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Category Archives: Don Horsley
SMC's Thomas A. Swift Electric Rifle (TASER) Forum.
The real topic of Excessive & Unnecessary Use of Force was not broached.
February 11, 2019 San Mateo County Supervisor's Committee on Thomas A. Swift Electric Rifle (TASER) Forum. Supervisors Don Horsley, Warren Slocum, Dave Pine, Dave Canepa, Carole Groom thought that this would satisfy the Good and Concerned Citizens of San Mateo County and would be a lot easier than actually Supervising Sheriff Carlos G. Bolanos that they Illegally Appointed on July 12, 2016, and District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe who is refusing to release the videos and audio recordings which contain stupid statements by the 5 deputies "do you want water."
Ginny Kraus (holding up sign) has said from day one "This will NOT go away." She means it.
This is just a small sample of the citizens that have been showing up consistently for 132 days requesting/demanding honesty from the Elected Officials of San Mateo County. They understand that accidents happen, sometimes in custody deaths occur by accident, It's what was done right after a death that makes the difference. How many seconds after Chinedu stopped breathing was CPR administered and by who and for how long? This information is what the recordings will provide to the public. D.A. Steve Wagstaffe is refusing to release those recordings.
J.R. Stone KRON video 58 second mark
Chindeu V. Okobi was Murdered by 5 San Mateo County Sheriff Deputies on October 3, 2018 on El Camino Real, Millbrae, California. All 5 Deputies failed to handcuff him when he was tased. Instead one officer backed away, another raised an extended baton, not one got on the ground to handcuff him before he composed himself and got up to save his own life and run away. He did not accomplish that as they continued to torture him to death, after passing according to Ebele they grabbed him like a bag of garbage sat him which caused his head to lean forward closing his airway which assured his death. No CRP given.
So many great people attended the meeting several who have lost relatives to excessive and unnecessary force which is protected in San Mateo County. I would like to thank the majority of Sheriff Deputies who ignored their Union President D.J. Wozniak's call to arms to show up in force to intimate the public. I saw very few of the deputies there.
DSA President call to arms
2/11/2019 Committee on Taser Meeting Video
Filed under #Blacklivesmatter, #SanMateo, #SanMateoCountyNews, #SMCJUSTICE, 911, Bill Silverfarb, Board of Supervisors, Carlos G. Bolanos, Chinedu Okobi, City of Millbrae, Dave Canepa, Dave Pine, David Burruto, David Silberman, Deputy Alyssa Lorenzatti, Deputy Bryan Watt, Deputy John DeMartini, Deputy Joshua Wang, Don Horsley, Errol Chang R.I.P., Excessive & Unnecessary Use of Force, Gavin Newsom, Governor of California, Grand Jury, John Beiers, John Burris, John Warren, Judicial Misconduct, Kevin Mullins, Marshall Wilson, Michael G. Stogner, Michelle Durand, Mike Callagy, NAACP, Ordinance 04430, Organized Crime, Positional Asphyxia, Prosecutorial Misconduct, R.E.A.C.T. Task Force, Ramsey Saad R.I.P., Regina Islas, RICO, Robert Foucrault, Sabrina Brennan, San Mateo County Clerk to Supervisors, San Mateo County District Attorney Office, San Mateo County Grand Jury, San Mateo County Manager, San Mateo County News, Senator Jerry Hill, Sheriff Carlos G. Bolanos, Silicon Valley, SMC, SMCSO Sgt. Weidner, Steve Wagstaffe, Those Who Matter, Victim's Advocate, Warren Slocum, Whistleblowers, Yanira Serrano Garcia R.I.P.
San Mateo County – Same Story
When you read Silicon Valley or Santa Clara County think San Mateo County also.
This is Great News for the Victims of Fraud in our Courts. Thank You Susan Bassi.
Real Estate Investor Clyde Berg Supports Silicon Valley Journalism & Media Projects
Handshake Deal Brings Investigative Reporting to Silicon Valley's Family Courts
CUPERTINO, CA—In a signature handshake deal, driven in part by Santa Clara County's District Attorney Jeff Rosen's recent refusal to prosecute another rape case, California real estate investor Clyde Berg has lent support to Bassi Productions for a collaborative project that strives to infuse substantial funding and investment to journalism, local investigative reporting and production projects that seek to bring media attention to Silicon Valley's most shocking divorce and custody cases.
Historically, the wealth of Clyde Berg, and his activist billionaire brother Carl Berg, has attracted some of Silicon Valley's most nefarious criminals and scam artists, yet Clyde Berg contends what attorney Bradford Baugh did while representing his former wife in a divorce case was the most elaborate legal scam of all.
As part of an alleged scam, Bradford Baugh partnered with fellow divorce lawyer Sharon Roper, who drafted a bogus post-nuptial agreement that was later determined to have been forged a year before Berg's wife filed for divorce and made false allegations of sexual assault and domestic violence. Had Berg not challenged the forged agreement and false sexual assault claims during a divorce and related civil case, Ellena may have succeeded in fraudulently obtaining $10 million dollars from Berg's estate. Ultimately, Clyde was exonerated of all charges and obtained a rarely issued formal "finding of factual innocence", meaning the crimes Ellena had alleged, and garnered media attention from, never happened, and Clyde, at 73 years of age, should never have been criminally prosecuted based on false claims.
Susan Bassi, a local publisher and court watchdog who experienced her own seven-year divorce case in Santa Clara County, met Clyde Berg on social media after she had facilitated bringing national media attention to the domestic violence and custody case involving Kendra Scott and former San Francisco 49er Ray McDonald. Bassi was especially struck by Berg's compassion to believe women like Kendra and Neha Rastogi, a former Apple manager who suffered years of abuse at the hands of her powerful immigrant CEO husband, Abhishek Gattani during their 10-year marriage.
Bassi and Berg are united in their criticism of DA Jeff Rosen. Bassi has publicly argued that Rosen has failed victims and wasted taxpayer money by maliciously prosecuting men like Berg, while giving men including McDonald and Gattani a free pass.
For the past five years, Bassi has been pushing local and national news outlets to cover family court cases, where court files are fraught with horror stories that include shocking details involving domestic violence, tax evasion, sexual assault, child abuse, rape, and fraud , all of which are typically ignored by law enforcement agencies and judges.
Mainstream media outlets historically have steered clear of investigating divorce and family court scandals, as it can be virtually impossible to sort out the "he said, she said" allegations that characterize these cases. The Berg-Bassi collaboration will seek to provide support for local reporting and production projects with added support requested from the 49ers, the Oakland A's as well as tech and social media companies including; Apple, Google, 23andMe, Yahoo, LinkedIn, Oracle, Facebook, and Netflix where employees, investors and founders have been personally impacted by unethical private and government lawyers seeking to misuse the courts and incite conflict in families for profit.
"We live in Silicon Valley where stories arising from family courts should fill local newspapers and provide production content to an area quickly becoming known as Hollywood North. Silicon Valley has the money, drive and technology to support journalism and investigative reporting to watchdog elected officials and court systems. Justice is never served when the media isn't watching, " Bassi stated as the collaborative project was announced.
Berg's support, combined with the support of other tech and social media companies, will allow Bassi Productions to direct funding to journalism projects, social media storytelling and non-profit organizations committed to social justice and bringing much needed transparency to California's family courts and law enforcement agencies dealing with intimate partner violence, sexual assault and false claims made during divorce and custody cases.
To share a family court story, apply for grants, or to assist in project funding and support, contact: Bassiproductions.com, P.O. Box 2220 Los Gatos, CA 95031, or (831) 320-6421.
Filed under #San Mateo County, #SanMateo, #SanMateoCountyNews, #SMCJUSTICE, Board of Supervisors, Carole Groom, Citizen Journalist, Citizens Access TV, Citizens Oversight Committee, Dave Canepa, Dave Pine, David Burruto, David Silberman, Don Horsley, Grand Jury, Jody L. Williams, John Beiers, John Warren, Jordan Boyd, Judges, Judicial Misconduct, Kevin Mullins, Mark Simon, Marshall Wilson, Michael G. Stogner, Mike Callagy, Organized Crime, Prosecutorial Misconduct, R.E.A.C.T. Task Force, RICO, SamTrans Fraud Investigation, San Mateo County District Attorney Office, Scott Largent, Sheriff Carlos G. Bolanos, Silicon Valley, SMC, Steve Wagstaffe, Susan Bassi, Tax Payer's Advocate, Those Who Matter, Victim's Advocate, Whistleblowers, Zain Jaffer
LVMPD to a Citizen Journalist "Just because you have a website doesn't mean your part of the Press."
