HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-02-15; City Council; ; District 2 Council Member Applicant Interviews and AppointmentCA Review CKM
Meeting Date: Feb. 15, 2023
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Scott Chadwick, City Manager
Staff Contact: Faviola Medina, City Clerk Services Manager
faviola.medina@carlsbadca.gov, 442-339-5989
Sheila Cobian, Director of Legislative & Constituent Services
sheila.cobian@carlsbadca.gov, 442-339-2917
Subject: District 2 Council Member Applicant Interviews and Appointment
District: 2
Recommended Actions
1. Conduct the applicant interviews.
2. Adopt a resolution appointing one applicant to fill the District 2 vacancy effective at the
time the oath is administered for a term ending with the November 2024 election.
3. If consensus is not reached by the City Council:
A. Adopt resolutions:
• Calling for a special election on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, for the election of a City
Council Member District 2 for a term ending November 2024 as required by the
provisions of the laws of the State of California relating to charter cities
• Requesting consolidation services from the San Diego County Registrar of Voters
for the Nov. 7, 2023, special election
• Adopting regulations for candidates for elective office pertaining to candidates’
statements submitted to the voters at the special election to be held in the City
of Carlsbad on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023.
Executive Summary
City Council Member Blackburn forfeited his District 2 City Council seat on Dec. 13, 2022, upon
being sworn into another elective public office, in this instance, the office of Mayor, effective
immediately. His forfeiture created a vacancy.
Carlsbad Municipal Code, Section 2.04.110(D)(2), requires the City Council to fill the vacancy by
either appointing a successor who will serve the remainder of the term of the former City
Council member or by a special election. On Jan. 10, 2023, following the declaration of vacancy,
the City Council gave direction to staff to begin the application process to fill the vacancy by
appointing a successor to serve the remainder of the term of the former City Council member.
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Explanation & Analysis
The City Clerk’s Office received eight applications by the close of the application period on Feb.
2 at 5 p.m. Exhibit 1 contains all applications submitted by the deadline.
Staff have reviewed the applications to make sure the applicants were registered voters and
residents of District 2. The applicable district boundaries used to establish residency were those
from which the vacating council member was elected, not the district boundaries recently
approved by the city’s Independent Redistricting Commission.
Upon verification of meeting qualifications, the applications were immediately forwarded to
the City Council for consideration and posted on the city’s website for public review.
Applicant interview and appointment procedure
1.Staff will provide an overview of the interview procedure.
2.Members of the public may provide comments to the City Council using the standard
City Council comment process.
3.Applicants will be called to speak at the podium in the order their applications were
received. Each applicant’s interview will conclude in its entirety before the next
applicant’s interview.
4.Applicants will be given four minutes to speak to their qualifications and interest in
serving as the District 2 appointed City Council member.
5.The City Clerk will then ask the following question of each applicant, who will each be
given two minutes to respond: “District 2 residents submitted many topics they would
like to see addressed. How would you decide where to focus given your limited time in
office?”
6.The City Council may ask clarifying questions only.
7.After the conclusion of all interviews, the City Clerk will request that the City Council
members provide the City Clerk up to three separate applicants’ names in writing (in no
particular order).
8.The City Clerk will announce and display each City Council Members’ selections in
alphabetical order.
9. The applicant that appears the most will then be considered by a vote of the City
Council. The City Council may discuss the issue at this time.
10.This process will continue until consensus, three affirmative votes, is reached.
Following the interview process, the City Council may make an appointment to fill the District 2
vacancy to be effective at the time the oath is administered.
Community Engagement
Notice of vacancy
The Office of the City Clerk posted the notice of vacancy in the following locations:
Jan. 12, 2023 City website
Jan. 12, 2023 City Hall public notice board (outside City Council chamber)
Jan. 14, 2023 Public notice ad in The San Diego Union-Tribune
Jan. 27, 2023 Public notice ad in The Coast News
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Public outreach
Starting Jan. 10, 2023, and continuing until the application deadline, the city used the following
communication channels to raise awareness of the vacancy, application process and
opportunity to submit topics community members would like applicants to address:
City website
City social media
News release sent to local media
Next door posts
E-mail to residents of District 2
Weekly city e-newsletter
Banner at Calavera Hills Community Park
Fliers at Calavera Community Center
The topics submitted to the City Clerk by Feb. 8, 2023, at 5 p.m. can be found in Exhibit 6.
Fiscal Analysis
The current annual base salary for a Council Member is $27,170 with benefits varying up to
approximately $25,000 depending on specific benefit choices. If the City Council were to
appoint a Council Member, these costs would be incurred effective upon appointment;
however, if the city was to hold a special election, proportionate savings would be realized.
Based on an estimate provided by the San Diego County Registrar of Voters, staff estimate that
holding a special election in District 2 on Nov. 7, 2023, will cost approximately $275,000 to
$475,000. There is no funding allocated for this in the fiscal year 2022-23 budget.
If the City Council chooses to hold the special election on Nov. 7, 2023, staff will need to
request either a supplemental request as part of the fiscal year 2023-24 budget or, if applicable,
recommend the one-time use of fiscal year 2022-23 General Fund surplus funds, in accordance
with the General Fund Surplus Policy established in City Council Policy Statement No. 87.
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Options
The City Council may consider the following options:
1: Fill the vacancy by appointment
• If the City Council reaches consensus, the City Council may adopt a resolution
appointing one applicant to fill the District 2 City Council vacancy to be effective at
the time the oath of office is administered for a term ending with the November
2024 election. (Exhibit 2)
2: Fill the vacancy by special election
• If the City Council is unable to reach consensus and make an appointment by
Feb. 24, 2023, or within 45 days of the declaration of vacancy as outlined in Carlsbad
Municipal Code Section 2.04.110(D)(3), a special election must be called.
• The special election would occur on the next regularly established election date not
less than 114 days after the declaration of vacancy, which would be Nov. 7, 2023, for
vacancies declared after Nov. 13, 2022. (Exhibits 3, 4 and 5.)
Next Steps
If the City Council reaches consensus, the City Clerk will administer the oath of office
immediately after the vote. If a consensus is not reached at this meeting, the City Council may
continue this meeting to a later date and time to conclude the interview and appointment
process before Feb. 24, 2023.
Environmental Evaluation
This action does not require environmental review because it does not constitute a project
within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act under California Public
Resources Code Section 21065 in that it has no potential to cause either a direct physical
change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the
environment.
Exhibits
1. Candidate applications in the order received
2. City Council resolution appointing one applicant to fill the District 2 City Council vacancy
3. City Council resolution calling a special election for Nov. 7, 2023
4. City Council resolution requesting consolidation services from the San Diego County
Registrar of Voters for the Nov. 7, 2023, special election
5. City Council resolution adopting regulations for candidates’ statements of qualifications
6. Topics received from residents for applicant consideration by Feb. 8, 2023, at 5 p.m.
7. Correspondence received from residents by Feb. 9, 2023, at 12 p.m.
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Exhibit 1
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Application for Appointment to Fill Vacancy
for Carlsbad City Council District 2
RECEIVED
JAN 2 7 2023
CITY OF CARLSBAD
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
App lications must be received foly lhUJrsday, Feb. 2, 2023 at 5 p.m. WJ /r}__',SOP·fYl ·
Requ irements: /) . ,/ ;;)QJ
o Citizen of t he United States KO i) I J di/ 3
o Reg istered voter and resident of Ci ty of Ca rl sbad Di strict 2
Co mplete Form 700
Attach a resume or professional biography
Personal Information
Name Date of Birth: ~ Thomas Mark Powers, MFA Required for Voter Registration Verification
Home Address I District ~um✓
City ZIP
Carlsbad 92009-2284
HnmP PhonP Mobile
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Occupation
retired arts educator
Employer
· Employer Address
City ZIP
Work Phone Mobile
Acknowledgements Yes
I am a resident of the City of Carlsbad District 2. v'
I am a registered voter in Carlsbad. v'
I am a Citizens Academy graduate. ,/
I have sufficient time to devote to the responsibility of the position and will attend the required v' meeting(s) if I am appointed.
I acknowledge that if appointed I will file necessary documents including a Form 700 Economic
Disclosure Statement (a public record that will be posted on the City's website). I further agree to ~ attend Ethics Training as required under the Political Reform Act and any other required trainings.
Questions? Please call 442-339-2808 or email clerk@carlsbadca.gov
No
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I acknowledge that if appointed to fill the District 2 Council seat for a term ending with the
November 2024 election, I will not be eligible to run for that seat in the November 2024 election v' per Carlsbad Municipal Code section 2.04.110. I further agree to abide by the provisions of this
code section as it exists at the time of my appointment.
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I am aware that this application is a public document. ✓
Please describe your professional experience and relevant experience.
I have been a professional artist for 50 years. I have been an arts educator for 30 years. In the 1980's I
was a property manager and preservationist in Downtown Sacramento (Merrium Apartments). As a
property manager in a blighted area of Downtown Sacramento, I dealt with many social issues such as
homelessness, poverty and crime. In the 1990's I co-founded the North Carolina Information Highway
and had the first on-line distance learning consortium in the US (attachment). I am also a
Harvard-trained curriculum writer. I was the first Education Director for the Southern Ca lifornia Indians
(19 Reservations). Finally I was an adjunct art professor at Palomar College and the art teacher at
MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate School in Santa Ana (GATE Program).
Please describe your educational background.
MFA-Laguna College of Art and Design
BFA-Maryland Institute College of Art
HSD-North Carolina School of the Arts
Professional Education Certificate-Harvard Graduate School of Education
Please describe your current or past community involvement, including any service on
boards, commissions or committees, with private or public agencies.
Over the course of my 50 years in the Arts I have served on a number of boards and
committees. Since returning home to Carlsbad, I have been very much involved with
the community but not in an "official" capacity. I helped design and build Pine Avenue
Park. I also helped build Chase Field (I was 6 years old, smile) with my dad. I served
on the board of the North County Advocates. I co-created the Carlsbad Community
Garden Collaborative and was vice president of the King of Kings Lutheran Church
Council.
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Please explain why you wish to be appointed to City Council
(attach a separate sheet if needed)
Let's face the inconvenient truth about serving on the City Council. For the past 60
years it has required a "Faustian Bargain" with special interest ("Goodfellas") as well
as a $2,000 non-refundable filing fee. You then have to raise an obscene amount of
funding from campaign coffer-stuffers which makes you "Married to the Mob".
I am applying for the 2nd District vacant council seat because it affords me an
opportunity to serve my community and it does not require me to sell my soul. I can't
run again and I can go back to painting full time in November 2024.
Are you related to, employed by, or affiliated in any way with anyone on the City Cou ncil or
City of Carlsbad staff members? If yes, please list member name(s).
No
What would you like to accomplish as a council person if appointed?
Applying my 60 years of "Carlsbad Consciousness" to solving our ci ty's existential
issues and challenges.
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Please give examples of using collaboration to become successful.
j My Black Mountain Consortium combined el ements from Harvard Project Zero, the
1 Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, University of North Carolina School of the Arts.
i Maryland Institute College of Art, Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center, the
San Francisco Opera, Siemens Communications, BellSouth and Apple Inc. I have
worked with all nine entities. At sometime, they were all members of my consortium.
What are the most pressing issues facing our community and how do you plan to address
them?
1. Beach Erosion and Coastal Development: My father (W.H. Powers) co-authored the
seminal "Climate Change" treatise with Walter Munk at SIO in 1966 . He also worked
with the US Army Corps of Engineers to design the Jetty system for San Diego County
in 1958. Both my father and Walter Munk told me that "Climate Change" was "bad
science".That it did not exist. My father also told me that because of political influence
the jetties were not placed according to his design plan. Which is why San Diego
County and Carlsbad spend millions of dollars each year re-sanding their beaches.
2. Taking Our Schools Online. I am the creator of online education (1994). I want to
build a county-wide online learning center in close proximity to ViaSat and The CUSD
office (2nd District).
3. Sustainability: When I was a little boy Bud Lewis built the fi rst bomb shelter in
Carlsbad. His "Duck & Cover" ethos followed him to the mayorship. I want to develop
the 280 acre SDG&E site into a "Wave" Power Plant, Japanese Garden/Truck Farm
and a "Free" Black Mountain College (2 year).
4. Gentrification: We are losing both our Barrio and Middle Class Family
neighborhoods to Foreign Nationals. Affordable Housing must be created to stop the
ravages of SB9 & 10 which will be wrought on our Middle Class communities.
5. Revital ization of the Barrio. My main reason for applying for the City Council seat is
that I am Old Carlsbad. I grew up in the Barrio. It is the cultural center of our
community. Ofie Escobedo is gone and I want to work with my Barrio family to
revitalize it.
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Additional information or comments
Google: "powershaus.2019/PubHTMLS" ($13 million TICG Flipbook, 1999)
Linked ln page: "Thomas Mark Powers"
!YouTube Channel: "Powershaus" (5 videos)
Signature
By signing below, I declare under pena lty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the
answers provided in this application are true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
First Name: Thomas Last Name: Powers
Signature: -J/ "-7 ~ 4~/1..-~~ Date:
Signature
Completed applications must be received by the City Clerk's Office no later than Thursday, Feb . 2 at S
p.m. Once submitted, applications cannot be amended. Remember that you must answer all questions
on this application, provide a resume or biography and submit a Form 700 to be considered for the
appointment to the City Council District No. 2 office. Incomplete application packages will not be
considered.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Mail or drop off the signed paper copy of your completed application with resume or
professional bio and Form 700 to:
City of Carlsbad
City Clerk's Office
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
(442) 339-2808
Postmarks are not accepted. Applications must be received by the City Clerk's Office by
the due date.
E-mail your completed application.
Sign, date and e-mail the application with your resume or professional bio and Form 700
to: clerk@carlsbadca.gov
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:CALIFORNIA FORM'1-(j0 ';
-FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION ,
STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS
COVER PAGE
Date Initial Fil ng Received
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Please type or print in ink.
NAME OF FILER (LAST)
Powers
1. Office, Agency, or Court
Agency Nam C,
Division, Bo
(FIRST)
Thomas
A PUBLIC DOCUMENT
Your Position
(MIDDLE)
Mark
► If filing for multiple positions, list below or on an attachment. (Do not use acronyms)
Agency: ____________________ _ Position:-----------------
2. Jurisdiction of Office (Check at least one box)
□State
D Multi-County
D Judge, Retired Judge, Pro Tern Judge, or Court Commissioner
(Statewide Jurisdiction)
D County of -------~---------
~it y o f Q.o~ -----------------
3. Type of Statement (Check at least one box)
D Annual: The period covered is January 1, 2022, through
December 31, 2022.
-or-
0 0 the r
D Leaving Office: Date Left __J__J ___ _
(Check one circle.)
The period covered is __J__J ____ through D The period covered is January 1, 2022, through the date of
leaving office. December 31 , 2022. •Or•
D Assuming Office: Date assumed __J__J ___ _ D The period covered is __J__J ___ ~ through
the date of leaving office.
pq· Candidate: Date of Election _____ _ and office sought, if different than Part 1: _______________ _
4. Schedule Summary (required)
Schedules attached
► Total number of pages including this cover page:
D Schedule A-1 • Investments -schedule attached
D Schedule A-2 • Investments -schedule attached
D Schedule B • Real Property -schedule attached
-or-D None -No reportable interests on any schedule
5. Verification
MAILING ADDRESS STREET CITY
(Business or Agency Address Recommended -Public Document)
~ Schedule C • Income, Loans, & Business Positions -schedule attached
D Schedule D • Income -Gifts -schedule attached
D Schedule E • Income -Gifts -Travel Payments - schedule attached
STATE ZIP CODE
Carlsbad CA 92009-2284
DAYTIME TELEPHONE NUMBER EMAIL ADDRESS
I have used all reasonable diligence in preparing this statement. I have reviewed this statement and to the best of my knowledge the information contained
herein and in any attached schedules is true and complete. I acknowledge this is a public document.
I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.
Date Signed ---+--,--,,r~~-----
FPPC Form 700 -Cover Page (2022/2023)
advice@fppc.ca.gov • 866-275-3772 • www.fppc.ca.gov
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SCHEDULE C
Income, Loans, & Business
Positions
(Other than Gifts and Travel Payments)
► 1. INCOME RECEIVED ·. · ·, \ •:·. ► 1. INCOME RECEIVED
NAME OF SOURCE OF INCOME
Macy's
ADDRESS (Business Address Acceptable)
BUSI NESS ACTIVITY, IF ANY. OF SOURCE
Department Store
YOUR BUSINESS POSITION
Salesperson
GROSS INCOME RECEIVED
0 $500 -$1,000
~ $1 0,001 -$100,000
O No Income -Business Position Only
0 $1,001 -$10,000
0 OVER $100,000
CONSIDERATION FOR WHICH INCOME WAS RECEIVED
~ Salary O Spouse's or registered domestic partner's income
(For self-employed use Schedule A-2.)
0 Partnership (Less than 10% ownership. For 10% or greater use
Schedule A-2.)
0 Sale of
(Real property, car. boat, etc.)
0 Loan repayment
O Commission or O Rental Income, list each source of $10,000 or more
(Describe)
0 Other ____________________ _
(Describe}
NAME OF SOURCE OF INCOME
ADDRESS (Business Address Acceptable)
BUSINESS ACTIVITY. IF ANY, OF SOURCE
YOUR BUSINESS POSITION
GROSS INCOME RECEI VED
0 $500 -$1,000
0 $10,001 -$100,000
0 No Income -Business Position Only
0 $1 ,001 -$10,000
0 OVER $100,000
CONSIDERATION FOR WHICH INCOME WAS RECEIVED
0 Salary O Spouse's or registered domestic partner's income
(For self-employed use Schedule A-2.)
0 Partnership (Less than 10% ownership. For 10% or greater use
Schedule A-2.)
0 Sale of ___________________ _
(Real property, car. boat, etc.)
0 Loan repayment
0 Commission or O Rental Income. list each source of $10,000 or more
(Describe)
0 Other ____________________ _
(Describe)
► 2. LOANS RECEIVED OR OUTSTANDING DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD
* You are not required to report loans from a commercial lending institution, or any indebtedness created as part of
a reta il installment or credit card transaction, made in the lender's regular cou rse of business on terms available
to members of the public without regard to your official status. Personal loans and loans received not in a lender's
regular course of business must be disclosed as follows:
NAME OF LENDER'
Navi ent
ADDRESS (Business Address Acceptable)
BUSINESS ACTIVITY, IF ANY, OF LENDER
HIGHEST BALANCE DURING REPORTING PERIOD
0 $500 -$1,000
0 $1,001 -$10,000
0 $1 0,001 -$100,000
~ OVER $100,000
Comments: Student Loan
INTEREST RATE TERM (Months/Years)
6.800 ____ % 0 None
SECURITY FOR LOAN
~ None O Personal residence
0 Real Property _________________ _
Street address
City
0 Guarantor __________________ _
0 Other ____________________ _
(Describe)
FPPC Form 700 -Schedule C (2022/2023)
advice@fppc.ca.gov • 866-275-3772 • www.fppc.ca.gov
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EDUCATION:
Thomas Mark Powers
LAGUNA COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN, Laguna Beach, CA
Master of Fine Arts, Painting, 2010
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Davis, CA
Graduate Studies, 1982-83 (LCAD transfer credits)
Figure Painting - Wayne Thiebaud, 4 credits
MARYLAND INSTITUTE, College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Bachelor ofFine Arts, Painting, 1978
NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, Winston Salem, NC
High School Diploma, Area of Specialization: Visual Arts, 1974
HISTORY OF PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT:
CURRENT: President, BLACK MOUNTAIN PRODUCTIONS (BMP): For the past 27
years, I have been the President of Black Mountain Productions, a multiple
intelligence/mis education based 501 (c)(3 ) consortium created by Dr. Bruce
Torff at Harvard Project Zero . In 1996, BMP was granted $100,000
through the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation. The following year I was
offered an opportunity by North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt, BellSouth
and Apple Inc. to take my OPEN EYES curricular approach to the State's
under-funded schools via the North Carolina Information Highway.
As BMP President, I serve as an intermediary between all miistic,
educational, corporate and governmental entities and handle all
administrative duties. I write all the grant proposals, budgets and meet with
chief officers of foundations about requested funding. Upon request, I can
provide you with a $13 million operating budget I created for the Coronado
School of the Arts, which I co-founded in 1997, as well as BMP's "Master"
of the South Carolina Visual & Perfom1ing Arts Framework (1993) in
which BMP made a significant contribution to the Framework through its
collaboration with Harvard Project Zero. Also in 1997, I created the first
G3 interactive coast-to-coast video teleconference in "real time". For this, I
was nominated for a MacArthur "Genius Grant" by Governor Hunt.
CURRENT: Creator, AMERICAN CIVICS. In 2015, I created a partnership with the
estate of the late photographer Jim Marshall and Obey artist Shepard Fairey
to create a limited-addition box sets of prints which would inculcate K-12
students in American Civics (https:/ /americancivics.com/). In 2018,
AMERICAN CIVICS created a 15-story mural of Johnny Cash (Mass
Incarceration) across from Capitol Park in Sacramento.
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2006-2008 Adjunct Professor, PALOMAR COLLEGE ART DEPARTMENT. In
August 2008 my Art JOO (at1 appreciation) course was named by the
students, "The Most Popular Course at Palomar College". The course
covered the history of Asian, Mesoamerican and Bauhaus art and there
influences on California att.
2004 Patticipant, PROJECT ZERO CLASSROOM, HARV ARD GRADUATE
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION (HGSE). Collaborated with the
HGSE faculty to develop strategies for implementing distance learning
technologies with a focus on teaching for understanding, creative thinking,
authentic assessment, and the integration of new technologies. Provided
professional guidance to educators and administrators on my OPEN EYES
pre-service and in-service teacher training program.
2003 Director of Education, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TRIBAL CHAIRMEN
ASSOCIATION (SCTCA). Managed the federally subsidized PARENT
INVOLVEMENT RESOURCE CENTERS (PIRC) for all 19 Southern
California tribal reservations. Created the Tule Reed Basket Project which
taught the three-stranded braiding technique of the Pomo Indians.
1994 Co-Founder, BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE MUSEUM+ ART
CENTER, (BMCM+AC) Asheville, NC. Secured funding through the
Mary Duke Biddle Foundation to create BMCM+AC.
1993 Project Specialist, CAPITOL AREA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
(CADA). Conceived and designed architectural concept to cost effectively
replicate a Prairie School style apartment building in Sacramento, CA. The
design was approved by the CADA Board of Directors. Successfully
negotiated $1.2 million from the City of Sacramento to fund the project.
(Governor's Award recipient, 1995)
1993 Facilitator, SAN FRANCIS CO OPERA. Successfully obtained the
Southeastern Merola Auditions for North Carolina School of the Arts.
1979 Publicist, RALEIGH LITTLE THEATRE, Raleigh, NC. Successfully
acquired Ava Gardner as 1980-81 Honorary Membership Chairman. Highest
attendance in the 45-year history of the theatre and largest member
subscription rate. Secured interview with Ava Gardner for Raleigh News &
Observer newspaper.
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 15 of 123
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STATE OF NOFITH CAROLI NA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RALEIGH 27603-!001
JAMES S. HUNT JR.
GOVERNO R
July 28, 1997
Mr. Richard W. Riley
U.S. Secretary of Education
U.S. Department of Education
600 Independence Avenue S.W.
Washington, DC 20202-0100
Dear Secretary Riley:
North Carolina has expended a great deal of effort to create the finest and fastest fiber-
optic network in the world. The North Carolina Information Highway (NCIH) is a 21st
century technological marvel and no state or country has equaled or surpassed it.
Although there are many uses for the NCIH, nothing is more important to our state that
utilizing the system for educational purposes. Governor Hunt believes that by lL'iing the
highway in this way we can access rural and disadvantaged schools. providing them with
stimulating interactive curricular content
Tom Powers and Black Mountain Productions (BMP)~ with only a hundred thousand
dollars, have created not only one of the finest educational consortia in the country but
also a technological system called "InterChange" to deliver it over the NCIH to our
schools in "real time." If Black Mountain were to receive full funding, I am confident
that their project OPEN EYES could go nationwide and bring about major educational
reform. We would appreciate your careful consideration of the OPEN EYES proposal for
funding by the Technology Innovation Challenge Grant Program.
Sincerely,
-~-t~--.. ✓JffV-·/4
Uane Smith Patterson
Senior Advisor for Governor
for Science and Technology
cc: Tom Powers
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 16 of 123
DOUGLAS C. ZINN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
WILLIAM R. KENAN, JR. CHARITABLE TRUST
KENAN CENTER
P.O. BOX 3858
CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA 27515-3858
September 11, 2018
To Members of the UCSD Search Comm ittee:
919-391-7222
I am writing you regarding Thomas Powers' candidacy for the Ass istant Professor-Studio
Position at the University of California, San Diego.
I have written many letters of support for individuals over my forty-year career in philanthropy
and many for practicing artists. Tom is one of those rare talents where both career and
portfolio are so broad and deep, they speak volumes for impressive creativity.
I have known Tom for decades. Since 1980, I have been close to the University of North
Carolina School of the Arts and it is the institution through which I first connected with Tom.
Outside of his brilliant portfolio, the admirable aspects of his character are his genuine
enthusiasm, passion for excellence, and his steadfast commitment to justice and equity.
Based on his resume, he is obviously very worthy the position. However, I encourage you to
interview Tom and engage in some deep discussions about the critical value of art and social
justice. I am sure you will offer him the aforementioned position.
Thank you very much for your consideration!
Kindest regards,
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Phone: (916) 322-2114
November 22, 2004
~ caQa ; CAPITAL AREA
DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY
CADA Administration
1522 14th Street, Sacramento, CA, 95814-5958
The Honorable Arnold Schwarzenegger
Governor
State of California
State Capital
Sacramento CA 95814
Subject: Appointment to California Arts Council as Director
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger,
Fax: (916) 441-1804
I am writing to you on behalf of Tom Powers, who I heartily recommend you appoint as the new
Director of the California Arts Council.
I have known Tom since 1986. As a downtown artist and citizen advocate, he was largely
responsible for seeing that the historic Merrium Apartments were resurrected with the first major
new housing development in the central city during the 1990's. He was able to bridge disparate
interest groups to see that the successful Sacramento Community Convention Center project was
able to move ahead. His energy, ability and enthusiasm have spawned everything from artist loft
developments to school programs in the arts. He is a creative and energetic advocate of
expanding the role of the arts in our schools while utilizing the most advanced forms of
communication and technology.
I trust you will give him the opportunity to present himself to your Selection Committee, who
will quickly see he has the capability of leading the arts council forward in these difficult
budgetary times.
Sincerely,
Paul Schmidt
Deputy Director
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 18 of 123
l!IIIW•1iO!tdliltl?I
BOB SYLVA
F laky rroi sants have done
more for the moral rtlvival
or downtown ~acramento
than :in.v number of hiJ.(h-rolling
wi,11-tet salesmen with their plas-
tic name-tags and hospitality
suit,~fi at the Holitla,v Inn.
Cutting out the
core of Sacramento
In August of 19 l, a venturc-
sornt' l!tlneticist named Trong
N1!11y11n opened La 13oulangcrie on
t.h11 hlenk corner of 14th and J
stree~·. The shop hoasted fetching
blue a nd while tile. French roast
coffelc', and a variety of frci hl:v
bakerl croi ~ants. !l's safe to say
that. up until then most people in
Sacramento didn't know what a
croissant was, much less how to
properly pronounce it with flar-
inl( nasal affectation.
With it11 i,quivalent of imported
doughnuts, L.~ lloulan1,terie l!llve
ri:w to a curious trend: People
from all over actually ventured
downtown to savor croissa·nts and
coffee. The migration of live,
washed bodies was most discerni-
ble on weekends, when t h area
hcret.ofore harl most closely re-
$erubled tho aftermath of a neu•
tron bomb. Ultimately, th amaz-
ing success of l,a Boulangerie
prompted a spate of croissant
clones and further encouraged
the revival of small pockets or the
city's urban core from derelict storefronts
to cute boutiques.
Today, t he city of Sacramento, citing lost
potential revenue with its current, limited-
sized facility, and the economic appeal of
the tourist dollar, plans on installing a $40-
million, 100,000-square-foot convention cen-
ter expansion on the block anchored by L.'l
Boulangerie. The project would demolish
most everything on the block. Perhaps fear-
ing the wrath of God, the cit.v granted a dis-
pensation for venerable St. Paul'. Episcopal
Cinar ·h at the corner or 15th and J.
It's been obs rvod before that this p:1rtic-
ulnr block, bounded by U th nnd 15th, J and
K -along with La HoulanK\Jtie, retail out-
lets include a popular bookstore, an ice-
cream parlor, a gourmet chocolate shop, a
camera store, a bar and care, a haircutting
salon, a small professional office, and a
five-story apartrnenl house -is the only
blo k in the enl.irr,ty of Sacramento's down-
town that renll_v "works." Furthermore, it
exemplifies the kind of frothy heterogeneity
that urban planners have long advocated for
the area's eventual, if ever, revi talization.
Indeed, one would have to travel some dis-
tance up to midtown to find another block of
equal allure and urbanity.
Given the greater, albeit dubious, benefit
of attracting more convention dollars lo
Sacramento, the razing of La Boulangerie
appears a small price to pay. It can always
move to another location. Unfortunately,
the same cannot be said £or many of the
other enterprises on the block -most no-
ticeably the Merri um Apartments. It.,; de-
struction would he a regrettable loss, of
both a pi ce of local history ancl a landma.rk
or rare architectural grnc .
The Merriurn Apartments, at 1017 14th
St., were built in 1912 by prominent attor-
ney Chauncey 1-1. Dunn and named in honor
of his wife. For its lime, thl\ 42-unit apart-
ment house featured some big-city ameni-
tie ·• indudinµ a basem •nt icehouse, a down-
stairs switchboard, and two
elevators. ll was once a prest.i-
)!ious add ress. But il's the build
in1/s st.at ly exterior, dcsi1Jned hy
local Mchitecl Frerlerick Harri-
son. that continues to irnprc. s. ln-
pir<>d by Louis Sulliv:rn. th,· M{'r-
rium is composed or an intricat••
tan hrick facarlc, with a twin-rnl
um ncd entry and a spaciou;; ,nar
hied lohhy Most notcworl 111· is
the structurl''s awesonw proJ~c·I •
inl! cornire of lerra CPI.ta Pmhel-
li ·h.-d with Lypirnlly Sullivan,'s-
que orn:unP.nl. Next to the
!,(Tay-slab convention eenter. thr
i\'lerrium ::ippears almost impos-
ing.
The building's architectural
novelty aside, its overridi ng valu,•
is in furnishing smart housing for
pcopl<' who want l.o participate in
that adventure known ai; the "24-
hour cit.y." Convcntionrers, by
definition and thankrullv. corn!'
and go. With its character and
charm. the well-maintained Mer-
rium attracts precisclr the kind
of resident of whom the city is in
such short supply: th younl,(, am-
bitious. and employed. One such
tenant is Carmen Vataloro, 35,
manager of Le Grand Confection-
n,1tM,(:,:,: ery, a pricey chocolate shop a few
doors down from La Boulangerie.
Valaloro fi nds herself facing the grim pros-
pect of losing both her apartment and her
place of employment. She is understandably
disturbed. "My life was just getting going
here,~ says Vataloro of her new job and her
$340-a-month apartment, which has oak
floors and brass fixtures. "And I feel like T
have a home £or the first time. If there's a
fil!ht to be had, I'll fight for this builrling.
This is a rart of Sacramento's higtory."
Then there's the perspective of Sacramen-
to artist Pat Mahony, who has gained con-
siderable r pute for h('r num rous, creamy
canvases of I.he Merrium Apart menL~. "Ttw
builrlinr,t was a breakthrough fo r me," Ma-
hony has said. "It', been an unending source
or inspiration. I never tire of it. I've come to
love its patterns, its repetitions, the shad-
ows cast by the awnings on its facade. I have
pain ted that build ing for a good five years,
in all light and weal.her conditions. I could
paint that huil(ling with my eyes closed."
That, alas, may prove a fortunate stroke. D
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 19 of 123
Application for Appointment to Fill Vacancy for Carlsbad City
Council District 2
Thomas Mark Powers, MFA
January 27, 2023
Fa"'e 4A-The Carlsbad Journal Thmday, Ju!Y .18· 1363 ~ . Carlsbad, California
· SPOIIJERS -One of th~.~ig "kicks" for Guidotti's Little Leaguers was
upsetting Geyer's, which was 1eading-~t t~e,time, and throwing the league
into a three-way tie with only a fow -games lEft. At that, Guidotti's -was
approaching an even-steven win-loss status this week. In front, batboy
1.'_z~.w,.,x.Z~•.F.ront JOW, Rich_a_rci Taylor, Mark Longacre, Mike Powers,
_Mark McNeill. Se:cond row, Dave Martinez, Mark Baldwin, Dave Ballard,
Dan Baldwin. ·Third row, Dan Soto, Tony Swirsky, Don Almack, Jeff
Woodard, Tim Fields, Coach Bill Baldwin. (Photo by Jayce McClellan)
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 20 of 123The 5 G Powershaus @ Stanford Memorial Church
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 21 of 123In December of 1987, I launched the downtown Sacramento preservation movement with a Gladding, McBean terracotta presentation. It was intended to inculcate Sacramento's architectural and development community in the myriad of ways terracotta and architectural ornamentation could be used to aesthetically enhance their structures (Gladding, McBean created all of the terracotta ornamentation at Stanford University). The Gladding, McBean speaker also showed how to create building designs which projected a more harmonious coexistence with older existing structures and methods of cost-effectively ornamenting tilt-up concrete slab buildings. I then conducted a walking tour of historical buildings located around Capitol Park. Our first stop on the tour was the Leland Stanford Mansion which had recently been turned over to the State of California (CADA). I sat on the CADA committee that oversaw the transfer of the Leland Stanford Mansion to the State. My next stop on the tour was the Merrium Apartments, a circa 1912 National Register building designed by an Arts & Crafts' colleague of Greene and Greene and Julia Morgan (Clarence Cuff). It also had a terracotta fa<;ade fabricated by Gladding, McBean.
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 22 of 123At the time, I was the manager of the Merrium Apartments and had recently completed a two-year restoration of the building. I had just finished the Merrium restoration when the City of Sacramento decided to tear it down in order to expand the Convention Center. Also, in jeopardy was Leland Stanford's Sacramento church (St. Paul's Episcopal Church) which sat caddie-corner to the Merrium. In the end, I was only able to save the architectural elements from the Merrium which were incorporated into a new tilt-up concrete CADA apartment building (the first cyber apartment building in Sacramento) which won the Governor's Award for best design in 1995. I was also successful in saving St. Paul's Episcopal Church from demolition. The tour ended with a 7 5th anniversary party for the Merri um at St Paul's. The centerpiece of the church's interior is the Leland Stanford Jr. Memorial stained glass window, which was commissioned by Jane Stanford upon the death of her son in 1884. It is the first memorial to Leland Stanford Jr.
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 23 of 123Therefore, I have created a 5G stained glass/terracotta obelisk which will sit in front of Stanford Chapel using the Leland Stanford Jr. Memorial stained glass window in St. Paul's, and it will be designed and fabricated by two legendary California Arts & Crafts fabricators Judson Studios (Hollyhock House) and Gladding, McBean. "I have found Tom Powers, basically through his tireless efforts to preserve many of the old buildings of Sacramento, to be a zealous, hardworking artist who exhibits tremendous commitment to personal causes. That commitment to date has resulted in the revitalization of downtown Sacramento. That is no small achievement." --Dennis Neufeld, Sacramento Old City Association
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 24 of 123Stanford Memorial Church, California After their only son died at the age of 15, Leland Stanford founded Stanford University and told his wife that "the children of California shall be our children."
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 25 of 123
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 26 of 123
Application for Appointment to Fill Vacancy
for Carlsbad City Council District 2
Applications must be received by Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023 at 5 p.m.
Requirements:
• Citizen of the United States
• Registered voter and resident of City of Carlsbad District 2
• Complete Form 700
• Attach a resume or professional biography
Personal Information
Name Date of Birth:
RECEIVED
JAN 2 7 2023
CITY OF CARLSBAD
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
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~ CAROLYN LUNA Required for Voter Registration Verification
Home Address ltstrict N~er
City ZIP
Carlsbad 920i0
Home Phone Mobile
E-mail
Occupation
Planning Director Retired / Private Environmental & Land Use Consultant
Employer
CSL Consulting Services
Emolover Address
City ZIP
Carlsbad CA
Work Phone MnhilP
Acknowledgements Yes No
I am a resident of the City of Carlsbad District 2. ✓
I am a registered voter in Carlsbad. ✓
I am a Citizens Academy graduate. ✓
I have sufficient time to devote to the responsibility of the position and will attend the required ✓ meeting(s) if I am appointed.
I acknowledge that if appointed I will fife necessary documents including a Form 700 Economic ✓ Disclosure Statement (a public record that will be posted on the City's website). I further agree to
attend Ethics Training as required under the Political Reform Act and any other required trainings.
Questions? Please call 442-339-2808 or email clerk@carlsbadca.gov
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 27 of 123
I acknowledge that if appointed to fill the District 2 Council seat for a term ending with the
November 2024 election, I will not be eligible to run for that seat in the November 2024 election ✓ per Carlsbad Municipal Code section 2.04.110. I further agree to abide by the provisions of this
code section as it exists at the time of my appointment.
I am aware that this application is a public document. ✓
Please describe your professional experience and relevant experience.
Over 30 years in government administration with Riverside County having focused upon economic development,
housing and transportation, all aspects of land use planning, habitat conservation, air quality, mining reclamation
and airport management. Retiring in 2015, have held Executive positions in the following areas managing multi
million dollar budgets as well as government staff and private consutants; Deputy Director of Economic
Development, Executive Director for the Riverside County Habitat Conservation Agency, General Manger of the
Riverside County Habitat Conservation Agency, Environmental Programs Director and Planning Director -
Transportation and Land Management Agency.
Most recently serving a second term as a Planning Commissioner of the City of Carlsbad and upon retirement
established CSL consulting services; providing environmental and land use services to clients outside of San Diego
County to avoid any potential conflict of interest with serving on the Planning Commission.
Please describe your educational background.
California State University, San Bernardino CA
Certificate of Completion -Women in Management: Developing Leadership Skills,
June 1989
University of California, Riverside
Bachelor of Science -Environmental Sciences June 1980
Please describe your current or past community involvement, including any service on
boards, commissions or committees, with private or public agencies.
Served on numerous Boards, Commissions and Ad Hoc Committee's lhroughoul my tenure al Riverside County representing ils varied interests at lhe local,
county, regional (i.e Council of Governments/ CVAG & WRCOG, SCAQMD), state and federal levels.
Over my lengthy tenure f conducted or was staff support lo numerous community workshops in a number of areas from Native American Nations, Land use
developers, Building Industry Association, Realtor groups, Aviation interests, Environmental entilies, education arena, focal community groups, March Air
Reserve Base etc.
However, more recently
2017 -Present
Planning Commissioner
City of Carlsbad Planning Commission in 2017, chairing in 2018. In 2020 selected lo represent the Planning Commission on lhe City of Carlsbad Housing
Element Advisory Committee (HEAC), was elected and served as Chair 2020·2021. The Housing Element Advisory Commillee was formed to help city staff
and decision makers update Carlsbad's Housing Plan. The committee met several limes between January and December 2020. The committee oversaw lhe
Housing Element update to accommodate new housing growth projections developed by lhe state through lhe San Diego Association of Governments in an
ellort known as the Regional Housing Needs Assessment.
The Flower Fields -School docent program
Third year instructing children about recycling and composting.
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 28 of 123
Please explain why you wish to be appointed to City Council
(attach a separate sheet if needed)
Public service is our family mantra. My parents served the cilizens of the community I grew up in, 2 of my siblings are retired educators and another is a retired ICU nurse from a County hospital. It is a way of life for us and we understand public service. Upon retirement, the best way that I could serve my community would
be on the Planning Commission. 2 past Council members transitioned from the Planning Commission to serve Carlsbad on the Council. It's a natural path of
progression since you gain immense insight into the community. advising in some instances the Council who has placed their trust in you by appointing you, and you acquire an understanding that no one can teach you.
When the Council decided to appoint an individual to 02, I thought here is the next step to serve the citizens of Carlsbad in a seamless matter. I have a current Form 700 on file and have taken the required ethics training (as required by sitting on the Planning Commission) I have no intention of running for political office so that caveat was a non-issue.
At lhls time and at this place, based on my extensive relevant work experience I bring the skills that are tailor made for this Council; striving to facilitate, in a
positive manner the numerous issues confronting them today. My experience working for an elected official at the County level, affords me the unique experience of the demands of serving in this capacity. I can step in immediately and be an effective contributor to 02 and Council with the intention of a smooth transition.
Are you related to, employed by, or affiliated in any way with anyone on the City Council or
City of Carlsbad staff members? If yes, please list member name(s).
Yes.
Brian Luna (son) -Communications operator 1
What would you like to accomplish as a council person if appointed?
D2 is the largest geographic area in the city. The area before and after District boundaries were approved was ultimately represented by
our current Mayor. During his 14 years on the Council the City has seen tremendous change and is on the verge of build out. The focus is
now on local matters and maintaining the much heralded quality of life we have all come to know while traversing affordable housing and
homelessness issues.
Since the City for all intensive purposes has been built out, the Growth Management Committee has a lot of heavy lifting concerning the
future of our City. The City also has one of the few recently approved Housing Elements in the State. In light of those major planning
documents; once approved and once being promulgated I would direct my attention to the implementing programs contained therein.
General areas of focus would be; 1 Carefully evaluate the Gr9wth Management Committee efforts. considering input from the citizens, staff, and other concerned parties;
Implement the different programs in the Housing Element ;
Continued effective maintenance of our Parks, Trail systems and Natural and Open space areas;
Citizens continue to be actively involved in any future Park projects;
Traffic and mobility planning;
Workforce housing; paying particular attention to renovating, retrofitting and reusing the hidden value in our existing housing stock;
Maintain a prudent fiscal budget;
Encourage the objective design standard effort which could also compliment our communily character goals;
This is not an inclusive list and I must be mindful that the term in only for roughly 2 years.
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 29 of 123
Please give examples of using collaboration to become successful.
Recently, in 2020 I was selected to represent the Planning Commission on the City of Carlsbad Housing Element Advisory
Committee (HEAC), was elected and served as Chair by the membership during the planning effort of 2020-2021 . The Housing
Element Advisory Committee was formed to help city staff and decision makers update Carlsbad's Housing Plan. The committee
met several times between January and December 2020. The committee oversaw the Housing Element update to accommodate
new housing growth projections developed by the state through the San Diego Association of Governments in an effort known as
the Regional Housing Needs Assessment.
The Committee was comprised of the following with varied areas of expertise and points of view:
Scott Donnell, Lead Planner
David Barnett, NW quadrant resident representative
Diane Proulx (Vice Chair), NE quadrant resident representative
Daniel Weis, SW quadrant resident representative
Terri Novak, SE quadrant resident representative
Carl Streicher, At-large (citywide) resident representative
Carolyn Luna (Chair), Planning Commission representative
Joy Evans, Housing Commission representative
Sheri Sachs, Senior Commission representative
Brandon Perez, Traffic & Mobility Commission representative
Needless to say, the Housing Element and it's components are not the most glamorous aspects of planning but one of the most
important. As we began our effort, COVID struck and we scrambled to figure out this ZOOM thing.
Understanding certain planning principles were critical to the success of this effort. For most of the members this was their first
exposure. Collaboration effort with the staff, city attorney, and consultants was paramount to effectuate a sound outcome.
This volunteer committee dedicated many hours and went over and beyond the call of duty to learn the complicated world of
housing, coupled with new state and le.deral housing laws that were raining all around us. Our timelines were met as we
respectfully meted out our differing concerns which eventually evolved into complimentary approaches.
The Housing Element is one of the few that the State has approved thanks to the groundwork laid out by this Committee.
What are the most pressing issues facing our community and how do you pl an to address
them?
To quote the City Manager's end of year report -"In 2022, the City Council created its first ever 5-Year Strategic Plan. This plan is the final piece of a
transition many years in the making. Carlsbad is entering a new stage of life, where the focus is shifting from building a great city to maintaining what
has been created. When cities enler this stage, their needs tend to change along with their sources of funding. The City Council's 5-Year Strategic
Plan aligns the big picture vision from our community with the city's day-to-day core services and annual budget priorities."
Implementation of this strategic plan in concert with our other document updates, such as our General Plan and it's state mandated elements are
foundational elements to meet our homeless and alfordable housing needs. Additionally, maintaining our public safety is critical for our quality of life,
from crime to fire/medical aid response times. At a micro level, traffic and mobility planning that make sense for certain parts of our city is critical, and
our beach interlace,
The City of Carlsbad has a number of boards and commissions that provide input to the City Council. All meetings are open to the public.
Agricultural Conversion Mitigation Fee Committee
Arts Commission
Beach preservation
CDBG Commission
Golf Lodging Business Improvement District
Growth Management Citizens Committee
Historic Preservation
Housing Commission
Library Board of Trustees
Parks and Recreation
Planning Commission
Senior Commission
Tourism BID
Traffic and Mobility Commission
Village and Barrio Design Review Committee
These boards and commissions should be utilized to the maximum extent possible to thoroughly vet our citizens issues.
II is critical to approach all issues, whether pressing or not, to be considered with calmness and objectivity. What may seem pressing at the moment
could be overshadowed al any lime by an unforeseeable event. I have found that perspectives on issues are as varied as individuals or groups'
experience. Treat matters respecttully, engage appropriately, seek out affected parties and subject matter experts and collaborate as necessary to get
a reasonable and achievable outcome that befits our City. ·
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 30 of 123
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I
Additional information or comments
I request that the Clerk attach my existing Form 700 on file with the State of California
Signature
By signing below, I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the
answers provided in this application are true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
First Name: Carolyn Last Name: Luna
s;gnatu,e: Q,Mdt f1,l ~j j,,1l,Z___,, Da te: ol ( L{ lz._o-23
Signature
Completed applications must be received by the City Clerk's Office no later than Thursday, Feb. 2 at 5
p.m. Once submitted, applications cannot be amended. Remember that you must answer all questions
on this application, provide a resume or biography and submit a Form 700 to be considered for the
appointment to the City Council District No. 2 office. Incomplete application packages will not be
considered.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Mail or drop off the signed paper copy of your completed application with resume or
professional bio and Form 700 to:
City of Carlsbad
City Clerk's Office
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
(442) 339-2808
Postmarks are not accepted. Applications must be received by the City Clerk's Office by
the due date.
E-mail your completed application.
Sign, date and e-mail the application with your resume or professional bio and Form 700
to: clerk@carlsbadca.gov
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 31 of 123
Carolvn Svms Luna
EDUCATION
California State University, San Bernardino CA
Certificate of Completion -Women in Management: Developing
Leadership Skills, June 1989
University of California, Riverside
Bachelor of Science -Environmental Sciences June 1980
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2017 -Present
Planning Commissioner
City of Carlsbad Planning Commission in 2017, chairing in 2018. In 2020 selected to represent
the Planning Commission on the City of Carlsbad Housing Element Advisory Committee
(HEAC), was elected and served as Chair 2020-2021. The Housing Element Advisory
Committee was formed to help city staff and decision makers update Carlsbad's Housing
Plan . The committee met several times between January and December 2020. The committee
oversaw the Housing Element update to accommodate new housing growth projections
developed by the state through the San Diego Association of Governments in an effort known
as the Regional Housing Needs Assessment.
12/15 -Present
CSL consulting service
Environmental/Land Use Consulting Services contracting with clients outside
of San Diego County
01/14 -12/15
RCHCA Executive Director
Riverside County Habitat Conservation Agency Board of Directors (RCHCA)
As part of a major reorganizational effort, I was reassigned Full time to concentrating full time as the RCHCA
Executive Director, before my impending retirement, where I am responsible for performing highly specialized
Area-wide habitat conservation planning functions; confer regularly with the 11 member Agency Board of
Directors - a Joint Powers Authority, the County Executive Office and other Agency Members on assignments
and conservation projects. Propose administrative policies, organizational structures, and procedures, and
review and amend final recommendations and reports. [s}~Is}~]Develop planning strategies for property
acquisition projects and programs; develop long-range planning programs, including expansion and growth
project forecasting. Represent the Agency in negotiations with property owners, agents and representatives
in land acquisition transactions. Upon request, review, analyze, and report to the Board of Directors on
legislative issues.[s}~]Coordinate the Agency's conservation advocacy program; provide staff support to the
Agency Board of Directors on intergovernmental relations matters as requested .[s}~]
Ensure compliance with all requirements imposed upon the Agency under agreements and contracts executed
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with federal, state, and local agencies. Execute contracts and agreements on behalf of the Agency as
authorized by the Agency Board of Directors. [s}~Is}~]Upon request perform as a liaison to various federal, state
and local agencies such as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the California Department of Fish and
Game, agencies members and citizen's groups; represents the AgErncy in meetings, committees, and public
forums. Prepare procurement documentation and expenditure approval documentation pursuant to Agency
Purchasing Regulations; ensure timely deposit of Agency revenues. [s}~1}~]
Establish and maintain accounts and financial transactions to ensure accuracy; provide liaison with and
cooperation to legal authorized fiscal auditing agencies; and studies statutory requirements relating to the
operational issues. Authorize payment vouchers, requisitions, and a variety of fiscal reports and expenditures;
recommends actions to balance the budget; produce various fiscal and financial reports.
Prepare a variety of reports as required for the Agency Board of Directors, the County Executive Office, Agency
members and other concerned affected parties.
08/10 -12/13
Director -Planning Department
Riverside County Transportation and Land Management Agency
Appointed Planning Director by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors in 08-2010 as part of a temporary
reorganization effort. The Environmental Programs Department was merged into the Planning Department as
a Division of the Planning Department and continue to concurrently hold the position of RCHCA Executive
Director since 1999.
Under general direction of the Transportation and Land Management Agency (TLMA) Director, to plan,
organize, and direct the planning program of Riverside County; to direct the development, maintenance, and
implementation of the County General Plan including zoning and subdivision development and administration;
and to do other work as required.
This is a single-position class that reports to the TLMA Director and is responsible for developing effective
County land use planning, policies and procedures, land use application processing and comprehensive long-
term general planning. The function of the Planning Director is defined by State laws and County ordinances
and policies.
09/04 -08/10 ·
Director-Environmental Programs Department
Riverside County Transportation and Land Management Agency
Left the RCA to head up the County's Environmental Programs Department where I am responsible for
controlling and directing the development, implementation, and administration of all Environmental Programs
for the County of Riverside Transportation and Land Management Agency (TLMA) and its subordinate
departments (Transportation, Planning, Code Enforcement, Building & Safety and TLMA Administration) and
all environmental programs in which the County participates and/or oversees.
These programs include the County's responsibility for the Western Riverside MSHCP (Multiple Species
Habitat Conservation Plan), HANS (Habitat Acquisition Negotiation Strategy), SAMP (Special Area
Management Plan), RCHCA (Riverside County Habitat Conservation Authority), CVAG MSHCP (Multiple
Species Habitat Conservation Plan) and any other programs that involve environmental administration. This
position will also include responsibility for managing TLMA's multi-departmental review and input into the
County NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) mandates. ;}~Is}~]On behalf of the County of
Riverside I am assigned the responsibility for providing staff liaison with Federal, State and Local agencies,
and negotiating cooperative contracts and agreements with outside agencies and private parties, attend Board
of Supervisor meetings; report relevant legislative issues to the Board; confer regularly with the Board and its
members on assignments and conservation projects; and report discrepancies between program requirements
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 33 of 123
and actual conditions. ;}~Is}~]As the Riverside County MSHCP Program Director, I implement the County's
obligations under the Western Riverside County MSHCP. As the largest permittee in the Plan, I have
established and maintained effective working relationships with the previous two RCA Executive Director's to
further the MSHCP's goals.
[s}~]I supervise staff in performing highly specialized planning and implementation functions and propose
administrative policies, organizational structures, and procedures; review and amend final recommendations
and reports; develop planning strategies for environmental projects and programs; and develop long-range
planning such as expansion and growth project forecasting.
Other responsibilities include the following:[s}~Is}~]Ensure compliance with all requirements imposed on Riverside
County under agreements and contracts executed with federal, state, and loccll agencies; executes contracts
and agreements on behalf of the County as authorized by the TLMA Director. [s}~Is}~]Provide liaison to various
federal, state, and local agencies such as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the California Department of
Fish and Game, the Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority (RCA), the Coachella Valley
Conservation Committee (CVCC) and citizen's groups; represents the County in meetings, committees, and
public forums, and in negotiations with property owners, agents and representatives in land acquisition
transactions. [s}~Is}~]Prepare procurement and expenditure approval documentation pursuant to County
Purchasing Regulations; ensures timely deposit of County revenues; establish and maintain accounts and
financial transactions to ensure accuracy; provides liaison and cooperation with legally authorized fiscal
auditing agencies; and study statutory requirements relating to the operational issues.
03/04 -09/04
RCA General Manager
Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority (RCA)
Tasked with establishing the framework and implementing the newly created RCA in conjunction with the
WRCOG Executive Director. Responsible for performing highly specialized regional-wide habitat conservation
planning, administrative and implementation functions in accordance with the Western Riverside County
Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan and its associated documents, including but not limited to the
following; Implementing agreement, Biological Opinion, Federal 1 0A permit, State of California Natural
Community Conservation Planning Permit, Joint Powers Authority by-laws, etc. Confer regularly with the 19
member Regional Conservation Authority Board of Directors-a Joint Powers Authority, the County Executive
Office, Western Riverside Council of Governments, and other Authority Members on the Multiple Species
Habitat Conservation Plan's land acquisition, management and monitoring activities. Propose administrative
policies, organizational structures, and procedures, and review and amend final recommendations and
reports. [s}~Is}~]Develop planning strategies for property acquisition projects and programs; develop and oversee
reserve management and monitoring activities, including but not limited to long-range planning programs,
including expansion and growth project forecasting. Represent the Authority in negotiations with property
owners, agents and representatives in land acquisition transactions. Direct and oversee the analysis of
pertinent legislative issues, as well as the formulation of a legislative platform for consideration by the
Authority's Board of Directors with specific emphasis on fiscal stability. [s}~Is}~]
Coordinate training of the Authority's membership pertaining to implementation of the Western Riverside
County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan program; provide staff support to the Authority's Board of
Directors on intergovernmental relations matters as requested. Ensure compliance with all requirements
imposed upon the Authority under agreements and contracts executed with federal, state, and local agencies.
Execute contracts and agreements on behalf of the Authority as authorized by the Authority Board of Directors.
[s}~Is}~]Perform as liaison to various federal, state and local agencies including but not limited to, the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, the California Department of Fish and Game, Riverside County Building Industry
Association, Riverside County Farm Bureau, Endangered Habitats League, Sierra Club, Authority members
and citizen's groups; represent the Authority in meetings, committees, and public forums. Oversee and direct
legal representation when required.
Prepare procurement documentation and expenditure approval documentation pursuant to Authority
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Purchasing Regulations; ensure timely deposit of Authority revenues. Establish and maintain accounts and
financial transactions to ensure accuracy; provide liaison with and cooperation to legal authorized fiscal
auditing agencies; and studies statutory requirements relating to the operational issues. Authorize payment
vouchers, requisitions, and a variety of fiscal reports and expenditures; recommends actions to balance the
budget; produce various fiscal and financial reports.[s}~I~~~]Prepare a variety of reports as required for the
Authority Board of Directors, the Western Riverside Council of Governments, County Executive Office,
Authority members and other concerned affected parties.
