Don Bankhead
Don Bankhead is a councilmember and current mayor in the City of Fullerton. In his spare time he enjoys playing with toy trains and collecting local membership cards.
Now pay attention to the legend of Don Bankhead in Fullerton…
The Year Was 1988…
Posted by Travis Kiger in Don Bankhead, Fullerton 2010, Fullerton City Council Candidates, Fullerton City Council Election 2010 on September 3, 2010

It's hard to remember.
Here are a few things that happened in annum nineteen hundred and ninety-eight:
- Hulk Hogan lost the WWF title to Andre the Giant
- Florence Griffith Joyner set a world record in the 200 meter dash
- Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” hit the top 10
- Mr. T launched his own television show
- Eddie Murphy’s “Coming to America” grossed $128 million
- The Dodgers won the World Series
- A gallon of gas cost 98 cents
And Don Bankhead began his 22-year career on the Fullerton City Council.
Twenty-two years is more than enough. It’s time to give mayor Bankhead a break.
It’s Your Choice
Posted by Christian in Dick Jones, Don Bankhead, Fullerton City Council on August 15, 2010
Here’s a repeat of a post we ran late last year, a public service announcement, you might call it. See, Fullerton’s jurassic councilman, Don Bankhead is running for for yet another interminable term in office. He’s already been sitting there for 22 years, but apparently that’s just not enough for the good old boy. Well, watch this dismal performance and see if you think this is someone you believe ought to be making million dollar decisions on your behalf.
- The Desert Rat
If anyone watched the council meeting to the bitter end, which I just did, you would see an incredible meltdown by the good ol’ boys club.
This clip begins the discussion on the appointment of the member at larger for all commissions. Mr. Mayor says he wants to be in charge of the interviews and Nelson corrects him. Bankhead repeatedly interjects “Mayor” into the new ordinance while Nelson repeatedly tells the Mayor that the word “Mayor” is not included in the ordinance. Then Bankhead starts laughing at Nelson and ranting that its the way they done it for time in memoriam and it works. Then the good Dr. Jones steps in it. The City Attorney tries to save the meltdown but he nor Nelson could keep Bankhead and Dr. Jones in check. Bankhead with his maniacal giggling, chuckling and Jones rambling on about God only knows what… Glad they saved the best for last.
Oh yeah, and a little nugget after the meltdown…Keller wants to hold a study session for right-of-way encroachments to deal with issues on the trails and bike paths.
Bankhead Forgot to Submit an Argument Against Term Limits
Posted by The Desert Rat in Behind Closed Doors, Dick Jones, Don Bankhead, Fullerton City Council, Sharon Quirk, Victory on August 14, 2010

Weather's gettin' colder...
Measure M will be on the ballot in November, but the arguments presented in the official voter materials will be a bit one-sided.
Nobody submitted an argument against the measure to enact term limits against Fullerton city council members.
Was anti-term limit incumbent Dinosaur Don Bankhead asleep at the switch, or was he actaully smart enough to disassociate him self with that position during an election campaign? Who knows?

I really like spinkles on my frogurt...
Sharon Quirk-Silva authored the opinion in support of the measure, which summarizes them as:
- Term limits increase the number of competitive elections
- Term limits bring in more opportunities to serve in public office
- Term limits disfavor seniority
- Term limits promote fresh ideas
Of course, she missed the most important purpose of term limits: they will end the seemingly endless political careers of staff yes-men: folks like Don Bankhead and Dick Jones, who have tormented taxpayers for decades by voting for almost every single boondoggle and corporate welfare project put in front of them.

Whadya know. A promise was kept...
And for that we thank SQS for sticking by the promise she made way back in January of 2009.
Term Limits Are On The Ballot
Posted by Travis Kiger in Don Bankhead, Fullerton 2010 on August 11, 2010
Fullerton voters will soon be deciding if they’ve had enough of the jurassic councilmen Don Bankhead and Dick Jones. Sharon Quirk-Silva has championed Measure M, which puts the enactment of term limits up to voters.

Term limits are a practical countermeasure against the momentum of dimly lit incumbencies and perpetual perpetrators of barely-passable mediocrity.

Rawr.
In other words, Bankhead and Jones have been on this boat for far too long. We’ve shown you video after video of incoherent ramblings, procedural blunders and pharma-induced outbursts as these two men bask in the early stages of senility. Decades on the dais have made them callous to the concerns of Fullerton residents, proven by their constant bullying and dismissiveness during public meetings. And while we’re watching this sideshow, they have been cluelessly steering our city directly into boondoggle after boondoggle, at our expense.
Enough already.











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