This post is reviewing some of the continuing developments in the “Chmielewski Payoff Scandal”(tm), (trademark pending because it’s going to be the name of Vern and my new Punk Polka band.)
The biggest news is as yet only an unverified rumor: that Farrah Khan will not be be accepting a “Truth” Award over Zoom on Saturday night after all. (Vicente Sarmiento — I’m trying to remember to call Vince “Vicente” — will still be receiving his Truth Award, which seems cool and proper.) Why, if so? The possibilities include:
- Farrah actually realized that she was provoking the god of Irony and feared some hilarious untoward fate if she went ahead with it
- Melahat Rafiei, who presumably pushed Ada to give both Sarmiento and Farrah for these awards, has given up on Farrah
- Ada Briceno, who does not need this craziness in her life, has given up on Melahat
- DPOC members have finally aroused themselves and talked sense into their Dear Leader
- It’s a fake-out to keep me from writing another chapter in this saga. (Didn’t work!)
- Patrick Strader?
Next most significant, Mark Newgent tells more of his own story about his battles with Dan Chmielewski, with some details I didn’t publish (or even know!), on Facebook, right here, which we’ll quote in full:
Remember when “Liberal OC’s Bullying Democrat” was harassing me and my minor children? He just paid me $18,000! Justice!
Just before filing a frivolous lawsuit against me over my ballot title of “Retired Army Captain” the “Liberal OC” blogger Dan Chiemlewski attacked my minor children using their school records in a nasty political smear.
Dan Chiemlewski somehow got his hands on my minor children’s personal Irvine Unified School District (IUSD) records and published them to intimidate me.
IUSD is silent on how he got his hands on such records as private emails between myself and my son’s first grade teacher… but he got them and anything else he thought he could use to intimidate me into quitting the race. This just before candidate filing was over at 5PM, 12 August 2020. The attacks on my children and intimidation coincided perfectly with Republican party leadership calling me to get me to pull out of the race before the close of candidate filling with the city.
Presumably Dan Chiemlewski was working with someone within IUSD to gain access to my children’s records to harass me…
This makes sense when you realize in 2020 I was running against the well-known corrupt Irvine Council Member (and my guess is, possible future federal inmate) MIKE CARROLL. If you didn’t know, Mike Carroll’s wife Betty Carroll was on the IUSD school board in 2020 with full access to my kid’s school records!
I have been told Betty Carroll hates me ever since I ran against her for IUSD School Board in 2016. The first time I met Betty Carroll was in a crowded room just before a PTA IUSD Board candidates forum. Then candidate Betty Carroll aggressively and angrily confronted me about a rumor. A rumor someone passed on to her that I had said that she is a “bad person”. I was shocked at how aggressive she was. It struck me as a hot head overreaction. It felt like she wanted to literally slap me in front of everyone there. This from someone who I never met before!
In my opinion, it’s more likely than not Mrs. Carroll discussed and/or gave her husband Mr. Carroll (and his friends) my children’s personal IUSD school records to use to intimidate me for the political purpose relating to the 2020 Irvine City Council race. FYI, thankfully Mrs. Carroll is no longer on IUSD Board.
This disgusting attack against my minor children only strengthened my resolve. Like anyone I love my children more than anything in this world. The title I am most proud of is being a dad. The greatest achievement I will ever do in life is take care of my kids and I am very content with that fact.
Before this attack on my children, Mike Carroll could have simply asked me to back out of the city council race. I would have listened and maybe even backed out as I didn’t have anything against him at the time (later I was told he won’t even talk to me due to Mrs. Carroll’s feelings). Since then I have learned the truth about Mike Carroll. He has proven himself to be the lowest of the low. Just google him to see how low. He even had to delete his elected official Facebook page…
When the attack on my children didn’t work, Dan Chiemlewski promptly sued me and FAILED spectacularly…!!! I swear no one told me ahead of time to get the best anti-slapp lawyer in the state (credit to Jeff Lewis Law Firm). It was pure coincidence my lawyers that specialize in anti-slapp motions were already on retainer to win this case in less than 15 minutes in court…
***My lawyers are awesome and I highly recommend Jeff L., Chris G. (tagged) and Sean R.
After we won in court, we filed an anti-slapp motion to collect our legal fees of $18,000 defending against this frivolous lawsuit. We won that too!
Dan Chiemlewski also sued the City of Irvine over my ballot title. Causing the city to use YOUR TAX PAYER DOLLARS to defend against his behavior. I think the City of Irvine should try to get their legal fees back too. If you want to contact the Irvine City Attorney Jeff Melching his public contact information: JMelching@rutan.com, or (714) 641-3422, https://www.rutan.com/attorneys/jeffrey-melching/ or contact the city council to request to get our tax dollars back.