09/99 -Present
RCHCA Executive Director
Riverside County Habitat Conservation Agency Board of Directors (RCHCA)
Held 2 positions in TLMA, RCHCA Executive Director and Administrative Manager. I am responsible for
performing highly specialized Area-wide habitat conservation planning functions; confer regularly with the 9
member Agency Board of Directors-a Joint Powers Authority, the County Executive Office and other Agency
Members on assignments and conservation projects. Propose administrative policies, organizational
structures, and procedures, and review and amend final recommendations and reports. ;}~Is}~]Develop planning
strategies for property acquisition projects and programs; develop long-range planning programs, including
expansion and growth project forecasting. Represent the Agency in negotiations with property owners, agents
and representatives in land acquisition transactions. Upon request, review, analyze, and report to the Board
of Directors on legislative issues. [s}~Is}~]Coordinate the Agency's conservation advocacy program; provide staff
support to the Agency Board of Directors on intergovernmental relations matters as requested.;}~]
Ensure compliance with all requirements imposed upon the Agency under agreements and contracts executed
with federal, state, and local agencies. Execute contracts and agreements on behalf of the Agency as
authorized by the Agency Board of Directors. [s}~Is}~]Upon request perform as a liaison to various federal, state
and local agencies such as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the California Department of Fish and
Game, agencies members and citizen's groups; represents the Agency in meetings, committees, and public
forums. Prepare procurement documentation and expenditure approval documentation pursuant to Agency
Purchasing Regulations; ensure timely deposit of Agency revenues. ;}~Is}~]
Establish and maintain accounts and financial transactions to ensure accuracy; provide liaison with and
cooperation to legal authorized fiscal auditing agencies; and studies statutory requirements relating to the
operational issues. Authorize payment vouchers, requisitions, and a variety of fiscal reports and expenditures;
recommends actions to balance the budget; produce various fiscal and financial reports.
Prepare a variety of reports as required for the Agency Board of Directors, the County Executive Office, Agency
members and other concerned affected parties.
09/99-3/04
Administrative Manager
Riverside County Transportation and Land Management Agency (TLMA)
Held 2 positions in TLMA, RCHCA Executive Director and Administrative Manager. Plans, organizes and
directs the administrative activities of the development of the Coachella Valley Association of Governments
Multiple Species Habitat planning effort with other County divisions, County departments, public entities and
agencies in order to ensure that administrative and fiscal objectives are achieved. Leads or participates in
countywide meetings regarding major policy and/or procedure changes.
Coordinates preparation of written justification for budget proposals; explains and defends proposals and
alternatives to elected officials, the TLMA director, or committees. Serves as the department's liaison to County
and State agencies in administrative matters.
Assisted with development of the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Planning
efforts.
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07/97 -09/99
Supervisor's Board Assistant
Riverside County Board of Supervisors, Fourth District
Staff assistant to Supervisor Roy Wilson performing and managing a variety of analytical tasks. Develop
recommendations related to land use planning, transportation, waste management, building and safety,
environmental health, fire, flood control, legislative matters and environmental issues. Represent Supervisor
Wilson in connection with the Coachella Valley Association of Government's eastern Riverside County multi-
species habitat conservation planning effort, the Bureau of Land Management Northeast Colorado recovery
plan (NECO) effort, federally appointed working committee of the Joshua Tree National Monument Wilderness
Management Committee which is charged with establishing a land use framework for specified lands in the
monument and the 5 County Natural Communities Conservation Program (NCCP) planning group. Assist in
the development of policy related to these matters and draft related correspondence.
07/97 -09/99
Air Quality Consultant to a Governing Board Member
South Coast Air Quality Management District -Board Assistant
Represent Riverside County in all District matters as requested by County Supervisor Wilson that routinely
involves oversight as well as reviewing and occasionally structuring contract awards to government entities,
private companies, semi-private organizations and educational institutions. Provide a critical analysis of the
Governing Board items under consideration, Committee issues under consideration and the annual budget.
Draft policy on behalf of Supervisor Wilson and consult with the Executive Director, General Counsel, respective
Deputy Executive Officers and affected stakeholders with the expressed goal of reaching consensus. Assist
all Riverside County Supervisors on air quality related matters.
09/96 -07/97
Elementary School Instructor -Certificated Bilingual Position
Alvord Unified School District, Riverside, CA
Curriculum development and implementation for a multi-cultural and bilingual primary student population.
Compliance with federal, state and district entitlement funds for a variety of programs.
04/84 -09/96
Environmental Resources Manager/Principal Planner
Riverside County Planning Department
As I have progressed through the Planning Series classifications, ultimately attaining a management position,
I have either been given the authority or responsibility to complete and/or direct the following:
In conjunction with the County Executive Office, the Board adopted County of Riverside-1987 Annual Growth
Report. This report primarily focused on obtaining information from other County departments with respect to
all facets of development in the County, from agricultural preserve programs to the discussion of County
service levels for all departments. The report resulted in the establishment of the Growth Management Section
in the Planning department pursuant to the recommendations made in the report.
Processing Comprehensive General Plan Amendments, which at times involved substantial coordination
between other County agencies and private stakeholder interests. Worked with the Riverside County Parks
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 36 of 123
and Open Space District to address issues of public lands management relative to the development process.
Authored the Planning Department "Guide to Commercial and Industrial Development". This manual instructed
and familiarized the end user with the County's process and procedures specific to the commercial and
industrial developer.
Designed a comprehensive agricultural resource management plan, for the unincorporated portions of the
County. This involved enlisting the County Assessor's Department by utilizing their agricultural land values to
assist in determining what land use allocation would provide a reasonable buffer for agricultural lands.
Responsible for long-range program development through the General Plan process to facilitate the needs of
the County.
Oversaw or evaluated all types of land use development applications in addition to Comprehensive General
Plan Amendment applications (County-initiated and/or privately initiated); prepared and/or presented staff
reports for public hearing before the Planning Director, Planning Commission, Board of Supervisors, and to
community groups, business organizations and private individuals. Supervised and/or prepared and
processed ordinance amendments, budgets, performed personnel evaluations and represented the
department in personnel issues. Utilized as the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) point person for
the Department and subsequently for the Transportation and Land Management Agency, enlisting the aid of
County Counsel in matters pertaining to implementation of the Act. Developed and conducted on a regular
basis, training workshops to the staff, with respect to case processing.
Responsible for compilation of the Planning Department Fast Track status report and monitoring of that
process. Chaired the Land Development Committee meetings and Fast Track Land Development Committee
meetings.
Responsible for reporting to the Transportation and Land Management Agency Director, for the review,
development, administration, training and implementation of a variety of environmental programs within the
County framework including but not limited to endangered species programs such as the Coachella Valley
Fringe-Toed Lizard Habitat Conservation Plan, the Short term and Long Term Stephens' Kangaroo RatHabitat
Conservation Plans, and accompanying Environmental Impact Reports, Environmental Impact Statements,
respective Implementing Agreements and requisite state and federal permits. Conducted environmental
oversight on County public works projects, commented and advised on environmental issues to the media,
public, and other County departments. Acted as the County's representative with federal, state, and local
environmental resource regulatory agencies regarding compliance issues. Reviewed proposed federal and
state legislation pertaining to environmental regulation and advised Department heads on the same.
Developed and maintained environmentally mapped layers within the County's Geographic Information
System. Responsible for development and enforcement of County protocol with respect to the contents of
biological, paleontological and archaeological surveys.
05/76 -04/84
Regional Training Coordinator
May Company Retail Stores
Held the following positions, Regional Training Coordinator, Service Manager, Employment Supervisor and
Sales Associate.
Duties as a Regional Training Coordinator included program development, in which I oversaw, planned,
coordinated, instructed and executed training classes for class sizes ranging from 1 to 250 students. Evaluated
the training program's effectiveness for corporate personnel and local branch store management. Routinely
scheduled follow up evaluations that improved and increased corporate service performance standards, which
strengthened financial performance. Consolidated our record maintenance program for all employees
completing training courses. Assisted store management with the communication, instruction and enforcement
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 37 of 123
of new policies and procedures from other functionally different divisions in the company. Recruited,
interviewed and hired employees. As Service Manager, was responsible for the store operation on nights and
weekends. Routinely assisted the operations manager in the compilation of the semi-annual store budget and
analyzed the formulation of controls to reduce expenses. Also, secured reports that contained actual and
projected revenues for the purpose of analysis from an operational and sales aspect in order to attain a
balanced budget.
11/80 -03/81
Environmental Specialist
Webb and Carroll, Consulting Engineers
Produced environmental impact reports and authored environmental assessments for commercial and
residential development proposals.
05/80 -11 /80
Professional Student Intern
County of Riverside, Environmental Health Services Division
Sized and evaluated sewage disposal systems of commercial and industrial proposals in accordance with the
provisions contained in the California Uniform Plumbing Code and local ordinances.
05/80 -07/80
Editorial Assistant
United States Department of the Interior -Bureau of Land Management
Organized data collection, performed research and analysis, and assisted in the writing of, the California
Desert Conservation Plan Draft environmental impact report mandated by the United States Congress.
AWARDS
PUBLICATIONS
REFERENCES
California State Scholarship
Marine Corps League Academic Scholarship
"Developing Biological Survey Standards and Environmental Monitoring to Support
Policy Decisions On A Parcel Based GIS" Presented at the ESRI Geographic
Information Systems Worldwide Conference Palm Springs, CA Summer 1995
Available upon request.
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 38 of 123
CALIFORNIA FORM 700
Fi,IR POLITICAL PRA•:l 1,:E, COr,H.11SSION
STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS
COVER PAGE
Date Initial Filing, Received
Filnig omr;tat Us¢ 0111)1
A PUBLIC DOCUMENT
Please type or print In ink.
NAME OF ALER (LAST) (FIRSTI
LUNA-Q,.f\ fW LY/J
1. Office, Agency, or Court
Agency Name (Do not use acronyms) . ,/\ CI IV of CP1f?L./; '&ftu
Division, Board, Department, Dlstrlc~ If applicable Your Position
D{strL~t ~
r;,. If filing for multiple positions, list below or on an attachment. (Do not use acronyms)
Agency: __________________ _ Position: ______________ _
2. Jurisdiction of Office (Check at least one box)
□State D Judge, Retired Judge, Pro Tern Judge, or Court Commissioner
(Statewide Jurisdiction)
D Multi-County
[)(City of -0,c-tr-1 &_b_o._d..,... ____ _ □County of ---------------00 the r ----------------
3. Type of Statement (Check at least one box)
O Annual: The period covered Is January 1, 2022, through
December 31, 2022. -or-
The period covered is---~----, through
December 31, 2022.
0 Assuming Office: Date assumed ___J___J __ _
D Leaving Office: Date Left __J___j __ _
(Check one circle.)
D The period covered is January 1, 2022, through the date of
leaving office, -or-
□ The period covered is __/___j ___ lflrough
the date of leaving office.
~ Candidate: Date of Election ______ and office sought, if different than Part 1: _____________ _
4. Schedule Summary (required)
Schedules attached
► Total number of pages including this cover page:
:}.Schedule A-1-tnvestments--schedule attached
1! 7 Schedule A-2 • Investments -schedule attached ~ tschedule B • Real Property-schedule attached
D Schedule c • Income, Loans, & Business Positions -schedule attached
D Schedule D -Income -Gifts -schedule attached
D Schedule E • Income -Gifts -Travel Payments -schedule attached
11 aOr11 =i None .. No reportable interests on any schedule "-'==--=""""=-==----=-=--_,,,,=="='~~m::::.::===------_,,,===-... --=====-•""""'=-==-r===.U
5. Verification ·
MAILING ADDRESS STREET CITY STATE ZIP CODE
(Business or Aaencv Address Recommended • Public Document) rlrbod cfl 9J.61/ {)
DAYTIME TELEPHONE NUMBER EMAIL ADDR~S
I have used all reasonable diligence ih preparing this statement. I have reviewed this starement and to the bes f my knowledge the informatidn contained
herein and In any attached schedules Is true and complete. I acknowledge this Is a public document.
I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing ls trl!e and correct.
Date Signed __ l}._,./-,:::l.(l~~T.dai"""'.7'-:l:-ai .... a~o:""-'J=-3 .....
FPPC Form, 700 • Cover Page (2022/2023)
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Page-S
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011400061-NFH-0061
CALIFORNIA FORM 700
SCHEDULE B
Interests in Real Property
(Including Rental Income)
FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION
Name
Luna, Carolyn
► ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBER OR STREET ADDRESS
CITY
Carlsbad
FAIR MARKET VALUE
0 $2,000 -$10,000
0 $10,001 -$100,000
IK] $100,001 -$1,000,000
D Over $1,000,000
NATURE OF INTEREST
1K] Ownership/Deed of Trust
IF APPLICABLE, LIST DATE:
ACQUIRED DISPOSED
D Easement
D Leasehold _____ _ □-------Yrs. remaining Other
IF RENTAL PROPERTY, GROSS INCOME RECEIVED
0 $0 -$499 0 $500 -$1,000 0 $1,001 -$10,000
0 $10,001 -$100,000 0 OVER $100,000
SOURCES OF RENTAL INCOME: If you own a 10% or greater
interest, list the name of each tenant that is a single source of
income of $10,000 or more.
D None
► ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBER OR STREET ADDRESS
CITY
Carlsbad
FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 $2,000 -$10,000
0 $10,001 -$100,000
IK] $100,001 -$1,000,000
D Over $1,000,000
NATURE OF INTEREST
lli] Ownership/Deed of Trust
IF APPLICABLE, LIST DATE:
__f__f22 __J__J 22
ACQUIRED DISPOSED
D Easement
D Leasehold _____ _ □--------Yrs. remaining Other
IF RENTAL PROPERTY, GROSS INCOME RECEIVED
0 $0 -$499 0 $500 -$1,000 0 $1,001 -$10,000
lli) $10,001 -$100,000 0 OVER $100,000
SOURCES OF RENTAL INCOME: If you own a 10% or greater
interest, list the name of each tenant that is a single source of
income of $10,000 or more.
1K] None
* You are not required to report loans from a commercial lending institution made in the lender's regular course of
business on terms available to members of the public without regard to your official status. Personal loans and
loans received not in a lender's regular course of business must be disclosed as follows:
NAME OF LENDER*
ADDRESS (Business Address Acceptable)
BUSINESS ACTIVITY, IF ANY, OF LENDER
INTEREST RATE TERM (Months/Years)
____ % ONone
HIGHEST BALANCE DURING REPORTING PERIOD
0 $500 -$1,000 0 $1,001 -$10,000
0 $10,001 -$100,000 0 OVER $100,000
D Guarantor, if applicable
NAME OF LENDER*
ADDRESS (Business Address Acceptable)
BUSINESS ACTIVITY, IF ANY, OF LENDER
INTEREST RATE TERM (Months/Years)
____ % ONone
HIGHEST BALANCE DURING REPORTING PERIOD
0 $500 -$1,000 0 $1 ,001 -$10,000
0 $10,001 -$100,000
D Guarantor, if applicable
0 OVER $100,000
Comments:--------------------------------------------
FPPC Form 700 Schedule B (2022/2023)
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RECEIVED
JAN 31 2023 Application for Appointment to Fill Vacancy
for Carlsbad City Council District 2 CITY OF CARLSBAD
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
Applications must be received by Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023 at 5 p.m.
Requirements:
• Citizen of the United States
• Registered voter and resident of City of Carlsbad District 2
• Complete Form 700
• Attach a resume or professional biography
Personal Information
Name Date of Birth: ~ Josh Coelho Required for Voter Registration Verification
Home Address I 2District Number ✓
City ZIP
Carlsbad 92010
Home Phone Mobile
E-mail
Occupation
Real Estate Development, Construction Project Director
Employer
The Irvine Company
Employer Address -
City ZIP
Newport 92660
Work Phone Mobile
Acknowledgements Yes No
I am a resident of the City of Carlsbad District 2. ✓
I am a registered voter in Carlsbad. ✓
I am a Citizens Academy graduate. ✓
I have sufficient time to devote to the responsibility of the position and will attend the required ✓ meeting(s) if I am appointed.
I acknowledge that if appointed I will file necessary documents including a Form 700 Economic ✓ Disclosure Statement (a public record that will be posted on the City's weqsite). I further agree to
attend Ethics Training as required under the Political Reform Act and any other required trainings.
Questions? Please call 442-339-2808 or email clerk@carlsbadca.gov
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 41 of 123
I acknowledge that if appointed to fill the District 2 Council seat for a term ending with the
November 2024 election, I will not be eligible to run for that seat in the November 2024 election ✓ per Carlsbad Municipal Code section 2.04.110. I further agree to abide by the provisions of this
code section as it exists at the time of my appointment.
I am aware that this application is a public document. ✓
Please describe your professional experience and relevant experience.
Upon graduating from the University of Arizona, I entered the Marine Corps as an officer serving for over seven years on active
duty to include two deployments as a Mechanized Infantry Platoon commander responsible for 15 armored vehicles and 55
Marines. Subsequently, I served as an Instructor at a Formal School instructing newly commissioned second lieutenants in the art
and science of mechanized infantry operations and tactics in addition to my role as the Headquarter Company Commander
responsible for the administration, operations, logistics, communications and maintenance for over 1000 students annually in entry
level training. Upon separation from active duty, I have continued my service in the Marine Corps Reserves at Camp Pendleton
serving on the Staff of the Commanding General of I Marine Expeditionary Force in the operations section and as the reserve
Executive Officer at the Assault Amphibian School Battalion. In 2017, upon separation from Active Duty, I began my civilian career
as a Project Manager for Clark Construction Group working on a comprehensive design and build project at UC San Diego where
I managed all of the engineering disciplines of the North Torrey Pines Living and Learning Neighborhood. With contracts valued
over $125M, I oversaw the development and construction of scope that included a subterranean parking garage, student housing
with over 2000 beds, lecture halls, classrooms, media centers, offices, dining facilities and a surfboard/jewelry making center. In
2019, I was hired as the Director of Project Management for Irvine Company Apartments where I have overseen over $100M in
maintenance and capital repair projects across 30 apartment communities in San Diego County and Silicon Valley.
Please describe your educational background.
Masters in Business Administration -University of Southern California, 3.8 GPA
•Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honors Society
Bachelor of Arts -University of Arizona, 3.6 GPA, Cum Laude
Major: History
Minor: Political Science, Middle Eastern Studies, Entrepreneurship
•Intern, US Congress, Representative Jim Kolbe (AZ)
•Mortar Board Honors Society
•President, Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity
Please describe your current or past community involvement, including any service on
boards, commissions or committees, with private or public agencies.
I currently serve on City of Carlsbad's Traffic and Mobility Commission. Since 2021 we have reviewed and
recommended approval to the City Council a multitude of projects that enhance the mobility, sustainability and
quality of life of the residents of Carlsbad. That has culminated with the development of the Safer Streets plan
associated with the City's declared state of emergency to include shepherding through the recommendations
from City Staff and the Commission for City Council review and approval.
I served on the Terraces of Sunny Creek HOA Landscape Committee from 2018 to 2021 where I conducted
Monthly landscape walks, and reviewed resident architectural requests.
I served on the board of the HOA of La Costa Fairways HOA from 2016 to 2017 where we oversaw multiple
major repair projects.
Volunteer baseball coach, La Costa Youth Organization from 2020 to present.
Volunteer, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of San Diego, 2016-2018.
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Please explain why you wish to be appointed to City Council
(attach a separate sheet if needed)
My entire adult life has been centered upon a foundation of service. Service to my country, my
community and my family. Si .nee childhood, I have been drawn to the difference that a dedicated
individual can have when they put their mind, heart and soul towards a cause. Serving the City in the
capacity as a member of the City Council will enable the continuation of that tradition. To serve my
community in a significant and influential manner. I love Carlsbad. It's neighborhoods. It's beaches. It's
people. I love that my children will grow up in it's waters, at it's schools and playing in it's parks. I am
lucky to live here. It is with those sentiments that I seek to serve Carlsbad's residents as a member of
the City Council.
I am reasonable. I am levelheaded. I am moderate both politically and personally. I will be a voice of
reason, and action on the City council. One that puts the people first and always. I can be a hub
where staff evaluates ideas and help shepherd them to successful implementation.
Are you related to, employed by, or affiliated in any way with anyone on the City Council or
City of Carlsbad staff members? If yes, please list member name(s).
I am not related to, employed by or affiliated in any way with anyone on the City
Council or City of Carlsbad staff.
What would you like to accomplish as a council person if appointed?
-Be a stabilizing figure on the council that balances both sides of an argument in an open and fair
fashion required of an appointee of the Council.
-Continue the development of a modern approach to traffic management that incorporates all
aspects of mobility to include vehicles, bicycles/e-bikes and pedestrians. Work to provide safe, and
efficient streets and mobility corridors for our citizens.
-Modernize zoning and planning laws that will make Carlsbad a continued location for invest.ment
that ensures the City maintains in character but also is a place for advancement and progress.
-Ensure that the City's approach to the housing crisis is consistent with the development of our
existing communities. To be an advocate for meeting the State's mandates but in a manner that
enhances the local communities by incorporating public input and forward thinking approach into the
City's plan.
-Preserve Carlsbad's beaches remain beautiful and that future development and City projects
enhance the beauty, charm and viability of the beach/coast highway.
-Create enhanced standards of operations for Police and Fire Departments so that they are able to
respond to the current and future emergencies that the City may face and engage with the public in
a manner befitting of the expectations of the citizens of Carlsbad.
-Advocate for Carlsbad with external agencies like SDGE and NCTD to advocate for Carlsbad's
interest in the region.
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Please give examples of using collaboration to become successful.
I have worked in collaborative environments throughout my career. As an officer in the Marine Corps I
deployed on multiple occasions working with Marines from different operational specialties, communities,
experiences and walks of life -all towards a common goal. We coordinated with the Navy, and Air Force
as well as our partner Militaries and intergovernmental agencies across three continents. As an instructor,
I worked with the formal school curriculum developers, adjacent command elements, fellow instructors
and the US Navy to adapt the school's curriculum to align with military requirements in theater as they
were being defined by the commanders on the ground. This required working with civilian and military
entities via multiple chains of command.
In my civilian career I have worked with experienced professionals across multiple disciplines from
architects & designers, to engineers & consultants to general & subcontractors. With each group having
disparate interests and skill sets, it takes a collaborative, disciplined and levelheaded approach to
complete the most complex and even simple of construction projects. This is further complicated by
incorporating the above mentioned groups into the decision making process of the ownership group that
included multiple interest groups from operations to finance and accounting.
As a member of the Traffic & Mobility Commission, I have worked with City staff and my fellow
commissioners to develop and provide input on the City's response to the traffic emergency. I have
worked with Tom Frank and Nathan Schmidt to ensure that staff can get what they need from the
Commission all while at the same time ensuring that each Commissioners' opinions and interests are
being heard.
I seek to build consensus forged via the establishment of common ground that is anchored in a shared
goal.
What are the most pressing issues facing our community and how do you plan to address
them?
I plan to address each of the City's main issues with an open mind and collaborative spirit that seeks to build consensus and
unanimity.
The Council must work with staff, citizens, local business and the various associations and interest groups to make Carlsbad a
safe and efficient place to drive, ride and walk. Traffic management is a significant priority for a multitude of reasons beyond
safety. It makes the City an attractive place to live and work and helps meet our environmental goals. This would be a top priority
for me and I would work with the rest of the council to continue to make this a priority.
Addressing the homelessness crisis is a top priority. I would would work the Council, the Police and Fire Departments, as well as
adjacent agencies and private groups to ensure that the City's streets are free of the homeless and that those people have a safe
place to go.
Addressing the housing crisis is crucial for the City to ensure that our residents all have affordable and safe housing. It is
imperative that this is done in a manner that is consistent with the nature and character of Carlsbad. My goal would be to ensure
that local interests are the first consideration when meeting state mandates. To achieve this will require working hand-in-hand
with the planning department, the State and the various commissions tasked with manging the City's response to the housing
crisis.
I would work with the County and County Board of Supervisors to ensure that Palomar Airport maintains a source of employment
and economic activity for the City, but that it does not become a burden on local traffic, residents and businesses.
The beach and the Coast Highway corridor is the crown jewel of Carlsbad. I would work with the Council and staff to prioritize
beach access in the southern half of the City in a manner that it long term in nature and that considers the environmental
constraints coupled with th importance of preservation and usage.
I think that the most important issue facing the Council is the continued development of good governance. The Commission and
Committee system is vital in ensuring that the City Council has the information needed to make sound decisions that are in the
best interest of all of the residents of the City. I would work with staff and the various Commission/Committee chairs to develop a
better communications plan and feedback loop between council and the commissions to ensure that the details and nuance of
each commission recommendation is heard by council.
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Additional information or comments
It would be an honor to serve the City on the council. I will put in the effort required to
meet the obligations required of the Council in a levelheaded and open minded
manner that puts the residents first.
Please refer to my form 700 on file.
Signature
By signing below, I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the
answers provided in this application are true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
First Name: Joshua Last Name: Coelho
Date: 01 /31 /2023
Signature
Completed applications must be received by the City Clerk's Office no later than Thu rsday, Feb. 2 at 5
p.m. Once submitted, applications cannot be amended. Remember that you must answer all questions
on this application, provide a resume or biography and submit a Form 700 to be considered for the
appointment to the City Council District No. 2 office. Incomplete application packages will not be
considered.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Mail or drop off the signed paper copy of your completed application with resume or
professional bio and Form 700 to:
City of Carlsbad
City Clerk's Office
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
(442) 339-2808
Postmarks are not accepted. Applications must be received by the City Clerk's Office by
the due date.
E-mail your completed application.
Sign, date and e-mail the application with your resume or professional bio and Form 700
to: clerk@carlsbadca.gov
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Josh Coelho
SUMMARY: Strategically-minded executive leader with 13 years of experience in operations management,
commercial construction and the multi-family industry. In-depth knowledge of development and construction
management of budgets of up to $125M. MBA in Business Management from the University of Southern California.
EXPERIENCE
Irvine Company Apartments
Director, Project Development/Management Jan 2022-Present
Lead the development and execution of major construction and maintenance projects. Partner with apartment
operations, internal design teams, financial planning and apartment executive leadership to identify projects and
develop scopes of work for projects valued at over $3SM.
• Achieved savings in excess of $1M while assuring that all developmental milestones were met
• Aligned developmental and operational objectives to ensure that all renovations met underwriting
objectives.
Coelver Enterprises, LLC
President
Jan 2021-Present
Coelver Properties is a privately owned, boutique real-estate development firm in Southern California that has
holdings of $4M to include short-term and long-term rentals of Single Family Homes.
• Conducted multiple renovations under budget.
• Maintained occupancy to meet defined revenue and net profit objectives.
Director, Project Management Feb 2019-Jan 2022
Lead the development and execution of major maintenance and construction projects for 7000+ apartment units
with an annual budget of $29M. Collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure strategic alignment between
community management, maintenance, project management and executive leadership teams.
• Reduced budget by $80M to achieve strategic goals as a result of COVID-19 while maintaining communities
in accordance with brand standards, regulatory requirements and leasing obligations.
• Decreased expenditures in multiple aspects of maintenance lines of business by renegotiating pricing and
fees by over $1M while maintaining the same quality of service.
Commissioner, Traffic and Mobility Commission (Part Time, Volunteer Position)
City of Carlsbad
• Study all matters concerning traffic and pedestrian safety.
June 2021 -Present
• Approved multiple revisions to city codes and plans involving traffic and pedestrian safety, parking, and
school safety as part of Capital Improvement Program and Environmental Management Plans.
Project Manager, Clark Construction Group Apr 2017-Feb 2019
Managed the Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Fire Safety, Vertical Transportation (Elevators), Security and Food
Service Trades on the North Torrey Pines Living and Learning Neighborhood. Responsible for budgeting, design
deliverables and construction documents, contractual obligations and client interfacing. Project is a $490M design
build delivery consisting of 7 buildings, 1.SM SQFT, 2000 residential beds, 1200 parking spaces, academic, office,
retail, restaurant and dining spaces.
• Managed contracts worth over $125M while limiting contingency expenditures to less than 3%.
• Coordinated the additional design and engineering of an additional 10,000 SQFT of restaurant and retail
space in order to meet client objectives post final development.
Major, United States Marine Corps Reserve (Part Time)
Executive Officer, Assault Amphibian School Battalion April 2022-Present
Serve as the principal reserve advisor to the Commanding Officer regarding the training and education of Officers
and Marines in amphibious operations and the employment of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle.
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Senior Watch Officer, I Marine Expeditionary Force Dec 2017-April 2012
Captain, Assault Amphibian Vehicle Officer, United States Marine Corps
Company Commander/Lead Instructor Apr 2014-Mar 2017
Evaluate and manage all operational and administrative actions for a 300-personnel unit with responsibilities across
multiple functional areas to include administration, logistics, communications, motor transportation, engineering
and vehicle maintenance of assets worth over $150M. Administer and direct the support requirements for 11 formal
curriculums with an annual throughput of 450 students. Selected from 60 Lieutenants across the Marine Corps to
serve as the primary instructor of newly commissioned second lieutenants.
• Reorganized personnel structure to ensure functional support despite a 20% reduction in personnel.
• Served as the manager of Camp Del Mar which includes 4 family housing areas and 19 tenant commands
totaling $2B in base property-coordinating between facilities management, engineering and base security.
• Graduated 150 Marines (10 courses) for service in the operating forces as Platoon Leaders and Platoon
Sergeants.
• Re-developed course curriculum to include course structure, classroom instruction and course topics to
facilitate an increase of 10 days of practical application and instruction in a field environment, as well as the
introduction of 5 new class topics.
• Managed the safe employment of 13 armored vehicles in 200 mission scenarios and 65,000 total miles
driven, as well as 36 live-fire exercises firing 160,000 rounds of ammunition.
Platoon Leader Jan 2010-Apr 2014
Responsible for the deployment and employment of 15 Assault Amphibious Vehicles from US Navy shipping to inland
objectives ashore in concert with infantry maneuver, artillery and close air support. Responsible for the safety and
well-being of 50 Marines and up to 250 embarked personnel.
' '
• Independently deployed to the Middle East in support of global contingency operations. Conducted joint
security exercises in East Timar, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia;_trained partner militaries
on the establishment and implementation of proper security procedures, counter-terrorism tactics,
employment of armored vehicles and basic infantry tactics. Accounted for and maintained 15 armored
vehicles, 28 machine guns and 467 individual pieces of equipment across three continents valued at over
$45M.
EDUCATION
Master of Business Administration I University of Southern California I 2018
• Business Administration and Management -
3
.8 GPA
• Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honors Society
Bachelor of Arts I University of Arizona I 2009
• Major: History, Minor: Political Science, Middle Eastern Studies, Entrepreneurship -Cum Laude
• Intern, US Congress, Representative Jim Kolbe (AZ)
• Mortar Board Honors Society
• President, Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Member, Terraces at Sunny Creek HOA Landscape Committee
Member, La Costa Fairways HOA Board
Graduate: Basic Officer Leadership Course (Top 20% out of 263 officers), Basic Instructor Qualified, Rapid Response
Planning Process Certified, Active Secret Clearance (Expires 2030), Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt.
Awards: USMC Commendation Medal, USMC Achievement Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (X2), Global War
on Terrorism Medal
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 47 of 123
CALIFORNIA FORM 700
FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION
STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS
COVER PAGE
Date Initial Filing Received
Filing Official Use Only
A PUBLIC DOCUMENT
Please type or print in ink.
NAME OF FILER (LAST)
Coelho
1. Office, Agency, or Court
Agency Name (Do not use acronyms)
City of Carlsbad
Division, Board, Department, District, if, applicable
City Council
(FIRST)
Joshua
Your Position
Council Member
(MIDDLE)
Martin
► If filing for multiple positions, list below or on an attachment. (Do not use acronyms)
Agency: ____________________ _ Position:-----------------
2. Jurisdiction of Office (Check at least one box)
□state
D Multi-County
D Judge, Retired Judge, Pro Tern Judge, or Court Commissioner
(Statewide Jurisdiction)
D County of ----------------------------------
[j] City of Carlsbad
3. Type of Statement (Check at least one box)
D Annual: The period covered is January 1, 2022, through
December 31, 2022. -or-
The period covered is __J__J_, ___ , through
December 31, 2022.
D Assuming Office: Date assumed __J__J ___ _
□ Other ------------------
D Leaving Office: Date Left __J__J ___ _
(Check one circle.)
D The period covered is January 1, 2022, through the date of
leaving office. -or-
□ The period covered is __J__J ___ ~ through
the date of leaving office.
[j] Candidate: Date of Election _____ _ and office sought, if different than Part 1: _______________ _
4. Schedule Summary (required)
Schedules attached
► Total number of pages including this cover page: 1
D Schedule A-1 -Investments -schedule attached
D Schedule A-2 -Investments -schedule attached
D Schedule B -Real Property -schedule attached
-or-[j] None • No reportable interests on any schedule
5. Verification
MAILING ADDRESS STREET CITY
(Business or Agency Address Recommended -Public Document)
----
D Schedule C -Income, Loans, & Business Positions -schedule attached
D Schedule D -Income -Gifts -schedule attached
D Schedule E -Income -Gifts -Travel Payments -schedule attached
STATE ZIP CODE
Carl sbad CA 92010
DAYTIME TELEPHONE NUMBER EMAIL ADDRESS
I have used all reasonable diligence in preparing this statement. I have reviewed this statement and to the best of my knowledge the information contained
herein and in any attached schedules is true and complete. I acknowledge this is a public document.
I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.
Date Signed 01/31/2023
(month, day, year)
Oigilally signed by Josh Coelho
Signature ___ J_o_sh_C_o_e_lh_o __ -=g~=/;=~'s='~=;~7'c.:.:,i=7.c::::~c:,~:'=·:;_m,_cN_•Jo,h_Coe_1"°_
(File the originally signed paper statement with your filing official.)
FPPC Form 700 -Cover Page (2022/2023)
advice@fppc.ca.gov • 866-275-3772 • www.fppc.ca.gov
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Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 48 of 123
Application for Appointment to Fill Vacancy
for Ca rl sbad City Counci l District 2
RECEIVED
FEB -1 2023
CITY OF CARLSBAD
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
Applications must be received by Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023 at 5 p.m.
Requirements:
• Cit izen of t he United St ates
• Regist ered voter and resident of City of Ca rlsbad District 2
• Complete Form 700
• Attach a resu me or professional biography
Personal Information
Name Date of Birth:
-------..
~ Steven D. Ahlquist Required for Voter Registration Verification
Home Address I ;istrict Number
City ZIP
Carlsbad 92008
Home Phone MnhilP
E-mail
Occupation
Retired
Employer
n/a
Employer Address
n/a
City ZIP
n/a n/a
Work Phone Mobile
n/a n/a
✓
Acknowledgements Yes No
I am a resident of the City of Carlsbad District 2. ✓
I am a registered voter in Carlsbad. ✓
I am a Citizens Academy graduate. ✓
I have sufficient time to devote to the responsibility of the position and will attend the required ✓ meeting(s) if I am appointed.
I acknowledge that if appointed I will file necessary documents including a Form 700 Economic ✓ Disclosure Statement (a public record that will be posted on the City's website}. I further agree t o
attend Ethics Training as required under the Political Reform Act and any other required trainings.
Questions? Please call 442-339-2808 or email clerk@carlsbadca.gov
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 49 of 123
I acknowledge that if appointed to fill the District 2 Council seat for a term ending with the
November 2024 election, I will not be eligible to run for that seat in the November 2024 election ✓ per Carlsbad Municipal Code section 2.04.110. I further agree to abide by the provisions of this
code section as it exists at the time of my appointment.
I am aware that this application is a public document. ✓
Please describe your professional experience and relevant experience.
38 years in Financial Services -Community Banking, having been in Senior
Management for ten years at three of San Diego's Premier Community Banks,
Executive Director of Resource Ministry at one of San Diego's mega churches, and six
years as a licensed mortgage originator.
Please describe your educational background.
I graduated from Carlsbad High School in 1969. I attended Mira Costa College and
received an AA in Business Administration, AS in Police Science and received a
Peace Officers Standard Training (POST) Certificate
Please describe your current or past community involvement, including any service on
boards, commissions 01· committees, with private or public agencies.
I've been a member of Rotary International for forty-four years, as a member of four
Rotary Clubs, and am currently a member of the Carlsbad Hi-Noon Rotary Club.
Board of Elders for North Coast Church -17 years, FoundingNice Chairman:
Temecula Economic Development Committee, Founding Director; Vista Economic
Development Corporation, Director Tri City Hospital Foundation. President Hemet
Rotary Club, Treasurer; Rotary International District 5330, Treasurer; Roiary
International District Council 5340. I served as a Reserve Sheriff's Deputy for the San
Diego Sheriff's Department for three years. I am currently serving as a Senior
Volunteer for the California Highway Patrol for the past one year. I've been a member
of the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce, the Hemet Chamber of Commerce, and the
Temecula Chamber of Commerce.
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 50 of 123
Please give examples of using collaboration to become successful.
Listening to other council members to work together to meet our goals and objectives.
To help each other by sharing and developing each other's ideas. Listening to citizens
needs, wants and desires to understand their position and point of view and work with
council members and city staff to determine need and viability of their wants.
What are the most pressing issues facing our community and how do you plan to address
them?
Growth: Understand our needs and the county and state's requirements for additional
housing, and all related issues to this required growth.
Traffic: Working locally and regionally to understand issues with traffic and best
solutions to solve them.
I
________ ___j
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 51 of 123
Please explain why you wish to be appointed to City Council
(attach a separate sheet if needed)
Having grown up in Carlsbad and owning my home in Carlsbad for the past 38 years, I I
have seen the city grow and prosper since 1965. I now have the time and corporate
experience to dedicate to the city to help it continue to navigate through the
opportunities and challenges for the next two years until an election to fill the vacancy
created by Mr. Blackburn's election as mayor is filled.
I
·---' Are you related 'i:o, employed by, or affiliated in any way with anyone on the City Council or
City of Carlsbad staf1 members? if yes, please list member name(s).
No
What would you like to accomplish as a council person if appointed? ~---------
1 would like to see the city continue to grow and prosper with proper planning and
financing. While Carlsbad has been successful in its planning and execution to the
beautiful city it has become, I realize there are many challenges it faces to keep the
dream and goal of continuing to be the shining city in San Diego County. I will provide
experience and insight to help accomplish the city's and citizen's goals.
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 52 of 123
Additional information or comments
Signature
By signing below, I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the
answers provided in this application are true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
First Name: Steven Last Name: Ahlquist
Signature: Date: Q 1 /31 /2023
Signature
Completed applications must be received by the City Clerk's Office no later than Thursday, Feb. 2 at 5
p.m. Once submitted, applications cannot be amended. Remember that you must answer all questions
on this application, provide a resume or biography and submit a Form 700 to be considered for the
appointment to the City Council District No. 2 office. Incomplete application packages will not be
considered.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Mail or drop off the signed paper copy of your completed application with resume or
professional bio and Form 700 to:
City of Carlsbad
City Clerk's Office
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
(442) 339-2808
Postmarks are not accepted. Applications must be received by the City Clerk's Office by
the due date.
E-mail your completed application.
Sign, date and e-mail the application with your resume or professional bio and Form 700
to: clerk@carlsbadca.gov
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 53 of 123
Steven D . Ahlquist
Summary of Qualifications
• Reverse Mortgage Loan Specialist
• Thirty-three year banking career including 14 years in Bank and Branch Administration.
• Thoroughly experienced in all aspects of branch administration, deposit and loan acquisition,
marketing and business development.
• Eight years church administration handling all aspects of business and construction activities
• One year as Mortgage Loan Originator, NMLS #1036422, specializing in HECM loans.
Experience
Retired 4.19 -Present
Reverse Mortgage Loan Originator
HighTechLending Inc. 7/14 -3-19
• Marketing local professionals servicing qualified seniors for leads for HECM clients
• Meet with loan candidate referrals to determine if HECM product is appropriate, develop
proposals, applications and work with processors and underwriting to successful close of
loans
Reverse Mortgage Loan Originator
Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. 6/14 -7/15
• Marketing local professionals servicing qualified seniors for leads for HECM clients
• Meet with loan candidate referrals to determine if HECM product is appropriate, develop
proposals, applications and work with processors and underwriting to successful close of
loans
Reverse Mortgage Loan Originator -Premier Reverse Solutions 4/13 -6/14
• Marketing local professionals servicing qualified seniors for leads for HECM clients
• Meet with loan candidate referrals to determine if HECM product is appropriate, develop
proposals, applications and work with processors and underwriting to successful close of
loans
Vice President & Branch Manager -Silvergate Bank 1/12 -10/12
• Successfully opened new Carlsbad Office 4/12
• Successful in meeting deposit goals
• Created marketing plan to introduce Silvergate Bank into North County Coastal community
• Oversaw branch operations to successfully receive perfect audit 10/12
Executive Director of Resource Ministry -North Coast Church 2/04 -12/11
• Provide oversight and represent the church in all new construction and tenant improvements of
$54 million church campus
• Provide directional leadership, coaching and strategic plans for all support ministries; Human
Resources, IT, Facilities , Accounting, Purchasing and Distribution, etc.
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 54 of 123
Sr Vice President/Branch Administrator -Southwest Community Bank 10/98 -2/04
• Provide directional leadership, coaching and strategic plans for retail banking offices
• Administered facilities in development of new Bank offices, designed and supervised
construction of four banking offices, and relocation of administrative and loan offices.
• Developed and Supervised Business Development Department.
• Corporate Banking officer for bank's largest customers
• Developed new deposit and financial services products and related collateral materials
• Created successful Home Owner Association Division. Created Lock Box, Cash Management.
Sr Vice President/Branch Administrator -First National Bank 10/97 -10/98
• Re-engineered branch system on merged two-bank system
• Directed Deposit Growth resulting in $100 million growth
• Developed Business Development Department and bank wide incentive plans
• Developed new deposit and financial services products and related collateral materials
• Successfully acquired two branch bank and merged into five branch system
First Vice President/Branch Administrator Bank of Commerce 12/89 -10/97
• Directed Deposit Growth from $98 million to $414 million over three years for six-branch ·
bank.
• Primary contact officer with State Banking Department and FDIC for branch banking matters,
including new offices, closing offices, mergers, etc. Successfully merged one banking office,
opened one banking office transferred two offices and closed one banking office.
• Deposit product design and development including DDA, SAV and ancillary products to
develop deposit base.
• Created successful Home Owner Association Division resulting in $40 million deposit and $10
million loan base. Created Lock Box, Cash Management and Debit Card Services.
• Administered facilities in development of new Bank offices, designed and supervised
construction of four banking offices, and relocation of four offices.
• Developed and administered incentive programs for branch officers and employees centered
around deposit growth and customer service.
Regional Vice President -Southwest Bank 10/87 -10/89
• Branch Administrator for nine branches and Business Development Division
• Administrative Credit Officer for Branches and Auto Dealer Division
• Successfully coordinated the merger of Thrift and Loan subsidiary into bank, resulting in
monthly savings of $50,000 in facility, operating costs and salary expense.
Vice President & Manager -Southwest Bank 6/79 -9-87
Various Officer Positions -Southwest Bank 4/73 -5/79
. Community Involvement
• Rotary International. Member for 37 years in various Rotary Clubs
• Board of Elders, North Coast Church, 2 terms totaling 14 years
· • Vice Chairman, Temecula Economic Development Corp. 1991 -93
• Director, Vista Economic Development Association 1991 -93
• Director, Tri-City Hospital Foundation 7/09 -6/10
References available upon request.
Rev 7.1.21
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 55 of 123
CALIFORNIA FORM 700
FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION
STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS
COVER PAGE
Date Initial Filing Received
Filing Official Use Only
A PUBLIC DOCUMENT 01/31/2023
Please type or print in ink.
NAME OF FILER (LAST)
Ahlquist
1. Office, Agency, or Court
Agency Name (Do not use acronyms)
City of Carlsbad
Division, Board, Department, District, if applicable
n/a
(FIRST)
Steven
Your Position
(MIDDLE)
Douglas
City Council Applicant for Appointment
► If filing for multlple positions, list below or on an attachment. (Do not use acronyms)
Agency: ___________________ _ Position:----------------
2. Jurisdiction of Office (Check at least one box)
□State D Judge, Retired Judge, Pro Tern Judge, or Court Commissioner
(Statewide Jurisdiction)
0 Multi-County ----------------D County of ----------------
Ii) City of Carlsbad
3. Type of Statement {Check at least one box)
O Annual: The period covered is January 1, 2022, through
December 31, 2022.
-or-
The period covered is __J__J ___ _, through
December 31, 2022.
0 Assuming Office: Date assumed __J_J ___ _
□Other ----------------
0 Leaving Office: Date Left __J__J ___ _
(Check one circle.)
0 The period covered is January 1, 2022, through the date of
leaving office. -or-
□ The period covered is __J___J ___ _, through
the date of leaving office.
~ Candidate: Date of Electlon _____ _ and office sought, if different than Part 1: _____________ _
ff. Schedule Summary (required)
Schedules attached
► Total number of pages including this cover page:
D Schedule A-1 • Investments -schedule attached
D Schedule A-2 -Investments -schedule attached
D Schedule B • Real Property -schedule attached
-or-Iii None -No reportable interests on any schedule
5. Verification
MAILING AODRESS STREET CITY
(Business or Agency Address Recommended -Public Documenf)
D Schedule C -Income, Loans, & Business Positions -schedule attached
D Schedule D -Income -Gifts -schedule attached
D Schedule E -Income -Gifts -Travel Payments -schedule attached
STATE ZIP CODE
Carlsbad CA 92008
DAYTIME TELEPHONE NUMBER I EMAIL ADDRESS
I have used all reasonable diligence in preparing this statement. I have reviewed this statement and to the best of my knowledge the information contained
herein and in any attached schedules is true and complete. I acknowledge this is a public document.
I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the state of California that the foregoing Is true and correct.
Date Signed O 1/31/2023
/month, day, yeaij Signature -:--'-"-'°";;:;;:'c"-',..,:d=fc_-::rr"'~:'¥f>..-.-,-----,-,;,----;:;;:--,;;:-;::;--;----
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FPPC Form 700 • Cover Page (2022/2023)
advice@fppc.ca.gov • 866-275-3772 • www.fppc.ca.gov
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Application for Appointment to Fill Vacancy
for Carlsbad City Council District 2
RECEIVED
FEB -1 2023
CITY OF CARLSBAD
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
Applications must be received by Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023 at S p.m.
Requirements:
• Citizen of the United States
• Registered voter and resident of City of Carlsbad District 2
• Complete Form 700
• Attach a resume or professional biography
Personal Information
Name Date of Birth: ~ Brian Peeling Required for Voter Registration Verification
Home Address I Distric;Number /
City ZIP
Carlsbad 92010
Home Phone Mobile
E-mail
Occupation
Vice President of Construction
Employer
William Warren Group
Emolover Address
City ZIP
Costa Mesa 92626
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Acknowledgements Yes
I am a resident of the City of Carlsbad District 2. ✓
I am a registered voter in Carlsbad. ✓
I am a Citizens Academy graduate.
I have sufficient time to devote to the responsibility of the position and will attend the required ✓ meeting(s) if I am appointed.
i° acknowledge that if appointed I will file necessary documents including a Form 700 Economic ✓ Disclosure Statement (a public record that will be posted on the City's website). I further agree to
attend Ethics Training as required under the Political Reform Act and any other required trainings.
Questions? Please call 442-339-2808 or email clerk@carlsbadca.gov
No
✓
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I acknowledge that if appointed to fill the District 2 Council seat for a term ending with the
November 2024 election, I will not be eligible to run for that seat in the November 2024 election ✓ per Carlsbad Municipal Code section 2.04.110. I further agree to abide by the provisions of this
code section as it exists at the time of my appointment.
I am aware that this application is a public document. ✓
Please describe your professional experience and relevant experience.
I have 20 years of experience in commercial construction and development with companies like JMI and
Irvine Company, working on large ground up projects like Petco Park the home of the San Diego
Padres, OMNI Hotel in downtown San Diego and Sharp Grossmont hospital.
I have extensive experience working with city representatives, city council members and local planning
groups through out San Diego, Orange County and Santa Clara County.
I was also the head coach for the women's club college soccer team at San Diego State University from
2005 to 2012, winning a NIRSA National Championship in 2006.
Please describe your educational background.
I graduated college in 2002 with a degree in Economics from San Diego State
University. I also recently completed my PMP certification through UC Irvine.
Please describe your current or past community involvement, including any service on
boards, commissions or committees, with private or public agencies.
Multiple years as the VP of the Board of Directors for Robertson Ranch in Carlsbad.
Overseeing the budget and operations for over 300 home owners.
I have and will continue to manage the All Star teams each year for the Carlsbad
Youth Baseball (CYB) league.
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Please explain why you wish to be appointed to City Council
(attach a separate sheet if needed)
I love the city of Carlsbad and want to ensure it stays a safe and vibrant community.
I have grown up in San Diego (Point Loma) but moved to Carlsbad in 2018. Since that time I have come to realize
this is the best place to raise a family. The proximity to the beach, the great downtown environment and shops,
great schools (my kids go to Kelly Elementry), the recreational sports leagues that both my children (8 year old
twins) participate in, all are second to none. We do not plan to leave Carlsbad and I would love to represent the
residents of my district to help ensure it stays the best place to live.
Are you related to, employed by, or affiliated in any way with anyone on the City Council or
City of Carlsbad staff members? If yes, please list member name(s).
No, I have no relations to any member of the City Council or Carlsbad Staff members.
What would you like to accomplish as a council person if appointed?
The main goal is to work with the other council members, local leaders and city officials
to ensure Carlsbad stays the best community to live in. Ensuring local residents are
not only heard but represented.
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Please give examples of using collaboration to become successful.
My entire adult life has been about collaboration and team work. I was a professional
soccer player straight out of high school, playing here in the US and abroad. I was
then the head coach of the SDSU Women's Club Soccer team. In 2006 we won a
National Championship. Managing young adults, coaches and university expectations
if a difficult but rewarding endeavor.
I have since spent my career collaborating with various cities, engineeers, owners, and
local leaders to bring projects to life all across San Diego and Orange County.
I manage the process of collaborating with general contractors, architects, engineers,
etc to ensure a final product that is both on budget, completed on time and is both
functional and attractive. With that many people and interests involved, you need to be
an excellent public speaker, a talented negotiator and very honest in your settign of
expectations.
What are the most pressing issues facing our community and how do you plan to address
them?
There are several issues I would like to see addressed.
1) Crime
We are seeing an uptick in B&E and vehicle crimes throughout the Carlsbad area. Being on the HOA board of
directors I have already started a dialogue with CPD regarding ways to tackle this issue.
2) E Bike issues
There has been numerous incidents involving E-bikes and motor vehicles. I'd like to find a way to better regulate
these bikes considering they are now motorized vehicles being driven by some people under the legal driving age
on the same road ways as cars yet not either understanding or ignoring the laws of the road.
3) Small business and local residence assistance after Covid lock downs
The lock downs had a profound affect on our small businesses. I would like to ensure our local businesses can
thrive in a post inflationary period. It is becoming extremely expensive to buy even the basics for many families and
small business operators. I want to work to find solutions that can better help are residence make ends meet.
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Additional information or comments
I am a San Diego native. I have been involved in some of the most major parts of San
Diego as a whole. From college at San Diego State to playing for the San Diego
Seekers indoor soccer team, coaching a national championship team at SDSU,
training killer whales at Sea World of San Diego and working along side Padres
ownership to help bring a new baseball stadium to San Diego.
In this next chapter of my life I want to help Carlsbad stay a vibrant and safe
community for years to come. This is where I will raise my children, where they will
eventually go to High School and where I will call home for years to come.
I would be honored to represent the residents of Carlsbad.
Signature
By signing below, I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the
answers provided in this application are true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
First Name: Brian Last Name: Peeling
Signature: Date: 1/31 /2023
Signature
Completed applications must be received by the City Clerk's Office no later than Thursday, Feb. 2 at 5
p.m. Once submitted, applications cannot be amended. Remember that you must answer all questions
on this application, provide a resume or biography and submit a Form 700 to be considered for the
appointment to the City Council District No. 2 office. Incomplete application packages will not be
considered.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Mail or drop off the signed paper copy of your completed application with resume or
professional bio and Form 700 to:
City of Carlsbad
City Clerk's Office
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
(442) 339-2808
Postmarks are not accepted. Applications must be received by the City Clerk's Office by
the due date.
E-mail your completed application.
Sign, date and e-mail the application with your resume or professional bio and Form 700
to: clerk@carlsbadca.gov
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CALIFORNIA FORM 700
FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION
STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS
COVER PAGE
Date Initial Filing Received
Filing Official Use Only
A PUBLIC DOCUMENT
Please type or print in ink.
NAME OF FILER (LAST)
Peeling
1. Office, Agency, or Court
Agency Name (Do not use acronyms)
City of Carlsbad
Division, Board, Department, District, if applicable
District 2
(FIRST)
Brian
Your Position
Council Member
(MIDDLE)
Jason
► If filing for multiple positions, list below or on an attachment. (Do not use acronyms)
Agency: ____________________ _ Position:-----------------
2. Jurisdiction of Office (Check at least one box)
□State
D Multi-County
D Judge, Retired Judge, Pro Tern Judge, or Court Commissioner
(Statewide Jurisdiction)
-----------------D County of -----------------
[ii City of Carlsbad
3. Type of Statement (Check at least one box)
D Annual: The period covered is January 1, 2022, through
December 31, 2022. -or-
The period covered is ___}___} ____ , through
December 31, 2022.
D Assuming Office: Date assumed ___}___} ___ _
□ Other ------------------
D Leaving Office: Date Left ___}___} ___ _
(Check one circle.)
D The period covered is January 1, 2022, through the date of
leaving office.
-o~-
□ The period covered is ___}___} ___ ~ through
the date of leaving office.
[jJ Candidate: Date of Election _____ _ and office sought, if different than Part 1: _______________ _
4. Schedule Summary (required)
Schedules attached
► Total number of pages including this cover page: 2
D Schedule A-1 -Investments -schedule attached
D Schedule A-2 -Investments -schedule attached
D Schedule B -Real Property -schedule attached
-or-D None -No reportable interests on any schedule
5. Verification
MAILING ADDRESS STREET CITY
(Business or Agency Address Recommended -Public Document)
----
i] Schedule C -Income, Loans, & Business Positions -schedule attached
D Schedule D -Income -Gifts -schedule attached
D Schedule E -Income -Gifts -Travel Payments -schedule attached
STATE ZIP CODE
Carlsbad CA 92010
DAYTIME TELEPHONE NUMBER EMAIL ADDRESS
I have used all reasonable diligence in preparing this statement. I have reviewed this statement and to the best of my knowledge the information contained
herein and in any attached schedules is true and complete. I acknowledge this is a public document.
I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.
Date Signed January 31, 2023
(month, day, year)
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FPPC Form 700 -Cover Page {2022/2023)
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SCHEDULE C
Income, Loans, & Business
Positions
CALIFORNIA FORM 700
FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION
Name
(Other than Gifts and Travel Payments) Brian Peeling
► 1. INCOME RECEIVED ► 1. INCOME RECEIVED
NAME OF SOURCE OF INCOME
Thermo Fisher Scientific
ADDRESS (Business Address Acceptable)
Carlsbad CA
BUSINESS ACTIVITY, IF ANY, OF SOURCE
YOUR BUSINESS POSITION
Senior Manager, Talent Management
GROSS INCOME RECEIVED
0 $500 -$1,000
0 $10,001 -$100,000
0 No Income -Business Position Only
□ $1,001 -$10,000
Ii] OVER $100,000
CONSIDERATION FOR WHICH INCOME WAS RECEIVED
D Salary Ii] Spouse's or registered domestic partner's income
(For self-employed use Schedule A-2.)
D Partnership (Less than 10% ownership. For 10% or greater use
Schedule A-2.)
0 Sale of ___________________ _
(Real property, car, boat, etc.)
D Loan repayment
O Commission or D Rental Income, list each source of $10,000 or more
(Describe)
D Other ___________________ _
(Describe)
NAME OF SOURCE OF INCOME
ADDRESS (Business Address Acceptable)
BUSINESS ACTIVITY, IF ANY, OF SOURCE
YOUR BUSINESS POSITION
GROSS INCOME RECEIVED
□ $500 -$1 ,000
□ $10,001 -$100,000
0 No Income -Business Position Only
□ $1,001 -$10,000
0 OVER $100,000
CONSIDERATION FOR WHICH INCOME WAS RECEIVED
D Salary D Spouse's or registered domestic partner's income
(For self-employed use Schedule A-2.)
D Partnership (Less than 10% ownership. For 10% or greater use
Schedule A-2.)
