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California's Attorney General, Bill Lockyer, filed an amicus curiae brief in support of Save Our Community's suit that challenged Wal-Mart's sham environmental impact report of last year.  The case is currently pending before a California state appellate court.

That's big news for us because now it means that the travesty perpetrated on Rosemead residents when our city council ratified a flawed and incomplete environmental impact report has now been recognized at the highest levels of California's government.

The semi-annual FPPC forms for various political committees were due last week (July 31).  Interesting things I've found in the current crop of filings:

1.  Apparently, "Rosemead PRIDE" is not polling well.  People have figured out they're a front for Wal-Mart.  So now Wal-Mart has two more front organizations that have filed forms to organize, accept contributions, and spend money against the recall.  Losers.  Like anyone will doubt who's paying for all the attack pieces they intend to spawn on that last weekend before election day.

This post has nothing to do with Rosemead, Wal-Mart, or the recall election.  I'm just giving my nephew and his teammates some well-deserved props:

On Sunday, August 6, the 10-11 year-old All Stars from Rancho Buena Vista Little League won the championship for Southern California.  They defeated Tustin Western in a game with a very exciting finish.  Some of you may recall that the 12-year olds from RBV went all the way to the finals of the Little League World Series in Williamsport last year.  Looks like the next generation of players is pretty good, too.

Julie has already sent out an e-mail to our members this, but for those of you not already on our e-mail list, let me tell you that the first weekend of our precinct walking was a huge success.  The clubhouse was packed on Saturday morning, where we got a rousing send-off from many of our local elected officials.

I understand we had a steady stream of walkers passing through the area on Sunday, as well.

As previously noted Victor Ruiz has a fundraiser scheduled for Friday, August 11, 2006.  Victor Ruiz and Polly Low are the only candidates for Rosemead City Council endorsed by Save Our Community/YOR.

It is extremely important that folks who are tired of being ignored by the current majority on Rosemead City Council stand in support of these reform candidates.  Unlike their opponents, no one from Bentonville is going to write them checks for $10,000, $15,000, or even $30,000 at a time.  They need to rely upon the support of individuals such as yourselves.  I hope we can get another good turnout and give Mike Lewis another coronary.

Have you seen the new "No on Recall" signs?  Red on Black.  They look just like those signs people post that say "No Trespassing" or "Beware of Dog" or "Keep Out."  And I think that's very appropriate.  Because, after all, these guys have been running their little fiefdom on their own for the past 30 years, and they're not ready to share.

Victor Ruiz (who, along with Polly Low, has been endorsed by Save Our Community/Yes on Recall for one of the vacancies that will be created following the recall of the incumbents) has invited SOC members to his house for dinner.  The invitation is for 6:00 pm, Friday, August 4.

Victor's house is located at 9703 Olney St., Rosemead, CA  91770.  Phone:  626-448-3552.

Wal-Mart has begun another "public opinion" survey in Rosemead.  To reduce the usefulness of their results, you might consider answering "creatively" when it comes to the demographic questions.

Of course, they're only marginally concerned about your actual answers to these questions, because these are pretty much the same questions they've asked at least twice previously.  I think their real goal is to conduct a "push poll," in which they're actually using the survey as a ruse to present biased information to change your opinion on the recall and the Wal-Mart.  That's the only way I can explain why they'd conduct a third wave of "sampling" on these same questions.  It's also the only way I can explain why so many of us keep getting phone calls.