The above statement made at 1:41 minute mark in video. At the 11:00 mark they arrest the citizen journalist. This was at the Metro Press Conference.
This is the same Las Vegas Metro Police that did this to Jody L. Williams door at 9:30PM October 12, 2018. Claiming they just wanted to ask her a couple of questions. It's also the same LVMPD that told Mark DePaula that they had nothing to do with the April 21, 2007 Operation Dollhouse Sting by the FBI which Detained/Transported UnderSheriff Carlos G. Bolanos according to Sheriff Deputy Heinz Puschendorf former President of the DSA.
When you see this door, think about Who and What, Jody L. Williams knows.
Dennis Hof R.I.P. & Antonio Pastini R.I.P.
Jody Loren Williams was charged in San Mateo County August 8, 2018 18SM009489
The entire case has been sealed. Why, it's a Misdemeanor?
Arrest Warrant issued on October 2, 2018
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Deputy Sheriff's Association President rejects Board of Supervisors oversight; vows to defend four of five Sheriff's Office personnel involved in use of force Millbrae Death.
In an email to his members (BELOW), Deputy Sheriff's Association President David "DJ" Wozniak was critical of Board of Supervisor oversight, the NAACP, the Black Lives Matter movement, and citizens concerned over the 2018 Millbrae use of force death of pedestrian Chinedu Okobi, at the hands of five sheriff's deputies. In response to Deputy Wozniak's communication, I would ask him the following:
In your email to your organization's body, the Deputy Sheriff's Association (DSA), you say "I had hoped they [the Board of Supervisors] would simply ignore these anti police activists, they have not". How interesting you would characterize concerned citizens as "anti police activists".
When an unarmed pedestrian is confronted by and dies at the hands of your members, sheriff's deputies, is it anti police activism, to question whether or not what had occurred was appropriate, not an instance of the unnecessary and excessive use of force, and ask for the release of videos depicting what actually occurred? Do you and your organization believe such a call for transparency and oversight is inappropriate? It would seem so.
BOS Meeting 12/4/2018 Public Comment at 8:50 mark
And when you incredulously single out San Mateo County Supervisors Groom and Pine as having given these "activists" an audience, are you frustrated that they would dare to exercise any sort of oversight, in an incident involving the the death of a person at your member's hands? Again, it would appear so.
In singling out these supervisors to your body, are you trying to communicate your ire and influence their conduct? In short, are you trying to sanction them? If so, I believe you have lost sight of the relationship the sheriff's office, your membership, and the Board of Supervisors enjoy.
The Board of Supervisors have an oversight function with all County departments, their respective efficiency, missions, conduct, behavior, etc.. Though the Sheriff is the head of your department, its funding, resources, standards of conduct, and staffing levels are all subject to the control and oversight of the board.
And when you say "the decision to deploy Tasers is not made by the Board of Supervisors, it is the decision of the Sheriff" coupled with your assertion that you have had numerous conversations with Sheriff Carlos Bolanos, on the issue, are you saying he, Bolanos, is representing anything different to you?
And while we are on the subject of, what appears to be, your unfettered access to Sheriff Bolanos and conversations with him about this incident, death of pedestrian Okobi, I have to say his public presence, on this issue, is nonexistent and he appears to be ducking public scrutiny. I can't help but remember how he ducked questions about his 2007 detention, at a residence in a seedy part of Las Vegas, by the FBI and Police, in a human trafficking investigation -one in which he had been detained, along with other patrons, at an illegal whorehouse, featuring Asian indentured sex slaves, to include a minor and a substantial cache of ecstasy drugs & cash.
True, such a strategy, ducking questions from the public and press (public scrutiny), has served him well, in the past, but he's Sheriff now, holds the public's trust, and more is expected of him. Or is he using you, Deputy Wozniak, as a proxy, to communicate his position, on the matter, to both the Board of Supervisors and public? I'm just asking.
I remember how then Undersheriff Bolanos and Sheriff Greg Munks had feverishly sought the support of both the Deputy Sheriff's Association and Organization of Sheriff's Sergeants, to publicly provide the duo with a vote of confidence, following their Las Vegas detention by the FBI. I also remember how Sheriff Munks had, concurrently, gone on an apology tour within the sheriff's office, a mea culpa, saying words to the affect that he was sorry for his conduct and dishonor / humiliation it had subjected the organization to. Poignantly absent, on this endeavor, was Carlos Bolanos. Was this machismo, on his part, or an aversion to accountability? Just asking. And now his silence, in the Okobi incident, is both deafening and, seemingly, true to form.
Why, Deputy Wozniak, are you fearful of citizens questioning the circumstances which led to the death of a pedestrian, at the hands of your organization's members?
Why do you feel it necessary to demonize these persons as anti police activists, painting them as part of the NAACP & Black Lives Matter movement en masse?
Why do you further characterize these citizens as the social media army of the Black Lives Matter organization and their knowing nothing about use of force issues?
Do you not see why reasonable well intentioned persons might question why an unarmed pedestrian who, when confronted by officers, ends up dead– this following officers' use of force?
Do you believe the sheriff's office and your organization's members are not accountable to the community which it serves and or the County Board of Supervisors?
Since you have characterized the deputies involved, in Okobi's death, as doing nothing wrong, have pledged to defend them, and said "the DSA stands behind our members and the actions they took that day in Millbrae", I assume you have reviewed the results of the investigation conducted by District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe's Office, in coming to this position and commitment? If this is true, could you please share with us those materials, as, thus far, Steve has told us his investigation has not yet concluded. If you are relying on other materials and or what persons involved [deputies, Supervisors, Bolanos, Wagstaffe, etc.] have told you, please share, we would welcome such insight.
And I have to ask you, Deputy Wozniak, would you concede citizens have a right to question an investigation conducted by either the Sheriff's or District Attorney's Office? More importantly, given a past history of demonstrated bias, on District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe's part, towards Sheriff Munks and Sheriff Bolanos, do you believe he should recuse himself and his office from conducting an investigation into Okobi's death?
To be completely transparent, shouldn't a grand jury be convened, witnesses called, evidence presented, and a result sought -bill or no bill of indictment? Or would that be too risky, as there is no defense information presented or cross examination conducted in such a venue, and, therefore, the results entirely predicated upon what narrative the District Attorney wants to present, guilty or not guilty?
Would you acknowledge, Deputy Wozniak, that politics influence decisions made by the both the district attorney's office and sheriff's office, respectively? Examples would be, say, the district attorney's decision not to file charges against Eddie DeBartolo Jr. for a rape he had allegedly committed, in Menlo Park -the case had begun at a bar, the British Banker's Club, in Menlo Park, and ended at DeBartolo Jr.'s Menlo Park residence.
What about other allegations of inappropriate sexual conduct involving San Mateo County employees? Wouldn't you concede, Deputy Wozniak, politics had been a consideration, in the outcome of some of these cases? I'm just asking.
DJ's email and its content to the DSA membership:
As you all know, the District Attorney has not yet announced if he will or will not prosecute 4 of our members for the death in custody in Millbrae last October. While I'm disappointed his decision has taken so long, we are confident our members did nothing wrong and are fully prepared to defend our members if any charges are filed. The DSA stands behind our members and the actions they took that day in Millbrae. I'm confident that if the DA's office wanted to move forward with any charges, we would prevail in court.
While the DA's office weighs its options, the NAACP and the National Black Lives Matter movement have taken a particular interest in the Sheriff's Office. They have activated their base via social media and have inundated the Board of Supervisors with thousands of calls and emails asking them to remove Tasers from San Mateo County Law Enforcement.
While I had hoped they would simply ignore these anti police activists, they have not. Unfortunately, SupervisorPine and Groom have given these people an audienceand formed a "taser committee" where they'll will be looking into Tasers, policies surrounding them and researching deaths related to Tasers.
This is baffling because the decision to deploy Tasers is not made by the Board of Supervisors, it is the decision of the Sheriff.
The committee plans on holding a public meeting to "discuss Tasers". The meeting is tenatively scheduled for February 11th at 1800 hours.
Once the meeting date/ time is confirmed, I will be asking all DSA members try to attend the meeting. I'm not asking you to speak or participate in the conversation as I find it unlikely that any of activists attending are open to listening to anything we have to say. We simply don't want the entire audience to be full of anti police activists and having normal rational people in the audience will be helpful.
Here is what I have one in response to these events:
I have had numerous conversations with Sheriff Bolanos on this issue and made it crystal clear that the DSA does not support removing Tasers from our members. The Sheriff has has told me that he supports that decision and believes in Tasers have their place in the use of force policies of the Sheriff's Office.
