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20171017 Late CorrespondenceFrom: RPV Mayor Brian Camp oe I <campbe ll rpy@gma il com > Date: Octo er 5, 2017 at ~:10 :37 PM .PDT Subject: RPV Council R a ce - K e ep i t accurate ple ase! Reply-To: campbe ll rpv@gmaj l com ANO MADE PART OF TH E RECO COUNCIL MEETING OF:-~+-'-.._._,__.__ OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK Hi, just a reminder that you're receiving this email because you have expressed an interest in the RPV City Council You may un subscrjbe if you no longer wish to receive our emails. 11 uke I Accuracy in Campaign Messages I'm disappointed in this approach. Its patently unfair to all. of the candidates to engage in this type of activity. The vast majority of the community in my opinion prefers tha cam ai operatives refrain fro smearin of these six individuals who have the courage o run for local office . While they should all be vigorously vetted on the issues during the campaign, they all deserve our respect and honest dialog . There are plenty of worthy topics and positions to openly debate and discuss in this council race. I think the community prefers that we focus on those. As the current mayor of RPV, I think its important that we all do our part to set an example to help ensure a campaign season that at the end of the day we are proud of. Thanks for reading, Brian Campbell I RPV City Council Member since 2009 City Councilman, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275 SafeUnsubscrjbe™ T Forward this email I Update Profile I About our service provider Sent by campbell.rpy@gmajl.com in collaboration with Constant Contact"/,,'• Try it free today ·~ Home Cmft"Y C!un Map Yt~uei <""" '-' ~a!lons v for Sa!e & f!ree r -·~I Even.'s V."> Real Es!<Ite 7'i Crnne& S:h ·' .;J lOSt&fOUM' •:23 :.I Ooclirr.ents ~1 6 C~I Pet Dilec\0!'¥ ~ -:~1 t~eiQ~fS. 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'-};v-,-~ r ,~ 4:.( Gt oups tt'.J.1¥ to it eas$.r th an ever to shar.: wr.h frie:nd s, farnilv and t"'ammat $S . SH n''11 GHOU? PM()iOJ; ~,..;a Ali • -g,~, .. .,,j =::- Sil\l!{('!Sted G1c.np!'> r·r1~:~n~ .., .:,: _l .... ~'mbj.:·1·:..., t!Ol!)'l!'.OOd R:vi~m. CJltlornu; ::5· t "1:: r ~~AJI +J!)W +Jom + .~'1 TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES HONORABLE MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS CITY CLERK OCTOBER 17, 2017 ADDITIONS/REVISIONS AND AMENDMENTS TO AGENDA Attached are revisions/additions and/or amendments to the agenda material presented for tonight's meeting. Item No. Description of Material Public Comments Email exchange between City Attorney Aleshire and Michael Huang; Emails from: Michael Huang; Nelly and Jim Bertolina; Margaret Shih; Faith Stapleton; Karen Chuang; Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Spargo; Maureen Spargo; Diane Smith; Amar and Narinder Kapoor; Tracy Burns; Thomas W. Frew 2 Email from Jennifer Taggart **PLEASE NOTE: Materials attached after the color page(s) were submitted through Monday, October 16, 2017**. Respectfully submitted, W:\01 City Clerk\LATE CORRESPONDENCE\2017 Cover Sheets\20171017 additions revisions to agenda.doc From: Dave Aleshire [mailto :da le shire@awattorneys.com ] Sent: Friday, October 13, 2017 1:02 PM To: 'Michael Huang' <mikehgalaxy@gmail.com > Cc: CC <CC@rpvca.gov >; Brian Campbell <BrianC@rpvca .gov>; Jerry Duhovic <Jerry.Duhovic@rpvca .gov>; Susan Brooks <SusanB@rpvca.gov >; Ken Dyda <Ken.Dyda@rpvca.gov >; Anthony Misetich <AnthonyM@rpvca.gov >; Doug Willmore <DWillmore@rpvca.gov>; Rebecca S. Burleson <rburleson@awattorneys.com >; CityClerk <CityC lerk@rpvca.gov> Subject: RE: Demand Notice to City of Rancho Palos Verdes Concerning Defamation by Brian Campbell, in capacity as Mayor of Rancho Palos Verdes, Against Me -Please Respond by Monday, October 16, 2017 Mr Huang- Your latest email is addressed to and responding to my email, yet in the actual email you include as addressees Mr Willmore and the members of the Council. For the reasons stated in my prior email, I will respond although there has still been no direction from the City Council, and their next meeting is not until October 17 . You evidently do accept my representation that Mr Campbell's email was not directed by the Council. I do understand the points you make about the format of the email and the possible confusion, and the lack of a disclaimer to clarify that Mr Campbell was speaking for himself--and as I said I am working with a subcommittee of the Council on revisions to the Council Procedures Manual which could address the issues you raise . That being said, you have asked for a further clarifying letter from the City Manager. The intent as I perceive it is that there be a more or less public disavowal of the Mayor's actions . In that regard, as the City Manager reports to the City Council, it would seem that he should not send such a letter unless authorized by the Council itself. I've discussed this with the City Manager, so at this point we will not act further to comply with your request without specific Council direction. You do have my email-and we have a process ongoing in terms of council procedures review which should conclude within a few months. Thanks, Dave Dave From: Michael Huang [mailto:mikehgalaxy@gmail.com ] Sent: Friday, October 13, 2017 9:28 AM To: Dave Aleshire Cc: CC; brian.campbell@rpvca.gov; jerry.duhovic@rpvca.gov; susan.brooks@rpvca.gov; ken.dyda@rpvca.gov; anthony.misetich@rpvca.gov; Doug Wilmore; Rebecca S. Burleson; CityClerk Subject: Re: Demand Notice to City of Rancho Palos Verdes Concerning Defamation by Brian Campbell, in capacity as Mayor of Rancho Palos Verdes, Against Me -Please Respond by Monday, October 16, 2017 Dear Mr. Aleshire, Mr Wilmore , and Members of the City Counci , Thank you for your response . I appreciate your quick confirmation that Mr. Brian Campbell's comments about me from his email of October 5, 2017, is not the opinion of the City nor of the City Council. I also understand that neither the City nor the City Council directed Mr. Campbell to write the email; he did it on his own initiative. Mr. Campbell did more than just sign the letter contained in the email as "Mayor -Rancho Palos Werdes". He took great pains to make the email look like a public announcement message from the City in the following ways: 1. The email sender is identified as "RPV Mayor Brian Campbell". 2. Under the address header, there is a message stating that the recipient is receiving this message because "you have expressed an interest in the RPV City Council." This message is very similar to Listserv, the official notification from the City. 3. There is another message stating "You may unsubscribe if you no longer wish to receive our emails". From this context, Mr. Campbell is implying that this email is coming from the City , not from him as an individual. 4. In the fourth paragraph of the embedded letter, he states that "As the current mayor ofRPV ... " It is obvious he is making his accusations against me as the Mayor of our City. 5. Lastly, he signs the letter as "Mayor -Rancho Palos Verdes." I take your word at face value that Mr. Campbell has not violated any current City policy. But his email is malicious, deceptive, and wrong on many levels. There is no doubt to the reader that this letter is an official notification from a sitting mayor calling a private resident a "campaign operative" who has "smeared some of the candidates" by making "a number of false and misleading claims about some of the candidates. Mr. Campbell's claims are facetious and without merit. I wrote an email to a group of friends and neighbors stating my opinion as to why I did not support two City Council candidates whom he supports . I included the candidates' voting record on short-term rentals and my knowledge of the candidates based on my research to arrive at my opinions. This speech falls under protected speech. In summary, he made vague and unsubstantiated accusations against me. He is the one who actually "smeared" me by making "a number of false and misleading claims" about me. Most importantly, he abused his power and inappropriately used his title of Mayor to lend credence to his ridiculous claims. I appreciate the fact that