Fullerton Councilmembers Statement of Economic Interests

The Political Reform Act requires elected officials to disclose their assets and income.

Elected officials like Fullerton Councilmembers must disqualify themselves from making any decisions that they may benefit personally.

Form 700, which is known as "Statement of Economic Interests" (SEI) are for public review to ensure full transparency of elected officials to prevent any conflict that may arises.

This past Spring all five Fullerton Councilmembers have submitted their SEI:

Don Bankhead
Richard Jones
Pat McKinley
Sharon Quirk-Silva
Bruce Whitaker

Prepare for Sunset of Redevelopment Agency

Not that this will happen in Fullerton, but it will happen in the City of Glendora, which is located in the San Gabriel Valley Foothills.

The City of Glendora wants to prepare for the 2017 sunset of their Redevelopment Agency (RDA).

Why is this happening?

According to the proposed Glendora's 2011-12 Budget makes the key point that answer the question on page 32:

Reiteration of a critical policy matter facing the Glendora CRA is necessary. In 2017, the Agency’s Project Area #1, the economic engine of our redevelopment activities, will reach the end of its statutory existence. Tax increment collections beyond debt service obligations will cease. This translates into $1.9 million in lost administrative allocation for City services provided to the Agency. We believe that gradual, annual reduction in the $1.9 million allocation should be effectuated each year leading up to 2017, and for this reason have, under separate cover, presented the City Council/Agency Board with additional budget reductions beyond the scope of the attached Proposed Budget.

It is interesting to note that the Glendora RDA will "reach the end of its statutory existence".

Therefore, the City of Glendora is taking proactive steps in budgetary reduction and allocation that would eventually close the doors on their RDA.

Perhaps, Fullerton should look to Glendora as an example to get out of the Redevelopment Agency bureaucracy as a whole by making the free market work and not part of a municipal obligation.

When will the Fullerton City Council be serious by phasing out the Redevelopment Agency in the future like Glendora? Only time will tell!

Fullerton Rapist in Jail



FPD Booking Photo, Courtesy of OC Register

by Denisse Salazar for the OC Register FULLERTON – A man is behind bars on suspicion of raping an Orange County housekeeper he found on Craigslist, police said.


Michael Delgado, 27, of Fullerton was arrested Friday morning after a woman in her 40s reported that she was raped when she showed up to clean an apartment in the 1500 block of Brea Boulevard, Fullerton police Sgt. Andrew Goodrich said.

Delgado was booked on suspicion of rape, false imprisonment, rape with a foreign object and assault, Goodrich said. He is being held at the Fullerton City Jail.


Goodrich said Delgado contacted the woman after he found her information under the "Maid" section of the classified ad site. He then sent her an e-mail and asked her to come clean his apartment, Goodrich said.

Goodrich said the woman was reluctant to accept the job because she typically only cleans homes for families. But in this case, Delgado was extremely persistent and she accepted the job after he told her he needed the apartment cleaned because his father was coming home.

The woman showed up at Delgado's gated apartment complex shortly before 8 a.m. Friday. Delgado greeted the woman at the gate and took her through several security doors, Goodrich said.

Once inside his apartment, the woman felt uneasy and tried to leave, but Delgado wouldn't let her, Goodrich said. Delgado then sexually assaulted and raped the woman for over an hour, Goodrich said.

Delgado then walked the woman out of the complex. Once outside, the woman asked a passerby to call the police.

Detectives interviewed the woman, who was extremely emotional, and arrested Delgado at his apartment. The woman later identified Delgado as the man who raped her, Goodrich said.

"She was physically traumatized by the incident," Goodrich said.

"We want to remind everyone that they need to be extremely cautious when meeting people they don't know at their homes," Goodrich said. "This incident reminds us just how vulnerable we can all be at times."

Anyone with information about this incident or the suspect was asked to call Detective Kathryn Hamel at 714-738-5327 or Fullerton police at 714-738-6715.