After losing the anti-slapp motion Dan Chiemlewski did not want to pay his court ordered debt. Eventually we served Dan Chiemlewski at his 1.4 million-dollar Irvine home to bring him in front of a judge so he can explain why he can’t pay the court ordered debt.
At the very last-minute Dan Chiemlewski paid me $18,000 through his lawyer (Mark Rosen) to avoid appearing in court and an embarrassing “debtors’ exam”. His previous lawyer he used to sue me initially was Chad Morgan. I am told Chad Morgan is a big time Republican lawyer which makes this even more interesting.
I am told Dan Chiemlewski is now telling people he did not pay me a penny but instead well-known Five Point Lobbyist (Mike Carroll’s friend) Patrick Strader paid me. What a strange turn of events!!! I kind of thought this but never thought Dan Chiemlewski would tell on them.
I was also told Dan Chiemlewski stated he is going to go after my children again and possible more frivolous lawsuits… what else can you expect from such a disgusting bully?
The harsh reality in life is the best way to deal with a bully is fight back. They don’t stop until you fight back!
If you ever heard the term we don’t negotiate with terrorists? You have to fight them just the same.
Under Federal Law, title 18, USC, subsection 2331, paragraph 5, b., i., ii, the term “domestic terrorism” means activities that:
B.appear to be intended—
(i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population;
(ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion;Basically, intimidation or violence for political purposes is terrorism.
I remember this definition from the first day of US Army Anti-Terrorism training. In my professional opinion, as a former Anti-Terrorism/Military Police Officer/Captain for the US Army I would label what they did as a form [of] terrorism under Federal Law.
Although no violence was used there was intimidation and doxing of my personal information that lead and encouraged of unhinged people to harass us further. There were times I was afraid for our lives and afraid there would be violence against my family. I thank IPD for always working tirelessly to keep the peace and harmony in our city. When I called IPD last election cycle they took me seriously and made my family feel safer as a result of their hard work.
Still… I have the check and money in my account. Now and forever Dan Chiemlewski is on record for having to pay the victims of his misconduct. No matter what he does that’s a permanent record. He can accuse Patrick Strader and five Points all he wants. His name is on the record not theirs. Unless he can produce some documents this record is what it is.
Bottom line Dan Chiemlewski attempted to bully me and my children. I fought back and Dan Chiemlewski paid $18,000 for what he did to me… I am sure there are more details to follow.
Now… what do I spend $18,000 on? I think I will take my son for ice cream to help us forget what they did to our family then pay off debts incurred.
Someone just sent me the story below. Seems like local media is picking up on this story. I hope lots of people see the truth and corruption lurking just beneath the surface in Irvine.
Mark Newgent
Captain
US Army, Retiredhttps://www.orangejuiceblog.com/…/dan-chmielewski
/https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/…/who-funded-dan…/
When I say that it was our pleasure, Mark, you can believe us. Just a second, I need to make a note to myself. (Do … not … piss … off … Mark … Newgent.) OK, I’m back!
The story of someone obtaining messages/email (I don’t know which) between Newgent and his first-grader’s school and leaking them to Chmielewski for him to publish them as part of a drive to get Newgent to stand down from running for City Council is one of the most heinous things I’ve heard of — I had not known about this before — and Dan’s going along with it is one of the most hideously Chmielewskian things that he has done. Trying to drive me to suicide, while impertinent at best, is at least going after an adult — but a first-grader? God in heaven….
While Newgent talks about a terrorism charge, I’d personally think a bit more about Civil RICO. Hey, he should ask his attorneys about that! Dan can get his advice from Lenore!
Newgent’s post attracted a lot of commenters, including by some people well-known to readers of this blog over many years. Here are a few of them:
From Michael Fox, husband of Farrah’s longtime political antagonist Melissa Fox:
Mark Newgent and I usually disagree about politics, but he’s 100% correct in his assessment of Dan Chmielewski. And as Greg Diamond points out, Chmielewski’s failed lawsuit against Newgent would not have and likely wasn’t intended to help Democrats, but to help Republicans (above all FivePoint favorite Mike Carroll) in the 2020 Irvine City Council election.
Newgent’s report that Chmielewski bragged to him about FivePoint’s Patrick Strader paying off the court-ordered judgment for him is especially noteworthy, since Chmielewski had, in the past, been a loyal defender of and advocate for Larry Agran, who has been, and continues to be, a very sharp thorn in FivePoint’s side.
Significantly, Chmielewski is no longer a defender or advocate for Larry Agran, who has been effectively sidelined and silenced by the current pro-FivePoint, pro-developer majority. Chmielewski hasn’t said peep about the City Council’s refusal to follow its own decision on designating the ARDA site for the veterans cemetery; he hasn’t joined Agran in criticism of the Council’s lax response to the toxic fumes emitted from the local asphalt plant; he hasn’t joined Agran in his criticism of the corruption in Mike Carroll’s and Brian Probolsky’s leadership of the Orange County Power Authority, or the Council dragging its feet on district elections, or its extension of the anti-democratic “rule of two” that has been used by Farrah Khan to prevent Agran from even discussing his concerns on these and other issues.