neither the City nor the City Council authorized or directed Mr. Campbell to write the email about me. But please appreciate my distress at having a letter out in the 1mblic domain that is disguised as public announcement from the City in which the Mayor is baselessly accusing me of unethical behavior and reprimanding me to refrain from these activities. I understand that Mr. Campbell also did something similar to Mr. Edmundo Hummel by filing a false claim about Mr. Hummel to his em loyer, the Sheriffs Department last year when Mr. Hummel opposed Mr. Campbell on the Ladera Linda issue. There appears to be a pattern of unethical retaliation by Mr. Campbell against his critics. An argument can be made that the City has been negligent in not having taken immediate action against Mr. Campbell at that time. As I indicated in my previous email, I love this City, and I am not looking to cause the City any problems. But I will take all actions necessary to protect my reputation and restore the harm that Mr. Campbell has done to my name. I would like to request that the City and the City Council take the following actions to mitigate the harm Mr. Campbell has done to me: 1. Have the City Manager provide an official letter on City letterhead signed by the City Manager stating the following: "The opinions stated by Mayor Brian Campbell in his October 5, 2017, letter distributed by email about Mr. Michael Huang are not the opinions of The City of Rancho Palos Verdes. The City did not authorize nor direct Mayor Brian Campbell to write and distribute this letter. The City regrets any harm this letter may have done." I would request that an original version of this letter be provided to me by Monday, October 16, 2017. 2. The City will make its best effort to distribute the letter from the City Manager by email to the same distribution list Mr. Campbell used. The City will prove to my satisfaction that this letter was distributed in this way successfully. If the City is not able to obtain the email list Mr. Brian Campbell used , we can work together to find the best alternative. 3. Have the City Council provide an official letter on City letterhead signed by the City Council stating the following: "The opinions stated by Mayor Brian Campbell in his October 5, 2017, letter distributed by email about Mr. Michael Huang are not the opinions of The City Council of Rancho !Palos Verdes. The City Council did not authorize nor direct Mayor Brian Campbell to write this letter. The City Council regrets any harm this letter may have done." I understand that it may take some time for the City Council to meet and authorize this letter. Please let me know approximately time when this letter can be provided. I would also ask this letter to be distributed the same way as the letter by the City Manager. On a separate but related issue, I urge the City Council to enact policies and procedures as soon as possible to prevent Mr. Brian Campbell or any other council member from using their position of authority to bully and intimidate residents in this way. I look froward to your reply and thank you for your time and attention to this matter. Sincerely, Michael Huang On Mon, Oct 9, 2017 at 1 :51 PM, Dave Aleshire <dal e shire@awattomeys.c om> wrote: Dear Mr Huang - I was out of the country last week which is why I missed the last council meeting and have had a number of matters to review this morning -and am just getting to your email. I have spoken with Doug Willmore on this matter and am responding for us on behalf of the City. I have not spoken with any councilmember and as under the Brown Act we can only consult with the Council in establishing official policy through a Council meeting -this email will have to constitute official response until the Council as a body might othe r wise direct. We are aware of no action on behalf of the Council directing the Mayor to review or distribute any comment on your email below -accordingly any opinion expressed at this point is his own opinion and not the position of the City Council. The law is clear that no public resources can be used for political campaign purposes . Beyond this you start to run into first amendment issues which allows wide latitude in terms of the expression of opinion concerning election matters -councilmembers thus have the same right as you do to express opinions on the qualifications of candidates for office, and to respond to communications which they think mischaracterize their positions . The issue which can arise is the potential for confusion where a council member uses their official title in the expression of a private opinion -which is the reason for your email. Some cities have specific rules that either a title not be used, or if a title is used, there be a disclaimer that the opinion is a personal opinion and not the official position of the city . We are currently in the process of reviewing RPV council policies with a council subcommitttee. Although there is a policy (#39) dealing with communications between council members, commissioners and staff on agenda items, there is nothing dealing with use of the title in public communications . This is one of the policies that is under review and might be addressed in the future. The Mayor's use of his title in this communication does not seem to violate any current City policy that I have found . That being said, I reiterate that his communication at this point is a personal one solely, and has not been authorized by the Council as being an official position of the City. I assume this addresses your question, but if it does not, please feel free to inquire further. Dave From: Michael Huang [mailto:mikehgalaxy@gmail.com ] Sent: Monday, October 09, 2017 8:45 AM To: CC; brian.campbell@rpvca.gov; jerry.duhovic@rpvca.gov ; susan.brooks@rpvca.gov ; ken.dyda@rpvca.gov ; anthony.misetich@rpvca.gov ; Doug Wilmore; Dave Aleshire Subject: Demand Notice to City of Rancho Palos Verdes Concerning Defamation by Brian Campbell, in capacity as Mayor of Rancho Palos Verdes, Against Me -Please Respond by Monday, October 16, 2017 Dear Members of the City Council Members; Mr. Doug Wilmore , City Manager; and Mr. Dave Aleshire, City Attorney: On Wednesday, October 4 , 2017, I wrote an email to my friends and neighbors expressing my personal opinion of City Council candidates. In this email, I expressed my opinion that I oppose Krista Johnson and Dave Emenhiser, candidates Brian Campbell supports and endorses. The next day, I was informed that Brian Campbell, in his capacity of the Mayor of Rancho Palos Verdes , wrote an email in which he defamed me by calling me a "campaign operative" and baselessly accused me of "smearing" some candidates. I am a private individual and do not hold any office in this City. His email is a blatant abuse of power in his attempt to suppress my freedom of speech. He is trying to intimidate me and has already defamed me. It is unheard of to have a Mayor single out a private resident for attack in this way. I have attached the following below: my original emails, Brian Campbell's email, and my followup email I have been a resident of this City for a long time, and I dearly love this City. I do not wish to cause this City problems, but I cannot tolerate this vicious attack to my reputation and attempt to intimidate me from exercising my freedom of speech. I am demanding to hear from the City about its position on this matter. Please clarify if the derogatory and defamatory comments Brian Campbell made about me in the email in his capacity as the Mayor are also being made by the City. If not, I would demand that the City issue a clarification and retraction with the content and form of distribution subject to my approval. lfl do not receive a response from the City by Monday, October 16 , 2017, I will assume that Brian Campbell's email is the official position of the City, and I will seek all legal redress available to me. Thank you. Sincerely, Michael Huang **Start of my original emails below: ** ----------Forwarded message ---------- From: Michael Huang <mikehgalaxy@gmail.com> Date: Wed, Oct 4 , 2017 at 8:43 PM Subject: Update on Status of Short-Term Rentals in RPV I Upcoming City Council Election To: Hi Everybody, I