Here's an interesting accusation:

From: save-riverside@california.usa.com
Subject: BETRO ORDERS CITY WORKERS TO TAKE DOWN OTHERS CAMPAIGN SIGNS

Yesterday (5/12), a member of Save-Riverside saw a Code Enforcement officer taking down challenger Letitia Pepper's campaign signs.When asked, the City Worker said she was ordered to take them down. Code Enforcement workers don't work on Saturday but she said she was called in to work. She was told to take down all signs except Betro's.

The opposition candidate's signs were not posted illegally. The volunteer who placed the signs in that location said "I called code and they told me that code does work the field on weekends only on open cases". "The Code, Planning and City Clerk say nothing that pertains to "signage" in public was passed on 05/08/07 (in City Council), and that there is nothing on the agenda for 05/15/07 council meeting...."

That is NOT supposed to happen according to code, someone must make a request on weekdays for code to come out to a specific area and have an open case. This was done special request by Dom Betro. We will submit an open records inquiry for the documents and make a complaint to the California Fair Political Practices Commission.

The sign that Ms. Pepper had asked the owner to put in the window of Back to the Grind has also been taken and replaced by a Betro sign.

If you see anyone removing campaign signs please let us know. Please tell your friends that while Code Enforcement is, essentially, stealing campaign signs, Betro's illegally posted signs remain in place.

Is this the kind of person you would trust as Councilman?

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Save-Riverside