By Paul M. Mahoney
Posted: 08/04/2011 06:23:06 PM PDT
I live in Los Angeles County and am not involved as a participant in any way in the Colonies litigation.
This is in response to your editorial “Appalling portrait of leadership,” July 27. Usually, the newspaper maintains high journalistic integrity, but that editorial did not measure up. It is almost as if the newspaper, with that editorial and prior expos type articles about the Colonies settlement, is attempting to convict the defendants before there has been a trial.
You continuously refuse to acknowledge that the plaintiffs’ demand to settle was $300 million and just assume the $102 million settlement was a wasteful gift of public funds. Had no settlement been reached and had a jury awarded $200 million, would you have written the same editorial criticizing the San Bernardino County supervisors for not attempting to settle the case for less than the jury awarded?
There is an interesting legal issue that I have not seen discussed in your articles but that bears on the case. Under California law, what goes on in a mediation is confidential. This case, as I understand it, was mediated by a retired California Supreme Court justice. That justice was a person of high integrity and, to my knowledge, there has never been any hint that he thought the “fix was in.” On the other hand, because of confidentiality of mediations, the current state of the law may very well prohibit him from testifying at the criminal trial as to his perception of the settlement process.
Most of the litigation in this area deals with trying to compel waivers of the mediation privilege in a civil context. However, now where a person’s freedom is at stake, you can be sure that the prosecution will argue that the mediation privilege prohibits the mediator from testifying as to the good faith nature of the mediation process even if such evidence could support the claim that no criminal conduct occurred.
Assertions that the mediator was forced on the county are wrong. Under California law, a person cannot be forced to accept a particular mediator. Also, a mediator cannot force a party to do anything.
Also, the allegation that the high-priced downtown Los Angeles law firms walked away from the case because of a disagreement with the settlement amount is speculative. Those firms stood to benefit substantially had a settlement not been reached and the case had gone to trial. I would urge you to publish an article as to how much Jones Day and Munger Tolles charged the county on these cases prior to their withdrawing. They had an economic conflict of interest and their withdrawal shows nothing other than they were not going to collect any more fees. Those firms had been unsuccessful prior to the settlement and could not guarantee that if there was no settlement, the result in front of a jury could have been less than the settlement.
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This was priceless Traci I couldn’t believe it when I read it. Though it should be on a current story. I hope you don’t mind me re-posting it here for you.:
Traci on August 3rd, 2011 3:46 pm
The Grand jurors need to stop listening to these prosecutors and start indicting them for obstruction and do their job.
County corruption is running too deep. Mitzelfelt, Ovitt and Zook had the most to gain from this. Zook, for instance, Mitzelfelt’s Chief of Staff, has been living and working in Utah for a few years now. How’s this possible on his $200k + a year salary with benefits? Zook has recently (April 2011) been named Treasurer of the Cache County Republicans (a two year position)which he’s been a member of dating back to at least 2007. His name is on a precinct list, he’s down as a contributer under the CCR for an election campaign in Utah for a Lt. Governor fund raiser.
You can compare his phone number to white pages below that he gives out under Cache County Republican.
Mitzelfelt continues to use his county employees, Zook, Eland, Flores and Dawn Sikes to do his campaigning during county time.
Just as Postmus did during the Colonies corruption that included all the same people Mitzelfelt is using. Even Zook’s vehicle is registered in Utah and we have a picture of his Utah plates, as he drove it to the “Vision/Sanbag” meeting. FYI Flores, Zook, Mitzelfelt and Sikes were all employees of Postmus when he had his drug issues and got busted by the Colonies scandal. Mitzelfelt kept all the crooked employees Postmus established. Time card fraud to the max. Go to Pavedroads.com to see how much Mitzelfelt received ($300k) and Mitzelfelt is over SANBAG who is being sued for their part.
http://www.whitepages.com/name/David-N-Zook/Hyde-Park-UT/3rmweix
http://www.utah.gov/ustar/documents/149.pdf
http://www.utgop.org/media/files/State_Delegates_Web_Site.pdf
http://www.cachevalleydaily.com/news/local/Cache-Republicans-approve-new-leadership-120041764.html
http://news.hjnews.com/news/article_5015bdba-6a1c-11e0-a8eb-001cc4c002e0.html
http://disclosures.utah.gov/Search/PublicSearch/Report/7651
David Zook
Hyde Park 01 Cache
Hyde Park
So, David are you being honest and transparent under the SB website under Conflict of Interest? Form 700s? FPPC?
