Woodland City Council candidate Web sites
Click the candidate's name to access their Web site. Statements are taken from each site.
Martie Dote
From Martie's home page: "I am running for election to the Woodland City Council and I am seeking your support. I raised my family here. My stepsons attended Woodland schools and played Woodland sports. With my husband, I help run a family business here. I volunteer here. I enjoy living in Woodland because of its people and I value our way of life."
Fred Lopez
From Fred's biography page: "In the late 1990s, he began taking interest in state and local politics. In 2004, he served on Woodland's Advisory Committee for the Planning Department. In 2006, he was appointed as a commissioner for the Yolo County Housing Authority until 2007. The training he received as a commissioner gave him a unique insight to the federal and state governments' role in future public housing; this knowledge has been very useful in forecasting trends for housing. He was also appointed to several non-profit organizations, such as New Hope CDC and Nueva Esperanza, where he served as a board member until 2007 as well."
Jeff Monroe
From Jeff's home page: "Serving on the City Council has truly been a privilege. I recognize that our community is at a crossroad. I believe there will always be room for improvement and the need for a committed community leader on the Council. I assure you that I would work full time as a conservative steward of taxpayer dollars, a watchdog over city projects and a champion for improved quality of life for all Woodland Residents. Over the last 7 years, I have worked hard at being a consensus-builder who brings all sides and great diversity of interests together through open dialogue in order to accomplish our common goals."
Art Pimentel
From Art's home page: "Since my election to the Woodland City Council in 2004, I have been an advocate for public safety, smart growth, fiscal accountability, and economic development. I have also encouraged a more transparent government, as well as promoted efforts to develop Woodland’s downtown. In addition, I am privileged to represent the City of Woodland as the current Chairman of the Yolo County Transportation District and as a board member for the Yolo-Solano Air Board."
Note: This post was modified on May 2.
41 comments:
FROM REXROAD WEBSITE
" Monroe Signs "
Posted 5/3/2008 @ 10:52 AM :: 0 Comments
" This morning on my way to work I drove by the Petrovich property on Main Street and saw a Monroe 4x8. After I took care of some things by WCC I headed out Road 102 and got on I-5. There was another 4x8. I actually pulled over to read it. I pulled up right next to it.
It is a beautifully designed sign. It even has Denny Designs in the lower left corner.
It is four color (very expensive), with Monroe's picture taking up a third of the space, and a lawn sign that has Monroe's name. It even has a list of elected officials that are supporting him. It also has the firefighters endorsement across the top.
I will bet that the sign has more than 100 words on it. That is a ton of words when you are driving by at 45 MPH.
Those signs are probably $80-$100 a piece depending on the number ordered. Go Jeff. "
THOSE SIGNS MUST BE THE WORK OF A MASTER IF THEY COULD MAKE REXROAD HIMSELF PULL OVER TO READ AND LEARN MORE!
AS THE T-REX SAID "GO JEFF!"
IMAGINE IT - REXROAD PULLED OVER TO READ A ROADSIDE AD.
REXY - TURN IT OFF.
YOU WILL LIVE LONGER.
ON SECOND THOUGHT - KEEP READING.
what?
Gee all those Woodland Firefighters supporting Monroe. Oh well I guess if I received a 21% raise I would support him too. If Monroe becomes Mayor what will the Firefighters get the whole City budget.
Unhappy City Employee
how much will it cost the city to have a Monroe sign on Petrovich's property? Another auto mall?
All five council members supported the payraise for firefighters. We weere there, we saw it. We support Jeff for a lot of reasons none of which are money.
I think Jeff was against the automall. He supported Costco so you need not worry about another automall.
Public Safety is Mission One
Public Safety mission is first--- and at what price. Open your eyes and look at Vallejo they are broke.
