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- Written by: Hannah Faith Lee
Not being one to linger in disappointment I am pleased to offer my congratulations to Patrick Sullivan for treasurer-tax collector, Charise Reynolds for Middletown School Board and Susan Krones for district attorney.
On Wednesday, I called Rich Ford to congratulate him as well. Although the final election results won’t be out until the Registrar of Voters Office completes the process and certifies the election, he is leading by a sizable margin for his reelection as assessor-recorder; it is highly unlikely the results will change much.
Making Lake County a place of prosperity through continuous self-examination, process improvement and accountability rests squarely on his shoulders. I wish him well.
As for me, I end my campaign for elected office as I began, with gratitude and appreciation to everyone who encouraged and believed in me — my campaign team, endorsers, everyone who donated time or money, those of you who cast a vote in my favor and my fiancé who supported me 100%. It was an experience of a lifetime.
It was never in my calculus to run for elected office. I ran because I was asked by business and community leaders and because I was convinced I could make a difference.
As I look back over the last few months, I believe that I did make a positive difference by calling attention to the importance of the assessor-recorder operations.
Friends are asking if it was worth the time and energy it took to run for assessor-recorder. My response? A resounding yes. I have learned so much, met so many people dedicated to the beautiful place we all call home, and established wonderful relationships I will cherish.
At the core of public service is an important premise I have always operated under: The people served are the boss — they essentially sign our paychecks. It behooves those of us who go into public service to listen to their feedback, address their interests and treat them with respect.
I did my best and I hope, in some small way, the path for better communication, improved services, transparency and especially for meaningful change in the Assessor-Recorder’s Office has been widened.
Hannah Faith Lee lives in Kelseyville, California.
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- Written by: Angela Carter
After finally hearing Farrington admit to having no jury trial experience at the candidate's forum in Middletown, I thought someone should investigate the accuracy of his claim that he is qualified to be DA by virtue of his position as a hearing officer in Mendocino County.
An official for Mendocino County has looked into this and has advised that Farrington has conducted precisely ONE hearing as a hearing officer. Take a look at your ballot. Farrington lists himself as attorney/hearing officer. It strikes me as exaggeration at best and deception at worst.
I have been an attorney in Lake County for nearly 30 years. I have never seen a fellow attorney exaggerate such minimal credentials to such a tremendous extent. I am embarrassed for my profession that a fellow attorney would behave in such a manner.
Farrington recently put a quote in a letter to the voters of Lake County. He said, "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men and women to do nothing.” This quote is routinely and falsely attributed to Edmund Burke, but a little research will show that he never said it.
A better and more applicable quote is this one by Plato: "The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men."
Thankfully, the good men and women of Lake County, with long and proven records of service and actual dedication and devotion to the protection of public safety, have come out in droves to endorse and support Susan Krones.
The Deputy Sheriff's Association, long-serving and devoted prosecutors like Rich Hinchcliff and Rachel Abelson, Judge Robert Crone, Judge Arthur Mann, our Congressman Mike Thompson, our Sen. Mike McGuire and many others have joined together to support the humble, honest and hard-working candidate who has spent decades working on behalf of the public.
Join them and vote for Susan Krones for DA.
Angela Carter is an attorney. She lives in Kelseyville, California.
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- Written by: Charise Reynolds
I only knew one of the three or four people who were running at that time. I attended a candidate forum and I talked to other parents who were involved. And, I voted.
Never in my wildest dreams did I think that I would be here just three and a half short years later running for the same school board.
But, as I've taken the time to get to know the members of my district, I realize how many people are just like me and don't plan to vote on any race they haven't researched. There are also a lot of people who either don't think they need to vote if they don't have a child in school or that they no longer need to pay attention now that their kids are grown.
I've been doing my best to educate people on the issues. And, also to let them know why it very much does matter that they weigh in on the school board race.
School board issues affect the community at large. According to the California School Board Association, "The role of the school board is to ensure that school districts are responsive to the values, beliefs and priorities of their communities."
That means everyone. Not just parents. Not even just parents and grandparents. Everyone. Future generations who will have a say and who will vote on matters that affect the rest of us are being educated right now. How many of us have said, "Well back in my day we …"
Here is our opportunity to have a say. Here is our opportunity to make a difference in our community.
One of the things I will take away from this whole experience is that going forward I will be researching everything. No longer will I be content to sit on the sidelines for ANY race in which I have the legal right and obligation in which to have a say.
Please, make a difference and vote for me, Charise Reynolds, on June 7.
Charise Reynolds is a candidate for the Middletown Unified School Board. She lives in Middletown, California.
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- Written by: Joe Schuster
A problem developed between myself and an old friend that I was helping care for and taking care of what he needed done while he was in a care home in Lakeport for just under a year.
When my friend's ex-wife found out he was getting close to the end of life she showed up one day and started right away to manipulate my friend just like when they were married. But this time it was to get all my friend’s money and assets before he died, including three trucks and several guns my friend had given me a year or so earlier.
So they hired Farrington, the only shady lawyer that would take them.
Farrington wrote me a letter and in this letter Farrington formally demanded bring all the unregistered guns that were given to me a year or so earlier and $60,000 to his office and hand over these unregistered guns and money directly to him so he could bypass the gun registration and background checks laws and hand over unregistered guns to a sick and unstable convicted felon.
Not only is this highly illegal but extremely dangerous to public safety. This is how mass shootings happen. I did not appreciate being threatened so I sent Farrington a reply letter and refused his demands. I had to educate him on federal and California gun laws.
Farrington got so upset I refused the almighty Farrington that he filed a lawsuit in my friend's name (encouraged by the ex-wife) on me not only for the guns and money but added on a few claims of elder abuse.
I have found out that this practice of adding on elder abuse claims is a fairly common practice on many of Farrington’s lawsuits. Just trying to gain sympathy from the judge and jury.
In my case Farrington just stroked my attorney and I along for about a year until the pressure of my evidence got to him.
Farrington pleaded to the court to be released from the case because he did not want another loss on his record.
The whole law enforcement and justice system needs to be overhauled. From bad cops and profiling sheriff deputies to biased judges and no good lying lawyers.
We need someone in the District Attorney’s Office that has zero tolerance on all crimes and goes for maximum prison time.
The District Attorney’s Office is no place for an unqualified and dangerous person like Farrington.
Do not be fooled by Farrington and his B.S. Do a little research yourself. Look in the shadows. Talk to people in and around the courthouse. Talk to local attorneys. Dig up the facts before you vote.
Farrington is a bad apple for Lake County. Beware of his slick B.S.
Farrington is bad for the justice system and bad for Lake County residents.
Joe Schuster lives in Upper Lake, California.
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