Request stems from SVL Walmart vote
September 21, 2012 7:42 PM
Brooke Edwards Staggs
VICTORVILLE • A lawyer is asking county and state authorities to investigate conflict of interest claims against Mayor Pro Tem Rudy Cabriales, in the wake of Cabriales’ vote to approve a new Walmart Supercenter.
Upland-based attorney Corey Briggs on Friday sent letters to Attorney General Kamala Harris and San Bernardino County District Attorney Mike Ramos requesting that they take legal action against Cabriales for a vote that Briggs claims violated the Political Reform Act of 1974. The law states elected officials can’t participate in votes that benefit them financially.
Briggs, who’s representing a nonprofit government watchdog organization called Inland Oversight Committee, warned Cabriales during Tuesday’s heated City Council meeting that he planned to take action if the mayor pro tem voted to approve a Walmart Supercenter coming near the entrance to Spring Valley Lake.
Cabriales denied any conflict and joined the vote, and the Walmart project passed 3-1.
For the full story on Briggs’ claim, read Sunday’s Daily Press.
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Let’s see…past councilwoman Bea Cortes had a very close and “personal” relationship with District Attorney Mike Ramos. According to Cortes’ bragging, she asked “Mikey” to “pretty please” press charges on a rival councilman. “Mikey” eagerly obliged- pleasing her with her request…the poor fellow was blindsided, unjustly arrested, and made a mockery of in the press.
Another of Ramos’ “FEMME FATALES” was past councilwoman Deirdre Bennett…she too bragged about her close and “personal” relationship with Ramos, leading to the abuse of her position and personally requesting “Micky” to go after a couple of rival councilmen.
So now I am extremely curious, what “femme fatale” is softly whispering in DA Ramos’ ear to “pretty please” ignore, and NOT press charges against Mayor Pro Tem Rudy Cabriales?