Mr. Mahoney:
Your letter echo’s many of the things I have been saying for well over a year. Be prepared for comments claiming that you are being paid by Jeff Burum, as though that is the only possible explanation for somebody who disagrees with the prosecution.
One thing I have found amusing in The Sun’s coverage is their attempt to ignore the fact that The Colonies had imposed liability on the County before the settlement.
The Sun has continuously attempted to deceive readers with statements such as “had the case gone to trial,” making it sounds like the settlement took place before the trial occurred, as is typically the case.
As we know, it was not IF the county was going to have to pay The Colonies, but HOW MUCH.
Also, I heard a rumor that Jones Day was offered the chance to appeal Judge Warner’s ruling on a contingency basis. They declined, their interest in continuing to fight being based on the continual payment of attorneys’ fees that (I heard) exceeded $10,000 a day. This is rumor, and I have no evidence to support it. However, if I was called to testify in front of the Grand Jury, where evidence is not required and hearsay is allowed, this is how I would testify.
An excellent job of suggesting that readers observe the facts.
Administrator where is my comment from 9:28a.m. this morning? Still waiting moderation??????? Did you wait that long to post it when Traci originally posted it to? Maybe that’s why it wasn’t on a current story. It is a good post and very informative. I’d think you would want as many readers to look at it as possible seeing how it’s against your enemy Postmus, Mitzelfelt and others. It also goes to show what you’ve been saying has real potential. Never heard of you censoring comment’s before. I’m confused on the barring of information with other stories before letting it go through?
Rob on Your comment is awaiting moderation. August 5th, 2011 9:28 am
This was priceless Traci I couldn’t believe it when I read it. Though it should be on a current story. I hope you don’t mind me re-posting it here for you.:
Traci on August 3rd, 2011 3:46 pm
billywhacked: 19 jurors who heard a one-sided rant from a desperate DA’s office who are on a politically motivated witch hunt with their primary witness being a meth head. Grow a brain.
Oh Please:
In addition to being a meth head, Bill Postmus is a convicted felon who changed his story from a year ago in an attempt to minimize his prison time. It’s hard for me to imagine a less credible witness
billyjackattack: If you seriously think that Burrum is the only one with muddy feet you are quit misinformed. He was hired by whom? his partners are whom? His association with the corruption is provided via whom? he may have deep poocket’s how ever if he was able to buy people then those people are still responsiable for their actions after they desided to be bought! Personally the bought people are even worse because they were hired to do jobs for the people, and were paid to do so with tax payers money there for their responsiablity and acoountability to us is higher! Those government employees’s should be held three times the penilty for any if their involvement!!!!!
Administer: Thank you for posting the comments! much appreciated.
Sorry penalty not penilty…
“There are muddy foot prints tracked across a white rug and Burum is the only one in the room with muddy feet, but I’m sure we should all reserve our judgement.”
If Mr. Burum proves that the mud was on the rug before he bought the muddy shoes, and provides documented evidence to prove it, you can claim that he bribed the shoe store to falsify their records.
Postmus is a worthless piece of crap and so are his allies Ovitt, Ramos, Mitzelfelt, Biane, Deveraux, Zook and so on. they all have more then mud on their shoe’s. postmus has druggy brain and most of what has come out of his mouth is nothing more than plain old bull sssshhhhhhhiiittttttt.
