Manteca Mayor Posts Half-Truths On His Website

I finally saw an advertisement on the MB regarding Mayor Willie Weatherford and had to click on it.  I was taken to his website.  It's a giant one-page advertisement with one image taking up the entire page.  I want to go through it so we can see just how honest this website is.

1.  "The local job market has increased to over 24,000 jobs"

What is wrong with this picture?  Do we even have those many jobs available with the mount of businesses in the City of Manteca?  No, we don't.  How is it so when we are currently at a 14.2% jobless rate in Manteca?  How can he rationalize the shear number of people who live in Manteca and those who are at legal age to work?  We have a population of 65,000 living in the City of Manteca.  Out of that number we have retired and school children which make up a considerable amount.  Then we have those who stay at home and raise the family.  Then we have several other categories that do not work either.  This with the amount of retail space and unoccupied LARGE buildings and warehouses, we just don't have the numbers he's touting.  If Willie is trying to say to us that we've enlarged this city enough to allow this number, then he can say it.  But, he's not!

2.  "The value of Manteca property has doubled, affording a major benefit to your city services"

The value of homes in Manteca has dropped.  It's going to continue to drop once January 1, 2011 arrives because of the Obama tax increases from the new health care bill that passed.  More homes will go under and more people will move away from Manteca.  What major benefit to our city services has this happened other than all the layoffs and cut-backs and forced early retirements in order to bring city budgets under control?  Just recently, the city manager Steve Pinkerton took a pay cut. 

3.  "Taxable sales have tripled - as a result of increased visitors - providing more services at no additional costs to residents"

Today's Headlines: "Manteca retail sales drop just 2.4%".  California as a whole plunges 15% in 3Q comparisons.  He's right about one thing...taxes have increased, but not for revenue generating services.  Our taxes in Manteca are the highest in the county.  We are part of some of the highest in the entire State.  I don't care what he might think or write about, EVERYTHING COSTS! 

On November 2, 2010 - Who will YOU be voting for?  More of the same?  Or, simply vote them out? 

Mayoral Candidate Ben Cantu Attacks Councilwoman Debby Moorhead

It's no secret!  The political attacks are now a reality in the race for Mayor of Manteca.  Here's the clincher I found out about the Manteca Bulletin having mentioned that Samuel Anderson is the one that takes it to the floor like an ultimate fighter.  But first, here's a little something from Dennis Wyatt in his first sentence of this article: "Get ready for one of the most polite - and possibly closest - races for mayor Manteca has ever seen."

Dennis Wyatt continues to say, "Regardless of how the race is handicapped at this stage, one thing is for sure: This will be a race involving manners and not throat cutting although Anderson has a reputation for being more than strident."  You can read it all right here. 

"Weatherford, Cantu, and Moorhead are all sincere when they say they respect each other. In fact, they are all members of the same service club - the Manteca Noon Kiwanis. They have disagreed in the past without wielding an ax to bury in the other guy’s back. In other words, they are cordial and don’t throw a fit when they don’t get their way nor do they resort to personal attacks."

Is that so, Dennis?  Really?  Are you SURE???

Huh, well...let's see what we have here.  Could it be, oh, yes, yes, that's who he is...Ben Cantu!  What?  A political ad in the Big Bopper Shopper?  Yes, you can view it here.  Better yet, let me show you the ad.

Wow!  This is really amazing!  What was it that Dennis Wyatt said about 'Weatherford, Cantu, and Moorhead'?  Oh, yes...they "respect each other."  And let's not forget they are all members of the Kiwanis.  Oh, and they don't wield an ax in each others back.  Really?  "Nor do they result to personal attacks."

What does this ad say?  Well, it says "Ms. Moorhead" two times in the same paragraph.  She has "fallen in line", and is lacking...in safety, leadership, focus, response, being fiscal and has NO CULTURE.  Could it be he's pissed off about her running for mayor?  Who cares!  Debby is running because it's going to give Willie the advantage of splitting the votes.

So, Dennis Wyatt says that Samuel Anderson needs to tone it down, keep it straight and ethical and "Regardless of how the race is handicapped at this stage, one thing is for sure: This will be a race involving manners and not throat cutting."  Dennis goes on to say, "Cantu has been shaping up as a formidable candidate as he has been running a low-key campaign."  LMAO!!!

"There is one thing that can totally upset the apple cart of anyone’s version of conventional wisdom and that’s Samuel Anderson."  I agree!  Either way, his running in the race to be on the council is a good decision this year.  I think he'll get it.  He has my vote.  

KEEP RUNNING THOSE ADS BEN...AND DEBBY, YOU NEED TO FIGHT BACK...COME ON, SHOW YOUR LOVE, CUT HIS THROAT!