More Notes and Information Concerning The Election

This is a collection of random notes and other information about the coming election.

Mr. Brian Campbell sent out an Email to lots of folks.

Here is a portion of what I found in the Email that I hope you find important:

"Slate mailers. Whether you agree with them or not, my campaign did not authorize my name to be used in any of these mailers and we did not pay for them. I didn't participate in them primarily for the simple reason that I didn't want to have our message diluted by being included with other campaigns and elections. The organization that printed them is not at fault either. This was a mistake made by the Bank that our campaign uses in mistakenly paying the printers before we had told them that we would not participate in the mailers. The Bank has admitted that this was their fault. The printers immediately pulled our name off all but a few that were inadvertently mailed out. To the credit of the other campaigns, they have done what I have over the past few months with many of them, and given us the benefit of the doubt, as has the Daily Breeze."

Please disregard Mr. Campbell's name for any of the mailers described and please think about the other candidate(s) who would actually support those mailers.

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It seem the Republican Party of Los Angeles is threatening two candidates in this election.

You can read it via the link below:

http://www.insidesocal.com/southbay/2009/10/rpv-republicans-dress-up-as-de.html#comments

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Many conservatives are saying that they don't want more lawyers on the council.

It seems many of them think all lawyers are left of conservative. I don't think that is true. Wait, I know it is not true.

When conservatives don't get what they want, who do you think make up the first profession many conservatives go to when they feel wronged? Now, let's all say it together......1! 2! 3! LAWYERS!

It seems that RPLAC may use.....What is that profession again? Oh, that's right, LAWYERS if they decide to file anything with the FPPLC.

And if anybody challenges Mr. Misetich's endorsement by the Republican Party of Los Angeles County, who do you think that group will race to, if it happens. I know you know the answer. Let's say it together, one more time....

LAWYERS!
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I have changed my opinion as to whether Mr. McTaggart should drop out of the race because of the problems with the prospect of the possibility that Mr. Anthony Misetich gets elected.

I would rather folks vote for Mr. John McTaggart rather than for Mr. Anthony Misetich.

We don't need troubles coming out of this election and I don't see how that would not happen if Mr. Misetich receives either of the two highest vote counts.

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I have a map of Eastview showing the precinct numbers and I will try to post the results by Eastview precincts as quickly as I can after the election.

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Here is my last review of all of the candidates, combined.

Jeff Lewis is my first vote. He has shown skilled leadership as the current Chair of the Planning Commission, the second most important group of deciders in Rancho Palos Verdes.

He has demonstrated talent during some very tough times that Planning Commission has had.

Paul Tetreault has also worked very hard and long as a member of the current Planning Commission team. He gets my other vote for a seat on the council.

He has demonstrated leadership in many areas and I think he will bring a calming, structured, and thoughtful addition to the council.

If I had a third vote, I would vote for Jim Knight. He is also currently a member of the Planning Commission and if you look at his Web site, which I link on this blog, you will learn of his great interest in and concern for the residents, businesses, and environment of Rancho Palos Verdes.

A fourth vote, if I could have one, would go to Mr. Brian Campbell.

He is a member of the Republican Party and he is probably the most conservative gentleman I have really considered voting for.

He is a stand-up honest candidate who was brought into the fiascos and fray not of his choosing.

He and I have our differences, but if you are of a mind to vote for a conservative rather than a candidate more towards the center or the left, please vote for Mr. Brian Campbell.

Mr. Campbell served on the General Plan Update Committee and that is a very difficult and time consuming effort that will eventually pay off in an even better Rancho Palos Verdes.

Mr. Craig Mueller and I do not agree one bit about the TOT increase, but he would certainly make a great council member if he gains enough votes.

Mr. Craig Mueller served for years on the Planning Commission. Mr. Mueller served on the General Plan Update Committee where he also was its Chair.

Mr. Mueller would also make a great councilman, in my opinion, if he garners enough votes to take one of the two seats.

Mr. John McTaggart served on our council for 20 years. Mr. John McTaggart served as our city's Mayor four times.

