Examiner.com: Sup. Gary Ovitt tacitly admits wrongdoing; supes’ action cost taxpayers millions

(San Bernardino) – When the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors voted to settle a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by former County Administrative Officer Mark Uffer for $650,000 this past week, three county supervisors maintained their original position in relation to their votes for Uffer’s termination for no cause.  Supervisors Josie Gonzales, Neil Derry, and Brad Mitzelfelt did not waiver from their original vote.

When Uffer was terminated on November 17, 2009, on a 3-2 vote, Supervisors Josie Gonzales and then-Supervisor Paul Biane adamantly opposed terminating the county’s top administrator.  Uffer’s firing was orchestrated by the three county supervisors:  Derry, Mitzelfelt, and Gary Ovitt.

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iePolitics: Are you listening?

I had a bit of an odd occurence yesterday.  On Wednesday I went to the library to get some work done on the blogs and websites and, lo and behold, all of my blogs and websites had been completely blocked on library computers.

I called GoDaddy, which verified that everything was okay and checked all of my sites from two different servers to be sure.  I called several friends who check from Blackberrys, iPhones, and regular PCs.  Everything was fine.  I refreshed numerous times on the library computer and then several hours later switched to a different computer.  I still kept getting messages that my sites could not be accessed on library computers.

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iePolitics: Conspiracy 101

California Penal Code section 182 reads:

182. (a) If two or more persons conspire:
(1) To commit any crime.
(2) Falsely and maliciously to indict another for any crime, or to procure another to be charged or arrested for any crime.
(3) Falsely to move or maintain any suit, action, or proceeding.
(4) To cheat and defraud any person of any property, by any means which are in themselves criminal, or to obtain money or property by false pretenses or by false promises with fraudulent intent not to perform those promises.
(5) To commit any act injurious to the public health, to public morals, or to pervert or obstruct justice, or the due administration of the laws.

As I was writing the story on ARMC last night—a story in which I could not begin to include all that has been done and covered up at ARMC—I could not help but think to myself about the concept of conspiracy as currently being applied to the Colonies Four and others versus what has taken place at ARMC and with the CAO/CEO’s contract.  Here are two examples of real conspiracies in this county where laws have been broken and yet they are being almost ignored by District Attorney Mike Ramos.

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