Monroe has been catering to the Firefighters for the last two years. He needed them for this election as he wants to be Mayor. He has not paid any attention to the other employees. Lookout Woodland if he becomes Mayor
Unhappy City Employee
Anon 3:40 Public Safety Guy,
Thank you. You are correct. All five council members, including the two of us running for reelection voted for the payraise. The council voted to bring all city employee groups up to average based on salary survey information. Unfortunately, the firefighters had fallen further behind then anyone. I assume the person writing as a city employee is working for someone elses campaign and doing a little spin. Nuff said.
I am actually writing about a very different issue. A good friend e-mailed me a blog entry made by Matt Rexroad that was a little disturbing. It is no secret that I think Matt is a little off. Recently, he threatened my family on his blog which caused me a great deal of concern because my family is obviously very important to me.
For the record, I could find no truth to any of his comments. They were all fabricated which is worrisome especially because it comes from an elected official.
I hope Matt finds peace and does well. I personally only wish him the best.
If anyone wants to call me at home for an explanation on any of his comments, please please call me. I promise you will remain annonymous.
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JM
I didn't see the other councilmen out on the picket line. Our employee association got 2% and 3% raise and the Firefighters got 7% or 21% for three year contract. Sorry Mr. Council that is just wrong and unfair and you lead the charge. And I'm not going to sign my name because you know why.
Unhappy City Employee
Petrovich knows the game he has other projects in the planning. It a cheap way to buy a politican
4:13
Mayor has only one vote, just like all the council members. It is a virtually meaningless title - just more work. The mayor gets to say "You have three minutes" and gets to tap the gavel.
7:29
City jobs have different functions and different representation. It is simplistic to compare percentages of wage increases. I think Jeff has explained it thoroughly on many occasions here on this blog.
WOODLAND FIREFIGHTERS LISTED AS "LOW INCOME" QUALIFIED
Have you ever had to call 9-1-1?
Did you know that police and firefighters are exposed to so many toxic chemicals that when they get CANCER it is assumed to be work related.
Face it - some city jobs/positions are incredibly more complex in the hiring proces, training required and demands/stress of the job.
All employees are appreciated but to say that a clerk or a lawn maintenance specialist should have salary measurements exactly the same as a person who runs into hell fire or who pulls burning people out of a car fires is just immature. Private industry does not pay a clerk the same as a CEO. Don't be silly.
The City of Woodland published a report on professions in Woodland that were so low in pay that they qualified for the City's own affordable housing subsidies.
THE CITY's OWN FIREFIGHTERS WERE ON THAT LIST!
Thanks to the council members who finally "get it."
* Public Safety Supporter and Mom
JM
No problemo. Even if the stuff Rexy posted was true the argument is not logical. None of those decisions were made by you but by the entire council. Many of the council members Rexy supports went against him on several of those issues if not all, including his new best buddy Art who fought his urban limit line.
Rexy cannot state the real reason which is he dislikes having cops involved in politics because they do not put up with his or Arts shannigans.
Keep up the good work and keep an eye on those guys.
Police Officer
Time and again this blog shows only one thing: there are many hateful people in Woodland. I assume you are all adults and yet almost all who post on this blog act as children. It is tiring knowing that this blog exists to allow people to write anonymously to trash others.
As a Woodland resident and voter, it is also bothersome to know that an elected official uses this blog as a forum, thus legitimizing other people's hateful comments. When anonymous people are writing and trashing your colleagues, I would hope our elected officials would be honest and mature enough to denounce wrongful comments and hateful speech that is directed against other people, especially your fellow councilmembers. This is not an official public forum: the city council chambers is. I would hope that if people have questions and want to know the whole truth about issues pertaining to Woodland government that they would speak directly to the councilmembers in question and ask for clarification.
I am baffled and troubled to know that my elected officials use this blog and do not denounce all of the hateful comments against other public servants and fellow councilmembers. You may disagree with positions some of the councilmembers have taken but I know that they are all good people and care about Woodland and its residents.
