Livermore Forward Charged with Failing to Follow Campaign Law
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Thursday, November 3, 2016 VOLUME LIII, NUMBER 44 Your Local News Source Since 1963 SERVING DUBLIN, LIVERMORE, PLEASANTON, SUNOL FPPC Complaint Filed Livermore Forward Charged with Failing to Follow Campaign Law A formal complaint filed Sun- been received. Livermore Forward and Associates, Novato, CA., a these functions for us." day with the State Fair Political failed to do so. All of the donations seasoned political finance special- The largest donations to Liver- Practices Commission (FPPC) were reported at one time on an ist. Harris writes, “It’s troubling more Forward were $5000. They points out that Forms 497 for FPPC Form 460 filed on October that one of their clients is Lennar came from Building Industry Asso- Livermore Forward's Political 27. Livermore Forward reported Corporation, chosen by the Coun- ciation (BIA) Bay Area Build Jobs See Inside Section A Action Committee (PAC) were receiving $20,000. Donations, all cil to develop the former Lucky site PAC on Oct. 17, Corbett Family not filed as required by state law. larger than $1000, came in between in downtown Livermore.” Limited Partnership on Oct. 7 and For the next two weeks, Section The Livermore Forward PAC Oct. 7 and Oct. 20, but were not Explaining why Warren and the Wente Family Estates on Oct. A will consists of the larger size is backing incumbents Laureen reported until the Oct. 27 deadline. Associates were chosen, Kristin 12. The Corbett and Wente groups pages to accommodate all of the Turner and Stewart Gary for city Jim Harris, a Livermore resi- Armstrong, principal officer of are local. Letters to the Editor concerning council. dent, explained that he filed the Livermore Forward, said, "Be- According to its web page, BIA the upcoming election. Regular The law states that within the complaint because voters should cause of strict accounting and PAC was organized to identify lo- art, school and community news 90-day period prior to an elec- know in a timely manner who is reporting rules required by the cal elected officials and candidates can still be found in the section, tion, any donation of $1,000 or making campaign donations. He State of California and City of for local office who have supported along with Sports Notes. more must be reported on Form points out that the Livermore For- Livermore, we have retained a the political and economic interests 497 within 24 hours of having ward PAC is handled by Warren firm based in Novato, CA to handle (See CAMPAIGN, page 10) County Meeting to Discuss Potential Medical Marijuana Dispensaries, Cultivation A meeting sponsored by Alam- the potential to locate up to two eda County will be held Nov. 15 medical marijuana dispensaries in to discuss a proposed ordinance East County, said County Assistant to regulate medical cannabis dis- Planning Director Liz McElligott. pensaries, and the delivery and The meeting will include a cultivation of it in the Valley’s discussion of a potential pilot unincorporated area. program for a cultivation facility The meeting will be held from in the Valley. Garden of Eden, a 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the coun- medical marijuana dispensary in ty Public Works Building, 4825 the unincorporated area next to Gleason Drive, Dublin. Supervi- Hayward, would operate the cul- sor Scott Haggerty is sponsoring tivation business. However, until the meeting. the county adopts an ordinance, The county wants to align its it cannot grant approval for such ordinances with the state Medical a facility. Cannabis Regulation and Safety Shareef Elsissi, CFO of Garden Act. The county is looking at (See MARIJUANA, page 10) Photo - Doug Jorgensen The Independent recommends: Cathy Malkovich shows off the newest addition to her collection, a ribbon from the 1896 election of Livermore City Council: Bob Carling and Bob Coomber William McKinley. Pleasanton City Council: Karla Brown Pleasanton Mayor: Julie Testa Dublin City Council: Arun Goel and Moa Lisa Ballesteros Dublin Mayor: David Haubert Collection of Campaign Pleasanton School Board: Valerie Arkin, Jamie Hintzke, and Kathleen Ruegsegger Dublin School Board: Four Year Terms: Gabrielle Blackman, Amy Miller, Dan Cunningham; Two Year Term: Dan Cherrier Buttons Goes Back to 1896 BART Board, District 5: John McPartland Chabot-Las Positas Community College District, Area 7: William Macedo 15th Congressional District: Eric Swalwell By Carol Graham campaign buttons; why spend so Since moving to Stoneridge State Senate, 7th District: Steve Glazer Cathy Malkovich admits there much on more? When he saw my Creek senior living in Pleasanton State Assembly, 16th District: Catharine Baker was a time when her husband purchases, he insisted I return to three years ago, this election year Livermore Area Recreation and Park District: