Truth. Moreno Valley

05/12/2021

IS MORENO VALLEY GETTING THE SHORT END OF THE STICK?

Hillwood is the development company behind the proposed Moreno Valley Trade Center that was recently denied by the Moreno Valley planning commission and is under appeal on the December 7 agenda under item F.1.

Hillwood was established in 1988 by Ross Perot, Jr. He is the only son and eldest child of American billionaire businessman and former United States presidential candidate Ross Perot. Hillwood is one of the largest private real estate developers and investors serving markets in North America and Europe.

In 2000, Hillwood was named master developer for the former Norton Air Force Base in San Bernardino, California. At that time, the project had experienced no significant development since 1994, when the Air Force turned the base over to the city. The development has since added major facilities for global leaders such as Amazon, Mattel, Pep Boys, Stater Bros., Kohl's, Kohler, Pactiv and PepsiCo.

It should be noted that in the early 1990’s Norton International Partners was selected to redevelop Norton Airforce Base, but those plans did not materialize. It was partnership, headed by developer Iddo Benzeevi and his partner Ray Watt, chairman of Santa Monica-based Watt Industries with assistant by Bechtel Enterprises.

There was some suggestions during the planning commission that the Moreno Valley Trade Center Project is better suited on the other side of Redlands Blvd, the World Logistics Center site being developed by Iddo Benzeevi. There are so many competing interest between these developers that one has to wonder if previous campaigns contributions and politics are at play.

In a December 1, 2021 letter included in the agenda package, the developer behind the MVTC states that it would be pleased to make a $500,000 contribution to the Moreno Valley Community Foundation once the project entitlements become final and non-appealable. Is Moreno Valley for sale? Interestingly, also on December 1, Dallas billionaire businessman Ross Perot, Jr. gifted the Dallas Police Department a new helicopter. These police helicopters go for upwards of $12.5 million. If Hillwood is in the Christmas spirt and wants to create a partnership with the City of Moreno Valley as their letter suggests, let’s also get the Moreno Valley Police department a helicopter. Moreno Valley Measure G just passed so we should not have any issues hiring helicopter pilots.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nDuk-bYG2e0

The chopper has greater capacity than DPD's current fleet.

20/11/2021

MORENO VALLEY PERMANENT CITY ATTORNEY POSITION IN LIMBO?

Will Cabrera and Marquez keep the circus spectacle going on December 7? The article states, “That means we’re hiring our city’s attorney,” Gutierrez told me. The council’s next meeting is December 7, and “it should be a regular meeting, not a turmoil,” he said with a smile.

Since approval of the permanent City Attorney contract involves the spending of public funds, 3 or more affirmative Council member votes is required to approve the permanent City Attorney Contract. Will Cabrera and Marquez the show their displeasure and vote 2-2, 2-1-1 or 2-0-2 to delay the hiring of the Interm City Attorney?

https://www.pe.com/2021/11/20/1-member-removed-1-sworn-in-during-heated-moreno-valley-meeting/

Council undoes action deemed illegal by DA, unseating LaDonna Jempson, and swears in newly elected Ed Delgado. Columnist David Allen is there.

20/11/2021

MORENO VALLEY DISTRICT 2 CONNECTION TO THE 20/20 EPISODE ON THE TURPIN CHILDREN?

https://abcnews.go.com/US/years-rescue-turpin-children-living-squalor-donations-pledges/story?id=81254457

Nearly four years after the 13 Turpin siblings were rescued from their abusive parents, an ABC News investigation finds that some of them continue to face hardships.

28/10/2021

KNOW THE RULES

After last night’s council meeting and this morning there was a statement put out that LaDonna Jempson should have stayed on the dais to maintain quorum and that she erred for leaving based on the City Attorney advice . If you want to be a council person YOU SHOULD KNOW the rules and regulations
for the office you seek. If you do not understand basic rules you need to step down.

Moreno Valley Rules of Procedure for Council Meetings and Related Functions and Activities

5.5.5.2 NO PARTICIPATION.
Any Council member prevented from voting because of a conflict of interest shall refrain from any participation with respect to that item, including but not limited to questions, comments, debate and voting. Such Council member shall leave the Council Chambers during debate and voting on the issue.

