*Established in September 2010* This blog is dedicated to the transference of information. It is here simply to ask the question "Should Shasta Lake recall city council member Dolores Lucero?" Let's keep it clean. I don't want to look at her as an individual but at her actions as a council member representing our city. What do you think?
Est. in September 2010
This blog was started over one year ago. However, the record goes back even further. Tracing Dolores Lucero through our County has been part of this process and has been going on for at least two years. Starting with the Public Records on file with Whitmore School District, her path of destruction is wide and broad. Her challenges to authority, facts, and reason are well documented. One thing I have found during my research is that witnesses to her antics as well as victims of her antics CONTINUE to be afraid of her retaliation against them. I find the similar concerns expressed within this very community now. I urge you to see for yourself, watch a council meeting LIVE. Read through the mountain of records for yourself. Get educated. Get involved. This City is worth the effort.
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CONTACT US: ljazz2@att.net
(530) 275-6167
Monday, October 31, 2011
Sunday, October 30, 2011
This Is My Town Rally November 7, 2011
This is My Town Rally - Nov 7
We are calling on the movers and shakers of the Shasta Lake community to join us in a rally on Nov 7th to help recall Dolores Lucero from the Shasta Lake City Council.
Women who recognize the value good leadership are the backbone of this community. We are responsible for shaping it into the place we all want to raise families, honor our heroes, live, work and play. We volunteer our time and talent, we serve on committees and commissions, we have participated for decades to better this city. We will not stand for abusive and divisive behavior from any elected official. We will not tolerate a council member who refuses to answer questions from her constituents.
The rally will be held on Monday, Nov 7th beginning at 5pm at the Clair Engle Park Bandstand. Members of the Committee Supporting the Recall of Council Member Dolores Lucero 2012 will speak. Afterwards we will march to the new City Hall and throughout the 1007 precinct to gather signatures on the ‘Petition for Recall’ that would put the issue on the 2012 election ballot. The group will return to Clair Engle Park for refreshments and a media presentation at 7pm.
For more information contact Janice Powell at 275-2011 or Lori Chapman-Sifers at
275-6167. Please visit www.recalldoloreslucero.blogspot.com to review video clips of Ms. Lucero’s behavior on our city council.
Friday, October 28, 2011
Ca Gov Code Section 37201-37210
CALIFORNIA CODES GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 37201-37210 37201. Demands against the city for money or damages are governed by Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division 3.6 of Title 1, except as provided therein, or by other statutes or regulations expressly applicable thereto. 37202. Except as provided in Section 37208, the legislative body shall approve or reject demands only after such demands have been audited in the manner prescribed by ordinance or resolution. Such audited demands may be submitted separately or a register of audited demands may be submitted to the legislative body for approval or rejection and shall have attached thereto the affidavit of the officer submitting the demands certifying as to the accuracy of the demands and the availability of funds for payment thereof. 37203. Upon allowing a demand or approving a register of audited demands, the mayor shall draw a warrant or warrants upon the city treasurer specifying the purpose for which drawn and the fund from which payment is to be made. The city clerk shall countersign the warrant. The legislative body, by ordinance or resolution, may prescribe an alternative method of drawing warrants and checks. 37204. When an order or demand is not approved for want of funds and its amount does not exceed the income and revenue for the year in which the indebtedness was incurred, the city clerk shall endorse on it: "Not approved for want of funds," with the date of presentation and his signature. 37205. The clerk shall number the endorsement, register the order or demand in his records, and deliver it to the claimant, or his order. From delivery the order or demand bears interest at 6 percent a year. Orders or demands shall be paid in the order they are registered. 37206. By ordinance or resolution, the legislative body shall prescribe the time and method of paying salaries and wages of officers and employees. 37207. Department heads shall certify or approve departmental pay rolls or attendance records for employees in their departments. The city clerk shall certify or approve pay rolls or attendance records of other officers and employees. 37208. (a) Payroll warrants or checks need not be audited by the legislative body prior to payment. Payrolls shall be presented to the legislative body for ratification and approval at the first meeting after delivery of the payroll warrants or checks. (b) Warrants or checks drawn in payment of demands certified or approved by the city clerk as conforming to a budget approved by ordinance or resolution of the legislative body need not be audited by the legislative body prior to payment. (c) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) and (b), budgeted payrolls and demands paid by warrants or checks may be presented to the legislative body for ratification and approval in the form of an audited comprehensive annual financial report. 37209. The duties imposed upon the city clerk by this article may be transferred to a director of finance when such office has been established and the powers and duties thereof defined by ordinance. Such an ordinance shall require the execution by the director of finance of the bond required of the city clerk by Section 36518 of this code. 37210. Newly incorporated cities that have not received revenues from property taxes may issue temporary non-negotiable notes bearing interest at a rate not exceeding 6 percent per annum to pay lawfully incurred current expenses and the salaries and wages of officers and employees. Said notes must be repaid on or before the last day of the fiscal year in which the money is borrowed and the maturity date of said notes shall not be later than said last day. The aggregate amount of said notes shall not exceed 85 percent of the anticipated revenues for the fiscal year in which the money is borrowed. Said notes shall be repaid only from revenues received during or allocable to the fiscal year in which the money is borrowed.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Personal Blog Post June 24, 2010
http://www.thegalleryatshastalake.com/1/post/2010/06/the-way-i-see-it.html
Amazing! I wrote this after attending last year's city budget workshop. 6-24-10 and I had concerns about a certain council member. This was way before the records request.
