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THE GOVERNMENT IS COMING!

THE GOVERNMENT IS COMING!
MANDATORY RENTAL INSPECTION PROGRAM
APPROVED BY PALMDALE CITY COUNCIL ON 5 - 0 VOTE
WITH SECTION 8 HOUSING ABUSE A HOT ISSUE
COUNCIL EXTRAPOLATES & TARGETS ALL RENTERS!
CODE EMPOWERS CITY BUILDING OFFICIAL TO REFER HOUSEHOLD
TO “OTHER” CITY/COUNTY “ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES”
Thomas Fitzgerald
Editor-in-Chief
As an extension of the Part-
ners Against Crime (PAC)
program, the Palmdale City
Council, at its February 13,
regular meeting, conducted
the second reading of the
Comprehensive Residential
Rental Unit (CRRU) inspec-
tion program.
Listed on the agenda as Or-
dinance number 1273 and to
be known as Chapter 8.40 of
the Palmdale Municipal
Code, the measure will man-
date inspections of all single
and multiple family housing
in Palmdale occupied by a
renter.
Homeowner occupied hous-
ing is exempt from inspection.
“I’m bullish on the pro-
gram. It is a good beginning
step to create big change in
our community,” said
Palmdale Mayor Jim Ledford.
The official line from city
hall is the measure is a
health and building safety
quality control program, not
a crime control measure, al-
though it will fall under the
PAC division of local gov-
ernment.
“The purpose of this mea-
sure is not to find evidence of
crime but to inspect for the Photo by Thomas Fitzgerald
general welfare,” said assis-
tant city attorney Cesar EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER LAW? Substandard homeowner occupied housing will be exempt from inspection under the
Bertaud in testimony given terms of the approved Comprehensive Residential Rental Unit (CRRU) inspection program. The Antelope Valley Political Observer
during the first reading at the has confirmed the existence of several homeowner occupied homes in Palmdale that are not up to code. Readers should see page 6
city council’s January 23 for photographs of one of these homes located in East Palmdale. Blighted homeowner occupied homes must be referred to the city
meeting. before they may be inspected for the benefit of the occupants health, safety and general welfare.
Under provisions of the new
code, all property owners with for coordinating with tenants. government is coming. must be inspected again. too few smoke alarms and/or inspect each unit.
rental housing in Palmdale Property owners will be The government inspector, Examples of violations the smoke alarms not placed in all At the second reading at the
have six months to register mailed a ten day written no- to be a department of Build- government said it will be bedrooms, damaged walls and February 13 council meeting,
with the city’s Building and tice prior to their rental prop- ing and Safety official, upon looking for at the first read- an unsanitary kitchen. public testimony opposed to
Safety department. erty being inspected. completion of the inspection, ing on January 23 include Mayor Ledford estimated the inspection program as
Property owners will be In turn, occupants will be may issue a property certifi- faulty wiring, a leaky roof, im- that over 11,000 rental units written was given by the
charged $48 per unit in- given 24 hours notice from cate valid for one, three or five proper plumbing repairs, a exist in Palmdale and said it
spected and are responsible their property owner that the years, which, upon expiration, leaky or faulty water heater, will take over three years to Continued On Page 7

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This Month In American History REVOLUTION: APPROACH
22 March 1765: In passing the Stamp Act, the English Parliament sets its first direct tax on
the American colonies. The intent of this act is to raise adequate funds, together with the
revenues from the 1764 Sugar Act, to support at least one-third of the total cost to the British
of maintaining a military organization in the colonies. To be put into effect on November 1,
1765, the act mandates a tax on all printed materials, including almanacs, broadsides, pam-
phlets, newspapers, legal documents, licenses, insurance policies, ship’s papers and even playing
cards and dice. Americans are to be appointed the stamp agents to collect the revenues. The
vice-admiralty courts are to have jurisdiction over the enforcement of the act. Unlike the civil
courts, the vice-admiralty courts have no jury. The jurisdiction of the vice-admiralty courts
excites fears of the erosion of the basic civil right of trial by jury.
24 March 1765: The Quartering Act goes into effect in the American colonies. This English
law requires the colonies to provide quarters or housing for British troops stationed in the
American colonies. It also requires the colonists to keep the soldiers supplied with food and
other necessities. A supplement to the Quartering Act is passed in 1766, which mandates the
housing of British soldiers in unoccupied buildings, inns and taverns.
18 March 1766: King George III signs a bill fully repealing the Stamp Act. The repeal is to
become effective May 1. On the same day the Stamp Act is revoked, the English Parliament
passes the Declaratory Act, which asserts that the British government has complete power to
legislate any laws governing the American colonists “in all cases whatsoever.”
March 1768: A committee of Boston merchants meets to sign a stricter nonimportation pact,
dependent on the implementation of similar agreements by groups in Philadelphia and New York.
10 March 1769: Philadelphia merchants finally agree among themselves to support the inter-
colonial nonimportation movement. Effective April 1, they ban the import of nearly all Brit-
ish trade goods until the Townshend Acts are repealed.
30 March 1769: Following the example of the Philadelphia merchants, Baltimore merchants
join the nonimportation movement until the repeal of the Townshend Acts.
