FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
On
2/14/17 Frederick N. Dello Russo and Adam Knight left the Medford City
Council chambers with the slamming of a door to interrupt a citizen
speaking about access TV. THIS CLEAR VIOLATION OF THEIR OATH OF OFFICE -
a First Amendment violation -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PurIrlnx_bc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PurIrlnx_bc
Fifteen
Seconds IN to this VIDEO Fred Dello Russo, Jr. SLAMS a door to
interfere in Free Speech. a violation of the oath of office to uphold
the First Amendment. But Mayor Muccini-Burke needs a fraud like
Frederick N. Dello Russo Jr. to do her dirty work and harass the
citizens as former councilor Paul A. Camuso did in Medford's recent ugly
past history.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PurIrlnx_bc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PurIrlnx_bc
The victim calls the two councilors "ignorant" in the video.
Dello
Russo, a board member of the non-profit Still Water, comes from a long
line of criminal behavior. So why is he on the Medford City Council.
Worth repeating: Frederick N. Dello Russo, Jr.
comes from a history of criminal family behavior, his grandfather Frederick and his
uncle Arthur sent to prison, his father assaulting a minor, SEVERELY BURNING the minor in the area of his groin, and now the third Dello Russo named Frederick continuing the law-breaking family history by violating his oath on the City Council - continuous First Amendment violations caught on camera
FULL STORY HERE
Add to that sick, vile behavior by the current council president, Richard F. Caraviello, who lost a criminal case in court on January 31, 2017 using the court system in a manner in which it was not intended to be used, is cause for immediate dismissal.
Caraviello attempted to silence a citizen who uncovers numerous instances of Caraviello's bad behavior, a clear violation of civil rights and a violation of the oath to uphold the Constitution.
In
Beaumont California, Brenda Knight (no relation to Medford's Adam
Knight that we know of, but how ironic) has stepped down from the
council for doing EXACTLY what Council President Caraviello has done: LIE ABOUT A CITIZEN SPEAKING AT THE COUNCIL BY FILING A FALSE POLICE REPORT.
Beaumont California has a blogger similar to a journalist in Medford, Mass. equally ironic that those shining a light on corruption are often targeted by the guilty parties.
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residents and business owners in the City of Beaumont California by
shedding light on local government and challenging our local officials
to lead with integrity, transparency and accountability.
Seven former top-ranking officials appeared in court Friday.
BEAUMONT, CA – Seven former Beaumont officials accused in a
corruption scandal involving the alleged misappropriation of almost $43
million all pleaded not guilty Friday during joint appearances in
Riverside.
Joseph Sandy Aklufi, 69, of Riverside, William Kevin Aylward, 53, of
Cherry Valley, Frank Dennis Coe, 51, of Beaumont, David William Dillon,
62, of Temecula, Ernest Alois Egger, 59, of Mendocino, Alan Charles
Kapanicas, 63, of Palm Desert and Deepak Moorjani, 69, of Yorba Linda
were arrested in May following a yearlong joint investigation by the FBI
and District Attorney’s Office.
August 12, 2016 Brenda Knight steps down
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Seven former top-ranking officials appeared in court Friday.
BEAUMONT, CA – Seven former Beaumont officials accused in a
corruption scandal involving the alleged misappropriation of almost $43
million all pleaded not guilty Friday during joint appearances in
Riverside.
Joseph Sandy Aklufi, 69, of Riverside, William Kevin Aylward, 53, of
Cherry Valley, Frank Dennis Coe, 51, of Beaumont, David William Dillon,
62, of Temecula, Ernest Alois Egger, 59, of Mendocino, Alan Charles
Kapanicas, 63, of Palm Desert and Deepak Moorjani, 69, of Yorba Linda
were arrested in May following a yearlong joint investigation by the FBI
and District Attorney’s Office.
They were arraigned before Riverside County Superior Court Judge Mac
Fisher, who scheduled a felony settlement conference for Nov. 4 at …
The seven defendants were charged in May with 94 felony corruption counts, including embezzlement and misappropriation of public funds
All seven entered pleas to the charges just before noon in a hearing before …
Both former Beaumont City Councilmen Brian DeForge and Roger Berg are
Attending the Arraignment of the Expendable Seven; City Manager Alan
Kapanicas, Chief of Police Frank Coe, Finance Director William Aylward,
Planning Director Ernest Egger, Public Works Director Deepak Moorjani,
Economic Development Director Dave Dillon, and City Attorney Joe Aklufi.