27/10/2021

WILL LADONNA JEMPSON AND GUTIERREZ FOLLOW THE 2013 PRECEDENCE AND RECUSE THEMSELVES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING TONIGHT?

The posted agenda for tonight’s meeting is misleading just like the October 19, 2021 meeting. Based on public testimony provided by the City Attorney on October 10, 2013, Item A.1 on tonight’s agenda is not an action the Council can take.

If we are to accept the new talking point that precedence was set in 2013, then Councilmen David Marquez and Ulises Cabrera should have known the correct process to appoint based cure procedure that took place in 2013. There was no intention to follow precedence as now claimed. It should also be noted that there were other issues besides Brown Act violations the City Attorney made them aware in regards to adopted City procedure and rules that Councilmen David Marques and Ulises Cabrera ignored.

If the selection of a temporary presiding officer to conduct a City Council meeting in the absence of the Mayor or Mayor Pro Tem requires 3 votes based on Moreno Valley’s Rules of Procedure for Council Meetings and Related Function Section 4.1.3, on what basis can Council David Marquez and Ulises Cabrera select and appointment on a 2-0 vote?

Listen and watch the 2013 Special Council Meeting

http://morenovalleyca.iqm2.com/Citizens/SplitView.aspx?Mode=Video&MeetingID=1662&Format=Minutes

27/10/2021

YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH

For those that continue to say that a Brown Act violation occurred in the 2013 appointment of Dr. Yxstian Gutierrez to the vacant District 4 seat and now it is okay for the illegal appointment of Ladonna Jempson to vacant District 1 are mistaken. The 2013 appointment of Dr. Yxstian Gutierrez was ruled invalid because even though he was a resident of District 4, his predecessor was elected from the previous District 4 boundaries which changed as a result on the 2010 census results.

The proposed relators BASIL KIMBREW, RADENE RAMOS HIERS, and DEANNA REEDER questioned the appointment process to the courts with the following question as a premise of the lawsuit: Was Dr. Yxstian Gutierrez unlawfully appointed to the Moreno Valley City Council because the council failed to comply with the open-meeting and notice provisions of the Brown Act?

The legal opinion of then California Attorney General Kamal Harris DID NOT make a determination regarding Brown Act violation claims which stated, “We make no determination regarding Relators’ Brown Act claims as it is not necessary for us to do so in order to reach a decision on the present application.”

Those in doubt can listen in at the 1:44:50 time mark of September 24, 2013 council meeting where the council elected to use the “first option” of the 3 options included in the agenda package issued for that meeting.

Councilmen David Marquez and Ulises Cabrera cannot point to a similar option in the October 19, 2021 agenda package.

https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/opinions/pdfs/13-1103_0.pdf

25/10/2021

WAS THE OCTOBER 19, 2021 COUNCIL MEETING EVEN LEGAL?

Under the adopted Rules of Procedure for Council Meetings and Related Functions and Activities of the Moreno Valley City Council Section 4.3: The meeting of the City Council shall be called to order by the Presiding Officer. In the absence of both the Mayor and the Mayor Pro Tem, the meeting shall be called to order by the City Clerk, whereupon the City Clerk shall immediately call for the selection of a temporary presiding officer as provided above. Councilman David Marquez did not have the legal authority to self-appoint himself as the presiding officer. Councilman David Marquez was also not the duly appointed Mayor Pro Tem of Moreno Valley. The Mayor Pro Tem assumes the role of the presiding officer in any absence of the mayor from the city or a meeting of the city council. So why wasn’t a formal selection process made? Section 4.1.3 states that three or more votes are required in the selection process.

If Councilmen David Marquez and Ulises Cabrera were so sure that they were within their legal authority, why didn’t they move Item G2 to the start of the meeting since it is permitted under Section 1.1.2.2 and is common occurrence during council meetings. This would have allowed the Council business to continue without pulling ANY agenda item. The selection of a new Mayor Pro Tem under Item G1 could have even taken place since 3 members would have been present.

