San Bernardino City Council unanimously voted to give “pastor” David Rhone (lately, better known as “Pastor Pedo Master”) of First Church of the Nazarene an ultimatum: either ban all sex offenders from his “church” grounds, or lose all monies given to his church from the city for the city-ran Operation Phoenix and SOAR children’s programs. He has stated that he will not comply and he feels that the registered pedophile he had hired (Mr. Hoyt) had a civil right to be there. Mr. Rhone claims that the ultimatum is a violation of his civil rights and he will not take the necessary steps to protect the children in the programs from contact with pedophiles that the city requested.
Councilman Rikke Van Johnson has taken the matter back to city council for review. Monday, the council will again have the chance to avoid an investigation into Patrick J. Morris' precious cash cow: Operation Phoenix.
Recently, yet another pedophile has been tied to Operation Phoenix. Reports came to a local civil rights activist regarding another Operation Phoenix pastor harboring another pedophile in San Bernardino. The family of the pedophile had gone to the pastor for guidance and support after finding over seven-hundred child pornography pictures the pedophile had downloaded on the family computer. The pastor instructed the family members not to turn the pedophile in to the police, but to allow him to place the pedophile in a local group home so that he may help “treat” him. The pastor reportedly told the family that he harbors many pedophiles and he could “cure” him of the condition of pedophilia.
The family kept the pedophile’s actions a secret, as instructed by their religious leader, for a total of two months before offering the police the computer with the photographs on it. Higher-ups in the San Bernardino Police Department refused the computer because the pictures had been deleted, although remained recoverable, citing “high political stress times” and that the photographs needed to be seen by police before the computer could be taken as evidence. After City Attorney (mayoral candidate) Jim Penman’s office learned of the situation, a city attorney investigator immediately went and picked up the computer for data recovery at an undisclosed location.
Concern for pedophile after pedophile popping up at Operation Phoenix community centers has the already nervous community of San Bernardino a little more guarded than usual. Could this be a pedophile ring in light of recent discoveries? Citizens of San Bernardino murmur in the streets, little more than a whisper is queried of what’s to be done about “Operation Molestation.” Offending pastors and politicians show no remorse for the violated children who are harmed by their greedy actions. There aren’t even any apologies of proud “pastor” Rhone for permitting the known pedophile to be hired to work at the children’s center. One thing is for certain: if Patrick J. Morris wins this mayoral election, Operation Phoenix will definitely go national, as-is.
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009
The Death of Little Africa
San Bernardino City Council voted 4-3 in favor of a redevelopment project for the little, East-side neighborhood, better known as the “Arden-Guthries,” or “Little Africa” on Monday, July 20th. The project would vacate the existing families from their existing residences and bring in the “non-profit,” low income housing company, “Mary Erickson Community Housing,” (better known as MECH). The Federal Dollars intended for this endeavor are only legally available for foreclosed or abandoned homes; however, there is one problem with that: there are families living there.
Sir Isaac Lindsay, running for Mayor of San Bernardino against Patrick J. Morris, led the rallying of citizens who lived in the small, disadvantaged neighborhood to City Hall. None knew about the project prior to his visit to their streets on Saturday, July 18th. When Mr. Lindsay was asked what he was in favor of, he replied, “I’ve got my own ideas on what should and shouldn’t be done here, but I’m just here to help these good folks be heard. They’ve got to live here, after all: right?” Sir Isaac Lindsay helped drive those without transportation to the meeting on Monday, as well as his trip on Saturday to inform the residents of what was happening.
This reporter interviewed Ms. Susan McDevitt (representing Mary Erickson Community Housing) and was able to obtain a copy of the program plans, as well as the rental agreement most residents will have to sign in order to live in the housing planned for the area. When asked why the people would have to submit themselves to life skills training, as if they were in some sort of druggie program, Ms. McDevitt replied that it “will only be about six times a year and not that intrusive.” She was unmoved at the pleas of the current residents in their addresses to the city council on how they did not want this program in their area and did not want to be thrown out of their homes.
Mayor Patrick Morris called the people who did not live in the area first (for the most part). Most people shared the opinion that the neighborhood needed to be torn down because there was nothing but drug addicts, prostitutes and pimps there; however, the words of two young girls who shared the speaker’s podium together resonated through the audience.
