?tsoP nuS ehT htiW gnorW sI tahW

Translation: What is wrong with the Sun Post?

Hey, it's been a while, I've been busy and a bit tired, but I have to say that last weeks Sun Post was a very disappointing release. What in God's name have you done Mr. Perry? Are you FRICKEN stupid? I'm not going to say anything about CC, she's just stupid.

I mean, on a day we all celebrate to honor our men and women in uniform, you get the entire images and pictures back asswards. You idiots! Someone should fire the one responsible including the owners need to give up a months pay and donate it to some charity...preferably one not in Manteca belonging to any of the other groupie hand-outs club.

One good thing about it, I'm happy to see someone still writing about the money in Steve DeBrum and Jack Snyder's campaign. I'm sure we'll find out. I'll be sure to post it here. I think we're going to find a lie soon enough.

Oh, and Ben Cantu is running again for 2010. Well, good luck there ole Ben. I personally don't think you'll make it, but it's good to see some local civics in action.

The Sun Post Ben Marrone Is Onto Something BIG!

My best goes out to the Sun Post's Journalist Ben Marrone for last Friday's article regarding the 'Mantecans for Safer Streets' group pouring money into the DeBrum and Snyder campaigns. Ben, keep it going.

Here is what I know to be the truth about Carol Davis and her relationship with Steve DeBrum and Jack Snyder. I'm not too sure about her personal relationship with Jack Snyder, but they both belong to THE CLUB, Kiwanis.

Carol Davis and Steve DeBrum both belong to the Manteca Sunrise Kiwanis. They meet every week. Carol Davis is the executive director and/or President of Give Every Child a Chance. Steve DeBrum has been on her board of directors at one point or another.

GECAC receives money from the Kiwanis every year.

Now, let me get this straight. Steve DeBrum and Jack Snyder both did not know about this? They had no idea money was raised for them? I find this difficult to believe. I personally received two of the same cards, one with the postal fee printed on it and the other without it including NO ADDRESS for Steve DeBrum and yet it was identical to Steve's mailer. There had to be some sort of transfer and use of the same printer who would probably have records of transactions including emails, invoices, payments and various online data that could possibly give relationship between the two.

Manteca Police PR Rex Osborn did not even know about his picture being used on the mailer. The same with detective Van Clei DeFreitas. I find this difficult to believe, too. Why? Because there are too many connections here of who knows who. Chuck Crutchfield served as Steve DeBrums campaign treasurer and is the vice president of GECAC. He also is a member of the Manteca Sunrise Kiwanis. Sources tell me that there was a meeting long ago of one of the councilman's homes regarding running for another position on the council and one of the men on the picture was present.

How on earth can anyone believe that Carol Davis and Chuck Crutchfield who work very close on a daily basis and meet once a week minimum with Steve DeBrum and during this election Chuck was the treasurer did they not know about all this money and planned mailers? I just can't believe this. I don't believe Rex Osborn and Van Clei DeFreitas not knowing about it.

I think there needs to be more investigating into this and an official filing of complaint to the election committee. Money has been poured into this election and the secrecy surrounding it is in question. I sincerely believe this warrants a grand jury inquiry.

Ben Marrone cracked open a good one this time. Keep it going!

Unaccounted Money In Steve DeBrum And Jack Snyder Campaign

This last week has been a blitz week for the two city council incumbents Steve DeBrum and Jack Snyder. They have been plastering their get out the vote and fake voter guide brochures all over town. Where did it come from?

Mantecans For Safe Streets
879 Spring Meadow Drive
Manteca, CA 95336

The problem is, where did the money come from? This has to cost up to about ten thousand dollars from the two incumbents and it has not been reported. I'm curious if this was illegal and if so, I'll be sure to inform you of it.

The color oversize post cards appear to be from the Manteca Police Departments employees and officers. This does not look good and they should stay out of politics. Most employees do not live in our city.

However, do not trust those door hangers and fake mailers from Jack Snyder and Steve DeBrum. They paid a lot of money and will do almost anything to stay in office whether or not it's ethical or not and depending on who you are of course.

Again, please vote for Samuel Anderson for city council of Manteca. He's the only one we can truly count on the most, more than any other candidate.

Steve DeBrum And Jack Snyder Spend BIG On Last Minute Campaign Marketing

It didn't take long for both city council candidates to spend their war chest on a last minute blitz on Manteca voters in an all out attempt to make it APPEAR they are the best candidate to vote for.

I disagree! Here's why.

First, there are two very large color voter marketing guides that were sent out by the following:

The San Joaquin Republican Assembly - CRA - It states: This election we have the opportunity to re-elect Republicans Steve DeBrum and Jack Snyder to the Manteca City Council. I am proud to endorse these two dedicated "tax-fighters".

Let me put it simple for everyone reading this. The CRA members are well connected to the two incumbents and rely on their network of who is in power in order to keep their personal network. It's a bunch of fluff, no matter what party, Democrat or Republican.

When I had interviewed Samuel Anderson and his experience with the CRA he really was disappointed about this organization. Here is what he said. "When I arrived at their meeting and spoke I knew I was the most conservative candidate of all the candidates and these mailings prove their hypocrisy. They were more concerned about how I would use my position based on THEIR Biblical beliefs and considered EVERYONE else of belonging to a 'cult' because they were not 'Christians', at least in their own terms of that definition." "I have decided that they were too radical and nuts for me to even allow them to endorse me."

OK, so now you have heard what our leading candidate had to say about the CRA. From our investigation we also know that many of their members are members of other groups that also endorse the same candidates. Talk about keeping it in the family. But, where on earth are they coming up with the sentence, "tax-fighters"? Manteca is the HIGHEST taxed city in San Joaquin County because of Steve DeBrum and Jack Snyder.

Our advice to the public: Do not believe the CRA (California Republican Assembly).

Let us visit the other made up marketing post card. This one is huge. It has a picture of both candidates Steve Debrum and Jack Snyder with a picture of Rex Osborn and VanClei DeFreitas. This paid advertisement states that the two councilmen are dedicated to our community and have the endorsement of the Manteca Police Officers Association and Employee's Association.

We have found out through direct contact of employees that they were pretty much forced into this and did not want to get involved, but through the arm twisting of probably some of the fellows whose picture are on the post card they went ahead regardless. This is a guess, but I'm sure quite accurate.