I have met with the board members individually. I have explained how valuable Tasers are to public safety. I have explained how high in the use of force continuum Tasers are and how restrictive our policy and procedures are regarding their use. I explained to them that the calls/emails they are receiving are not from people in San Mateo County.The people calling are part of the social media army of the Black Lives Matter organization and know nothing nothing about use of force issuesand know nothing about Tasers and their use in law enforcement and most importantly, have no idea about the events in Millbrae resulting in the death in custody.
Sheriff Bolanos has authorized me to create a "use of force" day for the County Manager, County Council and Board of Supervisors. Working with the training unit, we will give the BOS training on Tasers and run them through various scenarios, with and without Tasers so they can see their value in public safety.
I ask that any of you who happen to have a conversation with Sheriff Bolanos, convey your appreciation for his stance on this issue and supporting the DSA.
I will obviously keep you posted on any developments with this "Taser Committee".
My final question D.J. Wozniak, Who is conducting the Sheriff's Office Investigation?
Here is D. J. Wozniak (Plaid shirt looking down) in the audience with a very small group of his supporters. two guys behind him staring at camera.
Reuters Article on Taser Deaths
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SMCSO DSA President D.J. Wozniak can't say Chinedu V. Okobi's name.
Chinedu Valentine Okobi
EXCESSIVE & UNNECESSARY USE OF FORCE
Chinedu V. Okobi was murdered October 3, 2018 on El Camino Real in Millbrae by 5 San Mateo County Sheriff Deputies. One of them Sgt. David Weidner not represented DSA.
He is upset that 40 residents came and spoke at the December 4, 2018 Board of Supervisor meeting and used the M word Murder.
Public Comment BOS Meeting December 4, 2018 starts at 8:50 minute mark
He is upset that the Supervisors formed a Committee on Tasers to meet Feb. 11, 2019 6-8PM in the Supervisors meeting room 1st floor of the 400 County Center Building. He is not the only one upset at the Supervisors, this Committee and subject matter is not at all important to the murder of Chinedu.
EXCESSIVE & UNNECESSARY USE OF FORCE is the only topic that is important. That is what Steve Wagstaffe, Carlos G. Bolanos, Carole Groom, Dave Pine, Don Horsley, Warren Slocum, David Canepa are all distracting the public with the Committee dog and pony show. If this "Committee on Tasers" Charade sounds familiar it should 2008 the BOS did a similar performance.
Ethics committee in works
By Michelle Durand
Elected county officials suspected of wrongdoing or unbecoming conduct can be investigated by a five-member ethics committee with the authority to recommend their removal, according to an ordinance unanimously endorsed yesterday by the Board of Supervisors.
The board created the independent citizens review panel on Tuesday after revisiting an earlier proposal by supervisors Jerry Hill and Adrienne Tissier. At its July 22 meeting, the board cautiously backed the idea but asked for some fine-tuning of language to avoid the panel embarking on what Supervisor Mark Church characterized as a "witch hunt" against officials.
The approved proposal defines "serious official misconduct" based on an existing San Bernadino ordinance and allows the board to determine an allegation is unfounded before calling together the review panel. The passed ordinance also suspends the panel's investigation when necessary as not to conflict with any criminal proceedings.
Although having such a review panel will help the county deal with questionable situations if needed, the goal is to never have them arise, Hill said.
The ordinance, which still requires a second reading to become official, also can't retroactively address the matter which sparked its formation — the April 2007 detention of Sheriff Greg Munks and Undersheriff Carlos Bolanos in an undercover brothel sting in Las Vegas.
The pair were in town for a law enforcement race and told police they mistakenly went to the raided home because they thought it was a legitimate massage parlor.
Neither was charged with a crime and the supervisors said they had no discipline authority. Approximately a year later, Hill revisited the issue of official oversight for elected county officials.
Hill and Tissier suggested an independent ethics committee as an alternative to less viable oversight ideas such as letting the Board of Supervisors remove fellow elected officials. Not even a county charter amendment gives the board authority to remove an elected official and the state constitution doesn't allow the board to discipline an official to any less degree.
While the committee itself can't take action, its independent nature removes the politics from the process and can spark into action the grand jury, which does have the authority to recommend an official's removal.
The citizen's review panel of individuals will include either retired judges, former county or city administrators, former grand juror foreperson, or former county counsels, city attorneys or district attorneys. Selection would be random and Brown Act — California's open meeting law — requirements enforced.
The San Bernadino County charter — the one most often referenced as a San Mateo County template — allows a four-fifths vote of the Board of Supervisors to remove any other county officer for "flagrant or repeated neglect of duties," "misappropriation of public property," "violation of any law related to the performance of the official's duties" or "willful falsification of a relevant official statement or document."
While the ordinance has survived a legal challenge, it has never been used.
Michelle Durand can be reached by e-mail: michelle@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: (650) 344-5200 ext. 102.
Here is D.J.'s recent email to the Union members.
NOTE: I think every San Mateo County Sheriff Deputy knows the above statement by D.J. Wozniak sounds really good, but in reality look what D.J. has done for Sheriff Deputy Juan P. Lopez.
While I had hoped they would simply ignore these anti police activists, they have not. Unfortunately, Supervisor Pine and Groom have given these people an audience and formed a "taser committee" where they'll will be looking into Tasers, policies surrounding them and researching deaths related to Tasers.
I have met with the board members individually. I have explained how valuable Tasers are to public safety. I have explained how high in the use of force continuum Tasers are and how restrictive our policy and procedures are regarding their use. I explained to them that the calls/emails they are receiving are not from people in San Mateo County. The people calling are part of the social media army of the Black Lives Matter organization and know nothing nothing about use of force issues and know nothing about Tasers and their use in law enforcement and most importantly, have no idea about the events in Millbrae resulting in the death in custody.
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San Mateo County Residents are the Winners.
The Peninsula Progressives Announce Winners for Assembly Delegates, District 22
Self-Organized Slate Representing the People of District 22 of San Mateo County
SAN MATEO, CA — February 1, 2019 — The San Mateo County Peninsula Progressives, a group of citizens who organized its own slate, announce the election win of all nine of their founding members to the California Democratic Party Delegates representing Assembly District 22.
The winners include: Regina Islas, Victoria Sanchez De Alba, Adonica Shaw-Porter, Uma Krishnan, Dan Stegink, Ted McKinnon, You You Xue, Joe Little, and Mike Dunham.
"We are unified Democrats, a self-organizing slate by the People and for the People to represent the District of San Mateo County," said Dan Stegink, a Founding Member of the Peninsula Progressives. It was great to see people who were energized to turn out to vote and as we prepare for the 2020 Presidential, as well as for California state elections."
Diverse representation, especially women, in leadership positions, is needed to accurately reflect the demographics of San Mateo County; as well as in state, and federal offices. It is vital now, because the Democratic Party will be selecting a new Chairperson and endorsing the next State Senator for the district.
The Progressives platform is based on the needs and wants of the many people in the community to build an inclusive, equitable, representative and just society for all Californians. And, we look forward to serving, listening, and learning more about what our communities need in order to bring these needs and visions into reality, including:
*Representation and Justice for all; *Medicare for All; *Women's and LGBTQI Rights Unbridged; *Remove Corporate Money from Elections; *California Green New Deal; *Affordable Housing and Renter Protections and *Law Enforcement Oversight.
The Peninsula Progressives won 9-5 over the Assemblymember Kevin Mullin and State Senator Jerry Hill slate. We extend hearty congratulations to our fellow delegates: Harini Krishnan, Supervisor Carole Groom, San Mateo City Council Member Rick Bonilla and Foster City Mayor Sam Hindi for their election as delegates and to Chelsea Bonini for her election to the Executive Board.
The Peninsula Progressives appreciate the welcome of Senator Hill and Assemblymember Mullin. "We are excited to be working together to resolve critical issues facing our communities and the upcoming election of a new Democratic Party Chair and the endorsement of a new State Senator," said Regina Islas, a Founding Member.
Most importantly, we want to thank each and every voter and supporter who gave their time, effort and interest on Saturday, Jan. 26 to make this slate a reality, we are humbled and proud to serve you!
The Progressives welcomes inquiries at: penprogressives@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Peninsula-Progressives-2217190631676730/
About The Peninsula Progressives: Representation & Justice for ALL CALIFORNIANS; Green New Deal; Med4All; Affordable Housing Renters Rights and Law Enforcement Oversight.
Notice the photo Mark Simon uses for his article. Our Flag at half mast, Why?
Political Climate with Mark Simon: Peninsula Democratic Party elections expose left-wing divide
Published on January 29, 2019 in Featured/Headline/PoliticalClimate by Mark Simon
There was good news and some not-so-good news from the Peninsula Democratic Party this past weekend.
