Author: George Fallar
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Trollfail – Part One
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It’s a dilemma. Presented with an individual bent on aggrandizing his presence by offering negative comments and spurious information: should he be ignored or taken to task for being ridiculous? Ignore Him, He’ll Disappear Conventional adult wisdom supports ignoring the pest because it’s clear ANY attention will feed his addiction, gratifying the desire for a glance from people…
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Second Anti-Casino PAC Likely To Be Fined $65k
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One of the political action committees (PACs) opposing the Tohono O’dham casino in Glendale is likely to follow the tracks of their “sister” PAC and be fined by Glendale, according to a letter from the Glendale City Clerk. Reasonable Cause A campaign finance reporting complaint was lodged by this author on October 6 against “No More Bad…
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Sherwood Recall Effort Doomed From The Start
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The Glendale City Clerk notified the “Recall Councilman Gary Sherwood” (RCGS) political action committee that the 398 sheets of petitions they handed in December 19 were all being rejected because the format of the sheets and the information on them was wrong. A rejection of this sort means the signatures on those sheets, the ones…
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Sherwood Recall Effort Fails Miserably in Glendale
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Frequent readers of this space know the leading cause of failure for referendums and the like is “not reading the directions”. It happened again, the “Recall Councilman Gary Sherwood” (RCGS) committee has been notified their three month expensive effort to recall Councilman Sherwood has failed in spectacular fashion. City Clerk Notification The Glendale City Clerk,…
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Sherwood Recall Effort Advances Sloppily
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Anna Lee, the chairperson of the “Recall Councilman Gary Sherwood Committee” (RCGS), submitted completed petition sheets to the Glendale City Clerk on Friday, December 19. She was presented with a receipt. Kill The Casino The stated purpose of the Sherwood recall is because of accusations of purported open meeting law shenanigans and other things, summarized by the final…
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Signature Requirement Incorrect for Sherwood Recall
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Anna Lee, the chairperson of the “Recall Councilman Gary Sherwood Committee” (RCGS), submitted completed petition sheets to the Glendale City Clerk on Friday, December 19. RCGS paid Petition Partners about $1 of Gila River Indian Community funds per signature, depending on the math and the dubious correctness of the campaign finance reports. We’ll feature more wacky math tomorrow. How many signatures…
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Anti-Casino PACs Lose Lawsuit, File Appeal
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Two political action committees (PACs) in Glendale, AZ filed a lawsuit against the City of Glendale on September 22 (CV2014-011334). The PACs were seeking an order to force the city to accept the giant stacks of expensive petitions the PACs circulated in opposition to two City Council actions regarding the proposed Tohono O’odham (TO) casino. The city had rejected the…
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Anti-Casino PAC Fined $75k For Campaign Finance Violations
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The City of Glendale Arizona’s Attorney’s Office has notified the attorney (click here) representing a Glendale, AZ political action committee (PAC) of a $75,000.00 fine levied against them for violating State of Arizona campaign finance statutes. One Pocket To Another Pocket In The Same Pants Campaign finance laws are intended to protect the public from abuses of the…