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Sun: A statue of Bill Postmus

By SB Pietas | 08/13/08

San Bernardino Sun Features Editor John Weeks is calling for a statue of Bill Postmus, in order to remind the public of the sort of politician that ought to be avoided. At the end of his piece, he writes "If the pigeons want to add their own additional emphasis, well, by all means, they should feel welcome."Perhaps former Assistant Assessor Adam Aleman could advise on the proper species of pigeon to participate in that part of the ritual. Aleman... read more »

Bill Postmus Legal Fund Email

By SB Pietas | 08/12/08

First, do know that this was a hoax or a joke. It was distributed to top political figures early last week. The complete text of the message was posted previously, but I've yet to see the message's design be posted. I've censored it, removing the name of the person who forwarded it to me. It seems each individual message was customized for the recipient. Click on to see it... read more »

PE: 'Political Coup d'etat' alleged in S.B. County

By SB Pietas | 08/12/08

Coup d'etat? Assessor Postmus, you keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.Typically, "coup d'etat" refers to the overthrow of a government not by a foreign government or some other "equal," but by a subordinate organization within the government itself--the military, for instance. If Adam Aleman, as Assistant Assessor, had called for Assessor Postmus to resign or had acted to secure that end, that might be... read more »

Daily Press: Postmus speaks: No comment

By SB Pietas | 08/12/08

Here is the Daily Press's coverage of Assessor Postmus response (or lack thereof) to allegations of drug abuse recently made against him.Postmus speaks: No commentAugust 12, 2008 - 12:35PMRYAN ORR Staff WriterSAN BERNARDINO -- Four out of five members of the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors are now calling on county Assessor Bill Postmus to either resign or address allegations of illegal drug use. And Postmus broke his silence for the... read more »

Statement: Postmus Responds to Drug Allegations

By SB Pietas | 08/12/08

Assessor Bill Postmus distributed the following statement to county media in response to inquiries:Thank you for providing me the chance to offer a comment regarding your story. I would like to do so now.In addressing the first comment regarding the published report in the Victor Valley Daily Press, I would like to refrain from comment. The story contained anonymous reports on personal behavior. I do not comment on private matters regarding... read more »

Sun: It's now time for Postmus to do what is right

By SB Pietas | 08/10/08

Wow. George Watson is downright gentle toward Bill Postmus in his latest column. While certainly not lacking in criticism, the piece lacks the harsh vitriol typically found in Watson's writing dealing with Bill Postmus or Adam Aleman.So in the past week, we've had a harsh criticism of career, non-political county employees published, followed a few days later by a relatively polite and almost merciful article discussing a longtime target of the... read more »

Sun: New Grand Jury had good role model

By SB Pietas | 08/10/08

The San Bernardino Sun has published an editorial discussing the successes of the 2007-08 San Bernardino Grand Jury, the desire for the 2008-09 Grand Jury to have similar success, and the creation of an ethics commission. The newspaper seems to favor an expansion of the Grand Jury's abilities before the creation of a new ethics commission.The editorial is below.New panel has good role modelArticle Launched: 08/09/2008 09:00:06 PM PDTA month into... read more »

PE: Chairman of S.B. County supervisors asks assessor either to refute drug-use allegations or resign

By SB Pietas | 08/08/08

Here is the Press-Enterprise's take on the Postmus drug abuse story. It is Interesting that Minaya and Ghori write that Chairman Biane's statement was released after 5 P.M. I have seen the forwarded email of the release, which shows that it was originally emailed to Duane Gang of the Press-Enterprise at 2:15 P.M. Perhaps there was a delay in getting that release to Minaya and Ghori.Regardless, here is the PE's story:Chairman of S.B. County... read more »

Sun: An addicted assessor

By SB Pietas | 08/08/08

Lauren McSherry and George Watson of the San Bernardino Sun have a story up in response to the Victor Valley Daily Press's article on Assessor Postmus' alleged drug addiction, and BOS Chairman Paul Biane's response (republished here on Red County below).Here is that story:An addicted assessorPostmus hooked on meth, sources sayLauren McSherry and George Watson, Staff WritersArticle Launched: 08/08/2008 09:49:47 PM PDTAssessor Bill Postmus, who... read more »

Press Release: BOS Chairman Biane Responds to Allegations about Assessor Postmus

By SB Pietas | 08/08/08

Here is a press release distributed today to the Sun and Press-Enterprise in response to inquiries from those publications.Of note, it seems that Assessor Postmus has not refuted the charges made against him relating to drug abuse, nor has he resigned his post.Chairman Biane Responds to Allegations about Assessor PostmusBoard of Supervisors Chairman Paul Biane released the following statement today in response to news reports about alleged... read more »