Transparency in Long Beach
What a waste of newsprint inch-space!
Your paper’s blow job column that intended to revive the reputation of Jeannine Pearce, one of the worst members of the LB city “clowncil,” is way over the top. [RLn issue 11/24/20 Outgoing Council Member Call Out Long Beach on Transparency…]
While Ms. Pearce bellows about the lack of transparency in the city, we should all be reminded of her own fallacies and missteps with regard to her drunken street fight with a former chief of staff/ lover on the LB Freeway, shortly after Dr Mayor Garcia selected her for district 2 and the LB police, fire and service unions swept her into office.
No one has ever seen the disposition of her case, which would have landed any civilian in the slammer but was swiftly swept under the LB corruption rug.
We agree with Ms Pearce and know the city’s attorney has too much power and not sufficient transparency — after all, he ignored Ms Pearce’s illegalities thoroughly and continually.
The only wrist-slap she’s gotten over the past four years is being dismissed from chambers (virtual or physical) when one of her illegal activities is under discussion:
Ms. Pearce took funding from cannabis providers and wanted to vote on their laws, but was finally removed from doing so. And her activities with the shameful operators of the Queen Mary, Urban Commons, has caused her to be dismissed from all activities pertaining to the wayward ship, as well.
Transparency in LB is nonexistent, as the city is actually being run by the police, fire and service unions, not the “mayor” and certainly not his 9-0 clowncil. The police and fire unions have made certain more than half of our operating budget goes directly into their pockets.
The sooner Ms. Pearce climbs into her Texas-licensed SUV (it couldn’t pass smog so she never registered it here) and returns to that state, the better off Long Beach may be.
But now we have another seatwarmer to deal with, OC Cindy Allen, who wanted to join clowncil because she likes being a “social butterfly”— Ms. Allen, like her predecessor, is an accomplished liar, thief and will do the “mayor’s” bidding without hesitation. That’s why she was chosen and why her benefactors reamed an honest man to make certain they could continue their reign of terror.
Anne Proffit Long Beach
Dear Ms. Proffit,
It would appear as though there’s no one in Long Beach city government that meets your approval.
Thanks for reading.
James Preston Allen,
Publisher