Allow me to put this simple for everyone. All this smells of a well-spent campaign on trying to keep in power the good'ole boys club. Why on earth would you even vote for these two men? Why on earth would you not be able to see of their acceptance of Pacific Gas and Electric money that citizens of Manteca consider their rate-payer money. And, Pacific Gas and Electric has spent over $250,000 on the anti-family homosexual activist group 'No on Proposition 8'.

Now, Steve DeBrum is a Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus that supports Proposition 8 and here he has taken money from Pacific Gas and Electric. I'm not saying too much about Jack Snyder here because he is old news. He's out! Mantecans want new blood and he's spent too much time on the council already, he will not win and don't waste your vote.

Manteca, just look at the associations of everyone and who they belong to. Let me give you this for breakfast. One of the two men in the photo together happens to have a girlfriend who is the executive director of the Manteca Visitors Bureau that was started by Steve DeBrum and his wife. Do you see what I mean? You do the math. Everyone in the know knows this and in case you didn't, now you do.

The Manteca Bulletin today posted Shasta School student voting results on the election of the city council in this order:

Tony Smith
Debby Moorhead
Jack Snyder
Samuel Anderson
Steve DeBrum
Mike Hall
Ben Cantu
John Diaz

Let me break it down for you here. I think this is correct, EXCEPT for the following. Tony Smith does not stand a chance. Take him out of this picture. Now, bring up the following - Debby Moorhead and Jack Snyder. We know that Jack Snyder is not going to be re-elected. Now, bring it up again. What does this leave us with? It leaves us with what we have endorsed all along - Samuel Anderson and Debby Moorhead. People have already made up their minds in this election and because of the failure of our National government, all incumbents are and should be scared. They want the slate to be clean and the council to be filled with "NEW BLOOD". The Manteca Response agrees.

Manteca, do not be fooled with the mailers of Steve DeBrum and Jack Snyder. They have NOT earned your vote, they are paying for it with Pacific Gas and Electric anti-family homosexual 'No on Proposition 8' money. They knew that they were going to accept this tainted money and take their chances. Call it guilt by association.

On Election Day, Vote for Samuel Anderson and Debby Moorhead for Manteca City Council.

Manteca City Council Incumbents Forget The Family City

Dear Editor,

Manteca Incumbent Council Candidates DeBrum and Snyder each accepted donations of $850 from P.G.& E.; does this mean they are against Proposition 8?

In Mr. Snyder's case, being a member of the Masonic Lodge, it doesn't matter; however, Mr. DeBrum being a Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus, by taking money from P.G.& E. (which is backing the anti prop 8 movement to the tune of $250 thousand), seems to be countering the United States Bishops Committee on Marriage and the Family as well as the Knights of Columbus!

This simply cannot be.

Mr. DeBrum must give this tainted donation back to P.G.& E. or risk losing the votes of his church members and all that are in favor of prop 8! I'm sure he's rationalized it in his own mind as being a necessary political expedient and didn't think it would get out. But thanks to the due diligence of journalism it is out. I don't know the man but taking dirty money sullies whatever good he thinks he may be able to do with it.

Same sex marriage is against God's law, against age old secular norms and against common sense! The deviates are trying to turn the tables by implying that the issue is one of fairness and equality. Let them shack up and shut up! Marriage is a sacrament originally ordained by God to protect children by exemplifying the union of man and woman.

The family is the building block which makes up the foundation upon which any decent nation rests. As the idea of family is corrupted the foundation begins to crack and the nation collapses.

Steven J. Catalano
Manteca, USA

PG&E Donates To Homosexual Activists Against Prop 8 Including Steve DeBrum And Jack Snyder

I'm not going to discuss this one too much because it is obvious that Jack Snyder and Steve DeBrum have hidden their intentions to the voters by filing late to avoid any voters to change their minds on the absentee ballots. This is called a trick and since it's close to Halloween, I find it interesting that the trick is on us and the treat is on them.

Pacific Gas and Electric uses what they call 'shareholder' money in campaigns, but most people who are PG&E customers see it as 'ratepayer' money.

Steve DeBrum lists on his website that he is a member and Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus at St. Anthony's Parish in Manteca. However, the U.S. Bishops Committee on Marriage and Family and the Knights of Columbus are spearheading Proposition 8 in California. Yet, Steve DeBrum continues to accept homosexual activist money from PG&E who is against Proposition 8 and for the defeat of family marriage and has donated $250,000.00 for the defeat of Proposition 8.

These two men who claim to be honorable are actually HORRIBLE!

They need to do the honorable thing and give back the money and repent to Manteca citizens. What a lie and full-out trickery just like a den of thieves. All this to retain their seats on the council.

My vote goes for Samuel Anderson, again. He's the ONLY candidate that openly supports marriage for one man and one woman and Proposition 8. It is amazing how the ministers and preachers of Manteca don't do anything about this. Where are they? If you don't speak out against these two, then all of YOU are hypocrites just like them. I'll be sure to keep an eye out on the clergy in Manteca on this issue. I'll post you my update about the ministers later on.

Sun Post Uses Half It's Brain On Candidates Forum

The Sun Post website has been down for quite some time and even when it was up and running, it was terrible to look at. You call this a newspaper?

Regardless, I just finished reading their article about the candidates forum and I even watched the forum yesterday on Comcast Cable Access 97.

After carefully watching the forum and trying to see if there was a match with the article, there appears to be a bias in there because it was just boring. I'll get to the point here. Things were put together in such a way that it appeared that one candidate looked better on print instead of the forum. I smell a set-up!

I've seen this before. It happens all the time. The newspaper will set themselves up first so they are protected and appear non-biased so that when it comes time for this so called traditional "endorsement" from the editors, they will go with who THEY want, not what the public wants.

In my opinion I know who the public wants, but then again, what it comes down to is on election day. When the voter decides. The trick for the candidates is: get as many votes for you prior to the election so you can stand a chance at winning.

There are several ways of doing this and those with money do what I call, 'Armchair Politics'.

This is when you can trick your voter into believing you have been endorsed by several voter guides that cleverly have your name along side everyone else in a political party and they send it out ahead of time so that you can see this marketing image AND they say, "Send it in NOW so that your vote will count and NOT get lost in the mail." This is designed so that you won't and can't change your mind later on.

By the way. Carlon Perry of the Sun Post has used this method and so had Steve DeBrum and Jack Snyder. I call this chickenshit! They can't get their fat asses out the door campaigning and wish to deceive you of your vote. This is exactly what it is. Carlon is the same as the others when it comes time for voting and I'm going to bet that he does NOT endorse Samuel Anderson. Why? Because Samuel is a true guy. He's been listening and he's been going out there and getting the vote, meaning, he's been listening to what the people want and he can come up with any idea to solve the problems we face in our city. No other candidates have done this.