D Sale of ___________________ _
(Real property, car, boat, etc.)
D Loan repayment
D Commission or D Rental Income, list each source of $10,000 or more
(Describe)
D Other ___________________ _
(Describe)
► 2. LOANS RECEIVED OR OUTSTANDING DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD
* You are not required to report loans from a commercial lending institution, or any indebtedness created as part of
a retail installment or credit card transaction, made in the lender's regular course of business on terms available
to members of the public without regard to your official status. Personal loans and loans received not in a lender's
regular course of business must be disclosed as follows:
NAME OF LENDER*
ADDRESS (Business Address Acceptable)
BUSINESS ACTIVITY, IF ANY, OF LENDER
HIGHEST BALANCE DURING REPORTING PERIOD
□ $500 -$1,000
□ $1,001 -$10,000
□ $10,001 -$100,000
0 OVER $100,000
Comments:
INTEREST RATE TERM (Months/Years)
____ % ONone
SECURITY FOR LOAN
D None D Personal residence
D Real Property------------------Street address
City
D Guarantor __________________ _
D Other--------------------(Describe)
FPPC Form 700 -Schedule C {2022/2023)
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Brian Peeling
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
William Warren Group, Costa Mesa, CA
Vice President of Construction
Primarily responsible for the development, implementation, supervision and reporting
on the company's new ground up property developments across the country. Leading a
team of construction managers to carry out the company's objectives, while setting goals,
defining and implementing strategies, and evaluating results to ensure business unit
objectives are met.
Irvine Company, Newport Beach, CA
Director -Construction, Office Properties
Director -Construction, Retail
Senior Manager -Development and Construction
Project Manager-Development
*Responsible for the coordination of ground up and redevelopment projects ranging from $2M to $200M.
*Support Office Properties portfolio growth and major development and reinvestment efforts.
*Oversee early-stage development activities, including entitlement, design and permitting.
*Prepare capital request and development feasibility studies.
Dickinson Cameron Construction, Carlsbad, CA
Project Manager -High End Retail Construction
*Successfully managed multiple projects throughout the United States.
*Built strong personal relationships with companies like Tiffany's, Hermes and Apple.
HBI Construction, Newport Beach, CA
Project Manager
Jaynes Corporation, San Diego, CA
Project Manager, Procurement/Contracts Manager
Sharp Grossmont Hospital Buildout, OSHPD
Ledcor Petty Construction, San Diego, CA
Project Manager
Ritz-Carlton Rancho Mirage Redevelopment
Krump Construction San Diego, CA
Project Manager
IVY (Now Andaz) Hotel Project, Downtown San Diego
2022 -Present
2020-2022
2018-2020
2015 -2018
2012-2015
2010-2012
2009-2010
2007 -2009
2006-2007
2004 -2006
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JMI -San Diego, CA
Owners Representative -Assistant Project Manager
Petco Park Stadium Project (Home of the San Diego Padres)
OMNI Hotel at Petco Park
San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
Head Coach -SDSU Women's Club Soccer Team
2006 National Champions
2007 National Runner Up
Sea World, San Diego, CA
Animal Trainer -Killer Whales
EDUCATION
San Diego State University
Bachelor of Arts in Economics
UC Irvine
Certificate in Project Management, PMP
Professional Certificate_in Contract Management
San Diego State University
2001-2004
2005-2012
2000-2001
Graduated 2002
Oct 2021-July 2022
*In depth study of intellectual property and licensing, acquisition planning and process, solicitation development, contract
management; additional studies in legal aspects of contracts and proposal writing for department of defense contracts.
PROJECT LIST
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Hotel Projects
Ritz-Carlton Rancho Mirage, CA
Project Manager/ 260 guestrooms, 30 suites, 24,000 sqft spa building
http://www.ritzcarlton.com/ en/Properties/Ra nchoM irage/Default.htm
Ivy Hotel and Night Club, San Diego, CA
Rebranded to the Andaz Hotel
Assistant Project Manager/ $53 MIL
Completion 06/2007
http://www.sandiego.andaz.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp
OMNI Hotel and Metropolitan Condominiums, San Diego, CA
Owners Representative -Assistant Project Manager
513 Guestrooms plus 10 Floors of High End Residential Condominiums
$124 M / Completion 9/2004
http://www.om n i hotels.com/Fin dAHotel/San Diego.aspx
Retail Proiects
Tiffany & Co., Salt Lake City Utah
Project Manager/ Approx. Value $3.5 MIL/ Completion 3/2012
Hermes, Las Vegas, NV
Project Manager/ Approx. Value $SOOK /Completion 11/2011
DoDo, Beverly Hills, CA
Project Manager/ Approx. Value $200K / Completion 09/2011
Tiffany & Co, Las Vegas, NV
Project Manager/ Approx. Value $2.5M/Completion 8/2011
Apple, Valencia, CA
Project Manager/ Approx. Value $2.2M /Completion 7 /2011
Wal-Mart, San Diego and Chula Vista, CA
Project Manager -(4) Store Remodels, addition of grocery
OSHPD
Sharp Grossmont Hospital Reinvestment, La Mesa, CA/ OSHPD
Project Manager/ Approx. Value $42.8M / Completion 09/2009
Misc
Broadway Pier Cruise Ship Terminal, San Diego, CA
Project Manager/ Approx. Value $20.2M / Completion 10/2010
IRVINE COMPANY PROJECT LIST
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 66 of 123
One La Jolla Center, San Diego CA
Construction Manager -Completion June 2015
Ground up 15 Story, 364,000 GSF Class A Office Building, LEED Gold certification
5 level parking structure, 1,225 parking stalls
Terra Bella, Santa Clara, CA
Ground up 1 story (36k sf) and 2 story (49k sf) buildings
and subsequent site work at 1330 and 1400 Terra Bella Ave.
Discovery Business Center Reinvestment, San Diego CA
Centerside Redevelopment, San Diego, CA
Eastgate / Bridge Point Redevelopment, La Jolla, CA
One America Plaza and Trolley Canopy Reinvestment
Market Place Reinvestment, Irvine, CA
Freeway Tech Reinvestment, Irvine, CA
Corporate Business Center Reinvestment, Irvine, CA
Newport Gateway Redevelopment, Newport Beach, CA
Verizon Wireless Campus Reinvestment, Irvine, CA
Palm Court Plaza Reinvestment, Irvine, CA
Irvine Business Center Redevelopment, Irvine, CA
Jamboree Business Center Reinvestment, Irvine, CA
Symphony Towers Parking Garage, San Diego CA
341 Bayside New Pad Building, Tl and Boat Dock, Newport Beach, CA
La Jolla Square Redevelopment Project, La Jolla, CA
Santa Clara Square Retail Parking Structure, Santa Clara, CA
Oak Creek Neighborhood Shopping Center Reinvestment, Irvine, CA
Eastbluff Neighborhood Shopping Center Reinvestment, Newport Beach, CA
Westcliff Redevelopment, Irvine CA
The Bluffs Neighborhood Shopping Center Reinvestment, Newport Beach, CA
Cherry Orchard Center Redevelopment, Sunnyvale, CA
Block 600 Newport Center Drive Reinvestment, Newport Beach, CA
Retail Tenant Coordination Projects
Lucid Motors -Fashion Island
OptumCare -Oak Creek
UPS-Newport Coast
Mayweather Boxing -Newport Coast
Alo Yoga -Fashion Island
Eyesite Optometry -Newport Coast
Exer Urgent Care -University Center
OC Fish Grill -Oak Creek
J San Ramen -Crossroads
$153 M
$25.0M
$2.7M
$1.9M
$4.3M
$4.6M
$1.9 M
$3.6M
$2.8M
$5.6M
$3.2M
$5.0M
$6.lM
$2.3M
$12.4 M
$11.2 M
$6.0M
$16.1 M
$1.2M
$3.5 M
$33.5 M
$4.0M
$5.2M
$3.2M
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Application for Appointment to Fill Vacancy
for Carlsbad City Council District 2
RECEIVED
FEB -2 2023
CITY OF CARLSBAD
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
Applications must be received by Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023 at 5 p.m~
Requirements:
• Citizen of the United States
• Registered voter and resident of City of Carlsbad District 2
• Compl~te Form 700
• Attach a resume or professional biography
Personal Information
Name Date of Birth: ~
Jamie Latiano Jacobs Required for Voter Registration Verification
Home Address I ;istrict Number ✓
City ZIP
Carlsbad 92010
Home Phone Mobile
E-mail
Occupation
Business Owner, Professor & Author
Employer
Gig Talent, LLC
Employer Address
City ZIP
Carlsbad 92008
Work Phone Mobile
Acknowledgements Yes No
I am a resident of the City of Carlsbad District 2. ✓
I am a registered voter in Carlsbad. ✓
I am a Citizens Academy graduate. ✓
I have sufficient time to devote to the responsibility of the position and will attend the required ✓ meeting(s) if I am appointed.
I acknowledge that if appointed I will file necessary documents including a Form 700 Economic ✓ Disclosure Statement (a public record that will be posted on the City's website). I further agree to
attend Ethics Training as required under the Political Reform Act and any other required trainings.
Questions? Please call 442-339-2808 or email clerk@carlsbadca.gov
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I acknowledge that if appointed to fill the District 2 Council seat for a term ending with the
November 2024 election, I will not be eligible to run for that seat in the November 2024 election
per Carlsbad Municipal Code section 2.04.110. I further agree to abide by the provisions of this
code section as it exists at the time of my appointment.
I am aware that this application is a public document.
Please describe your professional experience and relevant experience.
✓
I am a leader and entrepreneur who has led diverse organizations through growth, change, and transformation over multiple decades. Throughout my career, I
have specialized in building excellence in teams and company cultures that inspire employees to contribute, grow, and deliver great work. My experience ranges from fast growing, independent startups to global, Fortune 50 organizations, in an even broader range of industries with companies like Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, Ingersoll-Rand, Ingram Micro, Thales and Renovate America. I am a co-founder of the modern talent collective, Gig Talent, a Carlsbad based,
women-owned business supporting a diverse client base across the United States.
I am the Co-Author of an award winning book, "Designing Exceptional Organizational Cultures" and am fortunate to speak in public and private forums about topics such as leadership, self-development, company culture, wellness, mental health in the workplace, the future of work, and entrepreneurship.
I support the education of up and coming professionals as a Professor at USC's Bovard College Masters in Human Resources Management program. I am trained as a professional certified coach and am certified by the International Coaching Federation. I believe in contributing to the communities around us and have served
on many non-profit and community based boards, committees and organizations including being a past president of the National Human Resources Association and driving workforce development efforts in both San Diego and Orange Counties. I currently serve Carlsbad as a Commissioner on the Historical Preservation Committee and an Alternate on the Growth Management Citizens Committee.
Both personally and professionally, my experience has demonstrated consistency in delivering impact by building authentic relationships and being part of, and leading, healthy, high performing teams that navigate complex challenges and deliver results together.
Please describe your educational background.
I have a Bachelors of Arts in History and Political Science from University of California,
San Diego (UCSD) and an Executive Master's in Business Administration from
Chapman University. I am a certified coach by the Hudson Institute of Coaching and
completed the Leadership Tomorrow program in Orange County which is a nine month
program designed to expand knowledge, empower citizens, and promote community
involvement as you learn about all aspects of the community including history, the arts,
water and utilities, education, health and human services, local government, housing
and transport, justice and public safety and business and community.
Please describe your current or past community involvement, including any service on
boards, commissions or committees, with private or public agencies.
It is part of my personal value system to contribute to and help build the communities I am a part of. Therefore, I have many years of community involvement, including serving on boards, commissions, and committees.
CITY OF CARLSBAD, Historical Preservation Commission, Commissioner, 2022 -Current CITY OF CARLSBAD, Carlsbad Tomorrow Growth Management Citizens Committee, Alternate, 2022-Current
CARLSBAD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Member, 2018-Current
CONSCIOUS CAPITALISM SAN DIEGO, Conscious Culturist Roundtable, 2016-2019
SAN DIEGO WORKFORCE PARTNERSHIP, Workforce Development Board, Secretaryffreasurer of the Board, Audit Committee Chair, Chair Regional Council on Technology, 2016-2019 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HUMAN RESOURCES, 2005-Current
2015-2017 Vice President of Affiliate Relations-West, 2017-2018 National President Elect, 2018-2019 National President, 2019-2020 Immediate Past National President, 2020-2023 Board Advisor 2010-2015 Orange County Affiliate: Board Member, 2012 OC HR Executive of the Year Event Chair, 2012-2013 OC President Elect, 2013-2014 OC President, 2014-2015 OC Past President 2021-2022 Silicon Valley Affiliate, Board Member & VP Membership
WOMEN'S ECONOMIC VENTURES, Thrive Entrepreneurial Business Coach, 2015-2019
SAN DIEGO HUMAN RESOURCES FORUM, 2016 Selection Committee for HR Executive of the Year
INTERNET MARKETING ASSOCIATION, Women's Leadership Group, Founding Member, 2016-2018 CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY, CHAPMAN50 Member, 2016-2018
SAGE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL Site Council Member, 2016-2018
ORANGE COUNTY WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD, Board of Directors, 2012-2014
WORKING WARDROBES, Board of Directors, 2012
LEADERSHIP TOMORROW, Class of 2007
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF TUSTIN, Board of Directors; CFO & Board HR Committee Chair, 2005-2011 CITY·OF ENCINITAS, Job Shadowed wilh Mayor as San Dieguito High School Student, 1994-1995 SAN DIEGUITO HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, District Task Force, Student Representative, 1994-1995
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Please explain why you wish to be appointed to City Council
(attach a separate sheet if needed)
I'm seeking to join our City Council because I want to help navigate the future of our our city, represent my district within Carlsbad, and help preserve Carlsbad's status as
a hidden gem on the Southern California coastline. I am a Carlsbad native and share a deep commitment to Carlsbad's well-being. I believe my professional experience
and my win-win mentality can be a force for good in our community and help navigate the complex issues we face now and will face in the future.
The District 2 representative needs to bring leadership, commitment to Carlsbad, knowledge of the issues, and a balanced perspective. I am committed to Carlsbad and
to making it the best it can be. My family has been based in California since 1977 and we are here for the long term. I have lived in District 2 since 2016 and rny daughter
attended Sage Creek High School and both of our children have attended Mira Costa College. We have found our forever home here. Growing up, I lived in both
Districts 3 and 4. My mom still lives in District 3. This gives me much appreciation of each of the areas of Carlsbad. The quality of life, unique character within the city,
and natural and economic diversity are all things that we value here. We enjoy the treasures of living and working in Carlsbad, including our incredible neighbors,
beaches, lagoons, trails, dog parks, historical sites, and ongoing commitment to economic development. Through the Historical Commission and Growth Management
Committee, I have been learning many of the current priorities within our city and am committed to driving Carlsbad forward while maintaining a deep respect of our roots.
I have worked in many different industries and with companies all over the world. This helped broaden my perspective and helped me see the commonalities while valuing
differences among people and teams. My leadership roles have always required me to strike a balance among the interests of management and employees, or
organizations and individuals. Serving on the Historical Preservation Commission and Growth Management Citizens Committee have provided me valued opportunities to hear directly from our citizens and neighbors about what is important to them, as well as, to ask good questions of City Staff and fellow Committee Members. This
moderate, well-balanced perspective is what will drive me as I vote on candidates and issues, regardless of party affiliation. I bring an open minded perspective and will
also be decisive and action oriented. The opportunity to fill this gap for our District until the next election would be an honor for me to take an active role; first in listening
to our community, and then using my voice and time to make a difference.
Are you related to, employed by, or affiliated in any way with anyone on the City Council or
City of Carlsbad staff members? If yes, please list member name(s).
No,None
What would you like to accomplish as a council person if appointed?
My goal is to support the City's Strategic Plan and work closely with all stakeholders to
ensure that Carlsbad remains a great place to live, work, and raise a family. Achieving
this goal means bringing people together to advocate and find solutions for the City's
biggest issues , championing a diverse community , and supporting Carlsbad's great
libraries, arts, and culture; along with a commitment to ensure the City's ongoing
financial health.
This appointment is an opportunity to be part of bringing our community and decision
makers together, at a time where diplomacy, inquiry, and good decision making are
needed most. During the term of this appointment, the focus would be on
implementation of the Housing Element, effective maintenance of city resources,
including our city owned historical sites, coastal beaches, parks, trails, and open space
areas, and evaluation of and action from the Growth Management Committee
recommendations/reports.
My hope is that together we can create bridges within our community that continue to
move Carlsbad forward while honoring the past, preserving the unique charm and
character of our community, innovating for progress, and standing up for both fiscal
and social responsibilities.
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 70 of 123
Please give examples of using collaboration to become successful.
My career has been built on fostering better collaboration and communication within organizations
and teams.
I practice, and teach others, the Six Tools of Collaboration. They include: 1) Listen, Not Talk, 2)
Practice Empathy, 3) Be Comfortable with Feedback, 4) Lead AND Follow, 5) Speak with Clarity,
and 6) Win-Win Interactions. ·
These practices are what will allow us all to leverage collaboration to be more successful. I
remember specific points within my career of building these skills when I needed to listen more, be
more direct in order to get to clarity and alignment, or to ask better questions and really hear the
another person's perspective and ensure we are not working in assumptions. We see it now on the
Growth Management Citizens Committee, listening to all perspectives, inviting diversity of thought,
working towards consensus and developing a meaningful recommendation and report to the City
Council that represents the input and participation from the community and committee members
alike.
Another example was as the National President of the National Human Resources Association, I
had to lead and partner with our 8 affiliate organizations which all had varying membership
demographics, priorities, financial situations, marketing guidelines and organizational culture.
Working with fellow volunteers to align on shared purpose, vision and values, and build effective
working relationships across the country is something I was proud of.
What are the most pressing issues facing our community and how do you plan to address
them?
Through my many years as a Carlsbad resident and my involvement with our City via the Growth Management
Citizens Committee and Historical Preservation Commission, I continue to learn more about and work towards
balanced solutions for the most pressing issues facing our community.
In Carlsbad today, the issues around infrastructure, traffic safety and multi-modal transportation, sustainability,
affordable housing, maintaining our open spaces, and homelessness are top of mind for many of us. These are
issues that I would focus on as the representative for District 2.
I've taken the Safer Streets Together Pledge and encourage others to do the same. Increasing awareness of traffic
safety is one of the top three things we can do to improve traffic safety, as included in the Safer Streets Plan,
education, engineering and enforcement all will help us keep our families, friends, neighbors, and visitors safe in
Carlsbad.
The City has put significant effort into our 5 Year Strategic Plan. This, along with our Climate Action Plan and
Growth Management Program will help ensure that we are acting on our intentions related to sustainability and
infrastructure. We need to continue to understand changing technologies and best practices so that we evolve our
policies and programs to not only meet the needs we can see today, but be agile and modern enough that they can
adapt to the needs of the future.
We are all facing broader issues around eduction, mental health, access to healthcare and economic challenges,
while these are not the issues the City Council is chartered to solve directly, we also can't ignore the pace of
change and the impact their prevalence has on our residents and community.
We need a balanced perspective to allow us to navigate the complexities and priorities across the board and keep
focus on the most important things. We need builders who can build relationships across our community and
beyond, foster public/private partnerships, and leverage the efforts and resources working on important priorities
throughout San Diego County. This is what I will bring to the City Council. The ability, courage, and commitment
to look at and address important specific topics and also to take a broad view leveraging available resources and
ensuring that decisions are made using critical thinking with a thoughtful, balanced approach.
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 71 of 123
Additional information or comments
Thank you for considering me to join you as part of the City Council and proudly
represent District 2.
Signature
By signing below, I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the
answers provided in this application are true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
First Name: Jamie Last Name: Jacobs
Jam I• e Jacobs Digitally signed by Jamie Jacobs Signature: Date: 2023.02.01 20:28:28 -08'00' Date: 02/01/2023
Signature
Completed applications must be received by the City Clerk's Office no later than Thursday, Feb. 2 at 5
p.m. Once submitted, applications ca~not be amended. Remember that you must answer all questions
on this application, provide a resume or biography and submit a Form 700 to be considered for the
appointment to the City Council District No. 2 office. Incomplete application packages will not be
considered.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Mail or drop off the signed paper copy of your completed application with resume or
professional bio and Form 700 to:
City of Carlsbad
City Clerk's Office
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
(442) 339-2808
Postmarks are not accepted. Applications must be received by the City Clerk's Office by
the due date.
E-mail your completed application.
Sign, date and e-mail the application with your resume or professional bio and Form 700
to: clerk@carlsbadca .gov
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 72 of 123
CALIFORNIA FORM 700 Date Initial Filin g Received
Filing Official Use Only
FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION
I
STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS
COVER PAGE
A PUBLIC DOCUMENT I
Please type or print in ink.
NAME OF FILER (LAST)
Jacobs
1. Office, Agency, or Court
Agency Name (Do not use acronyms)
City of Carlsbad
Division, Board, Department, District, if applicable
Distric 2
(FIRST)
Jamie
Your Position
Council Member
(MIDDLE)
Latiano
► If filing for multiple positions, list below or on an attachment. (Do not use acronyms)
Agency: ____________________ _ Position:-----------------
2. Jurisdiction of Office (Check at least one box)
□state D Judge, Retired Judge, Pro Tern Judge, or Court Commissioner
(Statewide Jurisdiction)
D Multi-County D County of ----------------------------------
[j] City of Carlsbad
3. Type of Statement (Check at least one box)
D Annual: The period covered is January 1, 2022, through
December 31, 2022.
-or-
The period covered is ___J___J ___ _, through
December 31, 2022.
D Assuming Office: Date assumed ___J___J ___ _
0 0 the r ------------------
D Leaving Office: Date Left ___J___J ___ _
(Check one circle.)
D The period covered is January 1, 2022, through the date of
leaving office. -or-
□ The period covered is ___J___J ____ , through
the date of leaving office.
[j] Candidate: Date of Election _____ _ and office sought, if different than Part 1: _______________ _
4. Schedule Summary (required)
Schedules attach ed
► Total number of pages including this cover page: 2
D Schedule A-1 • Investments -schedule attached
[j] Schedule A-2 -Investments -schedule attached
D Schedule B -Rea/ Property -schedule attached
-or-D None -No reportable interests on any schedule
5. Verification
MAILING ADDRESS STREET CITY
(Business or Agency Address Recommended -Public Document)
----
D Schedule C -Income, Loans, & Business Positions -schedule attached
D Schedule D • Income -Gifts -schedule attached
D Schedule E -Income -Gifts -Travel Payments -schedule attached
STATE ZIP CODE
Carlsbad CA 92008
DAYTIME TELEPHONE NUMBER EMAIL ADDRESS
I have used all reasonable diligence in preparing this statement. I have reviewed this statement and to the best of my knowledge the information contained
herein and in any attached schedules is true and complete. I acknowledge this is a public document.
I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.
Date Signed 02/01/2023
(month, day, year)
J · J b Digitally signed by Jamie Jacobs Signature am1e aco S Date:2023,02.0120:29:08-08'00'
(File the originally signed paper statement with your filing official.)
FPPC Form 700 -Cover Page (2022/2023)
advice@fppc.ca.gov • 866-275-3772 • www.fppc.ca.gov
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Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 73 of 123
SCHEDULE A-2
Investments, Income, and Assets
of Business Entities/Trusts
(Ownership Interest is 10% or Greater)
CALIFORNIA FORM 700
FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION
Name
► 1. BUSINESS ENTITY OR TRUST
Gig Talent, LLC
Name
---Address (Business Address Acceptable)
Check one
D Trust, go to 2 ~ Business Entity, complete the box, then go to 2
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THIS BUSINESS
Talent Agency for HR Consultants & Leadership Coachri
FAIR MARKET VALUE IF APPLICABLE, LIST DATE: B $0. $1,999
$2,000 -$10,000 __j__j22 __J__J22.._
0 $10,001 -$100,000 ACQUIRED DISPOSED
0 $100,001 -$1,000,000
[j] Over $1,000,000
NATURE OF INVESTMENT [j] LLC Iii Partnership 0 Sole Proprietorship Other
YOUR BUSINESS POSITION Co-Founder
► 2. IDENTIFY THE GROSS INCOME RECEIVED (INCLUDE YOUR PRO RATA
SHARE OF THE GROSS INCOME TO THE ENTITY/TRUST)
□ $0 -$499 0 $500 -$1,000
□ $1,001 -$10,000
□ $10,001 -$100,000
[j] OVER $100,000
► 3. LIST THE NAME OF EACH REPORTABLE SINGLE SOURCE OF
INCOME OF $10,000 OR MORE (Attach a separate sheet ,r necessary.)
[j] None or D Names listed below
► 4. INVESTMENTS AND INTERESTS IN REAL PROPERTY HELD OR
LEASED BY THE BUSINESS ENTITY OR TRUST
Check one box:
□INVESTMENT 0 REAL PROPERTY
Name of Business Entity, if Investment, Q.[
Assessor's Parcel Number or Street Address of Real Property
Description of Business Activity Q.[
City or Other Precise Location of Real Property
FAIR MARKET VALUE
□ $2,000 -$10,000
□ $10,001 -$100,000
□ $100,001 -$1,000,000 0 Over $1,000,000
· NATURE OF INTEREST 0 Property Ownership/Deed of Trust
IF APPLICABLE, LIST DATE:
__j__j22 __j__j22
ACQUIRED DISPOSED
0 Stock 0 Partnership
0 Leasehold O other
Yrs. remaining
0 Check box if additional schedules reporting investments or real property
are attached
► 1. BUSINESS ENTITY OR TRUST
The Jacobs Companies, dba Pacific Construction
Name
Address (Business Address Acceptable)
Check one
D Trust, go to 2 ~ Business Entity, complete the box, then go to 2
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THIS BUSINESS
Construction
FAIR MARKET VALUE n $0. $1,999
IF APPLICABLE, LIST DATE:
□ $2,000 -$10,000
□ $10,001 -$100,000
[j] $100,0()1 -$1,000,000 0 Over $1 ,000,000
__j__j22
ACQUIRED
__j__j22
DISPOSED
NATURE OF INVESTMENT '■1 s Corporation □ Partnership O Sole Proprietorship ~ Other
Spouse of Owner
YOUR BUSINESS POSITION ---------------
► 2. IDENTIFY THE GROSS INCOME RECEIVED (INCLUDE YOUR PRO RAT
SHARE OF THE GROSS INCOME TO THE ENTITY/TRUST)
□ $0 -$499 0 $500 -$1,000 0 $1,001 -$10,000
Army Navy Academy
[j] $10,001 -$100,000 0 OVER $100,000
► 4. INVESTMENTS AND INTERESTS IN REAL PROPERTY HELD OR
LEASED BY THE BUSINESS ENTITY OR TRUST
Check one box:
0 INVESTMENT 0 REAL PROPERTY
Name of Business Entity, if Investment, Q[
Assessor's Parcel Number or Street Address of Real Property
Description of Business Activity Q.[
City or Other Precise Location of Real Property
FAIR MARKET VALUE
□ $2,000 -$10,000
□ $10,001 -$100,000
□ $100,001 -$1,000,000 D Over $1,000,000
NATURE OF INTEREST 0 Property Ownership/Deed of Trust
IF APPLICABLE, LIST DATE:
__j__/22 __j__f22
ACQUIRED DISPOSED
0 Stock 0 Partnership
0 Leasehold
Yrs. remaining
0 Other
0 Check box if additional schedules reporting investments or real property
are attached
C t No real property held or leased by these entities ommen s: ----------------------------FPPC Form 700 -Schedule A-2 (2022/2023)
advice@fppc.ca.gov • 866-275-3772 • www.fppc.ca.gov
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Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 74 of 123
JAMIE
LATIANO
JACOBS
PROFILE
• Carlsbad Native
• Experienced Business
Executive & Entrepreneur
• Carlsbad Business Owner
• Author & Educator
• Married to Josh ahd
mother of two college
students ( Cambria &
Ethan)
• Dog Mom
VALUES
Integrity
Authenticity
Courage
Community
INTERESTS
Continued Learning
Reading
Travel
Animals
Cooking
EDUCATION
HUDSON INSTITUTE OF COACHING, Hudson Certified Coach
CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY, Executive Masters in Business
Administration
THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, Bachelor of Arts.
Double Majors, History and Political Science
WORK EXPERIENCE
Gig Talent, 2019-Current
Co-Founder
University of Southern California, 2018-Current
Adjunct Associate Professor
High Performanceology, 2018-Current
Co-Founder; Author "Designing Exceptional Organizational Cultures"
Renovate America, 2014-2018
Senior Vice President, People & Culture
Thales, 2013-2014
Vice President, Human Resources
Webster University, 2011 -2015
Adjunct Professor
Ingram Micro, 2007-2013
Senior Director, Human Resources
Director, Human Resources
Senior Manager, Human Resources Compliance and Initiatives
Tait & Associates, 2006-2007
Director, Environmental and Compliance Training
Quantum Corporation, 2005-2006
Human Resources Business Partner
Four Seasons Hotel Newport Beach, 2004-2005
Assistant Director of Human Resources
Ingersoll-Rand, 2002-2004
Human Resources Manager, Center of Innovative Merchandising
Solutions
Regional Human Resources Generalist/Manager, Western Region
Four Seasons Resort Aviara, 1997-2002
Human Resources Manager
Front Office Representative
SKILLS
Busines Partnership and Acumen
Change Management and Organizational Development
Leadership
Organizational Culture
Building High Performing Teams
Expertise in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
Project management and Problem Solving
Mergers, Acquisitions, Integrations and Divestitures
Strategic Planning
Facilitation, Negotiation, Mediation, and Communication
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
City of Carlsbad, Historical Preservation Commission, Commissioner
City of Carlsbad, Growth Management Citizens Committee, Alternate
City of Carlsbad, Leadership Development Coach
National Human Resources Association, Past President & Advisor
San Diego Workforce Partnership, Workforce Development Board
Sage Creek High School, Site Council Member
Orange County Workforce Investment Board, Board of Directors
Boys and Girls Clubs of Tustin, Board of Directors
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 75 of 123
Application for Appointment to Fill Vacancy
for Carlsbad City Cou ncil District 2
RECEIVED
FEB -2 2023
CITY OF CARLSBAD
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
Applications must be received by Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023 at 5 p.m.
Requirements:
• Citizen of the United States
• Registered voter and resident of City of Carlsbad District 2
• Complete Form 700
• Attach a resume or professional biography
Personal Information ----Name Date of Birth: ~ William Fowler Required for Voter Registration Verification
Home Address I ~istrict Nu ~er
City ZIP
Carlsbad 92010
Home Phone Mobile
E-mail
Occupation
Retired
Employer
N/A
Employer Address
City ZIP
Work Phone Mobile
Acknowledgements Yes
I am a resident of the City of Carlsbad District 2. V
I am a registered voter in Carlsbad . V
I am a Citizens Academy graduate. ~ I have sufficient time to devote to the responsibility of the position and will attend the required
meeting(s) if I am appointed.
I acknowledge that if appointed I will file necessary documents including a Form 700 Economic
Disclosure Statement (a public record that will be posted on the City's website). I further agree to V attend Ethics Training as required under the Political Reform Act and any other required trainings.
Questions? Please call 442-339-2808 or email clerk@carlsbadca.gov
No
-
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 76 of 123
I acknowledge that if appointed to fill the District 2 Council seat for a term ending with the
November 2024 election, I will not be eligible to run for that seat in the November 2024 election V per Carlsbad Municipal Code section 2.04.110. I further agree to abide by the provisions of t his
code section as it exists at the time of my appointment.
I am aware that this application is a public document. V
Please describe your professional experience and relevant experience.
My professional experience began as a computer specialist at RAND corporation . I
subsequently pursued a career in technology working at a research institute at UCLA,
as an independent consultant, and UCSD Medical Center -Hillcrest. I recently retired
as a Manager with Accenture, a global consulting company.
My relevant experience is in data analysis and data-driven approaches to corporate
decision making. This experience has proven invaluable to my contribution as a
member of Carlsbad's Traffic Safety and Mobility Commission .
Please describe your educational background.
A.B. Major -International Relations, USC
M.A. International Relations, USC
Ph.D . International Relations, USC
In addition to my International Relations studies, I took classes in Coding and worked
for 2 USC International Relations professors doing computing tasks associated with
research projects.
Please describe your current or past community involvement, including any service on
boards, commissions or committees, with private or public agencies.
I was appointed Commissioner to the Carlsbad Traffic Safety Commission (now named
Traffic and Mobility Safety Commission) in 2018, was re-appointed in 2021.
I am serving on Carlsbad Tomorrow: Growth Management Citizens Committee (alternate)
2022 -2023 which is considering updates to our Growth Managment Plan.
I served on the Grants Committee, Carlsbad Charitable Foundation 2017-2019.
I have been a Community Activist for Seniors since 2019.
In the more distant past, I ran for Carlsbad City Council (2016) and Tri-City Healthcare
Board of Directors (2014 ).
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 77 of 123
Please explain why you wish to be appointed to City Council
(attach a separate sheet if needed)
I have been a 24 year resident and home owner in Carlsbad. I love my life in Carlsbad.
I feel safe in Carlsbad and have enjoyed all that Carlsbad offers to its residents.
Through my experience as a Commissioner on the Traffic and Mobility Commission
and the Growth Management Citizens Committee, I have begun to give back to the
city that I have loved for so many years .
I hope that as a Carlsbad City Councilperson I can increase my contribution to the
good life that the City of Carlsbad provides.
Are you related to, employed by, or affiliated in any way with anyone on the City Council or
City of Carlsbad staff members? If yes, please list member name{s).
I am not re lated to, employed by, or affiliated with anyone of the City Council or City of
Carlsbad staff members.
What would you like to accomplish as a council person if appointed?
Given the 2 year time frame of this appointment, my ability to substantially contribute
to Carlsbad's present and future will be limited.
However, I do think I can help facilitate the City Council's consideration of city
business by dedicating myself to creating and maintaining consensus on the most
important issues facing Carlsbad in the next 2 years.
Like many cities, Carlsbad is facing critical issues in housing and development, traffic
and mobility safety, development of parks and open space, and homelessness. There
are controversial and divisive elements to each of these and other important issues. I
believe that we can work through these issues in a positive way when the City Council
leads with a commitment to cooperation among themselves, close collaboration with
staff in all of Carlsbad's departments and an open and transparent welcoming of public
comment and participation in the city's various processes and projects.
My experience has convinced me that in spite of the difficult and emotional issues that
arise in our City Council's deliberation, we can come together as a team of equals and
find consensus as everyone accepts that they cannot have everything they desire if
overall the effort moves Carlsbad forward.
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 78 of 123
Please give examples of using collaboration to become successful.
The Traffic and Mobility Safety Commission is a shining examples of the way a
deliberative body can integrate citizens demands, staff expertese, and attention from
the City Council to achieve real progress on issues we face.
Many different commissions and departments were at work on Carlsbad's recent
emergency declaration and the Traffic and Mobility Safety Commission carefully
listened to citizen's concerns about traffic safety relating to the increasing number
number of eBikes in Carlsbad and the tragic accidents that had recently occurred.
Our City Council showed true leadership in declaring this emergency and I am proud
of the way the commission supported that leadership by using collaboration to develop
consensus during this challenging time.
What are the most pressing issues facing our community and how do you plan to address
them?
The 4 most important issues are:
Carlsbad must create housing to satisfy state requirements while the state has taken away
many tools Carlsbad traditionally used to manage housing development.
Safety on our streets has become a major issue as our population increases and our use of
eBikes grows even further.
Providing Parks and Open Space equitably throughout Carlsbad's Quadrants and Local
Facilities Management Zones has emerged as Carlsbad reviews its growth management
policies.
Homelessness -Carlsbad and other cities are the front line in the battle against
homelessness, yet enforcing local ordanances is almost the only mechanism to address
homelessness available to us. Carlsbad must partner with San Diego County government
and private social service organizations to help mitigate homelessness. An example of the
later is Carlsbad's own La Posada de Guadalupe Shelter, which provides short-term housing
and case management for homeless men and long-term housing for employed farm workers
in North County. This is supported by Rapid Response Housing Solutions a non-
denominational 501 (C)(3) volunteer group and operated by Catholic Charities Diocese of
San Diego.
As a councilperson, I will address these issues by encouraging collaboration and consensus.
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Additional information or comments
I would be honored to be appointed Carlsbad City Councilmember.
I promise to do the hard work required as a councilmember to listen to District 2
constituents and citizens city-wide while working with other councilmembers, staff, and
stakeholders to address the real world issues that we face in the next 2 years.
I believe we must leave politics at home and make our local government work while
keeping the goals or our community in our hearts and minds.
Signature
By signing below, I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the
answers provided in this application are true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
First Name: l 11 // A,,. A Last Name: v-r ,· ~ row/rsp_
Signature: Date:
Signature
Completed applications must be received by the City Clerk's Office no later than Thursday, Feb. 2 at 5
p.m. Once submitted, applications cannot be amended. Remember that you must answer all questions
on this application, provide a resume or biography and submit a Form 700 to be considered for the
appointment to the City Council District No. 2 office. Incomplete application packages will not be
considered.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Mail or drop off the signed paper copy of your completed application with resume or
professional bio and Form 700 to:
City of Carlsbad
City Clerk's Office
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
(442) 339-2808
Postmarks are not accepted. Applications must be received by the City Clerk's Office by
the due date.
E-mail your completed application.
Sign, date and e-mail the application with your resume or professional bio and Form 700
to: cle rk@carlsbadca.gov
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 80 of 123
CALIFORNIA FORM 700
FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION
STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS
COVER PAGE
Date lnit!ai Filing Received
Filing Official Use Only
A PUBLIC DOCUMENT
Please type or print in ink.
NAME OF FILER (LAST)
William
1. Office, Agency, or Court
Agency Name (Do not use acronyms)
City of Carlsbad
Division, Board, Department, District, if applicable
City Council 'J_
(FIRST)
Fowler
Your Position
Council member
!MIDDLE)
Warner
► If filing for multiple positions, list below or on an attachment. (Do not use acronyms)
Agency: _____________________ _ Position:------------------
2. Jurisdiction of Office (Check at least one box)
_J State
::::J Multi-County
LJ Judge, Retired Judge, Pro Tern Judge, or Court Commissioner
(Statewide Jurisdiction)
------------------County of _________________ _
■ City of Carlsbad
3. Type of Statement (Check at least one box)
■ Annual: The period covered is January 1, 2022, through
December 31, 2022. -or-
The period covered is __ / __ / ____ , through
December 31, 2022.
::::J Assuming Office: Date assumed __ / __ / ___ _
O other -------------------
::::J Leaving Office: Date Left __ / __ / ___ _
(Check one circle.)
D The period covered is January 1, 2022, through the date of
leaving office. -or-
LJ The period covered is __ / __ / ____ , through
the date of leaving office.
~ Candidate: Date of Election ______ _ and office sought, if different than Part 1: _______________ _
4. Schedule Summary (required)
Schedules attached
► Total number of pages including this cover page: i
Schedule A-1 -Investments -schedule attached
Schedule A-2 • Investments -schedule attached
Schedule B • Real Property -schedule attached
-or-■ None -No reportable interests on any schedule
5. Verification
MAILING ADDRESS STREET
{Business or Agency Address Recommended • Public Document)
CITY
LJ Schedule C -Income, Loans, & Business Positions -schedule attached
D Schedule D • Income -Gifts -schedule attached
LJ Schedule E • Income -Gifts -Travel Payments -schedule attached
STATE ZIP CODE
Carlsbad CA 92010
DAYTIME TELEPHONE NUMBER EMAIL ADDRESS
I have used all reasonable diligence in preparing this statement. I have reviewed this statement and to the best of my knowledge the information contained
herein and in any attached schedules is true and complete. I acknowledge this is a public document.
I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoin~ true and correct.
Date Signed 2--'"2---2 p
---------,--(m-on"th-, d,,..ay,-, y....,ea..,.r)~----
1 A , . 17 1 " (/4,,, ~ ~
Signature __ v_l/--c"'~~.....,.......,.....,....---Q __ '71 __ V'\.__ ____ _
(File the originally signed paper statement with your filing official.)
FPPC Form 700 -Cover Page (2022/2023)
advice@fppc.ca.gov • 866-275-3772 • www.fppc.ca.gov
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Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 81 of 123
Professional Biography of William Fowler
Education:
My formal higher education includes Bachelor, Masters, and Ph.D. degrees
in International Relations at the University of Southern California. As an
undergraduate, I took a number of computer science courses and became
a proficient programmer. I used this skill as a graduate student to work for
Professors in International Relations doing computer work related to
research projects.
Employment:
I began working at RAND Corporation as a Programmer Analyst and
subsequently worked at UCLA Crump Institute for Medical Engineering
(Director of Computing), UCSD Medical Center at Hillcrest (Data Engineer),
Convera (Sales Engineer), Search Technologies (Consultant) and
Accenture (Manager).
I also taught classes at several Community Colleges and worked as an
independent consultant.
I retired in 2020.
Community:
I worked as a Poll Inspector for the San Diego County Registrar of Voters
for the 2022 election. I have been politically active as an advocate for
various issues important to Seniors in North San Diego County since 2019.
I volunteered for the Grants Committee of the Carlsbad Charitable
Foundation (2017 -2019). I ran for Carlsbad City Council (2016) and Tri-
City Healthcare Board of Directors (2014 ).
Carlsbad:
I was appointed Commissioner, Carlsbad Traffic and Mobility Safety
Commission serving from 2018 to Present. I am also serving on the
Carlsbad Tomorrow: Growth Management Citizens Committee (appointed
as an alternate, 2022)
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 82 of 123
Application for Appointment to Fill Vacancy
for Carlsbad City Council District 2
Applications must be received by Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023 at 5 p.m.
Requirements:
• Citizen of the United States
• Registered voter and resident of City of Carlsbad District 2
• Complete Form 700
• Attach a resume or professional biography
Personal Information
Name Date of Birth: Cb() Tiffa ny Weber Required for Voter Registration Verification
Home Address I 2istri/umber
City ZIP
Carlsbad 92008-4606
Home Phone Mobile
E-mail
Occupation
Former small business owner, board member of two charities
Employer
Noncurrently
Employer Address
City ZIP
Work Phone Mobile
Acknowledgements Yes
I am a resident of the City of Carlsbad District 2. ✓
I am a registered voter in Carlsbad . ✓
I am a Citizens Academy graduate.
I have sufficient time to devote to the responsibility of the position and will attend the required ✓ meeting(s) if I am appointed.
I acknowledge that if appointed I will file necessary documents including a Form 700 Economic ✓ Disclosure Statement (a public record that will be posted on the City's website). I further agree to
attend Ethics Training as required under the Political Reform Act and any other required trainings.
Questions? Please call 442-339-2808 or email clerk@carlsbadca.gov
No
✓
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 83 of 123
I acknowledge that if appointed to fill the District 2 Council seat for a term ending with the
November 2024 election, I will not be eligible to run for that seat in the November 2024 election ✓
per Carlsbad Municipal Code section 2.04.110. I further agree to abide by the provisions of this
code section as it exists at the time of my appointment.
I am aware that this application is a public document.
Please describe your professional experience and relevant experience.
I have a diverse backround. Early in my professional career, I traveled extensivly,
working trade shows and corperate events in my industry. I qualified technical leads,
spoke to groups of professionals, planned events, worked with quality control and
customer satisfaction. I also lived overseas for three years, in Hong Kong. I studied
acting when I returned from overseas and participated in community theater.I moved
to Carlsbad in 2004 and raised two chidren here, while running a small business. My
business experience helped me to pay attention to detail, manage my time, meet
people's needs, and be professional and trustworthy.
Please describe your educational background.
I attended two years of Miami University in Ohio, then was transfered overseas to
Hong Kong and never finished my degree. I also studied theater when I returned at
Urvine Valley College and studied acting under Darryl Hickman, at Debbie Renolds
school in Hollywood, CA.
Please describe your current or past community involvement, including any service on
boards, commissions or committees, with private or public agencies.
I have been invoved in many children's charities, because the youth are our future and healthy
beginnings lead to healthy lives. I serve as a board member for Pairings Prevail, a Human Trafficking
charity, that host wine pairing events at local restaurants in San Diego County and raises awareness/
educates people. We are not currently active. I trained to mentor human traffick victims with a local
charity, called Hidden Treasures. I attend meetings in San Diego, hosted by Summer Stephan and
others to stay educated on Human trafficking and the local charities, serving our community to combat
this issue. I served on the Board of an Orphanage in Tecate Mexico, Casa Milagro. I volunteered with
them for around 8 years, unfortunatly after 35 years, Covid caused them to go out of business. I was a
CASA for abused neglected and dependant children, in the state of Ohio. I went to Africa with Heart for
Africa, to plant gardens for people with AIDS, through NCCC. I also attended two, "Not For Sale"
conferences and David Batstone advised my friend and I on the charity she founded. I raised my sons
in Carlsbad, and served on the PTA and was involved with local sports organiztions, like Pop Warner
and Boys and Girls club basketball, etc.
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Please explain why you wish to be appointed to City Council
(attach a separate sheet if needed)
I feel passionate about Carlsbad. We have a thriving community and a city to be proud
of, with citizens that are very active in making Carlsbad a cut above. I have the time
and financial recources, to serve the council. I want to represent my community and
serve the people. We went through an intense experience, a world pandemic, which
cost me my small business and divided our community, in ways that made me
concerned. I would like to help facilitate a time of healing and rebuilding. A time to
come together, embrace our differences and thrive as a diverse and gifted comminity.
Are you related to, employed by, or affiliated in any way with anyone on the City Council or
City of Carlsbad staff members? If yes, please list member name(s).
No. I am not affiliated with anyone on the City Council or City of Carlsbad. My sons
went through the Carlsbad Leadership Academy, through Sage Creek and Carlsbad
High. My son RJ got to interview former Mayor, Matt Hall, through that excellent
program.
What would you like to accomplish as a council person if appointed?
My husband and I have lived in Carlsbad for almost 20 years. I have raised 3 sons and a foster son here. Carlsbad
is an amazing town, from the beaches, to the business parks, from Old Carlsbad to Poinsettia Park, from Lola's in
the Village to Polo's Steakhouse. My family and I have enjoyed the best that Carlsbad has to offer and are very
appreciative for our time here.
I have a love for the city and the people that I've come to know and be friends with over the many years. My
primary agenda is to help ensure that the Carlsbad that my family and I knew is passed on to the next generation,
so they too can enjoy what we enjoyed.
I also want to be accomodating to the new residents that are coming to live here. The city needs to find ways to
continue to accomodate growth in housing that fit in with the community charter and allows for the growth we know
is coming. I want to be part of developing and implementing these growth needs.
Wealso have people who live here who are disabled or addicted or homeless or all of the above. I dont want to
simply move those people out of sight, but I have a deep concern and desire to try and find help for them. As the
mother of an alcoholic I appreciate that the home less we see on the streets are someone's loved one. I have
concern for all, but understand there are limitations as to what can be done. The ideal for me would be tci find a way
to give folks a hand-up and less of a handout.
Lastly, Carlsbad schools and open spaces make this a special and unique city. As council woman I want to be part
of any boards or committees where I can impact these key initiatives.
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Please give examples of using collaboration to become successful.
In my charity work, I learned to partner with corporations for community improvement.
In 2005, I secured a $5000 grant from Life Technologies (lnvitrogen) for Carlsbad
Unified School District, including $500 that was earmarked for Kelly School where my
two children were attending.
This grant was renewed every until Life Technologies was sold to ThermoFisher in
2013. .
What are the most pressing issues facing our community and how do you plan to address
them?
The most pressing issues are ensuring adequate affordable housing for the people
that want to live. ·
The next most pressing issue is ensuring adequate funding for schools, emergency
services, social programs, all while maintaining reasonable taxes and being fiscally
responsible.
The last important agenda item I am concerned with is making sure the business
community is encouraged and able to grow and hire employees.
I have a unique perspective that I want to bring to the council.
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Additional information or comments
Signature
By signing below, I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the
answers provided in this application are true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
First Name: Tiffany Last Name: Weber
Signature:
Signature
~0ZZJ'e&a/ i ~ j Date: 02/02/23
Completed applications must be received by the City Clerk's Office no later than Thursday, Feb. 2 at 5
p.m. Once submitted, applications cannot be amended. Remember that you must answer all questions
on this application, provide a resume or biography and submit a P-orm 700 to be considered for the
appointment to the City Council District No. 2 office. Incomplete application packages will not be
considered.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Mail or drop off the signed paper copy of your completed application with resume or
professional bio and Form 700 to:
City of Carlsbad
City Clerk's Office
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
(442) 339-2808
Postmarks are not accepted. Applications must be received by the City Clerk's Office by
the due date.
E-mail your completed application.
Sign, date and e-mail the application with your resume or professional bio and Form 700
to: clerk@carlsbadca.gov
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 87 of 123
CALIFORNIA FORM 700
FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION
STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS
COVER PAGE
Date Initial Filing Received
Filing Official Use Only
A PUBLIC DOCUMENT
Please type or print in ink.
NAME OF FILER (LAST)
Weber
1. Office, Agency, or Court
Agency Name (Do not use acronyms)
City of Carlsbad
Division, Board, Department, District, if applicable
District 2
(FIRST)
Tiffany
Your Position
(MIDDLE)
Marie
Appointed Council Woman
► If filing for multiple positions, list below or on an attachment. (Do not use acronyms)
Agency: ____________________ _ Position:-----------------
2. Jurisdiction of Office (Check at least one box)
□State D Judge, Retired Judge, Pro Tern Judge, or Court Commissioner
(Statewide Jurisdiction)
D County of D Multi-County ----------------------------------
[j] City of Carlsbad
3. Type of Statement (Check at least one box)
D Annual: The period covered is January 1, 2022, through
December 31, 2022.
-or-
The period covered is __J__J ___ ~ through
December 31, 2022.
Ii] Assuming Office: Date assumed ~~ 2023
0 0 the r ------------------
D Leaving Office: Date Left __J__J ___ _
(Check one circle.)
D The period covered is January 1, 2022, through the date of
leaving office. -or-
□ The period covered is __J__J ___ ~ through
the date of leaving office.
D Candidate: Date of Election _____ _ and office sought, if different than Part 1: _______________ _
4. Schedule Summary (required)
Schedules attached
► Total number of pages including this cover page: 3
Ii] Schedule A-1 • Investments -schedule attached
D Schedule A-2 • Investments -schedule attached
D Schedule B • Real Property -schedule attached
-or-D None -No reportable interests on any schedule
5. Verification
MAILING ADDRESS STREET CITY
(Business or Agency Address Recommended -Public Document)
----
Ii] Schedule C • Income, Loans, & Business Positions -schedule attached
D Schedule D • Income -Gifts -schedule attached
D Schedule E • Income -Gifts -Travel Payments -schedule attached
STATE ZIP CODE
Carlsbad CA 92008-4606
DAYTIME TELEPHONE NUMBER EMAIL ADDRE_SS
I have used all reasonable diligence in preparing this statement. I have reviewed this statement and to the best of my knowledge the information contained
herein and in any attached schedules is true and complete. I acknowledge this is a public document.
I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.
Date Signed February 2nd, 2023
(month, day, year) Signature --~~~~uu, J.:-ng-offi~c~ial.~J ---
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SCHEDULE A-1
Investments CALIFORNIA FORM 700
FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION
Stocks, Bonds, and Other Interests Name
(Ownership Interest is Less Than 10%)
Investments must be itemized.
Do not attach brokerage or financial statements. ------------------------...... -------------------------► NAME OF BUSINESS ENTITY
lnfinera Corporation
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THIS BUSINESS
Publicly traded company, held for investment
FAIR MARKET VALUE
□ $2,000 -$10,000
[j] $100,001 -$1,000,000
NATURE OF INVESTMENT
□ $10,001 -$100,000
D Over $1,000,000
[j] Stock D Other
(Describe) D Partnership D Income Received of $0 -$499 0 Income Received of $500 or More (Report on Schedule C)
IF APPLICABLE, LIST DATE:
__J__J'l:1_
ACQUIRED
__J__J22_
DISPOSED
► NAME OF BUSINESS ENTITY
Fidelity 401 (K)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THIS BUSINESS
basket of various stocks
FAIR MARKET VALUE
□ $2,000 -$10,000
[j] $100,001 -$1,000,000
□ $10,001 -$100,000
D Over $1,000,000
NATURE OF INVESTMENT Retirement account D Stock [j] Other
(Describe) D Partnership D Income Received of $0 -$499
D Income Received of $500 or More (Report on Schedule CJ
IF APPLICABLE, LIST DATE:
__j__J2:}._
ACQUIRED
__J__J22_
DISPOSED
► NAME OF BUSINESS ENTITY
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THIS BUSINESS
FAIR MARKET VALUE
□ $2,000 -$10,000
□ $100,001 -$1,000,000
NATURE OF INVESTMENT
□ $10,001 -$100,000
D Over $1,000,000
D Stock D Other
(Describe) D Partnership D Income Received of $0 -$499 D Income Received of $500 or More (Report on Schedule C)
IF APPLICABLE, LIST DATE:
__J__J2:}._
ACQUIRED
Comments:
__J__J22_
DISPOSED
► NAME OF BUSINESS ENTITY
Neurocrine Biosciences Inc
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THIS BUSINESS
Publicly traded pharma Co, employs spouse
FAIR MARKET VALUE
□ $2,000 -$10,000
[j] $100:001 -$1 ,000,000
□ $10,001 -$100,000
D Over $1,000,000
NATURE OF INVESTMENT
[j] Stock D Other -------------(Describe) D Partnership D Income Received of $0 -$499 D Income Received of $500 or More (Report on $chedule C)
IF APPLICABLE, LIST DATE:
__J__J'l:1_
ACQUIRED
__J__J'l:1_
DISPOSED
► NAME OF BUSINESS ENTITY
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THIS BUSINESS
FAIR MARKET VALUE
□ $2,000 -$10,000
□ $100,001 -$1,000,000
NATURE OF INVESTMENT
□ $10,001 -$100,000
D Over $1,000,000
D Stock D Other ____________ _
(Describe) D Partnership D Income Received of $0 -$499 D Income Received of $500 or More (Report on Schedule C)
IF APPLICABLE, LIST DATE:
__J__J22_
ACQUIRED
__J__J'l:1_
DISPOSED
► NAME OF BUSINESS ENTITY
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THIS BUSINESS
FAIR MARKET VALUE
□ $2,000 -$10,000
□ $100,001 -$1,000,000
□ $10,001 -$100,000
D Over $1,000,000
NATURE OF INVESTMENT
D Stock D Other ------,,.==------cDescribej
D Partnership D Income Received of $0 -$499 D Income Received of $500 or More (Report on Schedule C)
IF APPLICABLE, LIST DATE:
__J__J'l:1_
ACQUIRED
__J__J'l:1_
DISPOSED
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SCHEDULE C
Income, Loans, & Business
Positions
CALIFORNIA FORM 700
FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION
Name
(Other than Gifts and Travel Payments)
► 1. INCOME RECEIVED ► 1. INCOME RECEIVED
NAME OF SOURCE OF INCOME
Neurocrine BioSciences Inc
ADDRESS (Business Address Acceptable)
BUSINESS ACTIVITY, IF ANY, OF SOURCE
Spouses salary
YOUR BUSINESS POSITION
Spouses position
GROSS INCOME RECEIVED
□ $500 -$1 ,000
□ $10,001 -$100,000
D No Income -Business Position Only
0 $1,001 -$10,000
[ij OVER $100,000
CONSIDERATION FOR WHICH INCOME WAS RECEIVED
[ii Salary O Spouse's or registered domestic partner's income
(For self-employed use Schedule A-2.)
D Partnership (Less than 10% ownership. For 10% or greater use
Schedule A-2.)
0 Sale of --------------------(Real property, car, boat, etc.)
0 Loan repayment
D Commission or D Rental Income, list each source of $10,000 or more
(Describe)
[ii Other 1/2 spouse salary per form instructions
(Describe)
NAME OF SOURCE OF INCOME
ADDRESS (Business Address Acceptable)
BUSINESS ACTIVITY, IF ANY, OF SOURCE
YOUR BUSINESS POSITION
GROSS INCOME RECEIVED
□ $500 -$1,000
□ $1 0,001 -$100,000
D No Income -Business Position Only
0 $1 ,001 -
$
10,000
0 OVER $100,000
CONSIDERATION FOR WHICH INCOME WAS RECEIVED
0 Salary O Spouse's or registered domestic partner's income
(For self-employed use Schedule A-2 .)