31 March 1774: In response to the continuing rebelliousness of the Massachusetts Colony, an
angry Parliament passes a series of Coercive Acts. The first of these is the Boston Port Bill, to
go into force June 1. The port bill forbids any shipping or trade in Boston Harbor except for
that involving military supplies and certain approved cargos of food and fuel. If Massachu-
setts reimburses customs and the East India Company for the duties owed and the costs of the
Boston Tea Party, only then will the port be reopened to all maritime traffic.
22 March 1775: Edmund Burke addresses Parliament opposing the proposed New England
Restraining Act and supporting conciliation with the colonies.
23 March 1775: At the second meeting of the Virginia convention in Richmond, Patrick Henry
opposes the arbitrary rule of Britain with a speech that closes, “Give me liberty or give me death!”
30 March 1775: King George III endorses the New England Restraining Act, which forbids
the New England colonies from trading with any other countries except England after July 1,
and also bans them from fishing in the North Atlantic after July 20. On April 13, the provi-
sions of the act will also be applied to Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Carolina
and Virginia when Parliament hears that these colonies have ratified the Continental Association.
REVOLUTIONARY WAR
14 March 1776: Politics: The Continental Congress recommends a policy of disarming all
loyalist American colonists.
19 March 1776: Naval: The Continental Congress authorizes privateering raids on British
shipping.
12 March 1777: Since George Washington has effectively cleared all but easternmost New
Jersey of British forces, the Continental Congress returns to Philadelphia from Baltimore.
16 March 1778: Politics: The British Parliament creates a British Peace Commission which
has wide powers to negotiate with the American revolutionaries.
TESTING A UNION
01 March 1780: Slavery: The Pennsylvania assembly enacts legislation mandating the gradual
abolition of slavery within the state.
24 March 1788: National: The constitution is rejected by a popular referendum in Rhode
Island, 2945 to 237 against ratification.
02 March 1789: Arts/Culture: The Pennsylvania legislature repeals a law banning the per-
formance of stage plays.
04 March 1789: National: In New York City, the first Congress under the new Constitu-
tion convenes. With only 8 senators and 13 representatives on hand, Congress is unable
to achieve a quorum.
01 March 1790: Population: Congress passes the Census Act, which calls for a periodic census
of the inhabitants of the United States. The first census, completed on August 1, shows a total
population of 3,929,625, including 59,577 free blacks and 697,624 enslaved blacks. (Although
blacks account for 19.3 percent of the total population, they are counted as only three-fifths of a
person for purposes of apportionment.) Massachusetts is the only state to report no slaves.
04 March 1791: National: Vermont enters the Union as the 14th state.
22 March 1794: Slavery: Congress passes a bill banning the slave trade with foreign nations.
27 March 1794: National: Congress authorizes the establishment of the United States Navy.
29 March 1799: Slavery: The New York state legislature passes a gradual emancipation law.
16 March 1802: National: Congress enacts legislation establishing the United States Military
Academy to be located at West Point, New York. The academy will open officially on July 4.
01 March 1803: Regional: Ohio enters the union as the 17th state. Since the Northwest
Ordinance of 1787 outlawed slavery in the territory, Ohio is the first state in which sla-
very is illegal from the beginning.
04 March 1805: National: Thomas Jefferson is inaugurated for his second term as president.
In his inaugural address, Jefferson notes the end of internal taxes, which have been replaced
by consumption taxes on imported luxury items. Jefferson also asks support for a federally-
financed public works program.
29 March 1806: Westward Movement: Congress passes legislation authorizing the con-
struction of the federally-financed Cumberland Road.
02 March 1807: Slavery: On the recommendation of President Jefferson, Congress passes leg-
islation prohibiting the importation of any more slaves into the United States after January 1, 1808.
23 March 1810: International: In France, Napoleon Bonaparte signs the Rambouillet De-
cree which mandates the seizure, confiscation and sale of any American ships in French ports.
03 March 1819: Slavery: Congress enacts legislation setting a $50 reward per slave for
informers reporting the illegal importation of slaves into the United States. The smuggling of
slaves has become a profitable and widespread activity.
03 March 1820: Slavery: The Missouri Compromise becomes official with the proposed
admission of Maine as a free state and of Missouri as a slave state, and with the exclusion of
slavery from the Louisiana Purchase north of 36’ 30’.
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11 March 1836: National: The Senate begins what will become a routine reaction to abolition-
ist petitions: they hear petitions, then reject them.
03 March 1837: National: Congress increase the number of Supreme Court justices from 7 to 9.
09 March 1841: Slavery: The Supreme Court rules on the Amistad case involving 53 black
mutineers from a Spanish slave ship who had been taken into United States custody. The Court
upholds the lower court decision to free the blacks and allow them to return to Africa.
03 March 1845: National: Florida, the 27th state, joins the Union as a slave state.
28 March 1846: International: General Taylor takes his troops onto the left bank of the Rio
Grande, always recognized as Mexican territory, on the orders of President Polk.
03 March 1847: Life/Customs: Congress approves adhesive postage stamps.
09 March 1847: International: General Scott’s force lands near Vera Cruz, Mexico. It is the
most powerful fortress of the time in the Western Hemisphere. The city cannot bear attacks
from both land and sea and Scott takes it on March 29.