Amazing! I wrote this after attending last year's city budget workshop. 6-24-10 and I had concerns about a certain council member. This was way before the records request.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
For the Record
Dear Public,
The proponents of the Recall Effort are not in hiding, do not work for the City, are not comprised of council members, and have NO personal agenda! Everything has been done with the utmost care and consideration for the law as well as respect for those involved.
Ms. Lucero at the direction of Mr. Falkner has now begun to slander innocent citizens in an attempt to falsely prove guilt. Our country operates under the protection of the Constitution of The United States of America, where you are assumed innocent until proven guilty. However, proving one's innocence is not the way the process is supposed to work.
What is at stake here? I can not speak on behalf of all the proponents or all the individuals who have already signed our petition. I speak on my behalf. I have spent countless hours researching and studying Ms. Lucero's history and her record with the City of Shasta Lake. What I found disturbed and dismayed me. Having made a choice to buy a home here and raise my children here, I also did some checking on the area. I found out that the city of Shasta Lake has a lot of history. Some of it good and some of it bad. All of it very interesting. What I found out was a mixed bag, that's true. We also felt it was worth looking into. To my husband and I, it was the perfect place to settle down.
Let's go back to 2001. After our Nation suffered it's largest terrorist attack in it's young life, my focus dramatically shifted to protecting the future for my then 5 month old baby girl. Living in Redding at the time, my husband and I craved a close, family-oriented community to 'put roots down'. Shasta Lake has what our young family needed. A small, rather quiet City. Beautiful, living scenery and a 5 minute drive to the Lake. Property in our price range, in a safe, happy neighborhood is just what we got. However, communities don't just happen. This requires people to get involved and stay involved. Having young kids I immediately volunteered to serve on the Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission. I served for over 5 years. I also volunteered to serve on the Library Financing and Governance Task Force, and have served for 4 years. I also volunteered to serve on the Citizen Volunteer Patrol, which requires a background check, fingerprinting done and several hours of training and community service. Being a work from home mother has afforded me the ability to serve the community I am a part of. This includes regular attendance at all city council meetings, workshops, and attending any Q&A meetings that the City has asked for citizens to offer input.
This is what being a good citizen means to me. That we all work together to make this work. No one is allowed to stand on the sidelines, yelling to the participants. "You untrustworthy fool! You're doing it all wrong!" Is pointing fingers, making baseless accusations, and slandering good people, at all helpful? NO! It is demeaning, demoralizing, and reckless. It serves no other point than the accuser having a bit of the spotlight on them. Do the facts matter? We say yes, but when the lie is told over and over... over time people tire of the 'bickering'. The one who is pointing the accusatory finger looks like the hero, when in fact they have presided over the destruction of someone's integrity. In this case, it is the integrity of the citizens, staff, volunteers, and respected members of this community who are involved for the better! It is soulless, and shameful!
I could no longer keep quiet. I feel that the forward progress of my city is at stake here. All that I and others have worked so hard to achieve, for our children and our elders, is precious. Worth taking a stand for. Beyond the shadow of a doubt. We have nothing to hide. We are proud of this city, what we have done here. We will not let it suffer, but see it prosper and shine!
If that is the definition of a 'Good Old Boy', then fine. I am neither old, nor a boy. I am a citizen who cares and decided to be a part of the solution.
The proponents of the Recall Effort are not in hiding, do not work for the City, are not comprised of council members, and have NO personal agenda! Everything has been done with the utmost care and consideration for the law as well as respect for those involved.
Ms. Lucero at the direction of Mr. Falkner has now begun to slander innocent citizens in an attempt to falsely prove guilt. Our country operates under the protection of the Constitution of The United States of America, where you are assumed innocent until proven guilty. However, proving one's innocence is not the way the process is supposed to work.