On the other hand, Chmielewski has been quick to defend Farrah Khan, even against Agran. Clearly, Chmielewski’s loyalties are now to Khan and FivePoint, not to Agran or his agenda.
Newgent then chimed in again himself:
Someone just sent me this and it made me laugh hard! Took me a second to get it. [My explanation is in the caption.]
Honestly — because they are not named “Five Points,” but FivePoint — this is pretty hilarious. Compliments to the chef!
All right, back to the comments on Newgent’s Facebook post!
Michael Fox again: Truly remarkable to see so many people with very different political philosophies — including people who’ve run or campaigned against each other — come together to celebrate Mark Newgent’s victory over this justly despised creep and the corruption and cruelty he represents. We could all use less of the poison that Chmielewski specializes in in our political discourse.
Mark Newgent again: I think there is still hope for [City of Irvine Vice Chair] Tammy Kim. Sometimes it just takes time for people to rise to the occasion.I really do want to support her. Hopefully she can stand up to the bullies.
Mike Fox again:
I think Tammy Kim needs to ask herself why Chmielewski’s been given permission (or orders) to attack her so viciously — including racist accusations that she’s soft on supposed human trafficking and sex crimes in Asian message parlors — while never saying a bad word about Farrah Khan. The money behind the Irvine 5.4 — clearly invested in Khan, Carroll and Kuo — isn’t really looking out for Tammy Kim. [I’m not sure whether the screenshot below is from Dan C.]
Christina Shea, the former Irvine Mayor defeated by Farrah last year, had this to say:
I know others heard this payout was from a local lobbyist
This politicking has gone too far in this community, and if this is factual, I hope someone takes a look.Isn’t there a requirement for disclosure ?
I don’t know the law in this particular situation.
I asked her about these and other issues by phone; here’s an expanded version, and I’m not using quotation marks due to my doing a lot of paraphrasing, though I’ve put some of my questions in parentheses and at times I have her speaking in first person despite it being a paraphrase. My own comments here are in brackets.
Shea told me that she was pleased that Newgent won his case, that he was a reputable retired serviceman and had every right to use his title. For Dan and others to go after Newgent was really unfair, it cost him lots of money to fight it.
(Do you think that this hurt him in the election?) [As I’ve noted in Part 1 of this series, it was quite close.] I don’t know that it was decisive, because Newgent has had lots of opposition from Republicans have seen him as a threat. (What kind of threat?) Lots of Republicans don’t want him on the City Council because they can’t control him. [Nice compliment there for Newgent!]
(Have people contacted you about these revelations?) Individuals have called me to talk about the relationship between Dan and the Republicans, and also about Melahat’s involvement. People are coming to understand that, despite his expressed hostility to FivePoint, he’s actually been in league with him. (What about Farrah?) This past year, many people who wanted to replace me with Farrah are now sad that won. Farrah says that she favors things, and then she changes her mind — as with the asphalt plant. Campaign pledges from Farrah and Tammy aren’t being honored.
(Do any of the revelations surprise you?) I would never have expected that Dan would be in league with the GOP. She said that Democrats in the community had brought this to her attention over past few weeks, telling what they had seen and heard, that he had filed the suit at the urging of people who trusted him. It strikes her as if Chicago crime bosses have taken over Irvine.
(Where do you see this going?) What I hope is that this will create a lot more transparency about what’s going on in Irvine politics — make better choices, more informed. We need a better understanding of what Patrick Strader is doing while working as a partner with City of Irvine.
(What do you mean by “a partner”?) The city’s job is to represent constituents, but also to have a relationship with our school district, with developers of city-owned land — we have to both work with them and hold them accountable. He’s lobbyist and a political consultant. If he’s paying for a lawsuit against a candidate, and then paid for his opponent’s legal fees when he lost, it’s a reflection on the developer and the city’s relationship with them. If an employee is misrepresenting you, you’d disassociate from them. If Strader was using Dan as a front to strip Newgent’s proper title, it really raises your eyebrows. We’re always worried about quid pro quos — when you see a lobbyist doing that, it looks very bad!
While I was told by someone that the lawsuit was commissioned by Pat Strader (she refused to name her source and said that she herself didn’t have direct knowledge of it), you would think Strader should now clarify whether or not this is true. He should set the record straight and explain what if anything happened and why.
[I asked her whether she thought this might be a hub-and-spoke Brown Act violations with Strader as the hub] I haven’t thought about it as a Brown Act violation, but it could be looked into. I know would be a problem if anyone from city staff did it, but I wouldn’t think a lobbyist can engineer a consensus.
