tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835062.post115942309012225389..comments2023-10-28T09:01:00.745-07:00Comments on Lynwood Watch: Mayor and Mayor Pro-Tem Served With Recall PapersLynwood Watchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129848982920892404noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835062.post-1161999138250558182006-10-27T18:32:00.000-07:002006-10-27T18:32:00.000-07:00Wrong the money given to Plaza Mexico was HUD mone...Wrong the money given to Plaza Mexico was HUD money to be used for development. However if you want to create more revenue from Plaza Mexico have the council make sure the tenants of Plaza Mexico pay their fair share of taxes. <BR/><BR/>Speak facts please. Verify your info before stating it as a fact.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835062.post-1161993199334176722006-10-27T16:53:00.000-07:002006-10-27T16:53:00.000-07:00WHAT EVER HAPPEN TO THE TAX REVENUES FOR PLAZA MEX...WHAT EVER HAPPEN TO THE TAX REVENUES FOR PLAZA MEXICO? THE TAXES FROM THE 7,000,000 GIVEN TO PLAZA MEXICO COULD COVER THE WATER RATE INCREASE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835062.post-1161634022184634782006-10-23T13:07:00.000-07:002006-10-23T13:07:00.000-07:00What's BTW?Wasn't he a killer or something?Or was ...What's BTW?<BR/>Wasn't he a killer or something?<BR/>Or was that BTK? Either way, what is it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835062.post-1161431575782744152006-10-21T04:52:00.000-07:002006-10-21T04:52:00.000-07:00When someone is screaming, "This entire City Counc...When someone is screaming, "This entire City Council must go," that is pathetic. The rest of us, the majority elected these people and these recal idiots believe THEY represent the people Lynwood? BS!<BR/><BR/>You were not voted in as a councilperson because mos tprople do not share the high opinions you hold of yourselves. <BR/><BR/>The idiots who are the "self proclaimed leaders," although nobody would vote for them, remind me of the bag ladies we see from time to time. The really crazy ones, who have found a bright green hat in a trash can and put it on and now they think it is beautiful and to them it is. The rest of think it looks like a dog crud pile, but there goes the bag lady, primping and preening and just smiling and thinking how elegant they look.<BR/><BR/>I would say those bag ladies are as much our leaders in Lynwood as are these dopes who sit at home and do nopthing except try to fool people into recalling members of the City Council so they can have that seat they could never otherwise get elected to and BTWm Sylvia, if you are such a natural leader and the leader of the residnts of Lynwood, why is it you cannot get elected to the position of dog vatvher in Lynwood?<BR/><BR/>Sylvia, BTW, nice hat!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835062.post-1161297239799288192006-10-19T15:33:00.000-07:002006-10-19T15:33:00.000-07:00"Me, me, I can answer that"Some of the council has..."Me, me, I can answer that"<BR/><BR/>Some of the council has never been anywhere, that's a FREE RIDE.<BR/><BR/>Some play golf, "Free GOLF.<BR/><BR/>Some don't have jobs, "Free MEALS, STIPEND, MILEAGE".<BR/><BR/>Some take different mates, "Free HOTELS, WITH JACUZZI". Yeah, why not experience.<BR/><BR/>Some like pornos, "Well these aren't free, but the kids can't walk in on you".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835062.post-1161289762235953792006-10-19T13:29:00.000-07:002006-10-19T13:29:00.000-07:00I believe council is working on correcting the uti...I believe council is working on correcting the utility tax. It will be up to the voters to decide.<BR/><BR/>Keep in mind that if that 10% goes, so will other services (yes, let's include councils travel and perks).<BR/><BR/>I know council has to attend conferences and should have a salary, but some of the council that attends so many conferences, DON'T LEARN A DAMM THING. So, why do they continue to attend?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835062.post-1161277067111094392006-10-19T09:57:00.000-07:002006-10-19T09:57:00.000-07:00Sylvia is not going to run for any political offic...Sylvia is not going to run for any political office. She truly is trying to do good for the community. Although many of us might disagree with her she is still my friend and I don't like people talking about her with out knowing the truth. The truth is these council members all have to go, but the main problem to her are Alfreddie and Leticia. Sylvia is not looking to be an elected official she is simply looking to put an end to stupid actions. Her efforts are to be commended. How many of us just complaint but stay at home and do nothing? Very simple if you don't think these people should be recalled don't sign the petition. Those of you who defend the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem should be asking why hasn't either one of them tried to contact her to see what can be done working together. They won't do it. They will claim that it is a waste of time. All Sylvia wants is a reasonable increase on the water not the 30% we are getting. They will claim their is no other choice but their is. Sylvia also wants for them to correct the illegal 10% utility tax they have been collecting from us. She would also like to see the practice of nepotism being stopped. She also would like a score board on the baseball diamond. She would also like to see are soccer fields being used by Lynwood kids and not kids from Orange county. In short the MAyor and MAyor Pro Tem need to understand that not everything is a conspiract theory.