13 March 1852: Arts/Culture: A great American symbol is born with the first appearance of
Uncle Sam in Diogenes, His Lantern, a weekly comic publication in New York.
1852: Massachusetts, the state that has led the country in establishing and improving public
schools, passes the first compulsory school attendance law in the country.
04 March 1853: National: Franklin Pierce of New Hampshire is inaugurated as the 14th Presi-
dent. He is the first president to give his inaugural address from memory. He also pledges to
gain new territories by peaceful means. William King becomes the vice-president and takes his
oath of office in Cuba, a country President Pierce hopes to annex.
03 March 1855: Transportation: At the suggestion of Secretary of War Jefferson Davis, Con-
gress appropriates $30,000 to introduce camels into the deserts of the Southwest. Thirty-three
camels will arrive from Egypt.
1855: Life/Customs: More states adopt prohibition laws against liquor: New Hampshire, Dela-
ware, New York, Michigan, Iowa and the Nebraska Territory.
03 March 1863: National: Congress charters the National Academy of Sciences.
CIVIL WAR: APPROACH
17 March 1836: A constitution which formally legalizes slavery is officially adopted by Texas.
03 March 1837: On his last day in office, President Jackson recognizes the independent Lone
Star Republic of Texas. Jackson has been avoiding this decision for many months, not wanting
to aggravate the problems that already separate the South and the North. This leaves a union of
13 free states and 13 slave states.
March 1852: The complete novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, or Life Among the Lowly, by Harriet
Beecher Stowe, is published in Boston. Within a year it will sell over one million copies, and its
critical portrayal of slavery serves to arouse both Northerners and Southerners.
1852: Leaders of the pro-slavery movement publish The Pro-Slavery Argument, essays.
30 March 1855: Elections for a territorial legislature are held in Kansas. Several thousand pro-
slavery Missourians, called “Border Ruffians” because they are armed, cross into Kansas and
vote, thus electing a pro-slavery legislature.
06 March 1857: The Supreme Court hands down its decision in the case of Dred Scott v.
Sandford, and a majority declare that the Missouri Compromise of 1820 is unconstitutional.
Scott is a black man whose owner took him from the slave state of Missouri into the free state of
Illinois and territory north of the latitude 36’ 30’ and then back to Missouri. Scott sued for his
freedom, and the state Supreme Court overruled a lower court’s decision in favor of Scott. Each
of the United States Supreme Court justices writes an opinion, but that of Chief justice Roger
Taney is cited for the majority. The Court rules that Scott had never ceased to be a slave and so
could not be considered a citizen with the right to sue in federal court. The most far-reaching
impact of the decision comes from the claim that Congress has no right to deprive citizens of
their property - such as slaves – anywhere within the United States. Justices John McLean and
Benjamin Harris dissent and maintain that free blacks are citizens. An outburst of protest from
Northerners and Republicans greets the decision.
CIVIL WAR
03 March 1863: The first national Conscription Act is passed, demanding enrollment in the
army of males between 20 and 45 (substitutes or payments of $300 can be used for exemption).
02 March 1865: A request for negotiations from Robert E. Lee is rejected by Lincoln, who
demands surrender before negotiation.
03 March 1865: The Freedman’s Bureau is founded by Congress to aid former slaves.
13 March 1865: With the South desperate for manpower, President Davis signs a bill allowing
slaves to enlist; those who do are to be freed.
FORGING A NATION
30 March 1867: The United States acquires Alaska for two cents an acre.
03 March 1871: Indian Affairs: The Indian Appropriation Act of 1871 is accepted by Congress.
George Washington had initialized a policy toward the Indian tribes which recognized them as
“distinct, independent, political communities,” and “domestic dependent nations.” Thus essen-
tially they were to be regarded somewhat as States, with the Federal Government having ultimate
sovereignty. The Indian Appropriation Act reverses this policy. Tribes will no longer be regarded as
independent entities with treaty-making powers; rather, Indians are declared wards of the State.
01 March 1872: Conservation: Pressed by a growing agitation for conservation of the badly
exploited natural resources of the country, Congress begins to reverse its wholesale giveaway
programs and creates Yellowstone Park as a public preserve in Wyoming.
03 March 1873: National: In the so-called “Salary Grab” Act, Congress increases its salaries
by 50 percent and doubles both the President’s salary and that of the Justices of the Supreme
Court. To add insult to injury the increase is made retroactive for two years. The Act is met
with strong opposition in the country.
10 March 1876: Science/Technology: The telephone, for which Alexander Graham Bell has
received a patent on March 7, now functions.
03 March 1881: National: Congress authorizes a central registration agency for the protection
of trademarks.
24 March 1883: Telephone service is put into operation between Chicago and New York.
04 March 1884: Regional: Iowa adopts laws prohibiting the sale of alcohol.
CIVIL RIGHTS
01 March 1880: In Strauder v. West Virginia the Supreme Court finds it unconstitutional to
exclude blacks from jury duty.
07 March 1965: Close to 200 state policemen attack 525 civil rights demonstrators in Selma as
they are preparing to begin a march to Montgomery to protest voting rights discrimination.
After a second march is also blocked, federal court judge Frank Johnson rules on March 17 that
the demonstration may proceed. After President Johnson federalizes the state national guard
and sends another 2200 troops to protect demonstrators, the walk begins on March 21, with
3200 participating.