Oh, they have looked pretty on the forum, but the new challengers did not have a platform. NONE! Ben Cantu only complained and he even mentioned he designed and built the current animal shelter which he is not proud of. All Ben could do is use his time to get out all this built up anger inside of him after all these years of working for our city and getting dumped on by the city council.

I have news for everyone in Manteca. Ben Cantu is still part of THE CLUB where everyone on the board except Vince belongs to. He happens to be the President of the Kiwanis, too. He also has a very nice retirement from our city right now AND he also is hired by the current board to work on various projects as a consultant. He was seen at a recent board meeting where he praised the current council for their decision on the work they hired him to do. Do we really want to vote someone on the board that is a whiner? He has potential, but he whines too much and has a grudge. We don't need that kind of behavior on our city council.

Debby Moorhead did pretty good. She did not seem too afraid this time around speaking. However, she's a good manager, but she's 'old school'. Even though she did have some good moments, she appear better in the article than the forum.

Jack Snyder and Steve DeBrum were on the defensive most of the time and tried to make it look easy, but they did struggle a bit trying to get their point across and seeming as if they did not do anything wrong. Their biggest mistake was "we're not responsible for the foreclosures in Manteca, it's a national problem." I don't think anyone bought that one. They over-built and that's a fact. They got greedy. Also, Jack Snyder has seen his last days, I don't think he has a prayer of winning, but he certainly can divide the votes. Hopefully enough to elect Samuel Anderson.

John Diaz tried as best he could, but he could not relate to anyone.

Here is my conclusion. The Sun Post will not choose the right candidates for endorsement and you've heard it here first. At least one of them should be Samuel Anderson. He worked hard for this and I have personally followed him twice going door to door. Both times I met him on the street without a previous meeting date set. This means he was out there no matter what time I chose. Second, he understands and hears what we need straight from the citizens mouths. He knows our concerns and he knows how to fix them. No other candidate has worked like this. Some have passed out flyer's using others, but Samuel has used his time and efforts to win this fairly.

Here is what I think will happen. Carlon Perry will choose Steve and Debby. Why? Because he is beholden to them. It's still a good'ole boys club. He'll tend to lean with who has been endorsed as they have stuck together on this. Might I remind you that the GOP has also endorsed Colin Powell and Arnold Schwarzenegger some time before several times. We now know who they belong to, they are the RINO's and Colin Powell has endorsed Obama. I'll talk about him sometime later on. However, it's a club and clubs stick together. They don't want outsiders involved with them. Samuel Anderson is our BEST choice for city council of Manteca.

Manteca City Council Debate Forum On Cable Access 97

Please be sure to watch the Manteca City Council debate forum with the city council candidates. Please ensure you pass it on to your friends and neighbors.

Please be advised the candidates forum will be rebroadcast on Channel 97 as follows;

October 24, 2008 at 3:00 P.M.; and
October 27, 2008 at 6:00 P.M.

Manteca City Council Member Posts Political Sign On School Property

I would like to know how they are getting away with being able to post their signs on school property. I was actually driving to the new Bass Pro Shop to have a look and as I was arriving and leaving, I noticed Steve DeBrum's political sign, the 4' x 8' size (four foot by eight foot) hanging on the mesh fence on the elementary school on Pagola and Atherton. See the image I took.

To my knowledge, the police department code enforcement office run by Rex Osborn has determined this to be legal. I'm going to call the school board tomorrow.

Manteca: Build it and they will come

The current city council had made the decision years ago to ride the economic wave that was sweeping our country and ride they did. Vince Hernandez was quoted in September 2007 after winning re-election that "we must ride this wave to the fullest and then some". Samuel Anderson had a different tune, "We need to save and if we don't, we'll be in a huge deficit and we're going to get hit by a housing burst, it's just a matter of time and it's going to be soon."

The current council is still trying to promote the growth and they want to continue to build and build and build more store fronts and business parks. However, there aren't any tenants to occupy the buildings.

Industrial Way is still the biggest failure and worst eyesore there is in Manteca, but hey, as the good ole' boys keep saying with the Manteca Bulletin, "Build it and they will come."

Here are some pictures of our many business centers that are completely unoccupied.
Do you see any cars parked there waiting to get in? I think we need new blood on our council. This year, Vote Samuel Anderson and Debby Moorhead.

Manteca City Council Candidates Show Their Platform

Thursday night at the City Chambers showed what the candidates were made of. In a home style fashion the debate was between four challengers and two incumbents.

Tony Smith and Mike Hall were no shows. They missed the boat and they have more than showed that their campaigns were not serious to begin with and failed from the start. Say goodbye to the two.

Ben Cantu had the golden moment to show what he was about and although he had some valid and confident responses, he basically was a cry-baby and complained the entire time. When it came time for the animal shelter answer he pretty much sunk his campaign right then and there when he said that he was the one responsible for building that shelter. Oops! Not a good answer, Ben! Hence what others have been saying about Ben 'Can't-do'. He did not fight!

Debby Moorhead appeared more confident than other engagements and gave a good performance, she was able to answer some good questions but lacked any punch. She was able to get rid of her cry-baby attitude that she is known for. She must have given it to Ben. Good job, Debby. Debby did get a little aggressive, but lacked punch.

John Diaz shook like a lamb. He tried and gave it his best, but he lacked any experience whatsoever in the public forum. He did have his entire family and support present. If John wishes to be in politics, he's going to have to get good at it and stick with it for quite a while before anyone in Manteca will deliver on the votes for him. Nice try John, but no cigar.

Samuel Anderson came out being pure business. All the way professional and he was aggressive and delivered two hard striking punches to the incumbents. He was the only challenger who had it together and put up a fight. It was clear that Steve DeBrum's consultants were in the audience and maybe one of Jack's, but they were writing down just about everything Samuel had to say.

Maybe this is good or maybe it could be a set-up for later. Samuel had issues with Steve DeBrum and Vince Hernandez in his prior election when they tried to get Samuel into trouble with the San Joaquin Republican Committee. It did not work and Samuel fought back and almost cost a current chief his last job. I have a word of advice for Steve DeBrum. Don't even try it this time around with Samuel. There are laws that protect people like him and personally, I think it would be absolutely crazy for you to try anything negative against him. It would be very stupid. There you go, that's my word for you today and you can take it or leave it. Oh, and the two boys, too. Be careful.

