Update: Gentle Friends, I forgot to remind you that Pelican Ontario was also shaken down, er, contributed $300 to Pam Keller for her Fullerton Collaborative just ’cause they care so darn much for Fullerton.
Here’s a snippet from the anti-recall Protect Fullerton Form 460 – indicating a healthy contribution from Pelican Ontario LLC.
What is Pelican Ontario? Why that’s the partnership proposing “Amerige Court,” that god-awful downtown Fullerton monstrosity in which millions of dollars worth of land is to be given to the developer for free. What’s that you say? Free? Of course. Because to people like McKinley, Jones, and Bankhead giving public resources to private interests without due consideration isn’t a gift of public funds, it’s being pro-business. We get stuck with the traffic and they get the campaign contributions.
You have to admit it takes a lot of nerve to attack Tony Bushala as a downtown developer when he isn’t, and at the same time take the money from people who have millions of reasons to prop up the Three Dyspeptic Dinosaurs. But these worthies are not bothered by ethical nuisances like hypocrisy.
#1 by The Fullerton Harpoon on February 2, 2012
Gotta protect your previous investment. Crony capitalism at it’s worst.
#2 by Erin on February 2, 2012
From the Secretary of State:
Entity Name: PELICAN ONTARIO, LLC
Entity Number: 200402310157
Date Filed: 01/20/2004
Status: ACTIVE
Jurisdiction: CALIFORNIA
Entity Address: 15272 BOLSA CHICA ST 101
Entity City, State, Zip: HUNTINGTON BEACH CA 92649
Agent for Service of Process: JOHN H. TILLOTSON, JR.
Agent Address: 15272 BOLSA CHICA ST 101
Agent City, State, Zip: HUNTINGTON BEACH CA 92649
#3 by Erin on February 2, 2012
More information..
http://coastline.edu/foundation/page.cfm?LinkID=485
#4 by Christian on February 2, 2012
According to the City Council Agenda, Item 12 is a request from Pelican to the City to keep dragging out their development. Dick Hamm (seriously) blames the delay on the shaky redevelopment situation despite the fact that the Supreme Court made it quite clear.
Oh but wait. Dick (too many Dicks in Fullerton) says he’ll be happy to sell the plans and entitlements for the development for a cool million bucks.
#5 by 2.7 Million Dollar Letter on February 4, 2012
Christian, did you read the threatening letter (pg. 7 of 12) from Dick Hamm?
http://cityoffullerton.com/weblink8/1/doc/430412/Page1.aspx
#6 by Christian on February 2, 2012
Forgot to mention, though unrelated. Look at item 5 on the Council’s Agenda.
#7 by Anonymous on February 2, 2012
link?
#8 by Erin on February 2, 2012
Don’t know how to find the City of Fullerton homepage Anonymous? http://fullerton.granicus.com/DocumentViewer.php?file=fullerton_f1c783e69aef6371de2754a20556dac3.pdf&view=1&showpdf=1
#9 by Anonymous on February 2, 2012
thanks Erin
item 5 http://cityoffullerton.com/weblink8/1/doc/430405/Page1.aspx
looks very interesting.
#10 by streets of fullerton on February 2, 2012
Is this the link? http://cityoffullerton.com/weblink8/1/doc/430407/Page1.aspx
#11 by Tuco Ramirez on February 2, 2012
Tuco knows! This is famous Orange County. You get elected to city council by having the biggest signs! Then you pay back your real contributors (almost always developers) with free or reduced price city land or resources. Great deal for the developer, like getting money for 2 cents on the dollar!
You do not make the big contributions as there are three reporting periods and so the largest donations are made just before election so the $$ is only on the final tally that is required.
Now if you are really lucky, your person(s) get elected and the payback is almost immediate. But usually do to planning commissions, etc. it takes several months.
And folks, its all legal!
#12 by Reality Is on February 2, 2012
how many people do you think got tickets signed off in the last 10 years by cops without getting their tint or plates fixed? millions?
#13 by D. Wayne Love on February 2, 2012
GTH RI
#14 by nipsey on February 3, 2012
Hi ‘tard!
#15 by Tuco Ramirez on February 2, 2012
I forgot to mention, the best way to hide the large donations is having a flood of $25 donations so the big ones get lost in the many pages of the required reporting forms! Its great, I did it! Not bad politics for OC.. This county reeks with self serving county commissions and city councils in the hands of developers!
#16 by One for the books on February 2, 2012
Free land???
Filthy, dirty, rotten, damn politics!!
#17 by fullerton lover on February 2, 2012
Form 460 page 7 of 14 2010 City Council election for Don Bankhead: $500 donation from Pelican Laing for ???
http://cityoffullerton.com/weblink8/1/doc/423004/Page1.aspx
#18 by plain ornery on February 2, 2012
On page #8 of that same form 460 the Valencia Industrial Center Bushala Trust donated $250.
#19 by plain ornery on February 2, 2012
This 460 is a wonderment, all donations on the same date, out of town addresses, and Royce money. What could be the reason or connection to the large number of Korean names?
#20 by Big Friend on February 2, 2012
Up until yesterday, the answer to your question Shad was; they who support redevelopment because if they didn’t, they wouldn’t be downtown developers. Now, to be a downtown developer you no longer have to be supported by redevelopment.
#21 by van get it da artiste on February 3, 2012
Jones, McKinley, Bankhead anti-recall motto “our kickbacks kick recall ass”
#22 by vw type 53a on February 3, 2012
Wow they just don’t stop do they? No more RDA? No problem, we will just call it something else! Bastards!
Guilty.
#23 by The Fullerton Savage on February 3, 2012
Still waiting for Larry Bennett at the Anti-Recall site to tell us what development projects the Bushalas have in the mix when he claims they are in this for the money. Meanwhile, we know exactly how developer Dick Hamm and Pelican will benefit from keeping the Three Corrupt Companeros in office.
#24 by just a guy on February 3, 2012
You’ll be waiting for a long time. Larry Bennett has no affiliation with the truth.
#25 by Reality Is on February 3, 2012
I think they are saying that’s why Bushala is funding this and trying to get them out because they haven’t allowed him to become part of this piece of the pie?
#26 by Anonymous on February 3, 2012
Then why are they calling him a downtown developer when he isn’t one?
Oh, right. It’s because they are lying sacks of crap.
#27 by Ding dong the RDA is dead on February 3, 2012
The Hammster better come up with some big, big bucks for the Dudspucks to lobby the Staff that hates him because the 3 Dinosaurs can’t put their redevelopment hats on anymore and pull million dollar bills out of their ass.