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Why I Live In Lancaster Bo Bynum Set To

Cale Snyder
Managing Editor
Opinion
As Managing Editor of the
AV Political Observer, I tend
to be as outspoken as Dick
Cheney before the quail hunt-
ing incident.
Indeed, as outspoken as a
renter in the City of Palmdale.
Naturally, the AV Political
Observer has no opinion on
Palmdale’s newly adopted Or-
dinance number 1273, which
will be heretofore known as
Chapter 8.40 of the Palmdale
Municipal Code.
I personally felt it necessary
to voice the grave reservations
I have with this new code.
This code as written will ex-
pose many of Antelope
Valley’s most vulnerable citi-
zens to health and safety dan-
gers, while at the same time
discriminating against those
citizens that choose to work
and invest here.
We should start by looking
at who this law denies equal
protection: Homeowners.
Many of our seasoned citi-
zens currently pay mortgages
on their properties over peri-
This code doesn’t discrimi-
nate in whom it abandons ei-
ther; it leaves all single fam-
ily dwellings occupied by
homeowners, as well as those
who live in condominiums, to
fend for their own safety and
welfare.
Following this chain of
thought there is no mention
about those in Palmdale that
currently reside in Mobile
Homes.
Citizens currently living in
mobile homes have the great-
est danger to their safety and
welfare since these homes are
many times more likely to suf-
fer from deterioration than
permanent structures.
My question to the
Palmdale City Council: Are
these citizens less important
to you than the property own-
ers and their renters that you
are willing to inspect under
this code?
I am sure the Palmdale City
Council could answer me with
something as profound as
Frankenstein’s monster was
not built in one day.
Another problem with the
new code is a separation of
This number will be on pub-
lic display so we know who
is renting and who is not.
This sounds like an innocu-
ous, harmless measure yet it
sets the standard for an easily
assaulted, subclass of citizens
who will have no protection
from malicious reports made
by any local prankster to those
they rent or lease from and
this can be accomplished in-
cognito to disrupt their lives.
Palmdale would have been
better served to make them
wear yellow stars.
It’s really amazing that if a
concerned neighbor noticed a
gas leak in my rental, they are
expected to call the owner, in
Reno, Nevada,
In this scenario, from living
in Antelope Valley and hav-
ing a minor knowledge of
rocket dynamics, one would
wonder if Palmdale pays for
the re-entry damage when the
property splashes down in
Lancaster.
Another good question is,
who are these renters and
what role do they play in our
community?
Many of them are Aero-
zens is an embellished lie
since this code is just another
hidden tax that takes the
money of those citizens will-
ing to invest in Palmdale, and
redistribute it to the city.
There are already remedies
and agencies, whose soul pur-
pose is to maintain properties
in a safe and healthful man-
ner, without disenfranchising
11,000 workers and families.
My final thought is this: If
a home doesn’t meet code,
who will pay for that family’s
relocation?
Palmdale doesn’t have that
in their code, but other pro-
gressive cities do.
My two last points would
be, every council member
should have their home in-
spected first to show us citi-
zens what a great idea this is.
Finally, including the coun-
cil members, anybody who
doesn’t own their home out-
right should have a placard
showing the bank or mortgage
company’s number on it in
case of emergency, because of
course, you don’t own that
property.
Challenge Runner For
Seat In Assembly
TAVPO Staff
Current Palmdale School
District Governing Board
member Robert “Bo” Bynum
announced his candidacy to
represent the 36th Assembly
District in Sacramento at a
10am press conference on the
steps of district headquarters
on Tenth Street East.
Bynum described himself
as the right person at the right
time to achieve results on be-
half of the district.
“The Thirty-sixth District
deserves a representative
who can deliver results that
make a real difference in the
lives of the hundreds of
thousands of people who
call it home,” said Bynum at
his Tuesday, February 21,
press conference.
“I want to do my
part to put govern-
propriate for this district,”
said Bynum.
In regard to public safety
and public education, the
democrat signaled his support
for both unions’ influence in
Sacramento.
Bynum promised, “I will
not pursue an agenda that dis-
respects their service or seeks
to undermine their political
influence.”
On the lack of high paying
local jobs, Bynum said fami-
lies are, “…weakened by the
absence and exhaustion of
parents who spend too much
of their valuable time com-
muting.”
He recognized the role of lo-
cal government and its part-
nership with state government
to bring better paying jobs to
the Antelope Valley and said,
“Together, we can make a real
difference in improving live-
lihoods.”