D Partnership (Less than 10% ownership. For 10% or greater use
Schedule A-2.)
0 Sale of
(Real property, car, boat, etc.)
0 Loan repayment
D Commission or D Rental Income, list each source of $10,000 or more
(Describe)
0 Other ___________________ _
(Describe)
► 2. LOANS RECEIVED OR OUTSTANDING DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD
* You are not required to report loans from a commercial lending institution, or any indebtedness created as part of
a retail installment or credit card transaction, made in the lender's regular course of business on terms available
to members of the public without regard to your official status. Personal loans and loans received not in a lender's
regular course of business must be disclosed as follows:
NAME OF LENDER*
ADDRESS (Business Address Acceptable)
BUSINESS ACTIVITY, IF ANY, OF LENDER
HIGHEST BALANCE DURING REPORTING PERIOD
□ $500 -$1,000
□ $1,001 -$10,000
□ $10,001 -$100,000
0 OVER $100,000
Comments:
INTEREST RATE TERM (Months/Years)
____ % ONone
SECURITY FOR LOAN
0 None D Personal residence
0 Real Property _________________ _
Street address
City
0 Guarantor __________________ _
0 Other ___________________ _
(Describe)
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Tiffany Weber
Carlsbad, CA 92008
My name is Tiffany Weber. I have lived in Carlsbad nearly 20 years. I
have raised my family here and experienced the best the town has to
offer.
Carlsbad has given my children a wonderful foundation and now I want
to give back. I am honest, hardworking, positive, enthusiastic, a team
player and passionate about people.
I want to support our community to continue to thrive by serving our
local businesses and citizens.
I feel uniquely qualified as a mother, wife, friend and longtime resident
of Carlsbad. As a recent empty nester who's closed down her business,
I have the time and desire to serve.
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-057
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, APPOINTING ONE APPLICANT TO FILL THE DISTRICT 2 CITY
COUNCIL VACANCY TO BE EFFECTIVE AT THE TIME THE OATH OF OFFICE IS
ADMINISTERED FOR A TERM ENDING WITH THE NOVEMBER 2024 ELECTION
WHEREAS, Council Member Keith Blackburn forfeited his District 2 City Council seat on Dec. 13,
2022, upon his being sworn into another elective public office; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, declared the existence of a City
Council District 2 vacancy at the Jan. 10, 2023, City Council meeting and gave direction to fill the seat
by appointment; and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk's Office received 8 applications by the close of the application period
on Feb. 2, 2023, at 5 p.m.; and
WHEREAS, following applicant interviews at the Feb. 15, 2023, City Council meeting and City
Council deliberations, the City Council wishes to make an appointment to fill the District 2 City Council
vacancy.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as
follows:
1.That the above recitations are true and correct.
2.That the following Carlsbad resident is appointed to fill the District 2 City Council vacancy
to be effective at the time the Oath of Office is administered for a term ending with the
November 2024 election:
Carolyn Luna
Exhibit 2
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 91 of 123
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad on the 15th day of February, 2023, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Burkholder.
None.
None.
None.
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 92 of 123
Exhibit 3 RESOLUTION NO. .
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, CALLING FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION ON TUESDAY, NOV. 7, 2023,
FOR THE ELECTION OF A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER – DISTRICT 2 FOR A TERM
ENDING NOVEMBER 2024 AS REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE LAWS
OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA RELATING TO CHARTER CITIES
WHEREAS, under the provisions of the laws related to charter cities in the State of California, a
special election may be held on Nov. 7, 2023, for the purpose of electing one City Council Member to
represent District 2.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as
follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
2. That pursuant to the requirements of the laws of the State of California relating to
charter cities, there is called and ordered to be held in the City of Carlsbad, California,
on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, a special election for the purpose of electing one Council
Member from District 2 for a term ending in November 2024.
3. That the ballots to be used at the election shall be in form and content as required by
law.
4. That the City Clerk’s Office is authorized, instructed and directed to coordinate with the
County of San Diego Registrar of Voters to procure and furnish any and all official ballots,
notices, printed matter and all supplies, equipment and paraphernalia that may be
necessary in order to properly and lawfully conduct the election.
5. That the polls for the election shall be open at seven o’clock a.m. of the day of the
election and shall remain open continuously from that time until eight o’clock p.m. of
the same day when the polls shall be closed, pursuant to California Elections Code
Section 10242, except as provided in California Elections Code Section 14401.
6. That in all particulars not recited in this resolution, the election shall be held and
conducted as provided by law for holding municipal elections.
7. That notice of the time and place of holding the election is given and the City Clerk’s
Office is authorized, instructed and directed to give further or additional notice of the
election, in the time, form and manner as required by law.
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8. That in the event of a tie vote (if any two or more persons receive an equal vote and the
highest numbers of votes for an office) as certified by the County of San Diego Registrar
of Voters, the City Council, in accordance with California Elections Code Section 15651
shall conduct a special runoff election to resolve the tie vote and such special runoff
election is to be held on a Tuesday not less than 40 days nor more than 125 days after
the administrative or judicial certification of the election which resulted in a tie vote.
9. That the City Clerk Services Manager shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
resolution.
10. That the City Council authorizes the City Clerk Services Manager to administer said
election and all reasonable and actual election expenses shall be paid by the City upon
presentation of a properly submitted bill.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad on the __ day of ________, 2023, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
______________________________________
KEITH BLACKBURN, Mayor
______________________________________
SHERRY FREISINGER, City Clerk
(SEAL)
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 94 of 123
Exhibit 4 RESOLUTION NO. .
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING CONSOLIDATION SERVICES FROM THE SAN
DIEGO COUNTY REGISTRAR OF VOTERS FOR THE NOV. 7, 2023, SPECIAL
ELECTION
WHEREAS, under the provisions of the laws related to charter cities in the State of California, a
special election shall be held on Nov. 7, 2023, for the purpose of electing one City Council Member to
represent District 2; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with California Elections Code Section 1000, the special election must
be held on Nov. 7, 2023.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as
follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
2. That pursuant to the requirements of California Elections Code Section 10403, the Board
of Supervisors of the County of San Diego is requested to consent and agree to the
consolidation of a special election on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, for the purpose of electing
one Council Member from District 2 for a term ending in November 2024.
3. That the Registrar of Voters Office of the County of San Diego is authorized to canvass
the returns of the special election. The special election shall be held in all respects as if
there were only one election, and only one form of ballot shall be used.
4. That the Board of Supervisors is requested to issue instructions to the Registrar of Voters
Office to take any and all steps necessary for the holding of the consolidated election.
5. That the City of Carlsbad recognizes that additional costs will be incurred by the County
by reason of this consolidation and agrees to reimburse the County for any costs.
6. That the City Clerk Services Manager is directed to file a certified copy of this resolution
with the Board of Supervisors and the Registrar of Voters Office of the County of San
Diego.
7. That the City Clerk Services Manager shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
resolution.
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 95 of 123
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad on the __ day of ________, 2023, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
______________________________________
KEITH BLACKBURN, Mayor
______________________________________
SHERRY FREISINGER, City Clerk
(SEAL)
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 96 of 123
Exhibit 5 RESOLUTION NO. .
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE
OFFICE PERTAINING TO CANDIDATES’ STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE
VOTERS AT THE SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD
ON TUESDAY, NOV. 7, 2023
WHEREAS, California Elections Code Section 13307 provides that the governing body of any
local agency adopt regulations pertaining to materials prepared by any candidate for a municipal
election, including costs of the candidates’ statements.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as
follows:
1. The above recitations are true and correct.
2. GENERAL PROVISIONS. Pursuant to California Elections Code Section 13307, each
candidate for elective office to be voted for at the special election to be held in the City
of Carlsbad on Nov. 7, 2023, may prepare a candidate’s statement on an appropriate
form provided by the City Clerk’s Office. The statement may include the name, age and
occupation of the candidate and a brief description of no more than 200 words of the
candidate’s education and qualifications expressed by the candidate’s own self. The
statement shall not include any party affiliation of the candidate, nor membership or
activity in partisan political organizations. The statement shall be filed in typewritten
form in the City Clerk’s Office at the time the candidate’s nomination papers are filed.
The statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing
nomination papers and until 5 p.m. of the next working day after the close of the
nomination period.
3. FOREIGN LANGUAGE POLICY
a. Pursuant to the Federal Voting Rights Act, each candidate’s statement will be
translated into all languages required by the Registrar of Voters Office of the County
of San Diego. The County is required to translate candidate’s statements into the
following languages: Spanish, Vietnamese, Filipino and Chinese.
b. All translations shall be provided by professionally certified translators.
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c. The Registrar of Voters Office will print and mail separate sample ballots and
candidates’ statements in Spanish, Vietnamese, Filipino and Chinese to only those
voters who are in the County voter file as having requested a sample ballot in a
particular language. The Registrar of Voters Office will make the sample ballots and
candidates’ statements in the required languages available at all polling locations,
on the County’s website and in the Election Official’s office.
4. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS. No candidate will be permitted to include additional materials
in the sample ballot package.
5. PAYMENT. The City Clerk Services Manager shall estimate the total cost of printing,
handling, translating as specified, and mailing the candidates’ statements filed pursuant
to the California Elections Code, including costs incurred as a result of complying with
the Federal Voting Rights Act and require each candidate filing a statement to pay in
advance the candidate’s estimated pro rata share of $1,000 as a condition of having the
candidate’s statement included in the voter’s pamphlet. The estimated amount is an
approximation of the actual cost that varies from one election to another election and
may be significantly more or less than estimated, depending on the actual number of
candidates filing statements and the number of registered voters in the city.
Accordingly, the City Clerk Services Manager is not bound by the estimate and may, on
a pro rata basis, bill the candidate for additional actual expenses or refund any excess
paid depending on the final actual cost.
6. Each candidate shall pay a $25 fee at the time the nomination papers are filed in the
City Clerk’s Office. The City Clerk’s Office shall provide each candidate, or the candidate’s
representative, a copy of this resolution at the time nominating petitions are issued.
7. This resolution shall apply only to the election to be held on Nov. 7, 2023.
8. The City Clerk Services Manager is directed to file a certified copy of this resolution with
the Registrar of Voters Office of the County of San Diego.
Feb. 15, 2023 Item #1 Page 98 of 123
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad on the __ day of ________, 2023, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
______________________________________
KEITH BLACKBURN, Mayor
______________________________________
SHERRY FREISINGER, City Clerk
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Shirley Cole <shirley.cole@sbcglobal.net>
Saturday, January 14, 2023 1:13 PM
To: City Clerk
Subject: District 2 Council Member Appointment
I reside in District 1, so if I am not eligible to submit topics for the Council to determine appropriate questions, then just discard my suggestions. However, my
areas listed are relevant to all of the City of Carlsbad.
Some of the areas important to determine if the candidates are aligned with Carlsbad vision are in regards to:
-Outstanding character worthy of the public trust
-Ability to disagree confidently and respectfully
-Bike and Pedestrian friendly mobility/transportation uses
-Expanding use of parks and recreation facilities
-Car park for homeless
-Elections requiring 50%+ of votes either through run off or ranked order.
-Promoting areas to combat climate change (drought tolerant landscaping, more auto EV stations, home solar electricity, etc.)
-Maintaining our democracy (separation of church and state)
Thank you for opportunity to give input.
Shirley Cole
1252 Basswood Avenue
Carlsbad, CA. 92008
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Lynda Daniels <1ynda6367@yahoo.com>
Tuesday, January 17, 2023 4:06 PM
City Clerk
Environment question for February 15 meeting
If appointed to the city council please tell me your plans to help electrify the city of Carlsbad.
Thank you
Lynda Daniels
4547 Picadilly Ct
Carlsbad
760-542-6631
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Don Christiansen <donaldchristiansen@gmail.com>
Wednesday, January 18, 2023 6:39 PM
City Clerk
District 2---Proposed Question for appointee to Council seat
Carlsbad's Community Vision Statement reads:
SUSTAINABILITY---"Build on the city's sustainability initiatives to emerge
as a leader in green development and sustainability. Pursue
public/private partnerships, particularly on sustainable water, energy,
recycling and foods."
How would you lead on the above issues?
All the best,
Don Christiansen
Decentralized Renewable Energy Advocate
3715 Longview Dr, Carlsbad, CA 92010
760-802-0552
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Dear City of Carlsbad Clerk,
Lela Panagides <lpanagides@gmail.com>
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 2:51 PM
City Clerk
Question for D2 Candidate
Here is my question for the D2 applicant:
Since 2009, when the Carlsbad Community Vision was established, residents have reported that one of their top
priorities is to preserve natural, open space. In 2019, the City conducted a resident survey and, again, with an average
rating of 8.45 out of 10, 'preserving natural, open space' was the most important issue for residents. District 2 has the
majority of Carlsbad's natural, open space. Specifically, as the D2 Cauncilmember, what policies will you put forward
and support ta preserve natural, open space?
Thank you,
Lela Panagides
D2 Resident
Source: 2019 Resident Research: City of Carlsbad Community Priorities, author, Kristina Ray, Communications Director
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Friday, January 27, 2023 12:41 PM
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Topics for Applicants
I would like to know how the Applicant feels -RE: Palomar Airport expansion and impacts on surrounding
neighborhoods, i.e. Noise abatement, flight path, air and light pollution.
Thank You!
Paul Gray
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Lizzy Martinez <eaparkman@gmail.com>
Sunday, January 29, 2023 11 :09 AM
City Clerk
District 2 topic: empty buildings due to the pandemic
Hello! While we're not residents of District 2 (currently live in Oceanside zip code 92056, so we're across the road from
District 1), my husband works in District 2. I used to work in District 2, but my employer closed our massive company
building due to 95% of us could work from home, and the 5% were relocated or had to seek employment eelsewhere.
This is the topic I would like the candidates to address: how many large corporate buildings sit empty in District 2 due to
the large shift to work at home vs work from the office that has happened over the past 3 years? And with that number
of buildings, how many of them could be converted to live work housing, become small retail offices sharing one
building, and/or torn down to become housing locations?
Lizzy
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Joubin Rahimi <jrahimi@gmail.com>.
Sunday, January 29, 2023 7:20 PM
City Clerk
Joubin Rahimi
Questions for City Council
What are we doing about increasing our man power in the police department. Have only 8 officers on duty patrolling
this city is not enough,
We have had an increase in break ins and its unacceptable.
Were sitting targets.
Regards,
Joubin Rahimi, J.D.
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Mary Hassing <mehassing@gmail.com>
Monday, January 30, 2023 11 :20 AM
City Clerk
Question for District 2 candidates
Please direct this question to candidates for the District 2 city council seat:
"Carlsbad faces several environmental issues. Is there one that you would work to tackle first and how would you
begin?"
Thank you,
Mary Hassing
2679 Regent Road
Carlsbad, CA 92010
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Monday, January 30, 2023 3:53 PM
City Clerk
Topic for District 2 Applicants: Rezoning
Rezoning has been a fiery issue that councilmembers have had to deal with recently. For example,
hundreds of neighbors in and around Aviara banded together to prevent Site 13 from being added as a
potential rezone-site in our updated Housing Element. Where do you stand on upzoning -specifically
in terms of potential rezoning efforts along Poinsettia? Do you side with current residents wishing for
R-4 to remain R4 ... or do you believe that affordable housing (aka: allowing apartments to be built
where single family homes were approved) is more important?
Additionally, do you live too close to Site 13 for your vote to be counted? In other words, would you be
re uired b law to recuse ourself from this vote?
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Kathleen Steindlberger <kathyandan@yahoo.com>
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 1 :16 PM
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District 2 Council Person Questions
To persons applying to serve as D2 City Council Representative:
1). One of the most important responsibilities city officials have is guiding the physical
growth of their community through local planning. Land use planning has far reaching
impacts for the general health, safety, and welfare of residents. What is your
understanding of a General Plan?
2). Carlsbad is a coastal city with portions of its' boundaries located in the coastal zone.
The Coastal Act of 1976 gives the Coastal Commission permitting authority for
properties in the coastal zone to determine conformance with the Coastal Act. The City
of Carlsbad is awaiting approval from the Coastal Commission to update their Local
Coastal Plan. Please explain your understanding of the role of the Local Coastal Plan in
planning Carlsbad's future development along the coast?
3) Carlsbad residents, when asked in polls, rate small beach town character as one of
the things they most love about Carlsbad. What is your vision for Carlsbad in the next
20 years?
Thank you,
Kathleen Steindlberger
3479 Corvallis Street
Carlsbad, CA 92010
District 2
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Tony Bona <tonybonafide@gmail.com >
Thursday, February 2, 2023 6:25 AM
City Clerk; Sheila Cobian; Melanie Burkholder; Keith Blackburn
Questions for D2 candidate
Hello - I didnt see anywhere on the website to submit questions for the D2 candidates, however, please consider these:
1. What are your thoughts on a per mileage fee/tax/charge of up to .OS per mile driven?
Thoughts/concerns/ideas?
2. Please share your thoughts on the current weighted voting system that is used by SAN DAG
3. What are your thoughts on the disproportionate amount of low-income/ special housing in District 1. What will you
do to make sure that District 2 has its share of this type of housing?
4 .. What are your thoughts on spending tens of millions of dollars on a park at Ponto?
5. What new and innovative ideas do you have to help solve the homeless challenges in Carlsbad?
Thank you,
Anthony Bona
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Dear City Clerk,
D Lech <dilech@ymail.com>
Sunday, February 5, 2023 12:53 PM
City Clerk
District 2 topics/questions for applicants of council seat
Please include my questions below for the applicants being considered for the District 2 Council
Member seat:
Do you oppose or support recent housing legislation which effectively eliminates single
family housing statewide and allows construction of multi-family units in our already
established (R-1) single family zoned neighborhoods, thereby destroying existing
community character and quality of life of long~time homeowners and residents in
District 2?
Do you oppose or support vacant commercial buildings near public transportation
being repurposed for affordable housing?
Thank you .
D. Lech
District 2 Homeowner, Voter, Taxpayer
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Applicant Interview Question for District 2 Appointment
Sustainability is part of Carlsbad's Community Vision Statement. What do you believe are the major issues of concern for
our environment?
Mike McMahon
2645 Sutter Street
Carlsbad, CA, 92010
District 2
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Ip <harmony1893@yahoo.com>
Wednesday, February 8, 2023 3:10 PM
City Clerk
Applicant Interview Questions for District 2 seat
Please accept my following questions to be included for the District 2 Council Member
applicants' interviews. I am a resident and voter of District 2.
1)What will you do to convince SAN DAG to complete the freeway interchange from
State Route 78 West to Interstate 5 South so we can decrease the number of cars
traveling through Carlsbad neighborhoods during the morning and evening rush hours?This is one of the 15 projects still not completed that were already approved by voters
and we have been paying for since 2004 via a one-half cent tax. Tax payers will be
paying for this until 2048. However, SANDAG has broken its promise and decided not to
move forward with the project as we continue to pay for it. What will you do about it?
2)Do you oppose or support the $.04-$.05 mileage tax (supported by 2 other Carlsbad
Council Members, including our City's unelected SANDAG rep) for more public
transportation that will benefit the 3% of the total County population that use it?
Thank you.
L.Persico
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Dear Council,
Vickey Syage <vickey.syage@gmail.com >
Thursday, February 2, 2023 1 :04 PM
Council Internet Email; Keith Blackburn; Teresa Acosta; Priya Bhat-Patel; Melanie
Burkholder; City Clerk
Thomas Powers -D2 City Council Applicant
2023 -02-02 Public Facebook Comments by Thomas Powers.pdf
After perusing the applications for the D2 City Council seat, one name popped out at me (not in a good way), for posts I had
seen on Facebook over the past couple of years.
That person is Thomas Powers. I don't know Mr. Powers personally, but his very public posts were alarming -misogynistic,
anti-semitic, calling for lynching of public officials, public name calling and ridicule of Council Members Schumacher, Acosta
and Bhat-Patel; ridiculing the physical appearance of former Mayor Hall, accusing the City of Carlsbad being "owned" by the
"Jewish Mafia", and accusing former Mayor Hall and former Councilmember Packard of being faces to organized crime, to
name a few. There were many more, but this sampling should be enough to warrant not appointing Mr. Powers to the dais as
a Carlsbad City Council Member.
The most alarming comment to me was in response to the Covid mask mandate from a Face book post in June 2020 -"This is
Nazi 85. Time to get a rope and string our politicians up!" Th is comment is not the behavior or the belief system I would
expect from a representative of Carlsbad, where I believe the majority of us respect each other, even if we have opposing
political views.
Based upon his several year span of public postings -up to and including Nov 2022 election commentary of Council members -
current and past -and candidates, I strongly believe it would be detrimental to the City of Carlsbad and its residents to have
Mr. Powers on the City Council. Please see the attached file for a sample of his public musings.
Thank you for your consideration.
Respectfully,
Vickey Syage
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Public Facebook Comments by Thomas Powers
Re: Brian Higgins -D2 Candidate in 2020 -September 2020
Thomas Powers
Let's face it this is the next mayor of Carlsbad because he looks "Carlsbad". All
Carlsbad kids look like that when they are young! At least I did but I didn't have a
Cowboy Hat (He looks like Taylor Knox). Let's face it you don't have to be a rocket
scientist to run Carlsbad. Just do what the La Costa "Kosher Nostra" tells you
what to do and don't get man tits like Matt Hall! I don't think a women will ever be
Carlsbad mayor because they don't have real tits! (smile). Truth be told the entire
City Council's combined intellect could not lite a 25 watt light bulb! Which is a
good thing because how much damage can these morons do? I am voting for
Brian because he has a pick-up truck and a bird-dog! (smile)
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Shawn Maxfield
Thomas Powers kosher nostra WTF is that referring to?
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Thomas Powers
Read Supermob by Gus Russo. If you want to get the real deal on La Costa
read The Hoffa Wars by Dan Moldea.
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Re: SDSU Suspending 14 Fraternities -Nov, 2019
Thomas Powers
This is nothing more than a feminist plot to get rid of men's secret societies on
campuses across the country. Harvard was the first to do this though their first
female president Drew Faust. SDSU now has a women president and she is
pulling the same crap!
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Becky Green Sackin
Wow, really??? Maybe you should familiarize yourself with all the student
deaths just this weekend (all males I believe) WSU, ASU, Cal Poly SLO &
USC.
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Thomas Powers
Why don't we then do away with women sororities? I seriously doubt you
would know all the places these deaths have happened in the last week
unless you have skin in the game. Harvard President Drew Faust is actually
on record stating emphatically that the reason she tried to do away with
Harvard fraternities was to destroy the "Good Old Boys Club" at the source
like "Yale Skull and Bones". Both Fraternities and Sororities should be
abolished but not for the reason you have stated. Both are cults.
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Becky Green Sackin
I have no skin in the game. Just sad of all the tragic news. Honestly, I never
hear or read of any stories of good work/deeds from the Greek System. I
guess I need to familiarize myself with that.
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Thomas Powers
Progressive oversight turns these young people into mindless "tokens" to
do big brother's bidding. Was the current SDSU Latina president a member
of a sorority? Why is there such a surge in minority pledging. Just read who
has been members of Yale's "Skull & Bones" Society and you will have your
answer.
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Comment on a Post from Council Member Schumacher about the BLM March March -Jan 2021
Thomas Powers
Aren't you in enough trouble! STFU!!!
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Thomas Powers
Great Larry!
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Reply to Thomas Powers ...
Response to CA State Mask Mandate -June 2020
Thomas Powers
This is Nazi BS! Time to get a rope and string our politicians up!
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Comments on a Post regarding the City of Carlsbad COVID response -Jan 2021
Thomas Powers
For 20 years I have been telling my fellow Carlsbad residents to wake up to the
voter fraud that was destroying our City and State!!! You never did. How dare our
City Council treat us like fools, idiots and sycophants! Carlsbad needs to initiate a
recall of Cori Schumacher, Mike Levin and Governor Newsom. I have searched
high an low for a place in Carlsbad where I could sign a petition to recall Governor
Newsom. To my knowledge no place exists? The La Costa Jacobins have closed
down our churches, schools, restaurants and libraries (all the places where we
gather) to stop this recall effort. You don't even have tables at the supermarkets. I
would be willing to set up a site where we could recall our corrupt politicians. I am
in the arts, technology and one of the "original" Carlsbad Kids (1963). It is time to
take back our city and our state from the La Costa Jacobins/Oligarchs. Who is
with me???
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been In CA government 16 years -·1 supporting Gov Brown. Here is
,' what we've accomplished: r !ilghest poverty rate In US at 20%
~ Highest state Income tax In the US
~ 2nd Highest Gas Tax In US r 1.3 Trillion State Debt
HI hest homeless population In US
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Continuation of Comments on Carlsbad's Covid Response -Jan 2021
Thomas Powers
Wake Up Carlsbad before it is too late. We can save our community from the Evil
Empire. Time start now!
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Response to a FB post about a PAAC vote to support an expansion of Palomar Airport -Oct
2021
Thomas Powers
The "City of Carlsbad" no longer cares what it citizenry thinks! Since 1964 they
have been owned by the "Chicago Outfit" (Jewish Mafia). The citizens of
Carlsbad have just become an annoyance to the Mob. For the last 50 years we
have been governed by the likes of Moe Dalitz and stooges (Matt Hall/Mark
Packard) who are nothing more than "Faces" for organized crime. Wake up
Carlsbad! It is way too late to save our city but not too late to reap the rewards of
your indifference. The only problem is that I also have to suffer for your
complacency and ignorance. I have lived in Carlsbad since 1962. I have watched
you slowly destroy my town through your greed. Please save your hypocrisy for
the next town you destroy! -I
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Response to Mike Curtain's Mayoral Candidacy Run -Oct 2022
Thomas Powers
Did he just say the "D" word? Yikes not another Mike Levin!
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Carlsbad cares
Thomas Powers -Far from it.
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Thomas Powers
I grew up in Democratic politics. I started at the age of 4 working for JFK.
My uncle was a North Carolina "Kingmaker" and delivered the State to
JFK/LBJ in 1960 (picture). I worked in the Clinton Administration in the
1990's until Ron Klain took a "Bowmaster" to me (smile). Mike might be a
"Kennedy" Democrat now but when he gets into power the La Costa Boyz
are going to make him an offer he can't refuse. If he does, he might end up
like the Kennedy's, Harry Reid and now Paul Pelosi? Did you see where
someone broke into Pelosi's SF home (got by his security?) an attacked
poor Paul with a "Bowmaster"! Paul is in the hospital and is lucky he didn't
lose an eye like Harry Reid! (smile)
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Comments About Carlsbad City Council Elections -Nov 2022
Thomas Powers
Sam Ward is a "one issue" candidate: "Abortion" (Planned Parenthood) which
means he is owned by the Moe Dalitz' "Boyz" (La Costa/New Haifa "Outfit"). It is
a cornerstone of their religion (Talmud). I am sure it will go over "Big Time" with
the Catholic (St. Pat's) Barrio (smile). Can you name a truly "Great" Women
political leader in Carlsbad or anywhere else? How about the 45-day PM of Great
Britain, Nancy Pelosi or Kamala Harris? Tracy would have been just another "Cori"
or the other "token" women "Carpetbaggers" (Let's not forget Farah Douglas,
smile) who resigned because Matt & Cori were mean to them (politics is not for
sissy's). Councilwomen Patel is principally responsible for our new waste disposal
"Outfit" (Republic). How is that working out? (smile). DeeDee is the right "PC
flavor of the month" She is a Latina! But that is not why you should vote for her. It-
is because she is "Old Carlsbad". I have known her family since 1962. They are
Indigenous Cultural Icons like Tony Mata in Carlsbad and have been an integral
part of District One for almost 100 years. I have known DeeDee since she was a
little girl, and she is one of our "Golden Children" (We are "rare birds" these days
in the "land of foreign nationals"). Old Carlsbad has DeeDee's back and believe
me no one will mess with her or Ofie and Connie will take them out! (smile) Vote
for DeeDee! District One needs her love and big heart!
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Howard Krausz
Thomas Powers Application to Fill Carlsbad CC Dist. 2
It has been brought to our attention that Thomas Powers put on his resume that he served on the
Board of North County Advocates. We cannot find any record of his ever having done so, and
there is no Letter of Resignation in our records. I founded the group, and we were incorporated as
a nonprofit 501 C3 organization with a board on Sept. 15, 2009. We have no memory of him .
He may have gone to preliminary informational meetings in the neighborhood, but that would not
make him a member of our board.
Sincerely,
Patricia Bleha, president, North County Advocates
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D2 vacancy application from Thomas Powers
Dear Carlsbad City Council members and Mayor,
I recently reviewed the applications for the District 2 council seat vacancy and wanted to apprise you of at least one
irregularly in the stated accomplishments of Thomas Powers.
He wrote that he was a co-creator of Carlsbad Community Gardens Collaborative (CCGC). As a CCGC board member for
the last 10 years, I was surprised since I had never heard of him.
Upon talking to current and past board members, the best they could recollect was that he might have attended one or
two meetings with the city on the topic of community gardens well before CCGC was actually formed. He was not a
founding board member and I think he's misrepresenting himself as a co-creator of our group.
Respectfully yours,
Paige DeCino
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I just perused your email about the vacant council seat. I am an artist, actor, art professor and poet. I don't sit on the same
rock as the other 7 candidates (smile). I am also Irish so affording me only 4 minutes to speak is inhumane (smile). Unlike
the other 7 candidates my accomplishments are like pieces of my artwork. They were created through my intuitive
intelligence. I teach through project-based learning. I can relate one of my projects to every question asked in section 6.
But not in 2 minutes. Therefore, I have provided Faviola with both a paper and digital CV (attachment). I would
respectfully ask that you share them with the Mayor and the Council Members. After reading their bio's I placed a support
document that they could directly relate too. For example: Council Member Burkholder worked for the Secret Service. In
the 1990's I worked on a teleconferencing project based out ofthe Clinton White House which was overseen by WH Chief
of Staff Erskine Bowles. My server system was smuggled into China by current WH Chief of Staff Ron Klain. My
Interchange server system was used on the first Presidential Town Hall Teleconference in 1999. My Interchange server
system is now Huawei (Long Story). When I tried to stop it through Sen Jesse Helms, Ron Klain destroyed my career. The
reason I am relating this story is that I have worked on a Globalist Scale just like Council Member Burkholder. Carlsbad
future challenges will be on this Globalist Scale.
Respectfully,
Thomas Mark Powers, MFA (Tommy)
760-805-8457
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From: THOMAS POWERS <blkmtn56@att.net>
To: Faviola Medina <faviola.medina@carlsbadca.gov>
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2023, at 01 :30:44 PM PST
Subject: Fw: Deliverables for the Duke
Good afternoon, Faviola,
I am respectfully submitting a digital CV for the: Application for Appointment to fill Vacancy for Carlsbad City
Council District 2. As I told you in-person, I was a "Theatre Publicist". The enclosed attachments are what is known as a
digital "Press Package" that you can forward to local media. If you need anything else, please do not h.esitate to contact
me. I can support all my claims. If you can find the Citizens Academy Graduation video (04/2003) it has Mayor Bud
Lewis presenting me with my own block and gavel in front of Matt Hall! (smile). I have constructed this CV so it can be
directly sent to media.
Respectfully,
Thomas Mark Powers, MFA (Tommy)
760-805-8457
blkmtn56@att.net
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From: Geoff Rielly <geoffrey.rielly@gmail.com>
To: THOMAS POWERS <blkmtn56@att.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at 11 :58:40 AM PST
Subject: Deliverables for the Duke
Tommy,
Below are the links for Rhett. Please let me know if any other materials are required:
The TIGG Flipbook:
http:/ /on line. mob issue. com/bqlf/ctnU
The Future of Our State:
https:/ /online. fl iphtml5. com/qcymUpcjv/? 1585437653655#p= 1
The North Carolina Superhighway Flipbook:
https://mobissue.com/bqlf/gkdm
Corning Optical -Training the Fiber Optic Workforce (2022):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJFZK94IACk
How Fiber Will Speed Up North Carolina's Internet (2022):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DIKVVY5NbA
. Black Mountain Production's Teleconference (March 17, 1997):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNwtoeFd4sA
Geoff
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Camp Pendleton's oceanographers once predicted surf
conditions for a beach in Hawaii. After the amphibious landings .
o·n that beach, the breaker men received the forecast's confirmation:
''No difficulty for tractors or boats. Your forecast was perfect!11
BREAKER MEN (cont.)
maps, two of the men can predict what
the beach conditions will be tomorrow,
or the next day, or whenever.
An' that ain't all! Give them a few
more minutes and another closetful of
technical data, and they'll forecast surf
conditions for any beach in the Pacific!
The four Marines operate the Corps'
only surf and weather station. It's one
of three in the entire Naval service.
Officially, the station deals with both
surf and weather conditions. There's a
roof cluttered with such exotically
named machines as the hygrotherrno-
graph. There are daily, monthly and
annual weather reports. And there are
file cabinets full of climatological sur-
veys.
But the station's main emphasis is
not on weather. It's biggest responsi-
bility comes pounding onto the nearby
beach every 15 seconds or so ; the surf.
Why the emphasis on surf?
Because those rolls of water yoµ dive
into, ride on top of, or sit on the beach
and watch-depending on your athletic
inclination-are potential killers.
Take the case of the 20-ton concrete
block which was lifted vertically by
waves to a height of 12 feet and de-
posited four feet, 10 inches above the
high water mark at the entrance of the
Amsterdam Harbor canal.
Now take into consideration three or-
ganizations operating less than a mile
from the surf and weather station.
There's the 3d Amphib1ous Tractor
Bn., whose L VTP's filled with First
Divvy infMtrymen, are consistently
churning onto the beaches.
There's the Tracked Vehicle Opera-
tor's School, where Marines are learning
how to manipulate landing craft
through the surf.
And there's the Tracked Vehicle Test
and Experimental Unit, the outfit which
experiments with new or modified land-
ing craft. ·
Surf and beach conditions are im-
portant to these organizations. It's un-
comfortable inside a capsized amtrac.
Then, too, there are, at varying times,
-recon boats riding ashore, scientists
studying oceanographic conditions, fin-
footed Scuba divers, high-booted surf
fishermen and bare-footed waders wand-
ering around the beaches. Not to men-
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William Powers and Sgt G. C. Kirkland.
tion · enthusiasts of a sport which
threatens to replace umpire booing in
Southern Cal . . . the youngsters with
the surf board kick.
All these people are interested in
beach and surf conditions. All of them
have business with the four breaker
men.
Let's meet the four, then try to de-
cipher the technical world they live in.
MSgt William Powers; a slightly
balding, sensitive-featured pipe smoker
with a scholar's vocabulary. He is, in-
deed, a scholar and spends a great deal
of time researching through knee-high
mounds of books. In the Corps since
the age of 18, he's spent most of his
time in aerography. Three years ago,
he became interested in oceanography
and began studying. Today, he's an
expert. He's chief honcho of the surf
and weather station.
Sgt G. C. Kirkland; intense, efficient
and endowed with a mind sharper than
the edge of a new dollar bill. He first
enlisted in 1954, has been in one school
or another practically ever since. He
was an aviation ordnanceman, then
asked to be retrained in aerography.
Like his boss, he added oceanography
to his interests three years ago. He and
MSgt Powers are the only two at the
station experienced enough to forecast
beach conditions.
Cpl Keith Jones (Freeman K., but
he prefers Keith); slightly built with a
deceptively youthful appearance. Talk-
ing to him, a person wonders how so
much knowledge could be crammed
into so few years. He's beeri in the
Corps since 1958 and the surf and
weather station is his first billet. But
be was prepared for it. Before enlisting,
he spent two years working in ocean-
ography and meteorology, Was in the
Pacific with United States Weather
Bureau and Coast and Geodetic Survey
teams.
PFC James Strong; solidly built,
quiet and dependable. He was the out-
standing recruit in his platoon and,
later, graduated third in an aerography
class at Lakehurst, N. J. He's been at
the surf and weather station less then a
year, but, being surrounded by other
bright, young men, he's progressed
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Black Mountain Productions
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Dear Mr . Powers:
Thank you for your recent letter regarding Black
Mountain Productions' OPEN EYES : Interactive Distance
Education Project . I appreciate you bringing your
grant application to my ·attention.
I have contacted the appropriate officials of the
United States Department of Education . I have
requested their careful attention and consideration of
your request .
Again, thank you for contacting my office . Should
you have any questions , please do not hesitate to
contact Mrs . Alice McCall in my Raleigh office at
(919)856-4630 .
With kindest regards.
Sincerely,
JESSE HELMS:am
From: City Clerk
Subject: FW: Applicant Interviews for District 2 City Council Member Vacancy
From: Tiffany Weber <Tippy23@me.com>
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2023 8:48 AM
To: Tammy Cloud-McMinn <Tammy.McMinn@carlsbadca.gov>
Subject: Re: Applicant Interviews for District 2 City Council Member Vacancy
Dear Tammy Cloud-McMinn,
Such a pretty name! I regretfully have to withdraw my application for City Council, in district 2., because I will be in
Italy on Feb 15, 2023. I had hoped I could video tape my statement to the counsel but I see the interview must take
place in person. Please remove my application from the public website, since I no longer qualify to participate. Thank
you for this opportunity and I will hold up in my prayers, the counsel members and the 7 applicants. I send my very best
regards to the current counsel members and my heartfelt best wishes to the candidates and whoever will be our new
appointee.
Thank you again,
Tiffany Weber
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On Feb 9, 2023, at 5:12 PM, Tammy Cloud-McMinn <Tammy.McMinn@carlsbadca.gov> wrote:
Good Afternoon,
As an applicant for the District 2 City Council Member vacancy, we are reaching
out to provide you with the next steps in the application process.
Interviews with the City Council will be conducted in person at the Special City
Council Meeting to be held on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, at 3 p.m. in the City
Council Chamber at City Hall, 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008.
You may find additional information including the applicant interview and
appointment procedure in the staff report at the link below:
https://www.carlsbadca.gov/city-hall/meetings-agendas/-folder-678
Attached please also find topics submitted by residents for your consideration in
preparation of your remarks.
Please do not hesitate to reach out should you have any questions.
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Kind regards,
Tammy~
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City of Carlsbad
1200 Carlsbad Village Dr.
Carlsbad, CA 92008
www.carlsbadca.gov
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F: 760-720-6917
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Dear City Council Members:
carlsbadresidentd2 <carlsbadresidentd2@protonmail.com>
Friday, February 10, 2023 3:01 PM
Council Internet Email; Keith Blackburn; Melanie Burkholder; Priya Bhat-Patel; Teresa
Acosta
City Clerk; Eric Lardy; Planning; alicialafferty@yahoo.com; wck@sandwich.net; William
Kamenjarin; rmeenes@csusm.edu; rmeenes@rochester.rr.com; Peter Merz; Joseph Stine;
Traffic; Nathan Schmidt; peter.kohl@alltell.net; pakohl@aol.com; enewlands@aol.com;
enewlands@msn.com; edwardnewlands@gmail.com; cyclovet11@yahoo.com;
dproulx@gpresorts.com; jcoelho@irvinecompany.com; info@gogigtalent.com;
jjacobs@gogigtalent.com; steve.p@coastnewsgroup.com; philip.diehl@utsandiego.com;
hello@northcoastcurrent.com; news@northcoastcurrent.com;
scott.lewis@voiceofsandiego.org; andrew.keatts@voiceofsandiego.org;
andrea.lopez@voiceofsandiego.org; erica.connell@voiceofsandiego.org;
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lisa.halverstadt@voiceofsandiego.org; will.huntsberry@voiceofsandiego.org;
tigist.layne@voiceofsandiego.org; jesse.marx@voiceofsandiego.org;
jakob.mcwhinney@voiceofsandiego.org; ashley.rodriguez@voiceofsandiego.org;
kristina.houck@patch.com; Brandon.Dawson@sierraclub.org; cnelsen@surfrider.org;
info@surfrider.org; beachpres@surfridersd.org; media@surfrider.org;
info@northcountyadvocates.com; dwelty2076@earthlink.net; dandd2@peoplepc.com;
eyecare@hiddenvalleyeye.com; hkrausz@gmail.com; mitch@surfridersd.org
Carlsbad's Vacant District 2 seat
I am writing you as a concerned resident of the City of Carlsbad. I want to make you aware that one of the
applicants for appointment as City Council Member, District 2, is Josh Coelho, a real estate developer from the
Irvine Company. This company operates three planned apartment communities in the City of Carlsbad --and
· undoubtedly has plans for more development in the City.
We cannot have a representative of one of the largest real estate developers in the world sitting as a City Council
member in our City --especially without a vote of the people. This would be a horrible conflict of interest and
something that should be avoided at all costs.
Please choose one of the other qualified candidates and not a real estate developer as our next City Council
member. Do not appoint developer Josh Coelho to the council.
Thank you.
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Office of the City Clerk
P: 442-339-5989
From: THOMAS POWERS <blkmtn56@att.net>
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2023 1:16 PM
To: Faviola Medina <Faviola.Medina@carlsbadca.gov>
Subject: Fw: Applicant Interviews for District 2 City Council Member Vacancy
Good afternoon, Faviola,
This matter needs to be attended to immediately! Tammy is out of the office. You might need some police officers in the
Council Chamber on the 15th? (smile)
Respectfully,
Thomas Mark Powers, MFA
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From: THOMAS POWERS <blkmtn56@att.net>
To: Tammy Cloud-McMinn <tammy.mcminn@carlsbadca.gov>
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2023 at 11 :20:09 AM PST
Subject: Re: Applicant Interviews for District 2 City Council Member Vacancy
Good morning, Tammy,
Over the weekend a scurrilous hit piece about me appeared on the Carlsbad City website. It was nothing but lies and
comments taken out of context. I was called everything in the book. This garbage has no place on a city website. Please
remove it immediately.
Since applying for the vacant council seat, I have been called a liar, threatened and denied by someone I considered a
friend . Her post appeared in the hit piece. She lives in La Costa. Now I have been defamed by this hit piece. For the past
10 years I have been writing a book about Rancho La Costa and the Mob (Moe Dalitz/Jimmy Hoffa). The enclosed
attachment is a presentation I gave before the California Coastal Commission last year. The person who appears to be
behind this is a council candidate?
Respectfully,
Thomas Mark Powers, MFA
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On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 05:12:06 PM PST, Tammy Cloud-McMinn <tammy.mcminn@carlsbadca.gov> wrote:
Good Afternoon,
As an applicant for the District 2 City Council Member vacancy, we are reaching out to
provide you with the next steps in the application process.
Interviews with the City Council will be conducted in person at the Special City Council
Meeting to be held on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, at 3 p.m. in the City Council
Chamber at City Hall, 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008.
You may find additional information including the applicant interview and appointment
procedure in the staff report at the link below:
https://www.carlsbadca.gov/city-ha I I/meeti ngs-agendas/-folder-678
Attached please also find topics submitted by residents for your consideration in
preparation of your remarks.
Please do not hesitate to reach out should you have any questions.
Kind regards,
Tammy~
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Carlsbad
Tamara McMinn, CPMC, CMG
Senior Deputy City Clerk
City of Carlsbad
1200 Carlsbad Village Dr.
Carlsbad, CA 92008
http://www.carlsbadca.gov
P: 442-339-2953
F: 760-720-6917
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Paradise Sold: Specific Plan
Thomas Mark Powers, MF A
Carlsbad, California
"Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven."-Paradise Lost
My father was an oceanographer/meteorologist at UCSD/SIO in the early 1960's. In 1963 SIO
Director Walter Munk asked my father (CWO-4 W.H. Powers, USMC) to use his government
connections (JFK personally put my father on detached duty to SIO in 1962) to secure a Camp
Mathews' parcel ofland to house the incoming UCSD Jewish professors. Dr. Munk was born
into a Jewish-Austrian Banking Family (UBS), the same year Austrian artist Gustave Klimt
painted a portrait of his aunt (Maria Munk). Although Dr. Munk was considered the "Einstein of
the Oceans" he really was the UCSD Liaison for the UBS Bank/Chicago Outfit (Ashkenazi
bankers) This was necessary because there was an anti-Semitic/Jewish Outfit Covenant in La
Jolla in 1963. In 1964, upon Camp Mathews' closure (BRAC), my father successfully secured a
parcel which now includes Torrey Pines Golf Course and Scripps Research Institute both
properties are still owned by Moe Dalitz's daughter. The parcel became known as "La Jolla
Farms" and Irwin Jacobs was one of the UCSD professors to be provided with a home. For the
last 70 years Irwin Molasky, Allard Roen, Mervyn Adelson and Moe Dalitz (Chicago Outfit)
have used the UC/CSU systems and BRAC military bases to obtain access to public land for
their Las Vegas-based Paradise Development company (La Costa). In 1959 they used the
creation of UC Irvine to obtain Irvine Ranch property from Myford Irvine (1,000 acres) who
committed suicide two days after signing over the UCI property to Irwin Molasky for a dollar.
They have also placed an elementary school on the Great Park property (MCAS El Toro) in
Irvine so they could change the zoning ordinance to allow for residential development on land
that was zoned for agriculture (Japanese Nisei Truck Farms).
Since 1964 the Chicago Outfit has owned the San Diego Mayor, City Council and School Board
through a succession of "Clean Faces" (Often in the guise of White Women proxies). Clean
Faces now come in three shades of Brown. The term Clean Faces in Outfit vernacular is a
gentile/goy who will sell out his or her own ethnic group for "Jewish Privilege" (Kamala Harris,
Nancy Pelosi, Sara Jacobs). In the coming years Outfit developers like Lennar and the Toll
Brothers will be using San Diego High School, which illegally sits on Balboa Park property, to
access 12 acres of land that was turned over by the City to the SDUSD for a planned elementary
school. At that time the property was rezoned for residential development. The SDUSD has the
option to sell the property for an estimated $14 million. This would open the southwestern
portion of Camp Elliott/Balboa Park to residential development. The Outfit's "Brown Faces"
fronting for this profit skimming operation will be San Diego Unified School Board President
Richard Barrera and Mayor Todd Gloria. Their role will be to oversee the public meetings which
will be dominated by the Outfit's proxies. These Faces will shut down all opposing viewpoints
by barricading, interrupting and being thoroughly obnoxious. If San Diego High School is
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allowed to stay on public property it will become the new "Jamboree Road" for the
"privatization" of Balboa Park.
Since 2010, Qualcomm co-founder Irwin Jacobs' has tried to turn Balboa Park (Plaza de
Panama) into another Chicago Outfit privatized 800 space paid-parking garage (Golden Gate
Park Concourse Authority). Jacob's mentor was the late Warren Hellman (UCSD chancellor/UC
president Robert Dynes' father-in-law) who gained access/control of Golden Gate Park (GGP)
through the construction of the de Young Museum's 800 space paid-parking garage (Music
Concourse Community Partnership/Prop J). The current weekend paid-parking-rate at the GGP
Music Concourse Garage is $6.00 per hour (max $33.00) multiply those times 800 spaces over
10 hours (7 am -7 pm) and Mr. Jacob's underground parking garage becomes a gold mine! The
garage would also change the zoning ordinance an open the park to commercial development.
Another SB9/10 project is located at the 10.2-acre Oceanside Transit Center. In 2020 the NCTD
Executive Director Matt Tucker awarded an exclusive (no other bidder) agreement to the Toll
Brothers for the construction of 500 apartments or condominiums along with offices, retail
shops, a hotel and parking garage ("gold mine"). Other Transit Center sites in Carlsbad and
Escondido will also be considered in the coming years through no bid contracts.
On March 27, 2012, Frank McCourt was forced to sell the Los Angeles Dodgers to the
Guggenheim Partners because of his divorce settlement with Jamie Luskin ($131 million
settlement, largest in California History). Jamie is second only to Nancy Pelosi as being the
biggest "Mafia Princess" to ever come out of Baltimore. Later, just like Irvine Mayor Larry
Agran, Jamie would try to get back some of the $2 billion the Chicago Outfit paid for the team
by re-litigating her divorce settlement. The only thing Frank McCourt retained in the "Dodger
Deal" was the Chavez Ravine parking lot. World Series and NL Playoff parking can go as high
as $185 dollars. These are the same Mobsters that initiated the forced eviction of the Chavez
Ravine neighborhood in 1959. I could show you photographs of Mexican Americans being
unlawfully arrested that would exemplify the evil that men do for money and power (Ephesians
6:12).
For the past 30 years, I have successfully stopped the "Outfit" from destroying numerous
California's historical icons. Please also remember that the $45 million that Irwin Jacobs offered
to launch Plaza de Panama is "Outfit" money (10% "gift"/ 90% revenue bonds). Just like
Lennar's promised $240 million "gift" to build the Orange County Great Park, their "gift" has
now gone back into their pockets after they secured the desired MCAS El Toro/BRAC "pastoral
zones" for their residential housing and business park master plan. They also secured El Tom's
"sheltered estuary" to create a "wilderness" bulwark for Donald Bren's (chairman and sole
owner of the Irvine Company) mansion in Newport Beach. In 1940 this wilderness bulwark was
mostly made up of Japanese Nisei Truck Farms (attachment) which were confiscated by the
Office of Alien Property (FDR Administration) in 1942. Lennar was founded in 1956 by
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Leonard Miller and Arnold Rosen (Leonard and Arnold combined) and underwritten by Meyer
Lansky ("Outfit's Accountant"). The Toll Brother's father, Albert, owned an Atlantic City
Casino (Caesar's Atlantic City) until he was indicted for racketeering. Strangely enough Donald
Trump owned Albert Toll's "bad paper" on the property.
The city of Irvine has been developing the Great Park since 1997. Orange County taxpayers
ponied-up over $1 billion dollars to build the park and the city oflrvine, through mayor Larry
Agran, sold the entire MCAS El Toro base to Lennar (they were the only bidder), the company
deeded about 40% of the land--which includes the most heavily contaminated parcels--to Irvine
for the Great Park. (The Navy has estimated it will cost about $300 million to decontaminate
this Superfund site). After 20 years in the planning stage, the Great Park Scam consists of only a
Balloon Ride and Carousel which they obtained for $10,000 from an Irvine shopping center. The
amount of taxpayer money that has been laundered through the "Great Park skimming operation"
is incalculable.
The man who perpetrated the Great Park skim was Michael Ellzey who also worked for Warren
Hellman as president of the GGP Music Concourse Community Partnership. When Ellzey left
his position in San Francisco to take over the Great Park project, $3.9 million of a $35 million
GGP revenue bond went missing? His vice president, Greg Colley, is currently serving time for
Michael Ellzey's crime in San Quentin. But it gets better; when Ellzey left his position as the
executive director of the Great Park to become president of the Nixon Library in 2014 all $240
million from the gift/revenue bonds, except for $19 million, had just like in San Francisco,
disappeared? With absolutely nothing to show for it! The Park privatization scheme started in
NYC in the early 1960's with Robert Moses (The Power Broker by Robert Caro) when he
attempted to privatize Central Park (Tavern on the Green). David Cohn (Prado) is Balboa Park's
Robert Moses.
Robert Moses' Central Park paradigm has now become standard practice for the Outfit's Park
privatization scheme: defund, make sure government solutions fail, when taxpayers become
indifferent the government then turns over control of their public park/museum to private capital
(David Cohn/Irwin Jacobs). By the time the park/museum faces financial indigency the Outfit
will have placed their "Faces" (proxies) into key administrative roles through their
"Headhunters" (search groups) to seamlessly turn over public property to the private developers
(Great Park). If the Outfit privatization scheme closely follows Moses' Central Park paradigm,
then you will start to see Luxury Residential Towers like Newport Beach-based Greystar's 525
Olive complex which will sit right across the street from the Plaza de Panama. It has been touted
as "San Diego's answer to New York's Central Park living". The City Council unanimously
approved the project citing the need for more affordable housing. The average 550 square foot
studio will rent for $3,358 a month (not affordable housing). I have related this park privatization
scheme to you because just like Central Park, Golden Gate Park and the Great Park, I wanted to
raise the question with you: How does Balboa Park fit into the Mickey Mouse Mafia's (Irvine-
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based Outfit) "park privatization" scheme? Look no further than my hometown of Carlsbad,
California (La Costa).
In 2016 Mickey Mouse Mafia chief capo and USC Mouseketeer Rick Caruso's Caruso Affiliated
("The Groves") had an option to buy 203 acres east of Interstate 5 on the Agua Hedionda
Lagoon, an area best known for its strawberry fields (Ukegawa 48-acre truck farm). The land is
owned by San Diego Gas & Electric Co (SDG&E). In order to obtain the property Caruso
Affiliated had to submit a "Specific Plan" for the property. Because it was coastal property
Caruso's plan would have to meet strict Environmental Guidelines (CEQA).
Caruso Affiliated Specific Plan was based on their "Groves" Shopping Center model which sits
on a park-like parcel ofland nestled in the Beverly Hills. Caruso's Agua Hedionda/South Shore
Specific Plan would develop 27 acres, or roughly 15% of the 203 acres as a shopping
center/entertainment complex. The remaining 177 acres (85%) would have been agricultural,
. public trails, outdoor classrooms and habitat preservation projects. Caruso's two "Faces" are
Carlsbad Mayor Matt Hall and Strawberry Field owner Jimmy Ukegawa. Rick Caruso is also
pondering a run for Los Angeles mayor in 2022.
The "Strawberry Fields" are sacrosanct to the citizens of Carlsbad so in February of 2016 they
forced a special election on Caruso's Specific Plan (Measure A). The "No on Measure A"
campaign spent about $100,000 in the months leading up to the election. Caruso Affiliated spent
about $10.5 million to rally public support for his Specific Plan. On February 23, 2016, Caruso's
Specific Plan was voted down by the citizens of Carlsbad. If the Caruso project failed, the land
would "simply remain status quo," said SDG&E spokeswomen Stephanie Donovan. After the
election results were certified, Rick Caruso did not say whether he would walk away from the
project or pursue a longer, more conventional route to try to get his shopping center built. Here is
where the Mickey Mouse Park Plan will kick in?
Between Carlsbad and Newport Beach there are three large pristine tracks of land that control a
large section of ocean front property (Agua Hedionda Lagoon, San Onofre State Beach and
Crystal Cove State Park). Two of the parcels had Japanese Truck Farms on them. Two of them
had power plants on them. All three parcels are heavily poled (power lines) which makes it
difficult to develop and susceptible to wildfires. Both the Carlsbad and San Onofre Power Plants
are being disma,ntled and the towers will be removed when it becomes necessary. Once again,
the taxpayers will foot the bill with either higher electric bills or revenue bonds. California
wildfires have always been the "Nuclear Option" for the Outfit developers. The Carlsbad
Poinsettia Fire is a perfect example. It started on the edge of La Costa Golf Course and jumped
the road and burned 600 acres of pristine land. La Costa property was untouched. The land was
zoned as "pastoral" but now it has been rezoned for a Lennar master planned residential
community. With just one match Crystal Cove State Park could become the Great Park.
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In 2016 I was asked to write a rubric for an Arts Education project, Pacific View Arts Academy +
Ecology Center (savepacificview.org), which was like the "No on Measure A" campaign. It was
an effort by the citizens of Encinitas to save the "Pacific View Elementary School" from the
Mickey Mouse developers. Pacific View Elementary School is a 2.8-acre site that sits right on
the cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The Mickey Mouse developers want to build estate
homes on the site which will also change the covenant of the existing circa 1930's historical
neighborhood. My rubric was presented to the Encinitas City Council by the "Save Pacific
View" president. The Council would then decide who would be given the property to develop.
Just like the "No on Measure A" campaign I knew the Mickey Mouse developers would hire a
"Face" to take out my rubric and they did, Stanford School of Education.
Having written rubrics for the Harvard Graduate School of Education I knew the framework
Stanford would follow. It would be a one size fits all rubric. The rubric could supposedly work in
any city in the U.S. My rubric was based on the history and culture of the Encinitas community.