It is obvious that David Marquez and Ulises Cabrera only had one coordinated agenda going into the October 19 meeting. They had no interest in conducting the City business that night.

http://moval.org/g-tran/pdfs/MV-Council-Rules-of-Procedure.pdf

24/10/2021

OOPS. A RECAP OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 2013 AND 2021

During the City Council meeting on October 19, 2021, Councilman David Marquez repeatedly stated that he did not see any difference between the appointment of Dr. Yxstian Gutierrez on September 24, 2013 to the District 4 seat and the appointment of LaDonna Jempson that took place for the District 1 seat on October 19, 2021.

The following provides a breakdown of the key differences

1. The September 24, 2013 agenda included 3 options for filling the District 4 Council seat. The agenda description also included the key word “and take possible possible action to fill the vacancy.” Of importance, the Moreno Valley City Council has established historical precedent on January 3, 2017 and most recently the on March 3, 2021 agenda items for the District 4 and District 2 vacancies (respectively) which included a similarities to the September 24, 2013 meeting.

2. The September 24, 2013 appointment of Dr. Yxstian Gutierrez to District 4 was approved 3-1. Four council members voted on that night which did not violate the local Moreno Valley requirement that the City Attorney informed Councilmen David Marquez and Ulises Cabrera they would be violating.

3. The October 19, 2021 meeting began with the City Attorney informing Councilmen David Marquez and Ulises Cabrera that various items would need to be pulled since they required the vote of 3 council members for issues related to appropriation of funds. Of importance, Item G2 was not pulled since it was not presented on the public posted agenda that an appointment without an application process was an option that night which would subsequently require the appropriation of public funds to LaDonna Jempson.

4. The October 19, 2021 council agenda did not include discussion on the appointment process that took place on October 19. and only included 2 options. Agenda description must not be misleading. Agendas must have enough information to enable members of the public to determine the general nature of subject matter of each agenda item to be discussed.

Given the facts above, government code prohibits continued payment of salaries and benefits to employees who are unlawfully holding illegal appointments. City Manager Mike Lee has a legal obligation to stop any payments, benefits etc to LaDonna Jempson otherwise he himself can be subject to civil and criminal sanctions. In accepting the appointment in good faith, government code requires LaDonna Jempson must make a reasonable attempt to seek correction of any aspects of the appointment that the employee knows are illegal. There is nothing in state law that prevents a candidate with a felony conviction from running for office unless it involves public agency money.

City Council-members David Marquez, Ulises Cabrera and LaDonna Jempson might find some pleasure in reading the presentation “Have You Noticed? Noticing and Agenda
Descriptions Under the Brown Act” by former Moreno Valley City Attorney Martin D. Koczanowicz to the League of Cities. They must have been impressed with his skills as all three voted in favor of his employment. LaDonna Jempson voted on September 20, 2016 under item A.11

https://www.cacities.org/Resources-Documents/Member-Engagement/Professional-Departments/City-Attorneys/Library/2016/Annual-2016/10-2016-Annual_Koczanowicz_Have-You-Noticed_Notici.aspx

21/10/2021

Councilman David Marquez and Councilman Ulises Cabrera not only violated the Brown Act by deviating from the City Council agenda, but also subjected themselves to civil and criminal sanctions as the appointment did not meet the Good Faith Appointment Requirements

“Any officer or employee who violates any of the foregoing provisions of this regulation, or any other officer or employee in a position of authority who directs any officer or employee to violate any of these provisions, shall be subject to civil or criminal sanctions as provided in Government Code Sections 19680, 19681, 19682, 19683, 19764, as well as adverse action as provided in Government Code Sections 19572, 19583.5, or 19682.”

https://www.calhr.ca.gov/state-hr-professionals/Pages/delegation-unlawful-appointment-laws-and-rules.aspx

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30/10/2020

PAY TO PLAY? WHO IS CONTRIBUTING TO THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE “CALIFORNIANS FOR A BETTER FUTURE” FINANCE FILINGS WITH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SHOW THAT SAM MANAGEMENT, LLC- MICHAEL LEE / CHRIS HENRY AND MEDIWASTE DISPOSAL LLC - RYAN OGANESIAN HAVE CONTRIBUTED HEAVILY TO THIS PAC.