Samuel continued to answers the questions with high-impact answers and hitting the target each and every time. He was good and he was VERY good. It put everyone on notice. Great job, Samuel!

Jack Snyder was his old self. He gave some answers and he was still the old Jack we all know. It was clear that his time has come and I almost feel for him. But, he is old enough to realize that he is in this to possibly loose. We all think he will loose and the word is, Jack is now retired. He doesn't stand a chance and it's a shame that he did not walk out of politics on top, instead he listened to the boys and is going out a looser. Good bye, Jack!

Steve DeBrum appeared almost presidential, but he was more on the defense of his past accomplishments rather than the future. It appeared that Samuel was able to put him on the defensive end and it took away from his presentation. However, he did give some good answers and he just might make it through the election. He is still popular but with everything going on in this country right now, all incumbents are extremely vulnerable this year.

The main two that stood out were, Samuel Anderson and Steve DeBrum in that order. Maybe the council will have some new blood this year and hopefully it will be Samuel Anderson.

The Record Endorses An Old Candidate Calling Him New

The Stockton Record has endorsed Ben Cantu, a newcomer to the political scene for Manteca's city council. However, they call Ben as being the 'new blood'. We beg to differ.

Ben Cantu has retired from the city of Manteca as a planner and states very openly that over the twenty years he has been on the employment of the city he did not like how it was run. Why then did he quit? He waited for his retirement, simple. I view this as a timid man who not only does not speak out when the time needed someone to do it, but he also condemns the very actions of previous councils that he was a very strong instrument in the planning of what he says 'went wrong'.

Ben Cantu is also against anyone from the "outside" moving into Manteca. He wants to keep it strictly for those who are from here. He is also a part of what Dennis Wyatt calls, THE CLUB. Here is an excerpt from the article:

THE CLUB: Apparently the service club to belong to in Manteca if you want to serve on the Manteca City Council is the Kiwanis, or more specifically, the Manteca Noon Kiwanis that meets Tuesdays at David & Sylvia's.

It counts among its membership rolls Mayor Willie Weatherford, Councilman Jack Snyder, Councilman John Harris and council candidate and current club president Ben Cantu.

Steve DeBrum - who is also up for re-election Nov. 4 along with Snyder - is a member of the Sunrise Kiwanis. As a footnote, council candidate Samuel Anderson is a former member of the Sunrise Kiwanis.

Clearly the Record and those in THE CLUB are in this together. They have realized that because of Samuel Anderson's door to door grassroots campaign, Jack Snyder is now too old to sit on the council and has no fresh ideas. I agree. However, we need new city council people who are not affiliated with THE CLUB and can actually get things done. The Stockton Record has endorsed two candidates for obvious reasons and this is exactly what they did in the 2006 election against Samuel Anderson, more of the same that has brought us more debt, and more crime.

Steve DeBrum Acknowledges Selling His Vote

On Monday, October 13, 2008 the Stockton Record endorsed Steve DeBrum for another term on the Manteca City Council. Aside from all the stink about the fund raising here is an excerpt from the Record's endorsement page.

"He acknowledged getting support from area developers, and that because of their financial support, they also get his ear; "you're owed that", says Steve DeBrum."

Since being on the board for six years already, he has not dealt with the continued higher crime and violence in Manteca. It always seems that on election years the incumbents try to show a different side of them that tries to listen to what the citizens are saying. What matters most is their election, not the city.

Steve DeBrum clearly is on the Developers council and is on record for selling his vote.

The Manteca Response does agree with the Record that Manteca needs new blood, however, we don't agree with keeping the old. Manteca needs new blood through and through.

Crime and our deficit are the two main items out of control at this time. Steve DeBrum currently wants to increase our city reserves fund, but there is a difference between a reserve and a rainy day fund. Don't let the difference fool you.

Manteca will always have opportunities because we are at a cross-road intersection in the valley and those with the money and capability to move here are looking at us and will consider us as a destination. We just can't continue to give it away all the time.

Fast Forward Manteca City Council Race

We are only 23 days away from election day and many Manteca voters are voting with absentee ballots. I have been following the candidates very closely and they are now starting to get it into high gear. For the most part.

Steve DeBrum has his website up and running finally. Steve DeBrum is more of the same and claims he is fiscally responsible. I'm not so sure about that. He helped place our city in debt over 8 million dollars. He did boast the highest fund raising to this date and he has been spending his money on signs and more likely marketing material in the mail to all voters disguised as voter guides. However, Steve has shown up at key meetings. He is also endorsed by his party. No door to door or direct grassroots campaigning.

Debby Moorhead has a simple website and a grandmother'ish platform. It's for the grand-kids! This is sweet but not enough substance for a councilwoman. Debby has not shown up for key meetings and if so, only for a few minutes in hopes that someone would say they have seen her there. We know this game, it's not going to work. She is also sponsored by her party. She has several signs around town. No door to door or direct grassroots campaigning.

I want to discuss something about political parties endorsing candidates. First, city council candidates are supposed to be non-partisan. Why then do we need the endorsement of party bosses? Why do we need the endorsements of others? This is something I like about Samuel Anderson, he knows what they are and does not always agree with them, he can think for himself. I questioned Samuel about this and he told me this. "I went to these groups and I told them, what things do you stand for that would allow me to give you the opportunity to endorse me"? "After they could not answer me with proper answers to my questions and many of them did not fall within my guidelines of what I know our citizens would require, I opted to NOT allow them to endorse me." "Let's just say they were stumped about how I concluded our meeting."

I love how he did this. He put the people first and not the party bosses. If you contact Samuel and follow his campaign, he is more conservative and fiscal than anyone. Besides, the California ProLife group endorsed John Diaz who is pro-choice in line with his democratic party. When they were called on this they responded that they could not find the time to research everyone. I see Samuel's point.

John Diaz has been running on a platform of more taxes and uses the race card to promote his agenda. He claims there are not enough minority venues for those who are not white and wishes to use it as his Trump card. At the same time he wants to promote ideas and items that should be in Congress, not city hall. Even so, this means more programs that would force us to use tax dollars on, specifically minorities, a specific group of people over another paid for by others. I would call this making a bad loan. Many Mantecans are upset at the mortgage industry at this time and John Diaz is one of them. His campaign has not been a true door to door. He uses others to place papers on doors without ringing the door bells. John has also made huge mistakes of trying to get all the other candidates together regarding missing signs. In typical democrat fashion he wanted to start a committee with the others as if he can do something about it and possibly get some spotlight out of it. In his own words:

"Dear all Candidates,

I have noticed that some of my Political signs has been stolen or been remove. Those signs are very expensive and been paid by my supporters. Maybe this is not only happening to me but also to you guys. I would like to set up a meeting among us to discuss this matter. If you are encountering the same problem maybe we could solve this by discussing what is the best thing to do.