The good news is the massive turnouts at two caucuses to elect regional representatives to the California Democratic Party. The caucuses are held in each of the state's Assembly districts and turnout Saturday in the 22nd (represented by Kevin Mullin) and in the 24th (represented by Marc Berman) was huge with well over 600 attendees at each event.
This is a dramatic improvement over prior caucuses, where turnout was a couple of dozen or so.
Clearly, Peninsula Democrats are energized by the success of the 2018 congressional races, by the policies and conduct of the current president and by the prospect of winning the White House and the U.S. Senate in 2020.
The not-so-good news is that the party is split between self-described progressives and "establishment" Democrats, reflecting a national divide that could undermine the Democrats' chances of winning in 2020. And, because this is the Democratic Party, there is even a split among the progressives, although it can get a little confusing because every Democrat running for these delegate slots seemed to self-describe as a progressive.
And speaking of self-description, the party doesn't divide delegates into male and female candidates. They divide themselves "self-identified female" and "other than self-identified female." Sometimes a thing just speaks for itself.
In the 22nd District caucus, a slate of Peninsula Progressives essentially took the lunch money of a slate backed by Mullin and state Senator Jerry Hill. The Progressive slate won 9-5 over the Mullin/Hill slate, despite the very high-profile presence of both legislators at the caucus.
Some of this is a function of fundamental politics – the Progressive slate, said to have been organized by political activist and county Harbor Commissioner Sabrina Brennan, worked harder to get more of their voters to the caucus.
Still, it's a slap at the influence of two well-established Peninsula politicians. The Mullin/Hill slate was heavily populated by other elected officials and three of the five lost – Burlingame Councilwoman Emily Beach, Belmont Councilman Charles Stone and San Bruno Mayor Rico Medina.
In the 24th, the fight was between two Progressive slates and while they each won their share, it does not bode well for Democratic unity that the left wing of the party is competing with itself.
ANY NUMBER OF ANGRY PEOPLE: If there is a message in the defeat of an establishment slate, it might be further reflected in a 12-8 vote Friday by San Mateo County Cities Selection Committee to put Millbrae Councilwoman Gina Papan on the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and oust Redwood City Councilwoman Alicia Aguirre.
One of the factors driving Papan's victory was concern – more like anger and distrust — that the region is moving swiftly to establish housing construction quotas that are aimed, quite particularly, at San Mateo County. Papan positioned herself as someone who would be appropriately aggressive in fighting that effort, and her selection is another example of an insurgent victory over the local status quo.
AN OPEN FIELD: The 24th Assembly District caucus was a nice win for former Assemblywoman Sally Lieber, who is running for Hill's Senate seat. She was the top vote-getter among the "self-identified female" candidates, showing she still can carry the day among Santa Clara County progressives.
Lieber was a Mountain View councilwoman before winning an Assembly seat in 2002. She ran against Hill for the open Senate seat in 2012, and he won by a 2-1 margin. But Lieber outpolled Hill by 8 points in the Santa Clara County portion of the district.
The Senate candidates will report their 2018 fundraising totals at the end of the week, and it is expected that public interest entrepreneur Josh Becker will report a total in excess of $300,000, well ahead of his three opponents – Lieber, Redwood City Councilwoman Shelly Masur and Burlingame Councilman Michael Brownrigg.
You can expect they will say it is too early to assume anyone has taken command of the race, and that is the problem for the four candidates.
Rumors are quite active that another candidate could get into the race and change everything. The names that are being offered – not by these individuals, but by those who want them to run – are Mullin, who represents half the Senate district, former Assemblyman Rich Gordon, now president and CEO of the California Forestry Association (and, by all accounts, quite happy to be out of Sacramento), and San Mateo Mayor Diane Papan.
Contact Mark Simon at mark.simon24@yahoo.com.
It's about time the residents of San Mateo County woke up. Jerry Hill, Kevin Mullin, Charles Stone, Mark Simon all members of TEAM "Those Who Matter" Did more than simply endorse the Yes on Measure W campaign and all except Simon endorsed Carlos G. Bolanos for Sheriff in the last election.
Not one of them is in favor of Law Enforcement Oversight.
That's telling and their Silence on the Murder by Sheriff Deputies of Chinedu V. Okobi October 3, 2018 in Millbrae should cause the residents to pay attention.
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San Mateo County's E-mail Deletion Policy, Put on Hold by Mike Callagy
San Mateo County Manager Mike Callagy
San Mateo County Manager Mike Callagy has stopped/paused/delayed this policy from going into effect Feb. 1, 2019. May 1, 2019 is the date it will go into effect unless it is rescinded.
I'll give just a couple of examples of why this is a terrible policy. San Mateo County's last election had a tax measure W pass in the last couple of days by about 500 votes with more than 270,000 ballots cast. Several elected officials made public statements including Audit/Recall the elections office and officer. That is pretty unusual, it will be important to go back years to find all communications between the elected officials, county counsel attorneys, Supervisors, Assemblymen, Wordcrafters who communicated about placing Measure W on the ballot in the first place, using public monies to promote it etc.
San Mateo County District Attorney's Office used as a weapon, falsely charging people: Sheriff Deputy Juan P. Lopez criminal case is a perfect example, you will recall Steve Wagstaffe told the world he smuggled a cellphone and drugs to a gang member in jail. That was a lie from day one,
I said falsely charging people: Jody L. Williams of Las Vegas should be considered. Her case is sealed why? 2007 she was in Las Vegas when Operation Dollhouse netted Carlos G. Bolanos at a single family home which had Human Trafficked Sex Slaves including a minor.
San Mateo County District Attorney's Office Not charging people: Chinedu V. Okobi Murdered by 5 SMCSO Deputies October 3, 2018.
November 7, 2018 one day after the election Retention Policy par. J
This has felt like one of those runaway train movies. Simply to find out Who put this on the County's Website, Why was it put on and more importantly How to stop/pause it.
Email messages in a// default folders of a user's mailbox will be automatically deleted after ninety (90) days. Automatically deleted emails will be accessible in emergency situations for a period of thirty (30) days after they are deleted from the user's mailbox.
J. E-mail Retention
Email messages are temporary communications and the email system (with the exception of archived email subfolders as set forth below) is not intended to be used as a means of records storage. To the extent that email messages which are generated or received through the County' s computer systems constitute business records to be retained pursuant to the County' s (or a department's) records retention policy, such email messages shall be retained as set forth below. Email messages that do not otherwise serve a business purpose (including, but not limited to, draft communications, administrative communications, etc.) shall be routinely discarded. For that reason, each workforce member who uses the County email system has the same responsibility for their email messages as they do for any document they obtain in the course of their official duties and must decide which communications should be retained for business o legal reasons and which should be discarded. If a workforce member has any questions regarding if an email should be retained as a business record, he or she should seek guidance from his/her supervisor and/or department head who may consult with legal counsel as necessary.
Email messages that constitute records to be retained for business or legal reasons may be saved in excess of ninety (90) days in any of the following ways: (1) saved in Rich Text Format (RTF) or Portable Document Format (PDF) and then transferred to electronic filing systems or other media for long-term storage in accordance with the department's regular filing and storage procedures; (2) affirmatively "dragged and dropped" or "cut and pasted" into email subfolders created by the user (the user must select the particular retention period that applies to any created subfolders (i.e. one year, two years, ten years, indefinitely, etc.)); or (3) printed in hard copy and filed or stored as appropriate. Any email subfolders created by the user within Microsoft Exchange will, along with the user's in- box including any migrated mail, count toward the user's 100GB mailbox space limitation as outlined in Section E of this policy.
Workforce members should seek guidance from their department heads to determine the specific time requirements applicable to records and electronic correspondence generated, received and/or maintained by their department in accordance with their department's records retention policy. Workforce members are strongly encouraged to review the email content of subfolders on a regular basis and to delete any content for which retention is not required.
Regardless of countywide or departmental records retention requirements, email and other electronic correspondence pertaining to a threatened or actual legal action must be retained until the litigation is concluded. It is the responsibility of the department involved, or County Counsel, to notify ISO in writing, of the need for the hold on electronic communications.
The use or creation of local personal archive files (such as Outlook.pst files) is strictly prohibited and may not be configured on County equipment.
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Event New England Patriots vs Las Vegas Raiders Live Football
Date Sunday, September 27, 2020
Time 1:00 PM ET
Location Foxborough, Massachusetts
Venue Gillette Stadium
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If COVID-19 impacts of the NFL season come to fall then its dependent on if fans may be in attendance for the landmark game is to be seen. New England Patriots will take place against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. Tom Brady will not, yet Bill Belichick's brilliance still takes shape as the Raiders over a place that hasn't won since 1994.