What is at stake here? I can not speak on behalf of all the proponents or all the individuals who have already signed our petition. I speak on my behalf. I have spent countless hours researching and studying Ms. Lucero's history and her record with the City of Shasta Lake. What I found disturbed and dismayed me. Having made a choice to buy a home here and raise my children here, I also did some checking on the area. I found out that the city of Shasta Lake has a lot of history. Some of it good and some of it bad. All of it very interesting. What I found out was a mixed bag, that's true. We also felt it was worth looking into. To my husband and I, it was the perfect place to settle down.
Let's go back to 2001. After our Nation suffered it's largest terrorist attack in it's young life, my focus dramatically shifted to protecting the future for my then 5 month old baby girl. Living in Redding at the time, my husband and I craved a close, family-oriented community to 'put roots down'. Shasta Lake has what our young family needed. A small, rather quiet City. Beautiful, living scenery and a 5 minute drive to the Lake. Property in our price range, in a safe, happy neighborhood is just what we got. However, communities don't just happen. This requires people to get involved and stay involved. Having young kids I immediately volunteered to serve on the Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission. I served for over 5 years. I also volunteered to serve on the Library Financing and Governance Task Force, and have served for 4 years. I also volunteered to serve on the Citizen Volunteer Patrol, which requires a background check, fingerprinting done and several hours of training and community service. Being a work from home mother has afforded me the ability to serve the community I am a part of. This includes regular attendance at all city council meetings, workshops, and attending any Q&A meetings that the City has asked for citizens to offer input.
This is what being a good citizen means to me. That we all work together to make this work. No one is allowed to stand on the sidelines, yelling to the participants. "You untrustworthy fool! You're doing it all wrong!" Is pointing fingers, making baseless accusations, and slandering good people, at all helpful? NO! It is demeaning, demoralizing, and reckless. It serves no other point than the accuser having a bit of the spotlight on them. Do the facts matter? We say yes, but when the lie is told over and over... over time people tire of the 'bickering'. The one who is pointing the accusatory finger looks like the hero, when in fact they have presided over the destruction of someone's integrity. In this case, it is the integrity of the citizens, staff, volunteers, and respected members of this community who are involved for the better! It is soulless, and shameful!
I could no longer keep quiet. I feel that the forward progress of my city is at stake here. All that I and others have worked so hard to achieve, for our children and our elders, is precious. Worth taking a stand for. Beyond the shadow of a doubt. We have nothing to hide. We are proud of this city, what we have done here. We will not let it suffer, but see it prosper and shine!
If that is the definition of a 'Good Old Boy', then fine. I am neither old, nor a boy. I am a citizen who cares and decided to be a part of the solution.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Pictures from Saturday October 22, 2011
IBEW representatives came from Vacaville to present the Recall Lucero campaign with a generous contribution! Thank you, IBEW!
Boy, we have had perfect weather!
Boy, we have had perfect weather!
Thursday, October 20, 2011
CBS Action News Ch 12 Story 9/14/11
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFRLeVgXXeg
The recall news item is at time 2:35 and runs to 4:30 if you would like to avoid the rest of the broadcast.
The recall news item is at time 2:35 and runs to 4:30 if you would like to avoid the rest of the broadcast.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
New Items of Note October 19, 2011
In the interest of fairness I would like to draw your attention to the following new sites:
http://citizensforlucero.com/Citizens_for_Lucero/No_Recall.html
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Citizens-for-Delores-Lucero/264111433621927
This is what Ms. Lucero and supporters have been up to. I encourage everyone interested in this topic to please get the facts for yourself. Look at all the information provided you and make you own educated choice. Thank you for your continued support and interest in the City of Shasta Lake!
http://citizensforlucero.com/Citizens_for_Lucero/No_Recall.html
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Citizens-for-Delores-Lucero/264111433621927
This is what Ms. Lucero and supporters have been up to. I encourage everyone interested in this topic to please get the facts for yourself. Look at all the information provided you and make you own educated choice. Thank you for your continued support and interest in the City of Shasta Lake!
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Monday, October 17, 2011
KCNR Radio Interview Oct 18, 2011
I have found out that Dolores and Randall Falknor will be interviewed by Carl Bott of Free Fire Radio tomorrow morning at 7:30am. 1460 am Please tune in, feel free to call or submit your questions via chat. WE WANT TO HEAR DOLORES IN HER OWN VOICE. RANDALL IS NOT SHASTA LAKE'S REPRESENTATIVE! Please help us spread the word!
http://www.kcnr1460.com/
http://www.kcnr1460.com/
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Monday, October 10, 2011
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