<BR/><BR/>Sylvia's anonymous friend.<BR/><BR/>PS Sylvia I love you like a big sister and I'll always have your back. I'm sorry that I can't help you on this one. <BR/><BR/>3:48 PM, October 17, 2006Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835062.post-1161237692110433682006-10-18T23:01:00.000-07:002006-10-18T23:01:00.000-07:00The Mayor & Mayor ProTem were served with recall p...The Mayor & Mayor ProTem were served with recall papers.....<BR/>ok so what does any of this have to do with Sylvia's past? Sylvia is I'm sure over 35???? Can anyone over 35 say that there is absolutely nothing in their past??? None of you ever did anything wrong??? Sylvia is the only one that was a teenager??? Come on people, if ANYONE has a problem with the actions of the Council then it is your right to speak up and do something about it, regardless of what you did when you were 17!!! I myself can remember things I'd rather forget, but that is all a part of growing up. If you disagree with Sylvia or her reasons for starting a recall, why don't you just stick to the facts at hand. Why do you disagree with her? Do you agree or disagree with the reasons on the recall. STICK TO THE FACTS! And another thing! We may not all agree with the water increase, but at least 4 Councilmembers had the courage to make a decision and not wimp out on the vote. We elected these people to make these types of hard decisions, including the ones that aren't going to make everyone happy. I would rather support a Councilperson that has the guts to take a stand and vote on an unpopular decision, then try to make himself look better than the rest by wimping out and not making a tough decision at all. It can't all be travel and dinner and photo opportunities! We all knew the increase was going to pass, so why not take the easy way out, and say, "hey, they supported it, not me"! And when the residents of Lynwood are ready to start pointing a finger at the current council over the utility tax, ask to see a copy of the ordinance that originally put the tax in place. I believe we still have one current elected official that was a yes vote on the utility tax. Stop blaming the other 4, for an action that was put into place before they took their seat. The remaining 4 are only guilty of having a council seat when the mess needs to be cleaned up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835062.post-1161149930311328192006-10-17T22:38:00.000-07:002006-10-17T22:38:00.000-07:00YOU GO SYLVIA!!I dont know you but I do know and h...YOU GO SYLVIA!!<BR/>I dont know you but I do know and hear that YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING IN THE COMMUNITY AND ABOUT THE COMMUNITY. & I am glad you are proud of your community as bad as the some of the council makes it.<BR/><BR/>Who are all these ANONYMOUS people that complain and take no action? What makes them 'better'? What are they doing? They are ANONYMOUS because they are embarrassed(oops did I misspell that)? <BR/><BR/>Your new friend, Mrs.A.MartinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835062.post-1161136077273706702006-10-17T18:47:00.000-07:002006-10-17T18:47:00.000-07:00THAT'S RIGHT, IT IS ME WHO WRITES ALL IN CAPS, SO...THAT'S RIGHT, IT IS ME WHO WRITES ALL IN CAPS, SO WHAT!!!! it's usually because i'm mad about the crap you write Leticia. And to anyone who claims to know me when I was growing up, would know better than to talk shit about me. I don't have to spell correctly or use perfect language. I grew here and represant the majority of long term residents who grew up here and went to school here. I was victomized here and I have never wanted any child including my own to use my childhood and teenagehood as an example. I represant a life that has come full circle and I'm proud of that. I didn't have a privledge life when I was young and I don't have a privledge life now. My husband works like a dog to put food in our childrens mouth and to pay these rediculous taxes. I take it personal when anyone tries misuse my families money. I am a leader because I have been told many times that I am. I didn't choose it. Believe me, most of the time it's all work and never any pay. I will continue to watch Lynwood, This is my neighborhood, it always has been. I'm a total product of this community, and I have the scars to prove it. I'm not ashamed of my pass, it was for that pass that I'm able to live in peace now. Sylvia Ortiz p.s. Did I spell o.k. for you Letty?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835062.post-1161017903561643732006-10-16T09:58:00.000-07:002006-10-16T09:58:00.000-07:00I too knew Sylvia when she was a lot younger and l...I too knew Sylvia when she was a lot younger and let's just say she was NOT what you would your children to grow up to be like.