Raiders vs Patriots Speculation on Sunday Night
The New England Patriots and Las Vegas Raiders games will be at home, while the Patriots and Raiders are road games, of those games are to be defined in the stadium. As opposed to prevalent thinking, the NFL plan isn't pact to guarantee your preferred teams get pickled each year. It depends on a candid recipe that can serve us with getting a smart thought about which teams the Raiders will have in their regular season in Vegas.
The Raiders' responsibility to have a huge adverse bit of leeway with quarterback Jarrett Stidham making his third profession start for the Patriots, yet the host teams should in any case field one of the better opposition in the liaison. It's difficult to claim the Raiders to win twice in the Eastern Time region in weeks 3 – particularly on a short turnaround off.
Normally, I would be concerned about the Raiders traveling returned east to take on New England. While that might still be the case, the absence of Tom Brady on the Patriots adjustments the dynamics here huge time.
It's one of these games we have no thought of what to expect. Are the Patriots a proper team? Exactly how snappy will Raider's young ability position trio on offense work? A lot of inquiries, so scarcely any answers.
Las Vegas Raiders Brief History
The Las Vegas Raiders is a prominent football club in the NFL, after the Chargers proprietor took, he would put away his establishment. Therefore, the city of Oakland – an impossible spot for an NFL establishment – was granted the eighth AFL establishment. In their home ground, Raiders at first picked Kezar Stadium. The Raiders completed out their first season with the significant, however, were harmed monetarily to keep playing. The team got an advance from Buffalo Bills organizer Ralph C. Wilson, Jr.
The team throughout the following 5 years, Raiders took their third NFL Championship presentation of the team. In 1995, the Raiders came back to Oakland to many exhibits. Even though the Raiders began the season 8-2, wounds tormented the group and the Raiders sneaked out of season finisher dispute for the second back to back season.
The Raiders were three divisional successes and showed up at Super Bowl XXXVII in between 2000-2002. The Raiders lost the challenge to the Buccaneers, nonetheless, on some attempts 48-21. The eventual fate of the Raiders will be in Las Vegas, whereas the team will go into the Las Vegas Raiders.
New England Patriots Brief History
'Pats' often folks, as supporters are called the New England Patriots, are an expert American football crew based only outside of Boston area. In 2002 Foxboro, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium which was opened actually, and then Patriots used to their home tournaments that are for play. In the National Football League, Patriots are an individual from the Eastern Division of the American Football. Proprietors the team was changed for the club's name from Boston to the New England after they migrated to Foxboro in 1971.
In the 1970 merger of the two alliances, the Patriots were a unique individual from the AFL and joined the NFL. They qualified for the end of the season games multiple times before making it to the Super Bowl in January of 1986, where they lost to the Chicago Bears.
In 1997 the team showed up in Super Bowl XXXI with a similar outcome, a misfortune to the Green Bay Packers. Somewhere in 2001 and 2005, to win three Super Bowls in four years the Patriots joined the Dallas Cowboys as the main two associations.
The 2007 Patriots team also turned into the fourth NFL establishment to finish the season in transit to Super Bowl XL, where the Giants proceeded to lay out the world drastically.
Patriots vs Raiders Rivalry
As it may, events would have much more chemistry on the off chance that it is in Vegas. And yes, all things considered, the Patriots haven't played the Raiders since 2017 and will get a glance at active offensive weapons Josh Jacobs and Henry Ruggs. Whereas the Las Vegas Raiders search in one of the most combative divisions in the NFL this season, their out-of-meeting plan gives provides base relief. According to the NFL, in average opponent win percentage, these won't be an easy game that making things tougher.
With all due consideration, in that place are 100 million reasons Jon Gruden needs to have his group prepared to play in 2020. Subsequent forward in his initial two seasons with the Raiders, the league's generously highest-paid coach needs to get it going in Year 3. This will be interesting to check whether Derek Carr can take his game to the following level with new speed demon Henry Ruggs.
Endlessly Record: Patriots lead series 14-17-1 (.453)
2019 Record: 12-4
Strength of Schedule: Hardest at .537
Matchup 2020: Raiders vs Patriots – Sunday night
How Quick Are The Protections Between Both Teams?
The NFL isn't postponed their 2020 season yet. therefore, there is a hope that the NFL will not be postponed but there is a chance to cut off the fans in the stands under this coronavirus crisis.
NFL TV is planning to make two things. Both the teams are concerned to start highlighting Las Vegas as well as everything that the city brings. The new arena is included in this.
…and then yet
The Las Vegas Raiders haven't beaten New England Patriots since 2002. The Patriots aren't going 12-4 this season, yet they're despite everything are a lot of worse teams in the AFC, and Las Vegas is one of them. With Ruggs, the Riders can complete speed in around, who is a great runner at the game as well. McCourty, Chung, and the Patriots' helpful have round piece also they are not getting as much teammate.
Patriots vs Raiders Prediction
No doubt about an intense matchup utter the Raiders in New England, probably the greatest unknown in the NFL since Jarrett Stidham is the quarterback. The New England Patriots defense and offense is truly settled, whereas the instructing staff will address if the quarterback to lead this team is going ahead. This one will be extreme for the Raiders offense as the severe segment of their slate is standing by.
The New England Patriots discovering themselves in a touch of an identity crisis with the departure of their 20-year veteran quarterback Tom Brady. No doubt about it, the Patriots under Bill Belichick is as yet a powerhouse. The way to beating the Patriots now is to defeat their Counteraction, which means Lynn Bowden could consider expanded to be as Jon Gruden endeavors to compete Belichick.
Opponent win total: 9.0
Win record: 1-2
Prediction: 34-27 Las Vegas Raiders over the New England Patriots
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Fans should hold up until the Week of the 2020 NFL season to see their group take the field for an ordinary season game at their new Las Vegas home. On the off chance that supporters will be in participation for the establishment's milestone game is to be seen, reliant on how COVID-19 effects of the NFL season come to fall. You can watch stream Raiders and Patriots football match-ups with a Free Streaming Service. No link or satellite TV membership is required. Begin viewing with a live free.
In a takeaway from the planned, the Raiders' hardest stretch hopes to come right off the bat in the season, where they will look at home with intense games against the Patriots out and about. No Brady, however, Bill Belichick's virtuoso despite everything looms as the Raiders visit a spot where they haven't won since 1994. The Raiders motive to have a huge hostile preferred position with quarterback Jarrett Stidham making his third profession start for the Patriots, yet the host group should in any case field one of the better resistances in the alliance.
It's difficult to require the Raiders to win twice in the Eastern Time region in three weeks. particularly on a short turnaround off Football here. So whats-up, no link or satellite TV membership is required. Begin viewing with a live free.
Who: Patriots vs Raiders
When: Sunday, 27 Sep. 2020.
Time: 1:00 pm America/New York Time zone
Where: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA
Television Station: CBS, NFL Sunday game
Radio: KOMP 92.3FM, Raider Nation Radio 920AM
Live Stream: Fubo, Sling, NFL Sunday
Las Vegas Raiders vs New England Patriots Live Game Ticket prices information
Event tickets are accessible for any gathering between these particular games held up, regardless of whether it's happening at Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts. Gruden as a coach who may lead and the Raiders have the option to move beyond and figure out how to be success? Moreover, be therefore to find out. Lead trainer Gruden has been with the teams, so there's no uncertainty he does love the success over the Patriots.
The individuals who buy tickets may likewise get a glance at promising youthful ability like Ruggs, who the Raiders selected in the first round of the current year's NFL Draft. And tickets differ dependent on a few reasons. At this moment, the middle cost for the game tickets is to be $681.
The NFL team's Week three of the New England Patriots against the Las Vegas Raiders and Brady is no longer in New England to the fleet the Raiders, nonetheless, Bill Belichick is. Maybe this to be a low-scoring game in Foxboro. This year, when the Raiders and Patriots do fight, it will be a fascinating quarterback go head to head between Derek Carr and Jarrett Stidham. In this manner presently turns into the most recent football team that will play in front of empty stands for the reason of the COVID-19, regardless of whether just briefly.
Las Vegas Raiders – Preview of NFL 2020
While the 2020 NFL football season is still months away, it's not always too early to start previewing the season.
In this new series, we are going to preview each game in the Raiders' regular-season and take a look into every opponent. The Raiders will be headed to the east coast on Week 3. Welcome to Foxborough, Massachusetts, where the Patriots are trying to reform a team since Tom Brady, the veteran quarterback left for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the off-season.
Isn't it strange to see a different quarterback?
Let's shortly kill the obvious. Since 2000, The New England Patriots are without Tom Brady for the first time. To put that thing in mind, the TV sitcom, "Friends," was running its sixth season.