The Encinitas City Council voted unanimously for my rubric over Stanford's. From this rubric I
have created a framework for the Santa Ana Unified School District entitled: OPEN EYES: The
Source in the hope I can save the few remaining Southern California schools, cultural icons and
pristine properties (State Parks) from the Mickey Mouse developers.
For ten years, I was active in the preservation of 19th and early 20th century California
architecture. In 1987 I initiated the revitalization of downtown Sacramento by restoring the
Merrium apartments, Sacramento's finest example of Prairie School architecture. When
expansion of the community center threatened the Merrium with demolition, I found my media
and theatrical skills effective tools in my advocacy for its preservation. Recognition of my efforts
has been acknowledged in periodicals such as Preservation News and the Sacramento Bee.
After a lengthy court battle with the City of Sacramento to save the Merrium Apartments from
the wrecking ball, the city finally prevailed, and the building was demolished in 1991. The
Merrium tenants had partnered with the Sacramento Old City Association (SOCA) in trying to
save the historical building as well as the urbane block that surrounded it. SOCA and I
interceded on behalf of the Merri um tenants, and they were relocated into other affordable
housing units and SOCA was given a cash settlement from the city.
The settlement was used to create a new 501c3 organization, the Capital City Preservation Trust
(CCPT). CCPT has managed these funds for over 19 years providing projects ranging from
National Register nominations to a scholarship for California history students at CSUS. Because
of their skilled money management, CCPT has doubled the value of the original fund ($40,000).
I have done extensive work with the Sacramento city government. I initiated seminars in how to
design historically sensitive/cost-effective structures that harmonized with a neighborhood's
existing aesthetic character and architecture. My presentation before the City's Architectural
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Review Board induced the board to require the owners of the new Hyatt Hotel, located in a
historically sensitive area, to add $2.5 million worth of aesthetic improvements to their structure
before receiving city approval. I expanded on my architectural credo by developing a proposal to
replicate a Prairie style apartment building on a site across from the California State Capitol. I
successfully negotiated $1.2 million for the construction of the building from the City of
Sacramento as well as the right to remove all the antique fixtures from a National Register of
Historic Places building the city was tearing down. These fixtures were incorporated into the
new building. In 1995 the finished apartment building received the Governors' Award for
excellence in design. In 2018 I created a 15-story mural of Johnny Cash with my American
Civics collaborator Shepard Fairey to mark the 50th anniversary of the Country Music's icons
legendary performance at Folsom Prison. The "Mass Incarceration" mural is located across from
Capitol Park.
Recently I applied for a position with Crystal Cove Conservancy. In doing my research I
discovered that just like the Great Park and the Groves Projects the Outfit is fully intrenched in
developing Crystal Cove 's 17 thousand acres of pristine coastal property that encompasses the
park. Carlsbad coastal property along with Camp Pendleton are also included in the Great
California Land Grab. The CCC needs someone who can perceive and explain this massive land
grab. I believe I am the person for the job because I have lived it. For over 60 years I have been
in the room and personally experienced these mobster's matrix. Let's face the inconvenient truth
these goodfellas now have almost total control of California's coastal corridor.
The trends are clear, the paradigm set, the ending is not promising, politically, culturally, or
financially as California continues its slow-motion implosion. Among the questions that need to
be answered are: is it (are we) too late to turn the State around? And what are the challenges any
community will face during California's cultural an economic collapse?
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In October 2003, after seven years as chancellor at UCSD, Robert Dynes became president
of the University of California. To pay tribute, a self-described "old friend" rose from his
seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. "I have personally observed Bob's term as
chancellor and seen the determined focus of his administration to uphold the integrity of
this fine university," said Randy "Duke" Cunningham.
"Bob set high standards for himself and his administration as well as innovative ways to
meet them. This is truly the sign of someone who is a special leader. I am not just saying
this because I am his friend; others see this quality in him as well."
Two years later, as Cunningham was pleading guilty to bribery after selling congressional
favors to the highest bidder, Dynes was facing his own problems. Headlines questioned
undisclosed bonuses paid to UC's top administrators. State senators would soon question
Dynes's leadership ability. In an era of state budget shortfalls, the University of California
was in transition. Venture-capital financiers were taking over much of the university's
research agenda, and administrators' bonuses, according to one state senator, reflected
"corporatization." Dynes was well connected, with a wealthy wife and father-inlaw who was
closely tied to California's financial establishment. Collaboration with industry was Dynes's
vision for the university's future.
Randy "Duke" Cunningham was not alone in his fondness for Dynes. The San Diego
establishment loved Dynes when he was UCSD chancellor. He had cozy relationships with
Qualcomm's Irwin Jacobs and with Padres owner John Moores. The Union -Tribune was
enthusiastic about Dynes and the direction UCSD was taking. "Dynes, a physicist by
training, keenly understands that close cooperation between academia and high-tech
entrepreneurs is the surest way to accelerate the new economy," effused a December 2000
editorial.
When it was announced that Dynes would become president of the entire tencampus
university system, the U-Twas even more effusive. In an editorial headlined "UC makes a
splendid choice for chancellor," the paper said, "Dynes spent 22 years at AT&T Bell
Laboratories before joining UCSD. His considerable experience in the private sector gives
him a healthy appreciation for the bottom line."
Wrote Neil Morgan, "Outspoken and courageous, Dynes will be a scrappy president of the
University of California, putting his job on the line every day. Even under the pressure of
taking on a sprawling public giant and overseeing a budget of $15 billion, his idealism
explodes in every conversation."
The paper played up Dynes's purported humble beginnings. "A first-generation college
graduate of Canadian descent, he has risen to the top of his profession by dint of hard work
and determination. During his proactive chancellorship, UCSD has flourished."
But Dynes was not a self-made man. After leaving a messy first marriage in New Jersey, he
had wed an heiress to one of California's wealthiest and most powerful dynasties, dating
from San Francisco's Gold Rush days.
Frances Hellman, a Dartmouth College graduate, had worked for Dynes at AT&T Bell Labs.
In 1987 she left to become an assistant physics professor at UCSD, and in 1991 Dynes
followed her to the university. Three years later, Dynes rose to chair the physics
department, the next year he was appointed senior vice chancellor of academic affairs, and
the following year, in May 1996, Dynes was named UCSD's chancellor, succeeding Richard
Atkinson, who had been elevated to UC president
Two months later, in July 1996, Dynes filed for divorce from his first wife, Christel. They
had been married almost 30 years. In January 1997, Christel filed an emotional counter-
complaint against her husband. It revealed that the couple had been living apart for the
prior 6 years. "On or about January 1, 1991, ever since which time and for more than 12
months last past, [Robert Dynes] has willfully and continuously deserted [Christel Dynes]."
The case was settled a year later, in January 1998. Dynes agreed to pay monthly alimony of
$6000 and turn over the couple's house in Summit, New Jersey. She kept the 1997 Ford
Explorer and a 1984 Honda Prelude; he got the 1997 MercedesBenz and a 1987 Mazda. It
was mostly small-stakes stuff. Clearly Dynes had not become wealthy working at AT&T Bell
Labs.
Five months after the divorce became final, he took a new bride. "Dynes and physicist
Frances Hellman will wed in May," wrote U-T columnist Neil Morgan. "The daughter of a
San Francisco financier, she's become a hard-line Padres fan." But Frances Hellman, then
43, was far more than a baseball lover. She was F. Warren Hellman's daughter, and in
California's big-time social and political circles, that was saying something.
Warren Hellman, 65, is the great-grandson of a founder of Wells Fargo Bank, an heir to the
Levi Strauss denim clothing fortune, and one of the richest and most powerful
businessmen in the state. Among his many wealthy associates is San Diego Padres owner
John Moores, with whom he has invested in some of the hightech start-ups clustered
around UCSD.
A graduate of UC Berkeley, Hellman has long been a major player in the secretive internal
politics of the University of California. He is famous for making multimillion-dollar
charitable contributions to his alma mater. He has been a frequent contributor to the
campaigns of politicians like Assembly Speaker, later San Francisco mayor, Willie Brown
and Governors Pete Wilson and Gray Davis.
Hellman has also stage-managed some of the university's most controversial moves, such
as the 1997 merger of medical facilities at UCSF and Stanford, which critics said
squandered tax dollars and reduced health-care choices for the poor. Hellman, through his
San Francisco firm Hellman & Friedman, manages billions of dollars for a host of investors,
including the massive California Public Employees' Retirement System --CalPERS for
short. In that role Hellman weathered charges that campaign contributions he and other
family members made to state officeholders were intended to induce the CalPERS board to
steer additional investment business to Hellman's firm.
Thus, when Dynes married Frances Hellman, university insiders couldn't be blamed for
assuming that Dynes's power was due to the behind-the-scenes influence of his father-in-
law, Warren Hellman, though the mainstream media never picked up on the connection
and Dynes himself did his best to obscure it. His 1999 statement of economic interests,
required under state law, contained no reference at all to Frances Hellman's holdings.
Only after a reporter complained to the UC conflict of interest office did Dynes file an
amended statement in January 2000 that revealed his wife's interest in two Warren
Hellman investment partnerships, Hellman & Friedman Management III and Locust Street
Group III, L.P., each valued at more than $100,000, plus millions more in common stocks,
such as Echostar Communications, Convergys Corporation, and Forest Laboratories.
When later asked why his initial filing had omitted Frances Hellman's assets, the chancellor
of UCSD said, "I didn't at the time know --I had just recently gotten married --and so
originally it just had my own on there, and after questions it was made clear to me that I
had to include my wife's, which I didn't realize." And why, once he discovered that he was
required to list his wife's assets, did he delay filing the amendment? "It just took time,"
Dynes replied. "I asked some people to work through it all, to work out the forms, and it
just took time to do that. No other reason than just bureaucracy."
Dynes had become UCSD chancellor during a time of major change in university
philosophy. Cutbacks in taxpayer support and new federal laws encouraging so-called
public-private partnerships between venture capitalists and faculty members had given rise
to a money-driven research culture. No longer did scientists design experiments only to test
accepted theories or laws. Instead, research had to have a financial payoff.
The turning point had come in 1980 with the passage of the Bayh-Dole Act, which gave
universities patent rights to inventions that their faculty members had developed using
federal grants. "The university generally retains the patent to a given innovation, licenses it
for a fee to one or more commercial enterprises, and industry then attempts to use the
invention to develop profitable products," explains Dr. Jerome Kassirer in his book On the
Take: How Medicine's Complicity with Big Business Can Endanger Your Health.
"In turn, for their involvement in generating the invention or discovery and helping to
develop a marketable product, profits that derive from licensing the patent are required by
law to be shared with the inventor." Thus, adds Kassirer, professor at Tufts University
medical school, adjunct professor at Yale medical school, and editor in chief for more than
eight years of the New England Journal of Medicine, "The academic scientist, lured by the
promise of royalties, became an entrepreneur, and universities became more like big
businesses than centers for learning how to cure the sick."
The problem gets even worse, Kassirer maintains, when corporations directly fund
university research. "Financial incentives can and do influence how study questions are
framed and the very design of experiments. Studies show that industry preferentially
supports trial designs that favor positive results." Other pitfalls of the new relationship
between corporations and universities, he notes, "include withholding information to delay
dissemination of an undesirable result, and keeping research results secret even beyond the
time needed to file patents, presumably to protect proprietary information."
"The very nature of the contractual relationship between physician investigators and drug
companies can be problematic," Kassirer says. "As a condition of the contract, researchers
may be forced to sign away their right to monitor and control data, to analyze the data, and
even to notify institutional overseers if something goes wrong."
A complacent local press encouraged the shift at UCSD. "Some regents refer to 'the
Atkinson miracle' as he and his successor, Bob Dynes, have made UCSD a revolutionary
new research university studied and envied around the world," wrote U-T columnist Neil
Morgan in December 2001. "It embodies a quiet revolution from the identity-challenged
1960s: Gushers of private-public funding as universities and industry seek to probe jointly
the world's course amid chaotic change."
Smart operators swarmed onto the La Jolla campus, opening their checkbooks for
enterprising faculty members who might come up with the next "killer application" --an
invention that would make the professors and their investors rich.
Two early examples of what was to come were Irwin Jacobs ·and Andrew Viterbi. In 1968
Jacobs, a professor of engineering at UCSD, and Viterbi, a professor of engineering at
UCLA, started Linkabit, a small electronics company specializing in then-esoteric satellite
communications software used by the Pentagon.
Linkabit was sold in 1980. Five years later, Jacobs and Viterbi set up a fledgling venture
with several former Linkabit employees. Viterbi joined the faculty of UCSD's engineering
school in 1985, the same year that the new company was born.
Its name was Qualcomm.
For the next nine years, during the critical period in which the firm perfected its cell-phone
patents, Viterbi remained a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at
UCSD. During this period, he filed many patent applications for the new technology used
by Qualcomm.
In 1991, UCSD chancellor Richard Atkinson became a Qualcomm board member. Over the
years, as Qualcomm grew and the value of its stock soared into the stratosphere, so did
Atkinson's personal fortune. By January 2000, Atkinson, still a board member, owned
Qualcomm shares worth $238 million, based on a company filing with the federal
Securities and Exchange Commission.
In late 1999, a reporter questioned whether some of the cell-phone patents owned by
Qualcomm had been misappropriated from the university. The pervasive influence of the
new culture of money was evidenced in a confidential report drafted by top UC officials in
October.
"During the winter of 2000, allegations arose from a segment of the media regarding
compliance with the University of California Patent Policy by a former professor at UCSD,
Dr. Andrew J. Viterbi," said the report, authored by Robert Shelton, the university's vice
provost for research; David Miller, its associate vice chancellor; and Terence A. Feuerborn,
who had recently retired as the university's officer in charge of technology transfer. "The
specific allegations involved questions regarding the ownership of a patent that was issued
in 1992 listing Dr. Viterbi as a co-inventor.
"The patent in question is entitled 'System and Method for Generating Signal Waveforms in
a CDMA Cellular Telephone System.' Qualcomm, Inc. is identified as the owner. The
allegations assert that Dr. Viterbi, as a faculty member at the time of the invention, should
have reported the invention to the University and that the University may have some rights
to the issued patent. It was further asserted that the technology embodied in the patent
contributed significantly to the financial success of Qualcomm, and that the University
should have shared in that success."
The report said that the investigation had grown to include Viterbi's daughter Audrey, a
former assistant professor at UC Irvine who later went to work for her father at Qualcomm,
and Jack Wolf, a UCSD engineering professor who worked as a consultant to the company.
The report detailed Andrew Viterbi's somewhat unorthodox history --first as an unpaid
and later a salaried part-time professor at UCSD, at the same time a cofounder of and
executive at Qualcomm, developing cell-phone patents that would make him and fellow
investors, such as then-UC president Richard Atkinson, fantastically rich.
The billion-dollar question was whether the university would prove beyond a reasonable
doubt that Viterbi came up with his inventions while working at UCSD. Unfortunately for
state taxpayers, the investigators said they could not. Because Viterbi had failed to disclose
his patents to the university as required by UC rules, it was difficult to tell for sure who
owned the lucrative inventions. With UC president and Qualcomm board member
Atkinson looking over the shoulders of the investigators, many UC insiders believed that
the conclusion was preordained.
The investigators noted that of the ten patents Viterbi had obtained, three had been
awarded between April 1992 and May 1994. "Since these patents were received while Dr.
Viterbi was a faculty member, the Committee determined that the inventions involved
should have been reported to the University to comply with the requirements of the Patent
Policy and the Patent Agreement signed by Dr.
Viterbi."
The panel conducted no interviews and relied on citations that Viterbi himself provided
from his published work. Panel members concluded that Viterbi never spent any of his time
inventing while he was on the premises at UCSD. "The generally consistent way in which
Dr. Viterbi is identified with Qualcomm, and that Qualcomm is the source of support for
the research, suggests that Dr. Viterbi conducted his research at Qualcomm and restricted
his activities at UCSD to teaching."
As for Jack Wolf, the UCSD engineering professor who was a consultant to Qualcomm, the
investigators said: "Professor Jack Wolf is named as an inventor or co-inventor on 9
patents assigned to Qualcomm that were not reported to the University. The evidence
available to the Committee suggests that these patents occurred as the result of 'permissible
consulting,' but the Committee recommends that Dr. Wolfs research activities be reviewed
by the UCSD Office of Technology Transfer to fully determine whether or not the
University has any rights to these patents."
"That has all been cleared up," said Wolf, reached at his UCSD office this week and queried
about the allegations against him. "The research I do at the university has nothing to do
with the patents in question." Asked whether UC had done any follow-up reports regarding
the issues raised in the Viterbi document, he replied, "I am not aware of any."
Critics had long claimed that UC was deliberately derelict when it came to enforcing its
patent policies. With so much money to be made, and so little university oversight, they
said, it was natural that professors would fail to remember their disclosure obligations.
As UCSD chancellor, Dynes vowed that his efforts to monetize university research would go
even further than Atkinson's had. He expressed his mercantile philosophy of education:
"We're not just here to do what I call 'curiosity-driven' research (as much as I value
curiosity and believe it is integral to the process of discovery) .... Our faculty and students
produce an average of three new inventions every single day."
In October 1999, Dynes announced that research funding provided by corporations had
jumped 50 percent from the previous year, to $116.3 million. "This was the first year UCSD
ever raised more than $100 million from private sources," he boasted in a news release.
"This level of support is crucial to the university and helps us continue our legacy of
conducting renowned research and developing world-class projects which will have a
profound impact on not only the San Diego community but also worldwide."
At about the same time, another player arrived on the scene. In November 1998, California
voters elected Gray Davis their new governor. A bland Democrat who had risen through the
ranks as a staffer for Governor Jerry Brown, Davis was a prodigious fund-raiser who
understood the art of the quid pro quo. Among his backers was John Jay Moores, the
Texas-born-and-bred venture capitalist who owns the San Diego Padres.
In 1998, Moores contributed $166,000 to the Davis campaign and gave the candidate free
rides around the state on his private jet. The next year Davis appointed Moores to a 12-year
term on the University of California's board of regents. A month after that, Moores gave the
Davis campaign another $100,000.
The plum job on the board of regents involved more than just prestige; Moores, who made
his first fortune in software and was always on the prowl for new deals, now sat at the
epicenter of California's burgeoning high-technology boom. He would not wait long to
make his move.
In July 1999, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
Regent Moores and Chancellor Dynes joined the board of Leap Wireless
International, a company Qualcomm had spun off the previous year. Leap was supposed to
promote Qualcomm's cell-phone technology by building phone systems in small cities
around the country. University policy required Dynes to get permission from UC president
Atkinson prior to joining any corporate boards, but when asked by a reporter to produce
documentation of Atkinson's consent, the university balked.
In November 1999, a UCSD spokeswoman flatly denied that Dynes was on the Leap board,
despite the SEC filing. Later that month, the university released a letter from Dynes to
Atkinson. "I am writing to request your permission to join the Board of Directors of Leap
Wireless International on December 10, 1999," it said. "The annual time commitment away
from campus would include my attendance at four half-day board meetings as well as an
occasional one-hour conference call. I will use accrued personal vacation time for all
absences connected with my board membership."
In a subsequent interview, Dynes acknowledged that a university public-relations woman
had "misspoken" and that he had indeed been on the Leap board since July 1999. "I
actually talked to the president before joining the board and asked him verbally," he
recalled. "I think [the answer] was yes." The November letter was necessary, he added,
"because we didn't have a paper trail of it, and there were questions that I think you asked
and realized that a verbal trail --that a paper trail was better than a verbal trail. But the
verbal trail was there."
Dynes remained on the Leap Wireless board until 2004. According to his statement of
economic interests, filed in March 2005, he received between $1000 and $10,000 in
director's fees from the company during his last year.
Dynes dismissed allegations by university critics that taking a position on the Leap board
created a conflict ofinterest for him or detracted from his work as chancellor. "I don't see
that as a conflict. I think part of the university's responsibility is to be of service to the
community and to nourish the economic health of the community, and part of the
nourishment of the economic health of the community is to work with industry, work with
schools, work with everybody.
It's part of our responsibility; it's part of our public responsibility."
In April 2003, Leap, loaded up with more than $2-4 billion of debt, went bankrupt, blaming
a downturn in the demand for its "Cricket" flat-rate wireless services following the burst of
the dot-com bubble. Critics claimed that the company had been badly mismanaged and the
board of directors was a front; a bankruptcy-court judge ruled that the company was
"hopelessly insolvent." Stockholders were wiped out. Leap emerged from bankruptcy in
August 2004, but by then both Dynes and Moores were gone from the board.
Dynes and Moores had other ties. In September 1997, Dynes had been an outspoken backer
of a new taxpayer-subsidized baseball stadium for the Padres. As a member of a task force
set up by San Diego mayor Susan Golding to study the desirability of a new venue, Dynes
said, "I worry that Major League Baseball cannot be economically viable in San Diego.
That's a serious problem for the community. I really don't want to see the Padres leave." He
voted for a task force resolution that concluded, "The Padres cannot generate the revenue
necessary to become economically viable and remain competitive in Qualcomm Stadium."
Dynes's father-in-law, Warren Hellman, also enjoyed a close business relationship with
Moores. In October 1999, Hellman's investment firm and Moores paid an undisclosed sum
to buy a small but rapidly growing South Carolina outfit called Blackbaud, Inc., which
created accounting software for nonprofit organizations.
Hellman's son Marco became chairman of the board.
When asked about the Blackbaud deal in a January 2000 interview, Dynes said he'd never
heard of it and was unaware of any other investments Moores and Hellman had made
together. By then, Securities and Exchange Commission records showed, the two men had
jointly invested in at least one other venture, Mitchell International, a San Diego-based
data provider.
In November 2004, Hellman and Moores purchased Vertafore, a software provider for
insurers. In July 2005, Hellman & Friedman and JMI Equity, an investment firm
controlled by Moores, acquired DoubleClick, Inc., an Internet-related firm, from its
. stockholders for $1.1 billion.
When it came time to pick a new university president to replace Richard Atkinson, who
announced his retirement in November 2002, Moores, then chairman of the regents,
appointed himself and several board allies, including Governor Gray Davis, to the selection
committee. Word circulated that the fix was in: Moores favored Hellman's son-in-law for
the job; the appointment of Dynes was preordained, and no one else had a chance.
Candidates began dropping out in droves.
In June 2003, after a secret vote of the regents, it was official: Dynes had been chosen to
run the university. "There aren't many people in America who have done what he's done,"
said Moores. "He's a remarkable combination of scientist, academician, and
administrator."
The decline of Bob Dynes has turned out to be even swifter than his rise. Less than three
years since he became president of the University of California, the friendly press is ·
suddenly a thing of the past. His troubles began with a series of articles published last
November by the San Francisco Chronicle. They revealed that the university had quietly
given high-ranking employees $871 million in undisclosed bonuses, administrative
stipends, moving allowances, and other cash compensation, in addition to salaries and
overtime.
The paper also reported that under Dynes, UC had added hundreds of high-paying
administrative jobs, padding the payroll at the same time the university was boosting
student fees, increasing class sizes, and freezing pay for thousands of already low-paid
clerical and janitorial workers.
Since then, other exposes have rained down like hail: UC provost M.R.C. Greenwood,
Dynes's number two, quit under pressure after it came to light that the university had hired
her son and a business partner. Then it was revealed that she was on a 15-month sabbatical,
collecting $302,000 annually, after which she would take a $163,800 teaching job at UC
Davis.
UC Davis vice chancellor Celeste Rose was also forced out, then given a two-year $205,000
annual home-office job with no specific duties. She had threatened to file a race and gender
suit against the university, and critics said the job was a stealth settlement. "Two years' pay
to sit home, watch 1V, and do nothing," said state senator Abel Maldonado, a Dynes critic.
(On February 22, Dynes admitted that the critics were right: "In my view, this was a
settlement agreement that should have been approved by the regents.")
UCSD chancellor Marye Anne Fox, like Frances Dynes a Dartmouth College alumna, got
$248,000 in sabbatical pay that was actually owed her by her previous employer, North
Carolina State University. In her spare time, Fox serves on ten corporate and nonprofit
boards, making more than $300,000 in addition to her $359,000 annual salary.
On February 8 Robert Dynes was called to testify before the state senate's Education
Committee. He started by saying he was sorry. "First of all, I take responsibility for the fact
that the University of California has not always met its obligations to public accountability
in matters of compensation and compensation disclosure. And I believe I owe you, the
members of the legislature, an apology for that shortcoming."
But Dynes did not remain apologetic for long. He soon began talking about how little
money University of California officials made in comparison to academic chiefs at other
universities. "Total compensation, as the Chronicle of Higher Education defines it, for
university heads around the country includes amounts of
$724,000 at the University of Michigan; $720,000 at the University of Delaware;
$693,000 for the University of Texas system; and $625,000 at Rutgers University, to cite
just a few examples of public institutions.
"As a point of comparison, the UC president's total compensation, using the Chronicle of
Higher Education definition, is listed at $423,000. The point here is not about me, but
about the nature of the competition we face --and that competition is apparent
throughout the ranks of the university.
"One might argue that we need to be competitive for the best faculty, but not necessarily
the best administrators," Dynes continued. "I happen to believe that it is all one package --
that the faculty must be supported by the very best staff and administrative structure
available if they are to be fully successful.
"It is perhaps true that at times we have been so committed to competitiveness and
excellence that we have not been as mindful of the other responsibilities that come with
being stewards of a public institution. That does not excuse anything we have done
improperly, but it is an important piece of context."
The senators weren't buying it. Democrat Gloria Romero asked Dynes whether anybody
had been fired as a result of the compensation mess. He mentioned former Provost M.R.C.
Greenwood. "We heard what happened to her," Romero responded as the audience ·
snickered.
Later, Republican senator Abel Maldonado pointed out that the university has long been
plagued with scandals over the salaries paid its higher-ups, even before Dynes. "They're
still doing it the same old way," he said. "Guess who's paying the bill? Taxpayers. Now
they're telling me they have an internal audit. They need to be audited, but they need an
independent audit."
Maldonado has proposed a bill that requires the California Postsecondary Education
Commission to perform a biannual audit of executive compensation at the UC, Cal State,
and community college systems.
"President Dynes said in the hearing that he would be happy to work with the commission,"
Maldonado said. "So, President Dynes, please come out and support my proposal."
But Dynes paid little heed to the people's representatives. He didn't have to. Politicians
come and go, and their campaigns are largely dependent on contributions from rich
corporate types who are some of the chief beneficiaries of university research.
At a second senate Education Committee hearing held on February 22, Senator Romero
voiced her frustration. "The outrage over this has been not only the corporatization of the
University of California, but its ability to get away with it. I hope that there are
resignations, firings, and that people are shown the door." But the UC president said any
action would have to wait, pending completion of a consultant's study he had
commissioned.
When Senator Maldonado asked Dynes to grade his performance as UC president, Dynes
said he'd "have to go over the report card" and then hesitated.
"Incomplete," called out Jackie Speier, a Democratic member of the panel.
"I think it's a fair question to ask how you would grade yourself," Senator Romero said.
"Maybe you'll come back to us with that at some point.. .but an incomplete at the end of the
day doesn't pass." The committee adjourned after agreeing it would meet again in May to
hear further testimony.
As the compensation issue continued to gather headlines throughout the month of
February, regent chairman Gerry Parsky, a wealthy Republican financier from Rancho
Santa Fe, stepped forward to offer a face-saving way out.
It wasn't exactly tough love that Parsky had in mind for his fellow San Diegan. He asserted
that Dynes was overworked and needed the help of a "chief operating officer" to run the
day-to-day operations of the university. "Let's leave open the possibility that someone
could be in charge of administrative matters and not necessarily require the president's
approval on all things," said Parsky. That way, Dynes said, he would be free to work on
what he called his "vision" for the university. "Somebody," said Dynes, "has to be making
decisions about the policies."
Tammy Cloud-McMinn
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Carlsbad's Vacant District 2 seat
I am writing you as a concerned resident of the City of Carlsbad. I want to make you aware that one of the
applicants for appointment as City Council Member, District 2, is Josh Coelho, a real estate developer from the
Irvine Company. This company operates three planned apartment communities in the City of Carlsbad --and
undoubtedly has plans for more development in the City.
We cannot have a representative of one of the largest real estate developers in the world sitting as a City Council
member in our City --especially without a vote of the people. This would be a horrible conflict of interest and
something that should be avoided at all costs.
Please choose one of the other qualified candidates and not a real estate developer as our next City Council
member. Do not appoint developer Josh Coelho to the council.
Thank you.
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Reminder -Keep Real Estate Developers Off Carlsbad City Council
For those who have enjoyed living in Carlsbad as long as I have, you know this is a special place to live. I want my
kids to enjoy the same quiet seaside village that I grew up in.
But there are forces threatening the quality of life we enjoy in Carlsbad.
That's why I am reminding you to attend Wednesday's special City Council meeting to voice your opposition to the
appointment of real estate developer Josh Coelho onto the Carlsbad City Council.
The last thing we want are hillside apartments that make developers rich, while destroying the look and feel of our
seaside village.
Mr. Coelho is a top executive with The Irvine Company --and one of seven candidates the Council will consider
appointing as a Council Member at a special meeting tomorrow. Whoever they choose will serve two years on the
council --enough time to do a lot of damage to our city.
Please attend the Carlsbad City Council meeting Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 3 p.m. and tell the City Council that you
do not approve of a real estate developer being appointed to the council.
If you are unable to attend, please voice your concerns by emailing City Clerk Sherry Freisinger at
clerk@carlsbadca.gov so she can share your opinion with the City Council.
I for one hope the City Council says no to special interests, and appoints one of the other qualified candidates.
Thank you for doing your part to preserve our quality of life in Carlsbad.
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Please post the enclosed attachments on your website for public review (Government Code section 54957.S(b). as soon
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Thomas Mark Powers, MFA
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Good morning, Tammy,
Over the weekend a scurrilous hit piece about me appeared on the Carlsbad City website. It was nothing but lies and
comments taken out of context. I was called everything in the book. This garbage has no place on a city website. Please
remove it immediately.
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Since applying for the vacant council seat, I have been called a liar, threatened and denied by someone I considered a
friend. Her post appeared in the hit piece. She lives in La Costa. Now I have been defamed by this hit piece. For the past
10 years I have been writing a book about Rancho La Costa and the Mob (Moe Dalitz/Jimmy Hoffa). The enclosed
attachments are a presentation I gave before the California Coastal Commission last year. The person who appears to be
behind this is a council candidate?
Respectfully,
Thomas Mark Powers, MFA
On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 05:12:06 PM PST, Tammy Cloud-McMinn <tammy.mcminn@carlsbadca.gov> wrote:
Good Afternoon,
As an applicant for the District 2 City Council Member vacancy, we are reaching out to
provide you with the next steps in the application process.
Interviews with the City Council will be conducted in person at the Special City Council
Meeting to be held on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, at 3 p.m. in the City Council
Chamber at City Hall, 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008.
You may find additional information including the applicant interview and appointment
procedure in the staff report at the link below:
https://www.carlsbadca.gov/city-hall/meetings-agendas/-folder-678
Attached please also find topics submitted by residents for your consideration in
preparation of your remarks.
Please do not hesitate to reach out should you have any questions.
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Paradise Sold: Specific Plan
Thomas Mark Powers, l\1F A
Carlsbad, California
"Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven."-Paradise Lost
My father was an oceanographer/meteorologist at UCSD/SIO in the early 1960's. In 1963 SIO
Director Walter Munk asked my father (CWO-4 W.H. Powers, USMC) to use his government
connections (JFK personally put my father on detached duty to SIO in 1962) to secure a Camp
Mathews' parcel ofland to house the incoming UCSD Jewish professors. Dr. Munk was born
into a Jewish-Austrian Banking Family (UBS), the same year Austrian artist Gustave Klimt
painted a portrait of his aunt (Maria Munk). Although Dr. Munk was considered the "Einstein of
the Oceans" he really was the UCSD Liaison for the UBS Bank/Chicago Outfit (Ashkenazi
bankers) This was necessary because there was an anti-Semitic/Jewish Outfit Covenant in La
Jolla in 1963. In 1964, upon Camp Mathews' closure (BRAC), my father successfully secured a
parcel which now includes Torrey Pines Golf Course and Scripps Research Institute both
properties are still owned by Moe Dalitz's daughter. The parcel became known as "La Jolla
Farms" and Irwin Jacobs was one of the UCSD professors to be provided with a home. For the
last 70 years Irwin Molasky, Allard Roen, Mervyn Adelson and Moe Dalitz (Chicago Outfit)
have used the UC/CSU systems and BRAC military bases to obtain access to public land for
their Las Vegas-based Paradise Development company (La Costa). In 1959 they used the
creation of UC Irvine to obtain Irvine Ranch property from Myford Irvine (1,000 acres) who
committed suicide two days after signing over the UCI property to Irwin Molasky for a dollar.
They have also placed an elementary school ~n the Great Park property (MCAS El Toro) in
Irvine so they could change the zoning ordinance to allow for residential development on land
that was zoned for agriculture (Japanese Nisei Truck Farms).
Since 1964 the Chicago Outfit has owned the San Diego Mayor, City Council and School Board
through a succession of"Clean Faces" (Often in the guise of White Women proxies). Clean
Faces now come in three shades of Brown. The term Clean Faces in Outfit vernacular is a
gentile/goy who will sell out his or her own ethnic group for "Jewish Privilege" (Kamala Harris,
Nancy Pelosi, Sara Jacobs). In the coming years Outfit developers like Lennar and the Toll
Brothers will be using San Diego High School, which illegally sits on Balboa Park property, to
access 12 acres ofland that was turned over by the City to the SDUSD for a planned elementary
school. At that time the property was rezoned for residential development. The SDUSD has the
option to sell the property for an estimated $14 million. This would open the southwestern
portion of Camp Elliott/Balboa Park to residential development. The Outfit's "Brown Faces"
fronting for this profit skimming operation will be San Diego Unified School Board President
Richard Barrera and Mayor Todd Gloria. Their role will be to oversee the public meetings which
will be dominated by the Outfit's proxies. These Faces will shut down all opposing viewpoints
by barricading, interrupting and being thoroughly obnoxious. If San Diego High School is
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allowed to stay on public property it will become the new "Jamboree Road" for the
"privatization" of Balboa Park.
Since 2010, Qualcomm co-founder Irwin Jacobs' has tried to turn Balboa Park (Plaza de
Panama) into another Chicago Outfit privatized 800 space paid-parking garage (Golden Gate
Park Concourse Authority). Jacob's mentor was the late Warren Hellman (UCSD chancellor/UC
president Robert Dynes' father-in-law) who gained access/control of Golden Gate Park (GGP)
through the construction of the de Young Museum's 800 space paid-parking garage (Music
Concourse Conununity Partnership/Prop J). The current weekend paid-parking-rate at the GGP
Music Concourse Garage is $6.00 per hour (max $33.00) multiply those times 800 spaces over
10 hours (7 am -7 pm) and Mr. Jacob's underground parking garage becomes a gold mine! The
garage would also change the zoning ordinance an open the park to commercial development.
Another SB9/10 project is located at the 10.2-acre Oceanside Transit Center. In 2020 the NCTD
Executive Director Matt Tucker awarded an exclusive (no other bidder) agreement to the Toll
Brothers for the construction of 500 apartments or condominiums along with offices, retail
shops, a hotel and parking garage ("gold mine"). Other Transit Center sites in Carlsbad and
Escondido will also be considered in the coming years through no bid contracts.
On March 27, 2012, Frank McCourt was forced to sell the Los Angeles Dodgers to the
Guggenheim Partners because of his divorce settlement with Jamie Luskin ($131 million
settlement, largest in California History). Jamie is second only to Nancy Pelosi as being the
biggest "Mafia Princess" to ever come out of Baltimore. Later, just like Irvine Mayor Larry
Agran, Jamie would try to get back some of the $2 billion the Chicago Outfit paid for the team
by re-litigating her divorce settlement. The only thing Frank McCourt retained in the "Dodger
Deal" was the Chavez Ravine parking lot. World Series and NL Playoff parking can go as high
as $185 dollars. These are the same Mobsters that initiated the forced eviction of the Chavez
Ravine neighborhood in 1959. I could show you photographs of Mexican Americans being
unlawfully arrested that would exemplify the evil that men do for money and power (Ephesians
6:12).
For the past 30 years, I have successfully stopped the "Outfit" from destroying numerous
California's historical icons. Please also remember that the $45 million that Irwin Jacobs offered
to launch Plaza de Panama is "Outfit" money (10% "gift"/ 90% revenue bonds). Just like
Lennar's promised $240 million "gift" to build the Orange County Great Park, their "gift" has
now gone back into their pockets after they secured the desired MCAS El Toro/BRAC "pastoral
zones" for their residential housing and business park master plan. They also secured El Toro's
"sheltered estuary" to create a "wilderness" bulwark for Donald Bren's (chairman and sole
owner of the Irvine Company) mansion in Newport Beach. In 1940 this wilderness bulwark was
mostly made up of Japanese Nisei Truck Farms (attachment) which were confiscated by the
Office of Alien Property (FDR Administration) in 1942. Lennar was founded in 1956 by
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Leonard Miller and Arnold Rosen (Leonard and Arnold combined) and underwritten by Meyer
Lansky ("Outfit's Accountant"). The Toll Brother's father, Albert, owned an Atlantic City
Casino (Caesar's Atlantic City) until he was indicted for racketeering. Strangely enough Donald
Trump owned Albert Toll's "bad paper" on the property.
The city of Irvine has been developing the Great Park since 1997. Orange County taxpayers
ponied-up over $1 billion dollars to build the park and the city of Irvine, through mayor Larry
Agran, sold the entire MCAS El Toro base to Lennar (they were the only bidder), the company
· deeded about 40% of the land--which includes the most heavily contaminated parcels--to Irvine
for the Great Park. (The Navy has estimated it will cost about $300 million to decontaminate
this Super.fend site). After 20 years in the planning stage, the Great Park Scam consists of only a
Balloon Ride and Carousel which they obtained for $10,000 from an Irvine shopping center. The
amount of taxpayer money that has been laundered through the "Great Park skimming operation"
is incalculable.
The man who perpetrated the Great Park skim was Michael Ellzey who also worked for Warren
Hellman as president of the GGP Music Concourse Community Partnership. When Ellzey left
his position in San-Francisco to take over the Great Park project, $3.9 million of a $35 million
GGP revenue bond went missing? His vice president, Greg Colley, is currently serving time for
Michael Ellzey's crime in San Quentin. But it gets better; when Ellzey left his position as the
executive director of the Great Park to become president of the Nixon Library in 2014 all $240
million from the gift/revenue bonds, except for $19 million, had just like in San Francisco,
disappeared? With absolutely nothing to show for it! The Park privatization scheme started in
NYC in the early 1960's with Robert Moses (The Power Broker by Robert Caro) when he
attempted to privatize Central Park (Tavern on the Green). David Cohn (Prado) is Balboa Park's
Robert Moses.
Robert Moses' Central Park paradigm has now become standard practice for the Outfit's Park
privatization scheme: defund, make sure government solutions fail, when taxpayers become
indifferent the government then turns over control of their public park/museum to private capital
(David Cohn/Irwin Jacobs). By the time the park/museum faces financial indigency the Outfit
will have placed their "Faces" (proxies) into key administrative roles through their
"Headhunters" (search groups) to seamlessly turn over public property to the private developers
(Great Park). If the Outfit privatization scheme closely follows Moses' Central Park paradigm,
then you will start to see Luxury Residential Towers like Newport Beach-based Greystar's 525
Olive complex which will sit right across the street from the Plaza de Panama. It has been touted
as "San Diego's answer to New York's Central Park living". The City Council unanimously
approved the project citing the need for more affordable housing. The average 550 square foot
studio will rent for $3,358 a month (not affordable housing). I have related this park privatization
scheme to you because just like Central Park, Golden Gate Park and the Great Park, I wanted to
raise the question with you: How does Balboa Park fit into the Mickey Mouse Mafia's (Irvine-
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based Outfit) "park privatization" scheme? Look no further than my hometown of Carlsbad,
California (La Costa).
In 2016 Mickey Mouse Mafia chief capo and USC Mouseketeer Rick Caruso's Caruso Affiliated
("The Groves") had an option to buy 203 acres east of Interstate 5 on the Agua Hedionda
Lagoon, an area best known for its strawberry fields (Ukegawa 48-acre truck farm). The land is
owned by San Diego Gas & Electric Co (SDG&E). In order to obtain the property Caruso
Affiliated had to submit a "Specific Plan" for the property. Because it was coastal property
Caruso's plan would have to meet strict Environmental Guidelines (CEQA).
Caruso Affiliated Specific Plan was based on their "Groves" Shopping Center model which sits
on a park-like parcel ofland nestled in the Beverly Hills. Caruso's Agua Hedionda/South Shore
Specific Plan would develop 27 acres, or roughly 15% of the 203 acres as a shopping
center/entertainment complex. The remaining 177 acres (85%) would have been agricultural,
public trails, outdoor classrooms and habitat preservation projects. Caruso's two "Faces" are
Carlsbad Mayor Matt Hall and Strawberry Field owner Jimmy Ukegawa. Rick Caruso is also
pondering a run for Los Angeles mayor in 2022.
The "Strawberry Fields" are sacrosanct to the citizens of Carlsbad so in February of 2016 they
forced a special election on Caruso's Specific Plan (Measure A). The ''No on Measure A"
campaign spent about $100,000 in the months leading up to the election. Caruso Affiliated spent
about $10.5 million to rally public support for his Specific Plan. On February 23, 2016, Caruso's
Specific Plan was voted down by the citizens of Carlsbad. If the Caruso project failed, the land
would "simply remain status quo," said SDG&E spokeswomen Stephanie Donovan. After the
election results were certified, Rick Caruso did not say whether he would walk away from the
project or pursue a longer, more conventional route to try to get his shopping center built. Here is
where the Mickey Mouse Park Plan will kick in?
Between Carlsbad and Newport Beach there are three large pristine tracks of land that control a
large section of ocean front property (Agua Hedionda Lagoon, San Onofre State Beach and
Crystal Cove State Park). Two of the parcels had Japanese Truck Farms on them. Two of them
had power plants on them. All three parcels are heavily poled (power lines) which makes it
difficult to develop and susceptible to wildfires. Both the Carlsbad and San Onofre Power Plants
are being dismantled and the towers will be removed when it becomes necessary. Once again,
the taxpayers will foot the bill with either higher electric bills or revenue bonds. California
wildfires have always been the "Nuclear Option" for the Outfit developers. The Carlsbad
Poinsettia Fire is a perfect example. It started on the edge of La Costa Golf Course and jumped
the road and burned 600 acres of pristine land. La Costa property was untouched. The land was
zoned as "pastoral" but now it has been rezoned for a Lennar master planned residential
community. With just one match Crystal Cove State Park could become the Great Park.
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In 2016 I was asked to write a rubric for an Arts Education project, Pacific View Arts Academy +
Ecology Center (savepacificview.org), which was like the "No on Measure A" campaign. It was
an effort by the citizens of Encinitas to save the "Pacific View Elementary School" from the
Mickey Mouse developers. Pacific View Elementary School is a 2.8-acre site that sits right on
the cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The Mickey Mouse developers want to build estate
homes on the site which will also change the covenant of the existing circa 1930's historical
neighborhood. My rubric was presented to the Encinitas City Council by the "Save Pacific
View" president. The Council would then decide who would be given the property to develop.
Just like the "No on Measure A" campaign I knew the Mickey Mouse developers would hire a
"Face" to take out my rubric and they did, Stanford School of Education.
Having written rubrics for the Harvard Graduate School of Education I knew the framework
Stanford would follow. It would be a one size fits all rubric. The rubric could supposedly work in
any city in the U.S. My rubric was based on the history and culture of the Encinitas community.
The Encinitas City Council voted unanimously for my rubric over Stanford's. From this rubric I
have created a framework for the Sarita Ana Unified School District entitled: OPEN EYES: The
Source in the hope I can save the few remaining Southern California schools, cultural icons and
pristine properties (State Parks) from the Mickey Mouse developers.
For ten years, I was active in the preservation of 19th and early 20th century California
architecture. In 1987 I initiated the revitalization of downtown Sacramento by restoring the
Merrium apartments, Sacramento's finest example of Prairie School architecture. When
expansion of the community center threatened the Merrium with demolition, I found my media
and theatrical skills effective tools in my advocacy for its preservation. Recognition of my efforts
has been acknowledged in periodicals such as Preservation News and the Sacramento Bee.
After a lengthy court battle with the City of Sacramento to save the Merrium Apartments from
the wrecking ball, the city finally prevailed, and the building was demolished in 1991. The
Merrium tenants had partnered with the Sacramento Old City Association (SOCA) in trying to
save the historical building as well as the urbane block that surrounded it. SOCA and I
interceded on behalf of the Merrium tenants, and they were relocated into other affordable
housing units and SOCA was given a cash settlement from the city.
The settlement was used to create a new 501c3 organization, the Capital City Preservation Trust
(CCPT). CCPT has managed these funds for over 19 years providing projects ranging from
National Register nominations to a scholarship for California history students at CSUS. Because
of their skilled money management, CCPT has doubled the value of the original fund ($40,000).
I have done extensive work with the Sacramento city government. I initiated seminars in how to
design historically sensitive/cost-effective structures that harmonized with a neighborhood's
existing aesthetic character and architecture. My presentation before the City's Architectural
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Review Board induced the board to require the owners of the new Hyatt Hotel, located in a
historically sensitive area, to add $2.5 million worth of aesthetic improvements to their structure
before receiving city approval. I expanded on my architectural credo by developing a proposal to
replicate a Prairie style apartment building on a site across from the California State Capitol. I
successfully negotiated $1.2 million for the construction of the building from the City of
Sacramento as well as the right to remove all the antique fixtures from a National Register of
Historic Places building the city was tearing down. These fixtures were incorporated into the
new building. In 1995 the finished apartment building received the Governors' Award for
excellence in design. In 2018 I created a 15-story mural of Johnny Cash with my American
Civics collaborator Shepard Fairey to mark the 50th anniversary of the Country Music's icons
legendary performance at Folsom Prison. The "Mass Incarceration" mural is located across from
Capitol Park.
Recently I applied for a position with Crystal Cove Conservancy. In doing my research I
discovered that just like the Great Park and the Groves Projects the Outfit is fully intrenched in
developing Crystal Cove 's 17 thousand acres of pristine coastal property that encompasses the
park. Carlsbad coastal property along with Camp Pendleton are also included in the Great
California Land Grab. The CCC needs someone who can perceive and explain this massive land
grab. I believe I am the person for the job because I have lived it. For over 60 years I have been
in the room and personally experienced these mobster's matrix. Let's face the inconvenient truth
these goodfellas now have almost total control of California's coastal corridor.
The trends are clear, the paradigm set, the ending is not promising, politically, culturally, or
financially as California continues its slow-motion implosion. Among the questions that need to
be answered are: is it (are we) too late to turn the State around? And what are the challenges any
community will face during California's cultural an economic collapse?
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Buddied Up
BJ' Mate Potter, March 23, 2006
In October 2003, after seven years as chancellor at UCSD, Robert Dynes became president
of the University of California. To pay tribute, a self-described "old friend" rose from his
seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. "I have personally observed Bob's term as
chancellor and seen the determined focus of his administration to uphold the integrity of
this fine university," said Randy "Duke" Cunningham.
"Bob set high standards for himself and his administration as well as innovative ways to
meet them. This is truly the sign of someone who is a special leader. I am not just saying
this because I am his friend; others see this quality in him as well."
Two years later, as Cunningham was pleading guilty to bribery after selling congressional
favors to the highest bidder, Dynes was facing his own problems. Headlines questioned
undisclosed bonuses paid to UC's top administrators. State senators would soon question
Dynes's leadership ability. In an era of state budget shortfalls, the University of California
was in transition. Venture-capital financiers were taking over much of the university's
research agenda, and administrators' bonuses, according to one state senator, reflected
"corporatization." Dynes was well connected, with a wealthy wife and father-inlaw who was
closely tied to California's financial establishment. Collaboration with industry was Dynes's
vision for the university's future.
Randy "Duke" Cunningham was not alone in his fondness for Dynes. The San Diego
establishment loved Dynes when he was UCSD chancellor. He had cozy relationships with
Qualcomm's Irwin Jacobs and with Padres owner John Moores. The Union-Tribune was
enthusiastic about Dynes and the direction UCSD was taking. "Dynes, a physicist by
training, keenly understands that close cooperation between academia and high-tech
entrepreneurs is the surest way to accelerate the new economy," effused a December 2000
editorial.
When it was announced that Dynes would become president of the entire tencampus
university system, the U-Twas even more effusive. In an editorial headlined "UC makes a
splendid choice for chancellor," the paper said, "Dynes spent 22 years at AT&T Bell
Laboratories before joining UCSD. His considerable experience in the private sector gives
him a healthy appreciation for the bottom line."
Wrote Neil Morgan, "Outspoken and courageous, Dynes will be a scrappy president of the
University of California, putting his job on the line every day. Even under the pressure of
taking on a sprawling public giant and overseeing a budget of $15 billion, his idealism
explodes in every conversation."
The paper played up Dynes's purported humble beginnings. "A first-generation college
graduate of Canadian descent, he has risen to the top of his profession by dint of hard work
and determination. During his proactive chancellorship, UCSD has flourished."
But Dynes was not a self-made man. After leaving a messy first marriage in New Jersey, he
had wed an heiress to one of California's wealthiest and most powerful dynasties, dating
from San Francisco's Gold Rush days.
Frances Hellman, a Dartmouth College graduate, had worked for Dynes at AT&T Bell Labs.
In 1987 she left to become an assistant physics professor at UCSD, and in 1991 Dynes
followed her to the university. Three years later, Dynes rose to chair the physics
department, the next year he was appointed senior vice chancellor of academic affairs, and
the following year, in May 1996, Dynes was named UCSD's chancellor, succeeding Richard
Atkinson, who had been elevated to UC president.
Two months later, in July 1996, Dynes filed for divorce from his first wife, Christel. They
had been married almost 30 years. In January 1997, Christel filed an emotional counter-
complaint against her husband. It revealed that the couple had been living apart for the
prior 6 years. "On or about January 1, 1991, ever since which time and for more than 12
months last past, [Robert Dynes] has willfully and continuously deserted [Christel Dynes]."
The case was settled a year later, in January 1998. Dynes agreed to pay monthly alimony of
$6000 and turn over the couple's house in Summit, New Jersey. She kept the 1997 Ford
Explorer and a 1984 Honda Prelude; he got the 1997 MercedesBenz and a 1987 Mazda. It
was mostly small-stakes stuff. Clearly Dynes had not become wealthy working at AT&T Bell
Labs.
Five months after the divorce became final, he took a new bride. "Dynes and.physicist
Frances Hellman will wed in May," wrote U-T columnist Neil Morgan. "The daughter of a
San Francisco financier, she's become a hard-line Padres fan." But Frances Hellman, then
43, was far more than a baseball lover. She was F. Warren Hellman's daughter, and in
California's big-time social and political circles, that was saying something.
Warren Hellman, 65, is the great-grandson of a founder of Wells Fargo Bank, an heir to the
Levi Strauss denim clothing fortune, and one of the richest and most powerful
businessmen in the state. Among his many wealthy associates is San Diego Padres owner
John Moores, with whom he has invested in some of the hightech start-ups clustered
around UCSD.
A graduate of UC Berkeley, Hellman has long been a major player in the secretive internal
politics of the University of California. He is famous for making multimillion-dollar
charitable contributions to his alma mater. He has been a frequent contributor to the
campaigns of politicians like Assembly Speaker, later San Francisco mayor, Willie Brown
and Governors Pete Wilson and Gray Davis.
Hellman has also stage-managed some of the university's most controversial moves, such
as the 1997 merger of medical facilities at UCSF and Stanford, which critics said
squandered tax dollars and reduced health-care choices for the poor. Hellman, through his
San Francisco firm Hellman & Friedman, manages billions of dollars for a host of investors,
including the massive California Public Employees' Retirement System --CalPERS for
short. In that role Hellman weathered charges that campaign contributions he and other
family members made to state officeholders were intended to induce the CalPERS board to
steer additional investment business to Hellman's firm.
Thus, when Dynes married Frances Hellman, university insiders couldn't be blamed for
assuming that Dynes's power was due to the behind-the-scenes influence of his father-in-
law, Warren Hellman, though the mainstream media never picked up on the connection
and Dynes himself did his best to obscure it. His 1999 statement of economic interests,
required under state law, contained no reference at all to Frances Hellman's holdings.
Only after a reporter complained to the UC conflict of interest office did Dynes file an
amended statement in January 2000 that revealed his wife's interest in two Warren
Hellman investment partnerships, Hellman & Friedman Management III and Locust Street
Group III, L.P., each valued at more than $100,000, plus millions more in common stocks,
such as EchoStar Communications, Convergys Corporation, and Forest Laboratories.
When later asked why his initial filing had omitted Frances Hellman's assets, the chancellor
of UCSD said, "I didn't at the time know --I had just recently gotten married --and so
originally it just had my own on there, and after questions it was made clear to me that I
had to include my wife's, which I didn't realize." And why, once he discovered that he was
required to list his wife's assets, did he delay filing the amendment? "It just took time,"
Dynes replied. "I asked some people to work through it all, to work out the forms, and it
just took time to do that. No other reason than just bureaucracy."
Dynes had become UCSD chancellor during a time of major change in university
philosophy. Cutbacks in taxpayer support and new federal laws encouraging so-called
public-private partnerships between venture capitalists and faculty members had given rise
to a money-driven research culture. No longer did scientists design experiments only to test
accepted theories or laws. Instead, research had to have a financial payoff.
The turning point had come in 1980 with the passage of the Bayh-Dole Act, which gave
universities patent rights to inventions that their faculty members had developed using
federal grants. "The university generally retains the patent to a given innovation, licenses it
for a fee to one or more commercial enterprises, and industry then attempts to use the
invention to develop profitable products," explains Dr. Jerome Kassirer in his book On the
Take: How Medicine's Complicity with Big Business Can Endanger Your Health.
"In turn, for their involvement in generating the invention or discovery and helping to
develop a marketable product, profits that derive from licensing the patent are required by
law to be shared with the inventor." Thus, adds Kassirer, professor at Tufts University
medical school, adjunct professor at Yale medical school, and editor in chief for more than
eight years of the New England Journal of Medicine, "The academic scientist, lured by the
promise of royalties, became an entrepreneur, and universities became more like big
businesses than centers for learning how to cure the sick."
The problem gets even worse, Kassirer maintains, when corporations directly fund
university research. "Financial incentives can and do influence how study questions are
framed and the very design of experiments. Studies show that industry preferentially
supports trial designs that favor positive results." Other pitfalls of the new relationship
between corporations and universities, he notes, "include withholding information to delay
dissemination of an undesirable result, and keeping research results secret even beyond the
time needed to file patents, presumably to protect proprietary information."
"The very nature of the contractual relationship between physician investigators and drug
companies can be problematic," Kassirer says. "As a condition of the contract, researchers
may be forced to sign away their right to monitor and control data, to analyze the data, and
even to notify institutional overseers if something goes wrong."
A complacent local press encouraged the shift at UCSD. "Some regents refer to 'the
Atkinson miracle' as he and his successor, Bob Dynes, have made UCSD a revolutionary
new research university studied and envied around the world," wrote U-T columnist Neil
Morgan in December 2001. "It embodies a quiet revolution from the identity-challenged
1960s: Gushers of private-public funding as universities and industry seek to probe jointly
the world's course amid chaotic change."
Smart operators swarmed onto the La Jolla campus, opening their checkbooks for
enterprising faculty members who might come up with the next "killer application" --an
invention that would make the professors and their investors rich.
Two early examples of what was to come were Irwin Jacobs and Andrew Viterbi. In 1968
Jacobs, a professor of engineering at UCSD, and Viterbi, a professor of engineering at
UCLA, started Linkabit, a small electronics company specializing in then-esoteric satellite
communications software used by the Pentagon.
Linkabit was sold in 1980. Five years later, Jacobs and Viterbi set up a fledgling venture
with several former Linkabit employees. Viterbi joined the faculty of UCSD's engineering
school in 1985, the same year that the new company was born.
Its name was Qualcomm.
For the next nine years, during the critical period in which the firm perfected its cell-phone
patents, Viterbi remained a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at
UCSD. During this period, he filed many patent applications for the new technology used
by Qualcomm.