<BR/><BR/>ALso, which election did Sylvia win that appointed her guardian over everything Lynwood? I must have missed that election because I cannot recall her winning one single election. To her credit she seems a lot more responsible now than before but if she wants to help Lynwood why not go help the seniors or take a Commissioners job and truely show us that she can do something constructive for our city, instead of only being able to hurl insults at those who managed to be elected by the rest of us when she is unable to win an election.<BR/><BR/>Stand by because if the Sylvia I know reads this we can expect a all in caps, screaming rant about how everybody else is corrupt or stupid and that attack will be full of foul mouthed remarks demonstrating her superb command over the English language. You know English is mine and a lot of other people's second language and I don't see others swearing as much as Sylvia does in her messages here.<BR/><BR/>Sylvia, if you really epect to ever be elected to anything you are going to have to learn to control your anger and your mouth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835062.post-1161017328483134722006-10-16T09:48:00.000-07:002006-10-16T09:48:00.000-07:00I also have a question, Which election did Sylvia ...I also have a question, Which election did Sylvia Otiz win and when was she elected guardian over everything Lynwood? I knew her too and let's face it, she was NOT what you would want your children to become. To her credit she is certainly a lot more responsible now than she was before. However, a leader? I think not.<BR/><BR/>Stand by because here comes the super blast all in caps demanding this and that, asserting how right she alone is, pretenting anybody really cares about her stupid recall and that respose will probably be full of foul mouthed curses.<BR/><BR/>I know this was not a kind post, as far as as Sylvia goes but if the shoe fits........ and really, everybody but Sylvia knows that shoe fits her like a glove.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835062.post-1160981046935466852006-10-15T23:44:00.000-07:002006-10-15T23:44:00.000-07:00These comments are really something! Do you know w...These comments are really something! Do you know who Sylvia Ortiz is? She considers herself a leader....What is happening in this City? I grew up with Sylvia...and leader ...she is not...<BR/><BR/>(smile)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835062.post-1160893763609167892006-10-14T23:29:00.000-07:002006-10-14T23:29:00.000-07:00TO BLAH BLAH BLAH of:9:32 PM, October 12, 2006 Ple...TO BLAH BLAH BLAH of:<BR/>9:32 PM, October 12, 2006 <BR/><BR/>Please grace me with your great knowledge...What "fair election" did Sylvia lose in? I must have been in a coma that year.<BR/><BR/>ANONYMOUSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835062.post-1160893132207575582006-10-14T23:18:00.000-07:002006-10-14T23:18:00.000-07:00to the English teacher of the comment on '6:11 PM,...to the English teacher of the comment on '6:11 PM, October 13, 2006' <BR/><BR/>Get over the spell check-ITS A BLOG - Anyways, if you were as smart as you think you are-you would have gotten the point! <BR/> <BR/>Oh, I get it - you saw her point and recognize she is right and you have nothing else to say so you decide to make yourself seem 'smart' and say 'spell check'. <BR/><BR/>Why not ask the blog keepers to hook you up with a job on spell checking every comment posting.<BR/><BR/>I bet you the one in the other post that crys 'RACIST'! You are pathetic.<BR/><BR/>Can you please correct my comment on this blog because I want to make sure I am being taken serious, like all these other comments... oh and can you please correct my run-on sentences and grammar? NOT!! <BR/><BR/>Its a BLOG!! stupid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835062.post-1160788264665444232006-10-13T18:11:00.000-07:002006-10-13T18:11:00.000-07:00spell check, i'll take you more serious that way.spell check, i'll take you more serious that way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835062.post-1160783971060344832006-10-13T16:59:00.000-07:002006-10-13T16:59:00.000-07:00TO MS. UNINFORMED ABOVE, IF THE LAST ATTEMPT TO RE...TO MS. UNINFORMED ABOVE, IF THE LAST ATTEMPT TO RECALL VASQUEZ HAD BEEN A SUCESS, WEWOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SERVE HER FOR SIX MONTHS, BUT BECAUSE THE ATTEMPT WAS NOT CERTIFIED, I COULD HAVE SERVED HER A WEEK LATER. GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT OR MAYBE YOU SHOULD RESEARCH THE INFORMATION BY CONTACTING THE FPPC. I WAS THE PERSON ORGANIZING THE VOLUNTEERS. THE PETETION CIRRCULATORS WERE ALL OF LEGAL AGE AND U.S. CITIZENS. WE DID HAVE A COUPLE OF FLYER DROPPERS AND NEWSPAPER CIRRCULATORS THAT WERE 17 YEARS OLD. AGAIN CALL FPPC TO VERIFY THAT ANYONE AT ANY AGE CAN FLYER DROP AND NEWSPAPER DROP. WE RESIDENTS ARE NOT AS STUPID YOU THINK LETICIA. I HAVE ABSOLUTLY NO NEED TO BE A COUNCILMEMBER. I'M NOT A CONTROL FREAK OR POWER HUNGRY. I KNOW MY PLACE, AND THATS AS A LEADER THAT NOT AFRAID TO SPEAK HER MIND AND NOT TO LAZY TO WALK AND GET SIGNITURES.SYLVIA ORTIZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835062.post-1160782544123066152006-10-13T16:35:00.000-07:002006-10-13T16:35:00.000-07:00I looked it up and you are totally correct about t...I looked it up and you are totally correct about the six months. I stand corrected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835062.post-1160781293984100982006-10-13T16:14:00.000-07:002006-10-13T16:14:00.000-07:00To the comment on October 12 at 9:32.You seem to b...To the comment on October 12 at 9:32.