My committee is now forming a watch dog group to drive around the city during night time, arm with camera and hope to catch who is behind this movement.

Please reply to this email

Thanks,

John Diaz"

He sent this to all the candidates and CC'd the press in the same email. This was not a good idea and this has made him look stupid. No one will take him seriously. Do you honestly think the other candidates care enough about his signs? Well, apparently Debby Moorhead responded and so did Tony Smith who advised them to show up at that nights city council meeting. He did and he basically stepped up when they were speaking on sewer and water and spoke out of line. He left in frustration and pretty much flushed his campaign down the toilet. Immature candidates for Manteca.

Jack Snyder has raised a lot of money, too. He has signs placed all over town, most of them in violation of city ordinance. He has so many large signs that this probably has cost him most of his money. He's now attempting to raise more money to purchase marketing voter guides in his favor just like Steve DeBrum. However, his age is playing a huge factor in getting votes. The Manteca Bulletin finally realized that at least 50% of the people do not want him anymore. They feel he should retire. I agree, he should. No door to door or grassroots campaigning. Jack is past his prime and many years ago he did not want retail, he only wanted homes and more homes in Manteca. He is not well liked by most of the Manteca employees. Jack, retire!

Tony Smith, the new city hall clown. Good luck!

Mike Hall, he has a website and his platform is weak and what he proposes we already have in our city. There is no substance and you can't force an adult to any curfew as a minor. Not a very well thought out campaign.

Ben Cantu, he keeps hounding on workforce housing. This is not a popular item of discussion and he keeps pressuring items that are not that well in touch with the citizens of Manteca. He does have some good ideas, but as a former city worker who is retired and is against all new residents coming from the "outside", he does not like them. This appears that Ben Cantu is inside his cocoon and does not want to come out. He needs to get used to the fact that Bay Area folks will continue to flock to Manteca in droves and thus change the landscape. Ben Cantu does not wish for the change of Manteca, he wants to keep it "All in the Family", not "The Family City." He does have large signs around town. No door to door or direct grassroots campaigning.

Samuel Anderson has achieved a great amount of responses. All this with spending very little again. He is the only challenger that ran a campaign previously in 2006 and came in third place spending only $103.87 of his own money. He got 23.04% of the vote, or 4253 votes. He has been campaigning door to door since last March. He had to build himself up to it because 'you just can't go out there your first day and do 100 homes' he says. It takes a lot out of you. He actually rings all the bells intending to get a response out of each home. He has made this personal and intends to win this election. I say he stands a damn good chance of winning this time around. He is well positioned and this is for sure. Jack is scared of him and Dennis Wyatt of the Manteca Bulletin is also. He sure writes a lot about him and Jacks age. Although, Samuel has never said Jacks age is a problem, he only spoke of what others have been saying and Samuel does question his ability at Jacks age to run the council and the Manteca Police SHARPS. This is a huge responsibility and task for anyone and at Jack's age, this would be impossible. I'm sorry, Jack, but who are you trying to kid? What political consultant advised you and the Police Chief to do this? I'd watch out if I were you, Chief Bricker, you are still on probation.

Samuel has personally visited thousands of homes in Manteca and he has attended all the meetings. He has signs all over town, but not enough due to his budget and he only relies on his color post cards with his message on them. They are great! He has done it right and has his message on there. He attends coffees at homes that have put together gatherings on weekends and nights so he can meet people in their neighborhoods. He is very good. I went to one of them today, Sunday, and I was impressed. He showed up with all women attending the coffee and cookies sponsored by a neighborhood resident who invited her whole neighborhood. By the way, she is a democrat and Samuel is a republican. In the end, all of them said they would vote for him and most even said they have already voted for him on their absentee ballot. It was a very positive exchange of vision and mission of Samuel Anderson.

With the end in site we now have to decide on our future in Manteca. Who is it going to be Manteca?

Manteca Bulletin Endorses Current City Council Incumbents, Sort Of

It's not official. But it should be. Dennis Wyatt again writes another influential media hyped opinion letter to his newspaper slamming all of the current candidates running against the council. Specifically towards Samuel Anderson and secondly towards Ben Cantu.

Why? I guess because Samuel's Letter to the Editor had received so much praise and positive feedback that Dennis feels it's time to put him in his place. No other candidate has gone this far. Not even Ben Cantu. However, Ben has been doing some pretty good writing with his letters, he still has not convinced much of the public yet because he does not get out there to campaign. Samuel has been knocking on doors since Spring making it impossible for anyone to catch up.

What Dennis Wyatt does not say is what Samuel Anderson has been saying all along and has experience in this area. Energy, Pensions and Services. It takes energy to run a city and after that comes the salaries and pensions of city workers. Then comes the services to keep the city safe in all facets of need. Strikingly, Dennis tries to compare Manteca with Vallejo by suggesting our current leaders are doing the right thing. Are they?

I beg to differ from their method because they can not be that fiscal enough with what has happened. Yes, economies go up and down all the time during periods, but we are so much invested in new technologies now that we just don't predict the future, we can actually see the future enough ahead of us that when the warning signs are there to stop the spending or else face deficits, then this tells me the current line-up of men are not doing their job. Blanket it all you want with Bass Pro and JC Penny's and Costco, it doesn't make any difference. Taking chances with city funds and methods of payments is not something to be taken lightly and if Dennis Wyatt ran his own personal checking account this way he would probably get several notices from the bank with warnings to stop it or else loose his privilege including being fined.

Anderson has made his stand very clear; don't spend when you can't, don't give loans out to Guido even if it will drag us into a family war and keep the pay-as-you-go budgeting a central tenet of the council leadership. Trying to compare cities with each other out of context is pure madness and stupidity because they can give us insight into the future of what could possibly happen especially since Vallejo is not that far from us in the Bay Area and sits close to home. Anderson wants to make the non-restrictive accounts restrictive so that the State can't steal from it.

