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Response to Libi's "Banning Ex City Manager" Post

Libi, you are full of crap and sticking your nose in things you know nothing about. There is no violation of the Brown act here at all. Thank you for posting the Press-Enterprise article, but it is erroneous - this woman Gail is known for presenting partial and erroneous information. I am closely involved in this and it has nothing to do with any "letter of recommendation". It has to do with Takata overstepping his authority and making unauthorized changes in the development contract for "The Village at El Paseo San Gorgonio" which has place the City in jeopardy of a lawsuit by Riverside County and other actions overstepping his authority and bypassing the Council and public comment. **** What we have here is a lawyer seeing dollars who convinced Takata not to take a very lenient settlement, which caused the Council to remove him by firing him instead of letting him quit. This same lawyer approached Purvis and convinced him to be a part of a lawsuit against the City. It is simply a money play designed to extort money from the City, using past issues as a base. **** There was nothing mentioned at the Town Hall meeting because three members of the Council were present and to discuss it would have been a Brown Act violation - you should know that. It isn't on the agenda for April 22nd because it is not being discussed or dealt with at that meeting - you should know that as well. **** Once again, why don't you stay in Sacramento and quit involving yourself in stuff you know nothing about and trying to create an issue where there is none for your own purposes? You know none of the Banning Council, Purvis, Takata, or the lawyer. You are jumping to conclusions based on an article by a reporter known for her inaccuracies and incomplete reporting. I personally spoke to this writer and presented her with the issues with the development contract and she very rudely rejected any information which went counter to her poorly written story and preconceived agenda. **** Banning now has a Council which is actively working to obtain public comment and suggestion upon which to base their decisions, and which has moved beyond the agenda of the old Council. Potshotting at Council members for not doing what you think they should do without attending Council meetings or contacting Council members saying what you want is low-class. You haven't been to one single Council meeting or Town Hall meeting or spoken even one time to any Council member or Banning citizen, Libi, and yet you are trying to be an expert based on a newspaper article? Shame on you - certainly you are smarter than that! **** Jeremiah

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