Gary Carter Died; Our Hearts are Broken

Gary Carter is dead. This
is very hard to swallow.
He had a key role in the
Mets World Series seven
game victory vs. Boston.

"I knew Gary Carter when I was covering professional baseball for a newspaper and radio between 1980 and 1988. He was one of the nicest players I had the opportunity to meet. Friendly, always smiling, humble. Being at the top of his successful career with Montreal and New York Mets, 'The Kid' never changed his sweet personality. An eleven All-Star lost the battle yesterday to glioblastome, an aggressive brain cancer. He died in a hospice in West Palm Beach at the age of 57. He was born in Culver City and raised in Fullerton, where he was a paper boy throwing them to porches with accuracy.

"Most Valuable Player in 1981 and 1984, three times Gold Glove as a catcher, five times Silver Slugger, The Kid was 19 years with the Big Leagues, inducted to the Hall of Fame in 2003. He ended his brilliant career with 262 batting average, 324 home runs, and 1,225 RBIs. He playes one year with the Dodgers. Gary didn't deserve to die in that way. Well, this world where we live in is nothing else but a valley of tears. He's with God now, maybe teaching baseball to the real angels. Our hearts are broken." --- The Publisher.

Why The Downtown Library Project Was Changed



Dan Bernstein, columnist of The
Press-Enterprise: Loyal to his
bosses, disorients people.



In an indirect rebuttal to the article published in The Press Enterprise signed by demagogue Dan Bernstein, Riverside 2 Councilman Andy Melendrez explained to The Truth Publication why the City government changed its plans about the downtown library.

"At the beginning, way before California state cut off Redevelopment funds for the City, in 2009 a project for a new library was approved by the Council, consisting in a 100,000 square feet being the cost $64,000.000.

"But because the City has been affected by the state's decision, we decided as an alternative to remodel the existing library at a cost of $20,000.000. We have to adapt to the circumstances. The remodeling will make of the library a much better functional one, taking care of its necessities."

Note: The Press-Enterprise editorial policy has been against Redevelopment, so Mr. Bernstein has accommodated himself to his bosses. The checks will keep coming to him; nothing to worry about it.  

SALVADOR SANTANA.

Fund Raising for Andy Melendrez for Mayor

ANDY MELENDREZ

A fund raising for Andy Melendrez For Mayor will take place in Riverside on January 23rd, 2012, at the home of George and Phyllis Salinas, located at 4728 Sedgwick and 14th St. Phyllis is the daughter of who was the first Spanish Councilman in Riverside, Johnny Sotelo. There are two types of contributions: $50.00 for singles; $75.00 for couples. Time: 5:15 pm. till 8:00 pm.

Ward 2 Councilman Melendrez informed The Truth Publication that he already has a great backing from the community, that he feels very confident about his victory. Andy told us he has many sympathizers in Wards 2 and 1, especially. 

What Are Your Plans if Elected Riverside Mayor?

The text below is part of  brief interviews The Truth Publication is doing with all Riverside candidates for Mayor. This time, Ward 1 Councilman and Mayor candidate Mike Gardner responded to our question. (See below other replies.)

"When I am elected Mayor I have three primary goals. The first is to work on our economy. We need to reestablish a manufacturing base in Riverside. The focus will be on clean light industry like plastic molding. We also need to create more white collar jobs for our graduating college students. We have opportunities in health care, medical manufacturing, bio technology and other high tech sectors.

"My second area of focus will be to secure the UCR medical school. This will help the economy and bolster our lagging medical delivery system. The medical school will be a huge boost to the regional economy.

"My third goal is to continue to open up city government and make it more participative.  The public needs to feel like it can be involved in government decisions that affect them. We have made progress, but have a long way to go."

THE BUS IS GETTING FULL

So far, there are eight candidates for the Riverside Mayor post,  kindly informed Riverside City Clerk Colleen Nicol to The Truth Publication Online:

They are:

Ed Adkison, Andy Melendrez, Mike Gardner, William Bailey, Ron Woodbury, Dvonne Pitruzello, Peter Benavidez, and Bryan Pelkowski.

There will be a great possibility of more candidates filing before the nomination period closes on March 9. It will be extended to March 14, if the incumbent Ron Loveridge not file __ as he affirmed several times.

The great number of candidates means that it will be very hard for one of them to get 50% plus one of the total registered voters. So, in that case, the two top winners in June will go to a run off election in November.

Until January 26, 2012, the total of registered voters in Riverside were 114,288.  As a very curious circumstances, three of the candidates are Councilmen at the present time seating one next to the other at the dais: Gardner, Melendrez, and Bailey.


RON WOODBURY DROPS HIS CANDIDACY AND ENDORSES WILLIAM "RUSTY" BAILEY

Woodbury wrote to The Truth Publication Online:

"Actually, for a variety of reasons, not to mention the difficulties of running for office as a widower father of two young children, I felt it was best for me to step out of the race.  I'm actually endorsing Rusty in his run at the mayoral position.  In fact, I'll be hosting an event at my home on March 22nd to support his election efforts.  (I'll be sure to forward an invitation to you when they are ready for distribution.)  We are not going to charge people to attend the event, as with so many other candidate events. The goal will be for residents to learn about his views and goals."

The Candidates for Riverside Mayor

The Truth Publication Online is sending the following question to each one of the eight candidates for Riverside Mayor, pleading for brief answers:

If you are elected Mayor of Riverside, what are your plans for the City?



Councilman William "Rusty"
Bailey, running for Mayor.

 William "Rusty" Bailey replied, referring us to his web site:

"I will be focused on making Riverside vibrant, growing and capable of providing the quality of life I belief my daughters and the next generation deserves. I will build on these especial initiatives--Clean and Green, Sister Cities, business and higher education partnership, that have made Riverside a model among Inland Empire cities."

New Design for Convention Center Approved

After months of discussions about what design to select to expand and modernize the Riverside Convention Center, the City Council approved the latest one presented to them. It will cost $39.5 million, and the construction  is expected to be completed by November 2013.

Speakers Karen Wright and Mary Shelton spoke at the February 14 meeting of the City Council, accusing the government of spending so much money in the Convention Center and in the Hyatt Hotel, when -they said- should have been used to repair the downtown library.

dfrriverside wrote to The Press Enterprise: 

"Nice 39.5 million. Ahhhh where is that money coming from??? No money to finish the 5 points projects in La Sierra, Arlanza sidewalks, Overlook Parkway??? Who is going to benefit??? Downtown business and hotels but the rest of the City will be left out. Remember the Auto Center Pods? Who got stuck with paying for them?

"Enough general fund and other special funds have been spent in the downtown area WITHOUT benefit to the outlaying neighborhoods. Brad Hudson must be back.

"Where are the other Council District representatives? They seem to be a bit mute. I can see that they don't seem to represent me..."

Riverside government alleges that a modern Convention Center will bring more people to Riverside, that the Hyatt Hotel is necessary to provide accommodations to the potential growth of visitors to our town. Months ago, the owner of the Mission Inn complained about the building of the Hyatt, which will take customers from the historic hotel, he said. The Hyatt will be located in front of the Marriot Hotel.

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