In 1991, UCSD chancellor Richard Atkinson became a Qualcomm board member. Over the
years, as Qualcomm grew and the value of its stock soared into the stratosphere, so did
Atkinson's personal fortune. By January 2000, Atkinson, still a board member, owned
Qualcomm shares worth $238 million, based on a company filing with the federal
Securities and Exchange Commission.
In late 1999, a reporter questioned whether some of the cell-phone patents owned by
Qualcomm had been misappropriated from the university. The pervasive influence of the
new culture of money was evidenced in a confidential report drafted by top UC officials in
October.
"During the winter of 2000, allegations arose from a segment of the media regarding
compliance with the University of California Patent Policy by a former professor at UCSD,
Dr. Andrew J. Viterbi," said the report, authored by Robert Shelton, the university's vice
provost for research; David Miller, its associate vice chancellor; and Terence A Feuerborn,
who had recently retired as the university's officer in charge of technology transfer. "The
specific allegations involved questions regarding the ownership of a patent that was issued
in 1992 listing Dr. Viterbi as a co-inventor.
"The patent in question is entitled 'System and Method for Generating Signal Waveforms in
a CD MA Cellular Telephone System.' Qualcomm, Inc. is identified as the owner. The
allegations assert that Dr. Viterbi, as a faculty member at the time of the invention, should
have reported the invention to the University and that the University may have some rights
to the issued patent. It was further asserted that the technology embodied in the patent
contributed significantly to the financial success of Qualcomm, and that the University
should have shared in that success."
The report said that the investigation had grown to include Viterbi's daughter Audrey, a
former assistant professor at UC Irvine who later went to work for her father at Qualcomm,
and Jack Wolf, a UCSD engineering professor who worked as a consultant to the company.
The report detailed Andrew Viterbi's somewhat unorthodox history --first as an unpaid
and later a salaried part-time professor at UCSD, at the same time a cofounder of and
executive at Qualcomm, developing cell-phone patents that would make him and fellow
investors, such as then-UC president Richard Atkinson, fantastically rich.
The billion-dollar question was whether the university would prove beyond a reasonable
doubt that Viterbi came up with his inventions while working at UCSD. Unfortunately for
state taxpayers, the investigators said they could not. Because Viterbi had failed to disclose
his patents to the university as required by UC rules, it was difficult to tell for sure who
owned the lucrative inventions. With UC president and Qualcomm board member
Atkinson looking over the shoulders of the investigators, many UC insiders believed that
the conclusion was preordained.
The investigators noted that of the ten patents Viterbi had obtained, three had been
awarded between April 1992 and May 1994. "Since these patents were received while Dr.
Viterbi was a faculty member, the Committee determined that the inventions involved
should have been reported to the University to comply with the requirements of the Patent
Policy and the Patent Agreement signed by Dr.
Viterbi."
The panel conducted no interviews and relied on citations that Viterbi himself provided
from his published work. Panel members concluded that Viterbi never spent any of his time
inventing while he was on the premises at UCSD. "The generally consistent way in which
Dr. Viterbi is identified with Qualcomm, and that Qualcomm is the source of support for
the research, suggests that Dr. Viterbi conducted his research at Qualcomm and restricted
his activities at UCSD to teaching."
As for Jack Wolf, the UCSD engineering professor who was a consultant to Qualcomm, the
investigators said: "Professor Jack Wolf is named as an inventor or co-inventor on 9
patents assigned to Qualcomm that were not reported to the University. The evidence
available to the Committee suggests that these patents occurred as the result of 'permissible
consulting,' but the Committee recommends that Dr. Wolfs research activities be reviewed
by the UCSD Office of Technology Transfer to fully determine whether or not the
University has any rights to these patents."
"That has all been cleared up," said Wolf, reached at his UCSD office this week and queried
about the allegations against him. "The research I do at the university has nothing to do
with the patents in question." Asked whether UC had done any follow-up reports regarding
the issues raised in the Viterbi document, he replied, "I am not aware of any."
Critics had long claimed that UC was deliberately derelict when it came to enforcing its
patent policies. With so much money to be made, and so little university oversight, they
said, it was natural that professors would fail to remember their disclosure obligations.
As UCSD chancellor, Dynes vowed that his efforts to monetize university research would go
even further than Atkinson's had. He expressed his mercantile philosophy of education:
"We're not just here to do what I call 'curiosity-driven' research (as much as I value
curiosity and believe it is integral to the process of discovery) .... Our faculty and students
produce an average of three new inventions every single day."
In October 1999, Dynes announced that research funding provided by corporations had
jumped 50 percent from the previous year, to $116.3 million. "This was the first year UCSD
ever raised more than $100 million from private sources," he boasted in a news release.
"This level of support is crucial to the university and helps us continue our legacy of
conducting renowned research and developing world-class projects which will have a
profound impact on not only the San Diego community but also worldwide."
At about the same time, another player arrived on the scene. In November 1998, California
voters elected Gray Davis their new governor. A bland Democrat who had risen through the
ranks as a staffer for Governor Jerry Brown, Davis was a prodigious fund-raiser who
understood the art of the quid pro quo. Among his backers was John Jay Moores, the
Texas-born-and-bred venture capitalist who owns the San Diego Padres.
In 1998, Moores contributed $166,000 to the Davis campaign and gave the candidate free
rides around the state on his private jet. The next year Davis appointed Moores to a 12-year
term on the University of California's board of regents. A month after that, Moores gave the
Davis campaign another $100,000.
The plum job on the board of regents involved more than just prestige; Moores, who made
his first fortune in software and was always on the prowl for new deals, now sat at the
epicenter of California's burgeoning high-technology boom. He would not wait long to
make his move.
In July 1999, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
Regent Moores and Chancellor Dynes joined the board of Leap Wireless
International, a company Qualcomm had spun off the previous year. Leap was supposed to
promote Qualcomm's cell-phone technology by building phone systems in small cities
around the country. University policy required Dynes to get permission from UC president
Atkinson prior to joining any corporate boards, but when asked by a reporter to produce
documentation of Atkinson's consent, the university balked.
In November 1999, a UCSD spokeswoman flatly denied that Dynes was on the Leap board,
despite the SEC filing. Later that month, the university released a letter from Dynes to
Atkinson. "I am writing to request your permission to join the Board of Directors of Leap
Wireless International on December 10, 1999," it said. "The annual time commitment away
from campus would include my attendance at four half-day board meetings as well as an
occasional one-hour conference call. I will use accrued personal vacation time for all
absences connected with my board membership."
In a subsequent interview, Dynes acknowledged that a university public-relations woman
had "misspoken" and that he had indeed been on the Leap board since July 1999. "I
actually talked to the president before joining the board and asked him verbally," he
recalled. "I think [the answer] was yes." The November letter was necessary, he added,
"because we didn't have a paper trail of it, and there were questions that I think you asked
and realized that a verbal trail --that a paper trail was better than a verbal trail. But the
verbal trail was there."
Dynes remained on the Leap Wireless board until 2004. According to his statement of
economic interests, filed in March 2005, he received between $1000 and $10,000 in
director's fees from the company during his last year.
Dynes dismissed allegations by university critics that taking a position on the Leap board
created a conflict of interest for him or detracted from his work as chancellor. "I don't see
that as a conflict. I think part of the university's responsibility is to be of service to the
community and to nourish the economic health of the community, and part of the
nourishment of the economic health of the community is to work with industry, work with
schools, work with everybody.
It's part of our responsibility; it's part of our public responsibility."
In April 2003, Leap, loaded up with more than $2-4 billion of debt, went bankrupt, blaming
a downturn in the demand for its "Cricket" flat-rate wireless services following the burst of
the dot-com bubble. Critics claimed that the company had been badly mismanaged and the
board of directors was a front; a bankruptcy-court judge ruled that the company was
"hopelessly insolvent." Stockholders were wiped out. Leap emerged from bankruptcy in
August 2004, but by then both Dynes and Moores were gone from the board.
Dynes and Moores had other ties. In September 1997, Dynes had been an outspoken backer
of a new taxpayer-subsidized baseball stadium for the Padres. As a member of a task force
set up by San Diego mayor Susan Golding to study the desirability of a new venue, Dynes
said, "I worry that Major League Baseball cannot be economically viable in San Diego.
That's a serious problem for the community. I really don't want to see the Padres leave." He
voted for a task force resolution that concluded, "The Padres cannot generate the revenue
necessary to become economically viable and remain competitive in Qualcomm Stadium."
Dynes's father-in-law, Warren Hellman, also enjoyed a close business relationship with
Moores. In October 1999, Hellman's investment firm and Moores paid an undisclosed sum
to buy a small but rapidly growing South Carolina outfit called Blackbaud, Inc., which
created accounting software for nonprofit organizations.
Hellman's son Marco became chairman of the board.
When asked about the Blackbaud deal in a January 2000 interview, Dynes said he'd never
heard of it and was unaware of any other investments Moores and Hellman had made
together. By then, Securities and Exchange Commission records showed, the two men had
jointly invested in at least one other venture, Mitchell International, a San Diego-based
data provider.
In November 2004, Hellman and Moores purchased Vertafore, a software provider for
insurers. In July 2005, Hellman & Friedman and JMI Equity, an investment firm
controlled by Moores, acquired DoubleClick, Inc., an Internet-related firm, from its
stockholders for $1.1 billion.
When it came time to pick a new university president to replace Richard Atkinson, who
announced his retirement in November 2002, Moores, then chairman of the regents,
appointed himself and several board allies, including Governor Gray Davis, to the selection
committee. Word circulated that the fix was in: Moores favored Hellman's son-in-law for
the job; the appointment of Dynes was preordained, and no one else had a chance.
Candidates began dropping out in droves.
In June 2003, after a secret vote of the regents, it was official: Dynes had been chosen to
run the university. "There aren't many people in America who have done what he's done,"
said Moores. "He's a remarkable combination of scientist, academician, and
administrator."
The decline of Bob Dynes has turned out to be even swifter than his rise. Less than three
years since he became president of the University of California, the friendly press is
suddenly a thing of the past. His troubles began with a series of articles published last
November by the San Francisco Chronicle. They revealed that the university had quietly
given high-ranking employees $871 million in undisclosed bonuses, administrative
stipends, moving allowances, and other cash compensation, in addition to salaries and
overtime.
The paper also reported that under Dynes, UC had added hundreds of high-paying
administrative jobs, padding th~ payroll at the same time the university was boosting
student fees, increasing class sizes, and freezing pay for thousands of already low-paid
clerical andjanitorial workers.
Since then, other exposes have rained down like hail: UC provost M.R.C. Greenwood,
Dynes's number two, quit under pressure after it came to light that the university had hired
her son and a business partner. Then it was revealed that she was on a 15-month sabbatical,
collecting $302,000 annually, after which she would take a $163,800 teaching job at UC
Davis.
UC Davis vice chancellor Celeste Rose was also forced out, then given a two-year $205,000
annual home-office job with no specific duties. She had threatened to file a race and gender
suit against the university, and critics said the job was a stealth settlement. "Two years' pay
to sit home, watch 1V, and do nothing," said state senator Abel Maldonado, a Dynes critic.
(On February 22, Dynes admitted that the critics were right: "In my view, this was a
settlement agreement that should have been approved by the regents.")
UCSD chancellor Marye Anne Fox, like Frances Dynes a Dartmouth College alumna, got
$248,000 in sabbatical pay that was actually owed her by her previous employer, North
Carolina State University. In her spare time, Fox serves on ten corporate and nonprofit
boards, making more than $300,000 in addition to her $359,000 annual salary.
On February 8 Robert Dynes was called to testify before the state senate's Education
Committee. He started by saying he was sorry. "First of all, I take responsibility for the fact
that the University of California has not always met its obligations to public accountability
in matters of compensation and compensation disclosure. And I believe I owe you, the
members of the legislature, an apology for that shortcoming."
But Dynes did not remain apologetic for long. He soon began talking about how little
money University of California officials made in comparison to academic chiefs at other
universities. "Total compensation, as the Chronicle of Higher Education defines it, for
university heads around the country includes amounts of
$724,000 at the University of Michigan; $720,000 at the University of Delaware;
$693,000 for the University of Texas system; and $625,000 at Rutgers University, to cite
just a few examples of public institutions.
"As a point of comparison, the UC president's total compensation, using the Chronicle of
Higher Education definition, is listed at $423,000. The point here is not about me, but
about the nature of the competition we face --and that competition is apparent
throughout the ranks of the university.
"One might argue that we need to be competitive for the best faculty, but not necessarily
the best administrators," Dynes continued. "I happen to believe that it is all one package --
that the faculty must be supported by the very best staff and administrative structure
available if they are to be fully successful.
"It is perhaps true that at times we have been so committed to competitiveness and
excellence that we have not been as mindful of the other responsibilities that come with
being stewards of a public institution. That does not excuse anything we have done
improperly, but it is an important piece of context."
The senators weren't buying it. Democrat Gloria Romero asked Dynes whether anybody
had been fired as a result of the compensation mess. He mentioned former Provost M.R.C.
Greenwood. "We heard what happened to her," Romero responded as the audience
snickered.
Later, Republican senator Abel Maldonado pointed out that the university has long been
plagued with scandals over the salaries paid its higher-ups, even before Dynes. "They're
still doing it the same old way," he said. "Guess who's paying the bill? Taxpayers. Now
they're telling me they have an internal audit. They need to be audited, but they need an
independent audit."
Maldonado h~s proposed a bill that requires the California Postsecondary Education
Commission to perform a biannual audit of executive compensation at the UC, Cal State,
and community college systems.
"President Dynes said in the hearing that he would be happy to work with the commission,"
Maldonado said. "So, President Dynes, please come out and support my proposal."
But Dynes paid little heed to the people's representatives. He didn't have to. Politicians
come and go, and their campaigns are largely dependent on contributions from rich
corporate types who are some of the chief beneficiaries of university research.
At a second senate Education Committee hearing held on February 22, Senator Romero
voiced her frustration. "The outrage over this has been not only the corporatization of the
University of California, but its ability to get away with it. I hope that there are
resignations, firings, and that people are shown the door." But the UC president said any
action would have to wait, pending completion of a consultant's study he had
commissioned.
When Senator Maldonado asked Dynes to grade his performance as UC president, Dynes
said he'd "have to go over the report card" and then hesitated.
"Incomplete," called out Jackie Speier, a Democratic member of the panel.
"I think it's a fair question to ask how you would grade yourself," Senator Romero said.
"Maybe you'll come back to us with that at some point ... but an incomplete at the end of the
day doesn't pass." The committee adjourned after agreeing it would meet again in May to
hear further testimony.
As the compensation issue continued to gather headlines throughout the month of
February, regent chairman Gerry Parsky, a wealthy Republican financier from Rancho
Santa Fe, stepped forward to offer a face-saving way out.
It wasn't exactly tough love that Parsky had in mind for his fellow San Diegan. He asserted
that Dynes was overworked and needed the help of a "chief operating officer" to run the
day-to-day operations of the university. "Let's leave open the possibility that someone
could be in charge of administrative matters and not necessarily require the president's
approval on all things," said Parsky. That way, Dynes said, he would be free to work on
what he called his "vision" for the university. "Somebody," said Dynes, "has to be making
decisions about the policies."
OPER EYES + Hands + Brain + Heart = CAPT
California's State of the Arts (2013-2017)
"The world is governed by very different personages to what is imagined by those
who are not behind the scenes." --Benjamin Disraeli
We often associate the term "SMURF" with those lovable blue cartoon characters
we see on Nickelodeon. During the Clinton Administration, it was used as a
political acronym for "wealth redistribution through the punitive theft of taxpayer's
dollars" (social justice/diversity). In 1985 Democratic operatives Al From and Ron
Klain set up a caucus of Jewish and Chinese crime syndicates, affirmative action
sociopaths, pliant politicians, global control freaks, tyrannical technocrats, junk
bond cannibals, stock swindlers, equity privateers and public-sector unions lmown
as the DLC that was modeled after the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
(IBT) Central Pension Fund (Jimmy Hoffa/Allen Dorfman). It has now evolved
into the SEJUIAFT, to raise and control monies to support progressive candidates.
In 2008 the SEITJ/ AFT generated over $700 million for "political neophyte"
Barack Obama's Great Black "Hope" (Shepard Fairey) campaign (Obama had held
national office a little over 3 years before becoming president). The AFT is a
"tentacle" of the National Organization for Women (NOW) and the DLC tentacle
is attached to the Clinton Global Initiative (Chicago Outfit/Hong Kong-Taiwan
Triad).
The DLC/IBT/SEITJ/AFT generates its campaign funding through mindless tax-
based egalitarian entitlements designed to create an inveterate system of
government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of
producing and where the members of society least likely to sustain themselves or
succeed are rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of
a diminishing number of producers ... "The corrupted influence of money in the
electoral process is one of those stories that journalists call "l\.1EGO" (My Eyes
Glaze Over). Everyone wants to know about it, but nobody wants to read or hear
about it" --Frontline: Washington's Other Scandal, 1997. Now, someone in
Sacramento please explain to me how that is anything other than what 19th century
French economist Frederic Bastiat described as misconceived benevolence enabled
by "legal graft/plunder"? My friend, columnist Steven Greenhut, recently reminded
me of the Ronald Reagan quotation: "If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving,
regulate it and if it stops moving, subsidized it."
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The basic premise ofmy CAC Smurfing diatribe is that it has become necessary to
correct the politically inaccurate truth about the CAC. Their past is a big part of my
past, but their truth has never been my truth and I have never embraced their
corrupt/politically correct solutions to saving the Arts in California from
irrelevancy. The truth will not be accepted unless you can support it with solid
facts and figure which I have tried to do in this diatribe ... "No one is more hated
than he who speaks the truth." --Plato
Since 1965 when the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) began to
"subsidize" the Arts, American artists have not produced one seminal painting,
opera, symphony or ballet. It has become nothing more than an egalitarian
smurfing scam where gesture politics define art. The NEA should not force
taxpayers who do not care about their Piss Christ art ( crucifixes in urine) to pay
anyway. In my opinion, the NEA should be defunded, keeping only the deduction
for charitable giving in the tax code, perpetuating the NEA's original intent of
protecting intellectual property and overseeing the return of all NEA
responsibilities and resources to the States (California Artist Pension Trust).
When Congress created the NEA in 1965, it required the NEA to apportion funds
to any state that established an arts agency. All 50 states have state arts agencies.
The NEA is required by law to allocate 40% of its grant funds to states and
jurisdictions which has turned the CAC into a money laundering operation ("Rainy
Day Fund"). State arts agencies, including the CAC, are supposed to use these
dollars to leverage matching funds, to address local arts council needs and to
expand the reach and impact of federal arts funding across the state.
John F. Hylan was Mayor ofNew York City from 1918-1925. He has been quoted
as saying: "The real menace of our Republic is the invisible government (Deep
State), which like a kraken sprawls its tentacles over our cities, states and nation--
The little coterie of Globalist bankers and lobbyists virtually run the United States
government for their own selfish purposes. They control both parties and control
the newspapers and magazines in this country (Six Globalist corporation's
control/own 90% of what 277 million Americans SEE, HEAR, and READ). They
use the columns of these papers to club into submission or drive out of office
public officials who refuse to do the bidding of the powerful corrupt cliques which
compose the invisible government. It operates under cover of a self-created screen
and seizes our executive officers, legislative bodies, schools, courts, newspapers
and every agency created for public protection."
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Through closed-door, backroom machinations (Comprehensive Annual Financial
Reports) the public-sector unions have been able to fly under the taxpayer's radar,
bundling $50 billion in State tax revenue into their CalPERS/CalSTRS pension
coffers (Surplus Money Investment Fund). These backroom bundling/money
laundering schemes are overseen by an 800-pound Blue Meanie (Chicago
Outfit/Hong Kong-Taiwan Triad) aka "His Blueness": a supreme psychopath given
to tantrums and violent mood swings (John Burton). He is committed to seeing
"Pepperland" (California), as he says at one point, "go blooey"! For example, the
CAC might have $3 million in their budget one day and then the next they have
allocated $1.5 million ( a third of the arts budget) to a gesture politics program or to
cover public pension overruns (rainy day fund). The mouse eared proxies
("Meanies") will always leave you a vigorish ("vig") pound of flesh for operating
expenses.
For many years, the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS)
and other state and local pension systems have assumed earnings, technically
called the "discount rate," in the 7.5 percent to 8 percent range, and they seemed to
be generally on target.
With that assumption, California's unfunded pension liabilities -the gap between
what the funds expect to have and what retirees will be owed -are roughly $450
billion.
That is a big number, but investment earnings have stumbled in the last couple of
years. CalPERS gained 2.4 percent in 2014-15 and a minuscule 0.6 percent in
2015-16. That generally was the experience of other California and national
systems as well.
Were pension fund overseers to drop their discount rates to the 4 percent range,
roughly the rate private corporate systems use, California's unfunded liabilities
would surpass $1 trillion. Apparently, California and its progressive leadership are
going to have to figure out how to start spending within their means, because what
they are doing obviously is not working.
In 2001 Governor Gray Davis allocated $30.7 million to the CAC. Although a
portion of the allocation would have been surrendered to the Mickey Mouse
Racketeers (Meanies), the $3. 7 million vig/pound of flesh would have finally
realized former CAC Director Barbara Pieper's vision of bringing the Arts into the
21st Century (Digital Age). Unfortunately, before Governor Davis was recalled in
2003, he was forced to place the state arts council on a starvation diet of only $3
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million, and the new Governor allocated just enough money ($1.1 million) to the
CAC to secure matching federal funds from the NEA. To save money during the
2003-2004 state budget crisis, which had brought about the recall initiative, ($38
billion shortfall) the CAC was targeted for elimination. After losing 97% of their
state funding in 2003 (for example, in 2003 funding from the CAC supported 54
local arts councils in counties and cities throughout the state; by 2006 many of
these local agencies had disappeared). Former Senate Leader John Burton's (D-San
Francisco) only option was to place the terminal arts council on life support by
authorizing the CAC to solicit foundation grants and tax-deductible charitable
donations through the Franchise Tax Board. The cuts in 200 I gave California a
lock on 50th place in the nation in per capita funding for its state arts agency.
According to the Congressional Arts Report Card issued by Americans for the
Arts, California "spends an annual 9 cents per citizen."
However, while the calculation of 9 cents includes revenue from the NEA and the
Arts License Plate, the amount of funding provided solely by the state in public tax
dollars is less than 3 cents per Californian. Money-wise, the arts agency of
America's most populous state languishes behind those in Alabama and Vermont.
For many years, the barely surviving California Arts Council has been pretty much
a gesture politics "paper tiger". Since 2003, it has been left to California motorists
to voluntarily shoulder most of the CAC's budget. By paying $50 extra for special
arts-funding license plates ($40 for renewals), they collectively donate about $2.2
million a year (over 60% of their budget). The arts plates are a smurfing operation
patterned after the California Memorial Scholarship's 9/11 "Ponzi plates".
Recent history shows that despite Senator Burton's cosmetic "reorganization" at
the CAC, the Council is impervious to genuine change because of the specific arts
constituencies it serves ( coastal elites). The CAC has turned into a Burton political
machine ATM without clout, according to a study from the Rand Corp., the Santa
Monica-based nonprofit research institute on culture and public policy. If the CAC
wants to replenish their dwindling cash and increase their clout, the report says_ it
would behoove them to pay less heed to their constituency of wealthy collectors,
coastal elites (Eli Broad), politically correct, "genius", artists (Kara Walker) and
inveterate nonprofit arts organizations (The ·Getty).
Instead, the Rand study contends, art agencies such as the CAC, which has seen its
per capita funding plummet to last in the nation amid the state's eternal budget
crisis, should be seeking ways to generate cultural experiences for a wider public
of"Californians who aren't interested in traditional nonprofit arts venues." The
more people who are served, argues the study's author, economist Julia F. Lowell,
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the more the governors and legislators who set spending priorities will feel
compelled to ante up funding for the arts.
For her report, titled "State Arts Agencies 1965-2003: Whose Interests to Serve?"
the Santa Monica-based Lowell drew on interviews with staffers in 13--state arts
agencies--lncluding California's--that are part of an ongoing project by the
Wallace Foundation to increase the national arts audience. She advocates "going to
where the people are" and hails an Ohio initiative that has seen international
performing arts groups playing to near capacity houses while touring churches
instead of nonprofit arts venues ($73 million dollar, "White Elephant", performing
arts centers). Just like politics all art should be local. In any town in California the
parasitic elites make up less than 2% of the population so why should they have
total control of the Arts which are presented?
The Rand study found that, although state arts agencies want to broaden their
reach, they lack follow-through because they are "quite anxious about diverting
scarce resources away from artists and arts groups they have long known. They
still see themselves primarily as advocates for arts providers" and consequently
"have not always ensured that the arts providers have, in turn, met the needs and
interests of the broader public." By aligning themselves with the inveterate
nonprofit arts establishment, Lowell writes, state arts agencies have fallen into
"near-irrelevancy to their States' political establishments."
Every few years, whether it be Muriel Johnson in the Schwarzenegger or Craig
Watson in the Brown administration, CAC administrators promise that
reorganization will bring massive change to the arts agency. To date, all these
efforts have failed and most of the executive directors have prematurely abandoned
ship and left their feckless deputy directors to "re-arrange the deckchairs on the
sinking CAC Titanic."
Another source of funding for the CAC is donations made by California residents
on their tax forms. The CAC was included on the 2010 and 2011 "Voluntary
Contribution" portion of the state tax form. By choosing "Arts Council Fund" and
indicating the amount they wish to contribute, individual taxpayers make tax-
deductible contributions in amounts of $1 or more. This option was removed for
2012 because the Arts Council Fund did not achieve the $250,000 goal specified in
the enabling legislation.
The arts in many other parts of the world are largely government supported, but the
arts in California must look for their patronage elsewhere. A recent study by the
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NEA showed that arts organizations earned 56 percent of their total income from
presentation revenue, that is, admissions and ticket sales, memberships, and dues.
The other 44 percent came in the form of contributions from individuals,
foundations, corporations, and, to a far lesser extent, government.
It is likely that there will be a serious shift during the next 10 years in the way the
arts in California are funded. Arts organizations will have to be less reliant on
contributory sources (NEA) and far more dependent on their immediate audiences
("community" levels).
Coming out of a recessionary period and into a period in which profit recovery will
be all-important, business will feel less generous in areas that do not, directly,
relate to income. Government, no more than a minor player now in the arts, will be
even less so in the future. With tax revenues down, at the state and municipal
levels and with intense pressures not to reduce social programs, allocation for the
arts and for cultural activities will be in an ever-tightening vise. Higher taxes at
both the state and municipal level will tend to stifle individual contributions.
Between now and the year 2025, the CAC will be far more dependent on income
generated from the private sector. They will have to produce a marketable product.
This product (network of arts-based "STEAM" charter schools) will constitute 75
to 80 percent of the CAC's private funding. This means that those arts disciplines
capable of achieving the greatest popular appeal will be the ones that will prosper.
It will be difficult for cultural forms and activities that only have esoteric appeal to
thrive--even survive--in the decade ahead.
Every night Carlsbad artist Dan Webb sleeps in the cliffs over Tamarack Beach,
and many other California artists like Archa Barcha sleep in their cars so they can
secure art supplies and storage. In the 25 years I have been an artist in California,
I have yet to receive or know of any of my fellow artists receiving any kind of
support from the CAC. When I queried my fellow artists at a recent L.A. art
opening on their perception of the effectiveness of the CAC, the consensus
believed they do not serve artists in any capacity. In other words, we had museums,
plays, music festivals, and arts education programs before the CAC was created
and those activities will exist if the CAC is abolished. All that will change is that
plutocrats and CalPERS diversicrats will not be doling out special grants to select
institutions (Simon Wiesenthal Center-Museum of Tolerance) and political
machine insiders (Malissa Peruzzi-Shriver) that have figured out how to
manipulate the NEA's (Arts, Inc.) grant guidelines. What I found insightful is that
many artists would ask the CAC to stop perpetuating their unqualified assertion of
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being California's principal arts advocate. Since its creation, by Governor Brown
in 1976, the CAC has been a tentacle of the corrupt Burton political kraken and is
nothing more than a tax shelter that benefits wealthy collectors/coastal elites and
excludes indigent artists like Dan Webb.
I have observed over the years most of the CAC funding going for front burner
Diversity/Inclusion programs (violates Prop. 209), which is considered a classic
Affirmative Action/Title IX smurfing operation. Despite CAC claims that State
funding permits the poor and middle class to gain access to the arts, that is a true
statement, if you are in prison or a Jim Jones' Kool-Aid drinker (Burton political
machine zealot). One-fifth ofNEA/CAC grants go to multimillion-dollar coastal
elite nonprofit and municipal arts entities. In 2004 the biggest slice of the CAC
pork pie went to the Simon Wiesenthal Center-Museum of Tolerance (Holocaust
Inc.) for a not so kosher, $1.5 million gesture politics program? Currently, there
are seven Holocaust Inc. ("internment") museums in California, all have received
both State and Federal funding through the NEA/CAC.
If my American history serves me correctly the only internment which occurred in
California was the internment of28,835 Japanese Americans (Californians) at
Manzanar and Tule Lake Relocation Camps? Currently, there is no comprehensive
museum for these patriotic Americans ( 442nd Nisei Regiment). To add further
embarrassment to the State's beleaguered arts agency, CAC African American
Poet Laureate Quincy Troupe, Professor of Creative Writing at UCSD, was found
to have fabricated a Bachelor of Arts degree from Grambling College. Professor
Troupe had attended the college for only three weeks. Troupe had to resign from
both positions.
The CAC claims to have changed, no doubt in hopes of mollifying their critics. Yet
the CAC has continued to fund inveterate progressive organizations that have
subsidized materials offensive to ordinary Californians while attempting to recast
its public image as a friend of children, families, and education. It is a "two-track"
ploy, speaking of family values to the general-public and privately of another
agenda to the Hollywood arts lobby (Lew Wasserman/Robert Iger/Harvey
Weinstein). Recently, the founding director of the CAC funded the Kid Serve
Youth Murals program, Anthony Spanky Norris, who teaches art to children in the
San Francisco schools, surrendered to the FBI for possessing over 600
pornographic images of children. If I were to serve as executive director, I would
base my reform efforts on Buckminster Fuller's dymaxion paradigm "You never
change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something build a new
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model that makes the existing model obsolete." I would, finally, bring about
genuine reform by creating a new model (California Artist Pension Trust).
As the arts faces its darkest hour it is time to come to terms with the "existing
reality". The time has come to acknowledge the black & white truth about the arts
that being; for more than 50 years, it has been nothing more than a massive price-
fixing/tax shelter scam for gallery owners, wealthy collectors, coastal elites and
politically correct artists.
My cousin Robert C. Leefeldt (Stanford '49), served on the board of directors of
the San Francisco Opera under Kurt Adler, He created "Opera in the Park" and was
the founder of the Presidio Performing Arts Center. He was a member of the
Bohemian Club and Senator Diane Feinstein's best friend (they met the Pope
together). She wrote me a letter of support for the CAC directorship. My cousin
was San Francisco Registry and introduced me to San Francisco's political and
arts' "Royalty".
In the 1970's I attended Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. Nancy
Pelosi is the daughter and sister of"Big and Little Tommy" D' Alesandro the most
corrupt mayors to ever serve the City of Baltimore" ... "Nancy Pelosi is extremely
evil, she comes from the Baltimore democrat corruption machine ("Gambino crime
family") the D' Alesandro family, both her father Tom D' Alesandro and her
brother Tommy D' Alesandro were mayors of Baltimore, a well-oiled corrupt
democrat family. Speaker Pelosi is a Mafia Princess who serves in a
Gerrymandered district" (250,000 votes) --Ronald Reagan. In Gus Russo's book
"Supermob" he dedicates a whole chapter to Pat and Jerry Brown. My Sacramento
girlfriend's "Backdoor Man", former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown is
nothing more than their "Pimp". Kamala Harris was "Willie's.mistress" in the
1990's. The "Pacific Height's Registry" are all tied to both the "Globalists" and the
"Burton Machine" (Gambino, Genovese, Abergil, Alperon and Hong Kong-
Taiwan Triad crime families). which also explains why they are for "open
borders", illegal immigration and "sanctuary cities". Their lust for power/control
knows no bounds. In the coming years plague, human trafficking, gun control and
climate change will be used to strip Californians of their Civil Liberties.
The J. Paul Getty Trust is the world's wealthiest art institution with a $4.2 billion
endowment and has been embroiled in scandal since its inception ( Chasing
Aphrodite, Jason Felch) and again then State Attorney General Brown turned a
blind eye to the Getty Trust's political collusion (SF Gate: Lockyer, Munitz
lunched as State probed Getty chief, 2006). To bring some fiduciary constraints to
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these rogue nonprofits, I would establish the California Artist Pension Trust
(CAPT). The CAPT would enlist competent concessionaires to serve California's
grass-root arts organizations. The CAPT office would be based in San Diego
County where I have strong "community" support, not in the AG building in
Sacramento. The CAPT would also reign in the $118 million in municipal
enhancement funding and "Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's" or
should I say Little Caesar's (Chicago Outfit). It will also establish accountability
practices for Untouchable California arts enigmas ("capo-dei-capis") like the Getty
Trust and the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation, because most of these art
behemoths are nothing more than a repository for looted art, money laundering, tax
shelter or chandelier bidder for their wealthy collectors (coastal elites). Recently,
the Bay Citizen reported that a full survey of the City of San Francisco's $90
million art collection had not been done since its creation in 1932. It was revealed
that numerous works of art and jewelry had been lost. The city has no way to
locate hundreds of pieces of lost artworks. If the San Francisco Arts Commission
(SF AC) would simply reference Chasing Aphrodite they would find most of those
lost artworks were smurfedlskimmed.
The fine art market can also be manipulated by coastal elites and organized crime
syndicates who use it to defraud the government and launder dirty money. The
Association for Research into Crimes against Art estimates that art crime is the
world's third largest grossing criminal activity, behind only drugs and human
trafficking. The association estimates that the Art Black Market smurfs as much as
$6 billion annually, stating that those funds are used to bolster organized crime
syndicates.
The CAPT will be free to create a state arts agency that would maintain a level
playing field for California artists who have been disenfranchised by the small yet
focused "Democrats for the Leisure Class" plutocrats (Burton political machine)
whose tentacles now have a "totalitarian" stranglehold on every facet of our once
vibrant sybaritic culture.
The new CAC/CAPT would be a community of artists and educators modeled after
the Bauhaus (1919-1933) and dedicated to revitalizing our declining economy and
strengthening our cultural identity. We would primarily accomplish this through
the OPEN EYES + Hands + Brain + Heart ethos which was espoused in the
Bauhaus Manifesto and brought to the U.S.· and California through Black Mountain
College (1933-1956).
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If you want to know how to ruin a once prosperous "Red State" look no further
than California. Through the Burton political machine's "Californication" of
"Reaganomics" ( supply-side economics) they have managed to create the:
1. Highest state debt ($1.3 Trillion) in the U.S.
2. Highest unemployment rate in the U.S. ($20 billion in EDD fraud)
3. Highest state income tax in the U.S.
4. Highest corporate tax in the U.S.
5. Most regulations in the U.S.
6. Most welfare recipients in the U.S.
7. Highest homeless population in the U.S. (a quarter of all homeless people)
8. Highest poverty rate in the U.S. at 20%.
9. Highest Gas Tax in the U.S.
Ronald Reagan's economic oracle, USC professor Arthur Laffer ("Laffer Curve"),
has predicted a Chapter 9 implosion of the California Keynesian economy by the
end of 2017. California has been driven to ruin by feckless/illegal voters and
nepotistic politicians. The Golden State is bleeding red ink with the highest debt of
any state in the union ($617 billion in real debt and $127.2 billion in negative net
worth) and this does not take in to account the state's unfunded pension liability,
which may be as high as a trillion dollars? Professor Laffer has also predicted a ·
mass exodus from Democratic controlled California ("Blue State") due to higher
taxes created by the 2017 economic implosion. Over the course of the next five
years, Professor Laffer estimates that over 600,000 residents a year, will flee
California for "Red States" (Texas, Nevada and Idaho) who have lower tax rates.
On the day· before the 2010 gubernatorial election, Secretary of State and "White
Savior," a term sometimes used to refer to a white person who hides their racism
by helping minorities (progressives), Debra Bowen introduced Jerry Brown and his
"Social Justice/Institutional Racism" platform by reminding his SEIU/ AFT
sycophants that: "One hundred years ago, you had to be a white, property-owning
male to vote in California, thankfully these white supremacists are relocating to
Texas and Nevada." About 600,000 California residents took Bowen's advice, in
2010, and left for Texas and Nevada (436,000 Californians represents the entire
annual tax burden for the CAC funding), which drew more Californians than any
other states and I might add more of their jobs (over 9,000 companies). Clearly this
bipolar sociopath should have been inculcated in California history before making
such an overtly bigoted statement. Texans never wiped out their indigenous
population through starvation (100,000 California Indians), and they never interned
120,000 of their fellow Californians (Japanese Americans) in "War Relocation
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Camps" where they were sent with only the clothes on their backs. After WWII,
the cultivated Nisei land (535,000 acres) was seized through the Office of Alien
Property (Truman Administration) and turned over to the Chicago Outfit (cities of
Lakewood and San Pedro).
It is hard to determine what is legal graft and what is illegal graft in California?
There seems to be a lens that only the Orwellian blackwhiters (blackwhite means
"the ability to believe that black is white ... and to forget that one has ever believed
the contrary") use in Sacramento that turns black into white. Is it legal to tax
California taxpayers to spend those taxes to support illegal aliens? If you are a
progressive blackwhiter governor/assemblyman/senator in Sacramento, that would
seem to be the case ... "Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority
share in it." --Leo Tolstoy
Progressive blackwhiters will be forced to abandon their profligate spending on
social justice programs due to a declining tax base. A recent survey of states,
ranking them as to how bad it has been for the middle class through the recession.
Sadly, California is ranked worst and not by a small amount. California is "worst"
by 17% over its closest rival (Vermont). Middle class families with children will
continue to flee the state, taking California's future taxpayers with them. Since
1992 a net 3 .8 million Californians have left the Golden State--more than the
combined populations of San Diego, San Jose and San Francisco. California has
the highest poverty rate (23.5%) and the lowest credit rating in the Nation. For
example, in 27 of 58 counties unemployment is over 10%, in four over 15%~
Imperial County 24%, Colusa County 20%. The State lost 33% of its industrial
base from 2001-2010, declining 11 % more than in the United States. Every year
since 1992, California has had a net annual OUTFLOW of "domestic migration"
(migration between the states). Between 2000 and 2010 the state's population
increased by 3,382,308, because of the influx of foreign nationals and their anchor
babies (More than 66% of all births in California are to illegals on Medi-Cal).
Currently illegal aliens make up at least 10.7% of the state's population and cost
California taxpayers $25 .3 billion in 2013.
Such trends, however, are unlikely to be productive. For there is no agreement
among economists that significantly higher taxes on, say, "the one percent"
( coastal elite) would do more harm than good, either to government coffers or to
the prospects of ordinary Americans. Even though Governor Brown has tried to
force-feed Californians on his socialist/class warfare manifesto for over 40 years,
they still have not acquired a taste for full-on socialism/totalitarianism, which
entails state ownership/control of the most important means of production.
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But regarding class warfare, there is one important thing most Californians can
agree on. Among both "the rich/coastal elite" defined as the top 10 percent in terms
of income, and among the bottom 90%, there are '~earners, entrepreneurs, and
protectors" who are i;iet givers--i.e., net producers of collective wealth--and
predators, cronies, and rent-seekers who are net takers/meanies--i.e., net drains on
collective wealth. It is relatively uncontroversial that the former should be
encouraged, and the latter discouraged, the former always rewarded and the latter
sometimes punished. If po1iticians want to tap into the discontent of those being
left behind through no fault of their own, why not make that their platform?
The political obstacles to doing that are easy to locate. Democrats cannot afford to
alienate people, such as some government workers, unions, welfare recipients,
illegal aliens and the homeless who are objectively net drains on our collective
wealth. Neither party wants to alienate people who fatten on "corporate welfare"_
such as entrenched public subsidies and no-bid contracts. And Republicans
certainly do not want to alienate people who get rich on speculative financial
transactions that do not create real wealth. I believe that a politician who adopted
the "right-enemy, wrong enemy" platform would be popular indeed. The
rationality of such a platform would surely makes it worth a try. Perhaps if enough
people thought and spoke in such terms, our political culture could change for the
better.
It is said that California has over $77 billion in deferred road, highway, bridge and
water maintenance. Of course, there is the whole issue of the lack of water
infrastructure in California. There is not enough of it to store and supply the water
needed for its industry and residents. Indeed, the system was designed for half
those living in California today. Keep in mind that even the EPA said California
needs $44.5 billion to fix the infrastructure that it has. For decades, tax dollars
earmarked for repairing California's crumbling infrastructure (bridges, roads, dams
and levees) has been redirected towards providing goods and services to 20 million
illegal aliens such as education ($14.4 million), healthcare ($213 billion), justice
and law enforcement ($4.44 billion), public assistance ($792 million), general
government services ($1.6 billion).
California is literally collapsing under its own corruption, thanks to Governor
Brown's "one party" totalitarian rule. It speaks volumes about the state's
Democratic leadership that hands out welfare like Halloween candy to everyone,
. including illegals, yet it cannot seem to keep up on roads, bridges, water and other
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important infrastructure needs that our 39 percent tax rate is supposed to fund? Is a
"Gas Tax" in California's immediate future?
California's Latino and Asian populations boomed in the 1990s and the
progressive media like the Los Angeles Times and San Francisco Chronicle
launched a barrage of vitriolic attacks against the Republican Party's hardline
stance on illegal immigration. These attacks ended California's 40 year
"Republican Winter" after the party closely tied itself to Proposition 187, a
controversial ballot measure that denied public services to people in the country
illegally. Just like when FDR won the State in 1936 by 67% over Alf Landon with
only 31. 7%. In 1992 Bill Clinton won California 46% to 32.6% for the incumbent
George H.W. Bush because the Latino, Asian population voted for the Democratic
candidates that promised to take care of them (provide social welfare for their vote)
over the Republicans who would only deport them. It was a New Deal for illegal
aliens/refugees. They now get more money from social welfare (CalWorks) than
they can get picking crops (less than 2% of illegals are picking crops but 41 % are
on Welfare). They are told in Mexico, Iraq, Cambodia and El Salvador that if you
can get to California, you can make this amount for doing nothing. It is a fortune to
these people.
California is home to about five million adults (that is one-in-six-adults) who
cannot vote because they are not citizens. To its discredit, California has taken
steps on behalf of non-citizens, who now enjoy in-state tuition and affirmative
action admissions to our corrupt/inept public universities, driver licenses that they
use to illegally vote for progressive candidates with, the ability to practice law for
the ACLU, and if they are children--state funded health care. They have informal
networks to trade food stamps, fake social security numbers, driver licenses and
other "forged" documents. It is literally organized crime (Chicago Outfit/Hong
Kong-Taiwan Triad) on a massive scale that the DLC (Ron Klain) do not want to
rein in ("Smurf the Vote") because they maintain their totalitarian control over
Californians through these feckless "undocumented" voters. And I am not talking
about just illegal alien voters--although they exist--! am talking about when these
"tired, poor, huddled masses, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore"
(refugees) become citizens (J)iversity Visa program) or have children who are
(anchor babies). Posing significant challenges for educators, about 1 in 8 students
in California schools has at least one parent who is undocumented, according to a
brief from the Education Trust-West (3 9% of all California students are illegals).
The cost to taxpayers of medical service for "refugees" has not gone unnoticed by
those who oppose the asylum that the select few are receiving in California. A
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recent study published by the Office of Refugee Resettlement projects the "average
five-year" cost of Medi-Cal for each "refugee" at $21,450 among a series of
additional statistics.
When all the other benefits refugees receive are added in, the total "average five-
year costs" for each refugee rises to $64,370. The most expensive of these are
Supplemental Security Income ($13,494), Public Education ($12,401), Public-
Subsidized Housing ($7,644), and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
($5,061). In California "refugees have the most generous access to welfare
programs of any population in the country". Where does all this payola end up? In
the pockets of the coastal elites (gentrification).
The lame progressive excuse that illegals pay taxes: how? Are they filing state or
federal income tax statements? And if they are, they are breaking the law by using
illegal tax identification or social security numbers--then again California provides
illegals with picture identification, so no doubt they are voting as well. My church
is a polling place for the Oceanside barrio. Many of our voters, could not speak
English and arrived in shuttles provided by the Democratic Party. The Democrats
also run a major vote-harvesting scam as well as falsify mail-in votes.
The progressive blackwhiters fail to understand the crux of the illegal alien issue:
these individuals are in California illegally, and I am quite sure the number of
remittances being sent back to Mexico is rather high. Perhaps these remittances,
which are in the billions annually, should be taxed, at a 39 percent rate. After all,
that is what we are forcing California middle-class taxpayers to pay ... and they are
citizens. Here are the real Black & White facts about illegal aliens:
1. 43% of all Food Stamps are given to illegals _
2. 95% of Warrants issued for murder in Los Angeles are for illegals
3. Less than 2% are picking crops but 41 % are on Welfare.
4. More than 66% of all births in California are to illegals on Medi-Cal
5. 60% of all HUD occupied properties in the US are illegals
6. 39% of all California students are i11egals
7. 75% of Los Angeles "Most Wanted" criminals are illegals
8. 50% of all Gang Members are illegals
9. There were more total registered voters than there were adults over the age
of 18 living in each of the following eleven counties: Imperial (102%),
Lassen (102%), Los Angeles (112%), Monterey (104%), San Diego (138%),
San Francisco (114% ), San Mateo (111 % ), Santa Cruz ( 109% ), Solano
( 111 % ), Stanislaus ( 102% ), and Yolo ( 110% ). Los Angeles may be as high
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as 144% which explains how the Burton political machine candidates (Jerry
Brown, Gavin Newsom, Maxine Waters, Barbara Boxer, Diane Feinstein
and Kamala Harris) were elected or re-elected to office? How can these
public servants stay in office when there is no legislative record of them ever
serving their constituency? Reality Check: If these illegal voters ever face
mass deportation or incarceration the "Burton Machine" crashes and burns!
10. California taxpayers are footing the bill for all illegals
What I have tried to show in this illegal alien diatribe is that unless the arts can
create a "legal" pathway to citizenship for the Latino and Asian communities then
the Federal government will not support it and the "Dreamers" will be deported.
This is improbable because the Arts are not taught in the public school's core
curriculum. Instead, they are relegated to after-school enrichment programs.
For the past 20-years the Democrats/Progressives have been living large off the
middle-class taxpayers' money now they have forced the middle-class to move to
Texas or Nevada ( an estimated 5 million) and many of their voters live off social
welfare and do not pay taxes. The first snows of the next Republican Winter are
upon us, and I fear the arts will be the first to perish in the conservative climate
change?
Unfortunately, only progressive blackwhiters can look at the State of the Arts
economic statistics and see any CAC input. While the statistics show that the arts
clearly pay their own way in California, the State seems to only provide lip service
in return for the $300 million the arts pay in state and local taxes. Why not use arts
tax dollars to take care of artists, especially homeless artists and to put the arts
back into our public school's core curriculum?
In 1988 the Getty Trust purchased over 108,000 square meters of travertine stone
from the same Bagni-di-Tivoli quarry that the Romans used to build the Coliseum,
and 760 square meters of marble from the Carrara quarry where Michelangelo
obtained his David stone, to create the Getty Art Center facades and interiors. It
took three years to move the large Travertine/Carrera slabs to Los Angeles. It is an
impressive $3 .8 billion monolith but behind the Arts Center's facade is an
insignificant art collection, Most of the Getty antiquity collection was looted from
Italy and Greece (Chasing Aphrodite, Jason Felch) and had to be returned to its
country of origin. The question then becomes: So, you have a $4.2 billion
endowment and a $1.3 billion complex full of looted art, what have you done with
the other $2.9 billion? You are not spending it on art acquisitions from Sotheby, so
what has the Getty Trust spent its $4.2 billion endowment on? Why don't you ask
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former Getty Trust president Barry Munitz or curator Marion True on how the $4.2
billion was being spent? (payola)
Eli Broad, one of Irwin Molasky's capo dei capislmeanies is currently building a
new museum on free land deeded him by the City of Los Angeles (Wilshire Blvd.)
to house his homage to Leo Castelli's genteel iconoclastic collection which
includes "Rauschenberg Erased de Kooning". After the Marion True trial, the
Getty Trust (Illuminati) no longer bought Italian stone for their museums. Instead,
they went out to Riverside and bought a 340-ton landscaping rock (Levitated Mass)
for $10 million and had the LACMA curator certify it "fine art"!
Eli Broad has given roughly $1 billion to Los Angeles art institutions. He has
donated 7 5% of his wealth to his foundations for not only art enrichment but also
education (both are classic smurfing scams). Even with his significant charitable
giving, Eli Broad is still the 65th richest man in the World ($7.4 billion). While
donating 75% of his wealth seems significant, you must remember that his
donations are also a tax write off, and here is where it gets really smurfy ... Eli
Broad has his own Getty-trained art appraiser who determines the value of the art
he donates so he can use it as one big tax dodge. Eli Broad owes roughly $1 billion
a year in estate taxes but ifhe is shelt~ring 75% of his wealth in his arts and
education foundation then he owes the government significantly less in taxes. At
the end of the day, this is what the fine art market is all about ... a few rich people
passing money around (money laundering/smurfing).
Not only is the fine art world manipulated financially, but it is also extremely
exclusive. Only a small share of artists will be chosen to succeed, and only their
work is considered valuable, and those are not necessarily the best artists. Often,
they are the ones who are best at marketing themselves, by focusing on social
justice issues, and at playing the gallery game. That means the small group of
wealthy investors (parasitic elites) social justice artists (marginal groups) end up
defining what fine art is. The CAC is nothing more a "tentacle" of the gallery
game.
What role do the arts play in California's cultural collapse or redemption? Once
again let us return to the Getty Trust. How did many of these refugees get the
money to pay the coyotes to take them across the border to America? By going out
to their ancient cultural sites and with a machete or sledgehammer whacking off a
Buddha head (Angkor Wat), Mayan hieroglyph (Tikal), or Assyrian
Lamassu/Griffin guardian (Balawat Gates) and then selling it to the Getty. The
refugee culture and infrastructure collapsed thousands of years ago. Their cultural
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icons/art hold no value to them other than providing passage out of their lost
civilization. By 900 A.D. the Mayans could no longer support nor maintain their
advanced civilization/infrastructure. They had no other choice but to walk back
into the jungle and they have been there ever since. Except for their descendants
who came to America. George Santayana said: "Those who cannot remember the
past are condemned to repeat it." Are Californians facing the same fate and is their
mass exodus a sign of their cultural collapse? I believe California's redemption can
be found in the Bauhaus Manifesto written by Walter Gropius in 1919 (Weimar).
Los Angeles is the only large metropolitan area in the country to register a net job
decline over the past two decades. While national employment has jumped by 20%
since 1990, L.A.'s has dropped by 10%. L.A.'s middle class is shrinking, with
citywide median income falling steadily since 2007. Los Angeles now has the
highest poverty rate among any American city. L.A. suffers from an opulent
version of the vicious urban feedback loop that has already swallowed up several
smaller cities in California (Stockton/San Bernardino/Merced): a shrinking job
market, rapidly escalating public pension costs, widespread deterioration in general
infrastructure, and high crime rate (San Bernardino has a higher homicide rate than
Oakland).
The Los Angeles general city budget certainly is not suffering from scarcity, and
neither is the L.A. Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) budget. In 2011,
municipal revenues were only down about 4 percent from their 2008 peak. But
those dollars that are not lost in the bureaucratic abyss are largely gobbled up by
exploding public pension expenses. Back in 2002, pension costs accounted for
about 3 percent of the city's budget. Since then, they have grown 25 percent per
year. Now, they constitute 18 percent, totaling $1.3 billion annually.
The DCA operating budget and managed portfolio totaled $56 million in fiscal
year 2010/2011. It consisted of $13 .4 million in City related and indirect cost
allocations; $10.5 million in Transient Occupancy Tax funds; $9 million in one-
time City funding; $9 million in funds from the Public Works Improvements Arts
Program; $7.5 million from the Private Arts Development Fee Program; and $6.3
million in private and public funds raised from foundation, corporate, government
and individual donors. Over the course of the next ten years the DCA' s rainy day
fund (technically called the Budget Stabilization Account) will be syphoned off to
cover CalPERS trillion-dollar pension liability.
I hold three degrees in fine art: a high school diploma from North Carolina School
of the Arts, a BFA from Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) an MFA from
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Laguna College of Art and Design. Additionally, I have studied with Wayne
Thiebaud at UC Davis (1982). I am co-founder of Black Mountain College
Museum + Arts Center in Asheville, North Carolina. I have hosted happenings and
readings by such distinguished Beat artists as Allen Ginsberg, Lawrence
Ferlinghetti and John Cage. Other qualifications are my experience as a Beat poet,
California historian, Sacramento preservationist and Harvard-trained arts educator.
In 1990, I place first in the selection process for the Yale School of Drama MF A
program in Theatre Administration. For the past 18 years, I have been the president
of Black Mountain Productions, a Multiple Intelligence/ Arts Education based
501(c)(3) consortium created by Dr. Bruce Torff at Harvard Project Zero.
Although I was promised the executive director position by Governor Brown, at
the last minute, CAC chairman Malissa Peruzzi-Shriver orchestrated a lame duck
appointment through her sister-in-law (Maria Shriver) and put her Long Beach
sycophant, Craig Watson in the position. Director Watson's appointment
represented the first time in the nearly 30-year history of the CAC that the
executive director had been hired by the Council rather than by appointment of the
Governor and they chose Craig Watson over more viable candidates?
Craig Watson studied abstract sculpture at Occidental College in the 1970's and
his only artistic work to date is that he assisted Christo in hanging one of his
"curtains". In his two years, as executive director of the Arts Council for Long
Beach he was on "leave of absence" for more than half of his tenure (because he
was still working for the phone company). After graduating from Occidental 40
years ago, he worked several internships/political patronage positions with the
Sonoma County Arts Council and Santa Barbara Arts Services before launching
his 30-year career in telecommunications. Let us face reality, Craig Watson's
qualifications for the CAC Executive Director position paled, miserably, in
comparison to mine. After the callous way in which I have been treated by the
State of California over the last 34 years, one might ask: why do you keep applying
for the executive director position? It is because I still believe I can make a
difference through the arts by using my intuitive intelligence ( outside the box
approach) to help my fellow artists and Californians make it through our Weimar
epoch. Craig Watson is now living large working a smurfing art scam in
Montecito.
In 1997 when I worked for President Clinton's White House Chief of Staff Erskine
Bowles, I inadvertently created a progressive "Buddied-up" (Matt Potter, SD
Weekly Reader) "triad" between Harvard, The University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill (UNC) and the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) this
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became the nexus for the Clinton Global Initiative (Technion). At the end of his
second term, President Clinton had his Secretary of Treasury, Lawrence Summers,
his Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles (my next-door neighbor in Charlotte) and his UC
capo-dei-capis /Meanie F. Warren Hellman's son-in-law, UCSD chancellor Robert
Dynes appointed as President of Harvard, UNC and the University of California
respectfully.
Most people are nominally familiar with the legend of Faust. There are many
variations, but the essence of the tale remains the same. It tells the story of a man
unhappy with his own lack of success in life. In frustration he becomes a sorcerer.
Practicing his black magic, the devil materializes and offers him a deal: The devil,
Mephistopheles, will serve Faust and help him become a success in return for his
eternal soul. From this tale we get the adjective "Faustian," to describe people
whose pride and arrogance leads to their downfall.
The 2006 Harvard "Faustian Bargain", that politically corrected/feminized the
mis<;>gynist "triad" (Clinton Global Initiative), was when Lawrence Summers
resigned in favor of the Dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study (The
Women's College) Drew Faust (Harvard's first female President) and pledged $50
million to the promotion of women in the fields of math and science (Harvard
Graduate Women in Science and Engineering) because he referenced in off-the-
cuff remarks National Academy of Sciences statistics showing a male
predominance ("intrinsic aptitude") over women in STEM majors (Norman
Geschwind: Cerebral Lateralization).