<BR/><BR/>You seem to be very knowledgeable about what you are saying, and I'm sure that you did as much homework on the issue as you could, but you are wrong about one thing. You stated that you cannot start a recall on someone that has just had a recall on them in the past six months. This is incorrect. The six month time frame only applies when a recall election was actually held. In this case, there was never a special election and the six month rule does not apply.<BR/><BR/>If you want to verify this, please don't ask Andrea Hooper, unless you want the bad gossip filled answer. Call the Registrar-Recorder directly. They will verify this information.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835062.post-1160719179494712402006-10-12T22:59:00.000-07:002006-10-12T22:59:00.000-07:00Someone here is on the ball.Just who is our City M...Someone here is on the ball.<BR/><BR/>Just who is our City Manager, really? Who are all of those city employees he has harassed in Pasadena and Palm Beach, Florida, where he was forced to resign? I think we deserve to know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835062.post-1160715026825592802006-10-12T21:50:00.000-07:002006-10-12T21:50:00.000-07:00That story about Martinez' claim against Pasadena ...That story about Martinez' claim against Pasadena is also here in Lynwood Watch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835062.post-1160713946308255152006-10-12T21:32:00.000-07:002006-10-12T21:32:00.000-07:00You have left out the cost of the special election...You have left out the cost of the special election. For the uninformed, let me explain why the recalls are being pushed. In California there needs to be NO GROUNDS for recalling a city official, no grounds of that official having done anything wrong. If you can raise the money and have the number of signatures needed, there will be a recall election and the cost of that recall elelction will be born by the taxpayers. Let's say someone wants to be council person and they run as a candidate, but they cannot win an election because the other candidate always beats them in a fair election. The loser candidate cannot receive enough votes to win and that person becomes bitter and determined to win.<BR/><BR/>Then one day, someone tells them that if they pick a city council person, any city council person, even one who not do anything wrong, they can mount a recall on that candidate and if they can fool enough people and gather enough signature of REGISTERED voters they can have a recall election and the city's taxpayers will be forced to pay for that election, as well as the one coming up right behind the special election, but the person who is hearing this does not care because DAMNIT, THEY WANT TO BE A COUNCILPERSON. Now if they used people to gather signatures who are not registered voters and whose address where they live is not in the city where they want the recall to take place, then all signatures of those signers are invalidated on those signature lists, as happened the last time a recall was attempted, plus you cannot start a recall against an official who has a recall tried on them six months ago or less, such as the current mayor, so that is a waste of time and effort.<BR/><BR/>However, if the embittered loser who lost the previous election or whose candidate lost can obtain 3,500 signatures for the recall of a city councilperson then a special recall election has to be held.<BR/><BR/>Here is where it becomes weird and why every person who has ran for office and failed loves to pull the old recall out of their hat and try it.<BR/><BR/>The candidate being recalled, who probably beat the tar out of the person running the recall in the last election, must receive at least 50% or more of the vote of the entire base of registered voters that voted in the last election. If the candidate being recalled only receives 49% of the vote they lose, yet if the person leading the recall receives ten percent of the vote of the registered group of voters, then that person can be and is voted into office while the former officer is out even though that person received over four times the number of votes as did the other person who carried off the recall elelction. Remember majority rule, well not if you can fool enough people into signing for a recall election. If that seems unfair to you, join the crowd. If you notice some degree of being frantic on the person leading this recall business, like calling people dirty names instead of sticking to specifics and who is under investigation herslef for having used uderage signature collectors in the last recall attempt just recenty tried against the current Mayor, now you know why. They can posibly pull 10% of the vote in a recall election and win the council seat they could never win in a regular election and with the regular election elelction coming so soon, no wonder this person is afraid to try and run againdt some very popular council people. If you have no real issues other than inuendo then a recall is the only type of election you could possibly pull off.