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A CALL TO ARMS

Your city needs help. So here’s your opportunity to do something positive that will help everyone, and maybe along the way you’ll feel fulfilled that you have contributed for the betterment of California City.

I just met with Mr. Michael J. Bevins, Public Works Director for California City, regarding our not-so-beautiful city park that was once the pride and joy of our city.

GOOD NEWS! It’s not too late. However, if we wait for the budget to get approved or send in for grants to fix many things in the park that have decayed all these years because of abuse, weather and arson, it may be too late.

We as citizens of this great city must take it upon ourselves to correct the problem. It will take the efforts of many volunteers, and not just the usual ones who seem to always be there when we need them. It will take the investment from all of us (not monetary) but of labor to bring the park up to the high standards—that once was.

Mr. Bevis and yours truly agreed that he will provide me with information regarding specific urgent projects at the park. For example:

  • Repair the bridge over portions that have been vandalized or burned or that don’t meet the current State standards. That’s a project that is not so hard to accomplish when creative people get together.
  • There is erosion on “Hamburger Hill (where the waterfall is located).” We think it can be fixed quickly. He’ll provide us with what needs to be done and I believe we can do it. I will donate some of my equipment and I know we can get several other contractors to donate their equipment and time. We will also need a few strong men to do the final hillside work, before we can plant hillside cover.
  • We looked at the bricks that have been broken by vandals along the canals atop “Hamburger Hill.” Mr. Bevin indicated that we can cut the broken bricks and replace them with others or perhaps add cement coping, thus repairing the entire system in short time. I believe that three or four volunteers who know how to work with bricks and cement can do it in a weekend.
  • We need to get the big water pump working. We’ve been told that it works, so all we need is power to it. Mr. Bevins will figure the costs to run the pump so that our waterfall can once be operating.
  • I met several people already that will help clean the lake’s edges of debris and weeds.
  • I have several people who will help cut dead or hanging tree limbs.
    Soon I will have more details as to the specifics for each project and we’ll begin recruiting. In the meantime, I would like to hear from many of you who wish to help. Please send me your e-mail address and your telephone number(s) as well. I will help coordinate the “work groups” and I know we can have all this accomplished by springtime.
  • A cooperative effort by our citizens will once again bring us pride to have one of the most beautiful parks anywhere. That’s the way it was a few years ago. Let’s do it again. Let’s make it an old-fashion “Barn Raising” event/party/joint effort.

Lou Peralta
760.578.6258
lou@altavistaevents.com

PROMISES, PROMISES, PROMISES

Promise #5: Sunlight Before Signing
What he said:
“Too often bills are rushed through Congress and to the president before the public has the opportunity to review them

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“ARMY” OF OHV’ers ATTEND CAL-CITY COUNCIL MEETING

March 3, 2009 - In a terrific display of support and cohesiveness, over fifty OHV’ers showed up impromptu to give their input why California City should maintain its OHV Trails and Cal City OHV License programs.

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“THE AXIS OF IDIOTS.”

Jimmy Carter, you are the father of the Islamic Nazi movement. You threw the Shah under the bus, welcomed the Ayatollah home, and then lacked the spine to confront the terrorists when they took our embassy and our people hostage. You're the runner-in-chief.

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OHV'ers RESPOND - PARTS 1 & 2

These e-mails have not been edited and represent the comments and ideas of people who use our deserts on a regular basis. This is part 2 because the response has been so overwhelming that we’ve had to include additional comments. Below is Part 1.

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CAL CITY VOLUNTEER HURT AT CITY PARK

Alan Bell stepped off a ledge while trying to cut a limb off a dead tree and fell approximately four feet on the concrete, putting a gash on his noggin.
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!!!GOT the HOUSING PROBLEM SOLVED!!! - Next?

This is a letter I sent President Obama this morning. I know it seems ludicrous of me to think that he or any of his staff would read it, however, I'm also the eternal optimist, and who knows, right? Here it is:
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FAIRNES DOCTRINE
Or how to stuff Democrat’s Platitudes down People’s Throat!

This is not going to be too complicated, I promise.
If you don’t know what the “Fairness Doctrine” is all about, it is a way for Democrats to force their voices and platitudes on radio in par with Republican or conservative talk radio.
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EDC Breakfast Hears Perez’s Future Plans as County Supervisor

California City, CA – 2/19/09 – At a breakfast meeting of the Economic Development Corporation (EDC), Steve Perez, former County Supervisor, was the scheduled guest speaker.
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DELAYED BUT NOT DISCOURAGED – PART DEUX

Must thank Mayor Larry Adams and especially Councilman Bill Smith. Last week I told Mr. Smith that we could not take the dead trees and brushes from the City Park out, as part of our cleanup effort because the Beautification Commission had to first approve such actions,
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DELAYED BUT NOT DISCOURAGED

This past Tuesday I was told that before we can cut down the old, dead trees at and near the City Park’s waterfall, we have to wait for the Beautification Commission to approve it and that will be sometime in April.
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