The Expendable Seven’s defense is that they are only staff, that it
was Council that directed and approved everything and was aware of
everything.
Beaumont City Councilmen are going to testify that yes, they take full credit for all of the fraud and embezzlement.
The ‘normal’ stance would be for the councilmen to feign shock and
indignation at the allegations of illegal activity and to claim no
knowledge.
But it’s …
Either the Information is “New and of Substantial Importance” or Your Client has been Fully Aware of Beaumont’s Illegal Activity.
The Law Firm representing Hidden Canyon Warehouse, Allen Matkins, has
written another letter in an attempt to push the Hidden Canyon
Warehouse through the Beaumont Planning Commission: http://www.ci.beaumont.ca.us/D…
Below is my direct response to Attorney William Devine and others in
the Law Firm. I also sent a picture of former City Attorney Aklufi in
case Mr. Devine is also under the impression that California Lawyers are
not criminal liable for aiding and abetting government corruption.
William R. Devine
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
1900 Main Street 5th Floor
Irvine, CA 92614-7321
RE: Beaumont Hidden Canyon …
The TUMF $60 Million Judgement is an Immediate Debt that Must be Paid from the General Ledger.
On August 11, 2016, Mike Busch from Urban Futures, presented the City’s ‘Workout Plan to Sustainability’.
The ‘Plan’ did not include the TUMF Judgement owed to the Western
Riverside Council of Government, a bill that is now over $60 Million.
Busch gave the following reasons for not including the Judgement as:
“The model does not include
certain things. More specifically; any type of Judgement or Claims by
3rd Parties. More specifically; the WRCOG Judgement for two reasons.
One; that’s still a negotiated and litigated item. Secondly; it’s not a
general fund obligation. We focused primarily on the General Fund. Those
are related to …
Six Candidates Have Filed their Applications for Two City Council Seats in the November Election.
CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES
Della Condon
Victor Dominguez
Nancy Carroll
Julio Martinez
Ron Roy
Victor Dominguez
Nancy Carroll
Julio Martinez
Ron Roy
Daniel Marmolejo
$1.6 Million was Paid to Urban Logic from the 2013 Series A Bond until March, 2015.
The Potrero Interchange is an estimated $77.4 Million Regional and
State Project, but because the County and State will not fund the
Project the City decided to “go it alone” and pay for the Interchange
itself.
On November 4, 1996 Ernie Egger, Beaumont Planning Director and
Principal of Urban Logic Consultants, filed a ‘Design Cooperative
Agreement with Caltrans for the Potrero Boulevard Interchange.
Potrero/SR 60’ first appeared on the bonds in 2007.
On August 16, 2016 the Beaumont City Council Approved to continue pursuing the Potrero Interchange Project: http://www.ci.beaumont.ca.us/DocumentCenter/View/28033
The City’s staff report states that $11 Million was paid to Urban Logic for Potrero; …
Councilmen Orozco and Condon Couldn’t Pass It Fast Enough. Maybe their Payoffs from Developers were Burning a Hole in their Pockets.
On August 16, 2016 the Beaumont City Council Approved continuing the Potrero Interchange Scam.
In a 3 to 2 vote Councilmen White and Lara attempted to explain why
the Project was fraudulent. Orozco, Knight, and Condon attempted to cut
off conversation to shut up their fellow Councilmen.
The parade of developers, lawyers, and consultants went on for an
hour. The Beaumont Taxpayers forked out thousands for Mike Busch from
Urban Futures to ‘sell it’ to Council.
Congrats to Mike Lara for stepping up to the plate and attempting to
reason with his fellow Councilmen, abet too little too late.…
On November 4, 1996 the City of Beaumont filed a ‘Design Cooperative
Agreement with Caltrans for the Potrero Boulevard Interchange.
The nine page Agreement states that the City must use Engineers and
Consultants approved by the State and must follow State Law requiring
open, honest competitive bids.
