Mexican Mafia-linked Central Coast gang member sentenced

Mexican Mafia-linked Central Coast gang member sentenced

Oct 14, 2022 | California Beach Town, Cannabis, Crime, Elections, Local Government, Misfeasance

We didn’t pay attention to the character of those we elected. We thought it was OK if their characters slipped a little here and a little there. If there ever has been a reason to vote for men and women of impeccable ethics, this is it. Our children. If there ever has been a reason to pay attention to the actions of our elected representatives, this is it: those who come after us.

What Fuels the Machine? Fear Fuels it and Greed Runs it.

What Fuels the Machine? Fear Fuels it and Greed Runs it.

Aug 4, 2022 | Corruption

I tell the story of three political machines in my THE HAPPIEST CORRUPTION: Sleaze, Lies, & Suicide in a California Beach Town. They are focused in different American communities, even in different centuries, but the stories echo through decades and across the...
Corruption Chronicles

Corruption Chronicles

Jul 20, 2022 | Podcast

The Corruption Chronicles Podcast is an idea that came from three wise and talented friends. The social media guru brainstormed the name with me, the radio show host insisted that I must consider doing podcasts, and the millennial is producing them. My mission is to...
Bribery, Payola, and Pay the Piper

Bribery, Payola, and Pay the Piper

Jul 12, 2022 | Bribery

After serving as mayor, I was re-elected to the city council. Several credible sources, independent of one another, approached me with information of illegal Pay-to-Play schemes involving my city’s mayor and applicants for cannabis dispensary permits. I wasn’t...