Mayor Gutierrez campaign finance filings with the City of Moreno Valley only report receiving $5,000 from this PAC, but filings by Californians for a Better Future indicate that they have contributed $10,000 which included a late contribution on October 23, 2020 after the deadline for reporting 2nd pre-election campaign filings.

Filings with the City of Moreno Valley also indicate that Mediwaste Disposal has also contributed directly to the campaigns of Victoria Baca ($10,000) and Yxstian Gutierrez ($5,000). Ryan Oganesian is also listed as holding various cannabis licenses according to information shown in an application submitted to the City of Pasadena. The application showed that The City of Moreno Valley issued a cannabis retail business license to “RD Moval” on 12/20/2018. The California Secretary of State website shows that Ryan Oganesian is president of RD Moval.

In the 2018 election, So Cal Connection LLC - Mike Lee contributed $32,500 to Yxstian Gutierrez. An article published by the Press Enterprise on November 1, 2018 highlighted that “So Cal Connection and Moval Ma*****na, LLC -which was awarded a city permit recently to open a ma*****na micro business - share the same Hemet address, according to Secretary of State records.” Five months later on April 25, 2019, the Yxstian Gutierrez appointed Planning Commission of close associates voted and approved the application by Chris Henry and Michael Lee for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to allow for a Cannabis micro-business “Moval Ma*****na” consisting of a retail dispensary, manufacturing and distribution within 12,164 square foot, two-story space located at 24889 Elder Avenue, units 1-3.

Recent filings this year with the Secretary of State show that SAM Management, LLC and So Cal Connection, LLC share the same San Gabriel address.

http://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/Campaign/Committees/Detail.aspx?id=1420444&view=received

24/10/2020

THE VICE PRESIDENT CANDIDATE KAMALA HARRIS CONNECTION TO MORENO VALLEY MAYOR YXSTIAN GUTIERREZ.

As you are filling out your ballots and making your selections for President, many new Moreno Valley residents and even some existing residents are not aware that Kamala Harris while serving as California Attorney General, gave a group of concerned Moreno Valley citizens permission to sue the city over the council’s unlawful appointment of Yxstian Gutierrez to the empty council seat formerly held by Marcelo Co who resigned and plead guilty to taking a $2.36 million bribe.

You can read the legal opinion here

https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/opinions/pdfs/13-1103_0.pdf

30/09/2020

HIGHLAND FAIRVIEW HAS OFFICIALLY ENTERED THE 2020 MORENO VALLEY ELECTIONS THROUGH THEIR PAC WITH THEIR DONATIONS TO VICTORIA BACA

http://moval.org/city_hall/departments/cityclerk/pdfs/c-forms/2020election/Baca-Form497-12-092920.pdf

22/09/2020

BREAKING NEWS: JEFF HEWITT’S PROPOSAL CRASHES AND BURNS AND WILL BE CONTINUED ON OCTOBER 6. SHAME ON JEFF HEWITT FOR EXPLOITING THE PAIN AND SUFFERING THAT SMALL BUSINESSES AND FAMILIES ARE GOING THROUGH FOR HIS POLITICAL AGENDA.

FOR NOW AS WAS REPORTED THIS AFTERNOON RIVERSIDE COUNTY HAS MOVED INTO TIER 2- RED CATEGORY UNDER GAVIN NEWSOM “BLUEPRINT FOR A SAFTER ECONOMY." MORE BUSINESSES WILL BE REOPENING TOMORROW. IF THE NUMBERS HOLD STEADY FOR TWO WEEKS, SCHOOLS CAN ALSO REOPEN.

22/09/2020

JEFF HEWITT’S FOURTH GRADE SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT PROPOSAL WILL HURT THE YOUTH OF MORENO VALLEY.

