Bitter Jaramillo Bites Dust. Again.
At last night’s Fullerton City Council meeting, Ahmad Zahra revealed his second nomination for the city’s Planning Commission. You may recall that his first nomination, Adrian Meza, doesn’t live in Fullerton and couldn’t take the job. Zahra’s new nominee? Vivian “Kitty” Jaramillo. Friends may well remember Jaramillo from the fall city council campaign, where she finished behind Jamie Valencia.
Jaramillo’s nomination went down like the Hindenburg. Zahra and Charles voted yes, of course; Valencia, Dunlap, and Jung voted no. Unequivocally. How come? These appointments are usually rubber stamped by the Council.
Well, Friends may also recall Jaramillo’s political valediction, presented in the Fullerton Observer: a bitter lamentation how dirty tricks sank her little boat:
Rule number one in politics must be that if you want somebody to vote for you, try to refrain from calling them knuckleheads and puppets. During the campaign Jaramillo questioned Valencia’s credentials and commitment; not a big deal in an election, but not helpful later on when you want something from your former rival.
Then there’s the marijuana dispensary problem. Jaramillo has been a big supporter of the now reversed ordinance that would have permitted the greatest latitude for future permits. Dunlap and Jung had already votes to repeal that law. The thought that the dope lobby contributed $60,000 to get Jaramillo elected certainly must have caused pause for the council majority.
And then there’s the problem of Zahra’s own recent vote against nominations made by Jung and Valencia, most noticeably the choice of Arif Mansuri to the Traffic and Circulation Commission. If you’re going to start voting no on qualified nominees you should expect reciprocation for your unqualified ones.
My guess is that Zahra was on the phone after the meeting to boohoo like a little girl to one of the Kennedy Sisters, and they’ll be crying in print real soon about the usual outrage.
Zahra swings and misses. Again. Poor, little tyke. He needs to stay in the shallow end with his water wings.
Outcome predetermined.
BTW, did anybody catch the collection of Fullerton Boohoo last night. Zahra summoned those puppet knuckheads to show up and beg to keep State mandates.
He sure threw a hissy fit.
She is not going to go away, is she.
Doesn’t look like it. Maybe Zahra can put her on the Active Transportation Committee because she’s such a public health zealot.
With Anjali Tapadodo and Kittie on ATC that committee would accomplish even less.
Wait ’til Norby puts the move on Anjali.
Water seeks its own level. Ahmad’s inner circle keeps getting smaller. The lies and the cons must be catching up or the idiots who believe in him may be catching on.
No, they’re dying out. Look at Vena and Lloreda. Jesus H. Molly McClanacan’t and Gin Flurry showed up yesterday. It was like Night of the Living Dead.
Somebody should do records requests for all communication between Ahmad, Shana and Sharon, Saskia.
Great idea, D.J.!
Stay tuned for more angry “I was robbed” wailing.
What drivel from zero.
“I have nothing to lose here. I’m not running for anything higher. I don’t have any political ambitions.”
Of course, he’s not running for anything, but it’s not from a lack of trying.
His base of support continues to shrink when he offers no solutions but easily identifies the people to blame for Fullerton’s problems.
We need to put his political career to rest.
Friends, let me guarantee you one thing: if Jaramillo had won District 4, Zero would be the Mayor of Fullerton by now. He’d already be announcing, “I’m running for State Assembly to proudly represent the voters of the 67th District. I have everything to lose, so you better support me. And if you don’t, I’ll remove you from any commission I appointed you to. I’ll also make sure you don’t get appointed to any other committee or commission. Why? Because, obviously, my political ambitions are the most important thing in the world.”
Didn’t you hear on Tuesday? He has no political ambitions WHATSOEVER. Zip, zero. He also wants to FIX the roads! My hero!
As Nick beautifully pointed out, Zahra continuously voted against the single biggest investment in roads!
He would send Fullerton to hell in a handbasket as long as he got to be Mayor. Then move on to destroy another town. No political ambitions my ass.
Even if they voted yes and let her on the committee, it wouldn’t matter. Fullerton is already fucked and going down like the Hindenburg! Jaramillo may mercifully speed up the crash.
Why would zero say “Our district is horrible. It used to be awful.” And then say “Maybe we need to fix our roads.”
What the fuck have you been doing the last 7 years?
I guess you can say that you helped to repaint 1 mural.
Good question. The roads got worse when Zero was polishing his brand.
Excluding Police and Fire . . .
Well, Zahra can kiss their support goodbye forever.
Can’t he see that he’s imploding himself right on camera for HIS whole world to see? Obviously not.