Let me make this crystal clear: Dennis Wyatt has not mentioned what Samuel Anderson has been saying all along; the city management and employee morale is a huge problem that needs to be fixed. There are luxury positions within the city that we simply can't afford at this time and they need to be eliminated. Also, Anderson and Cantu agree on making drastic changes to the cities codes in order to improve services and our quality of life. What happened Dennis? You're not listening just like the council is not listening. Last, what about the infamous 'Rainy Day Fund'? It only appears during re-election time when it suits the candidates the most.

Dennis Wyatt mentions "structured deficit". What he means or what he should have said is structural deficit. There is no such thing as a structured deficit. It is out of step with reality. And, how can you say a Future Deficit is not the same as a State or Federal? What? Where are you getting your math from? You did not even explain what a future deficit is. You simply wrote it off.

Manteca has changed its baseline to allow for the tax cuts for Costco and BassPro and others. In doing so, it implies that the decision has already been made. You simply can't just give a tax cut without changing your baseline. It's a bit more complicated than that, Dennis.

Under this baseline we simply increased its future deficit projections. Using this standard makes it tempting by taking it a step further by increasing deficit projections to account for restrictions on other taxes and quite possibly Measure M as an offset. Most budget advisors would say the result would be deficits far bigger than anything contemplated under current law. I agree. The Manteca city baseline may be more realistic politically, but it takes the city a step away from solving its budget problems.

It can get us into an unsustainable budget situation over the long term, if it hasn't already begun which it appears it has happened. "In the short term, we're in a 8 million dollar fiscal hole. So it's really important to hold the line," Anderson said. "The important point is: How much are the policies going to cost? All policies have a cost."

One other major item Dennis Wyatt did not mention is Measure M. Why then do we need it? Why are we the highest taxed city in the county? With all this development and conservative fiscal calculations and great decisions from the current council, past, current and future predictions, why then Measure M? Why did they push it? Why not dissolve it RIGHT NOW? I can continue with all the blunders the current council has made with developers and our city services including the bulbs in downtown Manteca. Roads and alley's that need to be paved and fixed that only come up during election year politics. You want the bombs to stop Dennis? Then stop throwing them yourself, especially on behalf of the current Manteca city council incumbents. Let them fight their own battles.

It appears that all Dennis can do is write about what he feels is best for the city and I'll say it again, why don't you run for city council? Hell, I'll even vote for you as Manteca's first Emperor.

Suggesting that past 'friends of the tax payers' and pandering drove services into the ground are simply half-truths. You seem to forget what current candidates expect is a balance, not bonds and measures to keep us out of trouble all the time. Your bias attempt as posting an opinion yourself is rude and crude as it attacks the candidates when you yourself stated in the beginning of your article, "people lob political bombs left and right as the campaign frenzy picks up." Look who is throwing the bombs, too. It goes to show us all that journalism is non-existent today and so blatantly offensive to the point they just don't care how stupid or crazy their madness is. It's the same as Obama getting a free pass with all the unanswered questions. Dennis Wyatt is giving the current council a free pass, too.

Dennis mentions that there is "only one way" that Manteca can become a Vallejo. Get real! My God, are you that obtuse to think that we can't come up with any other way? There seems to be this new avantgarde mentality that tends to lean only one way by driving their "myopic vision that frames the world with their perceived notions of how things are and not how laws and the concept of financial responsibility require things to operate."

The news from the Manteca City Managers Office confirming yet another budget deficit is sobering, but the news should not be surprising to anyone who has been listening to the Manteca Bulletin's leading economist and the current councils leading PR spokesman, Dennis Wyatt.

The die has been cast for some time. The state's many cookie jars have been raided and are empty; one-time measures and accounting gimmicks have been used; spending on programs and services has been cut repeatedly since 2001; and taxes have been raised.

Why are we again in the same old spot, facing sizeable revenue shortfalls and I'll say it again, Measure M?

The answer is simple. Manteca's policymakers have done nothing to address the structural imbalance between the growth in spending and revenue collections. This is not a cyclical issue. We cannot just grow our way out of this problem when the state's economy finally improves. Nor can we continue to cut spending without serious risk to public safety and the health and welfare of our most vulnerable residents.

Until we make structural changes in our tax system, ongoing deficits should come as no surprise to anyone in Manteca.

Manteca City Council Race Moving Forward

Manteca's city council candidates are starting to get their name out there and the papers are writing about them, but in few sentences.

Yesterday's Manteca Bulletin quoted Ben Cantu saying the current city council is doing the right thing and are in the right direction. Although it was meant to be on a project they hired him on as BC Consulting it still put a dent in his bid to unseat a councilman. I have news for Ben, good luck now!

This was a classic candidate first-timer new-comer mistake. Ben should have had someone else qualified to go before the board and make nice to them on their project. This way he could have stayed out of the line of fire of Dennis Wyatt. Oh, Ben...this one was free! Ben does not show up to key meetings for candidates, he does not make the time because he believes his schedule is more important. This is a very bad representation of his desire to become a city councilman. He does not try hard enough. This is a costly mistake. Don't expect to win this year, Ben!

Then there is Debby Moorhead. Dennis Wyatt basically slapped her silly calling her the crybaby she is known to be especially when she doesn't get her way. She whines all the time. She does not show up at key meetings when other candidates do. Debby has not gotten her website off the ground yet and members of her campaign committee are wondering when she is going to get it moving. With less than six weeks left, she thinks she can play it safe because she is the only female on the ticket. This is dangerous because many women do not like her already. Her campaign manager Tom Hood is proving himself to be a terrible leader which reflects his inability to lead the Chamber of Commerce as its president at one time. I guess you can say that birds of a feather flock together. No signs, no campaign appearances, no articles, no winning at the election box. Goodbye Debby! She is not aggressive enough for this position.

The only challenger left is Samuel Anderson. He is very aggressive and motivated. His campaign is pretty much stealth yet it is clear on its direction. He shows up at key meetings and greets many of the other candidates from other jurisdictions. He has a formidable website and clearly states his position and has continued to do so on a daily basis. Accurate and dead-on the issues, Samuel Anderson is a clear choice and alternative candidate for voters not wanting to vote for an incumbent this time.

He has gone door-to-door and continues to this very day. His political signs have been seen around town since April and even though many have been destroyed, probably by hired sign thugs, he's still going strong. The people like him. The people want change and he's not only promoting it, he has a plan for it. No mistakes here. I guess this is why he has a better outlook this time around running for council. He is not making any of the mistakes he did on his first time around. Samuel Anderson is aggressive and strong in this campaign season.