just wanted to provide an update on the effectiveness of the ban on the advertising and operation of short-term rentals in our City. The ban on the advertising and operation of short-term rentals has been very successful. The increased fines have also helped enforcement significantly. After the passing of the ban and the increased fines, many of the illegal short- term rental operators removed their listings and stopped renting. Of course, as with any law, there will be those who will choose not to follow it. As far as I know, there is one illegal short-term rental operator who is openly violating the law and a few operators who are trying to skirt the law. The City is dealing with these violators. From my contacts with the residents who suffered from the effects of short-term rentals, the problems associated with these illegal short-term rentals have decreased many folds since the actions taken by the City. You may also know that we have a municipal election coming up on November 7, 2017, in which there are six candidates running for two City Council seats. Councilman Anthony Misetich and Brian Campbell are both termed out. Anthony Misetich is a staunch supporter of the ban on short-term rentals, and Brian Campbell is a foe of the ban on short-term rentals. Here are some information I have gathered on each of the candidates based on what I know of their previous voting records on short-term rentals and information we collected when Chris and I attended the Candidates' Forum at Hesse Park on 9/22/17: Eric Alegria -Small business owner, RPV Finance Committee Board member, Taxpayer Advocate, and State Commissioner. Eric is a current member of RPV Finance Committee. He is a PhD candidate in Public Policy at Clarement Graduate University and has a Masters in Public Administration from USC. I have reached out to Eric, and he fully supports the current ban on short-term rentals operations and advertising. Eric is endorsed by Councilwoman Susan Brooks and Councilman Anthony Misetich as well as former Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich and State Treasurer John Chiang. Both Councilwoman Susan Brooks and Councilman Anthony Misetichare strong supports of the ban on short-term rentals. We support Eric Alegria for City Council. John Cruikshank -Local small business owner, RPV Planning Commissioner, Civil Engineer with bachelors and masters degrees from USC. John is the current chairman of the Planning Commission. John was on the planning commission on August 22, 2016, when he voted to allow owners to rent out one room if the owners live at the property. Then at the 11/29/16 Planning Commission, John voted in favor of the ban on the advertising of short-term rentals. I was disappointed that John Cruikshank voted to allow the one-room short-term rental option, but I do credit John for subsequently voting for the banning of the advertising of short-term rentals. We had a meeting with John about a month ago, and he stated that he "supports the current short-term ban as passed by the City council and has no plans to reverse that decision". John is also endorsed by Councilwoman Susan Brooks and Councilman Anthony Misetich as well as by David Hadley and Don Knabe. We also support John Cruikshank for City Council. In our opinion, he will vote for an issue ifit is the will of the majority despite his own personal opinions. Dave Emenhiser -RPV Planning Commissioner, former member ofRPV Finance Committee, Doctorate, and 2 masters degrees. As a member of the Planning Commission, on August 22, 2017, Dave Emenhiser voted for allowing the one- room short-term rental option ifthe owner is present. Then on November 29, 2016, he was in favor of allowing the advertising of illegal short-term rentals by voting against the ban on advertising. At that hearing, he told the City Attorney he was concerned that banning advertising may impede freedom of speech. The City Attorney responded that since short- term rental is an illegal activity, the advertising of an illegal activity is not protected. Despite that clarification, Dave still voted against the advertising ban. Dave also said he was against the advertising ban because he was concerned about legal fees and attorney bills for the City and also about lawsuits from Google. I find it alarming that Dave was not willing to have the City spend money to prevent an activity that was declared illegal by the City Council and that was adversely affecting many of the neighbors. It was made clear that the advertising ban was only against the owners of the property and not against the short-term rental websites. Furthermore, Google is a search engine; it has nothing to do with the short- term rental websites. In my personal opinion, the reasons Dave gave for his nay vote on the advertising ban was disingenuous. At that hearing, only two Planning Commissioners voted against the advertising ban -Dave Emenhiser and Robert Nelson. Robert Nelson is also the planning commissioner who favors short-term rentals and was against any type of restrictions against it. In fact, he has said that he is happy that a doctor was making $100,000 a year running short-term rentals four house from his home and that neighbors should just sue each other in small-claims court to stop the nuisance from short-term rentals. City records show that Robert Nelson donated $5,000 to Dave Emenhiser'scampaign. Lastly, Dave is supported by Brian Campbell. Brian Campbell is the Councilman who has consistently favored allowing short- term rentals in our City. We strongly oppose voting for Dave Emehniser for City Council. Krista Johnson -Member ofRPV Finance Committee. I do not know much about Krista Johnson other than the fact that she got involved with the City after her house burned down. She was asking the City Council to make some type of exception for her in the permitting or rebuilding of her house. The whole of the City Council was opposed with the exception of Brian Campbell. She is heavily endorsed by Councilman Brian Campbell. On his Facebook page, Brian Campbell -Mayor of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA - he has multiple posts endorsing Krista Johnson. We strongly oppose voting for Krista Johnson because she is so heavily endorsed by Brian Campbell. Matthew Vitalich -Bachelor's degree in English and Creative Writing from Cal State Long Beach in 2014. Matthew supports the current ban on the operation and advertising of short-term rentals in our City. Ben Kelly -18 years old -Ben just graduated from high school this past June. At the Candidates' Forum at Hesse Park, I felt that he was not as well-informed on the issues as the other candidates. In summary, we support Eric Alegria (#2 on ballot) and John Cruikshank (#3 on ballot) for City Council because they are both endorsed and supported by Councilwoman Susan Brooks and Councilman Anthony Misetich. Both of these council members are strong supporters of the short-term rental ban. We oppose Dave Emenhiser and Krista Johnson because they are supported by Brian Campbell, who is a foe of the ban on short-term rentals in our City. Please feel free to forward this email to your friends and relatives who are registered to vote in the upcoming RPV election. Please also let me know if you support Eric Alegria and John Cruikshank and are interested in hosting their signs on your yard. I would be happy to get the signs from them and delivery them to your house. Thank you for all of your efforts in bringing about the short-term rental ban in our City, but we need to be vigilant to ensure that we keep short-term rentals away from our City. Thanks again. Sincerely, Chris and Mike Huang ----------Forwarded message ---------- From: Michael Huang <mikehgalaxy@gmail.com> Date: Wed, Oct 4, 2017 at I 0:27 PM Subject: Fwd: Update on Status of Short-Term Rentals in RPV I Upcoming City Council Election To: Sorry for this follow up, but there is a clarification about how the candidates are listed on the ballot: Eric Alegria is listed second from the top, but he is Candidates #3 on the ballot, and John Cruikshank is listed third from the top, but he is Candidates #4 on the ballot. There is no candidate #1. The numbering starts at #2. Here's a picture of the ballot below: _[J 2•0 3•0 4•P !!!!!!!!!