Deveraux and Ovitt are the worst criminals still on the BOS. They both belong in prison. Deveraux is a filthy excuse for a human and Ovitt the Idiot belongs locked up somewhere. Human trash both of them. Politically both are dead men walking.
there are other groups other than Republic first off. yes i vote. are you a crony for one of the scum bags or a so called source for ie politics? if you think burrum is the ring leader you are correct. how ever you miss the point, they were PAID by burrum so there for they are crooks that deserve to go to jail right along with burrum. not our job to have credibility it is the job of the government that we pay to be creditable, honest, and not to be bought off. remember the term public servant that does not mean self servant, or burrum servant. Traci if your able please share your federal law suit that was filed against these POS’s and others. also the grand jury complaint you filed that also went to A.G., FBI, Issa’s office. this joker needs some credibility so could you please educate him before he/she swallows entire leg to go with the foot in the mouth. as far as the elections go they wont get another chance to screw the people as we are on to them and sharing the info as quickly as it is shared.
The release of the transcripts sheds lots of light on a few folks. Irwin looks bad and he takes Derry down with him. For the first time I now think he will go to jail and Derry will not be re-elected. They all blame Bill for making things up to save himself, however there is evidence to back up Bill’s allegations. It is not simply his word against the others. I thnk Paul and Mark will cave for shorter time in jail, but Burum and Irwin will be in jail for a long time.
Let’s be clear, the only transcripts released so far are the Grand Jury transcripts which are not the whole story. In fact, as Jim Hackelman, Asst DA, admitted they only tell one side and they are, according to the DA’s opinion not required to call witnesses that would prove innocence.
When all the investigator’s transcripts from ALL the interviews are released, bet on one thing, Bill Postmus lied to the Grand Jury and his testimony was coerced and bribed with reduced jail time.
Jail Time: What evidence. There has not been one shred of evidence presented other than witness testimony. Now you are making things up just like Posthumous.
FYI: Derry could have been convicted of a felony and still beat Casino Boss and Mexican Mafia tied James Ramos. Unlike a Democratic District, you still have to have a brain to be elected in the Third.
First of all the folks in the 3rd district barely got rid of Hansberger and gave Derry a chance. He is linked to Jim, and everyone has been reading about Jim in the paper. Jim does not look good and having an R behind your name won’t be enough to run away from Jim. Ramos has a chance only because Derry is wounded, however Ramos has a better shot simply because he has money to remind everyone about his good deeds and Derry’s problems.
Derry has a habit of shooting himself in the foot by picking fights with people he needs. He does not get along with Josie, turned on Biane, does not get along with Janice, gets Morris mad, and has little to do with Greg. Let’s not forget how he tells everyone about the Ramos women. Making him mad does not help.
Regarding the trial. Obviously Adam and Bill testimony is not enough, but did you notice how quickly the tables turned when it was time to make a deal? Even Derry knew it was time to deal. I don’t know what the DA has other then testimony, but more evidence will come out as the pressure builds on Mark and Paul. I have heard that there are tapes of wiretaps that back up some of the testimony. I don’t think Jim, Paul, or Mark have good enough attorneys to poke holes in all of the evidence.
However if it is proven that Jim threatened Bill and Paul to get them to vote and then help reward them with PAC money after the vote, then a conviction will be easy.
Jail Time:
As I understand it, the “threat” that Jim Erwin allegedly made against Bill Postmus and Paul Biane was to tell people that Bill was gay and that Paul had financial problems. The former was true as admitted by Bill, and the later may be proven to be true. So Jim Erwin threatened to tell the truth; is that a crime?
I think that classifying after the fact and fully reported PAC contributions as bribes is a stretch. And how does the prosecution get around the fact that Dennis Hansberger received a similar “bribe.”
Unlike the Grand Jury, in the trial Mr. Hansberger is not going to get away without testifying about it by having his attorney claim that he has a plumber at his house.
Jail Time: When did Derry ever have the support of Morris, Josie or Rutherford? And when did he ever need it. The third district Supervisor has always gotten elected by being independent…just like Hansberger used to be. When Hansberger became one of the “boys” he was defeated. And what kind of clout does Morris, et al have anyway. Morris can’t even defeat Penman. Your political analysis is highly flawed and obviously biased.
Derry has advantages Hansberger never had. He works his district, unlike Hansey. He is highly visible, unlike Hansey. He operates with respect for communities, individuals, and local agencies, unlike Hansey. He doesn’t have to intimidate people to gain their support, unlike Hansey.
