Real Name: the annonymous Member Since: February 20, 2008 Last Signed In: June 18, 2008 Profile Views: 130 Blog Views: 1122 Tehachapi City Hall, at it again?!?! Reports Missing from the Tehachapi News March 08 April 08 May 08 June 08 July 08 August 08 September 08 
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Reports Missing from the Tehachapi News
Is it just me or do I see a lack of serious reporting in our very own Tehachapi News? I feel let down that our own Newspaper cannot report on the stories in our town that affect our lives. Dear Editor please respond:
Dear Editor can you explain why I get more accurate accounting's of what happens in our City Council meetings from the Desert News than I do from our own city's newspaper? I attend the meetings and what is reported in the Tehachapi News is not the meeting I attended. Please clarify this for me Dear Editor. Why was nothing reported in our paper about the Grand Jury Investigation of the Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District in the paper of March 3rd? The report came out February 28th. The Bakersfield Californian did a complete piece, the Desert News did a piece, albeit under the headline of Grand Jury Inquiry no doubt because Bill Deaver was a volunteer for the TVHD. The Tehachapi News finally published the initial Grand Jury report on March 10th with not nearly the fanfare of the Women's History Month and the ever-so insightful questions posed to Mayor Hand and May Pro-tem Vernon. Dear Editor did you think the citizens of Tehachapi did not have a right to know that the TVHD had been over-billing Medicare to the tune of $500,000 and because they have to pay this money back this will perhaps cause another delay in starting the hospital construction? And, the more delays the costlier the project? Did you ask for comments? Or, did you not report on this Grand Jury Investigation because in your heart of hearts you know this will give more credence to those of us who really wanted that Investigative Audit of City Hall. You seem to have turned against us. What about us Dear Editor? We outnumber the Hand group by considerable margins, yet these are the only people you listen to. What about our rights to know Dear Editor? After all we are voters too! What about the last council meeting Dear Editor? You printed absolutely nothing about that. Don't you think perhaps the public might like to know the outcome of a vote on Section 8 housing? This was a pretty hot an heavy meeting, and yet you wrote nothing about this? Why not Dear Editor? You wrote plenty about Women's History month, a full page spread in fact, with your ever-so insightful questions of Mayor Hand and Mayor Pro-tempore Vernon. Now which story do you think is more likely to impact our lives, Section 8 housing or the Mayor's wisdom on Women's History month? 23 comments from 9 users
posted by
calvintehachapi
on Mar 14, 2008 at 04:26 AM
Attn: Peter DeArmond, the new TN General Manager (and the Editor's boss) you should be the one to respond to this blog! Is this a community based newspaper or one devoted to cronyism? If it's the latter, you run the risk of losing subscribers. If that happens, you also run the risk of losing advertisers. If that happens, you all run the risk of losing your jobs! This is not a threat...it's a reasonable appeal.
posted by
robertcarter
on Mar 13, 2008 at 05:44 PM
Hey Editor - I would like to see your response. posted by
teresr
on Mar 13, 2008 at 03:52 PM
These are all reasonable questions and I too would like an answer. I understand that staffing may be an issue, however, there certainly appears to be a bias on the editor's part as to what news gets disseminated to the public. I don't believe there is laziness involved, but this being the small town that it is, there is favoritism aka cronyism involved, in my opinion. posted by
calvintehachapi
on Mar 13, 2008 at 09:30 AM
Well, you've given two options here Robert. So, since the Editor was present throughout this entire meeting but chose only to give a full page to Hand and Vernon's interview about the "Women In History" and not ONE WORD about the Section 8 and City's offer of $700,000.00 presentattion, that leaves only one of your options left, doesn't it? posted by
robertcarter
on Mar 13, 2008 at 08:02 AM
Is this lack of reporting due to a new "good Old Boy" network, or just lazy reporting? I found out yesterday (3/12/08) about the High School's Vice princupal not being rehired in the Californian. The story was not on this website then (it is now). I got a feeling it is both favoritism and lazyness. posted by
calvintehachapi
on Mar 13, 2008 at 05:25 AM
Yeah, Editor. I think your new general manager ought to hold you accountable for your "selective reporting". You didn't mention ONE WORD about that section 8 housing proposal presentation even after many citizens stood in line at the podium to speak out against it. And, this was the developer's SECOND attempt to ramrod this through with Garrett's blessing. (And OUR $700,000.00). NOW, they are going to make a THIRD attempt at the next Council meeting on March 17th. as listed on the agenda #5. Are you leaving it up to US to inform the citizens of this news? I understand the AV Press is interested in publishing this news so why not the Tehachapi News? Isn't "selective reporting" the same as Censorhip??
posted by
ProgressoDasani
on Mar 12, 2008 at 09:26 PM
Yeah, I'd like to have some answers to this too. These seem like pretty reasonable questions. What's up, Editor? posted by
myopinion
on Mar 12, 2008 at 08:55 PM
Reminds me of the whole Capital Hills situation. How many people know all the facts, I mean the whole story? Few indeed I'm sure. It's like something out of a big city corruption conspiracy seen in a movie. |
