Police Union rips Mayor
A press release issued today by the San Bernardino Police union rips Mayor Pat Morris for suggesting union pressure played a role in siphoning money away from Operation Phoenix.
The press release, which lists POA president Rich Lawhead and POA contract employee Joseph Turner as contacts, criticizes the mayor for telling The Sun that the police union and its council allies hampered the quality of Operation Phoenix by consuming Measure Z funds.
In the release, Lawhead rips the mayor for insinuating the union shares some blame in the sudden problems with Phoenix, including the arrest of a center manager for alleged child molestation and bb gun battles.
"These attacks are a deliberate distortion to hide the gross mismanagement of the program," Lawhead said in a written statement.
We'll report this fuller later.
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MEASURE Z FUNDS WERE IN FACT INTENDED FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND PASSED BY THE VOTERS OF SAN BERNARDINO. HMMM, ADJUSTING THE TRUTH AGAIN, MR. MAYOR?
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SB's future rides on Measure Z
OUR VIEW: San Bernardino `police tax' is vital to the city's rebuilding.
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The city's future depends on Measure Z. Measure Z will allow the city to beef up the Police Department with 26 additional officers. Those officers are desperately needed to continue the fight against crime to make the city whole again.
THE MAYOR IS A FUNNY GUY, SO FUNNY – IT’S NOT FUNNY.
JRD2U
RECALL! WHO SAID THAT? I DID!
Posted by: JRD2U | July 21, 2008 5:44 PM
JRD2U: Are you heading the recall effort? Where can we sign up?
Posted by: Jose | July 22, 2008 10:49 AM