Contact the writer: 714-704-3709 or desalazar@ocregister.com

Judge Upholds Earlier Ruling Against Prop 8

KFI AM640 (Los Angeles)
Judge upholds previous ruling by gay judge. 

Fullerton and Redistricting

Every 10 years the practice of redistricting was done in the hands of the state legislature, until voters approved Proposition 11 in 2008 by a margin of 200K votes out of 12 million cast that put the power of redrawing the Assembly, State Senate, Congressional and Board of Equalization district lines to the"California Citizens Redistricting Commission".

Last Friday, the Redistricting Commission released and approved the "Draft" maps for public review by a vote of 14-0.

What does this mean for Fullerton?

Under the proposed Assembly Map shows that current Assemblyman Chris Norby will gain Buena Park, but lose La Habra, Brea and Placentia to neighboring Assemblyman Curt Hagman. The registration would be 38% Democrat vs. 36% Republican.

Under the proposed State Senate map shows that Fullerton will no longer have State Senator Mimi Walters and could be represented by current State Senator Bob Huff who hails from Diamond Bar. The registration would be 40% Republican vs. 34% Democrat.

Under the proposed Congressional map shows that Fullerton may face a new Representative in the U.S. Congress as sources are saying that current Rep. Ed Royce are making calls for endorsements in Rep. John Campbell's Congressional District as Campbell may end up running in the Orange County coastal district. The registration would be 41% Republican vs. 34% Democrat.

Though many politicos forget that Democracy puts the power into the hands of the people and not the electeds who wants to dictate power and pull the political strings at the expense of the people.

The redistricting exercise is like a nasty chess move where the current legislators and electeds are sweating by realizing that they are no longer master of the game.

Let the dominoes fall, which may benefit Fullerton for reasonable representation!

Jerry Brown Wants to Raise Your Taxes

Weiner Comes Clean

A teary Rep. Anthony Weiner apologized on Monday for having "inappropriate" telephone and email conversations with six women over three years, though he said he did not break any laws and would not step down.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi immediately called for an investigation of Weiner's actions.


The New York lawmaker admitted he posted a photograph of his bulging crotch on Twitter, saying he had lied when he previously characterized the photograph as a prank.

"The picture was of me, and I sent it," he said.

He also said he had several "inappropriate conversations" that he described as "explicit in nature" with half a dozen other women over three years - including after he married his wife, Huma Abedin, an aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. He said he had not met any of the women.

Read more Weinergate HERE!

32 teens freed in Nigeria "baby factory" raid



...serious unless you are in Nigeria

where the crime warrants a 14-year

sentence.

 Police have raided a house in southeast Nigeria being used as an illegal "baby factory," where young women were allegedly forced to bear children to be sold into the sex trade and for manual labor, according to French news agency AFP.


Police commissioner for Abia state, Bala Hassan, told AFP the house in Aba was raided over the weekend, "following a report that pregnant girls aged between 15 and 17 are being made to make babies for the proprietor."

"We rescued 32 pregnant girls and arrested the proprietor who is undergoing interrogation over allegations that he normally sells the babies to people who may use them for rituals or other purposes," Hassan said.

Some of the pregnant teens taken into protective custody during the raid said their children fetched prices of about $192 on the human trafficking market, which is rife in Nigeria.

Hassan told AFP the proprietor of the alleged "baby factory" could face a prison sentence of 14 years for the buying or selling of children.

According to the report, a network of such illicit homes was busted in 2008, revealing the extent of the problem in the West African nation.

College graduates should mind their manners

By Arianne Custer 
Published: May 16, 2011 for the Daily Titan


There used to be a day when parents found it unacceptable for their children to behave unruly in front of others at the dinner table. In fact, it was an etiquette taboo not to have table manners. A child was to follow certain inherent rules in front of family, friends, dinner guests and even strangers.

Dinner at home, just a few generations ago, used to go like this. First you would wash your hands and then set the table with actual silverware and dinner plates – usually without even being asked – simply because your mother told you it was dinner time.

Read the rest of the story HERE.