FWD: Upcoming Anaheim Candidate Forum Implodes! <http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/2012/10/upcoming_anaheim_city_council.php> Upcoming Anaheim City Council Candidate Forum at Ember Cafe Implodes! By Gabriel San Roman Thu., Oct. 4 2012 at 12:11 PM [...] "Oh, how the developer class has such trouble with the simple things of democracy like candidate forums. Anaheimers take note!"
- - - [more via Facebook: The Green Party of Orange County: Duane Roberts, <https://www.facebook.com/groups/2245541603/>:] Oct. 10th Candidates Forum Cancelled Because Anaheim City Council Candidate Asked League of Women Voters to Withdraw Sponsorship For Immediate Release Contact: Duane Roberts Cellphone: (714) 273-8394 Email: [email protected] ANAHEIM, CA The Oct. 10th candidates forum scheduled to take place at the Ember Cafe and Music Club in downtown Anaheim, an event being organized by Kacey Taormina Elkins, the daughter of real estate tycoon Bill Taormina, was cancelled because Duane Roberts, an Anaheim City Council candidate, asked the League of Women Voters of Central Orange County to withdraw sponsorship of it. Roberts, who himself planned to boycott the Oct. 10th forum, submitted to the League evidence demonstrating that Elkins, a key organizer of it, not only had numerous conflicts of interest that called into question her ability to be fair and impartial to candidates that participated, but that she fully controlled the means by which questions were to be gathered and disseminated to candidates. Quote: On the morning of Wednesday, Oct. 3rd, I contacted the League of Women Voters of Central Orange County to formally ask they withdraw their sponsorship of an Oct. 10th forum scheduled to take place at the Ember Cafe and Music Club in downtown Anaheim, an event being organized by Kacey Taromina Elkins, the daughter of real estate tycoon Bill Taormina. I submitted to them numerous pieces of evidence demonstrating that Elkins, a key organizer of the Oct. 10th forum, not only had numerous conflicts of interest that called into question her ability to be fair and impartial to candidates who participated, but that she fully controlled the means by which questions were to be gathered and disseminated to candidates. In my opinion, this forum was a complete sham orchestrated with the underlying intent of boosting the political fortunes of Jordan Brandman and Steve Lodge, candidates favored by Elkins and her wealthy father. I warned the League that participation in this forum would seriously damage their integrity and reputation among thousands of voters throughout Anaheim. I have since been notified by the League that they contacted Bill Taormina in regards to the matters I addressed in my email communications with them and that he subsequently decided to cancel the Oct. 10th forum. Had the forum not been scrapped, I would have organized a mass picket line outside of the Ember Cafe that evening to protest Elkins unethical behavior. See the following URL: http://voteduaneroberts.wordpress.com/2012/10/04/oct-10th-candidates-forum-cancelled-because-anaheim-city-council-candidate-asked-league-of-women-voters-to-withdraw-sponsorship/ ### ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
