Lively Young Elijah Does Battle With the City of Fullerton
The other day I shared the City Attorney’s response to unfounded allegations and threats the tender, green bud, Elijah Manassero, made about the Santa Fe Depot lease. His mission is to connect Mayor Fred Jung to bad decisions, even when they are not bad decisions. He’s been working hard at it with his friends “Dr.” Ahmad Zahra and the Kennedy Sisterhood Coven.
Some cynical folks are saying sweet Elijah is working on behalf of the Buena Park carpertbagger, Connor Traut, seen above with his close personal mentor, Jordan Brandman.
Therefore it is no surprise that sweet young Elijah refuses to be educated in the ways of municipal legal thinking and submitted a response to the response. In his response he stubbornly refuses to understand that a breech isn’t a default; and something nobody cared about hardly merits his conniption. Moreover, if the City thinks historic plaster restoration is within its purview, it has the latitude to do so.
Dear Mr. Bettenhausen,
Thank you for your response. I appreciate your office’s willingness to engage on this matter.
That said, your reply raises serious concerns that warrant clarification.
Your letter states that “notice and cure” must occur before a default is recognized. However, Section 6(e) of the lease amendment plainly states that “If Tenant is in default (beyond applicable notice and cure periods), the Third Extension Term… shall not commence.” The City was made aware, before approving the amendment, that:
- Mr. Bushala admitted to a sublease on the record,
- Staff publicly acknowledged having no record of any authorized sublease, and
- The City had already incurred costs repairing the tenant’s plaster, repairs that are the tenant’s contractual obligation under both the original lease and the 2025 amendment.
In short, Council knowingly proceeded with lease approval while credible evidence of an uncured default was in plain view. That is a failure of due diligence and, arguably, of the lease itself. Whether or not the lease term technically commences until 2027 is beside the point, the City has bound itself to a long-term extension with a tenant under active investigation for breach. That defeats the purpose of the default clause entirely and undermines the City’s leverage.
I also note that between the prior version of the lease and the final version adopted, Section 8(g) was materially altered. The earlier version allowed the City to terminate the entire lease if the tenant failed to construct agreed improvements within five years. The final version, however, softens that enforcement mechanism, allowing only for loss of the 13-year extension, not lease termination.
The modification to Section 8(g), which weakens the City’s enforcement authority and softens default penalties, represents a material change in the terms of the lease, if not the price. As such, it triggers public disclosure and review requirements under Government Code §54956.8, which applies to leases of public property involving ‘price and terms of payment.’ To my knowledge, this change was not discussed by Council in open session or disclosed to the public prior to final adoption.
You argue the City may fund ADA improvements on its own property. While I agree in principle, the repairs at issue, including the plaster restoration inside the leased premises, are explicitly listed as tenant responsibilities under both the 1992 lease and the 2025 amendment. Public funds should not be used to subsidize private tenant obligations, especially under a lease that explicitly absolves the City of those duties. If the City chooses to assume those costs anyway, it is:
- Waiving a breach of lease without formal Council action or public justification, and
- Potentially engaging in a gift of public funds under Article XVI, Section 6 of the California Constitution.
I had hoped the City would proactively enforce its rights under the lease. Instead, your office appears to be shielding the Council’s actions under the narrowest possible reading of the agreement, despite clear signs of default, fiscal exposure, and procedural irregularity. I intend to proceed with a formal Brown Act “Cure and Correct” demand based on the post-continuance modification of lease terms and other irregularities cited above.
If your office or the City has documentation or a timeline that explains how the Section 8(g) change was reviewed or approved by Council in open session, I welcome it.
Sincerely,
Elijah Manassero
Fullerton Resident
Well there you have it. Like a small, angry child with a drum, delicate Elijah intends to keep banging out the same noise until somebody responds and gives him a cookie. However, there is no default. There is no fiscal exposure. Any irregularities were de minimis, have already been cured, and have nothing to do with a lease extension that won’t occur for another two years.
None of this boy’s accusations mean anything. The City’s own lawyer has said so. Repeating the same thing isn’t going to help. Of course tender Elijah doesn’t care that his buzzing about is actually costing the public he pretends to care so much about. We have to pay Jones and Meyer to deal with fresh Elijah. Think about that for a second.
I hope Jones and Mayer are told by the Council to drop this correspondence with the delicate sprout. He doesn’t deserve a response, not even to tell him to shove it.
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This is getting tiresome. I agree. The City should just ignore the fly.
Nope. SWAT the fly!
So should FFFF. He’s just somebody else’s tool.
Says the author for the multimillionaires blog site. Your self-awareness is astounding bud
http://voiceofoc.org/2019/11/fullerton-city-councilman-questions-how-city-leaders-decided-to-target-resident-blogger/
“In an effort to clarify any Brown Act violations, the fact that City Council on Sept. 17, 2019, met on a motion made by Mayor (Jesus) Silva and seconded Mr. (Ahmad) Zahra, on a 5-0 vote, the City Council approved the filing of a writ to seek a temporary restraining order against the main defendants,” Jones said.
And Zahra lied a few years later when he claimed that he was a “fan” of settling. Zahra cost the taxpayers 6 or 7 hundred thousand bucks on that matter.
6 articles on this kid in 4 days? this blog is crashing out
Right? You’d think one article headlined “Nothing To See Here, Move Along” would be sufficient if there was nothing to see here and we should move along.
FFFF is showing the dumb bullshit of Fullerton’s weepy, self-righteous liberal boohoos – whose leader is an immigration fraudster, a woman batterer, and a serial liar. That’s a good cause.
