By a 4-1 vote Tuesday, July 24, the supervisors sent to the Nov. 6 ballot a measure that, if passed by voters, would allow supervisors to sit for three four-year terms, rather than the two-term limit now in place.
The three-term limit, the measure states, would be for terms served in a lifetime, not just consecutively.
All four supervisors who voted in favor of the term-limit extension are either serving their second elected term or have won a second term yet to be started.
Without a term-limit extension, Frank “Larry” Rhustaller and Ken Vogel would be termed out in 2014. Carlos Villapudua and Steve Bestolarides would be termed out in 2016, after both secured a second term with a win in the most recent primary election.
Supervisor Leroy Ornellas, who represents Tracy and Mountain House and will be termed out of his seat this fall, cast the lone no vote.
He earlier made a motion to add language stating that none of the present supervisors would be eligible to run for a consecutive third term if voters passed term-limit extensions, according to the board’s clerk. That motion failed for lack of a second.
Even if the vote passed in November, Ornellas would not be eligible to run again this year, he said before Tuesday’s vote, as he did not run in the June 5 primary.
Tracy City Councilman Bob Elliott and Tracy Planning Commissioner Rhodesia Ransom are campaigning for Ornellas’ seat this fall.
I'd hate to be a fly on the wall when / if that happens. My guess, and its only a guess he may not support your peripheral canal idea. Because it can take away from our local farmer's water supplies.
Missinformation again.
You showed us your guess and I showed us my guess.
However many guesses you or I give is irrelavent. And you may want to be aware that statistics favor my guess, because the majority does not approve a peripheral canal.
It is like heart bypass surgery on an existing canal.
Instead of building two canals, for the price of two...
Why not repair the one we already have?
Has Governor Brown explained why he cannot use what we already have?
Notice: I never called him "moonbeam"
I just wonder why Californians can't get they answers they're all asking, TomBenigno.
Hope that explained it.
Thank you very much for the compliment, Mr. Pombo is good company to have.
Some people run for office to keep things straight, in our town it's different. Let's hope that major changes come to Tracy after November, but from were I sit I see more of the same. My help to the Tracy tax payers is to just alert them of the problems to come.
I guess I am a big fool, by not exposing the problems sooner.
Thanks.
The mayor gets paid to lie about issues that will help special interest agendas, and one of the was the Aquafur which you mention.
You like drinking sewer water that's ok with me, maybe that's way you can't understand politics your brain has been effected?
An aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock or unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, or silt) from which groundwater can be usefully extracted using a water well. The study of water flow in aquifers and the characterization of aquifers is called hydrogeology. Related terms include aquitard,
which is a bed of low permeability along an aquifer, [1]
and aquiclude (or aquifuge), which is a solid, impermeable area underlying or overlying an aquifer. If the impermeable area overlies the aquifer pressure could cause it to become a confined aquifer.
Reference:wikipedia.com
Are you saying here that our mayor is on the take?
-BM
But in the meantime, does this summarize what he has deduced: 'If you don't agree him then you "like drinking sewer water"'?
In Tracy, it's probably a lot dirt, rock, clay.
As I stated before you need to stop before you make a BIGGER Fool of yourself.
n aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock or unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, or silt) from which groundwater can be usefully extracted using a water well. The study of water flow in aquifers and the characterization of aquifers is called hydrogeology. Related terms include aquitard,
which is a bed of low permeability along an aquifer, [1]
and aquiclude (or aquifuge), which is a solid, impermeable area underlying or overlying an aquifer. If the impermeable area overlies the aquifer pressure could cause it to become a confined aquifer.
Reference: wikipedia.com
You are getting into unchartered waters at this point. You had better leave it alone.
The reason I did not vote for you is because I saw your opponent out there on the canals doing his research. You do realize we already have two of these canals in Tracy? This is not unchartered waters.
They shut down a canal because of environmental issues. If the governor is not willing to have a conversation about water, with the voters, I am voting NO! We need to learn to use what we have.
Sorry.
With you around I need to self proclaim my good deeds. Who does your work for you,surely not your employees?
