Charter City Study Moves Ahead
Last night the City Council voted 3-2 to move ahead with a study of a Charter City status for Fullerton. Jung, Dunlap and Valencia voted to look into it. Zahra and Charles voted no.
It was painful to sit through comments, most of which were obviously scripted to attack the motives of Mayor Fred Jung, and were all full of nonsensical misinformation about staggering financial costs, legal entanglements, and of course the old standby cliché: if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
These Fullerton Boohoo worthies were obviously coached- and coached sloppily – by Zahra and Charles, and maybe even by reading the opinions of Sanskia Kennedy in the reliable Fullerton Observer – reliable to make stuff up if it helps the narrative. All of the excuses had been debunked, but that doesn’t matter. Commonsense is a not a common commodity among these folks.
Old grievances were aired of course, mostly the money pit Waste on Wilshire, and the Trail to Nowhere© redux in which “the people” have spoken – a few dozen out of a City of 160,000.
My favorite line of attack that was parroted by several speakers was that Fullerton has bigger problems – a fiscal precipice, and horrible roads. The fact that these disasters developed under General Law City status made their “argument” comically ironic. Is it or ain’t it broke?
Joshua Ferguson was on hand to deliver a hard, cold slap to the commentary by pointing out that the citizenry can become more involved in Fullerton affairs in the Charter process, not less. He was interrupted by boos from the faithful.
A Mr. Matt Leslie called in to support a study, and to admonish the speakers who had said (insultingly) that it would be too complicated to figure out and people would just vote yes (because they are so dumb), the typical top-down patronization of ordinary people by liberals. “The people want (fill in the blank)” doesn’t apply to a possible majority regular voters – only the claque of 12 or so who show up to harangue the council majority on a regular basis.
Another zoom caller expressed astonishment that so many adults, especially old ones, were so scared of the monster under the bed.
Which brings me (at last) to the real issue of charter status, expressed without bias. The proverbial devil is in the details. A charter can be as simple or as complex as people want. True the final charter version will be put on the ballot by the City Council, but lots of smart people will be able to scrutinize the text long before an election to approve or reject it. Don’t like it? Mount an anti-charter campaign. Zahra and Charles must have lots of campaign money lying around. Put it to work and get voters to just vote no.
I would be remiss if I failed to point out the noxious presence at the meeting of our old friend, Vivian Jaramillo, still very bitter about losing in last fall’s election, and then being rejected as a planning commissioner. Her “argument” was that a charter would make “Little Dictator” Fred Jung able to give all the City’s construction jobs to the Bushala Brothers, a claim based on her own long standing vendetta with the Bushalas, not any facts in evidence.
SOS same ol shit. Bushala bad. Jung worse. Observer good. Zahra, Charles, the community best. Holier than thou people usually are holier than nobody. Case and point Zahra.
“I don’t get it, I don’t get it. It’s too hard, no one will understand it” and then stomping out in a floof of exasperation, seems to be the mantra of anyone opposing a study group.
Just like their mentor – the prone to hysterics Ahmad Zahra.
Sapp-man, I thought you went through the chipper!
The whole opposition was “political theater.” A couple dozen dummies with scripts given to them spouting nonsense and told to say “no one” trusts Jung.
That bloated Jaramillo took the prize. We dodged a bullet with that old creature.
Did anyone notice Jabamillo mention Nick’s wife? Low blow to bring up family, but inhumane to say she is nice and he isn’t as if there is some drama there. So glad we avoided that evil witch.
Yes! That was cringeworthy. Could not believe she did that.
Not only the wife, but their kids. As if she is some kind of beacon of righteousness. Drug money taking hypocrite. Never seen someone thing so much of themselves.
There’s a special place in hell that awaits all of these morons who take cheap shots by bringing up family.
How did Eglet ever squeeze through that hole in the fence?
Does anyone recall Eglit saying something like, “I really don’t like to walk, so I won’t be using the trail” or something similar?
Yeah, she said something like that. Charles won’t be using it either. And neither will Tia Jaramilla.
Jaramillo once said something to the effect that her people each a lot of crappy food so they need exercise. This may be true but you’ll never see her on the Trail to Nowhere. Or anyone else, either.
“I don’t enjoy running or walking”.
My favorite was when Zahra proclaimed “ I’m a filmmaker, not a politician “.
In 2027 he won’t be either.
He’s also a marriage fraudster and a woman batterer.
Mon Dieu! I am in the news twice in one day!
Hail Mary to try to stop the state from solving the housing supply problem. Last gasp of the NIMBY’s
I’m not surprised you want another 45,000 people in Fullerton. You’re a fucking idiot.
She went after Jung with her same old tired name calling nonsense. Not an actual helpful thought in this woman’s head.
Then went on to rip him and Valencia over their campaign funds. I found
the whole thing wildly ironic as the room was full of folks complicit in the Markowitz scam.
Got to love Fullerton.
Don’t bother pointing out the hypocrisy. Kitty is tone deaf.
Nearly every speaker made personal attacks on the council members, slinging insult after insult. Over and over they claimed that Fullerton residents are too stupid to understand a charter. Over and over they said a charter would bankrupt the city because of “all the litigation”.
What a bunch of closed-minded Democratic hypocrites!!
What happened to the OCDP?? They seem to be doing exactly what they say Trump does: FEAR MONGERING.
And why do they like to pick on Valencia? Because she beat Kitty Cat Jaramillo. What a poor loser!!
Christian, it’s great to see you back on the 4F blog with the rest of us kin folk! Thought you moved to India, or was it Indiana?
You see, I have been singing about how Les enfants need the trees for a long time…
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WYKEILQ8vy0&pp=ygUgZ3JlZW4gY2FyZCBkZXBhcmRpZXUgcGlhbm8gdHJlZXM%3D
Being a charter city is not some sort of magic bullet that will solve all of Fullerton’s problems. It’s not like charter cities can just do whatever they want and flout state law. The benefits are limited and not really game changers.