Morris, Josie and Hansey all have an empty $200 million dollar goose egg called SBIA. And Derry can beat that drum all the way to reelection. Derry was the only one to call it right years ago.
Ramos good deeds? Nobody cares because everyone knows gambling PR, which is all it has ever been. Name a single community in the third that will vote for an overweight Mexican Indian who’s only fame is that he comes from a rich gambling tribe that makes its money off off seniors Social Security checks and EBT cards? Even his elected position at the community colleges is a failure, the CC’s only have a 30% graduation rate that makes San Bernardino Unified look darn successful.
The colonies case? What evidence? Again, you must know something no one else knows. Wiretaps? Whatever. This case is probably the biggest abuse of prosecutorial power since the rape allegations at Dartmouth College…and we all know how that turned out for that DA.
For your info, the defense attorneys in this case are some of the best in the business, including those not representing Burum. You are severely ignorant.
You do really need to look at your facts. It sounds like you are one of Pat Morris’ failed consultants. Oh yeah, didn’t he also endorse Longville (he lost). Oh yeah, he said airlines would be flying out of San Bernardino by 2009! Doesn’t look so good does it. High Speed Rail? Rapid bus service? Downtown revitalization? Lakes and Streams (oops that was Valles too.) Businesses on 5th street (no, relocating an In and Out from 2nd street doesn’t count.) How about that new movie theatre??? Wow! And lets not even talk about felon Scot Spenser!
Quit being a standard political apologist.
Billyjackwad: That is what court is supposed to be about. You seem ready to convict without any evidence other than that presented in a grand jury. As any prosecutor will tell you, you can indict a ham sandwich at a criminal grand jury. Shady business dealings? Where? Has Burum ever been sued by his partners? You and Jail Time seem to have axes to grind for your buddies Mikey and Jimmy.
For the record I have never met either Ramos and don’t know who Jimmy is.
Derry needs to get along with fellow supervisors not fight them. Taking a stand against Janice via this blog won’t win him friends. He calls the FBI on Josie and nothing comes of it. He votes against her based on the investigation but ultimately gets convicted of a crime himself.
He pisses Ramos off and now he has a criminal record. Being associated with IrwIn does not help him this time.
Morris represents SB and last I checked the 3rd district covers most of SB. He does not have to run against Morris ( last I checked beating Penman twice) but decides to fight him anyway.
If he is so well liked then how come he has not been endorsed by Mayors in his own district and only has 100k in the bank? My sources tell me the Sheriff union will not give him $500k like last and Ramos will get their blessing.
In a conservative district the voters don’t take kindly with associations of a nasty nature like Irwin and don’t like to vote for leaders who plead guilty but yet claim innocence.
Don’t take my word for it, take a poll.
Observer of Facts
Nothing wrong with telling the world that one is gay or having financial problems. That is done in politics all the time. But threatening to expose unless voting or supporting something is a big NO NO.
Then offering to reward with PAC money a certain vote and then doing so is also illegal.
I am sure their lawyers think they are the best and just because Burum gave money to Hansberger does not excuse prior conduct.
Postmus is a problem for the prosecution, but I think there is enough evidence to back up the more damaging allegations that it will hard for a jury to throw everything out regarding his testimony.
He will go to jail for a long time. He has nothing to lose in telling the truth for once. Apparently not even Derry could risk putting Bill on the stand to prove that Bill was lying. He coped a deal and so will Mark or Paul.
We will see who is right or wrong in about 6 months.
Well, that’s your idea of justice then. Biased jurors? Burum won’t even get to court as according to Josie, she notified the DA’s office in 2006. Burum is charged in 2011, five years after? The statute of limitations is 3 years. He will walk and sue the County for wrongful prosecution under Federal Civil Rights and HE WILL WIN. Thanks again Mike Ramos for screwing the taxpayers.
