Desperate? Walrus attacks Gurney’s character
As if John Sweet outspending Don Gurney by almost 4 to 1 isn’t enough, Jon Barton is now...
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Tag: John Knutson
What is real motivation behind resurrecting SCDC?
Social and political constraints once curbed flagrant and conflicted affiliations prior to quasi judicial proceedings but sadly, not anymore.
Read MoreThose poor, abused county commissioners…
A prime example of such serial abuse occurred at the County meeting of October 30, when the Commissioners were thoroughly mollified by contrite pleas to reinvest in SCDC
Read MoreSCDC admits failure, sort of, but needs more money in order to "focus"
Some fairly stunning admissions regarding SCDC (South Coast Development Council) emerged at last...
Read MoreSCDC looks to county for more funding
SCDC, says Knutson, is a vital tool for bringing new jobs and industry to the area….
Read MoreCharacter of local economic development agency
Barton and Knutson are founding members of the political action committee, CCAP, that rewarded Starr with a $5,000 campaign contribution this summer.
Read MoreWhere are the “jeers”?
Knutson has taken the reins from Jon Barton as chairman of the board of SCDC and is a founding member of the rat PAC(K) also known as CCAP. Will the paper do another story about Knutson, Dale Sause and the machinations behind a bill that gave Knutson a local monopoly in the bay or is it going to give him a pass and sweep it under the proverbial rug?
Read MoreMore bad news for the rat PAC(K)
It is unknown at this time if Yates will bring a lawsuit against Knutson for lying to the legislature but we can hope the US DOJ now begins a separate criminal investigation into the same.
Read MoreWalrus says south county voters don’t understand issues
Messerle and the PAC(K) had The World, The Western World and the Myrtle Point Herald at their disposal to educate befuddled south county voters so if voter confusion had anything to do with Messerle’s loss then Barton and company have no one to blame but themselves.
Read MoreSCDC failures due to culture of division
SCDC will always be a failure and waste public dollars as long as it retains its current management. If it is ever to be effective it needs new professional and progressive leaders capable of a taking a broader view, (remember the SDAT report…), and who are willing to reach out to the wider brain trust embodied in that 58% rather than trying to pretend the “true majority” don’t exist.
Read MoreCCAP activist PAC spending big to take control of county
CCAP wants to insert an administrator not to increase efficiencies or modernize the county, the administrator model is over a hundred years old in this country, they just want to be able to pitch schemes and poll the commission outside of public view. Their own version of the Manchurian Candidate.
Read MoreCCAP backs ordinance, opposes charter
The PAC has also receipted another $800 bringing its total contributions to $27,275 and more than $11,266 left to spend on the elections.
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