John Diaz, Michael Hall, and Tony Smith. NOTHING! They are on the ballot just to see their name on it. Don't even waste your vote for them. No appearances, no platform and no answers for the cities problems. They are just a waste of time. Good-bye boys.

The First Precinct Polling Calls Are In

After 200 phone calls to random registered voters, one hundred Democrats and one hundred Republicans I have your results on Manteca's city council race.

I purposefully left out all Independents and Others at this time because I wanted to see the party lines of who they would vote for. It did take more calls to obtain the 200 responses required by my polling.

Here are the results in order of First Place and below:

DEMOCRATS >>>

Samuel Anderson: 52 Democrats will vote

Steve DeBrum: 12 Democrats will vote

Ben Cantu: 11 Democrats will vote

Debby Moorhead: 5 Democrats will vote

20 Democrats stated unsure who they will vote for.

REPUBLICANS>>>

Samuel Anderson: 69 Republicans will vote

Steve DeBrum: 13 Republicans will vote

Debby Moorhead: 6 Republicans will vote

Ben Cantu: 2 Republicans will vote

10 Republicans stated unsure who they will vote for.

There you have it! Samuel Anderson is clearly in the lead and due to his daily door to door campaigning. Something the others should be worried about. It is too late now to catch up on this type of campaigning.

Have you noticed that Jack Snyder was not even mentioned? Although, he was spoken about in almost every phone call, but the voters were very hesitant and had decided that his age and time on the board has been served and the city is in need of 'new blood'. I agree.

Debby Moorhead and Ben Cantu, both newcomers have an opportunity here I see. However, Debby is running a poor campaign and relies on others to do her job of campaigning. Speaking to groups and clubs does not work, it does not reach out to the people. Maybe this time it will give her experience to run in the next election.

Ben Cantu is making his rounds and speaking at hometown type events and writing letters to the editor. This is good, but too early is too much. Inexperience shows in his race as well. Both he and Debby do not have signs yet, at least I have not seen them around town at this time.

Samuel Anderson is experienced and is getting well-groomed for the election and the position of city councilman. Not only is he running a campaign on limited funds mostly his own, he is showing how his fiscal responsibility can stretch a dollar to the maximum effect of gaining voters and building relationships at the same time. This is the character the people are screaming about for our council. Apparently the others are not listening. Samuel has and is working the streets.

It's amazing how the Manteca Bulletin and the Sun Post have not run any stories yet about the candidates or their bios. There are eight candidates let alone all the other races that are of concern to our city. However, there is plenty of space in both papers about the two incumbents. I think Carlon Perry is bias and is choosing to stay middle-left of the road instead of center-right where he stated long ago where his paper would be and stay. So far, he does not have my endorsement of being on any district board.

The Manteca Bulletin appears to be bias. They and the Sun Post need to start getting their act together and stop being bias about not writing about the candidates because it is now being obvious they are being ignored entirely. I have been the only one so far and the only one to have made local precinct polling by placing calls. I will continue this in two weeks from now and make more calls and post them to this site. I'm sure things will change by then. Stay tuned.

NOTE: This is not an official polling. It was done privately and independently of any service or news organization with official polling systems in place.

Tax and Spend Liberals Tend to Stick Together

Manteca City Councilman Steve DeBrum and Jack Snyder both have campaigned for Manteca's half-cent tax increase to place Manteca as the highest tax paying city in San Joaquin County. Not only did Steve DeBrum and Jack Snyder vote for this tax increase, Steve DeBrum was on the committee for the tax increase, something Jerry McNerney is proud of since he voted for three tax increases and bringing back the marriage penalty, death tax and many others.

This is typical of tax and spend liberals and while both Candidates Steve DeBrum and Jack Snyder are running at Republicans, they both are not fiscally responsible and do not support the conservative values of cutting taxes and limiting spending. The City of Manteca is currently 8.8 million dollars in debt.

Where we need to be concerned about is how they are going to be endorsed by the various organizations and political parties. The way it works is if you are a paying member of the party, and you are an incumbent, generally you will be endorsed. Honestly, the parties on both sides need to start cleaning house and get rid of those who vote for the members only. They have no clue to any of the others who show true Reagan Conservative values such as Samuel Anderson. He has said, 'no' to the establishment and has gone door-to-door garnering votes from every registered voter in Manteca.

What's troubling is the Manteca Bulletin and Sun Post have yet to write about the candidates with seven weeks left until the election except to take responses from Samuel Anderson and turn it into a letter to the editor including changing around his response in order to make his position look bad among voters. Where are you newspapers? How come you are not writing about the candidates? Is it because you don't have qualified reporters to do it right? I can believe that. Ben Marrone (Sun Post) is in my opinion the only well qualified journalist and man of his word from what I hear. Great job, Ben!

Last night was the South San Joaquin Republicans meeting with Frank Aquila. This man has it right and he's got the right stuff for the county as a whole including what the city of Manteca needs since he resides in Manteca. His organization has stepped up the values of the conservative base as well as set his city on fire for bringing more awareness to its citizens that we (Manteca) are the Family City. A Family City is a city with values, family values that are an American tradition of Christian values including values of several cultures that make up the family across the world. Job well-done, Frank!

Several candidates joined with Frank Aquila themed Dean Andal Night. Dean shined and delivered a short and to-the-point conservative family values to the citizens that showed up in record numbers, again, something that proves Frank must be doing something right. Everyone agreed that Sara Palin has rocked the house and shook up the establishment and it's so good that McCain is able to campaign as a Presidential candidate while his Vice-Presidential candidate is the one fighting Presidential candidate Barack Obama. It's so laughable because it shows how his inexperience glows more than his halo around his head. Joe Biden? Where is he? If anyone finds him, please let me know.

Out of the Manteca City Council candidates only Steve DeBrum and Samuel Anderson showed up. Debby Moorhead had briefly shown up and then left after about two minutes. Again, a poorly run campaign and very dysfunctional at best. As for the others, they were a no-show. I have some sound advice for the rest of you candidates and political bone-heads, Frank Aquila's group is the largest and most organized and most written about and happens to be in your city. You had better get to know him well and spend some time at his events if you ever want to keep your seats because eventually it will catch up to you.

Our city has been hijacked by the current council and paid off by the developers and contractors who work on the projects they vote for. They have increased our taxes and gotten us in debt. It's time for the truth to come out and we need a change. I personally want Samuel Anderson for our Mayor, but I'm willing to get him into the council first and let's make him the Pro-tem. That is Vice-Mayor for those who don't know this. The one with the most votes in the election obtains this position for the next two years.