Mr. McTaggart currently serves on three committees that either directly or indirectly support the residents and businesses of Rancho Palos Verdes.

It is true that I have suggested more than several times that Mr. McTaggart should drop out of the race to allow two others the opportunity that he had for so many years.

The problems with the seventh candidate have made me rethink my former stance.

Rancho Palos Verdes would be well served if the outcome of this election does not provide future problems for the city and its residents. I believe strongly that electing Mr. McTaggart or any of the other candidates mentioned above, would NOT become a problem that could end up in hearings or other legal issues.

I may have afforded some ugliness into this election by mentioning Mr. Anthony Misetich's involvement with Bob Bisno and Bob's plan to build 2,300 condos across the street from homes in Rancho Palos Verdes.

I feel very strongly that any candidate trying to represent residents of Rancho Palos Verdes must not have the bad baggage of following someone who wanted to over develope an area so close to our city.

I think it was foul that Mr. Misetich worked for a plan that was fought by thousands of Rancho Palos Verdes residents.

You may know that as a Board member of R Neighborhoods Are 1, I do have knowledge of the numbers of Rancho Palos Verdes residents who signed the petition forms attempting to block Bob Bisno's and his Advisory Board members from over building in northwest San Pedro.

So when I write that there were "thousands" of residents of Rancho Palos Verdes who signed the petition, I am not making anything up. More than 11,000 signatures were collected on the petition forms and Rancho Palos Verdes residents made up a substantial number of those signatures.

It would not be unfair to call it a litmus test. The issue of Bob Bisno and his supporters coming in with plans that would devastate several communities, makes me and others feel that any Rancho Palos Verdes resident who supported Bob's plans does not deserve to be elected to our city council.

But Ponte Vista, sadly, is just one issue.

A blogger for The Daily Breeze wrote about Mr. Misetich's campaign attempting to possibly mislead voters into believing Mr. Misetich is something other than what he really is.

How honest is it for a candidated endorsed by the Republican Party of Los Angeles County to attempt to pursuade voters by sending out a mailer with four Democratic Presidents pictured on it?

How honest is it to provide a mailer that states Mr. Misetich would; "Protect neighborhoods from overdevelopment and increased traffic" when it is a documented fact that Mr. Misetich served or still may be serving on one of the Advisory Boards set up by Bob Bisno's organization to actually bring overdevelopment and a dramatically huge increase in traffic to more than one community?

How honest is it to claim to keep to the campaign promise of; "Never try to confuse or mislead voters" when you have your campaign pay for mailers that claim that you are a solid Republican while you attempt to attract voters using a mailer that states; "Please use our Democratic Voters Choice slate when you go to the polls"?

How honest is it when mailers Anthony Misetich endorses carry the misleading ridicule wording; "Democrat leaders"?

That term has been used by conservates, many far-right neocons, and Republicans as a slur on Democratic leaders.

While I do applaud Mr. Misetich's stand that more opportunities be provided by residents willing to serve on committees and commissions, I do not think that is any real reason to vote for him.

Mr. Misetich's baggage will follow him beyond November 3 and I do not feel our city and its residents need to carry any of that baggage.

At least one current city councilman has weighed in on Mr. Misetich's misleading mailers and may be suggesting that Mr. Misetich's campaign broke a portion of the State Constitution.

I feel, as a resident of the city of Rancho Palos Verdes, I have the right to question the mailer from the Republican Party of Los Angeles County, perhaps with the Los Angeles County District Attorney.

I don't know if our City Attorney would get involved if asked to by council members.

But it is Misetich baggage our city and its residents simply don't need or probably want.

Candidates do make some pretty dumb mistakes. Sometimes they say things they then have to defend and certainly regret.

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I am comforted that voters have six real, decent, and qualified candidates to earn two seats on the council.

Please consider:

Mr. Jeff Lewis

Mr. Paul Tetreault

Mr. Jim Knight

Mr. Brian Campbell

Mr. Craig Mueller

Mr. John McTaggart.

Please do not provide baggage our city does not need and please do not vote for Mr. Anthony Misetich.
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