Jan Palajac and John Kibbe thought she was crazy. the sale to buy even more. Who provided the perfect opportunity Measure MM (Pleasanton): Yes "I told him I had just bought could resist such buttons as Wood- for Malkovich to display her col- Measure FF (Springtown Open Space): Yes $150 worth of political campaign row Wilson, Alf Landon, William lection to share with neighbors, Measure I1 (Pleasanton School Bonds): Yes buttons at a garage sale," said McKinley, and Teddy Roosevelt? friends and visitors. Measure A1 (Affordable Housing Bonds): Yes Malkovich, 75, who has collected Up until that time I had never even "The exhibit was a huge hit. Measure RR (BART bonds): Yes campaign buttons since she was seen such early buttons! I now I was amazed at how much in- a child. "His immediate reaction have over 500 buttons dating back terest there was. Many people was that I already had enough to 1896." (See BUTTONS, page 12) TVLC Hires New Back Office, Moves Ahead on Principal Pleasanton Promises to Do By Ron McNicoll On the back-office change, TVLC will be under a magnifying glass Tri-Valley Learning Corporation (TVLC) has changed its outsourced from WASC concerning procedures apparently not accounted for, such Better on Dyslexia back office. The goal is to have its financial books ready in time for as failure to notify WASC of an address change for its high school. The By Ron McNicoll the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) accredita- TVLC debt, and a plan to recover from it, represents a major concern The Pleasanton Unified School tion visit on Nov. 17. The TVLC board at its regular meeting Oct. 27 for the WASC . The association has withdrawn its accreditation for District Board unanimously ap- authorized the change. TVLC’s Livermore Valley Charter Preparatory (LVCP). Howver, there proved materials for the teaching A new principal was selected for Livermore Valley Charter School still is a path for graduates to have their LVCP work accepted by col- of reading and spelling to dyslexic (LVCS). However, the name was reveal the name at the meeting. An leges, according to TVLC. students in the special education e-mail to board president Scott Lessard, who announced the offer, was WASC is visiting on Nov. 17, and will make a decision after Jan. 1 program. not answered before Independent deadline. whether TVLC will earn back the accreditation. The vote at the board’s meet- Lessard said at the meeting that the board authorized him to make The accreditation is important because it provides an easier way for ing Oct. 25 authorized spending an offer to a CEO candidate. (See TVLC, page 10) $23,000 on materials and some staff training to enable progress in dealing with dyslexia. The new materials will prepare Candidates Discuss Growth, for new state standards set by AB 1369. The law requires the state Su- perintendent of Public Instruction Infrastructure and Other to develop program guidelines for dyslexia identification and educa- Topics at Chamber Forum tion by the start of the 2017-18 school year. The Livermore Valley Cham- Questions dealt with education, The board heard from parents ber of Commerce hosted a forum infrastructure, development, and at the meeting, and also on Oct. for the six candidates running other topics. 10, who said their children were for Livermore City Council this Focusing on education, Carling rejected by the district for screen- November. suggested working more with the ing for dyslexia, because it did not On hand for the forum last week two national laboratories to bring appear to be a factor in their learn- were incumbents Stewart Gary and their expertise into the schools in ing ability. Several parents said Laureen Turner and challengers regard to STEM (science, technol- they had to dig into their pockets Bob Carling, Bob Coomber, Ches- ogy, engineering, math) education. to pay for testing to identify their ter Moore, and John Stein. The for- STEM education is critical to the childdren's problems, as well as mat included questions answered future of the country, he stated. for tutoring. by all candidates; some questions He added that having worked at Board members showed high drawn out of a hat addressed to Sandia, he would be able to help Photo - Doug Jorgensen interest in issue. They were con- two or three candidates; and a tap into the available expertise. Pictured is the new 40-acre oak woodland at the Bernal Park in cerned that the Barton reading lightning round where candidates Coomber indicated that writ- program, which will be a key part raised signs replying "yes," "no," ing was of importance in educat- Pleasanton. Phase II, which includs sports fields, was officially of the materials and instruction or "waffle" on an issue. (See FORUM, page 9) opened last weekend. (See PLEASANTON, page 6) PET OF THE WEEK Exhausted from a long day at work? 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