Upon her appointment as Harvard President, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison
immediately withdrew the largest endowment ever given Harvard University for
the Clinton Global Initiative ($515 million) because under "Feminist junior
faculty" rule he could not carry out his Globalist agenda. Eventually through an
identity political ploy, all three university systems are now run by women
presidents who have connections to the Clinton Administration. With Faust's
selection, half of the eight Ivy League schools are now run by women.
The Protocols are too complex/corrupt to explain in this diatribe, but through
Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama these women presidents have received
billions in federal funding to shore up their shrinking endowments. The Clinton
Global Initiative has served as these colleges' central bank. The federal funding
has gone primarily to turning these traditional Christian colleges into secular
feminist colleges. Over the last 5 years, President Faust has increased the numbers
of women faculty by about 25 % and has emasculated most of the male students
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and professors including my mentor Howard Gardner through "unconstitutional"
Title IX litigations/castrations.
The original Title IX text issued through an Executive Order by President Nixon in
1972 was that ... "No person in the United States shall on the basis of sex be
excluded from participation in a sport receiving Federal financial assistance."
(Translation: women get to use the same basketball as men and if you have ever
watched women's basketball it is like watching paint dry!) President Faust is also
working to ban male-oriented single-gender "secret" social organizations (Yale's
"Skull and Bones Society") while promoting women-oriented single gender
organizations (NOW).
Here is where President Faust met the devil, Mephistopheles? In the early pre-
Goethe versions of Faust, the devil, despite his "pact," of course betrays Faust who
is constantly deceived by the devil, but Faust is irrevocably corrupt and the devil
"drags him off to hell." President Faust was the Dean of Women's Studies whose
core goal is to attack alpha male power. For over 20 years, politicians and business
leaders have internalized an amplify the fallacy that white men are "privileged"
and white women are oppressed and should hire, promote and reward accordingly.
President Faust has wasted the fleeting alpha male power, she was given by her
Harvard Feminist Bund, with cheap indulgences ( sexual harassment, single-gender
social organizations and Title IX violations are a few of her many cheap
indulgences), "Alas, I have studied philosophy, the law as well as medicine, and to
my sorrow, theology; studied them well with ardent zeal, yet here I am, a wretched
fool, no wiser than I was before." --Goethe
After reading a Los Angeles Times (LAT) editorial in 2005 about Lawrence
Summers facing the Wrath of the Harvard Amazons (Feminists junior faculty), I
sent him a copy of Las Sergas de Esplandian (The Deeds of Esplandian). In my
"school days" every student attending California schools had to read Garci
Ordonez de Montalvo 1510 poem because it tells of: "an island called California,
very near to the Terrestrial Paradise, which was peopled with black
women ... accustomed to living after the fashion of Amazons ... Their anns were full
of gold." The land was ruled by a queen named Califia, who proclaimed that ... all
men who happened onto the island would be used to procreate with Calafia' s
Amazons and then would suffer a horrific death ( castration) by razor-sharp golden
blades (Title IX).
President Summers fell on his golden shamshir of Damocles rather than face a no-
confidence vote from the faculty of arts and science or political castration? "They
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shall fall by the sword: they shall be food for foxes". The LAT op-ed condemned
the behavior of the faculty saying it was a "disgrace to the university and a
dramatic example of the totalitarian control that the campus progressive feminists
exert over its administrators." President Summers never responded to my poetic
offering, but I believe he reads Montalvo's poem every night, along with Denice
Denton's obituary, before retiring to his eternal politically correct doghouse?
Former NEA chairman Bill Ivey, related in his book, Arts, Inc.: How Greed and
Neglect Have Destroyed Our Cultural Rights (Berkeley: University of California
Press, 2008) an epiphany he had after a Kennedy Center performance in 1998, as to
why the Arts are not taken seriously? It is because since 1964 the arts have been
directed out of the East Wing of the White House (First Lady's office) and the
Kennedy Center. Jacqueline Kennedy was the Kennedy Center's first honorary
chairwomen. Nancy Hanks was the NEA's second chairwomen and Eloise Smith
was the CA C's first director (1976). Over the course of the last 20 years, Hillary
Clinton has served as First Lady, U.S. Senator and Secretary of State. Upon
leaving her last post, she listed her major accomplishments as: "empowered
women, advanced transgender rights and reached out to minorities"? Now Hillary
feels emboldened, with George Soros financial support, to run again for President?
The "Faustian Bargain", now being brokered through Hillary Clinton's gender
dimorphic Amazons, has emasculated the West Wing misogynists and feminists
with "paper tigress" resumes will now fill these Economic Populists positions
(Janet Napolitano). The arts will continue to be nothing more than a feminist ploy
to indoctrinate their base (marginal groups) through social justice/gesture politics
(propaganda) and elevate "the least capable to lead" to top level arts administrator
positions (diversicrats ... a particular habitue of government/academia whose
career is built largely through the manipulation of diversity programs).
Former NEA chairman Ivey's book is pretty much what one would expect from the
title (Arts, Inc.). The argument is simply that the combination of the increasing
corporate dominance of the American "cultural system" and the exfoliation of
information technology have destroyed the historical richness and diversity of our
culture. His secondary argument is that the way to reverse this decline is to adopt a
"cultural bill of rights" that will defend the public from the depredations of
corporate greed. The key mechanism for the massive business takeover of cultural
rights is the law of intellectual property, which has been steadily transformed as an
instrument of profit making for the international arts & entertainment industry.
(The Last Mogul: Lew Wasserman, MCA, And the Hidden History of Hollywood:
Dennis McDougal)
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The question then becomes: Why over the last 34 years have I been passed over for
either the CAC deputy director or executive director positions by diversicrats with
only a marginal or non-existent arts background and "paper-thin tigress" resumes?
A Congressman once told me that it was difficult to vote against the diversicracy
because the "arts community" cleverly placed the wives of major donors on the
arts councils. That made it difficult to vote against the NEA/CAC. This might be a
good place to interject the First Theorem of Government? Those states: "Above all
else, the public sector is a racket for the enrichment of insiders, cronies,
bureaucrats and marginal groups."
In 1983 if Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley had been elected governor, I would
have become CAC deputy director. Shortly after his 1983 inauguration, Governor
Deukmejian appointed a Republican crony, Assemblywoman Marilyn Ryan, to
become CAC Director, Assemblywoman Ryan had no exposure to the arts of any
kind. This set a precedent that was followed by the CAC until 2005 when former
California Acupuncture Board CEO, Marilyn Nielsen was appointed as CAC
deputy director after cutting a check to the Governor Schwarzenegger Widows &
Orphans Fund for $7,000. She also, has no arts/education experience, training or
interest.
In 2005, Gov. Schwarzenegger appointed his sister-in-law Malissa Peruzzi-Shriver
to the CAC and in 2009 chairwoman. While it might be nice to have a respected
cultural arts lion at the helm of a state agency that gives out grants and protects
artists' intellectual property, the CAC can claim only politically correct "paper
tigers" in their key leadership positions for the past 34 years, mostly gallery
owners (foxes in the hen house) or diversicrats ... aparticular habitue' of
government/academia whose career is built largely through the manipulation of
diversity programs, and women who are working their way up the CalPERS food
chain (pensions). Adding nepotism, sexism and racism to conflict of interest and
politically correct patronage nicely underscores the hapless CAC.
In "An Exploratory Study of Demographic Diversity in the Arts Management
Workforce" (published in the Grantmakers in the Arts Reader in the Fall of2015),
Antonio Cuyler, assistant professor of arts administration at Florida State
University, makes the compelling case for urgency when it comes to fair
representation in arts administration. After all, it is the managers and curators who
determine most of the opportunities given to artists in a community.
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"Given demographic trends, a lack of diversity remains one of the most important
issues for the cultural sector to address in the twenty-first century," contends
Cuyler, whose survey goes on to show striking disparities in a variety of
institutions. According to the survey of arts managers from across the U.S., 78
percent identified as white, and 77 percent were female. This is the same
percentage of white female teachers in U.S. Education. Both institutions are a total
joke/scam. An even more staggering statistic was that 92 percent of executive
directors of Arts institutions identified as white female. Jews (Blue Meanies) are
also over-represented in the arts and academia.
It is time to call out the proverbial 800-pound Blue Meanie in the room when it
comes to equity in the arts: white women. To briefly recap, it is my assertion that
white women -or rather those not actively making ample room at the table for a
diverse representation of a spectrum of bodies -are a major obstacle to breaking
cycles of marginalization. According to Cuyler's study, it seems to be a massive
game of musical chairs is in order.
Governor Schwarzenegger is not only guilty of "cronyism" but more importantly
"Kennedy Nepotism" through his wife Maria Shriver. Her brother's wife, Malissa
Peruzzi-Shriver, was appointed the CAC chairwoman in February of 2009. Just
like Bobby Shriver's namesake (RFK) who was also appointed at the age of35 to a
powerful government post--a post that he was singularly unqualified to hold--and
at the time struck many in Washington as irresponsible and inappropriate. More
than that, it rankled one very powerful person in particular--Lyndon Johnson, who
loathed "Bobby" intensely and must certainly have borne that hatred in mind when,
in 1967, he signed into law a nepotism statute that, among other provisions,
appeared to make it impossible for a president to appoint immediate family
members to the Cabinet or, some argue, the White House staff. (The law explicitly
prevents "public officials" from promoting a "relative" to a position in the agency
in which he is serving or over which he exercises jurisdiction or control.")
Even if LBJ signed the law out of personal animus, there is a reason that Congress
passed it by a comfortable margin. And it is a reason worth remembering today.
Presidents and Governors enjoy power an access to talent without needing to resort
to nepotism--and as we see from Bobby's appointment, all family members--
though personally loyal to the president or govemor--are not necessarily fit to hold
high office. At age 35, RFK had just a few years of government service under his
belt; he had worked as legal counsel to two Senate committees--jobs that his father
and brother had arranged for him--but otherwise claimed no qualification for the
role of attorney general.
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Malissa Feruzzi-Shriver's state bio says she studied sculpture at UCLA, but her
website bio says Women's Studies was her major there. Like Assemblywomen
Ryan and CAC Deputy Director Nielsen, she holds no degree in the arts except for
an honorary doctorate from my alma-mater Laguna College of Art and Design. She
has never taught art in the public schools. So how has she become one of the top
arts education advocates in California and the Nation? National positions include
the 1st Vice President of the board for the National Assembly of State Arts
Agencies (NASAA) and Chair of the NASAA Arts Leaming Advisory Committee;
the governing board for the Western States Arts Federation; and the advisory board
for the Center for Research on Creativity. In California, she was appointed by
California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson to co-chair a
task force on creative education after chairing the California team for the NEA
Education Leaders Institute. This work led to her co-founding CREATE CA (Core
Reforms Engaging Arts to Educate in California), a statewide initiative to address
the erosion of arts education in public schools. She is also the executive director of
Turnaround Arts California, a program aligned with the California Department of
Education to reform low-performing schools with comprehensive and integrated
arts education. She served two terms on the California Arts Council with multiple
years as Chair, is on the California Alliance for the Arts Education policy board, is
a California Institute for the Arts trustee and, finally, is owner of Peruzzi Fine Art
(www.feruzzifineart.com). Her L.A.-based business specializes in "recreations of
Old Masters paintings"; although all the copies illustrated are of 19th and 20th
century pictures, not Old Masters. (Those date from the 16th through the 18th
centuries.) Also available are "original work, portraiture, sculpture" and other
kitsch. I fully understand the politically correct feminist "concept"; That you have
to create a portal for women to elevate from the "secretarial pool"; So, what if they
screw-up as CAC deputy director? It is OK because it is just the Arts, and the Arts
are just a coastal elite money laundering scam.
Just like Bobby Kennedy and Willie's Brown Sugar, Kamala Harris, Malissa
Peruzzi-Shriver is adding weight to her paper-thin resume that sounds impressive
but has little or no impact on meeting any substantive goals or creating significant
reform. As Picasso once declared ... "Artists are not imbeciles". What does it say
when our elected officials continue to use the CAC as a de facto patronage asylum
for the least enlightened among us? I am certain that CAC Chair, Malissa Feruzzi-
Shriver has another unenlightened plutocrat with a razor-thin golden resume, like
hers, waiting in the wings, who she will, probably, elevate through the Arts
Council for Long Beach executive director position, to become the State of
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California's new Dionysian theatre mask. It is imperative that the CAC director be
well versed in all facets of the arts and be a practicing artist and educator.
A radical virus of multiculturalism has permanently infected both the NEA and the
CAC, causing artistic efforts to be evaluated by race, ethnicity, and sexual
orientation instead of artistic merit. Jan Breslauer wrote in The Washington Post
that multiculturalism was now "systemic" at the NEA. Breslauer, theatre critic for
The Los Angeles Times, pointed out that "private grantees are required to conform
to the NEA's specifications" and the "art world's version of affirmative action" has
had "a profoundly corrosive effect on the American arts-pigeonholing artists and
pressuring them to produce work that satisfies a politically correct agenda rather
than their best creative instincts." NEA funding of "identity politics" has
encouraged ethnic/gender separatism and Balkanization at the expense of a shared
American culture. Because of federal dollars, Breslauer discovered, "Artists were
routinely placed on bills, in seasons, or in exhibits because of who they were rather
than what kind of art they had made" and "artistic directors began to push artists
toward "purer" (stereotypical) expressions of the ethnicity/gender they were paying
them to represent. The result, Breslauer concluded, is that "most people in the arts
establishment continue to defer, at least publicly, to the demands of political
correctness."
In 1996 the DLC fronted my Harvard-based non-profit art education consortium
Black Mountain Productions (Bl\1P) $100,000, and I served at the pleasure of
North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt. I naively thought that future Bl\1P funding
would be directed towards empowering countless at-risk children to finally escape
from their proletariat plantation through arts consciousness. BJ\1P was nothing
more, to Governor Hunt, than a DLC smurfing/skim operation. The California Arts
Council is also a smurfing operation which serves the State at the pleasure of
former Governor Schwarzenegger, who is Malissa Feruzzi-Shriver's brother-in-
/aw. The 2001 CAC Budget ($32 million) was just on paper (skim); and if CAC
Director Barry Hessenius had spent one dime of that phantom funding without the
permission of the Mickey Mouse Racketeers (Blue Meanies), he would have
literally been cut off at the knees with a golden shamshir. The CAC will not
survive California (Weimar) Republic's economic winter if they continue to
maintain their supine/obsequious status that barely survives off the "vig" of the
powerful Outfit's capo dei capis.
In researching this letter, I discovered that arts funding is a huge smurfing/skim
operation. Intra-governmental holdings and off-balance sheet transactions are
flying under the state's radar unabated through a hidden accounting gap between
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the Department of Finance and the Controller. This fiduciary anomaly has created
a $37 billion unaudited account for CalPERS. Before I read Gus Russo's Outfit
expose, Supermob, these smurfing funds would not have made sense. As I stated in
my opening paragraph, Barack Obama raised $700 million for his 2008 campaign,
and he obtained that funding from primarily 3 states, California, Illinois and
Michigan (who have numerous political leaders serving prison sentences). All
three Blue "George" Meanie states are facing insolvency on the scale of Greece
(Los Angeles/Chicago/Detroit).
The City of Detroit is facing the harsh reality of having to sell their $2.5 billion art
collection to pay their pension obligations. So how was California's $330 million
Obama campaign contribution funded? Primarily, through Chicago/Chinese crime
syndicate bagmen like John Huang and Norman Hsu (Chinagate) and wasteful
shovel ready GSA projects, like the new FBI Headquarters in San Diego, which is,
ironically, being built by Irwin Molasky, a one-time partner with the late Las
Vegas mobster Moe Dalitz and currently Irwin Jacobs' capo dei capis. Through
President Obama the Chicago Outfit now controls the NEA (NEA Chairman Rocco
Landesman). The San Diego nonprofit arts' pound of flesh will be smurfedthrough
more than 100 nonprofit organizations and the NEA's gesture politics programs
such as the GSA Art-in-Architecture program, the vigorish from the one percent
"art charge" that developers/tenants are assessed when building projects cost more
than $1 million dollars or through the transient occupancy tax, which provides $8
million annually to San Diego's "cultural arts".
In 2003 the NEA gave the CAC $I. I million in "matching funds" while they gave
the city of San Diego $1.3 million in "cultural funds", and they gave the city of
Los Angeles $23 million in cultural funds. These cultural funds are seen by
politicians as rainy-day funds and are often raided when budgetary shortfalls occur.
For example, when the City of San Diego cannot cover their public pension
liability, they usually cut arts funding by a third. Those funds were never intended
to be spent on the arts in the first place. They are nothing more than smurfing/skim
funds to save the City from going into the red. More importantly, how will public
sector union have controlled municipal funding support the Arts? The answer will
come, I believe, within the next 7 years when numerous California municipalities
will have to declare Chapter 9 bankruptcy due to their pension systems eating up
30 percent of the budget, an absurdly generous retiree medical program and excess
bond debt for exploding pension obligations, interest rate swaps, derivative
investments with Wall Street banks, synthetic collateralized debt obligations, toxic
assets and through dubious shovel ready art museum expansion and performing
arts center construction projects. Congress is also in the process of closing the
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$158 billion charitable giving loophole. The day the Republicans take back the
White House and control of the Congress will mark the beginning of the end for
the National Endowment for the Arts, NPR, PBS and the CAC.
The arts will soon have to compete for shrinking corporate and foundation funding,
more times than not, these tax shelters/smurfing projects follow a Clinton Global
Initiative agenda (diversity) where a multinational corporate matrix takes
precedent over that of the muse. Therefore, the arts only recourse will be to seek
grass-root support from their communities and develop more altruistic programs as
opposed to displays of Nihilistic hubris.
Finally, let me remind the CAC board that the arts are not a charity nor social
welfare (social services). They are a dynamic entrepreneurial engine that gives
significant returns on invested dollars. In 2005, the Arts had 2.6 million full-time
employees nationwide. They expended $63 .1 billion and generated $6.3 billion in
local and state taxes. Arts venues rivaled sporting events in attendance. The arts
generated an additional $103 billion for local merchants and their communities
(sustaining 3.1 million jobs over $16 billion in local, state and federal taxes) and
yet our de facto State Arts Council consists of a State P.O. Box, a suite of offices
in the AG building which is principally sustained through vanity plate sales. The
current State of the Arts is _a "bread and circuses" farce and Californians deserve
and should demand a viable State Arts Council. It is time to focus on the intuitive
solutions that will restore California's sybaritic culture and strengthen their
atrophic economy.
Over the last 50 years, the Mickey Mouse Racketeers has created a counterculture
(Disneyland) where it seems everyone is given over to their own greed. They do
not care who they have destroyed because they now control every facet of the
California coastal plain ( coastal elites) through gentrification. It is easy to become
bitter or disenchanted over the way the oligarchs have acted against Californians
through public sect9r unions and the sybaritic cultural elements they care most
about.
After more than three decades, the California Arts Council has failed in its mission
to enhance cultural life in California. Despite numerous attempts to reinvent it, the
CAC continues to promote the worst excesses of multiculturalism and political
correctness, subsidizing art that demeans the values and morals of ordinary
Californians. As the state debt soars to over $848 billion in real debt, it is time to
terminate the CAC as a wasteful, unjustified, unnecessary, and unpopular state
expenditure. Ending the CAC would be good for the arts and good for California.
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As I wrote in the beginning, the trends are clear, the paradigm set, the ending is not
promising, politically, culturally, or financially as California continues its slow-
motion implosion. Among the questions that need to be answered are: is it ( are we)
too late to turn the State around?
What political and, perhaps more importantly, cultural efforts will it take to
revitalize our insolvent communities? Who will rise to the challenge? What
narrative do we, the citizens of California, need to create and unite behind to re-
capture our once vibrant sybaritic culture for ourselves, our children and future
generations?
In November of 1997 I personally witnessed Bill and Hillary Clinton's Faustian
Bargain, as well as their sycophant Al Gore, made with Mephistopheles (Chicago
Outfit/Hong Kong-Taiwan Triad). To put it simply they are "Traitors". I do not
know what their personal Hell will be, nor do I care. But Californians will suffer
greatly from their Faustian Bargain unless artists are able to use their creativity and
arts consciousness to solve the major existential challenges our state now faces. I
truly believe I am one of those; "Men to Match My Mountains." --Irving Stone
"A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands
and his brain is a craftsman; but a man who ·works with his hands and his brain and
his heart is an artist." Louis Nizer, American lawyer
"The worst illiterate is the political illiterate (California ranks 50th in Literacy). He
hears nothing, sees nothing, takes no part in political life. He does not seem to
know that the cost ofliving, the price of flour, of rent, of medicines, all depend on
political decisions. He even prides himself on his political ignorance. The political
illiterate is so stupid that he is proud and swells his chest saying that he hates
politics. The imbecile does not know that from his political ignorance is born the
prostitute, the abandoned child, the robber and, worst thieves of all, corrupt
officials, the lackeys of multinational corporations." Bertolt Brecht, German
Playwright
"Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing
no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people." Theodore
Roosevelt
"You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something,
build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete." R. Buckminster Fuller
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"We have art in order not to die from the truth." Nietzsche
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OPEN EYES: The Source
"I am not a teacher, but an awakener"---Robert Frost
Thomas Mark Powers, MF A
"My students are know-nothings ... They are exceedingly nice, pleasant, trustworthy,
mostly honest, well-intentioned and utterly decent. But their brains are largely empty,
devoid of any substantial knowledge that might be the fruits of an education in an
inheritance and a gift of a previous generation. They are the culmination of western
civilization, a civilization that has forgotten nearly everything about itself, an as a result,
it has achieved near-perfect indifference to its own culture."---Patrick Deneen, Prof. of
Political Science, Notre Dame University, 2016
OPEN EYES: The Source, is an innovative approach to help both classroom teachers and
arts specialists infuse the arts across the curriculum. The project follows in the footsteps
of the German Bauhaus' "Werklebre" curricular approach providing new and significant
learning in and through the arts to at risk students. This learning will benefit teachers and
students throughout the State of California by utilizing the most creative ideas in
education reform: multiple intelligence, project-based teaching for understanding and
authentic assessment. It will also reintroduce what Oxford scholar and author Dorothy
Sayers once advanced in a speech known as The Lost Tools of Learning. Speaking in
1947, Sayers recognized the decline which modem education had undergone. This
decline, she noted, was producing adults with only a smattering of knowledge, leaving
them unable to defend themselves against the barrage of relativist logic they encountered
daily: --"We have all been quite content to demean government, drop civics and in
general conspire to produce an unaware and compliant citizemy. The unawareness
remains strong, but compliance is obviously fading rapidly."--Bill Ivey, Clinton NBA
Chairman
The project comes at an opportune time for California in its efforts to bring their schools
into the 21st century. Recent efforts to assess and reform our schools, such as No Child
Left Behind and Race to the Top legislation, have focused attention on Common Core
subjects and rigorous testing rather than learning modalities, brain development and
scaffolding of knowledge. No effort has been made to address more fundamental
questions regarding what we teach and why. My concern, given the relatively low
predictability of the tests is that there may be people who have tremendous talents--
creative and practical talents--who, because they do not do well on the tests, never get the
chance to show what they really could do in important jobs. I believe that education is the
foundation of our democracy, an opportunity for our youth to reach their fu]J potential but
traditional education can be extremely isolating. Too often, schools operate as if they are
separated from their communities and the standard curriculum lacks relevance to real life.
THINGS I NEVER LEARNED IN CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS:
• How to Think Critically
• How to Think Intuitively (outside the box)
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• Life Skills
• Oracy Skills (California ranks 50th in Literacy)
• The Four C's
• What are my Constitutional Rights and Duties?
• What it means to be an American
• What it means to be a Californian
In 1852 the State of California amended school law requiring teachers "to provide their
pupils a practical education steeped in the Three R's," (Common Core subjects). Their
duties also included moral/civics training. Outlined in the 1871 Annual Report to the
California Commissioner of Education, it states: "To endeavor to impress upon the minds
of their pupils the principles of morality, truth, justice and patriotism; to teach them to
avoid idleness, profanity and falsehood; to instruct them in the principles of a free
government and to train them up to the comprehension of the rights, duties and dignity of
American citizenship." The Three R's (Reading, Writing and Math) are essential, but do
not forget the Four C's (Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Creativity and Civics) which
are steeped in the Four A's--the Arts (Visual Arts, Music, Theatre and Dance). Do
California schools still adhere to these core virtues, or do they now pander to social
justice diversicrats: --"A particular habitue' of academia whose career is built largely
through the manipulation of diversity programs" (social science/cultural relativism).
In 1993 I contributed a rubric, entitled OPEN EYES, for the South Carolina Visual and
Performing Arts Framework (SCV AP AF) to my MAT mentor Dr. Margaret Johnson at
Winthrop University. The SCV APAF has become the V APA framework. Chapter One of
the SCV AP AF opened with a mission statement which was written by the Winthrop
University writing team that clearly outlines the elements that are essential for this
mission to be realized: "The mission of arts education in South Carolina is to provide
every child with an equal opportunity for a substantive, comprehensive and sequential
education in the arts. Arts education includes dance, drama, music and visual arts and
consists of a thorough study of each art form through four curricular components:
aesthetic perception, creative expression, historical and cultural heritage and aesthetic
valuing.
The arts are a vital part of every child's education because they:
• constitute a universal language of the senses and emotions that is fundamental to
the human experience.
• reflect, record and shape the history of every culture and nurture awareness,
understanding and appreciation of cultural and ethnic diversity.
• impart essential knowledge, skills and understanding of oneself, community, and
the world.
• require active learning that engages the student in individual and collaborative
expression and response.
• foster the creative process, critical thinking, problem-solving, self-assessment
and communication skills.
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Quality arts education promotes the development of the whole child, establishing a firm
foundation for success in school and beyond. Through the study of the arts, students gain
knowledge, skills and understandings that will enable them to participate productively, as
individuals and as group members, in the workplace and in the community at large."--
"Because of the role of the arts in civilization and because of their unique ability to exalt
the human spirit, it is more important in today's world than ever before that every
American child receive a balanced, comprehensive, sequential, substantive ... program of
instruction in the arts" (National Arts Education Accord, 1992, p.3).
According to the Sacramento Bee the California Department of Education (CDE) just
released their newly rewritten history standards, which will likely be adopted by many of
the other 49 states. So, what exactly are these history standards which will soon be
spreading across the nation? The Bee explains: "The new History-Social Science
Framework for California Public Schools for grades K-12 was adopted by the state
school board on July 14, 2016. It reflects the struggles and progress ofLGBT Americans
in the United States and California. It also contains more detail on Chicano and Jewish
(Holocaust) history." Nearly every major ethnic group in California has been given a
voice in the 900-page rewrite which is expected to show up in textbooks by 2018. "We
want students to understand that California and this country developed in part because of
people like them,' said Tom Adams, deputy superintendent for instruction and learning in
the CDE." Such a development seems to be the further expansion of what Allan Bloom
labeled as "openness" in his work, The Closing of the American Mind, nearly 30 years
ago: "Civic education turned away from concentrating on the "Founding" to
concentrating on openness based on social science. There was even a general tendency to
debunk the Founding, to prove the beginnings were flawed, to license a greater openness
to the new." Many ofus might be quick to respond, "Well, what is wrong with openness?
Is it not good to teach children to embrace diversity?" Not necessarily. According to
Bloom, the Founders believed that "Class, race, religion, national origin or culture all
disappear or become dim when bathed in the light of natural rights, which give men
common interest and make them truly brothers." By continually adopting curricula that
emphasizes pluralism, Bloom suggests students are receiving less instruction on the
fundamental ideas that undergird the American experiment...on fundamental ideas that
make us unified people. Is Bloom right in his assessment? By constantly seeking after
new ways to promote openness through our textbooks, are we driving students away from
the very thinking and concepts which will bring us together as a people and a nation. --
"We were all Americans until; Race disconnected us, Religion separated us, Politics
divided us, and Wealth classified us." --Sunni California.
The History-Social Science Framework for California Public Schools provides guidance
for instruction from grades K-12. The primary grades (K-3) focus on students' social
skills and responsibilities and understanding their community and local history. Grade 4
branches out to California history through a gesture politics curricular approach, studying
the state's multiethnic heritage and culture (diversity/socialjustice/LGBT). Grades 5, 8
and 11 focuses on various periods of American history (white racism, ethnic/gender
studies), with some overlap to provide for review from previous study. Grades 6, 7, and
10 focuses on "globalist" history ( Clinton Global Initiative) and provides a progressive
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slant to the past 200 years of American/California history. In grade 12 students conclude
their studies with one semester of government ( cultural relativism) and one semester of
LGBT history mandated by the FAIR (Fair, Accurate, Inclusive and Respectful)
Education Act and oddly, through a gesture politics program sponsored by the Simon
Wiesenthal Center-Museum of Tolerance , grade 12 students study the Jewish Holocaust
not the internment of 28,835 Californians/Second Generation Japanese American-Nisei at
Manzanar and Tule Lake Relocation Camps?--"since deeply regretted the removal order
and my own testimony advocating it, because it was not in keeping with our American
concept of freedom and the rights of citizens ... Whenever I thought of the innocent
children who were torn from home, school friends and congenial surroundings, I was
conscience-stricken. It was wrong to react so impulsively, without positive evidence of
disloyalty."--The Memoirs of Earl Warren (1977)
Recent news out of the CDE has proudly informed us that California's graduation rates
are rising. Unfortunately, rising graduation rates do not tell the whole story. If one, truly,
wants to know how California students are doing in school, a look at the Nation's Report
Card might offer a better picture. Those numbers tell us that not even 7 5% of California's
high school seniors are proficient in any subject. Seventy-Five percent of Black and
Latino boys in California do not meet State Reading Standards. The area they rank worst
in is history/civics (California/U.S.).
In fact, only 12 percent of California high school seniors are proficient in history/civics
(YouGov). That survey asked Californians of all ages how familiar they were with the
Japanese American Internment and those Democratic leaders that were responsible (FDR,
Harry Truman) for the "Rape of the Nisei" (Supermob) during and-after WWII. Over 78%
of millennials, gen-Xers and gen-Zers were unfamiliar with the Japanese American
Internment by these Democratic Presidents.
It is not that millennials and gen-Xers and gen-Zers do not bear any responsibility for the
traits they have come to be associated with, such as entitlement, narcissism, idleness and
political correctness. It is just that they do not bear sole responsibility for them. Part of
the responsibility inevitably lies with the context in which they have been raised.
But, so what, right? history is a boring subject full of old, white men. Does it matter if the
current generation of students have no clue whether the Democrats/Socialists were ever
on the wrong side of history? In other words, if we expect our state and nation to stay on
a righteous path, then we need to make sure our students have a clear knowledge of
government throughout history--what worked and what did not. Is it possible that our
nation is in its current state because recent generations have not learned the lessons which
past empires and nations teach us through the history and civics' textbooks? --"Those
who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it."-George Santayana
The arts must be central to education, but how do we actualize that possibility? The first
is by providing authentic experiences in the arts as content areas equal in importance to
study in other academic subject areas. For this, it is inherent that every school has its
specialists in visual arts, music, theatre and dance. These specialists provide authentic
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experiences in their art form developing students' appreciation of the arts, their artistic
skills and their capacity for expression and creativity. The second way is equally
important but more difficult to achieve. It is to prepare classroom teachers to infuse the
arts into the existing curriculum. Not only has this been proven to enrich the educational
experience by bringing the subject matter to life, but it also enables students with
different learning styles and intelligences to become engaged in the learning of an
important subject matter which might otherwise escape them.
My father was an oceanographer/meteorologist who worked for Roger Revelle (global
warming) at Scripps Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (1962-65). In 1965,
he co-authored with Walter Munk, the Propagation of Ocean Swell Across the Pacific for
the Royal Society of London. When I misbehaved, my father disciplined me in three
ways: One, he would make me copy the definition of words out of the dictionary. Two,
he would read to me a parable from the Bible and three, he would explain to me his
Propagation of Ocean Swells Across the Pacific theory. When I would remind him that I
was only 7 years old, he would say that he was inculcating "the source" in my
consciousness (opening my eyes) for when I was old enough to use it to resolve
existential challenges. He told me to always find the disambiguated "source" and start
from there in creating a vision/rubric. The basic tenant of his "chaotic" property changes
theory was that all of Earth's energy/life emanates from the "Surf & Sun" (Kolmogorov's
fl.uid-turbulent-jlowlluminance/chromativity theory as seen in Van Gogh's Starry Night).
Would this not be the perfect chaotic rubric/ethos for California's education system? My
father was a scientist, and I am an artist with a strong scientific ethos. Because of my
understanding of both science and art (STEAM), I believe I can successfully blend the
two together to create a curricular approach that will train artists to thrive in the digital
age.
The arts also teach that neither words nor numbers define the limits of our cognition. A
good example of infusing the arts into the existing curriculum can best be demonstrated
through a collaboration I did with MIT Media Lab called Escher's World. The world of
M.C. Escher, artist and geometrician, is a place where students create art and
mathematics simultaneously in an art studio setting. Making mathematics in such an
expressive environment question the very nature of what we mean when we say
something is "mathematical." When children use mathematics as a tool for self-
expression, they discover the visual, intuitive and open-ended aspects of mathematical
inquiry that are often missing from traditional mathematics classrooms. In this way,
Escher's World explores how arts/media technology dissolves the boundaries between
traditional school "subjects" and how these changes in tum force us to reexamine our
understanding of what it means to think and to learn.
In 1974, when I was 18 years old, I met the great German-Bauhaus artist and educator
Josef Albers whose work, both in Europe and in the United States, formed the basis of
some of the most influential and far-reaching arts education programs of the twentieth
century. I asked him: how do I become an artist? Albers simply said: "Open da Eyes
Tommy", which abstractly mean's: expand your consciousness so you can face the
existential challenges that confront you and resolve them through· Creativity and
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"Intuitive Intelligence". Definition: What is Intuitive Intelligence? How many times do
we see a business leader reach a decision without a lot of data, seemingly without
deliberation, and make the right call? Not very often, in our "politically correct" world.
But every so often we encounter that rare leader who makes impossible decisions and,
time and again, gets it right. This is not an accident, we tell ourselves, as we look for
clues to try to understand this phenomenon we are witnessing. What we are experiencing
is Intuitive Intelligence in action. Intuitive Intelligence lies beyond the boundaries of
science and analytics, it is arts-based. It bridges the realms of reality and imagination,
reason and instinct, material and spiritual dimensions of human existence. Intuitive
Intelligence is non-linear, a key skill for success in the new economy, an economy driven
by constant disruption, corruption and chaos. Through Creativity and Intuitive
Intelligence (The Source) OCCTAC will develop a curricular approach designed to
empower our youth with the "consciousness" to create a new California economy that is
based in our "bankrupt" Inland Empire (Santa Ana/San Joaquin Valley/Imperial
Valley/Riverside/San Bernardino) which is where the California oligarchy (Chicago
Outfit/Coastal Elites), who now control the entire coastal corridor, have, once again,
relocated our minority citizenry in their new Manzanar/Tule Lake (Japanese-Nisei)
Relocation Camps/Communities, which were both located in the Inland Empire. A large
percentage of this citizenry are Latino, who are forced to live in substandard housing with
as many as 15 family members so they can pay the oligarchs ("Slum Lords") exorbitant
rents (Grapes of Wrath). The Source curricular approach will embrace Buckminster
Fuller's dymaxion paradigm ... "You never change things by fighting the existing reality.
To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete." And
more importantly, prepare our most gifted and talented students to bring their creative
and intuitive minds ( outside the box thinking) to bear on California's insurmountable
problems (affordable housing).
Key components of OPEN EYES: The Source would be:
• Mastering one or more artistic disciplines -Howard Gardner's 10-year-rule
• Synthesizing what is known (the box itself), distinguishing the macro from the
micro.
• Going beyond the known thinking outside the box, an imperative in the digital
(algorithmic) age.
• Good questions, new questions about how you nurture intuitive intelligence.
• Robust, iconoclastic temperament and the ability to think with your heart.
• Color outside the lines (frameless) to capture spontaneity of thought and feeling.
• Taking risk and learning by trial and error
• The ultimate judgment of "the field"
• The ability to think holistically and dream big.
• The ability to think paradoxically.
• The ability to make judgments in the absence of rules.
• The ability to listen to oneself an others.
• The ability to lead by influence rather than design.
• The ability to read and write source code ( computer science courses)
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The Source's dymaxion paradigm would create a parallel society of California artists,
craftsmen and learners who incorporate production, perception and reflection into their
daily lives (Imagineers). Through a cross genre arts education approach, an OPEN EYES
Imagineer would not only have mastered their artistic discipline but also be inculcated in
the art of quid pro quo by utilizing their artistic "gift" to creatively participate in society
(translation: become the next Steve Jobs, an artist who can read and write source code).
Our paradigm creates a society of civic-minded Imagineers not self-serving/politically
correct "social engineers/diversicrats". Through the study of Rausch and Flow (Nietzche)
Imagineers will be able to confront the dystopian evil which now rules by "Super
Majority" in California. Imagineers will create a parallel dymaxion social structure to
establish ":freethinkers" learning centers like Black Mountain College and the Bauhaus
(both were created during dystopian epochs).
Back to the Garden: Return from the "Food Desert"
If there is a positive lesson, we can take from history, it is that when life gets tough, the
tough get growing. Wars abroad are affecting the global food supply. Westerners are
having to face a hard truth: We are too dependent on the centralized, industrial
agriculture system for our food. During World War II, individuals and communities were
growing 40 percent of vegetables in the United States. "Victory Gardens" were
responsible for producing 1 million tons of vegetables during the war. The food also was
naturally organic. Every California public school should have a Victory Garden.
A total of 58.6 percent of all students attending California public schools now qualify for
free or reduced-price school lunches. To qualify, the family income must fall below 185
percent of the poverty line. In 2016, students who were eligible for the National School
Lunch Program (NSLP) had an average score that was 28 points lower than that for
students who were not eligible. The school district provides two healthy meals a day to
these low-income children (Michelle Obama's healthy lunch program) because they will
either have a Kids Meal from McDonalds or a bean burrito from 7-11 for their dinner.
Schools across the country are pulling out of Michelle Obama's healthy lunch program
due to students' lack of interest. The $11 billion NSLP was implemented as part of the
"Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 201 O", a law pushed by the First Lady as part of her
signature campaign to fight childhood obesity. It works by reimbursing schools for the
meals served as well as provides access to food at lower prices ... "Because of this act...32
million children get more of the nutrition they need to learn and grow and be successful
and I do hope it's delicious--we're working on that, yes, indeed,"--Michelle Obama
According to teachers and parents, kids are not eating the healthier food and are often left
hungry, which has become a hindrance to learning ... "Kids can't learn when they're
hungry!" (Orange County parent). As a result, more and more kids are opting out of the
healthier lunch program and either choosing to pack their own lunches or not eating at all.
Since schools are not serving enough of the healthier lunches, they are losing the
reimbursement money needed to offset their costs.
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However, not all school districts have the option of backing out. School districts, like
Santa Ana, with a significant number of low-income students would lose money if they
opted out ($90,000 per school year). At Laguna Beach Unified School District, healthy
lunches went over like a bowl of cold menudo. Debra Appel, food services supervisor at
the school, said, "It's not the chicken nuggets, it's not the carnitas. It's not the com dogs
and food that the kids really like." In collaboration with Evan Marks at the San Juan
Capistrano Ecology Center and innovative food truck entrepreneur Luther Chen we are
creating healthy and hearty burritos in place of com dogs. Many of the ingredients will be
grown by the kids in their local community gardens and on the Kinoshita Farm which
adjoins the Ecology Center.
OPEN EYES: "Taking it to Olvera Street"
Olvera Street is in the oldest part of Downtown Los Angeles and is part of El Pueblo de
Los Angeles Historic Monument. Many of the Plaza Districts Buildings are on Olvera
Street, including the Avila Adobe (1818), the Pelanconi House (1857), and the Sepulveda
House (1887). Sixty years ago, the tree-shaded, marketplaces were filled with Mexican
craft shops, restaurants and street artists like Teatro Torito devoted to Mexican
marionettes where they portrayed the early history of California for amusement of the
children and entertainment and education of the tourist. There was a ballyhoo for each
show by the ever-present Mexican Folklorico/Mariachi orchestra and performances were
given on the tiny stage in the Teatro Torito every afternoon and evening.
Officially, I work in the city of Santa Ana, California (barrio "Santana", Mexico). In the
barrios there are no banks, restaurants, supermarkets or cultural centers ( disinvested
neighborhoods). Just food trucks and check-cashing markets. These neighborhoods also
have the worst gangs in Orange County. These children are not living in Santa Ana, but
live in Guerrero, Mexico. How can you live in California for 20 years and still not speak
English? How, after living in California for all your life do you still think you are
Chicano first, American second and live inAztlan? Finally, after living in California for
over 20 years, how come you are still living with 15 to 20 other Chicanos in a 1,000 sq ft
apartment? Why are all your family members, who are not living with you, in prison or
dead? My Santa Ana students are amazing children who need to be afforded a way out of
their diasporic cultural Manzanar and be imbued with a "street smart" arts consciousness
so they can also realize the "California Dream" which is to, one day, live at the beach on
a CalPERS pension. OPEN EYES: The Source will provide our at-risk children a portal
to the beach by developing their Intuitive Intelligence/Creative Thinking through their
artistic discipline (DBAE). They will also learn English through our Oracy lesson plans.
One of my second graders once asked me: "Where do you live Mr. Tommy?" I replied: "I
live at the beach." Out of the mouths of babes came the true California ethos: "Oh Mr.
Tommy, when I grow up, I want to live at the beach, because if you live at the beach
nothing else really matters?"
The OPEN EYES: The Source is a consortium of educators and artists dedicated to
creating a "level playing field" for all our children. I have dedicated my life to helping
"gifted" disadvantaged children realize their full potential. This can only be accomplished
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through education. For too many decades, children in rural areas or those who are
socially or economically disadvantaged have been deprived of this right and opportunity.
IfOPEN EYES: The Source is chosen to become the new V APA framework for Orange
County Schools, I look forward to the opportunity it will give me to continue to "open
eyes," that is to expand the appreciation for, and understanding of, art for generations of
California students, providing access to the arts regardless of economics or social strata.
The arts are the great equalizer calling forth creative genius from every sector of society,
disregarding race or religion or wealth or gender.
In 1969 when an interviewer told jazz musician Nina Simone that: "aitists should not get
involved in politics." Nina Simone reto1ied ... "An artist's duty, as far as I'm concerned, is
to reflect the times. I think that is true of painters, sculptors, poets, musicians. As far as I
am concerned, it's their choice, but I choose to reflect the times and situations in which I
find myself that, to me, is my duty. At this crucial time in our lives when everything is so
desperate, when everyday is a matter of survival, I don't think you can help but be
involved. Young people, black and white, know this. That is why they're so involved in
politics. We will shape and mold this country, or it will not be molded and shaped at all
anymore. So, I don't think you have a choice. How can you be an artist and not reflect the
times? That to me is the definition of an artist." --"I never saw music in terms of men and
women or black or white. There was just cool and uncool. "--Bonnie Raitt
Diverse pride in who we are is vital and conversation about our diverse background is
great but not when it comes at the expense of substantive thinking about our state's
problems. One downside to California's ethnic obsession (diversity) is the degree to
which it prevents us from embracing our shared origins as Californians. For the first time
in modem history most Californians have been born and raised in the State. Diversity is
not what California needs --it requires unity and giving jobs to people who merit them.
OPEN EYES students will not be judged by the color of their skin but the content of their
character (consciousness). Our future leaders need to be the standard bearers for the one
demographic that often gets neglected in our obsessing over social justice/diversity:
Californians. "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of
comfort and convenience but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. The
true neighbor will risk his position, his prestige and even his life for the welfare of others.
In dangerous valleys and hazardous pathways, he will lift some bruised and beaten
brother to a higher and more noble life." --Martin Luther King
Social justice, as it is now defined, furthers the belief that we are an unjust society in
need of targeted egalitarian redistribution. "Inequality" is not necessarily unjust, socially
or otherwise, and does not mandate redistribution by force or unequal applications to
change it. What inequality can do, however, is get your favored marginalized group
protected under the umbrella of the socially just and therefore on the right side of social
justice.
While I clearly understand the challenge of educating those that have less means,
language barriers or lack of family infrastructure, I reject the notion that social
justice/diversity must be administered unequally in our schools and colleges. Only in an
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all-inclusive paradigm do we see social injustice as the cure for social justice, essentially
equal outcome by unequal means and unequal protection under the law to reach these
ends.
The arts are not about money. It is about servicing our communities and allowing people
to express their talents and genius for the betterment of our society. For over 40 years, I
have made Josef Albers' Open da Eyes mantra my ethos. It has provided the spark that
has created everything from resurrecting a dying theatre to revitalizing a decaying
downtown. More importantly, it has given hundreds of low-income/at-risk children a
fighting chance at the "California Dream" (to one day live at the beach). I have rarely
received any credit nor accolades for what I have accomplished because "consciousness"
is transcendental and is usually met with closed eyes by the good who refuse to see
(acknowledge) the great in a vision. Because the good lack the Creativity/Intuitive
Intelligence and it exceeds their closed eyes/mind consciousness (seeing, yet, not seeing),
a great vision, too often, becomes only a shattered dream by hitting what Howard
Gardner calls: "the wall ofrestriction/10-year-rule". Through Creativity and Intuitive
Intelligence California can truly be the Golden State again ... "Vision is the art of seeing
what is invisible to others."--Jonathon Swift
In January of 1993 I was called upon to take over the art classes at Rock Hill High School
(South Carolina). The art teacher had suffered a heart attack. Unable to find his lesson
plans and curriculum guide and issued an edict by the school's principal to conserve the
dwindling art budget, I had to find a way to still teach the art students. I turned to Josef
Albers. No art educator ever did more with less. The first three weeks, I followed Albers'
Bauhaus Vorkur curriculum and had moderate success. After realizing that Albers had
designed these exercises for gifted artists, I then had to see ifhe had ever developed a
curriculum for non-artists. Thus, my research into Albers visual arts program at the
Bauhaus where the students' artistic gifts were less apparent. This is where I found the
exercises based on the Bauhaus Werklehre course that develop Creativity and Intuitive
Intelligence through the utilization of color, flora, found objects, discarded materials and
inexpensive arts supplies to create a truly unique approach to arts education. My success
rate improved. One of my professors at Winthrop University, where I was taking art
education courses, was Dr. Seymour Simmons. He was formerly one of the principle
visual arts curriculum developers with Harvard Project Zero. Dr. Simmons was
monitoring my curricular success rate very closely. One of his suggestions on Albers'
curriculum was to create more interaction and assessment among my students. It was then
that Dr. Simmons introduced me to PROPEL, a curricular approach for teaching the arts
that he had helped develop while at Harvard Project Zero. I decided to try and combine
the Albers' curriculum with the PROPEL curricular approach. I call my hybridized
curriculum "OPEN EYES." The first assignment issued under my new "OPEN EYES"
curriculum was a group collage. Albers had extensively used collages because they
afforded non-artists an excellent venue for artistic expression. By having the students
collaborate on a collage, it required them to interact and reflect about composition, color
and content. I then had the students create individual collages which were subsequently
submitted to the Limestone College Student Art Exhibition. The "Limestone" is the most
prestigious student art show in South Carolina. All five of the OPEN EYES collages
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submitted to the exhibition received awards of merit with one collage being awarded
"Best in Show".
The following year with the help of Dr. Howard Gardner and his Harvard Project Zero
staff, I created the OPEN EYES Project. It provides a model which integrates important
new ideas about how individuals learn with equally powerful ideas about how to educate.
The OPEN EYES Project seeks to use advances in technology to join the educational
community both horizontally and vertically in shared research, preparation, practice,
evaluation, _and sustained dialogue. It is visionary in its understanding that education is a
continuous and fluid process and practical in its efforts to include the larger community
in creating new paradigms. With the ever-expanding role of technology in the classroom,
the opportunity to replace expensive, outmoded textbooks with lucid, interactive
curriculum holds tremendous potential for affording every child in our State with a
quality education.
In 1997, with only a hundred thousand dollars, I created a consortium of colleges
(Harvard, University of North Carolina and UCSD) that would be connected via a global
fiber-optic network called "InterChange". It was delivered in "real time" over the North
Carolina Information Highway to eve1y school in the state. In 1999, the Clinton
administration sent my OPEN EYES education technology system to China through
TeraGlobal. President Clinton put his White House chief of staff Erskine Bowles in as
president of the University ofN01th Carolina system and Treasury secretary Lawrence
Summers in as president of Harvard. He also put F. Warren Hellman's son-in-law, UCSD
chancellor Robert Dynes, in as president of the University of California system. In 1999
my college consortium was turned over to Qualcomm CEO Irwin Jacobs and became
Technion. In December of 1999, President Clinton used my JnterChange technology to
create the first Presidential Town Hall Meeting teleconference.
In January 2003 I was hired by the Southern California Tribal Chairmen Association's
(SCTCA) as director/project coordinator for the Parent Involvement Resource Centers
(PIRC) which is a federally subsidized education program. I oversaw 19 tribal
reservations. I also created the curricular content and teacher training program for the
"Tribal Digital Village". My ancestor Stephen Powers wrote the seminal "source" book
(Tribes of California) on the California Indians in 1877. In January 2002, the California
Indians were granted the right to build casinos on their abandoned tribal reservations
(Prop. lA). The major impediment with opening tribal casinos in California was that
according to the mission's records ( circa 1900) there were only 1,711 Southern California
Kumeyaay Indians. The majority of federally recognized Native Americans living in
California are Cherokee and Apache (Yavapai/Mojave). Many Southern California tribal
reservations had been unoccupied for decades because there was literally only one adult
member left (lshi: The Last Yahi). Most of those claiming to be Southern California
Indians ("Heritage Rights") were of migratory Mexican Zapotec or Yaqui origins
("Lateral Indians").
In order to artificially bolster the California Indian population, the Las Vegas casino
owners ("Hollywood Indians") created the "Schnoolc' tribal band of California Indians.
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The Schnook's were "bonified" by the UC Bancroft· Library's Online Archive of
California (OAC) through the casino owners UCB surrogate F. Warren Hellman, whose
son-in-law, Robert Dynes, was not only chancellor of UCSD but also became president
of the UC system while ma1Tied to his daughter Francis Hellman, which then was
empowered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs to issue Federal l.D. numbers to Lateral
Indians. These Lateral Indians also received UCSD college degrees (BS, MS, Ph.D.) in
Ethnic, Native American, Women's and Gender Studies even though they only possessed
a 4th grade equivalency and could not pass a basic literacy exam, but the Hollywood
Indians thought of everything and created a middle school/high school (Preuss School
UCSD) to trick out the Schnook's assessment scores so they could be admitted to
UCSD's Sixth College. These UCSD Schnooks became the "Red Faces" (proxies) for the
real "owners" of the California Indian casinos, and I might add UCSD and SDSU.
Robert Dynes resigned as UC president shortly after UCSC chancellor Denice Denton
plunged to her death from a 47-story apartment balcony. Francis Hellman divorced
President Dynes six months after his resignation as UC president. Preuss principal Dr.
Doris Alvarez (National Principal of the Year) was "fired-up" (promoted?), just like UC
provost MRC Greenwood (who was fired-up for unethical behavior). Dr. Alvarez
resigned after a major cheating and grade tampering scandal at the Preuss School became
evident. She was not fired but reassigned as an adviser to the UCSD Vice Chancellor of
Academic Affairs ("Rubber Roomed").
Just like Chicano Studies the Southern California Indian.students were taught cultural
relativism instead of their true cultural heritage. For example, instead of teaching the
Southern California Indian students the Mesoamerican color palette that Frida Kahlo used
in her paintings the students were taught about the Bolshevik (Leon Trotsky) influences
on her politics. Which lesson plan would be designed to indoctrinate ( cultural relativism),
and which one would intuitively educate K-8 students in their cultural heritage?
For Southern California Indians, their "happy hunting grounds" (sacred burial mounds)
were once scattered throughout Orange County (Irvine Ranch/Rancho Santa Margarita).
It was the repository for their lost culture (Bowers Museum). Their burial mounds
contained Tule reed baskets and abalone shell jewelry. Their art was produced from
indigenous California plants, seashells and minerals. The Southern California Indian
burial mounds now have tract homes, commercial buildings and community colleges
sitting on top of their sacred sites. The few artifacts that escaped the bulldozers are now
housed in the Bowers Museum.
Josef Albers opened my eyes to the "seeds of art consciousness" and whenever I land in
one of these UCSD "Buddied Up" bait & switch schemes, I always try to spread some
seed of arts consciousness in the hope some will sprout like they did in San Francisco in
1956 that created the "California Renaissance". Even though I was only SCTCA project
coordinator for a short time I was able to create the Tule Reed Basket Project which
taught the three-strand braiding technique of the Pomo which is considered the Southern
California Indians highest art form. I also created the Tribal Surf Camp where we took
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the Indian students to San Onofre State Beach and taught them to surf and gather
materials to use in their art classes.
In August 2008, my Art 100 (art appreciation) course was named by the students, "The
Most Popular Course at Palomar College". The course covered the history of Asian,
Mesoamerican and German Bauhaus art and their influences on California art. My
method for teaching Art 100 is hands-on, and my central and consistent effort is to teach
method and content. I invited students to realize that the way they handle facts through
creative application is important as the facts themselves. Over the course of the class,
students were introduced to composition, color, principles of design, important artists and
their influences. The students were required to create assigned artworks based on their
study of art in the course, which would be kept in their Arts PROPEL sketchbooks
(process-portfolio) along with notes and research. These sketchbooks allowed me to
assess how the students processed the information I provided them in class. It became the
students' textbook written in his/her own vernacular (intelligence). Unlike the "required"
$125 art history textbook, my $10 sketchbooks/process portfolios contained only the
material I covered in class that had a direct connection with the student's interest. For
example, one topic was about tattoos and the art and meanings behind them as seen by
different cultures. This "hook" increased students' engagement with the material as well
as brought excitement to what could otherwise be prejudged as a dull and boring topic.
My students not only learned about art history, but they tried their hand at the different
types of art about which they were learning. These educational activities were reasonable
in expectations but also brought insight to the students. These projects were designed to
assist in long-term retention of the material. At the end of the course each student had
completed a process-portfolio of projects and articles.
7 Leadership Skills Fostered in Arts Education (Stacey Goodman, Edutopia)
A question to consider is this: As educators, do we look to the arts as a way of developing
student leadership? Here are seven ways that working in the arts can give students the
skills to become great leaders:
1. Creativity
While this might appear to be the most obvious skill, we would remind ourselves that
creativity is not just about expression and aesthetics but also about problem solving.
While other disciplines encourage creative solutions to problem solving beyond our
consensual understanding of the problem, pushing against the margins of what might be
provable. Artists are pioneers of inventing and testing out new ideas and sensibilities.
This quality makes for ideal leadership.
2. Risk Taking
If we expect our students to be truly creative and seek out those ideas and sensibilities,
we must encourage and reward taking risks. One of the most rewarding outcomes of
teaching students in the arts is that it gives them the ability and the confidence to do
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things that are new and unorthodox. Peer pressure does not go away when one becomes
an adult. Great leaders, when necessary, will go against the mainstream in terms of
thinking and take chances of having their ideas ridiculed or criticized. The arts attract
students who are often marginalized because they have already experienced the challenge
of being rejected or shunned. They have gone through the storm and have less fear about
being different and embracing new ideas.
3. Learning to Be Yourself
One of the great challenges of being a leader is, as the saying goes, "It is lonely at the
top." Students who are nurtured through the arts must ultimately turn inward and know
themselves, face their demons and ultimately discover their own potential. While we
celebrate collaboration and group effort those approaches are more successful if each
person in collaboration has gone through the solitary process of self-reflection and
gaining self-knowledge. It is easier to make a decision that might not be popular if
leaders are willing to take risks and stand on their own--and this is often the very
definition of an artist.
