Palos Verdes Truth Blog

Mr. Jeffrey Lewis is one of the most educated persons on Earth concerning The Marymount College Facilities Expansion Project and The Marymount Plan.

Mr. Lewis also has a blog. It is at http://www.palosverdestruth.wordpress.com/ and he continues to provide quality information I feel all residents of Rancho Palos Verdes will find important.

Mr. Lewis' latest post on his blog can be found by clicking on the following URL:

http://palosverdestruth.wordpress.com/2010/08/25/the-truth-about-measure-ps-ballot-argument/

Marymount College's representatives have filed a lawsuit against the city of Rancho Palos Verdes apparently claiming that some statements included in the city's wording of the City Council's opposition to what is now known as Proposition P and some written arguments developed in opposition arguments against the passage of Proposition P are misleading or untruthful.

Naturally it is my opinion that Marymount College representatives are able to spot what they might consider misleading or untruthful statements quite easily as so many of us have already found out that those same individuals are more than likely responsible for doing the exact same thing they are now condemning that others have done.

How many times have you been able to read the undisputed truth about the many misstatements and down right untruths in advertisements and writings from Marymount College's representatives and/or supporters, on this blog? I haven't counted the number and I won't for this post.

If any of Marymount's representatives claim that misstatements have been made by representatives of the city of Rancho Palos Verdes, please ready the following taken directly from the ballot argument in favor of Proposition P and found on Jeffrey Lewis' blog:

"Marymount College has been an important asset for Rancho Palos Verdes for 50 years. Your Yes Vote on Measure (P) will allow the school to build a state-of-the-art library and a recreational center available to every Rancho Palos Verdes resident….”

In fact and in truth, your Yes vote on Measure P will do absolutely nothing concerning the already approved 'state-of-the-art library and a recreational center..." because, a) those buildings have already been approved by the Rancho Palos Verdes Planning Commission during the tenure of Mr. Jeffrey as its Chair AND by the Rancho Palos Verdes City Council, the final determining body for the construction of those and other facilities within The Marymount College Facilities Expansion Project.

In truth and in fact, no matter what election literature is produced attempting to get Yes votes from Rancho Palos Verdes voters on Measure P or Proposition P, Mr. Lewis, as Chair of the Planning Commission in which a majority of the voting members approved The Project and the majority of the current membership of the Rancho Palos Verdes City Council have already approved every single request by Marymount representatives brought before the Rancho Palos Verdes Planning Commission AND the Rancho Palos Verdes City Council, by those very same Marymount representatives.

I would very much love to have anyone representing or supporting Marymount challenge the truth of that last paragraph. Go ahead, make our day.

Mr. Lewis today, began calling for the city to counter sue Marymount College due to the very obvious misleading statement at the very beginning of Marymount's argument in favor of the Measure or Proposition.

I am not quite yet sure that taxpayer funds should be spent this early in the campaign to sue or counter sue Marymount College. It appears that our taxes or our city's insurance carrier will already be charged for defense costs related to the lawsuit filed by Marymount representatives and/or supporters.

But that certainly doesn't mean that part of my recent contribution to Save Our City III at http://www.saverpv.com/ shouldn't be used as a citizen-brought suit against such an obviously deceptive argument for and rebuttal of argument against the ballot measure and I just might send in a second contribution to help that group's legal fund, after I pay for a bunch of yard signs.

And now another disclaimer:

As of today, not a single representative or supporter of Marymount College has challenged anything I have written on this blog about not being factual, truthful, or misleading. That includes Dr. Michael Brophy, Marymount's President, who has told me he reads this blog.

I continue to support The Marymount College Facilities Expansion Project approved by the Rancho Palos Verdes Planning Commission and made into law by the Rancho Palos Verdes City Council.

All of this, much of Mr. Lewis' blog, and just about everything coming from or about Marymount College has to do with just one issue: On campus student residential units. But they never brought that issue up for voting by the Planning Commission or even the City Council when they had every single right to do so.