As for the other question the canal or tunnel will be built like it or not. Tell it to the farmers who don't want it? The rest of the voters don't even know what the canal is for, and neither do you sir.
Enjoy your day.
Tom -
In case you missed my response to you.
Ornellas beat you
Water. You have no idea what you are talking about. Just to name one.
I respect a lot of farmers...not you
You attack people who don't blog also
What jobs?
Dale Cose is right about you
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Would an undeclared political contribution of "Pombo Hay" be a "good deed"?
Enforcing "Eminent Domain" to acquire private property for public affordable housing be a "good deed"?
All your innuendo, half truths and lies... would they be examples of "good deeds"?
FYI, Wrong again Gramps, I said nothing about a canal or tunnel. Dementia or what, poor reading for comprehension skills?
If the voters don't know what the canal is for, why would they vote for a massive boondoggle?
First, there is cost.
Second, there is environmental issues that are unresolved from the last canal they shut down. Telling the voters that those concerns don't matter will not help the governor's campaign.
I could fix the canal issue myself, by proposing a water diversion (outside the pumps to a collection pond), when delta smelt are detected in the supply line.
This is California the land of ingenuity, but the president said we couldnt even build the golden gate bridge anymore. This is why we elected a governor who knows how to sort these things out instead of wasting our tax money.
You did. I think what he's trying to say is that he helped several Democrats get elected, by unsuccessfully running for offices, including a bid for Congress.
I really do not believe it had anything to do with the outcome, but if you happen to be a Democrat you may be saying yes he did do something good. I'm not saying that personally either way.
I just don't know how on earth he can take credit for Democrats creating California jobs, when the facts show we are losing jobs right and left.
1. Right.
2.About Ornellas he lost.
3.Council meetings bring on the topic.
4.Farmers already have a bad name ask around!!!
5.I make statements about people who don't put their name out there,and attack me like you.
6.I brought hundreds of jobs to many in this town and all over the state. What have you done?
Find someone else to push trash on you can't beat me.
self proclaimed genius, admired by... himself
"P.S my votes caused a run off, that means a great deal, in todays economy."
Certainly a great deal more... additional costs. Typical senseless RINO.
TomBenigno,
Do you say that because the vast majority of the farmers (and voters) do not support the governor's peripheral canal?
Water. You have no idea what you are talking about. Just to name one.
I respect a lot of farmers...not you
You attack people who don't blog also
What jobs?
Dale Cose is right about you
Been watchin ole Tom get a little uppity fer awhile now an wonder in when you guys were gonna set him straight again.
All I can attribute it ta is that it must be all this hot weather an he's gettin sort of cranky.
I'll leave it ta ya cus yer doin a fine job an I can devote my attentions elsewhare.
I'm sorry to inform you that a vast number of people voted for me. Could we consider that you are not even a voter in this area. The answer could be yes, until you disclose your name who cares!!!
P.S my votes caused a run off, that means a great deal, in todays economy.
Sorry!!
I'm sorry, I do not want to get into a debate where you tell a voter that my vote does not count and I respond by saying yes it does and you respond by saying... oh nevermind. Let's move on.
I do have one question. If you would be kind enough to oblige. Were the candidates listed in alphabetical order, by last name? Benigno first?
Sorry, but honestly, I cannot remember.
When the pot calls the kettle it goes.
When I see a candidate who claims to be Republican, I do not automatically vote for him or her.
That candidate has to be able to explain why they feel I should vote for them, over the other candidate.
When you ran I may have voted for someone else.
Sirry, too late for explanations now.
It is really unfortunate that "has-bens like yourself" are able to post your opinions without disclosing who you are. You don't care for me, but one would bet you don't even know why.
Here are a few reasons
You attack the new Admin Assistant before she works her first day in Tracy
You attack Leroy Ornellas because he won and you lost.
You speak at council meetings without knowing the facts
You give farmers a bad name
You make ridiculous statements on this blog about people you don't even know
You have never done anything productive to help the City
Does that help?
In this case, I feel the local voters are wide awake.
Many of us do on a daily basis. An thank ya fer mentionin it.
Ornellas has already served more than two terms plus, thank God he will soon be out of office!!!
Here's one who will be voting "NO"