Lately, the “politics” in Lil Ole Livingston has been somewhat “interesting” (or weird, bizarre, straight out of the Twilight Zone, driving one to their Outer Limits, take your pick)
Anyway, in light of recent events, I am in the process of writing up a post I plan to call “When Is a City Council Meeting NOT a City Council Meeting?”
It’s not quite done yet… in the meantime…
Sometimes people send me “stuff” about “semi-local” politics that piques my interest.
The following is a example of some of the “stuff” that occasionally comes my way. Happy Reading J
Friday, October 30, 2009
Editor,
Since about 2002, the Merced County Housing Authority has encumbered upwards of $17,000,000.00 (million) dollars in funding for the ‘immediate’ restoration/renovation of Planada’s farm worker housing.
Subsequent plans to make plans, plans, changes to plans, and changes to staff, changes in management and a whole litany of missteps, inactions and political intrigue has left Planada with 88 fewer houses for farm workers and nothing on the ground.
Last year several ‘portable’ classroom buildings and playground equipment were installed directly adjacent to busy Plainsburg Road about one mile north of town, which remain neatly tended behind chain link fence, and entirely unused by Head Start or anyone else, for the last 18 months.
This week the Stanislaus County Office of Education (SCOE) which funded the Head Start ‘portables’ and infrastructure on the Housing Authority property will petition the Planning Commission to revoke the conditions of approval imposed last year by the Board of Supervisors which for safety reasons forbid the facility from opening until the surrounding Felix Torres Farm Worker Camp is completed and occupied.
Many residents in and around Planada would like to encourage SCOE to dissociate Head Start from the Housing Authority project, and move it’s much needed portable facility to the center of Planada where foot traffic to and from it won’t offer such clear and present danger to the children it was meant to serve.
Housing Authority needs to be held accountable for encumbering so much public money for so long with only salaries paid to show it. Mismanagement of public funds on this scale often results in criminal conviction when discovered. Is anyone besides the assistant district (sic) attorney listening?
Bryant Owens Plainsburg
From Angelica S. Martinez
Coordinator of Client Services
Deaf & Hard of Hearing Service Center
Remember to “fall back” on Saturday night. Put a reminder by your bed, on the TV or in your phone / pager . . . . Enjoy the extra hour of sleep!!!! This means to change your clock, time, etc. to one hour back. So tomorrow night, change your time one hour back and enjoy your 1 hour extra sleep on Sunday. You’ll need it since the kids will be high (on) candies and caffeine (from) the night before. Smile, have a safe weekend!
Special Needs Halloween Dance
October 30, 2009
This event is for individuals with special needs, their families and friends.
Merced Senior Community Center, 15th and O Streets, Merced, CA 95340
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
(209) 385-7426 Email: Bryan Behn, Recreation Superintendent
This event is free
The annual Rotary Crab Feed will be held at the Portuguese Hall
Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 6:00 pm.
Menu and open bar are the same as last year.
Meal tickets are $40 and raffle tickets are $1.00.
First prize is $1,000,
Second prize is a mystery prize donated by True Value Hardware,
Third prize is a recliner.
Over 100 prizes to be raffled.
Tickets can be purchased until October 31 from any Rotarian, at True Value Hardware, at City Hall.
All proceeds to fund local scholarships and fight polio.
VFW Ladies Aux. Quilt Raffle
The Livingston VFW is raffling off a hand made quilt. Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5.00. For more information contact Denis or Sue Wells at 394-2059.
Special Needs Bingo Day
November 14, 2009
Elk’s Lodge, 1910 M Street, Merced CA 95340
Hours to be determined
Please register in advance for this event. Space is limited, so if you don’t register you might not be able to attend.
Contact Bryan Behn, Recreation Superintendent (209) 385-7426
The Women In Military Service for America Memorial Needs Your , Support!
NATIONAL YOUNG AMERICAN CREATIVE PATRIOTIC ART CONTEST
MISS LIVINGSTON-DELHI VFW CONTEST
Video Veterans Fight to Keep 75-yr. old Mojave Desert Memorial Cross
Video: Rep. Radanovich on Hannity — The Valley Hope Forgot
The Story Behind “The Star Spangled Banner”
Someone sent me this. (It is the cutest story and quite profound actually).
Once upon a time a little boy decided to go for a walk and look for God. So he packed a bag with some Twinkies and Root Beer…
Helicopter Halos-The Kopp/Etchells Effect (includes must see photos)
(A little science, some awesome photos, and a story that honors some of our troops.)
Honoring The Children of The Fallen "It’s Who We Are" Project.
(Brought to you by The American Legion)
Free Our Health Care Petition Web Site
Blue Star Mothers of the Central Valley
(There’s Strange –and then There’s Army Strange)
From My Position On the Way(By another Military Dude: skip this one if you’re a particularly “thin skinned, easily offended wiener”)
African American Conservatives
A Rocha Community Garden Project
The Christian Taekwondo Fellowship
The California First Amendment Coalition (CFAC)
DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING SERVICE CENTER, INC
Families Protecting the Valley
The National Kidney Foundation
The Planning and Conservation League
Stanford University You-Tube Channel
