McFarland School Board Election

The local school board election is heating up with several flyers being distributed around town over the last few weeks.

http://www.shafterchevron.com/resources/Munoz.pdf http://www.shafterchevron.com/resources/Ortega-Arguello.pdf http://www.shafterchevron.com/resources/Rodriguez.pdf

I urge voters to proceed with caution and look carefully at who you are voting for in this election. For those interested in doing a bit more research on the crooked candidates that are running for office. Check out the Kern County Criminal Case website. Search for the following names:
Marin Ortega Jr., Court Case #BM688226C
David Arguello, Court Case #BM688226B
http://www.co.kern.ca.us/courts/crim_index_case_info_cal.asp

These two "correctional officers" were arrested for filing elections documents with false signatures and after posting bail are set to have another trial date on November 13th, just a few days after the election. Do these guys sound like good role models for McFarland school kids? No way. I think they should be put through a remedial reading program so they can figure out how to read a set of election petition instructions.

Compensation for Councilmembers

My wife received a couple of checks from the City of McFarland the other day. One is a $200 monthly payment for serving on the council. This used to be a $100 payment up until the Melendez administration came into office and decided to increase it. She also received another check for $100 for monthly reimbursement of cell phone expenses. This is another expense that we have the previous administration to thank for. Now I see why Melendez and his crew of liberal spenders fought to stay in office, I'm sure it was difficult for them to lose this source of income from the city.

http://www.shafterchevron.com/resources/check1.pdf

http://www.shafterchevron.com/resources/check2.pdf

Notice of Violations

I spoke with a nice young lady at the Air Pollution Control District and she provided me with a list of Notice of Violations (NOV) that have taken place in the entire county over the past year. The AES energy plant in Delano appears to have a couple of violations back in September and October of 2005. NOVs aren't very uncommon among businesses that are regulated by the APCD, the violations become more of a concern when the business fails to make the required corrections to go back into compliance.

http://www.shafterchevron.com/resources/Notice+of+Violations.pdf