VOTE for STAN BECKHAM for Tehachapi City Council.

My name is Stan Beckham.  I am running for City Council and I am asking for your vote.  My name is on the ballot because I read the instructions and met the requirements, ON TIME!  I guarantee you I am not your usual slick politician with rehearsed and scripted answers for every question.  I will tell you what I believe, based on what I’ve learned from my years of experience in this city, in corporate business, in owning a small business, in security and the military.

Accordingly, I will be open to your concerns and questions.  For this reason I have established a Web site that I will keep up and running where YOU can have a TRULY OPEN forum.  Your political speech will NOT be edited on my Web site.  Go to www.StanStanding4U.com.  The sight is currently under construction, but within a few days there will be a blog section open to everyone.  Free and un-edited political debate is what built our Great Country; this is why you should VOTE for STAN BECKHAM.

Those of you wanting change and a positive direction in our City Council will find that we agree on many of the major and important issues.  I give you my oath that I will demand the highest quality from those that serve you, demand better negotiated contracts, and demand transparency in your city government to make it easier for you to stay abreast of what is going on. 

Our small businesses will cease getting the run-around from City Hall because of the heavy-handed running of these departments by our City Manager Jason Caudle (current Council Member and Former Mayor Mariana Teel’s son-in-law) and David James, our Planning Director with his disrespectful attitude towards the citizens and the planning commission.  They forget they work FOR the City Council who represent the citizens of Tehachapi and, in Mr. James' case, he works FOR the Planning Commission, not the other way around.

Our small businesses should THRIVE.  There is no reason to build our city income simply on tax revenues from overbuilt housing.  We have many other assets to offer to bring in money and the Chamber of Commerce needs our support in planning for this vision.  VOTE for STAN BECKHAM.

Our children should not have to move away because they can't find a decent job in our community that pays a living wage.  With proper leadership, we can plan and build a city to be proud of!
 

I've been watching the blogs and news articles regarding the 'new' fire department, the new police department, a new hospital, and so on.  First we had a tremendous amount of new home building that was going to proceed, then, “just before elections”, a sudden MORATORIUM on building until a $100,000 consultant can tell the city where they went wrong!

These sudden “surprises” are nothing but inexperience, mismanagement, lack of leadership and complete disorganization.  ELECT me, STAN BECKHAM and I will give my all to make the changes and bring professionalism and common sense to our city government. 

I am embarrassed that our city council has given up their power to Jason Caudle and David James.  The council has abdicated its’ responsibility to the community and allowed these two incompetents to completely rip this city to pieces.  This last statement has been proven by the continuing ineptness that has been displayed of late and reported somewhat in the local news, but mostly on your blogs.  Your BLOGS prove the discontent of the people.

Registered voters of the City of Tehachapi will be seeing a postcard mailer from me coming out within the next few days briefly outlining why you should vote for me.  If you would like a yard sign, please call 822-1907.

Things that make me wonder:  “I read the Tehachapi News along with many other papers, and interestingly enough, I find more detailed information about our City Council Meetings in the California City Newspaper.  Hmmm!”