__... ____ -JSt::•O'<'. ···a•;O t•o' ~ .. ~.~G11.h!Woll$.~byarandom~of I don't know why they don't start numbering with #1. Sincerely, Mike Huang **End of my original emails** l ** Start of Brian Campbell's email below accusing me of being a campaign operative and of smearing some candidates: (recipient removed to protect privacy** From: RPV Mayor Brian Campbell <campbell.rpv@gmail.com> Date: October 5, 2017 at 4:10:37 PM PDT To: ------------------------ Subject: RPV Council Race -Keep it accurate please! Reply-To: campbell.rpv@gmail.com Hi, just a reminder that you're receiving this email because you have expressed an interest in the RPV City Council. You may unsubscribe if you no longer wish to receive our emails. 1 IJ Like I Accuracy in Campaign Messages I've received a copy of an email today from a Mr. Michael Huang that he sent yesterday to his undisclosed list. In it he made a number of false and misleading claims about some of the candidates running for the Rancho Palos Verdes City Council. I'm disappointed in this approach. Its patently unfair to all of the candidates to engage in this type of activity. The vast majority of the community in my opinion prefers that campaign operatives refrain from smearing any of these six individuals who have the courage to run for local office. While they should all be vigorously vetted on the issues during the campaign, they all deserve our respect and honest dialog. There are plenty of worthy topics and positions to openly debate and discuss in this council race. I think the community prefers that we focus on those. As the current mayor of RPV, I think its important that we all do our part to set an example to help ensure a campaign season that at the end of the day we are proud of. Thanks for reading, Br ian Campbe ll Mayor -Rancho Pa lo s Verdes Campbell.rpv@gmail .c om City Councilman, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275 SafeU nsu bscri be™ ------------------------- Forward this email I Update Profile I About our service provider Sent by campJ;Jell.rpv_@gmail.com in collaboration with **End of Brian Campbell's email** ** Start of My followup email below:** Hi Everyone, I was informed that Brian Campbell, the Councilman who is also the Mayor of Rancho Palos Verdes, issued the following communication by email in his official role as the Mayor of Rancho Palos Verdes. As you can see, in his official capacity of Mayor, he called me a "campaign operative" and is accusing me of "smearing" some candidates by making a "number of false and misleading claims". He has openly endorsed and supported Krista Johnson and Dave Emenhiser, the same two candidates I do not support as stated in my original email. Accuracy in Campaign Messages I've rece ived a copy of an emai l today from a Mr. Michae l Huang that he sent yeste rday to his und isc losed list. In it he made a nu mber of fa lse and mislead ing clai ms about so me of the cand ida tes runn ing fo r the Rancho Pa los Ve rdes City Counci l. I'm disappo in ted in th is approach . Its patently unfa ir to all of th e cand idates to engage in this type of activity. The vast maj or ity of the com mun ity in my opinion prefe rs tha t campa ign ope rati ves refrain from smea ring any of these six in divid ua ls who have the cou rage to run for loca l office . Wh ile they shou ld all be vigo rous ly vetted on the issues dur ing the campaign , they all deserve our respect and honest dialog . T here are plenty of worthy topics and positions to open ly debate an d discuss in th is counc il race . I th ink the commun ity prefe rs that we focus on those . As the cu rrent mayo r of RPV, I th ink it s important that we all do ou r part to set an examp le to he lp ensu re a campaign season that at the end of the day we are pro ud of . Thanks fo r read ing , B ria n Ca m pbell M ayor -Ra ncho Pa lo s Verdes C am pbell .mv@gma il.co m Below are screenshots of Brian Campbell's Facebook page showing his support and endorsement of Dave Emenheiser and Krista Johnson: Br ian Campbe ll - Mayor of Rancho Pa lo s Verdes, CA Home Abou t End orseme nts Photos Vi deos Join My Li st Posts Community ••• • Michael Home Fmd Fnends ,, Like M Follow ,+ Share Posts Brian Campbell -Mayor of Rancho Pa los Verdes , CA rfJ Like CJ Comment 1¢ Share Top Comments· W11te a comment Prus Em to post Vie w 1 comme nt Brian Campbell -Mayor of Rancho Pa los Verdes , CA Send Message D Government Offi cial People Also Like • Long Beach A rea Rep ... 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She is a respected an d veteran RPV City Comm ittee appo intee . member of mu ltip le boa rd s, successful businesswoman and terr ific morn to her two so ns and hus band Jeff. I will be 100% behind her ca mpaign . J,l Invite yo ur friends to like this Page ,, 692 people like this :\\ 66 2 people follo w th is B rian Camp bell - Mayo r of Ran ch o Palos Verdes , CA Abo ul See All H ome Abo ut Endorsemen ts Ptiotos Videos Joi n My list Pos ts Community •••• rfJ Lik e CJ Co mment {:!> Sh are ()0 69 2 Shares Wnte a commen t P s'E rlopo.s1 Tracy A. Hunt K11s ta, you are awesome! Like Reply O 1 June 27 at 6 53pm '+ View 1 more reply Top Comments· O Sen d Message ® 1•11w1.campbellforrpv.com c Government Offi cial Peo ple Also Like Long Beach A rea Rep ... Pohlica l Organ iza tion • Pe n ins u l a Athleti c s School Sports Team Su st ai n ab l e Palos Ver •.• School Pages li ked b y this Pa ge ~!!.I' Easy Rea d er News In the two posts above, he is clearly supporting Dave Emenhiser and affirming his endorsement of Krista Johnson by stating that he is "100% behind her campaign". Here's what I wrote in my original email about Dave Emenhiser: ,, Like ,, Like ,, Like ,, Like "Dave Emenhiser -RPV Planning Commissioner, former member ofRPV Finance Committee, Doctorate, and 2 masters degrees. As a member of the Planning Commission, on August 22, 2017, Dave Emenhiser voted for allowing the one- room short-term rental option ifthe owner is present. Then on November 29, 2016 , he was in favor of allowing the advertising of illegal short-term rentals by voting against the ban on advertising. At that hearing, he told the City Attorney he was concerned that banning advertising may impede freedom of speech. The City Attorney responded that since short- term rental is an illegal activity , the advertising of an illegal activity is not protected. Despite that clarification, Dave still voted against the advertising ban. Dave also said he was against the advertising ban because he was concerned about legal fees and attorney bills for the City and also about lawsuits from Google. I find it alarming that Dave was not willing to have the City spend money to prevent an activity that was declared illegal by the City Council and that was adversely affecting many of the neighbors. It was made clear that the advertising ban was only against the owners of the property and not against the short-term rental websites. Furthermore, Google is a search engine; it has nothing to do with the short- term rental websites . In my personal opinion , the reasons Dave gave for his nay vote on the advertising ban was disingenuous. At that hearing, only two Planning Commissioners voted against the advertising ban -Dave Emenhiser and Rob ert Nelson. Robert Nelson is also the planning commissioner who favors short-term rentals and was against any type of restrictions against it. In fact , he has said that he is happy that a doctor was making $100,000 a year running short-term rentals four house from his home and that neighbors should just sue each other in small-claims court to stop the nuisance from short-term rentals. City records show that Robert Nelson donated $5 ,000 to Dave Emenhiser'scampaign. Lastly , Dave is supported by Brian Campbell. Brian Campbell is the Councilman who has consistently favored allowing short- term rentals in our City . We strongly oppose voting for Dave Emehniser for City Council." > I stand behind every statement I made above. I, along with many of you, was present at the Planning Commission meetings when Dave Emehniser voted against banning the advertising of short-term rentals along with Robert Nelson, who I just discovered is his campaign