Seems obvious. FFFF want to give lively Elijah the attention he craves. Google his name and see what the first result is.
FFFF is among the top five results that appear when searching for Elijah Manassero on Google. However, it seems the young man is preparing to launch a new website. You can check it out here: https://elijahmanassero.com/
Tender young Elijah has a name to make for himself.
There is actually some wonderful things coming from these posts… I found some information that was not apparent before… Keep the conversation going…
Elijah Manassero, another Angry Elf!
As if stamping his foot hard enough will rewrite contract law
I want to see more pictures of The Trout with his drug addled “mentor” Jordan Brandman.
Praise Tony, the wind that never stops blowing. Praise George, the fire that never stops burning. Praise the two Brothers, praise their names. I put my trust in Bushala. Amen
Amen indeed, sweet Elijah.
BREAKING: “The Bushala loyalists, yes all five of them, have broken through the barriers and occupied City Hall. They are currently attempting to steal the dais! That might be too heavy to carry and… it seems they’ve figured that out. They’re now heading for the podium! Looks like they’re still having some trouble getting it out. I guess they’ll settle for the microphone. Finally after three hours, Fred Jung has tweeted telling the rioters to go home. They’re putting the guillotine back in the U-Haul. We’re saved!”
Five loyalists? That’s one better than Ahmad Zahra. Poor Charles can only rustle up a trio of puppets advocating for her special kind of public health.
So true. Bushala has way more loyalists: Jose… the other Jose… George… uhhhhh… Josh…
Ok I’m running out of names here. Can we count Tony?
Save Walk on Wilshire had 2000. So only 1995 people short. You’ll get there eventually!
Except that 1996 idiots can be fooled into signing any dumb thing if it’s worded right. Even you know that. 150,000 residents of Fullerton didn’t sign up for that dumbass thing at all. Save Walk on Wilshire got a couple dozen dopes to actually show up to the Council meeting. It was a triumph of popular support. No, wait…that’s not right.
When’s the last time Bushala got anyone to sign anything? 2012?
You hide behind sneering and deflection because your base is fragile and it’s crumbling.
When that collapse comes, where will the brave blog warriors be? Still begging Tony for scraps?
Haha. My base? Unlike you fools I don’t pretend to speak for anybody but myself. You should learn that. It’s not too late to be smart. Even for you, Elijah.
You can’t be a boohoo without speaking for everybody. It’s genetic.
Why appeal to popular support if you’re your own person? Kind of a dumb response when you think about it hmmmm
Yeah. You can count to three councilmembers, can’t you?
Who said we’re talking about councilmembers?
This site is like Fullerton QAnon. Just dumb all around
I said it. Please focus!
Please stick to the argument at hand. We were talking about loyalists buddy
Hey there Bushala, what’s it like in Crony City
I write a thousand words a day, just so I can have one dollar or a few
After all this defense, it’s what I’m due
I write for you
Oh Bushala please pay me!
Oh ohh, Bushala please pay me
We almost write just for the joy of puncturing the Fullerton Boohoo balloon.
Ah yes, the noble goons of a multimillionaire, courageously defending power while pretending to inform “the people.” Bravo. No, brava
Thank you. The pay isn’t super, but the hours are great.
If the pay isn’t super, that makes the groveling even more embarrassing. Yikes
The reward comes from working for truth, justice and the American Way. And of course victory, which is always sweet. Someday you may get a taste. Unlikely, but possible.
lol that’s hilarious
Empty platitudes that actually amount to “whatever daddy Tony wants”. Pathetic
Time for sleepies, Troutlet.
You beat me to it. Nap time for young Elijah. Skateboarding is exhausting, I bet.
I would tell you to go to bed, but I know you have to wait for daddy Tony to tuck you in <3
And you have to wait for Zahra to sing you his lullaby. The one about sneaking into the country by marrying a…woman in Arkansas. Nite.
God you guys are such losers. Never seen men debase themselves like this in hopes for scraps from the cheapest man on the planet. It’s embarrassing
Good night, Sweet Elijah. And flight of Angles sing thee to thy rest.
Versus the noble goons of penniless clownettes like the Kennedy Sisters, Coonor Traut, and Ahmad Zahra, the immigration fraud.
What a gang of losers.
The people who write for them do it out of conviction, not because they’re waiting for a sociopathic rich man to toss them a coin. That’s what’s actually pathetic.
Conviction is a great word for Ahmad Zahra. He pleaded guilty to assault and battery on a Fullerton woman named Monica F.
I love how you guys think this is something anyone legitimately believes. This blog hosts the dumbest people on the internet
The District Attorney legitimately believed it.
The DA dismissed it dumbass
Prove it.
Zahra pleaded guilty and did community service.
Personal conviction doesn’t make you right. It just makes you self-righteous and fat headed. Like Observers.
I never said it did. I used it to compare to you clout hungry demons who are hoping Tony throws a dollar your way.
What an amazing basis for your values
Versus a dollar thrown by the hapless Gomer Trout.
Trout is paying no one. You are writing for a Bushala’s blog. Facts is Facts
Haha. Tony wins again. You lose again.
And we are mercifully rid of the Wank on Wilshire!
An the root of conviction is convict, a person found guilty of a criminal offense…which is exactly what Zahra is.
I want to see more pictures of Trout with his “mentor” Jordan Brandman. The guy who went bonkers, threatened to shoot up Anaheim City hall, and died of meth intoxication and no teeth.
Ouch.
Traut and Manassero want to be Jordan Brandman.
That didn’t end well.