More Kerfuffling In Dana Point
Posted by: Jubal | 09/12/2007 4:15 PM
Not wanting to let too many days pass without a Dana Point post, I'm told by Harkey Recall proponent Jim Lacy that polling is being conducted in Dana Point.
Lacy heard from a resident who had been polled. Most of the questions related to Dana Point: what are the biggest problems, feelings about the proposed Town Center, the City Council, etc. The resident was also asked to rate Jim Lacy and Diane Harkey.
I inquired of a member of Team Harkey if their side was conducting
any polling, and was told no. Which is not to say no polling is being
conducted, it's just a question of who. There may be other interested
parties.
And on the alleged Brown Act Violation front, this came over the transom earlier today from Harkey consultant Scott Hart, in response to the Brown Act violation allegation coming from the Harkey recall folks.
UPDATE (5:30 p.m.): Angela Potter has a story on the OC Register website in which the attorney for open government advocacy group Californians Aware leans toward the resolution being a Brown Act violation (H/T to Total Buzz).
I still disagree with that assessment. But it looks like the person whose opinion is going to matter is whichever judge ends up hearing this case.
Here is something from Total Buzz that is relevant:
Expert: Dana Point broke law
September 12th, 2007 · Post a Comment · posted by mwisckol
Here’s the story I mentioned in the previous post, about the possible Brown Act violation by the Dana Point City Council in signing a resolution opposing the recall of Mayor Diane Harkey.
I previously posted a letter from the city attorney’s office saying there was no violation. If you read through the above linked story, you’ll see that Terry Francke — a long-time advocate of open meetings and public records — opines that it may indeed violate the law.
– Martin Wisckol
Jim. Perhaps I should have asked Martin about his Dana Point comment when he joined us at lunch yesterday. Pay close attention to the wording where he says "it MAY indeed violate the law." We all need to save some wiggle room.
This is another example of Harkey doing her Nixon-Lite impersonation - All the paranoia, and none of the political skill or intellect.
Passing the "Resolution" around City Hall during a break in the council meeting? Just how thick are these people?
If the Recall Movement is really so hopeless, why did Harkey feel the need for this piece of paper? The reasons were either; A) The Recall is more of a threat than Harkey admits, or B) Harkey is and idiot.
If this is how she handles the little bumps in her campaign, how is Diane going to handle the political mountains and valleys in Sacramento?
Diane Harkey - proof that money CAN buy your way into politics, but it CAN'T guarantee you have brain once you get there.