treasurer. I even went back and viewed the videos and read the Planning Commission meeting minutes to make sure I remember Dave Emenhiser stated reasons for voting against the advertising ban. I was merely stating my opinion as to why I strongly oppose voting for Dave Emehniser for City Council based upon my observation of his voting record on short-term rentals and also because he is supported by Brian Campbell. Here's what I wrote in my original email about Krista Johnson: "Krista Johnson -Member ofRPV Finance Committee. I do not know much about Krista Johnson other than the fact that she got involved with the City after her house burned down. She was asking the City Council to make some type of exception for her in the permitting or rebuilding of her house. The whole of the City Council was opposed with the exception of Brian Campbell. She is heavily endorsed by Councilman Brian Campbell. On his Facebook page, Brian Campbell -Mayor of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA - he has multiple posts endorsing Krista Johnson. We strongly oppose voting for Krista Johnson because she is so heavily endorsed by Brian Campbell." I stated that I did not know much about Krista Johnson and that my main reason for opposing her for City Council was because of Brian Campbell's heavy endorsement. Since my original email, I have done research from public records. Here's what I found out: Her house suffered extensive fire damage in September 2005, and she had to rebuild the whole house. There was a permit to build a "new 4,280 square foot, single-story residence in replacement of the existing fire-damaged 3,946 square foot residence. Understandably, she was under time pressure to complete the construction of her new house because the insurance company will only for rental housing for a fixed period of time. So she was requesting that the City "fast-track" the approval of her plans. She also sought the assistance of then Councilman Peter Gardiner. According to one of her letters to the City at that time, Councilman Gardiner interceded on her behalf and had the City Manger move up the date ofa Planning Commission meeting. Understandably, the whole process can take time, but I understand her desire to speed up the process because of her circumstance. I could not find any information on how the other City Council members responded to her request, and I was able to confirm that Brian Campbell was not on the City Council at that time. So I had incorrect knowledge that the City Council was opposed to her request and that Brian Campbell was the exception. But I still stand behind my main point that I strongly oppose voting for Krista Johnson because she is so heavily endorsed by Brian Campbell. Her relationship with the City Council about the rebuilding of her home was not a factor in my conclusion. In summary, I sent out the email to you expressing my support or lack thereof of the candidates based upon my observations and knowledge. The email was sent from me as a resident to you as a resident. I do not work for any of the candidates' campaigns. It is true that I support Eric Alegria and John Crukishank, and that I oppose Dave Emehniser and Krista Johnson. Speaking on behalf of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes as the Mayor, Brian Campbell sent out his email in his official City capacity accusing me of being a "campaign operative" who has "smeared" some of the candidates. He is using his role as a public official to attack me as a private citizen who was expressing my opinions as to why I was not supporting his candidates. Brian Campbell sent out this malicious personal attack upon my reputation in response to the email I sent privately to you. This improper abuse of power that Brian Campbell has committed in the name of Rancho Palos Verdes as Mayor is further proof of my concern about any City Council candidates endorsed by him. It is my believe that City Council candidates seek out the endorsement of other public figure and officials who have similar values. Brian Campbell's personal attacks in the attempt to intimidate me further bolsters my conviction about not supporting any candidates he endorses. He is trying to bully me and suppress my first amendment rights to freedom of speech as a private citizen. Sincerely, Mike Huang **End of my followup email** From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Michael Huang <mikehgalaxy@gmail.com> Monday, October 16, 2017 8:36 PM CC; Ken Dyda; Jerry Duhovic; Anthony Misetich; Susan Brooks Doug Willmore; Dave Aleshire; CityClerk Public Comment for City Council Meeting on October 17, 2017 -Mr. Campbell's Violation of Section III -14 of Protocol for Elected Officials Protocol for Elected Officials and Appointed Board Commission and Committee Members (PDF)_201501061401363526.pdf Dear Members of the City Council, It is my contention that Mr. Brian Campbell has violated Section III -14 of our City's Protocol for Elected Officials when he wrote his malicious email about me using his authority as the Mayor. Specifically, the section states: "Unless authorized to do so by the City Council, refrain from making statements, either orally or in writing, that assert or would cause a reasonable person to believe that you are acting on behalf of the City." It is my assertion that Mr. Campbell has violated City policies. I urge the other members of the City Council to take appropriate action. For your reference, I have attached the Protocol for Elected Officials and Appointed Boards, Commission and Committee Members. Thank you. Sincerely, Michael Huang 1 p,Jbll l Cov'V\ yri evt ts CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES PROTOCOL FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND APPOINTED BOARDS, COMMISSION AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS ADOPTED: May 29, 2012 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES PROTOCOL FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND APPOINTED BOARDS, COMMISSION AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS Adopted May 29, 2012 I. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE The purpose of this document is to create a single comprehensive protocol for the City Council and Members of City Boards, Commissions and Committees (hereinafter referred to collectively as "Officials") to ensure the efficient, effective and ethical operation of this municipal government. As a statement of purpose, this policy also recognizes that the proper operation of this municipality requires that all of its Officials be independent and impartial in their judgment and actions; that public office not be used for personal gain; that the public have confidence in the integrity of its Officials; and that public deliberations and actions be conducted in an atmosphere free from personal animosity and hostility. II. INTRODUCTION A. Existing State statutes already address many areas of appropriate conduct. This policy statement is not intended to supersede the State laws with which City officials must comply, including the Political Reform Act of 1974, Government Code Section 1090 and the Ralph M. Brown Act. B. As a matter of practice, this policy should be read and reviewed periodically by all members of the City Council and by the Members of City Commissions and Committees. C. Not all conduct and behavior fit neatly within this Protocol. The rules and procedures listed herein are designed to clearly define conduct in common situations. Special circumstances may not be easily resolved by simply referring to this Protocol. The City Council can provide specific interpretation through review with the City Attorney, as necessary. D. In this City's Council/Manager form of government, the City Manager is the "administrative head" (Municipal Code Section 2.08.070) of the City government under the direction and control of the City Council. The City Council is the chief policy- making body of the City. Direction to the City Manager on policy matters and issues shall occur at regular and/or special sessions by a majority of the City Council. E. The City historically has recognized the value of municipal organizations and associations including the League of California Cities, California Contract Cities Association, South Bay Cities Association, etc., and that Officials should participate in their meetings and seminars when appropriate. -1- Ill. PROTOCOL FOR OFFICIALS The proper operation of this local government requires that its public Officials be independent, impartial and responsible to its residents; that its public Officials strive to cooperate and work together for the common good of the City; that decisions and policy be made in the proper channels of the government structure; that public office not be used for personal gain; and that the public have confidence in the integrity of its public Officials. In recognition of these goals, the following protocol is hereby prescribed for the Officials, who shall: 1. At all times during the performance of their City duties, adhere to their oath of office (Cal. Const. Art. XX Section 3) and comply with all State ethics laws for public officials. 