And who is replacing the skilled one in the quarterback position? A former Auburn standout and 2019 fourth-round pick: Jarrett Stidham. At the second season in the NFL, Stidham achieving his place as backup quarterback after playing well during the 2019 preseason, replacing Bryan Hoyer as the backup to Brady.
With Brady left, Stidham will have to lead this veteran offense consisting of tight end Matt LaCosse, wide receiver Julian Edelman, and running back Sony Michel. Every eye will be focused on the newbie quarterback and whether the riders' defense can pressure him to make a mistake.
It's Time for some Revenge
It's been three years since the Raiders last played against the Patriots, getting run over by the head coach of the New England Patriots: Bill Belichick and company, 33-8. Now the difference is here. Instead of a veteran leading the squad, a rookie quarterback is leading the Patriots will help the Raiders have the upper hand on the defensive side. With that said, the targets for Stidham haven't changed since Brady left, so the secondary will have to be well aware and alert.
It should finish up in entertaining matchups on the field. On the flip side, the Raiders need to make confirm their offense is creating points every time they get the ball. Derek Carr, the Quarterback needs to be well conscious of his surroundings and use his football IQ. Coach Jon Gruden needs to stop running the same playing strategy recurrently if it isn't working for his team. And in 3 weeks of this season, the early games should have pinpointed Stidham's weaknesses. The key to success of this game is to address and attack Stidham's weaknesses on defense while playing smart and balanced football on offense.
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The January 20, 1941 Oberena founders decided to give more importance to the folklore and the peña. The dance group emerged in the wake of the letter of Pentecostes, which disapproved gripped dancing and, at the same time, invited young people to endorse the places where the dance was lost. In the beginning, the group was exclusively formed by men, who danced for the first time in Monreal, on August 15th. In Pamplona, they premiered on a December 3rd in Perkain pelota court. This date became very important for the group, and that's why Oberena's dancer day is celebrated then every year. At the end of the year the group noticed the lack of something essential: women. Therefore, women started to be part of the dance group too. In those years full of illusion, they recovered dances such as Zozo dantza, Ezpatadantza, Eskudantza and Larraindantza (La Era), while they rehearsed in the "zulos" of Zapatería 40. Normally, they used to dance on Sundays, sometimes on festivities and some other times taking advantage of the soccer team's trips. The group offered shows in lots of villages of Navarre, and in Pamplona they used to dance in places such as the Euskal Jai pelota court (demolished in 2004), the Meca, the Gayarre Theatre and Perkain pelota court.
Oberena consisted of more than 100 couples who used to fill the bull stadium of Pamplona in the "Alaitasun Eguna". In 1946 the group crossed our frontiers for the first time to go to Zaragoza; in the '50s they danced at the fair of Madrid and thereafter began traveling.
During Christmas of 1960, Oberena Dantza Taldea prepared a festival in Labrit, which was repeated until 1974. With the help of Orfeón Pamplonés and the military band (later relieved by Orquesta Santa Cecilia) they used to perform Eusko Irudiak, the prelude of El Caserío and Jesús Guridi's Ezpatadantza de Amaya.
In 1965 the "Misterio de Obanos" was premiered in the village's square. 18 couples of Oberena danced Miguel Reta's choreographies on the play that nowadays is still performed.
Overcoming all obstacles, in the '70s Oberena Dantza Taldea was headed to Ireland. That trip also marked the beginning of a series of ruptures and divisions that led the group to two decades of internal conflicts and disagreements. The first rupture, in 1973, ended with the departure of a big part of the dancers, who subsequently founded Ortzadar Euskal Folklore Elkartea. Later on, in the beginning of the '80s, new internal disagreements ended with another departure of an important number of dancers, many of which would become part of the newly created dance group of Burlada Larratz.
Concurrently to these internal issues, the group continued learning dances, expanding repertoires, offering shows and performances, travelling (Mallorca, France…), recovering costumes and wardrobe, and specially, working on a source of young dancers who, eventually, would take the reins of the group. That labour and those people were the ones that enabled to maintain the group and recover its stability at the end of the '80s.
With the '90s arose the group's 50th anniversary. Specifically, it was 1991 when the Labrit pelota court held a festival with hundreds of dancers and ex-dancers. This decade came along with trips and prestigious international festivals in countries such as Bulgaria, Canada, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, or cities of Spain such as Gijón, Murcia, Sevilla, Ciudad Real… Apart from that, the group kept on acting in many village of our Basque geography, while it also learned and incorporated new dances to its repertoire.
The entry in the 21st century has been a continuation of those '90s: an excellent work with children that is taking off today with more than 100 young dancers learning and enjoying Basque folklore, a wide and varied repertoire to which every year a new dance is added, an endless number of shows in our villages: Otsagabia, Leitza, Tiebas, Cintruénigo, Cortes… There have also been trips, and the dancers have visited France, Italy, Germany, Albania, Hungary, Poland and different cities of the Spanish state such as Gijón, Lleida, A Coruña, Huesca, Granada… But above all, a desire and a huge enthusiasm to continue recovering, maintaining and disseminating our rich Basque folklore. For many years.


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Academia, Society	 September 2, 2016 July 1, 2018
Mizzou Enrollment Falls By Almost A Quarter In The Aftermath Of The Black Lives Matter Protests
The University of Missouri continues its free fall after the Black Lives Matter protests. "Mizzou" has now lost almost a quarter of its freshman class. That is devastating for any academic institution and Mizzou is reportedly closing dorms due to lack of students.
We followed the controversy over the actions of Professor Melissa Click who notoriously led attacks on a student journalist as part of protests. The school sacked Click, but her actions and the aftermath have now threatened the entire school. The school furthered the controversy with the resignation of the President and Chancellor and made various changes to accommodate the BLM protesters. I have spoken to people at Mizzou who say that they do not feel that they can speak honestly about the BLM demands or their view of Click in fear of being called out as racists or microaggressors. Notably, most of the faculty have been strangely silent in the midst of the changes. New controversies have arisen in recent protests or memorials, such as the effort to hold a memorial for the recent massacre at a gay night club.
What is clear is that the school is still reeling from the loss of reputation and uncertainty of its future viability. One only have to look around at the empty dorms to see what happens when a university abandons core values and controls over its academic mission. This year the entering class will be just 4,799 students — that is a nose bleed of over 1400 students. The problem for struggling schools is that it can trigger a downward spiral as uncertainty breeds greater uncertainty over the value of its educational program — and the value of its degree.
The good news is that the school has a high retention rate of over 80 percent and that rate has only slightly fallen. Moreover, the score profile includes the same 26 ACT score from the prior year. The concern is that, faced with a shrinking applicant pool, the school might be forced to reduce its entry qualifications, which can fuel additional concerns over its standing.
Missouri has a proud history as the state's leading public university. While I have serious concerns over free speech on campus (including the campus police calling for students to notify them of any "hurtful" comments of other students), the school will recover in my view so long as the faculty returns the focus to academic excellence and discourse.
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17 thoughts on "Mizzou Enrollment Falls By Almost A Quarter In The Aftermath Of The Black Lives Matter Protests"
Malcolm Thornton (@Velo_Mac) says:
Thank you prospective MIzzou students for voting with your feet. Take your college loan money(Peace be upon you, O Heavenly Taxpayers) and go to a school where you can exercise your First Amendment right to free expression. You might even learn something in the process.
Squeeky Fromm, Girl Reporter says:
Why would sane white people want to send their kids to a college which knuckles under to black racists??? I mean college-educated liberal white people maybe, but even they are reluctant to send their kiddies to schools where the low class type blacks run free. That's why you don't see them sending their kids to inner city schools.
Stick a fork in Mizzou.
Squeeky Fromm
Girl Reporter
Karen S says:
As a parent, I would not feel like this campus was a safe place. It also is not preparatory for the real world, appears to encourage racism and divisiveness against Caucasians, and is more preoccupied with protests than academics. They also seem to be completely at the mercy of entitled, spoiled students making demand after demand.
A degree from this university mean that an employer can assume they would need a safe space, bubbles, and a teddy bare to function in the work place? And even then, they would probably spend the work day screaming at their coworkers.
Col. Krupp says:
CLOSE THEM ALL DOWN, THE MAJORITY COME OUT WITH USELESS MAJORS ANY WAY. BRING BACK THE DRAFT, THEY WILL GET THE BEST EDUCATION THE WORLD CAN GIVE THEM. "safe space" WHAT JOKE. MAKE SURE A COUPLE OF YOU LIBS HERE ROPE OFF AN AREA IN YOUR LIVING ROOMS FOR GUESTS TO GO WHEN THEY FEEL "unsafe".