Jail Time: Really! San Bernardino is mostly covered by Josie, so we already know where your logic is from, your arse. 2nd, Derry was never convicted. 3rd, the Sheriff’s aren’t going to endorse Ramos for anything more than college board. Especially when they find out Ramos, the Mikey version, was coming after them too.
Billywhacked: You mean like Mike Ramos forgetting to report his wifes $10,000 “consulting fee” on his form 700. Or his failure to properly report credit card bills on his 460′s? Oh he must have been charged for that right? Nope. Selective prosecution, or in Mikey’s style, selective prostitution?
How about the charges filed for Hansberger shredding 12 years of documents? Didn’t happen. Wonder why?
Derry’s sunshine ordinance gave Rutherford more ammo than she could have dreamed. The only mud that Derry is”Rolling in” is the mud from our corrupt DA and his buddies in the old guard of Redlands…those dinosaurs that are slowly giving up the ghost and know they can’t win with the slug they backed against Derry.
FYI: Like them or not, PACS are legal. Why don’t you look at the PACS that have funded James Ramos. They are nothing but San Manuel political slush funds designed to hide casino money from the public.
Lesser of two evils? That is exactly why Derry will win again. James Ramos can’t beat him. Everyone in politics who looks at the 3rd district knows this, whether it be because Republican registration is too high, that the hispanic population is too low, or that it is the most socially conservative district in the county. Doesn’t take much to see Derry wins.
Here it is: Derry, pleads guilty of Misdermeanor for one failure to report a $5000 campaign violation vs. James Ramos, Chairman of a gambling tribe with Mexican Mafia ties who never earned a real dollar in his life, and can’t speak without reading from a prepared script. These debates will be fun to watch!!!
The Funniest thing: Mikey wanted to keep Derry tied up in court through the election which would have truly damaged Derry, but Judge Michael Dest sees the BS and settles the case without a whimper, denying the AG and DA their wish of removing Derry from office. LOL
Oh Please
Like I said before. Derry has more baggage then Ramos. You keep repeating the conservative angle the Casino issue.
Last I checked you keep dodging the Irwin issue. Biane had a to of money and lost because he got dragged into the Colonies mess and had a simple DUI.
Ramos has given to every major employer and city in the district. No one complained then and many will vote for him because the Indians only look bad in the Derry/Irwin world.
The Irwin issue is a nonissue. The public won’t care anymore about that then they did Foster and Hansberger. The public cares about what they see, a Supervisor engaged in the community, not some blowhard that lectures them or picks their pocket when they aren’t looking. They can choose someone like them, who works hard everyday and never had anything given to him, or they can vote for the guy born with a silver spoon (er, casino chip?) in his mouth.
They have a choice between a Marine and a do nothing that can’t even run a coffee shop. Someone with 20 years of public service and private sector experience, or someone who never had a real job in his life. They can vote for someone who pays state taxes vs. someone who is exempt from them. They can vote for a citizen who fought for the right or someone who claims he is sovereign from the laws of the state and county. The voters can vote for someone who’s experiences are like them, vs. someone who doesn’t have a clue about how the middle class lives.
It’s really very simple.
Keep spending time in denial.
Irwin the central figure in Colonies scandal helps Derry get elected with dirty money, then gets appointed Chief of Staff to the so called clean Marine, gets arrested, Derry then gets booked for hiding money with Irwin and Postmus.
A flyer just quoting the DA indictment, the AG indictment, and then a series of pictures with Mug shots and newspaper articles, and Derry does not look so clean and hardworking anymore.
Irwin helped him get on top and then takes him down with him. Just like Postmus helped all of them and then turned on them. A band of thieves is not what conservative voters will vote for this time.
Those flyers can be done in 10 minutes and mailed out about 30 times for about 300k.
Then you get folks to talk about how Derry worked hard to fight everyone in the county and got nothing done except give concerts, traffic reports, and attend picnics for photo ops.
Irwin your time has come and gone. No money and no respect.
My good sources at SANBAG, other county committees and the IVDA confirmed that Derry attends part of meetings comes late if at all and then leaves early. Staff at both agencies can confirm he never takes time to push anything or get more info on projects in his district before or after meetings. Not vey hard working. He rolls his eyes when Josie talks or anyone he does not agree with, like a child. He leaves meetings quickly before they are done and contributes little to discussions. Check the minutes.