Melissa Fox and I are still friends, and she agrees that we had never seen the sort of disrespectful treatment on the dais.
[What investigation can or should city do? Would it be valuable to have someone investigate these activities?] I don’t know if anyone inside the city could do it. Maybe the Attorney General, I don’t know. I’m not an attorney, but I think that we clearly need change. A company’s lobbyist being so excessively influential with the Council is really inappropriate. Lines have been crossed and we need this to stop, but I don’t know how we can resolve it.
OK, that’s all I have for tonight, folks, but there may be more tomorrow — although knowing Melahat, who is apparently advising Ada and Farrah and Strader (!), she’s probably telling people to wait it out and it will all go away — and certainly news will be made one way or the other by what does or doesn’t happen on Saturday night!
I remember seeing the text exchange from ChumbaWumbainski to Tammy Kim on her Facebook page. I know that were several people that called him out on his racism only to have him claim that those of us in the AAPI community were being…(wait for it)…reverse racists. So the message is a mediocre white heterosexual male can spread racist tropes about Asian women and Asian owned businesses in a text exchange and claim it is the fault of the people he stigmatized and demonized. This text exchange was the result of members of the AAPI calling out Larry Agran for voting against the anti-Asian hate resolution. To which he “apologized” after realizing he got caught trying to whitesplain racism to a people that have experienced it in this country since the Chinese came over to pan for gold in California in the 1840s.
The thing about the kid’s record being given out needs to be investigated – by the cops and the District Attorney. This is undoubtedly a crime, if it occurred. I doubt that a school board member has access to students’ records but it is possible that a friendly Assistant Principal got involved
Hi David Zenger,
It was actually one more board member and another council member involved but I left the details out. Far too much to post. The people involved are really stupid criminals. They tell on themselves often.
The IUSD Board controls like 400-million-dollar annual budget. Their superintendent takes home like at least 400k a year not counting pension or other bonuses. (That’s old data. You can google it for the latest). There are a lot of reasons why they want to keep control over that money.
I have been a thorn in the side for IUSD for many years. I am proud of my advocacy and for fighting for my kids. IUSD is almost never held accountable for their misconduct or how much they are busted hiring/enabling sexual predators in our schools, not even mentioning the misuse of funds. IUSD board is 100 times worse than the Irvine city council!!! You just never hear about it because it’s all hidden under “student privacy”.
To put it into context of how bad IUSD Board and super is… No matter how bad you think Farrah Khan is. She is a saint compared to the IUSD board and that super.
I ran for IUSD Board and almost won in 2016 and I should have run again. Due to what they did this past week I might run again in 2020. Since they are elected in trustee areas as of 2018 it will be much easier now.
You should know it’s no secret if given the chance I would fire the superintendent in a second. For not only them covering up sex crimes on my child but many in the community that I have been told about. Countless parents have reached out to me in utter pain at what IUSD did to them. I have shed tears with and hugged parents to ease their pain as I have been there. I have helped other parents with their litigation as well (IUSD knows this). It’s so F’d up what IUSD does and it’s all hidden the victims all suffer alone not knowing there are many others. It is just disgusting. IUSD have lots of reason why they want me gone. They pretend to be good people but in reality… they are not. I also served with one of the IUSD board members on the mayors advisory committee for like a year. I know them and they know me.
I also sued IUSD board for what they did to my daughter and they settled with me. I am not allowed to talk about how much $$$ they settled for but it’s nothing compared to the damage they caused to my family that we still deal with.
This short post doesn’t even begin to scratch the surface of the history.
Mark Newgent
This kind of is NOTHING in the scheme of things. Five Point just paid $3M in Valencia to change grading plans for it’s development there. DC has a successful business so what $18K may be a lot to you, it might not matter to him or his co-conspirators. Besides, why are you guys so obsessed with this guy. It’s curious……
I actually didn’t want to cover this story at first snd pointed the source elsewhere while I waited — but then when it came out on Facebook Iveent ahead.
I presume that you know little or nothing about Irvine politics, or Democratic Party politics in OC, if you think this is “nothing.”
“$18K is nothing to Dan C.” Is belied by his frenzy at the impending Debtor’s Exam. Did you even read the two earlier installments, “Kevin”?
When someone starts spouting nonsense, one often asks the question “are you for real?” In your case, I’m really asking. Where do you live that makes you think that a big corporation trying to buy a City Council by engaging an ostentatiously *Democratic” blogger specializing in that city’s politics a yawner? And that’s before we even get to the OCPA!
A successful business? According to who, beside ChemLew himself. 18K is a lot to anybody when it was paid to avoid a debtors exam after a sleazy political stunt.
“$18K is a lot……”
WRONG
In the scheme of things it is not. I notice twice, comments have noted Dan’s Million dollar plus home. But, doesn’t Jose Moreno live in a $1.5 million dollar home? What about Jeff LeTournue?