I just looked at everyone's web sites, it looks as if though the same web designer does both Art and Rexroad's. Nice Job Bob Huber!! Which we all know that Bob is the husband to Assistant Deputy Supervisor to Matt Rexroad, Dotty Huber. Nice work, great websites Bob!
anon 3:17,
I (for one) am excited to have councilmembers and candidates express their views in detail on this site. Bringing questions to chambers would not allow the candor and time needed to explain the reasons for some of the decisions that are made there.
I want my vote to be cast knowing as much about the candidate as possible. What a GREAT tool this blog offers a candidate.
Years ago all we had was a candidates word to vote on. We now can choose them on their action (or in-activity) as well as their word.
By the majority of the comments here, I think Matt has only hurt his own credibility. Jeff communicates far better than Matt ever did, and Art will just get swallowed up in the dust.
anon: 3:37
Great post, you hit right on the nail! Nothing else left to say.
Mike
Woodland
To Anon 3:37 & 3:47...
You just made Anon 3:17's point! There is a lot of hateful speech that is not grounded in fact that is expressed in this blog. Councilmembers who post comments on this blog end up legitimizing lots of hateful speech by not denouncing all the various comments that are unbecoming a representative of ALL of Woodland.
For instance, Anon 3:37: "Art will just get swallowed up in the dust." If this blog is to promote civic democracy and participation, how do comments like these further our democracy? There have been numerous hateful comments listed that have not been denounced by elected officials who comment on this blog. This is simply Anon 3:17's point.
What will happen when a denouncement occurs?
I wrote nothing hateful. I did make an informed opinion about Art. Open discussions and better communications, THAT is the real issue here. If you are not comfortable reading peoples opinions, I think you are on the wrong blog.
Not sure what the hatefullness issue 3:17 remarks about. Now you claim my comment proves 3:17's point?
You said swallow. Democrats don't like that word.
"If this blog is to promote civic democracy and participation, how do comments like these further our democracy?"
So, Dino, that is the purpose of this blog. Civic Dmocracy.
Please Dino, restrict our freedoms on this site so that we can be more democratic...
You want to eliminate negativity in Woodland. Do not vote or support Matt Rexroad. Rexroad has been the biggest slinger of mud and negative vibes since he entered the scene via the city council. Rexroad makes everyone around him crazy and dysfunctional. Read his blog. Watch his videos about taking over the world that he posts on his blog.
The only negative thing I have seen in this race has been written on his blog.
Concerned Voter
I happen to like Jeff on a personal basis but his friendship with Brenda Cedarblade is cause for real concern.
Why do you think Mr. Monroe is friends with Brenda? What I have seen is he supports her when she is right and goes against her when she is wrong.
Do not mistake respect for all citizens as something other than it is. Mr. Monroe is a uniter, not an excluder and divider. On this very website he constantly takes the high ground with Mr. Rexroads even though I think he should nail him on his lies and distortions.
I think you are just playing into Mr. Rexroads divid the community spin. He dislikes when people go against him or stand up to him so he comes up with reasons to dislike individuals based on their relationships with other community members - really quite sickening in an elected official.
I am also stunned at the harassment that Mr. Rexroad is directing at Ms. Cedarblade. An elected official that is capable of that is capable of anything.
Concerned Voter (Can't wait until 2010 - I voted once for Mr. Rexroad but never again)
Oh dear, too much is being made over Mr. Rexroad's comments about Jeff so I did the math on it.
Mr. Rexroad disapproves of Jeff because of the six agenda items he listed.
There is approximately 25 agenda items on each council agenda. There is at least 3 council meetings a month, whcih means there are approximately 26 meetings a year. A council term lasts 4 years, which means that there are approximately 2760 agenda items in a council term that need a decision made.
25 X 3 X 12 X 4= 2760
If you do the math all of this means that Mr. Rexroad approves of Jeff almost 99% of the time. There you go Jeff, your next campaign mailer should say that Supervisor Rexroad approves of your performance 99% of the time.