Derry needs a drug test. He is impatient, cocky, restless and always red.
Election Preview: Your good contacts? Ha HA. These agencies are on auto pilot and have been for years. The only things being pushed are the SBX rapid bus line (wohooo) and the failure of an airport (another wohoo). Why would anyone waste valuable time on that crap. And what projects in his district? What proposals have been pushed in the Third that weren’t set into motion years ago during measure I? Most of the discussions are useless bloviations by politicians on “how great this is or how important that is” without anything being accomplished.
Derry has supported the Redlands rail project openly. He fought to get funding for the rail study to Big Bear that both IVDA, SANBAG, and SCAG funded.
By the way, everybody rolls their eyes at Josie. When something is important to say, Derry says it without trying to pick a fight. Unlike most politicians, he doesn’t live to hear himself talk everyone to death like the Morris’s, Hansbergers, and Gonzales’s of the world.
Unlike the rest of the politicians, Derry is obviously busy meeting the people he represents, not those who talk down too them.
Election preview: Why do you keep lying, Derry was never arrested. Dirty money? Are you accusing 2000 members of SEBA of being “dirty?” Our Sheriffs Deputies? How about our Deputy DA’s and Public Defenders who supported Derry too? Nice try with the lies and unfounded accusations. Maybe if you lived in the district you might understand, but you probably live in the OC.
Oh Please
You confirmed the meetings are a waste of his time and are on auto pilot.
You also confirm that he contributes little to meetings.
If those projects are a waste he needs to talk about the waste. SBX and rail projects are a waste of money.
Getting money from PACS associated with a guy you refer to as a drug addict and admitted felon is nothing to brag about. Getting Union money is not looked upon favorably in a concervative district.
And only a kid would roll his eyes and stomp out of meetings.
Derry is getting bad election advise. An R behind his name won’t cut it if you carry baggage.
By the way no one made a campaign issue over Foster. Hansberger lost because he got cocky, greedy, and made too many enemies. Derry beat him by showing up. I think Ramos will do the same to him like Janice did to Paul.
You never did address the lack of money and big endorsements. Those are usually the first signs of an organized campaign. You needed to listen to the Sherrif Union folks. They had few kind words for Derry simply because he was associated with Irwin. Getting money from them won’t be as easy this time.
Roll his eyes? Stomp out of meetings? Where? The video is all there at all these meetings. None of that really occurred and you know it so stop lying. You can watch IVDA on cable access as well as the BOS meetings.
Derry won by “showing up?” So did Janice? Really? You can’t beat something with nothing. Hansberger had all the endorsements, all the money, all the history. Hansberger lost not because he was greedy, but because he paid zero attention to his district. That is a mistake Derry has not repeated. Hansberger got wrapped up in useless meetings and lost touch with the people. Derry still had to beat him though.
Derry was completely unknown outside SB. Yet he ran an underfunded campaign and beat the incumbent. He won’t have that problem this time no matter how much the DA wanted to cut off his fundraising…successful to a point.
You clearly are ignorant, uneducated in politics, or simply foolish. Derry will be just fine. He won on city council with fire and police support and he will get reelected to the BOS with fire, law enforcement, and other endoresments this time around. Let the Mexican Mafia guy get endorsed by hacks.
Besides, Derry has been busy keeping his promises. He passed the Sunshine Ordinance (that really killed Biane), he cut benefits for the Board of Supervisors and their rest other elected buddies by $20,000 plus each including the illustrious, adulterous DA? He even tried to cut benies to Judges!
Derry started the effort to REMOVE Postmus in his 2nd month as a Supervisor when the rest were obviously too afraid to do so (including the DA). Postmus resigned the next month.
And you want to replace him with a corrupt casino monger who has Nothing in common with the people he wants to represent? LOL
Do you remember the Scott Spencer flyers Derry sent out. This time it will be the Irwin mug shots on flyers sent by Ramos or even a primary challenger. No matter how much time he spends in the Mountains he needs the valley folks.
