Past History
This article was pickup during a Google scearch last night. Not as much of our past is as much of a secrete as we might think.
SEPTEMBER 1997
SAN BRUNO'S POLITICAL CESSPOOL BUBBLES WITH TROUBLE
GO TO IS AN INVESTIGATION OF CITY CLERK/ATTORNEY REQUIRED?
GO TO RESIDENTS UNDERMINED BY DYSFUNCTIONAL CITY GOVERNMENT?
As reported in this edition of the The San Bruno Beacon and the August 20th edition of The Millbrae-San Bruno Sun San Bruno City Clerk Terri Rasmussen's alleged obstructive actions taken against prospective San Bruno City Council and Clerk candidates, during the recent San Bruno City election filing period, must be thoroughly investigated by the appropriate law enforcement or administrative agency or agencies charged with enforcing election laws and civil rights. As San Bruno's Chief Elections Officer, San Bruno City Clerk Terri Rasmussen was and is duty bound to uphold the election laws, protect the civil rights of both prospective and actual candidates, and be scrupulously impartial. Instead, Ms. Rasmussen is reported to have violated the election law, organized and directed the harassment and obstruction of a prospective council candidate, and, while employed in the duties for office, during business hours, and using City property, engaged in behavior to discourage prospective, non-incumbent candidates from running against her or incumbent San Bruno City Council members Pallas and Ibarra. San Bruno City Attorney Lowell reportedly told Millbrae -San Bruno Sun reporter Sheri Baker Rickman that he was present in the City Clerk's office on August 8th, the day Ms. Rasmussen allegedly orchestrated the harassment and obstruction of prospective City Council Candidate Norma ELIAS, because he wanted to make sure everything was done legally. However, when San Bruno resident Barbara LaRaia pleaded with City Attorney Lowell to do something about what both Mr. Lowell and Ms. LaRaia were watching Ms. Rasmussen allegedly do to obstruct prospective Council candidate ELIAS from filing her papers to run for San Bruno City Council he refused to do anything to stop Ms. Rasmussen from allegedly orchestrating the obstruction of Ms. ELIAS' efforts to file her papers. Ms. LaRaia said City Attorney Lowell told her that she was too idealistic and that what was happening was just politics as usual, the reality of politics. Ms. LaRaia reported that Mr. Lowell also told her that she should just go with what was happening and accept it. If an investigation reveals that City Attorney Lowell not only witnessed, but in fact condoned Ms. Rasmussen's obstruction of San Bruno City Council candidate Norma ELIAS by refusing to take any action to stop Ms. Rasmussen's alleged efforts to obstruct Norma ELIAS from filing her papers to run or San Bruno City Council, it is my opinion that Mr. Lowell should
immediately resign as San Bruno's City Attorney and if he refuses to
resign, San Bruno's residents must initiate a petition to remove Mr.
Lowell from office and file complaints against him with the appropriate
authorities.
With respect to San Bruno's City Clerk Rasmussen; she should step aside as
San Bruno's City Clerk pending a full investigation of this matter.
IS A FEDERAL AND/OR STATE INVESTIGATION OF
SAN BRUNO CITY CLERK AND CITY ATTORNEY REQUIRED?
City Council candidate Norma ELIAS had the courage to stand up against the very same entrenched, special interest, incumbent Council members (i.e., Pallas and Ibarra) who are responsible for squandering taxpayer dollars and soaking San Bruno's tax, and fee increases. Instead of being praised and supported for her courage she was reportedly targeted for harassment and obstructed in her efforts to run for San Bruno's City Council by San Bruno's City Clerk and Chief Elections Officer Terri Rasmussen. San Bruno City Clerk Rasmussen's allegedly illegal behavior in obstructing Ms. ELIAS, as well as other political candidates, is, if true, deplorable. If these reports prove to be true, Ms. Rasmussen should resign from office immediately and, where appropriate, be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Free and fair elections are what our country is supposed to be all about and no candidate for public office should be harassed or obstructed in their effort to run for office by anyone, let alone the very same public official who is duty bound to insure a fair election. San Bruno City Attorney Lowell, who was reportedly present in the City Clerk's office while many of these alleged abuses were occurring, reportedly refused to intervene to stop them. Yet, as reported earlier in this article, Mr. Lowell has stated he was present in the City Clerk's office to make sure things were done "legally". In addition, Mr. Lowell is also reported to have refused to take action to protect Ms. ELIAS from the abuse she was encountering when requested to do so by San Bruno resident Barbara LaRaia. Did San Bruno City Attorney Lowell offer his support and approval of this incident by refusing to take action when there was an expectation that he should have? Was City Attorney Lowell enabling Ms. Rasmussen's efforts against Council candidate Norma ELIAS by refusing to take the action necessary to stop and/or otherwise prevent the City Clerk's reported actions against Ms. ELIAS? A thorough State and/or Federal investigation can help determine the answers to these and other questions about Mr. Lowell's conduct with respect to this matter. A State and/or Federal investigation of this matter may be needed since local government investigative agencies appear to be either unwilling or unable to take any action to investigate, remedy, and, if necessary, prosecute the appropriate individual(s) for the terrible injustice that has allegedly occurred. From a local perspective, it certainly wouldn't seem right to have San Bruno's City Attorney Lowell investigate himself.
