2011 in review: Pimentel takes lead in clearing path for Petrovich projects

From the Woodland Record:

This is the first in a series of articles that will review a year of civic planning in the City of Woodland. Topping the headlines from WoodlandRecord.com was the continued favoritism shown toward Sacramento developer Paul Petrovich and his projects.

2010 proved to be no fluke, as it was business-as-usual in 2011 for our council led by Art Pimentel (the council-appointed honorary mayor). Pimentel and fellow council members Skip Davies and Martie Dote made sure that their previous work was not in vain as Petrovich gained advantages for his Third and Main multiplex project and gained approval for his Gateway II annexation with the Pimentel/Davies/Dote vote.

Starting in January, a month after the December 14 council snub to a thousand State Theatre supporters, Woodlanders first learned about Petrovich's secret riverfront property that was part of the Woodland-Davis Clean Water Agency project.

A January 18 Woodland Record article describes how his property – known only as AP 057-170-04 in closed session agendas – is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Petrovich projects in Woodland. Woodland Record readers are reminded in the article that Pimentel received a disproportionate amount of contributions for his 2008 city council campaign from Petrovich - under four different LLC aliases - and his employees.

Read more at WoodlandRecord.com.