ods as long as 30 years, and citizens who live in Palmdale space workers and engineers, “A human life, I think, ment to work for “We should have
this code does not address that now answer to a differ- who we need to stay competi- should be well rooted in some
their susceptibility to health ent standard. tive with Texas, Florida and part of a native land, where it us, n ot a gai n st more companies
and safety problems that arise Those who rent and those the many other states which may get the love of tender kin- u s . I ca n and (in the Antelope
in their homes over time. who own now have separate vie for their services. ship for the face of the earth,
I am personally aware of ordinances apply to them. As we look at Palmdale’s for the labors men go fourth wil l make t hat Valley) that offer
such an individual that my This policy is like Jim Crow other renters, we must con- to, for the sounds and accents
mother oversees through the ordinances, Helots in ancient sider the military personnel that haunt it, for whatever will
happen.”--- Bo Bynum better wages and
“Adopt a Senior” program. Greece or perhaps the Jews in that choose to keep their fam- give that early home a famil-
This senior lost her husband Nazi Germany. ily here while they hold the iar unmistakable difference Bynum, a former Palmdale
benefits so that
after 65 years of marriage and This may sound like I am wolves of freedom at bay amidst the future of widening planning commissioner, and families aren’t
now has to look over the going off the deep end here if around the world. knowledge. The best instruc- current treasurer of the Demo-
safety concerns of her home, it were not true. The posting of a placard on tion in Astronomy is to think cratic Club of the High weakened by the
by herself. Palmdale plans on putting their house should shame the of the nightly heavens as a Desert, said he will take his
She has owned her home for the property owner’s phone most ambitious of politicians. little lot of stars belonging to record of commitment to
absence and ex-
over 40 years, and this code number in front of each of The idea this is for the safety ones own homestead.” community with him to Sac- haustion of par-
abandons her. their 11,000 rental units. and welfare of Palmdale citi- -- George Eliot ramento and put the state gov-
ernment to work for the ents who spend
too much of their
Legislators Agree To Carry CNPA Sponsored Bills
people of the district.
“I want to do my part to put
government to work for us, valuable time
The following information is from a California Newspaper Publishers Association (CNPA) Legislative Bulletin dated 24 February 06 not against us. I can and will
make that happen,” said commuting.”
Assembly members George Plescia (R-San Diego) and Joe Nation (D-San Rafael) agreed last week to author
Bynum. --- Bo Bynum
two measures sponsored by CNPA that would address problems affecting free newspapers and college and univer-
sity publications.
The first, AB 2612, by Plescia, would prohibit the theft of freely distributed newspapers. The need for legis- “It’s time for us to Lynda von Husen, Immedi-
ate past president of the
lation was spurred most recently by an individual in Chula Vista and San Diego, known to law enforcement, who find out what a Democratic Club of the High
has been removing entire bundles from newsracks and transporting them across the border where he sells them to Desert and the current Cali-
recyclers in Mexico. new voice, new fornia Democratic Party Vice
When the affected publishers urged their local police agencies to halt the thefts, the police responded that they vision, new en- Chair for the 36th District, is
were powerless to do anything because there was no charge for the newspapers. The Plescia bill would make it an confident Bynum will serve
infraction on the first offense and a woblette (an infraction or misdemeanor) on the second offense, to take more ergy can deliver.” the people of the district well,
than five copies of a free newspaper with the intent to: (1) Recycle for cash or other payment; (2) Sell or barter the -- Lynda von Husen if elected.
Immediate Past President, “Bo Bynum has a broader
newspapers; (3) Deprive others of the ability to read or enjoy the newspaper; or (4) Harm a business competitor.
De mocra tic C lub of t he vision, a more inclusive one.
The second measure, AB 2581, (Nation) would prohibit the censorship of student newspapers at a California I want to see what more can
High Desert
college, university or community college. be accomplished for the
The need for the bill arose from a seventh circuit court decision that ruled that the First Amendment was not The four main points of people of this district under
violated when a college administrator required prior review of a student newspaper. Bynum’s speech were in- new leadership. It’s time for
The U.S. Supreme Court recently declined to hear the appeal. creased public safety, eco- us to find out what a new
The case, known as Hosty v. Carter, involved two editors and a reporter at the Innovator, a student operated nomic prosperity, public edu- voice, new vision, new energy
newspaper at Governor’s State University in Illinois. cation and infrastructure. can deliver,” said von Husen
The newspaper published a number of articles critical of the school’s administration, including one about On public safety, Bynum Bynum’s term on the
the decision not to renew the contract of the Innovator’s adviser. mentioned the district’s current Palmdale School District
Subsequently, the dean of student affairs instituted the requirement that before the newspaper would be assembly representative, and Governing Board does not
possible republican opponent expire until November 2007.
sent to the printer, the students had to submit their articles to the administration for prior approval.
in the November election, Assembly members are
The students challenged the policy on First Amendment grounds. Sharon Runner, by name. elected to a two-year term and
Normally a decision rendered in the seventh circuit would have little impact in California, which sits “While I recognize my are limited to three terms.
in the ninth circuit. i nc umb e nt oppone nt , Sharon Runner will be
However, California college and university newspaper advisers became concerned when the General Coun- Sharon Runner, for her ef- seeking re-election to her
sel for the California State University system sent a memo to the presidents at each CSU campus that said, forts to pr otect us from third and final Assembly
“The [Hosty] case appears to signal that CSU campuses may have more latitude than previously believed to criminals, I believe that a term this November.
censor the content of a subsidized student newspaper, provided that there is an established practice of regu- broader approach to com- Bynum’s campaign website
larized content review and approval for pedagogical purposes.” bating crime is more ap- is www.electbobynum.com.

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For the past six years, the Lookin’ Good Lancaster one day community beautification
event has been so popular that the City is expanding it in 2006 to four events throughout the year!
substitute public opinion for law. This is
You are invited to help make a difference at the first of these events on March 11.