<BR/><BR/>Now you know. <BR/><BR/>By the way, if the shoe fits on this one, please step into it and show the others who read this blog that it fits you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835062.post-1160606384001439362006-10-11T15:39:00.000-07:002006-10-11T15:39:00.000-07:00TO THE UNKNOWN SHIT TALKER ABOVE, HAVE I EVER ASKE...TO THE UNKNOWN SHIT TALKER ABOVE, HAVE I EVER ASKED YOU FOR MONEY? BECAUSE THE ONLY COST THAT THIS RECALL WILL REQUIRE IS THE PUBLICATION OF THE NOTICE OF INTENT. I HAVE A SHITLOAD OF SENIOR, YOUNG ADULTS, AND PTA MOTHERS WHO CAN'T WAIT TO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME. SEE, WHEN YOU'VE BEEN A VOLUNTEER FOR OVER 15 YEARS YOU GET TO KNOW OTHER VOLUNTEERS AND EARN THEIR RESPECT. I DON'T NEED TO PAY OR BEG ANYONE TO HELP ME, MY YEARS OF DEDICATION TO THIS CITY SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. SYLVIA ORTIZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835062.post-1160598999224196582006-10-11T13:36:00.000-07:002006-10-11T13:36:00.000-07:00One more source is the Pasadena Star News of 12/08...One more source is the Pasadena Star News of 12/08/2005 which describes N. Enrique Martinez's claim against the City of Pasadena for just under $14,000 because the runnaway trash can hit his electric gate and he said the gate would not close. This can also be viewed at www.zoominfo.com if you place the name "N. Enrique Martinez" in the search area, along with "assistant city manager." TTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835062.post-1160591414221233492006-10-11T11:30:00.000-07:002006-10-11T11:30:00.000-07:00Of course you can and probably should check the in...Of course you can and probably should check the information for yourself. Allegations are just that, but here is where you can start your research.<BR/><BR/>The Pasadena Star News - Saturday June 24th 2006 <BR/><BR/>There was an article written under the byline of Gary Scott, staff writer.<BR/><BR/>In the article you will find that according to the city minutes of the City of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida from the year 2000, then City Manager Nabar Enrique Martinez was forced to resign after being accused of harassing his employees and in 2003, while N. Enrique Martinez was serving as the Assistant City Manager for the City of Pasadena,CA his executive assistant Carolyn Gray, accused him of sexual harassment. Gray later dropped her complaint in exchange for a transfer to another office within the city. The foregoing was again according to the Pasadena Star News, same article.<BR/><BR/>Martinez's suit or claim against the City of Pasadena because he claimed a runaway trash can caused nearly $14,000 in damages to the electric gate in front of his house was also reported in the press. At a recent Lynwood City Council meeting, current City Manager, the same Enrique Martinez stated that the he wanted the authority to sign settlement checks for law suits against the City of Lynwood up to $30,000, as most of those suits just were not worth fighting. Put Martinez's $14,000 suit up against his statement to the Lynwood City Council and contemplate that one for a while. Martinez did not get what he wanted as the City Council voted to allow him a much small amount that he could sign for, only $5,000, I believe. This can all be verified through the records of the city council meetings the City of Lynwood keeps.<BR/><BR/>It has accurred to me that if the public and the various members of the Lynwood City Council can be kept fighting each other that would take the view and the heat off someone else who could be doing lord knows what to our city. That is why I feel this individual should be having an eye kept on him. Or, maybe we should all just believe that the tiger has suddenly seen the light and changed his stripes. I, for one, prefer to stay on watch of this particular city manager and see what he is really up to. <BR/><BR/>Was Martinez asked to resign his position with any of the other cities he worked for, other than Palm Beach Gardens, such as Colton, Bell Gardens, San Jose, Ca and for a few cities in Texas? If so, why was he asked to resign? Having him resign these positions may have let Martinez off the hook and saved those cities a lot of money in legal fees, but if the City of Lynwood got stuck with a bad apple, then we deserve to know the specifics. <BR/><BR/>Again, allegations are not convictions by any means and he should be presumed innocent until he is proven guilty, however,the people of Lynwood and our city deserve to at least know what he has been accused of and how many cities have forced him to resign. If all of the above information had been known then our city could have made a more informed decision. TTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com