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Thank you for your support. I will do everything within my power to listen to your concerns and make the changes you would like to see. Working together, we can make our great City of Tehachapi a safe, healthy and productive community.
Real Name: Stan Beckham Cell: (661)822-1907 Member Since: May 29, 2006 Last Signed In: June 28, 2008 Profile Views: 5873 Blog Views: 6760 Your Tax Dollars At Waste, AGAIN! Support Main Street Tehachapi Requesting Investigative Audit of Tehachapi City Accounting TUSD - Student Resource Officer Response to Mr. Cajones DON'T FORGET TO BE AT THE MEETING, IT'S YOUR FUTURE CITY NEW CITY HALL & CIVIC CENTER - TOWN MEETING New Hall Ambulance Station Council Member Beckham Attends League of California Cities HENRY L. SCHAEFFER ELECTION RESULTS October 06 November 06 December 06 January 07 February 07 March 07 April 07 May 07 June 07 July 07 August 07 September 07 October 07 November 07 December 07 January 08 February 08 March 08 April 08 May 08 June 08 July 08 
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First, my thanks to all of you who turned out to vote today for the candidates and ballot initiatives of your choice. And, personally, thank you for your support.
Many of you have contacted me to ask why the KGOV channel is not posting the outlying areas' election results and why there are still only 1 of 4 precincts for the City of Tehachapi showing as being counted (as of 12:30 a.m.)? I just spoke with Ann Barnett and she explained that the KGOV broadcast is being generated from their Web site and the Web site refreshes every 5 minutes. When it refreshes it throws the page you are viewing back to the top which, is the Governor's race. The length of scroll time from the Governor's results to the Sheriff's results is about 5 minutes and, you guessed it...the city council races follow that, also the propositions. So, unless you have access to the Kern County Clerks' Web site from a computer, the results of the elections won't be showing on television. Their web site address is http://elections.co.kern.ca... Next, Ann assured me that all the precincts from Tehachapi have been received, but what is slowing up the counting process is the very heavy write-in voting for Henry. I believe this means good news for Henry, because from what I've heard Henry was being written in a lot. Also, the one precinct you were seeing this evening was the absentee ballots that the county had already received by mail. The count won't be 'unofficially' completed until Wednesday morning. Lastly, a sincere word of thanks to the Tehachapi News, editor Carin Enovijas, and the staff, for allowing all of us to participate in their blog forum and for allowing me to campaign heavily on their blog forum. While this practice is commonplace in larger cities, this is relatively new to the Tehachapi news and they should be applauded for their efforts in delivering a platform which allows the citizens of Tehachapi a forum for freedom of speech. Thanks again for all of your support and encouragement throughout the campaign and now onward and upward from here. Please keep those thoughts and questions coming. Best regards, Stan I was promted to write this because of a "blind blog post" done by 'beenthere' http://www.tehachapinews.co...
You would think that only people who keep abreast of the issues would dare put a statement like that in writing. Go figure! Dear Mr. or Ms. 'beenthere', & nbsp; First it is NOT mudslinging or negative campaigning when the statements being made can be verified and are the truth. The fact that you are not a student of the news does not make what is said a half-truth.
& nbsp; It is NOT for anyone to have to prove anything to you. You need to do your own investigation of the facts as I have. The information is all out there for you to find. But you are like a lot of people, you want someone to do the research and thinking for you and then you can sit back and “try” to throw rocks. That’s the easy way out. So far you have not done your homework.
& nbsp; First, go to the City’s Web site. Then actually read the newspaper for several months back. Not just the Tehachapi News, but also the Mojave and California City papers for the whole story. Then talk with people who know what they are talking about. They can discuss the upside and the downside to all of the issues. Only then you can take a stand, make your decisions and call me a liar, or not qualified for the job.
& nbsp; And, by the way, when I am elected, and I will be, if Mrs. Teel is re-elected she will find it to her benefit to work with me. I will be demanding on behalf of the citizens of Tehachapi. I will demand that David James and Jason Caudle do their jobs to your benefit. You may find me combative, but that is the excuse weak people use when confronted with a demand for ethics, high standards and professionalism.
& nbsp; Not one thing I have stated in this campaign has been a lie or half-truth, or wild accusation as you call it.
& nbsp; And by the way, Jason Caudle was going to announce the name of the new Chief of Police on November 1st. As of this writing no such announcement has been made even though a job want ad was placed for a secretary for this individual. Surely even Jason Caudle isn’t stupid enough to hire his former boss Steve Perez and bring a Grand Jury investigation down on the City of Tehachapi!!!
& nbsp; You accuse me of bashing the “job of serving our city.” I am not bashing the job, I am bashing the civil servants who are clearly becoming antiquated and outclassed, who have not used their common sense and who have cost us millions in taxpayer dollars that could have been better spent elsewhere. I am bashing our system of no term limits where the mayor is elected by popularity vote of the city council and not by the people. That is why they have been able to play musical chairs all these years. That is called backroom politics for your edification (look it up.)
& nbsp; I applaud anyone who gives of his or her time to this crucial civil service function because the monetary reimbursement is not there. But, the NEPOTISM and CRONYISM HAS TO STOP. Change has to be made because your city council is NOT listening to the citizens. As the lady said, just read Mariana Teel’s statement above, it doesn’t make any sense. And, we need term limits. Time has moved on and way past the system of government we currently have in our City. Change has to be made.
& nbsp; You are the one spreading half-truths and innuendo when you infer that I am not a citizen of Tehachapi. My family moved here in 1948. My father was a local businessman. I went to local schools, played football as a Tehachapi Warrior and then went on to college. I went to Vietnam and served my country. I then worked for Lloyd’s Bank in international banking along with the federal government. After retirement with Lloyd’s I owned a small business and sold that out successfully and moved back to Tehachapi, my home. I have lived continually in Tehachapi for the past 20 years.
& nbsp; Phil Smith made the innuendo that I have funds from special interests because I have “fancy signs, mailers and ads.” I have funded my campaign completely on my own and have accepted endorsements from no one. Phil Smith obviously didn’t sign the same ethics pledge that I did regarding slander when I turned in my campaign package, because he did not state the truth and has no facts to back up his statement.
& nbsp; Phil Smith and Mariana Teel did not even spend the $500 to put ANY information about themselves on the voters’s ballot. Campaigning is called applying for the job. These two have NOT even applied for the job. The only reason you saw the statements they made above is that it was offered for FREE by the Tehachapi News.
& nbsp; I challenge YOU to prove any of the innuendo that you have put in your Blog. Quote me chapter and verse and I’ll be happy to continue this debate. I also challenge you to put your name out there and quit hiding behind your computer if you really have a stand and really have something to say.
& nbsp; More facts and proof on Teel and her ethics regarding the Nunes Ranch Property to come; watch for it.
Stan Beckham
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