4. Understanding the Power of Myth and Symbols
In art classes, we encourage students to work with icons, shapes and archetypes, giving
them the ability to understand how these images affect human culture. Great Leaders
understand how myths and symbols shape our understanding of a complex idea or
sensibibty that is hard to otherwise express.
This ability to tap into myth and symbols is always powerful--and often poetic and
beautiful as Jack Kerouac and John Steinbeck showed us. Artists, musicians, actors,
dancers and poets have an intuitive sense of what moves and shapes us and being able to
tap into this can be powerful for student leaders to learn and master.
5. Observational Skills
Great Leaders can be aware of moods, attitudes and the world around them. In arts
education, we encourage our students to be keen observers. Also, it's often the case that
students who are drawn to the arts are introverted yet skilled observers. It is imperative
for teachers to nurture this gift of observation and further develop it in students when
necessary. We must also be able to identify, develop, and productively channel-the role of
the quiet influencer that our most observant students often play.
6. Project Planning
Project Planning is the most pragmatic of the skills taught in arts education. Students are
encouraged to consider and commit to projects that might not see fruition until weeks or
sometimes months later. In addition to utilizing strategies such as backward design, goal
setting and implementing an effective process, project-planning skills develop character
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and fortitude in our students who know that they are in for the long haul. 7. Collaboration
and Appropriation
While no other discipline prizes originality more than the arts, our discipline knows that
referencing and emulating those who have mastered their craft is part of the learning
process. Learning from those who came before you, also, lends itself to learning and
working with those around you. The idea of plagiarism or "copying" becomes less an
issue, and students learn that what separates "I" from "you" is blurred if not illusory. This
ability to see oneself in others, to learn and work with others, is key to understanding
leadership and a skill that we should continue to encourage and build upon in our
classrooms.
Three R's Are Essential, but Don't Forget the A--The Arts (Elliot W. Eisner, 2002)
"Recent efforts to assess and reform our schools--such as global education rankings
released in December and No Child Left Behind law--have focused attention on four so-
called "core" subjects: reading, writing, math and science. No effort has been made to
address more fundamental questions regarding what we teach and why. ·
Although we do not think about it this way, a school's curriculum is a mind-altering
device, a means through which children's minds are shaped with ideas, skills and beliefs
about the world. Because what we teach the young is so important, we need to be
particularly careful about what we include and equally as careful about what we do not.
What we do teach is far more likely to be the offshoot of embedded traditions and our
efforts to boost test scores, as if test scores were a meaningful proxy for the quality of
education our students receive. They are not.
One of the casualties of our preoccupation with test scores is the presence--or should I
say the absence--of the arts in our schools. When they do appear, they are usually treated
as ornamental rather than substantive aspects of our children's school experience. The arts
are considered nice but not necessary. Just what do the arts have to offer to our children?
Are they important? Put most directly, what do the arts have to teach? Join me on a brief
excursion.
First, the arts teach children to exercise that most exquisite of capacities, the ability to
make judgments in the absence of rules. There is so much in school that emphasizes
fealty to rules. The rules that the arts obey are in our children's emotional interior,
children come to feel a rightness of fit among the qualities with which they work. There
is no rule book to provide recipes or algorithms to calculate conclusions. They must
exercise judgment by looking inside themselves.
A second lesson the arts teach children is that problems can have more than one solution.
This too is at odds with the use in our schools of multiple-choice tests in which there are
no multiple-choice tests in which there are nor correct answers. The tacit lesson is that
there is, almost always, a single correct answer. It's seldom that way irJ life.
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A third lesson is that aims can be held flexibly; in the Arts, the goal one starts with can be
changed midway in the process as unexpected opportunities arrive. "Flexibility yields
opportunities for surprise. "Art loves chance. He who errs willingly is the artist,"
Aristotle said. Creative thinking abhors routine. Routines may be good for the assembly
line, where surprise is the last thing, you want. As our schools become increasingly
managed by an industrial ethos that pre-specifies and then measures outcomes, there is an
increased need for the arts as a counterbalance.
The arts also teach that neither words nor numbers define the limits of our cognition; we
know more than we can tell. There are many experiences and a multitude of occasions in
which we need art forms to say what literal language cannot say. When we marry and
when we bury, we appeal to the arts to express what numbers and literal language cannot.
Reflect on 9/11 and recall the shrines that were created ( out of found objects) by those
who lost their loved ones--and those who did not. The arts can provide forms of
communication that convey to others what is ineffable.
Finally, the Arts are about joy. They are about the experience of being moved, of having
one's life enriched, of discovering our capacity to feel. If that was all they did, they would
warrant a generous place at our table.
These are but a few lessons that art teaches. What is ironic is that the forms of thinking
the arts develop and refine are precisely the forms of thinking that our ever-changing
world, riddled as it is with ambiguities and uncertainties, require in order to cope. Can we
make some room for the arts? Perhaps."
John Kennedy said ... "Today, as always, art lmows no national boundaries. Genius can
speak at any time and the entire world will hear it and listen. Behind the storm of daily
conflict and crisis, the dramatic confrontations, the tumult of political struggle, the poet,
the artist, the musician, continue the quiet work of centuries, building bridges of
experience between peoples, reminding man of the universality of his feelings, desires
and despairs, reminding him that the forces that unite are deeper than those that divide.
Thus, art and the encouragement of art are political in the most profound sense, not as a
weapon in the struggle but as an instrument of understanding of the futility of struggle
between those who share man's faith. Aeschylus and Plato are remembered today long
after the triumphs of imperial Athens are gone. Dante outlived the ambitions of 13th-
century Florence. Goethe stands serenely above the politics of Germany, and I am certain
that after the dust of centuries has passed over our cities, we too, will be remembered not
for our victories or defeats in battle or in politics, but for our contribution to the human
spirit.
It was Pericles' proudest boast that, politically, Athens was the school of Hellas. If we can
make our country one of the great schools of civilization, then on that achievement will
surely rest our claim to the ultimate gratitude of mankind. Moreover, as a great democratic
society, we have a special responsibility to the arts, for the arts is the great democrat
calling forth creative genius from every sector of society, disregarding race or religion or
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wealth or color. The mere accumulation of wealth and power is available to the dictator
and the democrat alike. What freedom alone can bring is the liberation of the human mind
and spirit which finds its greatest flowering in the free society. Thus, in our fulfillment of
these responsibilities toward the arts lies our unique achievement as a free society.
When power leads man towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When
power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and
diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses. For art establishes the
basic human truths which must serve as the touchstones of our judgment. The artist
becomes the last champion of the individual mind and the sensibility against and
intrusive society and officious state.
The very word "secrecy" is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people
inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths and secret
proceedings. We decided long ago that the dangers of excessive and unwarranted
concealment of pertinent facts far outweighed the dangers which are cited to justify it.
Even today, there is little value in opposing the threat of a closed society by imitating its
arbitrary restrictions. Even today, there is little value in ensuring the survival of our.
nation if our traditions do not survive with it. And there is very grave danger that an
announced need for increased security will be seized upon by those anxious to expand its
meaning to the very limits of official censorship and concealment. That I do not intend to
permit to the extent that it is in my control.
For we are opposed around the world by a monolithic and ruthless conspiracy that relies
primarily on covert means for expanding its sphere of influence -on infiltration instead
of invasion, on subversion instead of elections, on intimidation instead of invasion, on
intimidation instead of free choice, on guerrillas by night instead of armies by day. It is a
system which has conscripted vast human and material resources into the building of a
tightly knit, highly efficient machine that combines military, diplomatic, intelligence,
economic, scientific and political operations (Deep State). Its preparations are concealed,
not published. Its mistakes are buried, not headlined. Its dissenters are silenced, not
praised. No expenditure is questioned, no rumor is printed, no secret is revealed."-
"There is a plot in this country to enslave every man, woman and child. Before I leave
this high and noble office, I intend to expose this plot."
American history-civics opens the eyes to exploring the how and why of mankind and
helps place the human condition into a larger context. The study of history-civics
develops students' critical thinking and analysis skills and teaches students to evaluate
change and continuity over time recognizing patterns and trends in society, politics, as
well as the economy.
Perhaps most importantly, history-civics courses allow students to develop a sense of
what it means to be an American citizen, as well as the rights and responsibilities in this
role. OPEN EYES: The Source encourages students to take an active role in their
California communities, and how to work for change. Students also learn what it means
to be an American citizen (Californian) and to develop a respect for all individual
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regardless of whether they share similar beliefs.
What we are teaching through OPEN EYES is for our minority students to become
California's next generation of great leaders. Our focus should be that, instead of creating
"gang" leaders, we, instead, create "great" leaders who can save California from cultural
and economic collapse and through OPEN EYES that great leader will come in all
colors.
What I propose for the third year of the OCCTAC/SAUSD after-school enrichment
program is a new model for teaching the arts based on my Winthrop University, SCTCA
and Palomar College experiences. The Source will focus not on a particular culture's art,
but on all those cultures that have created our unique sybaritic lifestyle and become
synonymous with California/Orange County. OCCT AC/SAUSD will accomplish this by
inculcating our children in those cultures that are the source (ethos) of our California
sybaritic culture. --"East is East, and West is San Francisco, according to Californians.
Californians are a race of people; they are not merely inhabitants of a State."--O.Henry
''The mentoring of new teachers and pre-service teachers through OPEN EYES is
brilliant."--US DOE Review of OPEN EYES.
OPEN EYES: Tribal Surf Camp
The Island of the Blue Dolphins Lesson Plan
Thomas Mark Powers ("Mr. Tommy")
OPEN EYES: The Source is a curricular approach designed to be used by the OCCTAC
lead teachers to create lesson plans that teach their grade 4 students to be civic-minded
Californians. The teachers will do this by creating lesson plans that celebrate the
California sybaritic "kustom kulture". Here is a rubric/example for a lesson plan using
just the stated approach above.
The arts play an important role in social change and history. The arts can be viewed as
the Epic/Beat poet (storyteller) who weaves personal experiences inside the interior of the
individual works. Its disambiguation is not only transcendental (stream of consciousness)
to artists but audiences from all walks of life.
Jack Kerouac, while gathering material for On the Road in 1949, crisscrossing America
in search of kicks, joy and God, stopped off in the eastern Montana town of Miles City
and wandered around in the February snow. Soon Kerouac had one of his many
epiphanies. "In a drugstore window, I saw a book on sale --so beautiful!" he wrote in bis
journal. "Yellowstone Red, a story of a man in the early days of the valley and his
tribulations and triumphs. Is this not better reading in Miles City than The Odyssey, their
own epic?" Kerouac was intent on creating his own Yellowstone Red story, only in the
modern ethos just like Scott O'Dell was when he created the California epic Odyssey: The
Island of the Blue Dolphins in 1960.
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When I was called in, at virtually the last minute, to substitute teach at Walker
Elementary, I was told to find a project the students could do using popsicle sticks,
tempera paint and copy paper. I was taught by my Harvard mentor, Howard Gardner to
use what was available in the classroom to create a lesson plan. At Walker Elementary
School we teach in the library, so I asked the librarian if she had any books on
Mesoamerican art? Using one of those books I created a project where the students
created an Aztec fire bird using the available art supplies (popsicle sticks). In searching
the shelves, I saw where the library had over 15 "Island of the Blue Dolphins" books a
story I had read in 4th grade (1965) when I was studying California history. The librarian
said it was the students' favorite book. The Island of the Blue Dolphins is a 1960
children's novel written by Scott O'Dell and tells the ·story of a young Southern California
Indian girl (Last Yahi) stranded alone for years on an island off the California coast. It is
based on the true story of Juana Maria, a Nicoleno Indian left alone for 18 years on San
Nicolas Island during the 19th century. An Island of the Blue Dolphins movie was
produced in 1964 and is still shown in California schools. By using Albers' Werklehre
curriculum, Gardner's 7 intelligences as well as the 7 Leadership Skills Fostered in Arts
Education (Stacey Goodman, Edutopia) and the 10 Lessons the Arts Teach (Elliot Eisner,
The Arts and the Creation of Mind) the enclosed lesson plan is how I, as a lead teacher,
would teach the kids about the California Indians through arts and literacy. (1 in 7
Californians suffer from some form of illiteracy)
This will also create a closer bond/association with the school's teachers and staff. Just
like my grade 4 teacher, she would either read to the students the Island of the Blue
Dolphins or have them read it themselves (More than 1 in 4 Americans did not read a
book last year). Through their California history class, they would learn about the
Southern California Indians. OCCTAC would support the history teacher's lesson plan by
teaching Pomo basket weaving techniques or making Southern California Indian jewelry
out of indigenous natural constructs. The Child Creativity Lab and Bowers Museum could
further support this Werklehre based project. This project would be implemented
throughout the entire semester in stages. The students could also take field trips to the
Bowers Museum to see their Southern California Indian collection as well as learn about
sustainability at the San Juan Capistrano Ecology Center or creating art out of seashells,
flora and minerals at the Child Creativity Lab. The final Student Show would be held at
the Bowers Museum and would display the artworks created by the students during the
semester. Native American music could be performed by the OCCTAC students.
The OPEN EYES rubric uses the sustainable/recyclable resources of the community to
teach art and culture. The lead teachers will create their own lesson plans using this rubric
and refine it over the school year. OPEN EYES (Inconvenient Truth) will replace the
Social Engineering rubric now being taught in the California schools and colleges.
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California Schoolhouse with a Pacific View
Sustainability/Life Skills Lesson Plan
Thomas Mark Powers
The Encinitas Arts, Culture and Ecology Alliance (EACEA) has formed a collaboration
with the Ecology Center (www.theecologycenter.org) which sits on the Kinoshita Fann,
one of the last remaining Japanese Nisei truck farms in Orange County, to create the
Pacific View Arts Academy+ Ecology Center (savepacificview.org) which will sit on a
2.8-acre-site overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Encinitas, California. It will be an arts
center and truck farm. The EACEA also created an arts education rubric for the Center
which was "unanimously" chosen by the Encinitas City Council over the generic arts
rubric submitted by the Stanford School of Education because it is based on the
community's cultural ethos.
Since 2000, I have been a strong advocate for creating an arts corridor in San
Diego/North County. One of the projects I have been working on in Encinitas is a garden
initiative. In Encinitas, we have small "victory style gardens" in many neighbors' yard
with the purpose of growing produce to share with each other. We have been growing
tomatoes, herbs, strawberries, peppers, etc. Presently, one of our neighbors is in the
hospital. It has been humbling and encouraging for me to watch other neighbors take care
of her garden in her stead. They were not asked they just do it faithfully. I am currently
developing an "Art Garden" course for the Pacific View Arts + Ecology Center where the
students grow their own arts supplies to be used in creating their process portfolios.
Now I am going to describe my California dream/vision for a Pacific View ruts
classroom. Please envision this classroom with me. There would be adobe clay, which
was one of the first craft materials that California Indians learned to utilize at the Spanish
Missions, (The adobe clay was combined with sand, straw ai1d water and heated in a very
hot charcoal kiln. The plaster/gesso was made from a mixture of limestone and sea-
shells), on a large table with popsicle stick palette knives and other "homemade" tools.
Outside in the art garden we would have a Japanese charcoal kiln (Anagama) which will
also produce vine charcoal and adobe ladrillos tiles. In that comer, I see found objects,
glue guns and recyclable materials that companies throw away. Against that wall, there
would be "handmade" tempera paint ( egg-oil-emulsion/powder-pigment), Black-Walnut
ink and Conte' crayons (made with Ivory-Snowflakes) with inexpensive house paint
brushes and newsprint spread across the wall for group murals (rolls of newsprint are free
from any newspaper office.) and paintings on Japanese handmade paper (Washi). Perhaps
large tables for material-making (for hand-making Washi paper, Black-Walnut ink and
Conte' crayons). And then in this comer, I see pencils, rulers, compasses and protractors
plus an Apple computer with Adobe Illustrator to create a "Golden Ratio/Escher's World
Coloring Book," using a wide range of natural constructs indigenous to California. They
would then be turned into 3-D artwork using actual seashells, flora and minerals collected
from our art + ecology gardens. These children choose how they want to interpret their
ideas through my Werklehre-based OPEN EYES curricular approach. This class would
be taught in the media lab.
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I hear music in the background. Japanese Koto music on this day, Native American music
another day. Puccini's Opera: The Girl of the Golden West and California Surf Rock
(Dick Dale) will be played next week. They don't hear this kind of music in band class.
Music is part of the arts and studies have shown that Bach encourages creative thinking
and the Mama & Papas' California Dreamin and the Beach Boys inspire Good
Vibrations. Finally, there will always be a film playing like Fantasia, Yellow Submarine;
Island of the Blue Dolphins, Mark of Zorro or Sur/movies (Muscle Beach Party, Endless
Summer) or Linda Ronstadt's Canciones de mi Padre. Also, Monterey Pop, Grapes of
Wrath, Metropolis and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.
OVERVIEW
OPEN EYES "Z" Flamenco Dance Program
The Curse of Capistrano Lesson Plan
Thomas "Mark of Zorro" Powers
"To all the men in the district of Los Angeles. Be it known that the Alcalde (Mayor Eric
Garcetti) is a thief an enemy of the people and cannot long escape my vengeance. My
sword is a jlame--to right every wrong--so heed well my name. "--Zorro
It is a little-known fact that the real Zorro (The Curse of Capistrano) was neither Spanish
nor Mexican but Irish (William Lamport). In the 1940 incarnation (The Mark of Zorro)
another Irishman, Tyrone Power, played the "California Cockerel". When I was growing
up in Carlsbad, California, the Disney television series Zorro (1957) was filmed at
Mission San Luis Rey (Oceanside). On my third birthday, I received a Zorro costume
which included a plastic sword with a white-chalk tip! I then proceeded to make the sign
of the "Z'' on every garage-door in my neighborhood, thus creating my first street-art
project. When Mission San Luis Rey asked me to be a docent in 2009, I accepted under
the stipulation that I would get to dress-up as Zorro to teach the visiting students. The
padres told me I was too short to wear their Zorro costume and offered me a Friar
Ramon padre costume instead? In all the Zorro incarnations, from The Mark of Zorro
1920 (Douglas Fairbanks) to the most recent, The Mask of Zorro 1998 (Antonio
Banderas), Flamenco dance has played a significant role in creating the ambience (all the
dance scenes are influenced by Goya's Flamenco paintings an etchings).
The Zorro Lesson Plan is true: "In the ways of California", not only will OCCTAC teach
Flamenco dance (baile) but also guitar (togue), singing (cante) as well as Mariachi to 4-8
grade students. I would like to create a Teatro Zorro which combines Japanese Bunraku
puppet theatre with the Rosete Aranda marionettes who are currently performing at
Chicago's Children Museum (artist-in-residence program) with Sol de Mexico de Jose
Hernandez (www.soldemexicomusic.com) and Naranjita Flamenco
(www.naranjitaflamenco.com). I would also like to create a Teatro Torito exhibit at the
Bower Art Museum which is based on Linda Ronstadt's Canciones de Mi Padre. George
Lucas produced the Great Performances production and I believe we could fund the
exhibit through his foundation (Edutopia). Teatro Torita is an immersive exhibit that
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allows children to play on stage as well as explore a backstage world. Carlsbad writer
Victor Villasenor (Rain of Gold') will teach the online course.
August Wilson (Gang Intervention) DARE Theatre Program
Tearing Down "Fences"
Site Specific After-School Arts
OVERVIEW
The OPEN EYES rubric will incorporate numerous icons and symbols to teach our
theatre program. One such image was a photograph taken in 1945 at the Manzanar War
Relocation Camp. It is a photo of a group of Japanese American school children saying
the Pledge of Allegiance to an American flag flying over a guard tower occupied by an
American soldier pointing a machine gun at them. Guards were instructed to shoot any
Japanese American internees who tried to leave. All this was taking place even though
there had been no criminal charges filed in a court of law. Japanese American internee
Robert Kashiwagu's quote about the Japanese American internment is a civics lesson,
when he stated that..." As far as I am concerned, I was born here, and according to the
Constitution that I studied in school, that I had the Bill of Rights that should have backed
me up. And until the very minute I got onto the evacuation train, I said, 'It can't be'. How
can they do that to an American citizen?" Maybe a question mark should be place at the
end of the Pledge of Allegiance stanza where Americans pledge to be: "one nation under
God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all"?
Allegiance is a musical set during the Japanese American internment of World War II
(With a framing story set in the present day). The story was inspired by the personal
experiences of George Takei (Star Trek), who stars in the musical. It follows the Kimura
family in the years following the attack on Pearl Harbor, as they.are forced to leave their
farm in Salinas, California and are sent to Heart Mountain internment camp in the rural
plains of Wyoming. The musical premiered in September 2012 at the Old Globe Theatre
in San Diego, California. The story of the musical takes numerous liberties with history
and, sadly, becomes nothing more than progressive propaganda. The late August Wilson
was a friend and mentor to me. The August Wilson theatre program will work with
Southern California museums to create children plays that are based on the personal
experiences of their fellow Californians and not propaganda generated by the coastal
elites ("Hollywood Indians"). -"Southern California, where the American Dream came
too true." ---Lawrence Ferlinghetti
WHY THEATRE?
Theatre can be an integral and relevant part of changing lives. By focusing on local
communities and the issues facing students, theatre becomes a means of positive and
meaningful change. Many students are initially reluctant to paiticipate in theatre
activities, for the same reasons that their parents may not expect to see something
educational or inspiring in a final presentation. However, when the stories being told are
recognizable to participants, the experience becomes more than entertainment. Students
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become empowered to make positive life choices, and their families recognize greater
possibilities for them.
PROCESS
Working with each school, program coordinators will conduct site visits as part of
curriculum development. Using information gathered from meetings with teachers,
counselors, administrators, and/or students, the program will be tailored for the needs of
each school. Popular music and dance styles amongst students will be integrated, as well
as the space being used. If the after-school program is happening in the Fall, a final
presentation may include stories of Halloween/Day of the Dead celebrations using
Bauhaus blocking. As we approach Summer, stories may revolve around the Japanese
Obon & Bon Odori Dance Festival. We will identify challenges faced by the students in
each school's community and develop activities to encourage them to make positive
decisions.
As a tailored curriculum is being implemented at one school, it is being modified at the
next in anticipation of the program's arrival. Some of these modifications may include
use of instruments at a school with a comprehensive music program, conflict
management activities at a school with gang issues,.or scenes and skits that specifically
take place on the area school grounds where the program will take place.
At each school, the program will conclude with a performance that uses music, dance and
devised theatre to portray the stories of the students and their community, with an
inspirational/aspirational message ("To endeavor to impress upon the minds of their
pupils the principles of morality, truth, justice and patriotism; to teach them to avoid
idleness, profanity and falsehood; to instruct them in the principles of a free government
and to train them up to the comprehension of the rights, duties and dignity of American
citizenship."-CCE 1871) In my "California dream" curricular approach, I can see arts
programs that would expand consciousness. We all expand our consciousness by
connecting or attaching it to the familiar (like tattoos or surfing). Therefore, these
projects will be brought back to the personal so that each student can identify with them.
The Digital Peacock Room: The Story of the Beautiful "At-Risk" Child
Ukiyo-e/ Anime Portraiture
Thomas Mark Powers
OVERVIEW
The story of the beautiful is already complete-Hewn in the marbles of the Pantheon-
And broidered, with the birds, upon the fan of Hokusai. -James McNeill Whistler, Ten
O 'clock Lecture, 1885 (under construction ... )
I teach visual arts at MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate School in Santa Ana,
California. My students are chosen to attend MacArthur through assessment and not
demographics. Many are "gifted" (GATE). Recently I was given an opportunity to create
an advanced art class from the students in the three classes I already teach. This will
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afford me the opportunity to use Arts PROPEL/OPEN EYES, once again, in the
classroom ("Shepard Fairey/American Civics Project" attachment).
The Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA) is the 14th "Best" high school in
California. The Coronado School of the Arts (CSoA), which I co-founded in 1997 is
ranked 17th "Best" high school in the State. The problem with both arts schools is that
only the children of "Coastal Elites" and "Foreign Nationals" need apply for admission.
This allows them "Super Zip Code" status which gives them special consideration at our
top colleges and universities. But what about my at-risk Latino and Asian kids who live
in a two-bedroom apartment with 10 to 15 other family members? At best, they can
attend Cal State Fullerton or some other drive-thru college. Most will only be able to go
to community college. I have created a Robert Rauschenberg lesson plan for my
advanced art class which will create process portfolios to submit to OCSA for
admittance. Thus, giving my at-risk Latino and Asian students a fighting chance at the
California Dream (to, one day, live at the beach and graduate from Stanford).
When Robert Rauschenberg first arrived at Black Mountain College (BMP) in 1946 he
immediately conflicted with BMP dean of visual arts Josef Albers, so he was assigned to
garbage detail. Being an artist, he incorporated his found objects (garbage) into his
artwork and thus was born one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. My class will
create process portfolios using inexpensive materials and found object indigenous to
California ("Combine Art").
The OPEN EYES Child Creativity Lab
The OPEN EYES Child Creativity Lab's (CCL) mission will be to foster the next
generation of critical thinkers, problem solvers, innovators and leaders through hands-on
creativity-enhancing exploration. The CCL's vision is to inspire children to challenge
their comfort levels and thereby raising their personal development and contribution to
society.
The OPEN EYES Child Creativity Lab plans to open its Depot for Creative Reuse in
September of 2017. This facility features a community makerspace that offers an eclectic
variety of STEAM-based workshops for children, teens and educators that are hands-on,
purposeful, and yet fun, engaging and similar in excitement value of jump houses and
other "pure-play" amusement centers.
In addition, the Depot for Creative Reuse provides a much-needed resource to the
community for extremely affordable reclaimed and reusable materials sourced from
businesses all throughout Southern California.
The OPEN EYES CCL will purposely support access to all children and families,
regardless of financial and other limitations. Based on household income levels in Orange
County, CA, it is anticipated at least 11 % and upwards of 20 % of total admissions at the
CCL will be free or substantially reduced to accommodate these families. The CCL is
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also committed to building its facility close to various forms of public transportation,
providing access to the entire community.
Rebirth of the Kool
Digital Arts
Abel Meeropol was a white teacher who was deeply affected by a photograph of the
lynching of African Americans, Thomas Shipp and Abraham Smith in 1930. He wrote
the poem "Strange Fruit", which was then set to music and performed by Billie Holiday
at the integrated Cafe Society in 1939. Not only did the original photograph serve as an
agent of change by inspiring Meeropol's poem, but the song touched countless listeners.
The same can be said for Jim Marshall's iconographic photo of James Chaney's mother
when she was told the news of her son's brutal death at the hands of the Ku Klux Klan in
1964.
OPEN EYES' 2016 collaboration with the estate of Jim Marshall and Obey Giant
Shepard Fairey (Obama Hope Poster) created a New Civics ("the study of rights and
duties of citizenship") paradigm based on the OPEN EYES' curricular approach. In the
future, OPEN EYES will use 20th century iconographic imagery to teach civics to
students in the California public schools. In our spatially intelligent culture, the adage:
"that a picture speaks a thousand words" has finally become a viable way to teach in the
digital age. ·
Most classroom teachers have had little experience in the arts and are not aware of the
many possibilities for using the arts in teaching. The OPEN EYES Arts Education
Website meets this need head on. It provides lesson plans and resources by which
teachers in every discipline can integrate the arts into their curricula. It further provides
support materials for arts specialists, allowing them to work more effectively within their
disciplines. Moreover, this program will allow them to work more closely with their
academic colleagues to make art a central part of learning in the California schools.
OPEN EYES' goal is thus to provide, via the Internet, direct instruction access to
resources for students and teachers and a forum for all interested in art and art education.
Our particular interest is teaching students and teachers how to use technology to the
greatest advantage in all aspects of art instruction and production. Features of the
American Civics website will include the following elements:
A Multiple Intelligence (Ml) approach to arts-based learning
• MI theory provides a conceptual framework for the project, presenting the arts as
cognitive domains in which intelligence is applied through solving problems and
making products of significance to the culture.
• MI provides a democratic model of education in which all students are enabled to
learn in ways most appropriate to their strengths and backgrounds. At the same
time, it fosters comprehensive education in which students develop not only
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intellectual but personal and social qualities necessary for them to become good
citizens in a democracy.
• MI based curricular structures facilitate the integration of the arts and academic
subject matter while incorporating authentic assessment. Arts-Based Curricular
Material
• Arts based lesson plans and curricular units will be organized according to grade
level and subject areas. These will include lessons built around creative writing,
dance, drama, music and visual arts as applied to the full range of academic
subject matter. Arts activities applied to such important areas as conflict
resolution, character development and community service will also be available.
• Lesson plans, units and activities will be presented in a common format
delineating: project goals, introductory information, materials, procedures and
performance-based assessment criteria.
• Diverse examples of student work, as well as references from professional artists,
musicians, etc., will be provided as references.
Arts-Education Resources
• Bibliographic references to books, periodicals and other literature that provide
further examples of arts-based instruction, as well as research demonstrating the
importance of the arts to various aspects of education.
• Arts-education websites listed with brief descriptions and hyperlinks to the sites.
• Bulletin Boards and Chat Rooms which teachers can pose questions or discuss
arts-based curriculum with peers and university-based arts educators.
In these ways, OPEN EYES Arts Education Website will reform California's
inept/corrupt technology-based framework (California ranks 47th in educational
technology, arts funding and quality of education). Most important, the project helps
teachers throughout the State use the arts and multiple intelligence-based curricular
approaches to help all their students learn.
Preparing Future Lesson Plans
From the Source
The Source of OPEN EYES springs from my three mentors: Josef Albers, Howard
Gardner and Elliot Eisner. When using my OPEN EYES rubric to create your lesson plan
please keep Elliot Eisner's: "10 Lessons the Arts Teach" in mind.
10 Lessons the Arts Teach (Elliot Eisner, 2002):
• The arts teach children to make GOOD JUDGMENTS about qualitative
relationships. Unlike much of the curriculum in which correct answers and
rules prevail, in the arts it is j udgment rather than rules that prevail.
• The arts teach children that problems can have MORE than ONE solution and
those questions can have more than one answer.
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• The arts celebrate multiple PERSPECTIVES. One of their large lessons is that
there are many ways to SEE and INTERPRET the world.
• The arts teach children that in complex forms of problem-solving purposes are
seldom fixed but change with circumstance and opportunity. Learning in the
arts requires the ABILITY and WILLINGNESS to surrender to the
unanticipated possibilities of the work as it unfolds.
• The arts make VIVID the fact that neither words in their literal form nor
numbers exhaust what we can KNOW. The limits of our language do not
define the limits of our COGNITION.
• The arts teach students that SMALL DIFFERENCES can have LARGE
EFFECTS. The arts traffic in subtleties.
• The arts teach students to think through and within a material. All art forms
employ some means through which IMAGES become REAL.
• The arts help CHILDREN LEARN to say what cannot be said. When children
are invited to disclose what work of art helps them FEEL, they must reach
into their POETIC CAPACITIES to find the words that will do the job.
• The ARTS ENABLE us to have EXPERIENCE we can have from no other
source and through such experience to DISCOVER the range and variety of
what we are capable of FEELING.
• The arts' position in the school curriculum symbolizes to the young what
adults BELIEVE is IMPORTANT.
You Can't Get There from Here
San Francisco Chronicle, Fall 1989
"Jennifer Bartlett's New York Friends are often surprised to learn that she grew up in
Southern California. How could that laid-back sybaritic culture (as we tend to view it
from the East Coast) have produced an artist of her energy, analytic rigor and
undissembled ambition?"---Calvin Tomkins in, yes, the New Yorker
"LEO CORELLI aka Leo Castelli looked over his eyeglasses at me.
"Where are you from?" he asked.
" The Brooks," I said.
" You mean the Bronx?"
" That's it, the Bronx. I'm from the Bronx. Just a subway ride away, ha ha."
"I thought so." He picked up one ofmy canvases (Jennifer Reconsidered #5) and
stared at it for a long moment." Your work has that taut luminosity, that analytic rigor,
that only New York artists can achieve. It's the discipline we have back here."
" I hope it will make me rich and famous," I said.
" Exactly. That unbridled crazy ambition, that real street lust. It's a East Coast kind
of thing I'll take you on."
"You won't be sorry ... Leo."
"Perfect! East River chutzpah. OK, you got what you came for; take a hike."
" Stick it in your ear, bigshot, " I said
"Leo Corelli smiled "God, I love this town," he said.
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I left the Corelli Gallery walking on air. This was my big chance! For 10 years, I had
devoted my life to painting (Howard Gardner's 10-year-rule ), living on food stamps,
enduring a string of rejections from accountants who have a stranglehold on the big
gallery scene.
And now Leo Corelli, the Art Pope of SoHo, the man who could make a career with a
smile ( or destroy one with a raised eyebrow) had agreed to give me a one-man show.
Goodbye, ketchup sandwiches; hello milk-fed veal.
So, I had to tell a lie. One little lie. What did it matter? Now the world would have a
chance to see Afternoon with Trees and Time/Light #17 and Blue Boogie and Jean-Paul
Sarte Takes a Bath. In a few years, who would know? Who would care?
Those two months flew by. I painted furiously. My experiments with textures and shapes
grew ever bolder. My collages shimmered with authenticity. I was a real SoHo kind of
guy. And then it happened: Opening night, I was holding a glass of white wine and
chatting with admirers. A Women came up to me: "God, what a coincidence," she yelled.
"After all these years. What do you hear from the folks in Tarzana?"
My spine trembled. "Tarzana? I'm not sure I..." Come on, Mr. Fancy Artist, Tarzana.
James Garfield High. Weekends at Zuma. Catching that big wave. Brew 102. you can't
fool Darlene, bro." Leo was at my elbow. "Isn't Tarzana in California? "The Valley, bro,"
said Darlene. "Go to Sherman Oaks and tum left. That's roots."
Leo slapped his thigh. "I knew it! That flaccid attack, those wimpy pastels, that
unfinished feeling. To much time in the hot tub:" He raised his voice. "Closing time,
everybody. This is yesterday's artist here. Full refunds on all sales. This man"---he
pointed a quivering finger at me---"told me he was from the Bronx."
Darlene and I live together now. I've got a good job doing illustrations for a plumbing
supply catalog. I realize now that I was cursed by geography. If only I'd been born in
Brooklyn! "--Sunni California
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
The California Dream: "Dust to Dust"
Final Scene
Tom (Henry Fonda) and Ma Joad (Jane Darwell)
Tom Joad aka Yellowstone Red:" I've been thinking about us, too, about our people
living like pigs.and good rich land laying fallow. Or maybe one guy with a million acres
(Supermob) and a hundred thousand farmers starving (Inland Empire unemployment is
currently 7.0% compared to 5.6% for the nation as a whole). And I've been wondering if
all our folks got together and yelled ...
Ma Joad: Oh, Tommy, they'd drag you out and cut you down just like they done to
Casey.
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Tom Joad: They'd drag me anyways. Sooner or later, they'd get me for one thing if not
another. Until then ...
Ma Joad: Tommy, you're not aim.in' to kill nobody.
Tom Joad: No, Ma, not that. That ain't it. It's just, well as long as I'm an outlaw
anyways ... maybe I can do something ... maybe I can just find out something, just scrounge
around and maybe find out what it is that's wrong and see if they ain't something that can
be done about it. I ain't thought it out all clear, Ma. I can't. I don't know enough.
Ma Joad: How am I gonna know about ya, Tommy? Why they could kill you and I'd
never know. They could hurt you. How am I gonna know?
Tom Joad: Well, maybe it's like Casey says. A fellow ain't got a soul of his own, just a
little piece of a big soul, the one big soul that belongs to everybody, then ...
Ma Joad: Then what, Tom?
Tom Joad: Then it don't matter. I'll be all around in the dark -I'll be everywhere.
Wherever you can look -wherever there's a fight, so hungry people can eat, I'll be there.
Wherever there's a cop beatin up a guy, I'll be there. I'll be in the way guys yell when
they're mad. I'll be in the way kids laugh when they're hungry and they know supper's
ready, and when the people are eating the stuff they raise and living in the houses they
build -I'll be there, too ("The least, the last and the lost", disenfranchised and
marginalized Californians/ Americans).
Ma Joad: I don't understand it, Tom (consciousness).
Tom Joad: Me neither, Ma but -just something I been thinking about.
When I attended Magnolia Elementary School (Carlsbad, California) in the mid-1960's
we would watch films on Fridays that were produced, in the Depression-Era: 1930's, by
the California Department of Education (CDE). Many of them had a John Steinbeck
diasporic (Grapes of Wrath) theme. I remember one film about a little girl who had come
from the Dust Bowl with her family and lived in a California "Hooverville" tent
(Dorothea Lange's photographs) and was never in one school for more than a year. Her
family did not have the money to buy her a pair of eyeglasses so she could see to do her
schoolwork. A California teacher bought her a pair of eyeglasses and mentored her. She
also bought her a prom dress and got her a scholarship to UCLA. At Magnolia
Elementary School we had teachers like the one in the CDE film. Many of whom had
come to California under similar circumstances. Also, in 1964 we kept our Latino
students in a little white schoolhouse located in the avocado grove on the backside of the
playground. Even though Carlsbad was 70% Latino. Whenever they would transfer a
Latino student onto the "gentrified" white campus they would always have me help them
adjust to their new "gentrified" (white) environs.
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Fifty years later I am still helping Latino students acclimate to a gentrified California
where ... "All the gold in California is in the bank in the middle of Beverly Hills (super
ZIP codes) in somebody else's (Coastal Elite) name."--Larry Gatlin and if you are poor
you are invisible and are being pushed deeper and deeper into the States' "bankrupt"
Inland Empire, where the "Dust Bowlers" first came in the 1930's, or you are having to
leave California and move to the Dust Bowlers place of origin/source, Texas ("Dust to
Dust"). The only time your existence is acknowledged is when CalSTRS (teachers union)
demands more of California kids' lunch money (Props. 30, 38, 55, 98) for their exorbitant
salaries and pensions (California currently has some of the highest compensated teachers
in the US and still ranks 47th in the quality of education. The Oakland Unified School
District is considered the "worst" school system in the World!).
When I taught visual arts in the Santa Ana Unified School District After School
Enrichment Program (Engage 360), I would watch my student's parents pick them up at
6:00 pm. Through their parents, I could clearly see these beautiful children 15 years from
now. There was a good chance that these children could either be trapped in a gang
culture or cleaning motel rooms for minimum wage. OPEN EYES: The Source can give
these Great kids the eyeglasses (Creativity/Intuitive Intelligence) they need to see their
tremendous potential and to become California's next Great leaders.
"I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as
there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the
medium is the human mind and spirit."--John Steinbeck
Statement of Purpose
Return to Ithaca/The Beach (Arts Education)
Thomas Mark Powers
"The test of the artist does not lie in the will with which he goes to work, but in the
excellence of the work he produces" --Thomas Aquinas
In February of2016 I ended my 7-year Odyssey and returned to Arts Education (Homeric
Ithaca). I took a job at OCCTAC as a visual arts teacher working in the Santa Ana
Unified School District After School Program. Santa Ana is in many ways my Homeric
Ithaca. It is where my mother's family first moved to from Montana and where my uncle
(Silver Star recipient), who was killed in the Battle of the Bulge, (275th Regiment, USA)
graduated from high school (Santa Ana High School, Class of 1932). My students who
are Latino and Asian call me "Mr. Tommy" and they inspire me to not only help them
find their way in life but afford them the opportunity to live at the beach and graduate
from college. I do not see these beautiful children as Latino nor Asian but Californians
who deserve "The finest education in the land" (1871 Commissioners Report). One of the
greatest threats to California (Homeric Ithaca) is the fact that our school system is not
teaching the next generation morals, American Exceptionalism, Free Enterprise, the
Constitution, the dangers of Socialism or the value of hard work.
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In the Odyssey, Agamemnon warned Odysseus that: "Your house is wrought with suitors
who mean you harm." The progressive California schoolhouse is also wrought with
suitors that mean our children harm (teachers union). For 6-hours a day they are
indoctrinated, not educated in gesture politics/moral nihilism. Just as Odysseus, I have
returned to my "corrupted" Ithaca (California). I did not seek to recreate the School of
Athens/Hellas, where the school districts (San Dieguito) spend $850 thousand a year on
yoga classes, but the German Bauhaus (Werklehre) where we make art out of found
objects Gunk). I believe I can now bend the bow of Odysseus and support community
organizations like OCCTAC? What I propose is that my OPEN EYES consortium takes
over the SAUSD After School Program but only grades 4-8. This will also be the SAUSD
Gang Intervention Program ( 4-8 grades). Santa Ana has the worst gangs in SoCal. I can
accomplish this herculean effort because of my 47-year Odyssey (OPEN EYES'
consciousness wrought through "struggle"). the planets now appear to be aligned and it is
time for us: "To get back to the garden."--Joni Mitchell. To make California Golden
again and true to its 1852 educational ethos. Every Californian deserves to live in the
California Dream but unfortunately only the Coastal Elites (Athenians/Oligarchs) can
now access it (Melian Dialogue). My vision is to one day provide all Californians with
the artist heart to obtain the California Dream. I have the artist heart to make this
happen. I believe I am now ready to bend the bow of Odysseus with your help and
support.
"No man alive can bend the bow of Odysseus. What about a man who was dead? Do you
know me now?"--Odysseus returning to his house transfigured as a beggar by the goddess
Athena.
"Oppression, by its very nature, creates the power that crushes it. A champion of the
oppressed--whether it be a Cromwell or someone unrecorded, will be there. He is born."
--The Mark of Zorro ( 1920 film)
"A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his
brain is a craftsman; but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is
an artist." --Louis Nizer
"An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple
way." --Charles Bukowski
"When a community has sufficiently advanced so that its government begins to take on
that of the nature of a republic, the processes of education become even more important,
but the method is necessarily reversed. It is all the more necessary under a system of free
government that the people should be enlightened, that they should be correctly informed,
than it is under an absolute government that they should be ignorant. Under a republic
the institutions of learning, while bound by the constitution and laws, are in no way
subservient to the government." --Calvin Coolidge
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The Maya Angelou SG Artlamp:
San Francisco Public Library
Sculpture Honoring Dr. Maya Angelou at San Francisco Main Library
Letter of Interest
Thomas Mark Powers
My professional career as a visual artist began as a high school senior at North
Carolina School of the Arts (NCSA) in 1973. My senior English teacher was Ann
Shorter who was a close friend of Maya Angelou. One day a tall, black woman
appeared in my English class. Ms. Shorter introduced her as: "Our new poetry
teacher", and she was going to conduct a series of poerry workshops based on her
book entitled: ur Know Why the Caged Bird Sings". These series of workshops
established my love of uprojected verse" poetry.
My father was a career-Marine and, in 1967, we were sent to Jacksonville, North
Carolina (Camp Lejeune) where only 7 months earlier they had desegregated their
schools and removed the KKK signs from the outskirts of town. Being from
California I confronted the same level of bigotry that Blacks in the rural South had
suffered for hundreds of years. The first week l was there, l found myself alone and
isolated. Then one day a Blac).< woman appeared in my 5m grade classroom, her
name was Ann Manocks and she was my art teacher. In 1967, the North Carolina
Public School day always started with a prayer and bible verse. Ms. Mattocks' first
assignment was to draw a portrait of Jesus. After I turned in my pen and ink
rendering of "Jesus" she gave me more ~rtrait" assignments. Ms. Mattocks
became my mentor and she was my art teacher from 5th to 11th grade. In 1973, she
encouraged me to apply to Nort/1 Carolina School of the Arts for my senior year. I was
one of only 18 students that we.re accepted into the NCSA Visual Arts program.
Abel Meeropol was a whire reacher who was deeply aITecred by :l photograph
of rhe lynching of African-Americans Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith in 1930.
He wrote the poem 'Strange Fruit.' \\'hich was then set co music and performed
by Billie Holiday at the integrated Cafe Society in 1939. Not only did the
original photograph serve as an agent of change by inspiring \.leeropol's poem,
bur the song touched countless listeners. The same can be said for Jim
Marshall's iconogrnphic phoro of James Chaney's mother when she was told
the news of her son's brutal death at the hands of the Ku Klux Klan in 1964.
In 2016, Powershaus created che American Chics Project in collabomtion with
the estate of Jim Marshall and Shepard Fairey. Powershaus will use American
Ovics' imagery ro teach the "rights and duties of citizenship" to students in the ,
California schools through ·spatial intelligence·.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors recent!)• passed a resolution entitled
"Affirming San Francisco's Commitment to 30% Female Representation in the
Public Realm by the year 2020." The Resolution recognizes that although 51%
of the population is female, women are woefully underrepresented in sectors of
public and private leadership roles. and their historical contributions are
inadequately recognized in public srarues and memorials.
The Maya Angelou 5G Artlamp comes at an opportune rime for the city of
San Francisco. The establishment of the fifth generation of cellular
communications is planned for the Spring of 2020; the same year as the 100th
anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the United States
Constitution granting women the right to vote. 5G will bring virtual reality
and augmented reality to mobile users, which will enable new avenues for
historic education and social responsibility.
The five birds (five birds for 5G) are melded to the bars of the cage
to depict the snuggles and trials that women endure. These birds
are the future generations £lying towards new opportunities. Her
autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Smgs uses the
metaphor of a bird strugglmg to escape from its cage. This cage
symbolizes Dr. Angelou's confinement resulting from racism and
oppression.
Dr. Maya Angelou was an artist, a leader, and a true mspiration for
American women. The free bird perched on the hand of the young
girl is evocative of Maya Angelou's impact and inspiration on the
current generation and the future to come.
"Saving the Fountain, Remembering Japantown"
Public Art Project Concept
Dear Ms. Parson,
In 1980 I moved to Sacramento to study painting with Wayne Thiebaud at UC Davis. I lived at
the Capitol View Motel that sat on the corner of 16th and N Street. Shortly after moving to
Sacramento I met Congressman Robert (Bob) Matsui and joined his campaign staff. When Bob
was only 6 months old, his family was sent to Tule Lake Internment Camp. His father sold their
"Japantow!1" home for $75. Sixty years later, Bob died from the effects of "Valley Fever" that he
contracted while interned at Tule Lake.
In the 1980's I worked with Bob on getting the Civil Liberties Act passed. A week before he
died, I spoke to Bob for the last time and after we both began to weep, I foolishly promised him
that I would, one day, build a memorial to Sacramento's "Japantown" and the Japanese Nisei
Internment.
After my American Civics project completed our Shepard Fairey mural of Johnny Cash (Mass
Incarceration) at the comer of 15th and L Street, we started to look for other projects we could do
around Capitol Park. Strangely enough we came up with a concept for the fountain in front of the
Jesse M. Unruh State Office Building. It is a 5G obelisk which is a memorial to Japantown and
the Japanese Nisei Internment. The obelisk will be fabricated by legendary California Arts &
Crafts artisan, Judson Studios (Stained Glass). There will also be major input and support from
the Japanese American Community.
It is my understanding you have been put in charge of refurbishing the Capitol fountain. The
enclosed attachments make up my vision to" save this historical landmark.
In 1987, I started the Historical Preservation Movement in Downtown Sacramento ("Mayor of
the Merrium"). I have been trying to get this monument built for 35 years, and I feel the time has
come to finally right this wrong committed by the State of California on Sacramento's Japanese
American community.
Respectfully,
Thomas Mark Powers (Tom)
"Mayor of the Merrium"
760-805-8457
blkmtn56@att.net
SFO Madame Butterfly, T.M. Powers, 1984 lily Pads, Judson Studios, 2018
The Japantown Memorial, Sacramento, CA
Tammy Cloud-McMinn
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Subject: District 2 City Council Appointment -Feb 15 2023 Special Council Meeting
Dear Carlsbad City Council Members,
In 2020, I ran for City Council to represent District 2 in Carlsbad. Even though I lost the race, I stayed involved in
community service through my volunteer work with Rapid Response Housing Solutions and in District 2, specifically, with
Sage Creek High School and the Safe Routes to School initiative. My experience and time spent speaking with District 2
residents, both during th.e 2020 election and afterward, provides me unique insight into the key issues that District 2
residents consider important.
Tomorrow, February 15, you will be making an important decision as to who will serve as the City Council representative
from District 2 until 2024. After carefully reading all of the applications from residents wishing to be considered for this
position, I believe that there is one candidate in particular who stands out and has the background, experience, and
credentials for the requirements and demands of the role. This candidate is Carolyn Luna.
The primary responsibility of a Council member is local policy-making. In fact, there is no job description for a Carlsbad
City Council Member other than Article 2 in our City Charter which states, "The City Council shall estab_lish the policy of
the City; the City Manager shall carry out that policy." Ms. Luna has been involved in policy-making for 30 years. Her long
career is distinguished with local government positions, almost entirely in Riverside County, from air quality
management, to habitat conservation, to fiscal planning, to Joint Powers Authorities, and to working with agencies at
the federal, state, and local levels. She also held leadership positions in municipal government heading up planning,
transportation, and land management. One of her areas of expertise is land use which is critically important for the City
of Carlsbad. She brings a depth of experience and knowledge to planning and decisions regarding critical land use policy
and procedures. Ms. Luna also has a background in long-range planning programs and budgeting which is valuable for
forward planning. She understands policies, contracts, legal review, compliance, government finance and how to
coordinate and work with numerous constituencies including state, county, and local entities.
I cannot comment on Ms. Luna's temperament, personality, and overall disposition, however, just based on her
credentials, experience, and work history, she is very qualified and would be a competent and capable member of the
Carlsbad City Council who can hit the ground running on Day 1.
Thank you for your time and attention.
Best regards,
Lela Panagides
Carlsbad District 2 Resident
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Hi! Please do not appoint pro development candidates to the city council.
Carlsbad has already been over developed.
Also please consider keeping Palomar airport small and less noisy.
Thank you!
Paul Gray
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D Lech
Appointment of District 2 Council member
As a District 2 resident, I oppose the appointment of Joel Coelho to the District 2 Carlsbad City
Council seat. Due to potential conflict of interest issues, no real estate developer or builder should be
representing the residents of our community who are trying to preserve the neighborhood community
character of our single family zoned neighborhoods, especially during these times with the many
current threats to our quality of life due to uncontrolled growth. We do not support anyone on the
Council who does not believe in the importance of preserving our single family zoned properties.
Developers have provided the funding to get the multiple, detrimental, recent laws passed that
removed local control over land use and zoning regulations throughout the State, and are making
billions of dollars because of this. We do not want a developer on our City Council.
Thank you for your attention to this issue.
Sincerely,
D. Lech
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Tammy Cloud-McMinn
From:
Sent:
To:
C Lehr <charleslehr@hotmail.com>
Wednesday, February 15, 2023 8:08 AM
City Clerk; Council Internet Email
Subject: We do not want to see a real estate developer to represent us for the next two years.
Dear Mr. Mayor and City Councilmembers:
My family and I are opposed to selecting a real estate developer to represent us on the Carlsbad City
Council.
Additionally, I will be listening to today's meeting with the hopes that my previously suggested inquiry
will be posed to each candidate:
"Rezoning has been a fiery issue that councilmembers have had to deal with recent!J. For example, hundreds
ef neighbors in and around Aviara banded together to prevent Site 13 from being added as a potential
rezone-site in our updated Housing Element. Where do you stand on upzoning -specifi.cal!J in terms ef
potential rezoning efforts along Poinsettia? Do you side with current residents wishingfor R4 to remain R4 ...
or do you believe that effordab!e housing (aka: allowing apartments to be built where single fami!J homes were
approved) is more important?
Additional!J, do you live too close to Site 13 for your vote to be counted? In other words, would you be
required ~ law to recuse yourse!f from this vote?"
Again, we do not want to see a real estate developer to represent us for the next two years.
Sincerely,
Charles Lehr
6492 Wayfinder Ct.
Carlsbad, CA 92011
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Tammy Cloud-McMinn
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Subject:
Ip <harmony1893@yahoo.com>
Wednesday, February 15, 2023 10:36 AM
City Clerk
District 2 Appointment
I'm writing to express my concern about the possibily of having Mr. Coehlo appointed as part of the
Carlsbad City Council.
It is inappropriate to have a developer voting on important issues that should be to benefit the
citizens, homeowners, and tax payers, and not for his personal benefit and his own self-
interests. Bad idea.
L. Persico
Distric 2 Resident
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Tammy Cloud-McMinn
From: Council Internet Email
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To:
Wednesday, February 15, 2023 10:37 AM
City Clerk
Subject: FW: District 2 Appointment
From: Chih-Wu Chang <chihwu.chang@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2023 9:16 AM
To: Council internet Email <CityCouncil@carlsbadca.gov>
Subject: District 2 Appointment
Dear Council Members,
I am writing this letter as a resident of Carlsbad for over
seventeen years. I want to express my support for Dr.
Williamn Fowler for the District 2 appointment.
I have known Bill for several years, and we often
participated in similar events, such as fundraising events
for charity. He has been active in local politics in Carlsbad,
helping our community become a better place for
everyone, irrespective of party affiliation. He cares about
the future of Carlsbad. Currently, he is a Traffic and
Mobility Safety Commissioner for Carlsbad.
He has excellent analytical skills, which could benefit the
City Council. He could help the City Council make sound
decisions based on data analysis and science.
I would be glad to answer any questions you might have.
Best regards,
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Chih-Wu Chang
chihwu .chang@gmail.com
760-497-6859
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Tammy Cloud-.McMinn
From:
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To:
Council Internet Email
Wednesday, February 15, 2023 10:37 AM
City Clerk
Subject: FW: We do not want to see a real estate developer to represent us for the next two
years.
From: C Lehr <charleslehr@hotmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2023 8:08 AM
To: City Clerk <Clerk@carlsbadca.gov>; Council Internet Email <CityCouncil@carlsbadca.gov>
Subject: We do not want to see a real estate developer to represent us for the next two years.
Dear Mr. Mayor and City Councilmembers:
My family and I are opposed to selecting a real estate developer to represent us on the Carlsbad City
Council.
Additionally, I will be listening to today's meeting with the hopes that my previously suggested inquiry
will be posed to each candidate:
"Rezoning has been a fiery issue that councilmembers have had to deal with recent!J. For example, hundreds
of neighbors in and around Aviara banded together to prevent Site 13 from being added as a potential
rezone-site in our updated Housing Element. Where do you stand on upzoning -specijical!J in terms of
potential rezoning efforts along Poinsettia? Do you side with current residents wishingfor R4 to remain R4 ...
or do you believe that affordable housing (aka: allowing apartments to be built where single famzfy homes were
approved) is more important?
Additional!J, do you live too close to Site 13 for your vote to be counted? In other words, would you be
required 0f law to recuse yourse!f from this vote?"
Again, we do not want to see a real estate developer to represent us for the next two years.
Sincerely,
Charles Lehr
6492 Wayfinder Ct.
Carlsbad, CA 92011
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District 2 Council Member Applicant
Interviews and Appointment
Faviola Medina, City Clerk Services Manager
Sheila Cobian, Director of Legislative & Constituent Services
Feb. 15, 2023
{ City of
Carlsbad
INTERVIEW PROCEDURE
ITEM 1: Applicant Interviews
1.Public Comment on the agenda item
2.Applicants will be called to speak at the podium in the order their
applications were received. Applicants will be given four minutes to
speak to their qualifications
3.The City Clerk will ask each applicant “District 2 residents submitted
many topics they would like to see addressed. How would you decide
where to focus given your limited time in office?”
4.Applicants will be given two minutes to respond to the question
INTERVIEW PROCEDURE
ITEM 1: Applicant Interviews
5.The City Council may ask clarifying questions of the applicant.
6.Following the conclusion of the last interview, the City Clerk will
request that the City Council members provide in writing up to three
separate applicants’ names in writing (in no particular order).
7.The City Clerk will announce and display each City Council Members’
selections in alphabetical order.
8.The applicant that appears the most will then be considered by a vote
of the City Council. The City Council may discuss the issue at this time.
9.This process will continue until consensus, three affirmative votes, is
reached.
THE APPLICANTS
ITEM 1: Applicant Interviews
•Thomas Powers
•Carolyn Luna
•Josh Coelho
•Steven Ahlquist
•Brian Peeling
•Jamie Jacobs
•William Fowler
Questions?
Blackburn Bhat-Patel Acosta Burkholder
COUNCIL MEMBER SELECTIONS
ITEM 1: Applicant Interviews