Mrs. Springer
Now there's a spin! Well done Mrs. Springer! :)
7:40 AM...You clearly have not a clue as to what you are talking about. Anyone who sympathizes with Brenda Cedarblade has not been paying attention. When did you first drink the Kool-Aid? Glug Glug!
Matt Rexroad - Obsessed with Monroe
951 Words!
That is what Matt Rexroad gave to Jeff Monroe on his website the other day. WOW!
I am worried that Matt Rexroad is like Burton Day, the guy who became politically obsessed and then attacked Gary Sandy in his home. Matt normally gives about 50-100 words (on average) to other issues but he fails to even validate his obsession with Jeff Monroe.
Jealousy, the green-eyed monster perhaps. Matt has been inpublic service for what?...5 years? The Monroe family for what?...5 or 6 generations? The old folks around here find Matt's tactics undignified. The new folks find them without validation. I agree, Matt is losing credibility and since he is running Art's campaign, Art will suffer the fallout.
Jeff, I saw the threats against you and your family that Matt posted on his website and I agree with you. He is unstable. I am concerned for you and your family.
Seriously.
WOW!!! I HEARD IN THE COMMUNITY TODAY THAT MATT REXROAD WAS SUPPORTING JEFF MONROE....I HAD TO COME ON HERE TO SEE....ONLY TO FIND IT WAS ONLY THE SAME OLD OBSESSION OF THE CONTROL FREAK!!! C'MON MATT, GIVE IT UP ALREADY. JEFF IS 10 TIMES THE MAN YOU WILL EVER BE.
MIKE C.
WOODLAND
Although I appreciate some of my more avid defenders on this website. Please do not make disparaging comments against any other candidates in the council race in my name.
I have said this before, I am not running against Art. I am running for reelection to my council seat. I am running a positive campaign and just plugging along doing my own thing...which means lots of walking.
One thing I think I need to make clear because it keeps coming up. I did not turn Art into the DAs office. If anyone claims I did they are lieing to you.
Please call me if you want to know what happened but out of respect for Art I have stayed away from the subject in public forums.
JM
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Mr. Monroe,
I applaud your statement. I only ask why it took so long for you to make a statement like this? Please direct me to a previous post where you have stood up with integrity, as you have done here, and asked people not to disparage others in your name. In my opinion, this has been happening for quite some time on this blog. Are you now asking for people to treat your fellow public servants with dignity because of Anon 3:17's post? If you have previously stood against disparaging attacks, then that should be noted.
Also, Mr. Monroe, can you please elaborate on your statement regarding turning in Art to the DA? I find this troubling? I have never heard about this and I do not think it came up in any of the previous postings in this stream. Why would anyone claim that you would do such a thing? Again, this seems like further slander to suggest impropriety on behalf of Art without fully discussing the issue. It does not seem, in any way, that you are respecting Art by raising the issue in passing. If you are going to address it publicly on this website you should be open about this issue completely. To raise such an issue in passing suggests many negative connotations against both you and Art.
11:46
You're asking Jeff to justify his integrity when you can't even stand up for your own comments?
Jeff was responding to the above comments that refer to blogs at rexroad.com (specifically on May 3). On May 7, Matt wrote this on his blog, "Jeff Monroe is right. He did not turn Art Pimentel directly into the District Attorney."
Jeff did not raise the issue.
And while you're looking inside for an ounce of your own integrity, try looking up the word "slander" at dictionary.com.
Thank you Dino! I am new to this blog and was not aware of Rexroad's website, his postings or of the various other posting on your blog where this issue is being debated.
What a troubling issue this is! As a concerned Woodland voter and resident, this is all coming into focus for me: Mr. Monroe was in solidarity with the Caporales' efforts to renew their lease with the City. Mr. Monroe was also in solidarity with the various supporters of the Caporales, such as Brenda Cedarblade. Art was against the Caporales using City of Woodland property to sell alcohol and make a profit through concerts and Charreadas. Specifically he was against them making large profits off their concert and alcohol sales when none of the profits were coming back to the City who was leasing the property at a subsidized rate.