“The City is looking for community groups who want to roll up their shirt sleeves and help
the usual form in which the masses of men
us make Lancaster more attractive as well as suggestions for community beautification projects
to be scheduled later in the year,” Lancaster City Manager Bob LaSala said.
exhibit their tyranny.” -- James Fenimore Cooper
The first neighborhood has been selected for a Lookin’ Good Lancaster clean up. Resi-
dents and community volunteers will meet in the neighborhood near Piute Middle School on J A M E S
5th Street East between Avenue H-8 and H-14. Residents of that neighborhood will have
access to large trash containers that will be provided by Waste Management for their Spring
cleaning and participate in an overall landscaping and clean up effort.
Y O U N G
A CANDIDATE FOR LANCASTER CITY COUNCIL
“To expand the program, we are hoping for another level of community involvement this
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year,” Lancaster City Manager Bob LaSala said. THE CITY of LANCASTER CAN BE A PLACE FOR MODEL PROGRAMS
City resources can provide tools, equipment, even trees and other landscaping materials. THAT HELP AT RISK YOUTH, RECOVERING ADDICTS
In partnership with the City, neighborhoods can propose projects such as creating a tree- & THE LOWER INCOME / HOMELESSPERSONS
This population already exists here, if we choose to ignore them, we ALL will lose our entire way of life!
lined street, picking up litter, removing graffiti or beautifying school sites. We can even add
PLEASE VOTE APRILL 11TH, 2006
new landscaping along curbs as long as property owners agree to maintain the new greenery.
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Free Standing Water Heater

In Rear Yard With Open Gate Close Up Of
No Window Panes
May Cause Death Or Serious Free Sitting
Close Up Branch
Injury When It Falls

No Window Panes
Open Fuse Box (Electrical)
Beneath A Leaking Air Conditioner
The AV Political
Observer has con-
firmed this East
Palmdale home is oc-
cupied by the home-
owner and therefore
is exempt from in-
Broken Window
spection under
CRRU.
According to the
city attorney’s office,
the government will
inspect a homeowner
occupied residence
only after a com-
plaint is filed.
The AV Political
Observer rhetori-
cally asks the reader:
Why is the city of
Palmdale not inter-
A Free Sitting Branch
Load Bearing Water ested in the health,
Estimated At 10 Feet
Damaged Wall May safety and general Long May Fall & Cause
Weaken Structural Integrity welfare of this home- Serious Injury
owner-citizen?

THE GOVERNMENT IS COMING! THE GOVERNMENT IS COMING!
Continued From Page 1
Greater Antelope Valley As-
sociation of Realtors
(GAVAR) president, Ed
Luman.
Luman, who represents
2,200 members and affiliate
members, explained his orga-
nization is in support of the
proposed code and the
council’s effort to maintain
property but objected to sev-
eral specific provisions within
the ordinance.
Luman requested the coun-
cil table the motion so the two
parties may together work out
GAVAR objections.
No Council member mo-
tioned to table.
One GAVAR objection to
the new code was the provi-
sion which mandated the
property owner’s contact in-
formation be posted in plain
view of the public.
Luman claimed it would
make the home a “target prop-
erty,” and suggested the post-
ing be placed elsewhere on the
property, away from public
view.
Assistant city attorney,
Cesar Bertaud responded to
Luman’s comment on the lo-
cation where the owner’s con-
tact information must be
posted.
“The information must be
posted in a prominent outdoor
location in a manner approved
by the building official and it
would not require that it be
done for instance in the front
yard,” said Bertaud.
Bertaud explained the pur-
pose of posting the telephone
contact information of the
property owner outside the
residence was for emergency
personnel to be able to con-
tact the owner in case of an
emergency, not to identify the
property as a target property.
Bertaud continued, “Prop-
erty management posting is
defined to include posting
close to the main entrance in
an area where it is accessible
and visible to the general pub-
lic or that otherwise may be
approved in writing by the
building official, so there is
discretion obviously to put it
in a different location.”
Council member Pete
Knight asked for further clari-
fication on the posting re-
quirement.
“Is there a ny wa y we
c oul d put it somewher e
li ke the ca r por t a nd i n-
struct the fire department
and law enforcement that
this is where it is going to
be because right now, it is
pleo-nasm - noun the use of more words than are necessary for the expression of an idea; redundancy.
pleonastic - adjective / pleonastically - adverb
If one listens closely to law enforcement when they speak, one will discover their pleonastic tendency when they
say things such as, “At this point in time,” instead of, “Now,” or “High rate of speed,” instead of “Fast.”
a little ambiguous,” said
Knight.
Staff responded that the
intent of single family in-
spections is not to single out
anyone.
“Single family will be a
little different than multi-fam-
ily. We want to put it in a
place that would be a little bit
more discreet,” said a staff
member from the Building
and Safety department.
Ledford added, “As this or-
dinance unfolds we will have
the opportunity to work to-
gether on these details and
certainly we can come back
and say we just can’t find a
resolution for this posting in-
formation.”
Luman also objected to the
part in the code which would
make it a criminal offense to
not have an approved mainte-
nance log.
Staff replied that techni-
cally, a misdemeanor charge
could be filed against a prop-
erty owner who failed to
maintain a government ap-
proved maintenance log, but
added that filing criminal
charges is not their intent.
