Out of Control Gun Control, Part 2

As I indicated HERE, the White House is looking more culpable by the day as being the source of the directives that caused ATF field agents to NOT get involved in an international gun-running operation by Mexican drug cartels. 

As CBS News and other media look into this further, I think we will see that people close to the President knew about the ATF operations and gave direct orders for the ATF to NOT intervene.  More than likely, the Justice Department and White House will become overtly defensive and even more secretive.  This will raise additional awareness from Congress.  Then, under pressure from the Republican-lead Congress, White House staffers and advisers will begin to waffle on their lack of knowledge of the operation. 

The scandal will likely be subdued with the resignation of a few top officials who decide to "move on" to lecture or teach.  (Watch out Harvard; here come the White House washouts!)

Time will tell if the effort by the United States Government to flood the Mexican drug cartels with U.S.-sold guns will have any affect on the 2nd Amendment. 

Whatever happens will likely not include the apprehension and bringing to justice of those on both sides of the border who were complicit in the gun running. 

It makes you wonder why our own government would want ATF to stand-down.  Was the reason, as I suggested, to flood the cartels with guns in hopes of making it look as though the United States has weak gun control laws that need to be beefed up?  Or could it be that there is something even more sinister at work, such as bribery at the highest levels of our government?  I can only speculate...

Fullerton Cold Case Solved: Clown accused of raping 12-year-old

By EUGENE W. FIELDS FULLERTON – A 41-year-old professional clown was arrested Friday morning on suspicion of raping a 12-year-old girl in 2002.

Fullerton police Sgt. Andrew Goodrich said Jose Guadalupe Jimenez of Anaheim works as a clown under the name "El Tin Laurin," a play on the name of a popular Mexican cookie.

Goodrich said the rape took place on Jan. 19, 2002. Police believe Jimenez, dressed as a clown, grabbed the girl at the corner of Lemon Street and Commonwealth Avenue, drove her to a nearby school parking lot and raped her.

Police allege that Jimenez then took the girl to a motel on Harbor Boulevard and raped her again. Goodrich said the girl escaped when Jimenez left the car to contact the motel clerk.

"The only description we had in 2002 was that he was dressed as a clown," Goodrich said. "We had DNA from the sexual assault and we put it in the system."

Goodrich said Jimenez was linked to the rape after Jimenez was arrested for another crime in Anaheim in 2010 and his DNA was taken.

To read the rest of the story, click HERE.

Sacramento Bee: Anaheim to borrow $75-million for NBA team

By Dale Kasler
dkasler@sacbee.com
http://blogs.sacbee.com/sports/kings/archives/2011/03/anaheim-propose.html

Anaheim officials plan to borrow up to $75 million to lure the Kings from Sacramento, according to city documents released today.

The funds include $25 million for improvements to Anaheim's arena and $50 million for "transition costs," according to a staff report submitted to the Anaheim City Council.

The staff report includes an unsigned 103-page lease between the Honda Center arena and an NBA franchise identified only as "TeamCo." The Kings' owners, the Maloofs, have been in negotiations with businessman Henry Samueli, who runs the arena and owns hockey's Anaheim Ducks, on a potential move.

Although the city would borrow the money by issuing bonds, Samueli's organization would repay the debt, the documents say.

Sources have said the Anaheim arena needs upgrades, including an NBA-caliber locker room, before the Kings relocate. The city documents don't spell out the "transition costs," but the NBA generally charges a multimillion-dollar relocation fee before a team is allowed to move. Also, the two Los Angeles teams, the Lakers and Clippers, would likely demand fees from Samueli for placing a team so close to their market.

Water News

Fullerton Water Rates should be on your mind after the recent announcement of a study to nearly double current rates.

On that subject, don't forget that the next Water Rate "Workshop" is scheduled for March 30 at City Hall (Council Chambers) at 6:30 PM.  PLEASE show up and help find a solution that does NOT include raising taxes.  I am on the Downtown Core and Corridors Specific Plan Evaluation Committee and will be at another PUBLIC meeting starting at 6:00 p.m., in the Executive Conference Room, Maintenance Services Yard (1580 West Commonwealth Avenue).  Therefore, I will NOT be able to participate in the water rate discussions. 

Moving on, I wanted to share an announcement and agenda for the Water Advisory Committee of Orange County, or WACO for short. 

The next meeting of the Water Advisory Committee of Orange County (WACO) will be Friday, April 1, 2011 from 7:30 – 9:00 a.m. in the MWDOC/OCWD Board Room (18700 Ward Street, Fountain Valley).  Attached is the meeting agenda.

We are pleased to welcome as our speaker, Dr. Tim Quinn, Executive Director of the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA).  Tim will discuss ACWA’s activities, initiatives and objectives for 2011, which will include updates on California’s water supply conditions, the development of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP), the status of the 2012 water bond, and more!

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.  Otherwise, we hope to see you at WACO on Friday, April 1^st.

  

The 4^th Annual OC Water Summit is set for Friday, May 20, 2011 from 7:30am – 1:30pm at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel.  You can register online at http://www.ocwatersummit.com/  You can also follow the OC Water Summit on Facebook and Twitter (@OCWaterSummit).