Have a good Thanksgiving!
SEPTEMBER 1997
SAN BRUNO'S POLITICAL CESSPOOL BUBBLES WITH TROUBLE
GO TO IS AN INVESTIGATION OF CITY CLERK/ATTORNEY REQUIRED?
GO TO RESIDENTS UNDERMINED BY DYSFUNCTIONAL CITY GOVERNMENT?
As reported in this edition of the The San Bruno Beacon and the August 20th edition of The Millbrae-San Bruno Sun San Bruno City Clerk Terri Rasmussen's alleged obstructive actions taken against prospective San Bruno City Council and Clerk candidates, during the recent San Bruno City election filing period, must be thoroughly investigated by the appropriate law enforcement or administrative agency or agencies charged with enforcing election laws and civil rights. As San Bruno's Chief Elections Officer, San Bruno City Clerk Terri Rasmussen was and is duty bound to uphold the election laws, protect the civil rights of both prospective and actual candidates, and be scrupulously impartial. Instead, Ms. Rasmussen is reported to have violated the election law, organized and directed the harassment and obstruction of a prospective council candidate, and, while employed in the duties for office, during business hours, and using City property, engaged in behavior to discourage prospective, non-incumbent candidates from running against her or incumbent San Bruno City Council members Pallas and Ibarra. San Bruno City Attorney Lowell reportedly told Millbrae -San Bruno Sun reporter Sheri Baker Rickman that he was present in the City Clerk's office on August 8th, the day Ms. Rasmussen allegedly orchestrated the harassment and obstruction of prospective City Council Candidate Norma ELIAS, because he wanted to make sure everything was done legally. However, when San Bruno resident Barbara LaRaia pleaded with City Attorney Lowell to do something about what both Mr. Lowell and Ms. LaRaia were watching Ms. Rasmussen allegedly do to obstruct prospective Council candidate ELIAS from filing her papers to run for San Bruno City Council he refused to do anything to stop Ms. Rasmussen from allegedly orchestrating the obstruction of Ms. ELIAS' efforts to file her papers. Ms. LaRaia said City Attorney Lowell told her that she was too idealistic and that what was happening was just politics as usual, the reality of politics. Ms. LaRaia reported that Mr. Lowell also told her that she should just go with what was happening and accept it. If an investigation reveals that City Attorney Lowell not only witnessed, but in fact condoned Ms. Rasmussen's obstruction of San Bruno City Council candidate Norma ELIAS by refusing to take any action to stop Ms. Rasmussen's alleged efforts to obstruct Norma ELIAS from filing her papers to run or San Bruno City Council, it is my opinion that Mr. Lowell should
immediately resign as San Bruno's City Attorney and if he refuses to
resign, San Bruno's residents must initiate a petition to remove Mr.
Lowell from office and file complaints against him with the appropriate
authorities.
With respect to San Bruno's City Clerk Rasmussen; she should step aside as
San Bruno's City Clerk pending a full investigation of this matter.
IS A FEDERAL AND/OR STATE INVESTIGATION OF
SAN BRUNO CITY CLERK AND CITY ATTORNEY REQUIRED?
City Council candidate Norma ELIAS had the courage to stand up against the very same entrenched, special interest, incumbent Council members (i.e., Pallas and Ibarra) who are responsible for squandering taxpayer dollars and soaking San Bruno's tax, and fee increases. Instead of being praised and supported for her courage she was reportedly targeted for harassment and obstructed in her efforts to run for San Bruno's City Council by San Bruno's City Clerk and Chief Elections Officer Terri Rasmussen. San Bruno City Clerk Rasmussen's allegedly illegal behavior in obstructing Ms. ELIAS, as well as other political candidates, is, if true, deplorable. If these reports prove to be true, Ms. Rasmussen should resign from office immediately and, where appropriate, be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Free and fair elections are what our country is supposed to be all about and no candidate for public office should be harassed or obstructed in their effort to run for office by anyone, let alone the very same public official who is duty bound to insure a fair election. San Bruno City Attorney Lowell, who was reportedly present in the City Clerk's office while many of these alleged abuses were occurring, reportedly refused to intervene to stop them. Yet, as reported earlier in this article, Mr. Lowell has stated he was present in the City Clerk's office to make sure things were done "legally". In addition, Mr. Lowell is also reported to have refused to take action to protect Ms. ELIAS from the abuse she was encountering when requested to do so by San Bruno resident Barbara LaRaia. Did San Bruno City Attorney Lowell offer his support and approval of this incident by refusing to take action when there was an expectation that he should have? Was City Attorney Lowell enabling Ms. Rasmussen's efforts against Council candidate Norma ELIAS by refusing to take the action necessary to stop and/or otherwise prevent the City Clerk's reported actions against Ms. ELIAS? A thorough State and/or Federal investigation can help determine the answers to these and other questions about Mr. Lowell's conduct with respect to this matter. A State and/or Federal investigation of this matter may be needed since local government investigative agencies appear to be either unwilling or unable to take any action to investigate, remedy, and, if necessary, prosecute the appropriate individual(s) for the terrible injustice that has allegedly occurred. From a local perspective, it certainly wouldn't seem right to have San Bruno's City Attorney Lowell investigate himself.
Have a good Thanksgiving!
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