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iePolitics: CAO and BOS declare war on cops

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For those who did not notice the county’s proposal for a new contract with SEBA, here are the county’s proposals:

This correspondence shall serve as the County’s written request to commence negotiations and the following shall constitute the County’s written proposals:

1. Benefit Plan: Eliminate Benefit Plan contributions and replace with Medical Premium Subsidy. Clarify/amend language to conform to County policy, practice, plan documents and/or applicable law and regulations as appropriate.

2. Other benefit provisions such as Dependant Care Assistance Plan, Flexible Spending Account, Life Insurance, Merit Advancements, Reemployment, Retirement Medical Trust, etc:  Clarify/amend language to conform to County policy, practice, plan documents and/or applicable law and regulations as appropriate.

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iePolitics: Time for Gonzales to resign

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If only I had a brain

When Supervisor Neil Derry was charged, but not yet convicted, of money laundering, the local media was quick to call for his resignation.  However, we have not seen the same indignation towards other members of the Board of Supervisors who have been involved in far more serious scandals.

San Bernardino County Chairman of the Board of Supervisors Josie Gonzales has been involved in one way or another in three of four FBI raids in this county.  Gonzales was the major contributor to the coverup of wrongdoing at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center.  She even chided doctors for speaking out at a Board of Supervisors meeting after their behind-the-scenes pleas for help were covered up.  She has strongly supported Dr. Dev GnanaDev and many feel it is because he has covered for her.

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iePolitics: Federal Grand Jury?

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We have received numerous independent reports that a federal grand jury has been impaneled to look into the Colonies scandal.  Because we have been burned so many times in the past on grand jury rumors we are going to post this simply as a “rumor.”  However, we have been told that subpoenas have been served on the Fifth Floor and possibly testimony has already begun.  As I said, we are treating this as rumor.

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Alpenhorn News: Citizens’ committee puts county elected officials on notice

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S. E. Williams
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A group of concerned citizens have joined forces to qualify three initiatives for the 2012 ballot that puts San Bernardino County elected officials on notice that voters are “fed up”.
Critics now wonder whether Second District Supervisor Janice Rutherford’s proposal introduced last week to limit the amount of money special interest groups, corporations and others can donate to candidates seeking county elective offices was just a thinly veiled attempt to pre-empt the efforts of these community activists who seek stronger restrictions on local politicians.
In an exclusive interview with The Alpenhorn News, a spokesperson for the citizen’s group identified as The Committee to Reform San Bernardino County Government pointed out that the initiative offered by the community is much stronger than what Rutherford proposed. “Our proposal goes a lot further,” she said and continued, “It takes out contributions from both corporations and unions.”

iePolitics: Where’s Brad?

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Yesterday I posted a story on Examiner.com regarding the verbal assault by San Bernardino County Executive Officer Greg Devereaux against Supervisors Brad Mitzelfelt and Neil Derry.  Derry’s Marine background served him well as he went on the offensive and bombarded the Devil with a barrage of missiles aimed right at the Devil himself.

But it seems our other Fifth Floor Marine, Brad Mitzelfelt, ran for cover.  Unlike Derry, who issued a lengthy press release to remind everyone what an ass the Devil is, Mitzelfelt ran for cover never to be seen.  There was one tiny quote in the newspaper.

We here at iePolitics wonder when Mitzelfelt will grow a backbone.