Barry Goldvasser says:
Wacko wacko what you say? How bout lettin you out today? Ain't no reason for you to stay. For, everybody is far away. Get you back on your feet again! Back on your feet again. Open the door. Let you free. Back on your feet again!
Cal is a wacko.
KCFleming says:
Mizzou's appeal is just becoming 'more selective.'
Gary T says:
Agreeing with Do Glover,
Instead of presuming themselves to be standard bearer of what constitutes a "legitimate" education, brick and mortar colleges and universities have continued the inertia of being too full of themselves, where at one time they were the only game in town as to quality education.
As modern times have descended upon and around them, the internet is doing to them what has done to many other informationally based industries and services, making them less and less relevant.
But instead of moderating their haughtiness, and catering to a newly empowered student customer base, they go the opposite direction, and impose inane sexual conduct rules that threaten the very reason why students are there, impose stifling speech rules and constraints, pick sides in political sentiment and favoritism, chill the avenues of criticism and complaints from both faculty and students, intrude upon a students' personal life and preferences outside of their schooling activities.
So, they go along with blinders on, and false importance in a changing world, and then wonder why they lose a huge part of their incoming student application.
People just don't need that kind of headache, when they can go online to learn what they want, or go to schools that are a lot more socio-technologically savvy.
"…the school will recover in my view so long as the faculty returns the focus to academic excellence and discourse."
Not likely.
No one except the lunatic Click was fired.
Heads did not roll.
The school has done nothing solid to fix the core problem: SJWism.
No, it is a certainty that SJWs still run the place and, as is their habit, they will double down.
1. There is a new Division of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (IDE) at the University of Missouri.
2. There is a "vice chancellor for Inclusion, Diversity and Equity at Mizzou.
3. They are indoctrinating faculty and staff via the "four-week online diversity course (Diversity 101)
4. Other 4-year universities in Missouri reported an increase in students. (White flight rarely reverses.)
5. Out of state students have no reason to consider Mizzou over any other state school (except for journalism, which is now tainted.)
6. University of Missouri Curator David Steelman, discussing the falling enrollment numbers at Mizzou, said the protests were "blown way out of proportion" and were really "not that big a deal." (Listen at Thursday, August 25th 9:40; at the 3:27 mark).
On the plus side, a Mizzou committee recommended a Policy on Use of University Facilities and Grounds which advised:
Camping wouldn't be allowed on university grounds.
Protesters wouldn't be able to occupy buildings after they close.
Protesters wouldn't be able to disturb or interfere with university lectures, meetings, instruction or public events.
Bans the use of sound amplification devices, such as a megaphone.
Photography is allowed in traditional public forums or other public spaces.
Lists areas where protests are allowed with a permit, where spontaneous protests may not be held, and areas where no demonstrations will be allowed.
Make a distinction between legal protests and dissent and civil disobedience, defined as willful violations of law or policy intended to force change.
Doglover says:
College enrollment has been declining across the country, as it should. Online education can provide access to top professors for millions of people around the world, full interaction between students and information providers, ease of access, up to the minute information, a smorgasbord of resources, customized pacing and review options, and on-the-job training. Sorry, but grass and dirt campuses are for sports, socializing, sex, propaganda/special interest promotion, constraint of free speech and free press, and strict hierarchy. If you want to learn, the internet provides a universe of up to the minute information at the tap of a plastic key.
Justice Hilmes says:
When protesters can through vocal and aggressive techniques shut down free speech, fear of violence cannot be far behind. I would think that parents considering colleges would avoid UM not only because of the free speech issue but also because of concerns about physical safety.
The hypocrisy of those who claim the right to free soeach and tolerance when simultaneously suppressing the free speech of others and being intolerant of any opposing or even differing view is jaw dropping. Unfortunately, these movements are growing stronger and have migrated from college campuses to the rest of society.
Steve Fleischer says:
The problem is even worse – social justice warriors see UM as their kind of place. "Normal" students see this as a place to avoid (why go to a school where the potential for conflict is so high?).
Think about interviewing for your first job with this school on your resume. Interviewers will ask about the school out of curiosity, but will already have a negative perception of the school.
Warspite says:
You missed what may be the most important aspect of this story.
Mizzou is a nothing special, average state university with ONE and only one outstanding department, Journalism. This event devastated that department's reputation. Northwestern & Columbia are looking on & reaping the benefits, but it's a darn shame. A state university with a Journalism school equal to two of the best private universities in North America was brought down by a spineless administration, a callow professor, and an imbecilic student body blind to what has occurred.
BLM Dog says:
Do you know what it costs to go to that friggin so called University? Over ten thousand dollars in tuition.
It has a history of being some dumb frat place and no semblance of higher education. Went in dumb, come out dumb too, hustlin round Atlanta in the Mizzou shoes, etc.
depatridge says:
Reblogged this on Matthews' Blog.
A college education is far too much of a financial investment to risk on an institution with a questionable reputation and uncertain future. There are thousands of solid colleges competing for students, so yes, I would look elsewhere rather than tying my child's fate to a disruptive and negative educational environment.
DF says:
Reap what you sow.
Joseph Jones says:
What are chances of the public winning a lawsuit against the Board and President for financial damages resulting from gross negligence?
Any legislator w/potential to fire administrators, and who failed to do so, needs to be removed from office.


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London Recruits is an upcoming documentary film about the true story of the young men and women who undertook clandestine missions for the ANC during apartheid South Africa. Kept secret for over 40 years, their part in the long struggle for freedom can finally be told.
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"African Apocalypse" is directed by Rob Lemkin and produced by Geoff Arbourne, David Upshal and Rob Lemkin. Cinematography by Claude Garnier ASC and edited by multi-award-winning editor David Charap.
The film had its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival in October 2020.
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"Forever Pure" is set in January, 2013. A secretive transfer deal transported two Muslim players into the heart of Israel and the Jewish oriented Beitar Jerusalem F.C., leading to the most racist campaign in Israeli sport. One season and one football team in crisis, as power, money and politics fuel a club spiralling out of control.
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"Beitar Jerusalem" is a symbol of rightwing Israel. But in 2012-2013 the club signed two Chechen Muslim players, enraging Beitar's hardcore fans, La Familia, some of whom sing of being racist. Some of Israel's political leaders find La Familia embarrassing. But do they simply reflect a wider problem facing Israel – a polarised society? Guardian link
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SANFORD, Fla. (AP) _ In an unusually low-key turn to a high-profile case, George Zimmerman was released without incident around midnight Sunday from a Florida county jail on $150,000 bail as he awaits his second-degree murder trial for fatally shooting Trayvon Martin.
The neighborhood watch volunteer was wearing a brown jacket and blue jeans and carrying a paper bag.
He walked out following another man and didn't look over at photographers gathered outside. He then followed the man into a white BMW vehicle and drove away.
Moments before, two Seminole County sheriff's vehicles blocked access to the intake building parking lot where Zimmerman was being released.
Zimmerman emerged after two public information officers confirmed the credentials of the photographers outside.
No questions were shouted at Zimmerman, and he gave no statement.
His ultimate destination is being kept secret for his safety and it could be outside Florida.
As with the July 2011 release of Casey Anthony, the Florida woman acquitted of murder in the death of her daughter, Zimmerman was released around midnight.
But the similarities end there. Anthony was quickly whisked away by deputy sheriffs armed with semi-automatic rifles as angry protesters jeered her.
While news helicopters briefly tracked her SUV through Orlando before she slipped from public view, there was no such pursuit of Zimmerman, who will have to return for trial.
Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester said at a hearing Friday that Zimmerman cannot have any guns and must observe a 7 p.m.-to-6 a.m. curfew.
Zimmerman also surrendered his passport.
Zimmerman had to put up 10 percent, or $15,000, to make bail.
His father had indicated he might take out a second mortgage.
Zimmerman worked at a mortgage risk-management company at the time of the shooting and his wife is in nursing school.
A website was set up to collect donations for Zimmerman's defense fund.
It is unclear how much has been raised.
Bail is not unheard of in second-degree murder cases, and legal experts had predicted it would be granted for Zimmerman because of his ties to the community, because he turned himself in after he was charged last week, and because he has never been convicted of a serious crime.
Prosecutors had asked for $1 million bail, citing two previous scrapes Zimmerman had with the law, neither of which resulted in charges.
In 2005, he had to take anger management courses after he was accused of attacking an undercover officer who was trying to arrest Zimmerman's friend.
In another incident, a girlfriend accused him of attacking her.
Zimmerman, 28, fatally shot Martin, 17, Feb. 26 inside the gated community where Zimmerman lived during an altercation.