Item 15 of the Agreement states: “This Agreement shall terminate upon
completion and acceptance of this construction contract for PROJECT or
on November 29, 2000, whichever is earlier in time.
On January 27, 2012, the Department of Transportation approved a Construction Cooperative Agreement with the City of Beaumont to construct Phase 1 of Potrero Blvd.
‘Phase 1’ is construction of the overpass. ‘Phase 2’ would be construction of the on and off …
Seven former city officials are about to enter pleas in sweeping criminal case that involves millions of dollars in public funds
The seven former Beaumont city officials charged in May
with 94 felony corruption counts, including embezzlement and
misappropriation of public funds, face a big day of court hearings
Friday, Aug. 19.
The case is as complicated as it is sweeping. Here’s how to make sense of the court case.
Who is in trouble?
The men who were entrusted to run the city, some for as long as two
decades. The former city manager, Alan Kapanicas; former police chief,
Francis Dennis “Frank” Coe; former city attorney, Joseph Aklufi; former
finance director, William K. Aylward; former public works director,
Deepak Moorjani; …
Beaumont’s
“Bridge to Nowhere” may finally lead somewhere after a divided City
Council voted to move forward with the long-delayed Potrero interchange
project.
The council voted 3-2 Tuesday, Aug. 16, with Mark Orozco, Brenda
Knight and Della Condon in favor and Mike Lara and Lloyd White opposed.
Plans are to build an interchange at Potrero Boulevard and Western
Knolls Avenue and a six-lane bridge over the 60 Freeway. Construction is
expected to open up development possibilities for more than 2,000 acres
of mostly empty land.
“This project is so important for Beaumont,” interim City Manager Richard Warne said. “Beaumont needs this.”
The project, on which Beaumont has already spent $11 million, has long been dormant – thus the nickname.
The …
The 2013 cost estimate presented to CalTrans for the Potrero Interchange Phase 1 was $23,000,000 and Phase 2 was $54,400,000.
Beaumont City Council August 16, 2016, Agenda Item 2: Potrero Interchange
Once again Beaumont Staff and Council are pulling the Potrero Interchange story to funnel money out of the City.
Staff Report page 7 states: “Urban Logic has been paid over $11,000,000 for this project.”
The ‘staff report’ did not include the $819,856 paid to Urban Logic
from the Bond Fund Accounts by the current City Council on March 17,
2015: http://www.ci.beaumont.ca.us/D…
And what has the taxpayer received for their $11 Million?
A glossy flyer.
The $11 Million glossy flyer can be viewed on the City’s laser fiche under Weblink …
Only Craig shultz from the Press Enterprise is still willing to write fluff pieces for the City of Beaumont
Bell, Stockton, San Bernardino. And Beaumont
An inglorious list of California cities tainted by the stain of financial issues or bankruptcy.
As the first three have worked out many of their issues, it is now Beaumont’s turn to take steps to fix its budget in the wake of a scandal that saw seven former city officials arrested on felony charges in a sweeping corruption probe.
But it won’t be easy.
“This has been going on a long time, it’s going to take awhile to recover from this,” consultant Michael Busch told the City Council on Thursday, Aug. 11, during a …
As the first three have worked out many of their issues, it is now Beaumont’s turn to take steps to fix its budget in the wake of a scandal that saw seven former city officials arrested on felony charges in a sweeping corruption probe.
But it won’t be easy.
“This has been going on a long time, it’s going to take awhile to recover from this,” consultant Michael Busch told the City Council on Thursday, Aug. 11, during a …
Brenda Knight Will Not Seek 2nd Term for Obvious Reasons
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‘…Beaumont City Councilwoman Brenda Knight will not seek a second term …’
let’s count the reasons why brenda knight is not seeking a 2nd term as beaumont city council….
brenda knight was a democrat that became a republican to join up with
beaumont’s corruption … her house was in forclsosure, then magically
all her financial problems dissappeared.. she was backed and given a
makeover – rumors are that it was paid for by the morongo tribe, but it
could have come from the …
City Managers are Selected by Council in Open Meetings, Not by the City Attorney Behind Closed Doors.