Jeff Monroe knew this but still forwarded accusations by the Caporales that Art had taken bribes??? This only sounds like a set-up to me.
Recap: Jeff is working with the Caporales to get their subsidized lease renewed and Art is against the proposition: yet Art is taking bribes from the Caporales? The only logical conclusion to make is that Jeff was doing the bidding of the Caporales in defaming Art.
You are a real stand up guy Monroe! "I did not turn in Art to the DA." No, but you put a city employee in a position where their only option was to investigate him. Yet, it is obvious you should be the one investigated for working with the Caporales to defame Art.
Tell Matt and Art to post the document that actually said "Art was 100% innocent."
Isn't it odd that they NEVER do?
The DA only goes forward with cases where the evidence can prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. If they don't have enough evidence to that level, they drop the cases and guilty people go free every day.
There is a difference between being exhonorated (found innocent) and dropping a case because the eyewitness' claims could not be corroborated. In other words, they could not find a second witness to confirm the story told by the first witness.
If Matt Rexroad can produce a document that shows Art was in fact found innocent of the accusation that he took a $10,000 as a "consulting fee" to the rodeo group that was jealous of the Copporales, then post it and let that be the end of it.
PROVE HIS INNOCENCE. We all know he was acccused by the latino man from caporalles.
Show me where it is written that Art was found with clean hands from the investigation.
Does Art have any endorsements from law enforcement? Hmmm?
11:48
Are you serious? In this country you don't have to prove yourself innocent.
Went to Matt's blog. Read all three documents. The initial letter was adressed to "Whom it may concern". Jeff forwarded the claim to the City manager.
How would any one of us respond to a citizen asking us an elected official to investigate a suspicous occurance? Jeff forwarded the information to the appropriate persons. I would expect the Council members to do the same when they are alerted to allegid issues.
Seems like an investigation was conducted, (as it should) and that's all the further it needed to go.
I agree with Dine, presumed innocent until PROVEN guilty.
oops, sorry, Dino
To Anon 2:28,
Very nice post. I appreciate your ability to see this issue clearly. I mostly agree with your post. But, what I would like to encourage you to look at again is the e-mail Monroe sent. It expresses frustration with Art's request for stiffer requirements on the lease for the Caporales and reinforces Monroe's relationship with the Caporales. I read Monroe's e-mail as having solicited the letter as proof. Point being: Monroe was not simply passing on a very serious accusation as a non-affiliated bystander but was ALSO working with the Caporlaes as their advocate for policy implementation. This I find seriously troubling and problematic. Having recently read the PDF documents this is something that I find quite troubling and evidence of a (what appears as a) dishonest distancing of the issue on behalf of Monroe.
Hey 6:52 p.m.
It's really quite simple.
If you don't like the way it came down - no one cares.
Monroe did exactly as he was advised to do as a law enforcement officer. If he had not, he would have been in trouble as a police officer.
The full weight of the authorites and law enfgorcement leaders support Mr. Monroe because he follows proper procedure in law enforcement and he supports law enforcement.
6:52 opinion means a hill of beans. Clearly has no clue as to how law enforcement works.
Jeff Monroe is supported by all law enforcment leaders and law enforcement union associations.
I have yet to see any literature from Art Pimentel that would suggest the law obiding professionals and organizations trust Art Pimentel.
Think about it people.
Jeff has many superior officers at his day job. Do you really think he would not have covered his own professional youknowwhat when respondidng to such a major and public accusation that was criminal?
If you were a cop, what would you do with such a hot potato? You would go to your bosses to CYA first.
Art's fan club would like to make it seem as if Jeff Monroe acted all on his own. Police departments are paramilitary oganizations folks. Jeff did exactly what he should have, or he would likely have been punished. This was a formal criminal complaint.
Think.
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