Soft On Crime Hall Of Shame

February 10, 2011 by 2 Comments

The first nominee for the “Soft On Crime Hall Of Shame” was first announced on the Friends of Sunnyside website, and is now being listed here:

HALL OF SHAME

Politicians Soft on Crime

WA State Senator Prentice

Senator Margarita Prentice of Seattle killed an anti-gang bill that was overwhelmingly passed in the State House and endorsed by every police chief in Washington.  She is our first nominee for the “Soft on Crime Hall of Shame.”

DAY OF DECISION IN SUNNYSIDE

February 14, 2011

  • City Council debates adding two police officers to form an anti-gang unit.
  • A “YES” vote is bad news for the bad guys.
  • Former police officer and Councilman Don Vlieger says there is no greater priority and he can demonstrate the money is available.  ”We can afford it,” says Vlieger, “what we can’t afford is to let the gangs take over Sunnyside.“
  • The top Sunnyside Police commanders have long been in favor of a dedicated gang unit.
  • Mayor Jim Restucci has told people he has always wanted an Anti-Gang Squad.
  • Councilman Mike Farmer says “It is time to stop studying the problem, and time to start solving the problem.“
  • Packed public meetings have enthusiastically supported hiring more officers.

Stay tuned…

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Suspending Rules and Ethics at City Hall

September 1, 2010 by 2 Comments

City of Sunnyside Photo

Monday, August 30, 2010, the Sunnyside City Council convened a Special Meeting, to discuss changing insurance carriers for the city.  The motion to change insurance was brought up at the last regular meeting of the Council, but failed to get the required votes.

Council Member Don Vlieger pointed out that it was a violation of the City Council Rules of Procedure to bring the matter back up for discussion, but the majority of Council voted to suspend their own rules to proceed with the action anyway.  In the process, they also suspended all morals and ethics for their body as well.

City staff railroaded the council into taking this action, so they could attempt to bury what is sure to be embarrassing findings of an investigation into the work environment at City Hall.  Interim City Manager Jim Bridges successfully got the council to make this change of insurance carriers at the last minute, before the permanent City Manager comes on board on September 13.

Jim Bridges’ ongoing abusive actions towards city employees have been documented on this blog.  Former Human Resource Director Terri Rhode was fired because she knows the true cause of problems with the work environment at City Hall.  On April 20, 2010, the City of Sunnyside lost at a hearing held for Ms. Rhode.  The matter was heard by Judge Morgan at the Office of Administrative Hearings in Seattle.  Ms. Rhode, Interim City Manager Jim Bridges, and Mr. Jackson an attorney for the city, were all present by telephone conference for the hearing.  At this hearing, Mr. Bridges’ lack of character was put into the public record.

Jim Bridges admitted that his affair with a former city employee cost the city’s insurance carrier $150,000.  Listen to Mr. Bridges admit this in his own words:

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Rossi Ready To Grill Patty Murray

August 27, 2010 by 1 Comment

U.S. Senate candidate Dino Rossi recently challenged 18-year incumbent Patty Murray to a series of debates.  Murray responded to the Rossi campaign by offering to debate only two times, and only in late October, just prior to the election.

Rossi has suggested that they have a total of six debates, to cover all the major media markets in Washington, with an additional debate in Seattle and also on national TV.  Murray is refusing to go around the state to discuss issues with Rossi, despite this being the fourth time she is running a Senate race.

This Patty Is Done

Putting Patty Murray on a stage with Dino Rossi is probably the last thing her campaign wants to do.  They know that Patty will be cooked, if she has to actually think about what she is saying without consultants providing a script for her.

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Rossi Challenges Murray To Debate

August 20, 2010 by 4 Comments

Dino Rossi speaking at the 2010 Washington State Republican Party Convention.

Dino Rossi is challenging Patty Murray to a series of debates to be held in Washington in the weeks leading up to the November general election.  This is according to a letter that Dino Rossi sent to Senator Patty Murray:

Dear Sen. Murray:

The U.S. Senate race is one of the most important elections in the State of Washington in 2010. Given the importance of this election, and the desire for voters to make an informed decision this fall, I propose we hold five debates in Washington State, in addition to one nationally televised debate. I further propose we hold one debate in each media market hosted by local civic organizations, with two debates in the Seattle area.

The five debates in Washington State would be Lincoln-Douglas style, in which we would be allotted equal time to make opening statements, ask questions of each other, introduce new ideas, or defend policy positions. A timekeeper would ensure each side adheres to time limits which are mutually agreed upon.

This is an opportunity for us to question each other on various policy positions in a manner which allows the public, not the press or interest groups, to dictate the issues covered.

In order to ensure the maximum number of voters see the debates so they are able to make an informed decision, we should invite television stations in each market to broadcast the debates. Additionally, as there is limited time before general election ballots are mailed, I propose that we hold one debate a week beginning the week of September 6, 2010.

Will Patty Murray accept the challenge?  Stay tuned…

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Kirby Wilbur Show Cancelled

November 16, 2009 by 7 Comments

 

Photo From Kirby Wilbur Page On Facebook

 

 

For many years, people in Seattle have been able to listen to a Conservative talk show with a local host: Kirby Wilbur.

His show has now been cancelled by the KVI radio station management, and will apparently be replaced with nationally syndicated Laura Ingraham.

Seattle listeners are losing a local host for another that is broadcasting out of radio nowhere.  Across the state of Washington, Conservatives are upset over the loss, but it unfortunately is part of a nationwide trend in radio.

We have seen a consolidation of  radio stations nationwide, with mega corporation ownership.  Monster companies like Clear Channel, Citadel, and others own 90%+ of the radio stations in many local markets.  In past years, these stations would have their own news departments, but in the bigger cities, they are being combined into just one news department.  They then play the same news on all of the company owned stations.

This means you listen to the same news being broadcast on six or more stations!  Where they used to compete with each other, you now have just one source of news.

In addition, it is generally cheaper for a station to play syndicated content, and not have staff on its payroll.  They don’t have to pay salary and benefits for Laura Ingraham, Rush Limbaugh, and the like, but they do have to pay this expense for someone like Kirby Wilbur.

Since I don’t spend much time in Seattle, I don’t listen to Kirby Wilbur very much.  I have tuned him in over the Internet occasionally, but I feel the loss of his program anyway.  He talked about Washington politics.  We are losing one of the watchdogs that helped keep the folks in Olympia under public scrutiny.  This is not a good thing for the people of Washington.

Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of attending an event in Yakima where Kirby Wilbur was one of the speakers.  While I don’t agree with him on many issues, I enjoyed listening to his take on things.

It is too early to know what Kirby Wilbur will be doing next, but I wish him the best of luck in whatever it may be!

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Dumb Crook News: Seattle, Washington

June 12, 2009 by Leave a comment

A dumb crook in Seattle, Washington left a duffel bag of marijuana in a public park.  As luck would have it, a dog “found” the bag, and then things got weird.  Police say that the bag had  five and a half pounds of the drug, with a value of $22,000.  I doubt the dog was aware of that when it nosed through the bag and ate some of the marijuana!

The dog’s owner states that three hours later, the dog was acting high, weaving its head around, and had glassy eyes.

What kind of moron leaves a bag of drugs lying around for dogs, children, or others to get into while at a public park?  While the dumb crook did not get caught, they are missing $22,000 of their product.

See the original story:

KWTX.com: Dog ‘Stoned’ After Eating Marijuana In Seattle

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