Another objection raised by
Luman was the constitution-
ality of the ten day notice.
“It is not unconstitutional.
That is a reasonable amount
of time. The question is to
whether or not it is only the
tenant that can give access,
and that is incorrect. The
owner can demand access
with 24 hours written notice
in the state of California,” said
Bertaud.
Ledford replied, “We have
an interpretation by our attor-
ney.”
Ledford asked Luman if
GAVAR had legal advice that
said otherwise.
“Right, we did,” said
Luman, “And we have our
counsel on retainer.”
“I’d love to hear their au-
thority,” commented Bertaud.
Luman explained in his
organization’s view the notice
should be 30 days.
“We ask for a courtesy of 30
days to comply,” said Luman.
Councilmember Hofbauer
responded, “I’m an inspector
and I’ll tell you right now, if
you let it go off too long, you
know where it goes? Over
here in the back burner and
then the guy puts it off and
puts it off and puts it off then
all of a sudden on the 28th day
you got him calling and say-
ing, ‘Hey. I’m gonna’ work on
this. Can I have another
- TAVPO WORD OF THE MONTH -
PLEONASM
Example Sentence:
March 2006
couple of weeks.’”
Hofbauer then asked for
clarification from assistant
city attorney Bertaud if the ten
days are work days or calen-
dar days.
City staff informed the
Council member the ten days
are calendar days.
Hofbauer continued and
explained that in his view,
the value of short notice is
that it’s more likely to bring
compliance.
“You know what happens?
All of a sudden, it’s a miracle.
It happens right now over-
night because it becomes a
priority to the person and they
take care of it,” said Hofbauer.
Luman replied to Hofbauer,
“You’re one inspector and you
have one interpretation of it.
We all interpret things with
our own biases and our own
life experiences. If that is
what you have in place today,
that’s great. But what hap-
pens ten years from now, five
years from now, when the
staff changes? This ordinance
will still be in place. We have
to make it a document that
will survive and go through
the different personalities.”
Ledford added, “I don’t dis-
agree that things change, per-
sonalities change, interpreta-
tions can change, but what our
staff has done has put together
a best practice approach. It
may not be perfect in every
regard but that is where we,
collectively, come together
and develop a resolution to
these challenges.”
Luman responded, “The
way I do business today and
the way somebody else will
do business, there is nothing
that governs what I have to do
compared what he has to do.
It becomes a business and
now you’re trying to tell me
how to run my business and
you’re telling what I have to
do from one step to the next.”
In defense of the ordinance,
Hofbauer claimed that rental
housing is a business and must
be regulated like any other
business that operated within
Palmdale.
On the question as to noti-
fication method, Council
member Dispenza asked staff,
“How are we going to notify
property owners that we want
to inspect their properties?”
“We are going to send them
a written notice by mail,” said
a staff member from Building
and Safety.
In regard to the ten day win-
dow to comply, Dispenza
7
asked, “When does the clock thing he thinks the council safety of the tenant is endan-
start ticking? The ordinance cannot resolve. gered, the costs and expenses
states it is when we actually T he o r di na nce wa s of relocating the tenant from
make the request but that can unanimously approved on the unit are the responsibility
take three or four days before a 5 – 0 vote. of the property owner to the
they get it and now they are The previous extensive extent required by state law.”
down to six days.” dialogue was based on The (www.co.contr a-
Dispenza was informed by AV Political Observer’s re- costa.ca.us/depart/bi/pro-
staff that he was correct and cording of the council’s pub- grams/rripordinance.htm)
the ten day clock will begin lic meetings. The Palmdale code contains
on the date the notice is The AV Political Observer no renter safeguard.
mailed by the city, not upon contacted the city attorney’s Readers are encouraged to
receipt by the property owner. office the day after the city research other municipali-
“The problem I have with council meeting and asked if ties’ mandatory rental in-
ten days is if they [property a property owner needed a spection programs by
owner] are on vacation, if they business license to rent out Google-ing, “ residentia l
are out of town, what are we their single family home not rental unit inspection.”
going to do to them?” asked in the Section 8 program. The AV Political Observer
Dispenza. The AV Political Observer has learned from a source on
“We can go out and knock was told by assistant city at- Mayor Ledford’s staff who
on the door,” answered staff. torney Cesar Bertaud that spoke on the condition of ano-
Dispenza added, “We’re not homeowners renting out a nymity that citizens can soon
knocking on the landlord’s single family house do not expect to see an ordinance
door, we’re knocking on the currently require a business before the Palmdale City
tenant’s door.” license to do so. Council that will require a ho-
Hofbauer asked the assis- The AV Political Observer meowner to obtain a business
tant city attorney, “This noti- has researched the issue and license as a condition to rent
fication for inspection, how we have discovered that rental out a single family home.
does it differ from any other inspection programs have It is reasonable to conclude
business inspection process? been implemented in numer- the CRRU will be further dis-
If you don’t get in today, you ous cities and counties cussed at City Hall and The
try to recontact them. We’re throughout the United States. AV Political Observer will
not throwing the Long’s drug- The details of the mandatory publish follow up articles as
store guy and the Von’s guy rental inspection codes vary the situation develops.
in jail because he wasn’t there from city to city and county
the day the inspection was to county.
scheduled.” Contra Costa County in-
Dispenza commented to cluded a provision which al-
CRRU
Hofbauer, “Those are actually lowed for property owners of Section
apples and oranges. We are four or more units to request
not dealing with a business self-inspection and self-certi- 8.40.030
here.”