San Diego Supervisor Nathan Fletcher said it best, “They are exploiting the pain and suffering that small businesses are going through as a result of the COVID pandemic as a wedge for political gain. It is reckless and irresponsible leadership.”

Jeff Hewitt’s proposal does not address the reopening of schools. His proposal of increasing the positivity rate metric up to 14%, twice the current state metric of 7% will allow the coronavirus to spread like a wildfire in Riverside County.

The youth of Moreno Valley have not had their chance to go back to school since March. Many graduated in June without having a graduation celebration they longed-for. High school seniors are starting this school year with uncertainty of what their senior year will look like.

This proposal by Jeff Hewitt before the Riverside County Board of Supervisors tomorrow morning will only make it much more difficult for schools to reopen. School districts will be hesitant to reopen the schools knowing there is a high rate of virus spread in the communities.

https://kesq.com/news/coronavirus/2020/09/21/county-supervisor-seeks-to-expedite-lifting-of-public-health-lockdowns/

On Tuesday, Riverside County District 5 Supervisor Jeff Hewitt will ask his colleagues to support a proposed two-month plan to lift all public health regulations that have locked down large swaths of the regional economy, resulting in thousands of job losses and other impacts that he said will be fe...

17/09/2020

DON’T BE NAIVE AND FALL FOR THE SNAKE OIL SALESMAN/WOMAN MAYOR YXSTIAN GUTIERREZ AND VICTORIA BACA. VOTING FOR GUTIERREZ AND BACA DIMINISHES THE EFFORTS MADE IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS HIGHLIGHTING SYSTEMIC RACISM AND THE FIGHT FOR RACIAL EQUALITY.

For the past three years Mayor Yxstian Gutierrez, Victoria Baca and Ulises Cabrera have used the city sponsored “El Grito” event celebrating Hispanic Heritage at Moreno Valley College as a platform to campaign and pander to the Hispanic residents of Moreno Valley as they seek re-election. They have treated this event like they are doing something good for the community, but it has just been a campaign rally funded with city funds. They have used the event as a means to butter up the Hispanic residents in the two weeks prior to the vote by mail ballots being mailed out the electorate.

This year due to the COVID-19 pandemic the El Grito event did not place. The City of Moreno Valley made NO mention of Hispanic Heritage on any of their social media platforms or city website as they have done feverishly in the past. Mayor Yxstian Gutierrez, Victoria Baca and Ulises Cabrera made NO mention of Hispanic Heritage during their closing comment remarks during the council meeting on Tuesday.

Instead they have shifted their efforts and are now trying to pander to the African American community of the Moreno Valley that they have neglected and not represented for all these years. Don’t fall for the snake oil salesman/woman.

16/09/2020

MORENO VALLEY UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF YXSTIAN GUTIERREZ AND VICTORIA BACA CONTINUE TO FAIL IN GETTING MORENO VALLEY IN CHECK TO HELP RIVERSIDE COUNTY MEET STATE GUIDELINES FOR COVID-19 WEEKLY POSITIVITY RATES AND TESTING BENCHMARKS WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR THE REOPENING OF MORE BUSINESSES. LATEST FIGURES SHOW MORENO VALLEY CONTINUES TO HAVE A HIGH WEEKLY POSITIVE RATE OF 12.5%. STATE GUIDELINES REQUIRE A POSITIVITY RATE OF LESS THAN 8% AS ONE CRITERIA TO MOVE INTO THE NEXT REOPENING TIER CATEGORY .

06/09/2020

COUNCILWOMAN VICTORIA BACA BREAKING THE LAW AGAIN...

Three hours ago Victoria Baca broke the law under Government Code Section 8314 for everyone on Facebook to see. She released a City of Moreno Valley produced YouTube first on her Victoria Baca 2020 campaign page.

This YouTube video has not been released to the public on the official City of Moreno Valley webpage, page or YouTube Channel. You will notice that the YouTube video is unlisted.

05/09/2020

MORENO VALLEY AND TULARE CONNECTIONS: MANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS REMAIN

In 2015 the Moreno Valley Jobs Coalition was formed; it was a political action committee funded by Highland Fairview, which included amongst its principal officers the likes of Rafael Brugueras, Robert Harris and Joann Stephan. It should be noted that these individuals were then appointed to the Planning Commission by Mayor Yxstian Gutierrez who is also funded heavily by Highland Fairview.

