Animals, police chiefs and Royal Coaches
You can expect some interesting things out of Baldwin Park’s City Council meeting tonight.
No. 1: I’ve already received several calls from residents that say they will be at tonight’s meeting complaining about the police chief issue. They say this is just more evidence of a council that “doesn’t care.”
No. 2: Councilwomen Marlen Garcia and Monica Garcia (no, they are not related) want to know if Baldwin Park can piggyback on a county policy that mandates spaying and neutering all dogs and cats by the the time they are 4 months old.
No. 3: The council will consider extending a tow contract with Royal Coaches through 2014 in exchange for higher tow franchise fees. This item has a lot of people concerned, mainly because they allege — as Baldwin Park business owner Greg Tuttle put it — that Royal Coaches is “in bed” with the City Council.
Historically, Royal Coaches has been a frequent contributor to BP council campaigns (both successful and unsuccessful).
Here’s a list of some of those political contributions, according to campaign statements filed with the city clerk:
Councilwoman Monica Garcia — $500 — 2007
Council candidate Susan Rubio — $500 — 2007
Council candidate Victor Saldana — $100 — 2007
Mayor Manuel Lozano — $1,000 — 2003
Former Councilman David Olivas — $250 — 2003
Councilman Ricardo Pacheco — $500 — 2002