When your monthly nut is five grand, sure that $18K matters, but in the multi-million dollar political came it’s a cup of coffee. You, Mr. “Give me a million or else” should understand this better than anybody. But you are fogged by your contempt for a guy that can actually light $18K on fire and laugh at you.
Here’s why your stance here is not just wrong, but stupid.
(1) Dan C. Has been telling people that he didn’t pay the money.
(2) Dan came to the brink of facing a humiliating debtor’s exam, which he avoided at the last moment when a check magically appeared.
If Dan could afford to “light $18K on fire” he would have paid the damn debt before it almost got him cited for contempt.
But this Lonnie LOVES him some Chmielewski! AND worships money. So who cares what the facts are?
Orange County Business Journal consistently lists his firms among the best in OC. You were fired 8 years ago with no record of any accomplishment. Maybe you ought to shut up
Speaking about the IUSD Board.
Here is some funny video of me trying to explain
to the board and Ms. Wallin specifically that one of the high school’s cannot accept
mouthguards for only the football team.
Think Title IX, misuse of public funds, and misappropriate of public funds. Apparently, an opinion letter from a law firm debunks actual exposure to liability.
It’s not like Irvine does not have a history that includes a Title IX violation.
https://iusd.tv/media/2018-08-21+Board+Meeting/0_omjmimh9/94307012 (queue 34;44)
Tell us more! This sounds like good stuff.
This is great and awesome on so many levels thank you Mr. Greg Diamond for covering all these juicy details.
For the record, I don’t have any good things to say about Mr. Dan Chmielewski, he has repeatedly attacked me on his garbage one-man rag.
For the record, I don’t have anything good to say about Mark Newgent (for his policies). I don’t know anything about his personal life besides the fact he seems like a loving dad, and has a decorated service. His politics is rubbish, him and Christina Shea are two peas in a pod, (exception Mark can form complete sentences and can spell basic English words.)
The most important item for me is all the meddling by Five Point LLC. Time and time again the City Council has been a pawn to Five Points Holdings LLC. CEO of FivePoints Developers has a legal right to secure their profits, but it disgusts me how they can buy Irvine City Council for measley $200K-300K and yield millions upon .Illinois of profits with dark money and backroom deals and handshakes (apparently masterminded by Pat Strader and now in cahoots with “Democratic campaign manager and strategist and overall sleezeball Melahat Rafiei” Melahat disgusts me more than Dem sleezeball Terry McAuliffe and Rahm Emmanuel.
How about for once in Irvine, we can have a representative local government that watches over the interests of its’ constituents and NOT protecting the interests of FivePoint and The Irvine Company.
Luis Huang
Activist Candidate for Irvine 2022
http://www.luishuang4irvine.com
949-591-9089
“NOT For Sale – Luis Huang”
Hi Luis
Thank you for keeping it professional. I disagree with you often but also find your approach funny at times.
I was always curious if you were doing some thesis research for a PhD, acting or were you actually serious sometimes.
If you gave me a chance I think we probably could find some common ground on politics.
Christina and I are definitely not two peas in a pod! Reading that made me laugh! We disagree a lot and there are drastic differences between us. Although we do get along and I respect her. I am sure I piss her off sometimes.
I am not shy to say I care about her as a person. Through the some of the worst of it she did not abandon me like others that claimed to be personal friends for years until they were straight up purchased and ordered to screw me over and suck the ass of you know who. Yes, I know who purchased them and all the details. Some of the same people screwed over Greg Raths this last week.
If you gave Christina a chance and got to know her you would find she is a good, honorable, loyal person with a heart of gold that I have witnessed do great acts of kindness. During a bad situation when my daughter was in a dire situation she was there to help (Back then I was a nobody just some guy asking for help).
If she gives you her word she follows through. Although she intense at times. I think you can understand when a woman is strong people don’t like that (especially corrupt billionaires and lobbyists). It’s hard for woman to balance strength and femininity given our traditional roles in society but she manages it. I think with age comes wisdom.
Speaking of age, if you think she is going away you are mistaken. I won’t say her age but her mother is like 95 and still extremely healthy! Christina still runs like 5 miles a day. She told me women in her family live to be like 105-110 years old. Best to just work it out with her because she isn’t going anywhere. I am pretty sure she will outlive me.
What people get upset about is, Christina will tell you what you need to hear, not what you want to hear. Sometimes we don’t like hearing the truth. She stands her ground and is consistent.
I may speak out of turn here but meh… let have a laugh! I will try to keep this professional while still taking a jab at someone without saying their name. So there was this one incident (lets say this is “hypothetical”) about an incident that made me laugh… a lot.
To put this into context Christina doesn’t like cussing and she lets you know that. If you got to know me you would know, I cuss… a lot. Trust me, she hates that I cuss. With me, what you see is what you get.