2. Provide fair and equal treatment for all persons and matters coming before the City Council, Commissions or Committees. No Official shall grant any special consideration or advantage to any citizen beyond that which is available to every other citizen. 3. Be prepared, learn and study the background and purposes of items that are on the agenda before voting. To the extent possible, raise any questions pertaining to agenda items with appropriate City Staff and the City Manager prior to the meeting where the item will be discussed. 4. Represent and work to protect the rights of all residents of the City, without favoritism, conflict of interest or for any personal gain. 5. Faithfully perform all duties of office. 6. Refrain from disclosing confidential information that is learned during a closed session held in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act (Cal. Govt. Code Section 54950, et seq.) of the City Council or any of the City's Commission's or Committees and refrain from disclosing information that is subject to the City's attorney client privilege, unless disclosure is specifically authorized by a majority vote of the City Council. 7. Refrain from abusive conduct, personal charges or verbal attacks upon the character, motives, ethics or morals of other members of the Council, Commissions, Committee Members, City Staff or the public, or from making other personal comments that are not germane to the issues before the City Council, Commission or Committee. 8. Listen carefully, courteously and attentively to all public discussions at City Council, Commission or Committee meetings and avoid -2- interrupting other speakers, including other City Officials, City Staff, or the public. 9. Foster a positive attitude and constructively foster open communication in dealing with the public, City staff and all City Officials. City Officials should keep an open mind in dealing with issues and attempt to work out solutions and/or compromises that meet the needs and interests of all parties. 10. Faithfully attend all sessions of the City Council, Commission or Committee of which the person is a member unless unable to do so for some compelling reason or disability. 11. Accept as a personal duty the responsibility to conduct this City's business with professional competence, fairness, impartiality, efficiency and effectiveness. 12. Advise appropriate City staff when a quorum of the City Council or a Council standing sub-committee or a quorum of a City Commission or Committee meets with another governmental agency's officials, citizen groups, homeowners' associations, county or contract officials, development applicants, etc., to insure proper notice of such meetings is given in accordance with the provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act. Members of the public may attend any such meetings. 13. Respect intergovernmental relationships between this City and other neighboring cities, the County of Los Angeles, the State of California, and the federal government. 14. Unless authorized to do so by the City Council, refrain from making statements, either orally or in writing, that assert or would cause a reasonable person to believe that you are acting on behalf of the City. Accordingly, if a Official testifies, either orally or in writing, before an administrative body of a governmental agency outside of the City, and identifies himself or herself as a Official, that Official also must state that he or she is not appearing or testifying in any official capacity and is not representing the views or opinions of the City; rather, he or she is representing his or her own views as a private citizen. Other than personal thank you notes, City letterhead shall not be used without prior City Council approval. 15. Refrain from using of City-owned equipment, materials or property for personal purposes is prohibited, except when such equipment or property is available to the public generally or is provided to City Officials, pursuant to City policy, in the conduct of City business. -3- 16. Disclose any corruption, fraud, and bribery to appropriate authorities. 17. Refrain from making, participating in making, or using his or her official position with the City to influence any governmental decision directly relating to any person or entity with whom he or she is negotiating concerning prospective employment or any other prospective business relationship that will be a source of financial gain to the Official . -4- From: Michael Huang [mailto:mikehgalaxy@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2017 12:18 PM To: CC <CC@rpvca.gov>; Jerry Duhovic <Jerry.Duhovic@rpvca.gov>; Ken Dyda <Ken.Dyda@rpvca.gov>; Susan Brooks <SusanB@rpvca.gov>; Anthony Misetich <AnthonyM@rpvca.gov>; Brian Campbell <Bria nC@rpvca.gov> Cc: Doug Willmore <DWillmore@rpvca.gov>; Dave Aleshire <daleshire@awattorneys.com>; Rebecca S. Burleson <rburleson@awattorneys.com>; CityClerk <CityClerk@rpvca.gov> Subject: Public Comment for City Council Meeting on October 17, 2017 -Defamatory Email by Mayor Brian Campbell Using Authority of His Title Against Me for Expressing My Personal Opinion Opposing Candidates He Endorses and Supports for City Council Member Dear Members of the City Council, On Wednesday, October 4, 2017, I wrote an email to my friends and neighbors expressing my personal opinion of City Council candidates. In this email, based on my knowledge and observations, I expressed my opinion that I opposed two candidates because: 1) Brian Campbell supports and endorses these two candidates, and 2) One of the candidates voted against the City's ban on short-term rental operation and advertising as a planning commissioner. I have expressed to my friends many times that I also oppose Brian Campbell because he is a foe of the City's ban on short- term rentals. The next day, I was informed that Brian Campbell, in his capacity of the Mayor of Rancho Palos Verdes, wrote an email in which he defamed me by calling me a "campaign operative" and baselessly accused me of "smearing" some candidates without providing any context or details. I am a private individual and do not hold any office in this City. His email is a blatant abuse of power in his attempt to suppress my freedom of speech. He is trying to intimidate me and has already defamed me. It is unheard of to have a Mayor single out a private resident for attack in this way, especially given that my email was sent privately to a group of my friends and neighbors. I have already received confirmation from the City Attorney that the opinion expressed by Mr. Brian Campbell is his personal opinion and not the position of the City Council. The City Council did not authorize or direct Mr. Campbell to write this email about me. But Mr. Campbell did more just sign the letter as the Mayor of our City. He took great pains to make the email look like a public announcement message from the City in the following ways: 1 . The email sender is identified as "RPV Mayor Brian Campbell". 2. Under the address header, there is a message stating that the recipient is receiving this message because "you have expressed an interest in the RPV City Council." This message is very similar to Listserv, the official notification from the City. 3. There is another message stating "You may unsubscribe if you no longer wish to receive our emails". From this context, Mr. Campbell is implying that this email is coming from the City, not from him as an individual. 