After 20 years of lying, cheating, and stealing from the Taxpayers of
Beaumont, former City Manager Alan Kapanicas was allowed to slither out
the door on his own terms on May 29, 2016.
Beaumont City Council unanimously Approved to continue to pay
Kapaniacs until November, 2016. City Attorney Pinkney negotiated the
payoff based on a forged Invoice from Kapanicas’ personal company,
General Government Management Services, for work on bonds that do not
exists.
Instead of advertising publicly for another city manager as required
by State Law and demanded by the Citizens the Beaumont City Council
gifted Elizabeth Gibbs-Urtiaga the position of Beaumont City …
Nancy Carroll and Julio Martinez have Also Filed for Beaumont City Council.
The Nomination Period to file for the Beaumont City Council Election has been extended to Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at 5:00 pm.
To Date the following people have filled:
Della Condon
Victor Dominguez
Nancy Carroll
Julio Martinez
Urban Futures Wants Legal Fees Paid and Potrero Interchange AGAIN
Beaumont City Council Agenda August 16, 2016
Item 10 – Reimbursement of Legal Expenses Incurred by urban Futures Inc in Connection with the SEC I
Item 11 – Interagency Service Agreement between OmniTrans and the City of Beaumont Pass Transit
Item 12 – Building and Safety Inspection – Ratification of Attorneys Changes to Contracts
Item 13 – Approval of Police Department Purchase Orders 2017-02 through 2017-08
Item 14 – Approval of Request for Proposal (RFP) – General Plan Update
Item 15 – Reject of Contract for Repair Services and Community Development block Grant
Item 16 – Award of Contract for professional engineering Services for a Sewer Rate Study to NBS …
Beaumont City
Councilwoman Brenda Knight will not seek a second term and four
candidates have qualified so far for the November election.
New candiates could emerge as the deadline to run has been extended until Wednesday, Aug. 17.
Brenda Knight, the mayor on the Beaumont City Council lied in a police report to try to censor a resident.
Medford's Rick Caraviello lied on a police report and allegedly lied under oath, dragged a citizen into criminal court where the citizen prevailed over the fraudulent Caraviello.
Medford's Rick Caraviello lied on a police report and allegedly lied under oath, dragged a citizen into criminal court where the citizen prevailed over the fraudulent Caraviello.
There
are more rumors swirling around the proprietor of RC Limos, who told a
resident he was skipping out of the council to drive a limousine when a
critical vote on Pay to Park was being taken.
Under oath on January 31, 2017, Caraviello, being questioned about moonlighting, denied that he engaged in stepping out on the council to drive a limo, though he told a citizen that is exactly what he intended to do.
The
police report Caraviello filed is dishonest, yet Caraviello has friends
in high places and the alleged criminal activity was never
investigated. Instead, they retaliated on the courageous citizen who
came forward to report the illegal activities of these so-called
"elected" officials. The 2015 election considered suspicious at best.
How can Still Harbor have such a fraud as Dello Russo on its board of directors, the immature and allegedly psychologically
damaged Frederick N. Dello Russo slamming doors at the city council
when a former council colleague speaks, and when a fellow homosexual
goes up to the podium to speak.
The thought that Dello Russo has a romantic crush on the citizen speaking at the council is a distinct possibility. The behavior of both Adam Knight and Frederick N. Dello Russo to the older fellow who is only fighting on behalf of the citizens
look like two school boys with a romantic crush on the older teacher.
They get giddy and run out on the council to seek attention from the
older man.
That
Dello Russo and Knight voted for their own pay raises and think nothing
of walking out on all the citizens paying their bloated salaries is
offensive and must be dealt with.
Yet
Council Vice President Michael Marks would rather hide his head in the
sand than file for sanctions on his colleagues. Marks will engage in a
hissing contest with the City Solicitor, another individual - Mark Rumley - with disturbing behavior, Michael Marks Gives Mark Rumley a Taste of his own Medicine 2-14-17 but Marks never takes it to the next level
to use his authority to shine a spotlight on activities by Caraviello,
Solicitor Rumley, Adam Knight, Fred Dello Russo Jr. - activities that
are detrimental to the city of Medford.
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Medford, and Still Harbor, both need to investigate this egregious behavior and put a stop to it.
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