A long time ago she was talking to me about someone we don’t like very much. In a private “hypothetical” conversation she talks about an elected’s personal life and how they can’t go out or get any work done due to a spouse controlling them, etc. etc. Then says “________ is p……..” on second thought I shouldn’t share this story. Lets just they this is made up story and never happened. I don’t want to get an angry call.
Mark
“Doesn’t like cussing” yet says “p****w**p**d?” Nuanced!
Some things I know I don’t like about Shea, and I won’t get into her spelling and grammar:
Number one, her time on the TCA, shilling for the 241 extension into San Clemente, shows her to either BE a Kleptocrat, or to be a dumb-dumb who’s easily and happily manipulated by the Kleptocrats. Either way not a rebel which is what we want from politicians of either Party.
2. Great grandma of Irvine homophobes.
3. In the wake of Black Lives Matter… what is the polar opposite of “woke?”
And this is just stuff I know from Anaheim.
I never said that.
Ok yeah you didn’t. I don’t want you getting in trouble.
Hi Vern,
I can’t speak to the homophobic claims. I have not seen any of that from her since my involvement in 2016. I have seen her hire openly gay men in important positions without calling a press conference to let them know about her virtue signaling.
I would clearly be on the other end of that spectrum and I have spoken publicly the OC LGBT center to show support. In general, I have not been shy about my open support for the LGBT community over the years.
One election year we had an attractive transgender woman on my campaign. Everyone thought she was a born female. Yes, lots of men we know hit on her at many events. One time specifically at a republican event this one guy was talking trash about transgender woman, literally 10 seconds later turns sees her then starts hitting on her hard. We never told him, we all just laughed at him in silence together and she blew him off.
As far as the riots in the summer of 2020. I stand firmly against BLM terrorists that used violence and intimidation burning cities to the ground etc. I have zero tolerance for terrorism, violence or any intimidation. The first amendment protects the right to peaceable assemble and protest not burn cites down. Maybe some people are ok burning cities down if they can be king of the ashes?
I would be on Christina’s side on this. in 2020 just before the summer of riots kicked off they showed up to her house to harass and intimate her and potentially commit violence. I just happened to be there with a plumber. There was a moment (just a minute or so) before the cameras where turned on and before the cops showed up I was about to have to get physical to defend her (a 5’2″, 110 old lady) life. Yes I was afraid they might kill her given her size and age.
I have a background fighting in amateur MMA/Kickboxing. I lost count how many times I have been beaten up. After so many years of fighting you get a good feel when violence is about to happen and they were there for a fight. They brought several bigger in shape college age men. In my professional opinion, these guys where ready to fight and do some violence. I am glad the cops showed up and calmed it quickly. I might have been able to take a few of them but I would have been overwhelmed and hurt pretty bad. I recall the looks on some of the female protesters they brought were actually scared ASF because they didn’t realize when the men had gotten them into. those women wanted to run away but their cars got stuck in the dead end street. Investigators later told us Farrah Khan was behind this.
I have no knowledge about the TCA stuff. I only thing I know about TCA is they burned Bill Brough into the ground for wanting to end the toll road. Reminds me how I got burned over the OC energy deal that you know who pushed.
***Speaking of grammar there needs to be an edit button for posters on this blog.
Mark
I’d like to learn more about the OC Power Authority – if that’s what you are referring to.
Any organization that employs a non-college graduate, non-manager, influence peddler, time-card fraudster like Brian Probolsky and gives him $240,000 a year to be the boss of ONE employee seems crooked on the face of it.
I get Adam and Brian Probolsky mixed up. Which of those schlubs did all the push-polls?
One of them, at an OCTA meeting (I was there to fight against that HUGE ripoff of 405 toll lanes) bragged to me that he’d driven solo in the toll lane for years and never got caught “so if I ever do, and have to pay a ticket, it’ll be worth it!” I’m not sure how he got away with it, but the detection mechanisms if based on weight could easily have mistaken him for more than one person.
FYI, for a glimpse at former Mayor Christina Shea and her “heart of gold” and “kindness” 2 mins into this video by Mr. Newgent was all it took to destroy Saeh’s mayorship: https://youtu.be/gP-il5I6ggo
[Mark Newgent Live Streams UCI student protestors Rents at Mayor of Irvine].
Similarly, I am going to spend the next 12 months highlighting, exposing, Farrah Khan’s votes with the FivePoints Developer and IVC and AGAINST THE INTERESTS OF IRVINE FAMILIES. (HELLO VETERANS’ CEMETERY ANYONE???)
Luis “Not For Sale” Huang
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http://www.instagram.com/LuisHuang4Irvine
Adam is the one that does the lame polls for stoopid repuglicans. Brian is the one who has climbed the greasy County poll for 11 years, always on the lookout for a grift or a main chance.