4. In the fourth paragraph of the embedded letter, he states that "As the current mayor of RPV ... " It is obvious he is making his accusations against me as the Mayor of our City. 5. Lastly, he signs the letter as "Mayor -Rancho Palos Verdes." Virtually all readers of this email will infer that this email is an official notification from the City signed by the Mayor. This Friday, I discovered that this defamatory email has been posted on the Facebook page of The Palos Verdes Peninsula New and also on NextDoor across 14 neighborhoods. There would be more postings of which I am unaware. Please understand my distress and concern in finding out that as a private citizen, this malicious attack on my reputation and character by a sitting Mayor is now out there in the public domain and spreading. In fact, the poster on NextDoor is Ling Tang, a short- term rental operator who is obviously upset at my involvement in supporting the short- term rental ban. I urgently ask the City Council to help me clear my name as soon as possible by doing the following to prevent this malicious email from spreading farther and doing more damage: 1. Provide me a signed letter on City letterhead head stating the following: "The opinions Mayor Brian Campbell expressed about Mr. Michael Huang in his email of October 5, 2017, is not the opinion of the City or of the City Council. Mr. Campbell was not directed or authorized by the City or the City Council to make these statements." 2. If the City Council has concerns about the above wording, please allows the City Attorney or the City Manager to work with me to draft language that is acceptable to the City and myself. 3. This revised language can then be approved by the subcommittee that is studying this issue of City Council Members expressing their personal opinions using their titles. 4. Please allow the City Manger to work with me to find the best way to distribute this letter to repair the damage to my reputation. 5. The City Council should implement policies and procedures to prevent this type of abuse and misuse of power in the future. I have been a resident of this City for a long time, and I dearly love this City. I do not wish to cause this City problems, but I cannot tolerate this vicious attack to my reputation and attempt to intimidate me from exercising my freedom of speech. Having this letter and finding the best way to distribute this letter is the only way for me to try and repair the damage that has already been done to my reputation. I have attached the following documents below: 1. Post of Mr. Campbell's email on NextDoor by Ling Tang. 2. Post of Mr. Campbell's email on Facebook Page of The Palos Verdes Peninsula News by Yu Tang 3. My original emails to friends and neighbors. 4. Mr. Campbell's email of October 4, 2017, about me. 5. My followup email to friends and neighbors. Sincerely, Michael Huang ** Start of post of Mr. Campbell's Email by Ling Tang on NextDoor ** !!) Home LOUnt .' Glut> I.lap 1leqori s Recommen hon For Sale re E ens Real Estate Crrme & Sa'et) Los & Found Documents Ge n ra1 t Oll'ec o People Public Agencies Groups Bro se an groups Help G ode s P 1a About ob Pre Bl 2017 telO<lr Q Post in General _ 11 anq una<la B RPV city council Last ear 1 attend the RPV council mee 1119 m regarcltng the short enn rental From he mee 1ng I ha e ,o strong 'eellngs There rs a mas1er bel11nd tt11s in regarding he tnousands o letters send o the er y 1n a ery short penod o' lime and for :otal .i houses 80 , of nose le ers . ere comp1a1ned 2 hOuses) Vho is the mas er? Nh • he crt. council do some due diligence? 2 he yor and the councrs v.ho voe Yes o ban the shor: enn rental e .ent no knov, anything abou ne Arrbnb and man o he r manager'len pla orms ne 'er expenenced an 01 !hrs ne.\ ·:a1 of hOuse time share O\'. do they vote somethlflg hey do no O\•,? sop 'the --- c •• - • -----· ..... h 890 · ne hllorl' s GP al R p n· 2 Re * Zoomed in version of screen above * iP8d • " a:o9 AM ~ ( 1Gm5 _. ( , Rancho Palos ~des Short Tefm Rental • 0 li'9 " ' Here 1s Brian's message: Accuracy in campaign essa9es I've received a copy of an email today from a r. ·chael Huang that he t y sterday to his u 1 clos d st he a mber of f e nd mstead g claims abou some of the candida es running for he Rancho Pa s v rdes City Council. I'm disappointed in th1 pr ch I s patently unf r to of he candidates to engage 1n this type of ac 1 "ty. The vast ma10rity of the commun y in my o ion prefers tha campaign operat• s refrain rom smear ng y of hes si 1nd1v1dual i o e the courage to run for local office. Wh they should all be igorously etted on the issu s durr the cam i . th all d se our respect nd hones dialog. Th re re plenty o worthy t()plcs and positions to ope debate and discuss in this council race I thin he comm nity prefers tha /e ocus on those . As the current ma{Or ot RP , I th1 its important t t all do our part o set an example to help ensure a campaign season that at the end of the day we are proud of. Th nk or reading, s natur Brian Campbell yor • Rancho Palos Verdes C<lmpbell.rpv®gmail .com -w **End of post of Mr. Campbell's email by Ling Tang on NextDoor ** -- **Start of post of Mr. Campbell's email on Facebook Page of The Palos Verdes Peninsula News by Yu Tang ** The Palos Verdes Pe ninsula News \'\P uh l ' r 1p Discussion Members Evencs Videos Photos Searc~ th•~ group Q. Yu Tang 13 hrs Last year. I atten d the RPV council mee ting In regare11ng Jhe short term rental From the mee~ng I nave two strong feelings · 1 There is a master behind this in rega relin g the thOusands or lett ers senel to the city in a very short period of time, and for total 4 houses ( 80% or thOse letters were complained 2 houses) WhO is the master? Why the cit y counc il Clo some Clue Cl illgenc e? 2 Tne mayo r and the councils who vote Yes to ban tne shOrt 1erm rental event not Know any thing abou t the Al rbnb and man1• oth ers man agement platform . neve r experienced any of l his new way of house/lime share . How Clo they vote something they Clo no t Know? Tne attacned co py of the curre nt mayor 's Jetter confirmeel my do ubts . so pity the pnvate hOuse owners in RPV lost their right I llOl}O OVOryOl"O go1 l.h0 (.Yl'\3JJ ltOfll M..lyor Bo~n Compbel coUtng OU I M.chncl t-tuang, the man who Is knowo to drrve ouound lho noighl>orhood to find those of us <IJN'W\Q short 1crm rentals. Accuracy in Camp.a.gn Messages l'vo received aeopyol .:tn oma1l IOdt1y froni il Mt . Mlci\.>el Huong th31 ho sen t yos1orday 10 hts undlsciotod hs l In 11 ho m.ldo a oornbet" ol '"!so and mislund1ng clalfns &bout some ol the cnndl<Mtcs runnt"IQ 1011he Rancho Palos Verdes C11v Countt1 I'm disappointed., this ~oa<:h It s P3l('f'ltly unloJ;.t to ab of t ~ candidates to~., thts typo ol aclivity. Tho v>Jst mojorityof the community in my opin!on pre-fcrs lhat campaion opcrnllves refrain lrom smearing any of these SIX tndMduals who have 1he courage to run tor Joe.at olhce. Whtlo thoy shoukJ a•1 bt viQO(ously voncd on lho iuues dufV'\Q !he cM1~1{Jn, thoy &11 deservo our rctpccl and honOs t d10\og ThOfO nra plenty of WOflhy topic;:s and pos1bons 10 op&nly debato and d1Scuss in 1hlscounol 1&ee.1think 1h0 commonity prc fers th.lt wo locus on those As 1hc current mayor of RPV, I think its impoctan t th.11 we an do our J)Drt to sci an example to help ensuic a c.lmpa lgn season thal at the end ol the day we arc proud of s)gn.i turo Or~n CompboU MAyor • Rancho Palos VCHOOS Campbo l .r~I corn 0 '"' •c DESCRIPTION The local newspaper of the Palos Verdes Peninsula community <flt All NtW GROUPS Groups make tt easier than ever to share with friends . famil~1 and teammates IH ct Nf GROUP PHOH>~ See All See All ;;.:""ff~~ ·~~ .---7) -:: ~· ~1S. ,_I,._ • \\' .