At the time, much was said about the Moreno Valley Jobs Coalition sponsored ballot measures in support of the World Logistics Center (WLC) in Moreno Valley that obtained over 49,000 signatures, representing the largest number ever collected in the city, and far more than enough to qualify the Initiatives.
But what was not talked about was how Highland Fairview paid $602,377 to Olson and Associates, LLC out of TULARE CA for these efforts. According to filings with the California Secretary of State, Paul C. Olson and Sunny A. Olson are listed as the managing officers of Olson and Associates, LLC.

Two years prior in 2013, Olson and Associates found themselves involved in the paid petition scandal which sought to collect signatures to qualify an initiative that would require a public vote on a new Sacramento Kings arena. A lawsuit was filed by California’s Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) against LOEB & LOEB, LLP over missed election disclosures regarding an $80,000 payment to GOCO Consulting. Julie Griffiths of GOCO said one of her four partners in GOCO, Paul Olson, handled this signature effort. She likened her business to the general contractor on a construction site and Paul’s Olson & Associates to a sub-contractor. However, the FPPC lawsuit suggested that Olson and Associates and GOCO Consulting are one and the same.

This now brings us to the heavy weight Republican firm GOCO Consulting. The 2017 Moreno Valley Special Election saw the debut of Texas carpetbagger Ulises Cabrera. Filings at the City of Moreno Valley show that payments totaling $124,735 were made to GOCO Consulting by Highland Fairview’s political action committee, “COMMITTEE FOR ETHICS AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNMENT, SUPPORTING ULISES CABRERA FOR MORENO VALLEY CITY COUNCIL 2017, MAJOR FUNDING BY HIGHLAND FAIRVIEW OPERATING CO.”

In 2018, Highland Fairview formed a political action committee to fight the RECALL OF VICTORIA BACA. Filings at the City of Moreno Valley show that payments totaling $50,000 were made to GOCO Consulting by Highland Fairview’s political action committee, “CALIFORNIANS FOR HONESTY AND INTEGRITY IN ELECTIONS, OPPOSING THE RECALL OF BACA FOR MORENO VALLEY CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 IN 2018 AND SUPPORTING THE RECALL OF MARQUEZ FOR MORENO VALLEY CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 3 IN 2018, COMMITTEE MAJOR FUNDING FROM HIGHLAND FAIRVIEW.”

How is it that Highland Fairview made payments in 2016, 2017 and 2018 to GOCO Consulting r at 4730 J STREET SACRAMENTO CA when filings the Secretary of State shows GOCO Consulting with this same address was dissolved on December 28, 2015. If it was dissolved as records show, then to whom did those payments go?

Is it a coincidence that a political consultant company with deep ties to Tulare was used in Moreno Valley during the period of time it is alleged the wrongdoings in Tulare occurred from May of 2015 through late July of 2017? A February 5, 2019 Tulare City Council agenda included documentation of parties who have asserted various contractual or open books claims against Tulare Local Healthcare District. An individual with the name “Sunny Olson” was listed. Is this the same “Sunny Olson” of Olson and Associates, LLC? Is this the same “Sunny Olson” Group Exercise Coordinator at Evolutions Fitness and Wellness Center’s Group Exercise Department that was reported in the Valley Voice article date July 24, 2017?

Many unanswered questions still remain.

03/09/2020

WHAT’S THERE TO HIDE? VICTORIA BACA AND YXSTIAN GUTIERREZ CAMPAIGN DONORS CONTINUE TO HIDE BEHIND LLC’s

Many in Moreno Valley are aware that Mayor Gutierrez and Victoria Baca are not transparent in disclosing the names of the individuals behind the LLC’s contributions they receive. Under the FPPC regulations campaign statements are required to include the name of the LLC’s responsible officer. The Moreno Valley City Clerk Pat Jacquez-Nares aids in this unlawful behavior and does not enforce this requirement and other filing requirements. There is even the requirement that a contribution received lacking the LLC’s principal officer name must be returned within 60 days of receipt.

