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Kristin Olsen teaches disrespect for the Law
Sat, 2013-05-18 13:00

Bee Investigator: Keeping up with cart theft in Modesto isn't easy By Sue Nowicki snowicki@modbee.com Monday, May. 13, 2013 Monday, May. 13, 2013 By Sue Nowicki MODESTO --

If you've lived in Modesto for long, you've probably noticed shopping carts left everywhere — in parks, on sidewalks, in neighborhoods — as well as those containing the worldly belongings of many homeless folks.Jim Standart of Modesto wrote to ask why, if Modesto has an ordinance against stealing and abandoning the carts, so many turn up on bike paths and elsewhere."If the ordinance is unenforceable, then take it off the books," he said.

Read more here: http://www.modbee.com/2013/05/13/2712572/keeping-up-with-cart-theft-isnt...

The question is why did City Councilwoman Kristen Olsen put the ordinance on the books in the first place? Along with the dumpster diving ordinance it was bad legislation but good politics. Everyone wants clean city. The ordinances were a bad idea and dealt with a problem that was being taken care of by the private sector.

Setting Bee Straight on Mike Moradian
Thu, 2012-12-13 19:15

 

SETTING BEE STRAIGHT ON MIKE MORADIAN
By Carmen Sabatino 
 
As you read the following, realize that Bee Editor Judy Sly sees "nothing wrong" with corruption. For Sly civility is a way to hide the truth at the expense of her credibility. 
 
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Local Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012
La Loma neighborhood group leader resigns
Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012 
Bee Staff Reports The Modesto Bee 
 
"Mike Moradian, who resurrected the La Loma Neighborhood Association seven years ago and spearheaded a host of neighborhood projects, is resigning."
The SCAP & NSP Players
Wed, 2012-11-28 21:13

 

The Fight For Water: Showing at Modesto State Theatre
Thurs. Nov. 29 at 7pm
(NR) 1 Hr. 19 Min. (Blu-ray) In English
Tickets: $6: Buy Online: http://www.thestate.org/
 
Set during the California Water Crisis of 2009, The Fight for Water highlights the human impact an environmental decision had on a farming community when their water supply was shut off.  One California Central Valley filmmaker, who happened to reside in the impacted part of the valley, set out to film this impact and document a historic water march that took farmers and farm workers, along with a coalition of supporters (lead by Hollywood comedian turned water activist, Paul Rodriguez), across the heart of the California Central Valley--on a four-day, 50-mile walk--to demand that their water supply be turned back on, because to them and their families, water is not only their means of survival, it is a chance of a better future...  and for the very future of California.

 

 Malcolm Media, Keep California Farming and Vision Magazine said, "This is an urgent movieto watch!", "This an important film to see!" and "This is compelling!"   It is an emotional film, with emotions running deep from the very people who were hurting the most.  Patrick Cavanaugh of AgNet West Radio stated, "You would never think this could happen in America today!"  Juan Carlos Oseguera, a Modesto Junior College graduate and San Francisco State film alumni, is the filmmaker behind the compelling historical film.  He has partnered with the California Farm Water Coalition, the California Poultry Federation, Stanislaus County Farm Bureau, Mape's Ranch and others from the community to make this a premiere screening in Modesto.  You are welcome to attend and meet the filmmaker.  Various people who were featured in the film will be in attendance as well. 
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