SB County Races Heating UP (Black Voice 08212006)

What Mr Brown is saying about Joe Baca Jr. Just is not Fair. I know that Mr Brown wants Roberson to win the Re-Election campaign for the City of Rialto, but I am one that is of the belief that her Actions on the City Council Speaks Volumes for what she has done for the city of Rialto.

The Rialto City Administration is always crying that they don't have enough money yet this year they have not said a word about money because they were able to barely pass a Utility Tax onto the people of Rialto that Saved the city From Financial Ruin. However what Four Members of that City council cannot be Returned or made right, they must go. They cost the city a great deal of money. Garcia is taking all the responsibility for saving the city of Rialto, Yet None of them have come forward and apologiesed for the Police Department Issue.

That Issue Cost The City a great deal of money. Just in Attorney fees on the side that was against them was almost $200.000 dollars. That doesn't count for the price that they paid for the Expert on Election Law that lied in court to try to get the court system to believe what the City Attorney Owens was trying to say, Yet Owens Lied and said that the Rialto Police Benefit Association and "Voice United" Lied by hiring someone to collect signatures. They collected over Three times as many needed to say that the Police Are here to stay. According to my estimations The City of Rialto Paid Between $2 and 5 Million to try and fight the Voice United and Rialto Police Benefit Assoc.

This all was because of what Roberson, Mr. Hardy Brown's Girl, and Joe Sampson, Hardy Brown's Main Man in Rialto. They both must go and Rialto Needs to clean house and make new blood in the council and city government. What they did was inexcusable, they should not be allowed in city politics if they are going to waist money like that. That money would have been the First Year of the 3% @50 that the Rialto Police Benefit Assoc. Has been fighting for so badly. They just keep pissing the money away just like it was water and they don't care. Yet when it comes to making the Police Department a more secure better place to work they don't want to do that!! The 3% @50 would give that opportunity to make Rialto Police Not only come into the 21st Century but be a part of the rest of the agencies that are already taking care of their people!!

BSRanch

PS: Vote for Joe Baca Jr. He will do a better job then Robertson and or Sampson, they just pissed away $2-$5 Million dollars to fight the Police Department and try to contract the Law Enforcement with a Statistically Lesser Law Enforcement Body...

SB County Races Heating Up

Monday, 21 August 2006

San Bernardino County has some interesting elections happening this November within four cities: Fontana, Rialto, Redlands and San Bernardino. I will review Riverside next week because of the extension of the filing date. To begin with, Fontana has never elected an African American to serve on their Board of Education and Emory James has tossed his name into the ring to change that. Acquanetta Warren broke that trend when she was appointed to the city council and later won the seat during an open election. Seeking re-election is the energetic and progressive thinking Mayor Mark Nuaimi Rialto has an interesting scenario, vying for the two city council seats are incumbents Deborah Robertson and Joe Sampson and wannabes Joe Baca, Jr. and others are out to unseat them. Joe Baca Jr. is trying to see what he can do to bounce back from being trounced, rejected and spanked at the polls in June. I believe he is in for another trouncing because the voters are looking for people with a commitment to serve them and not themselves. Joe Jr. is like a fly flying around the room looking for something to land on. Well Joe Jr., Rialto is a thriving, progressive growing city looking for people to help create businesses and jobs for others and not one who needs a job. Hardy Brown The Rialto City Unified School Board has two seats open with Joanne Gilbert seeking re-election and Corey Jackson looking to join her as a newcomer on the board. Jackson will not be new because he served as a youth member when he was in school as a student. His youthfulness, energy, statewide leadership and knowledge will be a welcome sight to a district bursting at the seams with growth. The whole Rialto election is interesting because of the primary election where the voters pounced all over two Bacas by rejecting them in favor of Gloria Negrete McLeod and Wilmer Amina Carter. Joe Sr., who is seeking re-election to Congress suffered a mild heart attack recently and is trying to find his way back into the good graces of the voters. He has developed new email letters and is singing a new song against the war, prescription drugs, immigration and a host of other issues. He also lost all of his appointees on the executive board of the Central Committee. San Bernardino City Council has a vacancy created by the resignation of Gordon McGinnis. Seeking to occupy the 3rd Ward seat is Gwen Terry who is a member of the Police Commission. She is supported by McGinnis and Rikkie Van Johnson, Councilman of the 6th Ward. This seat is critical to this seven member council where the vote has been four to three on many key issues. The 3rd Ward usually has a low voter turnout but it will be higher because of the statewide election. College student, Randy Lally is also running to fill the seat but has little chance to beat out Gwen Terry. The San Bernardino City School Board has a crowded field and the four incumbents are seeking re-election with some challengers wanting to replace them. In my opinion all of the incumbents Lynda Savage, Antonio "Tony" Dupré and Elsa Valdez should be returned with the exception of Theresa Parra. Her negative stance in wanting to help African American students achieve goes against the oath she took to see that all students be given the chance to reach their full potential. When a person has an "I'll keep you in the ditch mentality," they forget they have to stay in the ditch with you and no one moves forward. I say let her stay in the ditch while we pull the kids out of their low achieving rut. The voters will have to decide who should replace her. Dr. Amos Isaac is seeking to integrate the Redlands City School Board. He has tried several times before and maybe this will be the time he succeeds in his quest to diversify that educational system. One of the many things I like about Amos is he never gives up no matter what the odds. That is how he earned his doctorate during a time when Blacks were not welcomed in schools of higher learning. Our kids need to see more people like Dr. Isaac trying to make our communities better. Another quality he has is his ability to work with all people regardless of background. So you see things will be heating up as we move closer to November.