MAILBAG - Sept. 14, 2000

Once again, the Huntington Beach police officers labor union is suing

its citizens. It should be recalled that this same militant labor union

has sued before . . . staged the blue flu and supported David P.

Garofalo.

It is unfortunate that this should take place at a time when respect

and support for our police is on an upswing as a result of the new

policies of “compassionate policing.”

JOHN BOAG

Executive director

Citizens Bureau of Investigation

Conlosh’s comments not ‘straightforward’

Am I the only one who wishes the Mailbag topics would move on to a

more enlightened, informative and factual level?

First, I’ve had some dealings with [Fountain Valley Councilman] Chuck

Conlosh in the past and have found them pleasant and professional. How he

got linked up with the recreational vehicle over-the-edge group baffles

me, but somehow he did, and wrote a manifesto that was hollow.

It was unfortunate at best; ill-conceived at worst. But now he has to

deal with -- week after week -- published letters from Lourdes Peterson

extolling Chuck’s “straightforwardness” “truthfulness” and ability not to

“mince words.”

His attack on high Fountain Valley officials for not doing an

unexplained something about unexplained or undefined hanky-panky, is

anything but “straightforward.”

It is abundantly clear that all this nonsense about how the city is

going to force us to park in our garages is a Peterson red herring to

cover her real motivation -- to park her RV wherever, whenever and for

however long she pleases.

Chuck, how did you ever get embroiled in this fiasco?

GEORGE URSINI

Fountain Valley

Reader sees no proof of wrongdoing with Garofalo

What is the expression -- “Even a war stops?” No so with our mayor’s

[Dave Garofalo] accusations. They just keep going and going, week after

week.

I read all your editorials and mail and guess what? Nobody has proved

any of these charges. You have [Councilman Tom] Harman asking for bank

records, and [Councilman Dave] Sullivan saying no way to letting the

contract run out for a couple more months. He would rather have us spend

our tax dollars on lawyers’ fees. All this with absolutely no proof of

wrongdoing, only suppositions.

Here is the ironic part of all this: The mayor has been purported to

have cast 87 votes that involved issues from companies that took ads in

the visitors magazine. Now please tell this senior, were any of these

votes detrimental to the majority -- repeat, majority -- of citizens of

Huntington Beach?

One of your readers cited that Wal-Mart divided our city. That’s

hogwash. Wal-Mart is a win-win for our city. We need money for our

schools, Police, Fire departments, etc., from rents and taxes, not

propositions that will raise our property tax.

Everyone wants to live in a safe, clean, beautiful city, but this

takes money, and it doesn’t grow on trees. From what I have seen, the

mayor has gotten more money for us without jeopardizing the integrity of

its citizens.

If the naysayers want the mayor’s hide, let them get a referendum and

vote him out, otherwise be constructive not destructive.

BUDDY ROBERTS

Huntington Beach

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Eileen Murphy accuses me of stating that Debbie Cook ran for City

Council last election period. I am sorry Ms. Murphy, but I did not even

imply that Ms. Cook had run for office. You will have to contact the

Independent editorial staff for that editing error. Bob Biddle criticized

me for submitting a “mean-spirited letter.” Is any opinion that the

Huntington Beach Tomorrow group pursues, that the majority of our city’s

voters reject, “mean-spirited?”

You seem to point to the past when using Measure C as an example. I

agree. Measure C was good for our city, that I am sure, only newly

qualified.

Further, I did not say the ladies mentioned “came out of the closet,”

as you claim in your letter. If you are going to quote someone’s remark,

your quotation should be verbatim. Being president of Huntington Beach

Tomorrow, your defense of your members is admirable, but I suggest a more

calm evaluation of any future negative comments regarding your members.

BOB POLKOW

Huntington Beach