Martin was unarmed and was walking back to the home of his father's fiance when Zimmerman saw him, called 911 and began following him.
A fight broke out _ investigators say it is unknown who started it.
Zimmerman says Martin, who was visiting from Miami, attacked him.
Zimmerman says he shot Martin in self-defense, citing Florida's "stand your ground" law, which gives broad legal protection to anyone who says they used deadly force because they feared death or great bodily harm.
Zimmerman was not charged for over six weeks, sparking national protests led by Martin's parents, civil rights groups and the Revs. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton.
Martin was black; Zimmerman's father is white and his mother is from Peru.
Earlier Sunday, Zimmerman's attorney was working to secure the money for bail and a safe place for Zimmerman to stay. But residents in Sanford, where Martin was killed, didn't expect a ruckus once Zimmerman was released.
City commissioners said they hadn't received calls from nervous residents.
Protesters didn't show up outside the jail. And talk at one local coffee shop seldom focused on the case.
"It's just kind of a non-issue now," said Michele Church, a server at Mel's Family Diner. "That's pretty much all anybody in Sanford wanted, was an arrest, so it could be sorted out in the court system."
On Friday, a Florida judge agreed to let Zimmerman out on $150,000 bail.
Defense attorney Mark O'Mara has said there are several options for where Zimmerman should go, but would not disclose any of them.
Lester on Friday indicated Zimmerman would be allowed to leave the state if arrangements with law enforcement could be made for him to be monitored.
He will be fitted with an electronic device.
About a half-dozen photographers and cameramen camped outside the Sanford jail Sunday, focused on the door marked "Bonds Rooms," where other people who had been arrested and released on bail exited.
Zimmerman had entered the jail about a week earlier after more than a month of nationwide protests calling for his arrest.
"The mood in Sanford has calmed down tremendously," said Sanford Commissioner Patty Mahany, whose district includes the neighborhood where Martin was killed.
"I think now that people are able to see the justice system taking place, even though they understand it's going to be quite slow, people are willing to just remain calm and really we're all getting back to our daily routines."
A spokeswoman for the Seminole County Sheriff's Office declined to release any information about whether they were increasing patrols or security.
Defense attorneys for other high-profile clients who awaited trial on bail have said Zimmerman should leave Florida and refrain from going out in public.
Sanford residents say they aren't expecting to see him around the neighborhood anytime soon.
"They've already said they're going to move him to a safe place," Church said. "Everyone has calmed down. That's all anyone in Sanford wanted, an arrest."
Meanwhile, Martin's parents published a "Card of Thanks" in The Miami Herald obituary page Sunday. The note says Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin express their appreciation for all the public's support since their son's death.
The notice includes a photograph of Trayvon Martin dressed in a hooded sweatshirt, similar to one he was wearing the evening he was killed.
"Words will never express how your love, support and prayers lifted our spirits and continue to give us the strength to march on," the letter says.
Associated Press photographer Brian Blanco in Sanford, Fla., contributed to this report.


We've been speculating for months, and now it's in the kill here: Amazon's annual hardware match takes instruct at 10 a.m. PT this present day in Seattle. If the rumors are staunch, we're in for a doozy of a day packed with product bulletins starting from Alexa-powered microwaves to amplifiers. CNBC reported earlier this week that Amazon might possibly possibly verbalize as many as eight new devices by the end of the year, and if that's staunch, there's a lawful chance that we'll study about most, if no longer all, of them this present day. Whereas there's no livestream of the match, test back on this put up, as Digital Trends will be updating it as rapidly as considerable facets on new merchandise emerge.
For the time being, here's what we ponder the assemble broad has in store for us.
Alexa, cook dinner me a chicken pot pie!
One amongst essentially the most attention-grabbing issues that CNBC reported on earlier this week is that Amazon will be introducing an Alexa grunt assistant-powered microwave. If here is definitely staunch (CNBC cited interior Amazon paperwork and sources for this files), this can additionally additionally be yet one other growth for the assemble retail/tech broad. Amazon has the market cornered in the grunt-assistant speaker realm, but a foray into the kitchen by approach to trim home equipment will be correct a foremost step (ponder blenders, toasters, fridges, and additional). If Amazon does verbalize a grunt-activated microwave, this can additionally additionally be competing with just a few devices already on the market, including GE Dwelling equipment' new scan-to-cook dinner microwave with Alexa integration.
Most audiophiles will repeat you that Amazon speakers don't excite them. Why? Because Amazon grunt speakers — the Echo, Echo Dot, etc. — are made for grunt verbal substitute and no longer sound. If it's quality bass or treble you're buying for with your grunt assistant, you'll in all likelihood be turning to a Sonos One speaker, which is additionally an Alexa speaker, or possibly a Google Dwelling Max or Apple HomePod. But sound quality with Amazon speakers is at simplest is moderate — lawful satisfactory to shake your hips to while making dinner in the kitchen, but no longer so lawful for that dinner accumulate together.
It's no longer a surprise that Amazon would wish to up its sound sport with a quality amp, receiver, or subwoofer to compete with the likes of Google, Apple, Sonos, and proper about all americans else making trim sound devices staunch now. What's going to be attention-grabbing is what the devices will look admire and the method in which they'll interact with Amazon's existing devices. Stop tuned.
Whenever you occur to're on #TeamAlexa, you've needed to cease your self from talking to Alexa on your automobile — you know, out of habit. Or possibly you haven't stopped your self, which is why you're getting irregular appears to be like while on the back of the wheel.
Regardless, it is a long way vivid for Amazon to originate an Echo automobile accent so that that you can additionally command Alexa with you for your travels. Being ready to request for text messages or accumulate access to a having a look or to-create checklist while riding makes loads of of sense, and might possibly possibly minimize the temptation to sneak a look at your cell phone while on the back of the wheel.
We're gripping to perceive what the tool might possibly possibly look admire, even supposing. Garmin already has an Alexa-powered tool that helps you navigate and consult with Alexa. Will an Amazon-branded Alexa automobile tool resemble a small Echo Dot, or a race cam? And can own to aloof it own a cloak cloak? We'll occupy you posted after we uncover.
We're no longer sure exactly what Amazon will be introducing for the home entertainment system, but when we needed to bet, we'd mumble that a new Fire TV or Stick will be on the formula. Per chance it'll embody extra seamless Alexa occupy watch over, or possibly every other facets or integration we haven't even knowing of. Or, possibly Amazon goes bananas and introducing a corpulent TV with a constructed-in Alexa speaker? The chances are high endless.
We're guessing that for the reason that Fire TV Cube is barely new that we obtained't gaze any more contemporary variations of the tool this present day. Now not finest that, but it's a rather stellar tool already (we gave it a uncommon finest ranking in our most usual review).
Of your whole objects on this checklist, we truly feel most confident about predicting that we'll gaze a new Echo Present tool this present day.
Fresh competition from Google has made the Echo Present seem antiquated. Google has partnered with 0.33-accumulate together manufacturers Lenovo, JBL, and LG to invent competing trim shows that includes Google Assistant grunt abilities. All of the devices can play YouTube movies (something the Present cannot create) and both own better sound, converse, or each. The Lenovo Tidy Conceal facets a crystal-sure converse, a beautifully streamlined shape, and two diverse sizes. The JBL Linkview has booming sound, something the Present lacks.
To discontinue forward in the grunt assistant market, Amazon must introduce a trim converse that might possibly possibly compete with Google. And with the Echo Present being discounted by as worthy as half off its $230 stamp on Amazon for months now and out of stock in loads of brick-and-mortar shops, we ponder there's a high likelihood Amazon will verbalize a new edition of the tool correct in time for the holidays.
It's been a pair years since Amazon's most traditional Alexa tool bought a face-ponder, so it is a long way vivid that we'll gaze a new edition this present day. We truly reported on leaked images of a that that you can additionally mediate new Echo Dot in July, with the $50 tool having a look admire a hybrid of its traditional do and a Google Dwelling Mini, with fabric across the sides. Fixed with rumors, the new Dot is for the time being in testing mode among Amazon workers and reportedly has better sound quality than essentially the most usual Echo Dot.
Whereas essentially the most usual Dot is one in all Amazon's most traditional devices, this can in no method secure any sound awards (that you can additionally join the tool to a solid-sounding speaker, even supposing). But the Google Dwelling Mini sounds better, and a total bunch of 0.33-accumulate together trim speakers with Alexa grunt integration are hitting the market. Amazon might possibly possibly stand to give a enhance to on the sound of the Dot to invent it extra aggressive, and possibly even completely tumble the worth on it as neatly. Overall, we'd mumble there's a solid chance that a new edition is on the formula.