Thanks, but I still picture the same goofy fat face in my head.
Mark
Amen to that. Thanks for the kind words and sharing your thoughts.
949-591-9089 you know my number, call anytime. Look forward to the chat mi amigo.
(Same open invite goes for Mr. Diamond and Christina Seah).
Luis
Hi Luis,
Just know there were moments before the cameras were turned on. The cops were nearby as they had intelligence collected ahead of time this could be happening
If I was intimidated I am sure a small old lady was. They could have done this exact same thing during a council meeting and that would have been more better received.
She is surprisingly easy to get a hold of on the phone for a one on one or even a zoom for pretty much any group that requests it. So… not really needed to get 30+ of your besties to go F%$#& with a defenseless single old lady at her home. It was a total intimidation tactic to scare her into not running. Private investigators told us Farrah Khan was behind it.
Working on some projects that are keeping me from politics but I will give you a call sometime. It would be interesting to hear what you have to say.
(sorry for any grammar errors).
Mark
Luis,
re: your comment about UCI terrorizing our former mayor and my “heart of gold” comment.
If someone brought 30+ people to your house to threaten your safety for political means, how would you feel? I am surprised she kept her composure. Something you didn’t know is there was a guy trying to gain access to her front door before the cops showed up. The guy that was trying to do it was the one I was afraid of. Yes he was a little shorter than me but cut and very muscular like an MMA fighter. The big fatter dudes there didn’t scare me as much but of course scared Christina because they were much taller than me.
The nights just after this she saw people lurking around her front door then the next day we actually caught some guy (high up democrat) following her around her neighborhood, sneaking up next to her and video taping her… Then he proudly posted it on social media. I don’t know how to describe this other than literal terrorism. Sad how these people only pick on weak defenseless people. They won’t try this crap at the IPD station would they?
On a personal level, years when I was a politically unknown average resident my daughter was in an emergency situation. I barely knew Christina Shea. I contacted her for help. She stepped up and helped when others wouldn’t and stayed up all night to make sure she was ok.Christina has done things like this for many people like finding jobs for struggling single moms on welfare. etc. I can go on and on. You just don’t hear about it. You only hear from the terrorists that want to gain and abuse power to line their pockets.
I don’t always agree with Christina’s politics and we have had our arguments but I can attest to her character on a personal level. When I was in need she could have easily passed me to someone else or just ignored me when I called all those years ago. However, when someone in need genuinely asked for her help, Christina said yes and came to the rescue the best she could. NO I am not going into details of it as it is an extremely private matter.
Give people a chance and don’t listen to the rhetoric.
Mark
Luis,
If you have a heart you would be in tears if you know what I am working on at the moment and the message I just got…
This stuff with this clown council seems so childish. So many people in need and these corrupt clown politicians kiss the asses of selfish billionaires so they can stay in power or serve themselves. Just sick!
Mark
Well, don’t just say that, tell us what you’re doing, Mark!
Vern,
I will tell you in private. It can’t be public.
Mark
“yield millions upon .Illinois of profits” Are you suggesting crooked Cook County pay-to-play profits? Not sure.
Anyway, here in Anaheim our resort spends more, but the payback is in the tens of millions upon Texas. Or taxes – as in no Gate Tax.
Betty Carroll sighting alert.
Where? Baku?
I heard that Farrah Khan was potentially declining the Truth Award because she is direclty involved in obscuring Azerbaijan’s egregious human rights record, betraying one of the Democratic Party’s core principles. Adam Schiff pulled out of Saturday’s awards event because of her statement on Azerbaijan and lack of retraction of her statement or the award. See https://voiceofoc.org/2021/10/jemal-inmon-dont-give-farrah-khan-the-truth-award/ and https://cdn.fbsbx.com/v/t59.2708-21/247503995_6251183674953905_6194715233657347721_n.pdf/Irvine-Mayor.pdf
Where? Baku?
A kernel.
http://nwlc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/irvine_unified_school_district_class_complaint.pdf
Jemal is Armenian. Don’t let what appears to be a Turkish last name fool you. Officer Kent also.
Wait for it…Carrie O’Malley…Armenian!!!
Also, Marty Simonoff.
Pop goes the kernel cuz the kernel goes pop.
https://nwlc.org/press-releases/california-school-district-agrees-provide-equal-opportunities-girls-sports-response-nwlc-complaints/
George Simonian. Yup, you guessed it. Armo too.
Is it just me or does it appear that certain Irvine elected officials are of the position that rules are for losers. Winning elections is not leading. The Trumpian villages of Irvine.
Welcome to Anaheim as well.
What this story is missing is a Wally George broadcast and a Zell Miller speech.