No strong endorsements is OK for a challenger but not a popular politician that you claim he is.
Don’t be so sure of Union support. It’s not there. It was 8 months ago but the Irwin issue keeps coming up.
He will need money and support to fight being charged with felonies and booked in the central jail. Pleading guilty to anything is not a good plan for getting re-elected. Fighting the charges and winning might have been a better plan, but I suspect his top lawyers told him he may lose.
He claims to fight corruption but is associated with crooks whose names are in every other story in the Sun and PE.
Guilt by association is not a good plan for re election.
And he will get both endorsements and money as the incumbent who keeps his promises! Fighting charges? The DA was hoping to drag these bogus charges all the way through election day, now they are over thanks to a courageous Judge who saw the charges for what they were…BS from a vindictive, political DA who has orchestrated the whole fiasco. The public sees it. They are not stupid as the both Ramos’ think.
FYI: the union support was there two months ago. It will be again, because Derry treats people fair. Not like these other hacks who only care about their next election. Try getting a meeting with your Supervisor?
And guilt by association. Hell Derry is accused of a campaign finance violation. Jerry Lewis spent $1 million fighting legal challenges for conflict of interest charges that were far more serious. Guess what, he’s still there and he will beat Baca if he decides to run in that district!
Irwin, whatever. If you remember the headlines, Foster used his position to take properties at tax sales illegally. It was all over the news for years. Come on!
You are so in denial. I know for a fact the Sheriff Union is ready to endorse Ramos. Why would they endorse someone who plead guilty. DA Ramos is not his challenger so bringing him up or motivations does not excuse facts such as charges and guilty plea.
Foster was a saint compared to Postmus and Irwin. All over the news is not the same as a flyer in an election.
Lewis issues are not an example to follow. Derry is no Lewis. Being in congress for over 34 years and the head of the appropriations committee is not the same as a Supervisor in SB County for 4 years and coming from SB as a councilman.
Derry will lose because he is too close to Irwin who is too close the Burum and tried to black mail Bill and Paul.
It will be am ugly campaign and this time money will counted. Last time he spent over 800k, I doubt he will get even half.
Who is in denial? The Deputies aren’t going to endorse Ramos any more than they would endorse Rutherford? Unlike Rutherford, everyone in the union knows the organized crime that festers on the reservation.
Derry plead guilty to a campaign finance violation. Everyone sees through the facade, even Mikey’s own DA investigators in the union. You must be on something to claim that!
Derry is no Lewis, you are right. He isn’t a career politician. He actually had a real job. He is one of us, the average working joes who bust their ass everyday, accept their traffic tickets without complaining, and talk with people. Not some over educated (in Hansberger’s case undereducated) self-angrandizing talking head. Attend one of Derry’s town halls. He talks too people, not above them or down too them. He’s an average dude, not part of the avante guard of SB County (which ain’t saying much.)
Do you really think one Scot Spenser mailer beat the Hamburguler? You must be kidding. He was out of touch. Never in his district. Never available. Never helpful, except with his advice on how Firefighters were overpayed, or how he had more wisdom than Solomon. Sounds familiar doesn’t it. Kind of like a certain tribal chairman with an empty coffee shop?
Oh Please is Derry not Irwin
He won’t be in jail just working in some county job after he loses re-election..
But he did work hard for the voters he just was a victim of Mike Ramos and he ran out of money.
Bad advice on pleading guilty. It cost him the election.
Erwin is actually giving him advise to run on the airport as an issue. Most voters could care less about the airport and he is not running against Josie. Now if he had managed to stop it and save money that would be something. But my sources say he voted for millions to contractors and committed to spending millions more in the future. He can’t be against it but vote for it.
Jim will be in prison like Rex. Not sure about Burum since he only spend money, unless they have evidence that he personally offered the bribes for the settlement. He seems too smart for that. Jim and Bill are a different story. Too smart for their own good and sure they could get away with anything just because they won a few elections together.
Ha Ha. You guys are funny. Sources? ha ha. You must be on the same drugs as Postmus.