Mas Magazine Article

Mas magazine published an article on the city council recall effort in this week's issue.

I like this quote from the article regarding the mayor's use of city money, "According to Melendez, it was understood he would pay the money back to the city, but residents are asking why it took the mayor so long to reimburse the funds." The reporter also refers to Melendez's use of money as "borrowing". I liked how the reporter summarized the key expenses along with the timelines, showing that over a year and a half went by before the mayor paid the money back.

Cantu once again demonstrates his faithful support of Melendez. He defends the mayor by saying that city money was used because purchasing the tickets for both the mayor and his wife at the same time provided a discount on the airfare. Give me a break. The mayor waits a year and a half to pay back the money and Cantu still buys into his story. Clearly Cantu lacks any common sense and this is why he should not be on the city council. He also makes a comment saying that the cost per container for the recyclable garbage contract with Sunset was less expensive than what R&F offered. Last time I checked, it was clear from reading the bid proposals that R&F was offering this service for half the cost. I hear that Cantu is a teacher, I hope that he isn't a math teacher.

http://www.shafterchevron.com/resources/040606_Mas.pdf