1. Belying rumors to the contrary, Farrah did show up Saturday night and received the DPOC Truthiness Award.
2. The newly minted FivePoint loyal Chmielewski dutifully printed her acceptance speech which had nothing to do with “truth” or any relevant controversies, but was instead a call for “Democratic unity.” https://theliberaloc.com/2021/10/25/khans-dpoc-acceptance-speech-serves-as-reminder-for-unity/
3. Democratic unity, aka “shut up and don’t argue or criticize.” It reminds me of when me and Donna caught Jordan Brandman moving out of his District 3 place at literally the last hour possible (late at night on the last day of February 2018) to carpetbag into District 2 so he could run against James Vanderbilt, and how he told us “We Democrats all have to support each other now, BECAUSE TRUMP.”
4. Dan has some fucking “testicular fortitude” calling for Democratic unity right after his most popular post in months gratuitously blasting Democrat Gina Clayton-Tarvin for an alleged exaggeration in 2018.
5. Speaking of which I listened to that Gina video again, and she did not say there was an “active shooter” when she taught in Hawaiian Gardens in the 90’s, she said “a gunman on campus.”. She was not lying or exaggerating, anyone who was paying attention back then knows that the place was a war zone between blacks and Latinos, and she is not gonna try to prove anything to Dan Chemical Lewinsky because she is NOT HIS MONKEY. (Dan however IS the monkey of both Five point and HB’s alt-right.)
Looks like Dan just torpedod Dr. Moreno’s primary challenge to Lou Correa by revisiting Julio’ sexcapades.
Nah.
Fuck Dan.
He repeatedly undermines the progressive movement. How can anyone be described as a liberal who doesn’t support:
FREE HEALTHCARE FOR ALL
Abolishing ICE
Defunding Police
Open Borders
FREE COLLEGE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
This guy is creepy Repuglican. Fuck the GOP. FUCK BIDEN AND FUCK DAN!
[Editor’s note: As I’ve stated, we don’t allow anonymous attacks on people here, but there is a proviso: we’ll do it if one of us agrees to adopt it as our own. My guess is that one of us will. (More likely Vern the Fauvist than me.) Either way, this is a one-time ticket at this moment; the author should write to Vern and we’ll tell you how you might want to tone it down in the future if you don’t want to use your real name, before our comments section becomes full of this sort of thing. Welcome to the blog, commenter! — GAD]
I think this guy is being sarcastic.
And us progressives don’t say fuck Biden, he is doing the best he can. Fuck Manchin, Sinema & Dan.
I didn’t even notice the mention of Biden. Leave it up or take down as you wish; I don’t agree with all of what he lists of the sine qua non of being a liberal — they’re actually more leftist than mere liberal — so I can’t endorse the whole thing without introducing a whole lot of nuance.
Either way, he goes to moderation, and thence (on an ad hoc basis) to Trash.
In a desperate attempt to keep the anti-Gina lynch mob going (because it’s the only action happening on his blog) Dan drunk-comments on his own blog:
“Gina is a bad example. Left her husband fore notes. Hypocrite”
Whatever that means.
https://theliberaloc.com/2021/10/15/parkland-shooter-set-to-plead-guilty-will-gina-clayton-tarvin-issue-a-statement/comment-page-1/#comment-282093
Gina is a tool. I thought you guys called out bullshit. I guess only if it benefits your narrative.
SAD.
A tool, you say. Is she a lathe? A gimlet? A ball-peen hammer?
Tool or not, Dan and his alt-right pals attack her for saying things she didn’t say. That ALWAYS rates a bullshit calling-out by yours truly.
Anyway you seem like you might know, Jessie – what does “left her husband fore notes” mean? Is that a tooly thing?
Less than a chainsaw or buzz saw, but more than a power sander. Lathe might actually be a pretty good guess!
My ridicule embarrassed Dan and now he’s saying he didn’t write that drunk comment. His proof – he was on a Zoom call and it “wasn’t his IP.” Sure Dan.
Gina is a liar. Mickey think you suck dick. And you and Greg Do. Lorri Galloway says you are a creep. So does InMiniVanHell. You’re a bad breath toothless leech you drunk
Piece of shit. Tell tour wife how many times you whack off instead of being with her. I won’t ask when a canned goods hits her face while you deny abuse. Coward
LOL. The incoherent rage of you anonymous pansies re-assures me that I am on the path of righteousness. Carry on!
Also – you people – and there’s probably only a very few of you despite all the names you use – sound exactly like Trump, the way you end your dumb criticisms with an all-caps adjective like SAD. Or DISGUSTING.
LAME-O!
I would be inclined to narrow the list to three.
Over a month later Dan gives his version of this, couched in a look-squirrel attack on Mr. Newgent.
Wow, FIVE WEEKS of polishing… but it still smells!
https://theliberaloc.com/2021/11/26/will-mark-newgent-run-for-iusd-in-2022/