Michael Stogner
04-21-2008, 06:18 AM
Todays Op/Ed 4/21/08
Editor,
Redwood City environmentalist Adrian Brandt’s letter in the April 9 edition of the Daily Journal asks how the Loma Prieta Chapter of the Sierra Club came to its endorsement of Supervisor Jerry Hill for the 19th Assembly District Democratic Party nomination. I am a member of this Sierra Club chapter. I was not, however, in the room when this decision was made but, I did learn of a curious connection between one of the interviewers for that endorsement and one of the candidates, Mr. Hill.
As Brandt has mentioned, in Redwood City today, there is a battle brewing between the developers DMB/Cargill and environmentalists over a proposal to fill Cargill’s Redwood City salt ponds for the construction of a massive housing/office/recreation complex on 1,433 acres.
Developers today have realized that in the effort to obtain the needed land-use permits from local governments, getting involved in the community grassroots organizations is a useful strategy. One of DMB’s employees, a Mr. Seamus Murphy, who resides in San Francisco, has infiltrated the Loma Prieta Chapter of the Sierra Club. He sits on the political committee that interviewed 19th Assembly District candidates who subsequently endorsed Mr. Hill. Yes, Mr. Murphy’s employer is the same DMB/Cargill that contributed $5,600 to candidate Jerry Hill. “Why was Mr. Hill and not one of the other two candidates (Gina Papan and Richard Holober) selected as the financial beneficiary of these developers?” Mr. Brandt might ask Mr. Murphy.
The contributions to Mr. Hill were as follows:
June 28, 2007, in the amount of $2,600 by DMB;
Mar. 24, 2007, in the amount of $1,000 by DMB;
June 28, 2007, in the amount of $2,000 by Cargill;
Mar. 12, 2007, in the amount of $1,600 by Cargill.
It’s anyone’s guess why these decisions were made. It is, however, our responsibility as voters to wonder, to ask and to think before we vote on June 3 for the next Democratic Party nominee for the 19th District Assembly seat.
Brielle Johnck
Menlo Park
The connection between Hill and Murphy is Service League of San Mateo County. They are both members of the private mover and shaker club.
http://www.serviceleague.org/board.htm
look at Mike Nevin post for more.
Editor,
Redwood City environmentalist Adrian Brandt’s letter in the April 9 edition of the Daily Journal asks how the Loma Prieta Chapter of the Sierra Club came to its endorsement of Supervisor Jerry Hill for the 19th Assembly District Democratic Party nomination. I am a member of this Sierra Club chapter. I was not, however, in the room when this decision was made but, I did learn of a curious connection between one of the interviewers for that endorsement and one of the candidates, Mr. Hill.
As Brandt has mentioned, in Redwood City today, there is a battle brewing between the developers DMB/Cargill and environmentalists over a proposal to fill Cargill’s Redwood City salt ponds for the construction of a massive housing/office/recreation complex on 1,433 acres.
Developers today have realized that in the effort to obtain the needed land-use permits from local governments, getting involved in the community grassroots organizations is a useful strategy. One of DMB’s employees, a Mr. Seamus Murphy, who resides in San Francisco, has infiltrated the Loma Prieta Chapter of the Sierra Club. He sits on the political committee that interviewed 19th Assembly District candidates who subsequently endorsed Mr. Hill. Yes, Mr. Murphy’s employer is the same DMB/Cargill that contributed $5,600 to candidate Jerry Hill. “Why was Mr. Hill and not one of the other two candidates (Gina Papan and Richard Holober) selected as the financial beneficiary of these developers?” Mr. Brandt might ask Mr. Murphy.
The contributions to Mr. Hill were as follows:
June 28, 2007, in the amount of $2,600 by DMB;
Mar. 24, 2007, in the amount of $1,000 by DMB;
June 28, 2007, in the amount of $2,000 by Cargill;
Mar. 12, 2007, in the amount of $1,600 by Cargill.
It’s anyone’s guess why these decisions were made. It is, however, our responsibility as voters to wonder, to ask and to think before we vote on June 3 for the next Democratic Party nominee for the 19th District Assembly seat.
Brielle Johnck
Menlo Park
The connection between Hill and Murphy is Service League of San Mateo County. They are both members of the private mover and shaker club.
http://www.serviceleague.org/board.htm
look at Mike Nevin post for more.