“I am, in fact, human,” said one to the remarks people had been making. “I am an honor roll student.”
“There aren’t any prostitutes there,” said the other. “I am not a prostitute. I don’t do that.”
“We don’t wear that jacket,” said their mother.
Chaz Kelly, Wendy McCammack and Esther Estrada all felt the monies could benefit the city in many other ways. Tearing down the entire neighborhood, leaving many families homeless, was not an option that seemed attractive for the three councilmembers. Wendy McCammack spoke of ways to make the people in that area homeowners with the money. Chaz Kelly fidgeted in frustration as he gazed upon the faces of the honor roll student and her sister. Esther Estrada thought long and hard before casting her vote in favor of what the residents wanted: no MECH.
Tobin Brinker, Dennis Baxter, Rikke Van Johnson and Fred Shorett were unreachable. For a moment, this reporter thought there was a glimmer of hope in Tobin Brinker as he kept looking to Patrick Morris for what appeared to be a change of heart, but it was not to be. Regardless of legalities or moralities, they voted to move forward with tossing these families out into the streets.
Apparently, there will be relocation benefits applied to the families tossed out; however, we all know how the government likes to pay it’s bills. It is doubtful that these residents will be paid enough to cover the cost of their relocations. Wendy McCammack is said to be searching for further assistance for the involved families.
Though surrounded by such tragedy as this, one thing is certain. To quote Chaz Kelly, “There is no Little Africa. This is the United States of America!” Little Africa is dead.
Sir Isaac Lindsay, running for Mayor of San Bernardino against Patrick J. Morris, led the rallying of citizens who lived in the small, disadvantaged neighborhood to City Hall. None knew about the project prior to his visit to their streets on Saturday, July 18th. When Mr. Lindsay was asked what he was in favor of, he replied, “I’ve got my own ideas on what should and shouldn’t be done here, but I’m just here to help these good folks be heard. They’ve got to live here, after all: right?” Sir Isaac Lindsay helped drive those without transportation to the meeting on Monday, as well as his trip on Saturday to inform the residents of what was happening.
This reporter interviewed Ms. Susan McDevitt (representing Mary Erickson Community Housing) and was able to obtain a copy of the program plans, as well as the rental agreement most residents will have to sign in order to live in the housing planned for the area. When asked why the people would have to submit themselves to life skills training, as if they were in some sort of druggie program, Ms. McDevitt replied that it “will only be about six times a year and not that intrusive.” She was unmoved at the pleas of the current residents in their addresses to the city council on how they did not want this program in their area and did not want to be thrown out of their homes.
Mayor Patrick Morris called the people who did not live in the area first (for the most part). Most people shared the opinion that the neighborhood needed to be torn down because there was nothing but drug addicts, prostitutes and pimps there; however, the words of two young girls who shared the speaker’s podium together resonated through the audience.
“I am, in fact, human,” said one to the remarks people had been making. “I am an honor roll student.”
“There aren’t any prostitutes there,” said the other. “I am not a prostitute. I don’t do that.”
“We don’t wear that jacket,” said their mother.
Chaz Kelly, Wendy McCammack and Esther Estrada all felt the monies could benefit the city in many other ways. Tearing down the entire neighborhood, leaving many families homeless, was not an option that seemed attractive for the three councilmembers. Wendy McCammack spoke of ways to make the people in that area homeowners with the money. Chaz Kelly fidgeted in frustration as he gazed upon the faces of the honor roll student and her sister. Esther Estrada thought long and hard before casting her vote in favor of what the residents wanted: no MECH.
Tobin Brinker, Dennis Baxter, Rikke Van Johnson and Fred Shorett were unreachable. For a moment, this reporter thought there was a glimmer of hope in Tobin Brinker as he kept looking to Patrick Morris for what appeared to be a change of heart, but it was not to be. Regardless of legalities or moralities, they voted to move forward with tossing these families out into the streets.
Apparently, there will be relocation benefits applied to the families tossed out; however, we all know how the government likes to pay it’s bills. It is doubtful that these residents will be paid enough to cover the cost of their relocations. Wendy McCammack is said to be searching for further assistance for the involved families.
Though surrounded by such tragedy as this, one thing is certain. To quote Chaz Kelly, “There is no Little Africa. This is the United States of America!” Little Africa is dead.
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