“But it is, it is a business,”
fication.
Also included in the Contra
Inspections
interrupted staff. Costa code is a safeguard for
“No, it’s not open like he’s renters that live in property
[Hofbauer] talking about, like determined to be unsafe for “The Building
a Von’s or something like that. habitation. Official in his dis-
This [Von’s] is a business that In such a case, the cost of
is open that we know is open,” tenant relocation becomes the cretion may re-
replied Dispenza. responsibility of the property quire inspections
Staff reassured Dispenza owner.
that in respect to the ten day Section 720-8.804 of the
by other city de-
notice, they will take that into Contra Costa County rental partments and/or
account and every effort will inspection code states, “If any
be made to reach the owner tenant is displaced from a
Los Angeles
after ten days before legal ac- rental unit after an order to County enforce-
tion against the owner is vacate issued by the County ment agencies...”
taken. Building Official because a
Ledford reminded everyone violation is of such a nature
that he has yet to hear any- that the immediate health and
J A M E S
Y O U N G
A CANDIDATE FOR LANCASTER CITY COUNCIL
BELIEVES IN...
SLOWING THE PACE OF DEVELOPER GREED
CONTROLLING THE RELEASE OF PAROLEES INTO THE VALLEY
STRONGER PENALTIES FOR GRAFFITTI AND VANDALISM
SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES AND JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS
DEVELOPING MORE AREAS OF SHOPS, RESTAURANTS & ENTERTAINMENT VENUES
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March 27
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Government
Antelope Valley College County Supervisor 5th District Palmdale City Council
Steve Fox Michael Antonovich Mayor James Ledford
Jack Seefus Steve Buffalo Antelope Valley Office 661.726.3600 Mike Dispenza Steve Hofbauer
Betty Weinke Earl Wilson E-mail: fifthdistrict@bos.co.la.ca.us Steve Knight Tom Lackey
Student Trustee Harmony Perkins Board Hearing Room 500 West Temple St. LA Room 381B City Council Chambers 38300 Sierra Hwy. Suite B
AVC Boardroom 3041 West Ave K, Lancaster Tuesday, March 7, 14, 21 & 28 @ 9am Wednesday, March 1 & 15 @ 7pm City Clerk 267.5100
Monday, March 6 @ 6:30 pm Information 661.722.6300
Eastside Union School District K-8 Palmdale School District K-8
Antelope Valley Healthcare District Board of Trustees
Chairperson Don Parazo Martha Johnson Sheldon Epstein
Abdallah Farrukh June Snow Janette Crawford Peggy Foster Sandy Corrales Jeffrey Ferrin
John Manning Berna Lee Mayer Charles Cooke John Altin Ginn Mark Gross Robert Bynum
AV Hospital Room 406 44105 15th Street West Lancaster Boardroom 45006 30th Street East, Lancaster Boardroom 39139 10th Street East, Palmdale
Phone for date and time of board meeting Information 949.5533 Monday, March 13 & 27 @ 6pm Information 661.952.1200 ext. 7 Tuesday, March 7 & 21 @ 7:30pm Information 661.947.7191

Antelope Valley Joint Union High School District Lancaster City Council Palmdale Water District
Mayor Frank Roberts Division 1 Gordon Dexter
Albert Beattie Sr. Vice Mayor Bishop Henry Hearns Jim Jeffra Division 2 Dick Wells
Ira Simonds James Lott Ed Sileo Andrew Visokey Division 3 Sheryl Sarna
Tom Pigott Donita Winn E-mail Councilmembers @ www.cityoflancasterca.org Division 4 Raul Figueroa
District Boardroom 44811 North Sierra Hwy, Lancaster City Council Chambers 44933 North Fern Avenue Division 5 Dave Gomez
Wednesday, March 1 & 15 7pm Information 948.7655 ext. 225 Tuesday, March 14 & 28 @ 6pm City Hall 661.723.6000 District Office 2029 East Ave Q, Palmdale
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Palmdale Reps Mayor Ledford & Councilmember Dispenza Keith Giles Gwendolyn Farrell
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LA County Representatives Larry Levin & Bob Keys John Miller Diana Grooms John Curiel Joan Sodergren
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“WHERE THERE IS NO VISION, PEOPLE PERISH” PROV. 29:18

TUESDAY, APRIL 11
ELECT

JAMES A. ABADEJOS
LANCASTER CITY COUNCIL
FOR A NEW VISION
www.ElectJamesAbadejos.org
1) FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE OF LANCASTER
2) CLEAN UP THE POLITICAL MACHINE AND RESTORE THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE
3) ERADICATE POLITICAL CORRECTNESS AND RESTORE THE LANCASTER CHRISTMAS
PARADE AND CITY HALL CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING
4) JOB CREATION: * BRING AN AUTO ASSEMBLY PLANT TO LANCASTER
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JAMES A. ABADEJOS
LANCASTER CITY COUNCIL
NO MORE TAX INCREASE TO HAVE STREET LIGHTS TURNED ON AGAIN

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