Steve DeBrum and Jack Snyder are both tax and spend liberals who voted for the increase we have in Manteca and are responsible for the debt we are in. Jerry McNerney's record is in line with these two councilman and this is the reason why they have raised a record amount of contributions from developers and contractors to fight off the people trying to get them out of office. I have yet to hear from the others, but again, Samuel Anderson is still going door-to-door with his platform of reform and change for the better.

The Sun Doesn't Rise With Manteca Kiwanis

Last night the Manteca Senior Citizens Hall provided a spaghetti dinner with all the trimmings to all those who purchased a ticket to attend the dinner and bingo event. Sources tell me the dinner is a once a month event that gathers a couple hundred of Manteca seniors and their guests.

One of those guests happened to be Samuel Anderson and his wife Akemi. They attended the event with some of their senior friends expecting to have a good time and that they did even under the circumstances that happened.

What happened was and with typical good'ole fashion kindness of our senior citizens, one of the seniors in charge (Mayor Willies brother) happened to notice Samuel being in the crowd and asked him to stand up and come to the mic to be recognized. I asked Samuel what did he say.

"It was totally unexpected and I was honored to be recognized let alone get up and speak. So, I went to the mic and told everyone I was looking forward to this well-known spaghetti dinner for a long time and that I'm happy to be there among friends and I'm not here to speak about politics but if you wish to speak with me please feel free to stop by my table and get to know me, thank you."

That was it!

Why am I writing about the Manteca Kiwanis? Because Dennis Wyatt had mentioned in his article that THE CLUB happens to be the Manteca Kiwanis and if you ever expect to get on the city council you had better be a member of this organization. Samuel Anderson used to be a member of this organization.

What happened next was the Senior Center Advisory Board Chairperson Jo Ann Jamerson went up to Samuel's wife who she knows and asked her if she purchased a ticket. Akemi responded 'no' because they are a guest of some friends. Jo Ann told her that she needs to leave if she did not purchase a ticket. "I didn't take her seriously because it's just Jo Ann and quite frankly she's always been this way and she will never change, she's just a very bitter person and she apparently carries it over from her time with Kiwanis where we were members of before, she never liked us because Samuel was always a person to not accept indignant remarks from anyone, especially her," Akemi said.

What happened next was Jo Ann went to the mic and she said she had to say something. Here is what she said. "I need to say something here, out of respect for two of our members of our senior center, Jack Snyder and Steve DeBrum, we're not going to endorse Samuel Anderson. So, nobody here endorse this man and we don't allow this place to be a political platform for him (Samuel). He's not a member here and I want to make sure you understand."

Many of the seniors at that time appeared to be disgusted with Jo Ann Jamerson and went to Samuel and his wife and apologized for her remarks and some of them even mentioned that they will be voting for Samuel. They realized that Samuel and his wife were there as a guest only and it was rude to even mention this since he was asked to speak as a guest, not as a candidate which he did not campaign.

One other item came to my attention from my source is that a homeless family came to the doors and asked if they can have a plate of food. Jo Ann was there and she responded to them to go away because if you don't have a ticket, you don't eat, it's the rules. I was told that there was plenty of left-overs and even after all the people who had seconds, there still was enough food left over.

It appears that Jo Ann Jamerson still has a beef with Samuel Anderson and his wife because he does not conform to the standards and self-made rules of the Kiwanis organization. This organization is for people who do not have the money for several things related to hospitals and sicknesses and children. Why are they involved with politics? Why are they standing by and allowing this woman to take charge and say what she will? It's because Jack Snyder and Steve DeBrum support her and stand with her in their fight against Samuel Anderson becoming our next City Councilman of Manteca.

The Manteca Kiwanis should be ashamed of themselves. Furthermore, the front page of the Manteca Bulletin now has Captain Black-Jack Snyder walking precincts. Good luck, Jack! Make sure you take plenty of Geritol and whatever else you can take because you don't stand a chance against Samuel Anderson. It's time to retire and it's time to step down. It's the right thing to do for Manteca.

Follow The Money - Voters Beware!

In this election we are being bombarded with so much information and misinformation I need to set the record straight for everyone.

Two weeks ago Steve (The Milkman) DeBrum and Captain Black Jack Snyder raked in thousands of dollars for their campaign? How is the money going to be used? Here's a helpful hint.

Large road signs to place in front of traffic. Finally, thousands of advertisements that will go out all over the city to registered voters from businesses that are in business to mislead you. They want you to believe they are an organization that represents the people and they are sending you a voters guide on how to vote with a simple one-liner that has cleverly mentioned the two incumbents names.

Besides having associations 'Endorse' the incumbents because of their current votes on projects and positions with them, here is a partial list of Endorsements and Businesses to watch out for between now and election day who will try to sway your vote by a marketing gimmick from the two incumbents who are not really campaigning for your vote. They are instead paying these businesses to purchase your vote.

Gwendolyn Cross, CEO
BGK Consulting Firm
California Democratic Voter Guide
14570 Agave St
Moreno Valley, CA 92553

Kelley M. Moran
Publisher
COPS Voter Guide
705-2 E. Bidwell St. #370
Folsom, CA 95603

Kelley M. Moran
Publisher
California Vote by Mail Voter Guide
705-2 E. Bidwell St. #370
Folsom, CA 95603

The Trustees of the Central Valley Association of REALTORS® (CVAR)
Board of REALTORS® Political Action Committee (BORPAC)
D. Howard & Associates

BIA of the Delta
509 W. Weber Ave., Ste. 410
Stockton, CA 95203
Much of the cash from this group came from members of this organization.

Don't be fooled Manteca. Captain Black Jack Snyder and Steve (The Milkman) DeBrum are going to spend money on various businesses to try to impress you of their character and position.

A real voters guide would only show two-sides. It would compare one candidate over the others. It would show one candidate being for something and the other against it. It would then allow for you to decide who to vote for based on your values.

These voters guides inform you of who they (the business organization) are voting for. They do not get specific on details of any of the issues. Because they are a paid advertisement, they can say this. However, a true service organization can not mention this at all.

You have to ask yourself, has Jack and Steve campaigned at all to get your vote? No, they have not. I see only one candidate who is actually making a difference and is trying hard to win your votes and that person is Samuel Anderson. Why do I keep mentioning him? Because he's the only one that actually talks to me and others. The others? Well, hmmmmm.