As stated in the FPPC:

Reporting Contributions Received from LLCs:

Recipient committees must report all contributions received and expenditures made. For each contributor of $100 or more, a recipient committee must include on its campaign statements and reports the name, address, occupation, and employer of the contributor. (Section 84211(f).) Regulation 18421.10 requires a recipient committee that receives a contribution of $100 from an LLC that has qualified as an IE committee or major donor committee to include the name of the LLC’s responsible officer on its campaign statement, as defined in Regulation 18402.2.
Recipient committees that receive contributions of $100 or more from LLCs that have not qualified as committees under the Act must list, as part of the “name” of such contributors, the individual primarily responsible for approving the contribution. (Regulation 18421.10(b).) If more than one individual shares in the primary responsibility for approving a contribution, a committee should report at least one such individual. For contributions of $100 or more received from an LLC that has qualified as a recipient committee under the Act, the “name” must include the LLC’s principal officer as defined in Section 82047.6.

Contributions lacking the “name” information required by Regulation 18421.10 must be returned within 60 days of receipt, pursuant to Section 85700 and Regulation 18570.

You can email or call the City Clerk Pat Jacquez-Nares and demand that she post the FPPC Form 461 for these contributions to identify the individuals behind these contributions and require Mayor Gutierrez and Victoria Baca to disclose all information on their campaign statements.

Email: [email protected]
By Phone: 951.413.3001

If the City of Moreno Valley Clerk, Mayor Yxstian Gutierrez and Victoria Baca will not comply, contact the local US Attorneys Office here in Riverside

The United States Attorney's Office
Central District of California
Riverside Branch Office
Suite 200
3403 Tenth Street
Riverside, California 92501
(855) 700-2768 (Toll Free)
(951) 368-1488 (Complaints)

Office of the Attorney General
300 South Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013-1230
Phone: (213) 269-6000

http://www.fppc.ca.gov/content/dam/fppc/NS-Documents/TAD/Campaign%20Documents/LLC_Factsheet_FINAL.pdf

02/09/2020

GARBAGE MONEY? CANNABIS MONEY? PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM FUNDS?

Victoria Baca’s latest campaign contribution filing show she received $10,000 from Mediwaste Disposal LLC. Similar to Mayor Gutierrez, she is not being transparent and filing the required FPPC Form 461 form to identify the individual(s) behind the contribution. The California Secretary of State website shows the company is owned by Ryan Oganesian.

Ryan Oganesian is also listed as holding various cannabis licenses according to information shown in an application submitted to the City of Pasadena. The application also shows that The City of Moreno Valley issued a cannabis retail business license to “RD Moval” on 12/20/2018. The California Secretary of State website shows that Ryan Oganesian is president of RD Moval.

According to the Small Business Administration Mediwaste Disposal LLC was approved on April 29, 2020 to receive Paycheck Protection Program monies designed to help small businesses struggling to keep their workers on the payroll due to the Coronavirus pandemic. What does this say about this company who then goes off and contributes to an election campaign. A report dated September 1, 2020 by the US Congress Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis analysis shows that PPP helped millions of small businesses and non-profit organizations stay afloat during the coronavirus crisis, but a lack of oversight and accountability from SBA and Treasury may have led to billions of dollars being diverted to fraud, waste, and abuse, rather than reaching small businesses truly in need.

You can email or call the City Clerk Pat Jacquez-Nares and demand that she post the FPPC Form 461 for these contributions to identify the individuals behind these contributions.

Email: [email protected]
By Phone: 951.413.3001

If the City of Moreno Valley Clerk and Victoria Baca will not comply, contact the local US Attorneys Office here in Riverside

The United States Attorney's Office
Central District of California
Riverside Branch Office
Suite 200
3403 Tenth Street
Riverside, California 92501
(855) 700-2768 (Toll Free)
(951) 368-1488 (Complaints)

Office of the Attorney General
300 South Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013-1230
Phone: (213) 269-6000