\·\'. •• "l i I LL-1 -1 ~,. ~""'!" ... ,.,_,., ..., --1. ,~- San Ped ro born and 1a 1se <1 and very proud 7 /2S nh~mue~ "Torrance Dai ly Pos t• 744 membe'5 Hollywood Rf'l 1era. Ca ll lorrua 1 551 member5- +Join +Join + Jo111 **End of post of Mr. Campbell's email on Facebook Page of The Palos Verdes Peninsula News ** **Start of my original emails below: ** ----------Forwarded message ---------- From: Michael Huang <mikehgalaxy@gmail.com> Date: Wed , Oct 4, 2017 at 8:43 PM Subject: Update on Status of Short-Term Rentals in RPV I Upcoming City Council Election To: Hi Everybody, I just wanted to provide an update on the effectiveness of the ban on the advertising and operation of short-term rentals in our City. The ban on the advertising and operation of short-term rentals has been very successful. The increased fines have also helped enforcement significantly. After the passing of the ban and the increased fines , many of the illegal short- term rental operators removed their listings and stopped renting. Of course, as with any law , there will be those who will choose not to follow it. As far as I know, there is one illegal short-term rental operator who is openly violating the law and a few operators who are trying to skirt the law. The City is dealing with these violators. From my contacts with the residents who suffered from the effects of short-term rentals, the problems associated with these illegal short-term rentals have decreased many folds since the actions taken by the City. You may also know that we have a municipal election coming up on November 7, 2017, in which there are six candidates running for two City Council seats. Councilman Anthony Misetich and Brian Campbell are both termed out. Anthony Misetich is a staunch supporter of the ban on short-term rentals, and Brian Campbell is a foe of the ban on short-term rentals. Here are some information I have gathered on each of the candidates based on what I know of their previous voting records on short-term rentals and information we collected when Chris and I attended the Candidates' Forum at Hesse Park on 9/22/17: Eric Alegria -Small business owner, RPV Finance Committee Board member, Taxpayer Advocate, and State Commissioner. Eric is a current member of RPV Finance Committee. He is a PhD candidate in Public Policy at Clarement Graduate University and has a Masters in Public Administration from USC. I have reached out to Eric, and he fully supports the current ban on short-term rentals operations and advertising. Eric is endorsed by Councilwoman Susan Brooks and Councilman Anthony Misetich as well as former Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich and State Treasurer John Chiang. Both Councilwoman Susan Brooks and Councilman Anthony Misetichare strong supports of the ban on short-term rentals. We support Eric Alegria for City Council. John Cruikshank -Local small business owner, RPV Planning Commissioner, Civil Engineer with bachelors and masters degrees from USC. John is the current chairman of the Planning Commission. John was on the planning commission on August 22, 2016, when he voted to allow owners to rent out one room ifthe owners live at the property. Then at the 11/29/16 Planning Commission, John voted in favor of the ban on the advertising of short-term rentals. I was disappointed that John Cruikshank voted to allow the one-room short-term rental option, but I do credit John for subsequently voting for the banning of the advertising of short-term rentals. We had a meeting with John about a month ago, and he stated that he "supports the current short-term ban as passed by the City council and has no plans to reverse that decision". John is also endorsed by Councilwoman Susan Brooks and Councilman Anthony Misetich as well as by David Hadley and Don Knabe. We also support John Cruikshank for City Council. In our opinion, he will vote for an issue if it is the will of the majority despite his own personal opinions. Dave Emenhiser -RPV Planning Commissioner, former member ofRPV Finance Committee, Doctorate, and 2 masters degrees. As a member of the Planning Commission, on August 22, 2017, Dave Emenhiser voted for allowing the one- room short-term rental option ifthe owner is present. Then on November 29, 2016, he was in favor of allowing the advertising of illegal short-term rentals by voting against the ban on advertising. At that hearing, he told the City Attorney he was concerned that banning advertising may impede freedom of speech. The City Attorney responded that since short- term rental is an illegal activity, the advertising of an illegal activity is not protected. Despite that clarification, Dave still voted against the advertising ban. Dave also said he was against the advertising ban because he was concerned about legal fees and attorney bills for the City and also about lawsuits from Google. I find it alarming that Dave was not willing to have the City spend money to prevent an activity that was declared illegal by the City Council and that was adversely affecting many of the neighbors. It was made clear that the advertising ban was only against the owners of the property and not against the short-term rental websites. Furthermore, Google is a search engine; it has nothing to do with the short- term rental websites. In my personal opinion, the reasons Dave gave for his nay vote on the advertising ban was disingenuous. At that hearing, only two Planning Commissioners voted against the advertising ban -Dave Emenhiser and Robert Nelson. Robert Nelson is also the planning commissioner who favors short-term rentals and was against any type of restrictions against it. In fact, he has said that he is happy that a doctor was making $100,000 a year running short-term rentals four house from his home and that neighbors should just sue each other in small-claims court to stop the nuisance from short-term rentals. City records show that Robert Nelson donated $5,000 to Dave Emenhiser'scampaign. Lastly, Dave is supported by Brian Campbell. Brian Campbell is the Councilman who has consistently favored allowing short- term rentals in our City. We strongly oppose voting for Dave Emehniser for City Council. Krista Johnson -Member ofRPV Finance Committee. I do not know much about Krista Johnson other than the fact that she got involved with the City after her house burned down. She was asking the City Council to make some type of exception for her in the permitting or rebuilding of her house. The whole of the City Council was opposed with the exception of Brian Campbell. She is heavily endorsed by Councilman Brian Campbell. On his Facebook page, Brian Campbell -Mayor of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA - he has multiple posts endorsing Krista Johnson. We strongly oppose voting for Krista Johnson because she is so heavily endorsed by Brian Campbell. Matthew Vitalich -Bachelor's degree in English and Creative Writing from Cal State Long Beach in 2014. Matthew supports the current ban on the operation and advertising of short-term rentals in our City. Ben Kelly -18 years old -Ben just graduated from high school this past June. At the Candidates' Forum at Hesse Park, I felt that he was not as well-informed on the issues as the other candidates. In summary, we support Eric Alegria (#2 on ballot) and John Cruikshank (#3 on ballot) for City Council because they are both endorsed and supported by Councilwoman Susan Brooks and Councilman Anthony Misetich. Both of these council members are strong supporters of the short-term rental ban. We oppose Dave Emenhiser and Krista Johnson because they are supported by Brian Campbell, who is a foe of the ban on short-term rentals in our City. Please feel free to forward this email to your friends and relatives who are registered to vote in the upcoming RPV election. Please also let me know if you support Eric Alegria and John Cruikshank and are interested in hosting their signs on your yard. I would be happy to get the signs from them and delivery them to your house. Thank you for all of your efforts in bringing about the short-term rental ban in our City, but we need to be vigilant to ensure that we keep short-term rentals away from our City. Thanks again. Sincerely, Chris and Mike Huang ----------Forwarded message ---------- From: Michael Huang <mikehgalaxy@gmail.com> Date: Wed, Oct 4, 2017 at 10:27 PM Subject: Fwd: Update on Status of Short-Term Rentals in RPV I Upcoming City Council Election To: Sorry for this follow up, but there is a clarification about how the candidates are listed on the ballot: Eric Alegria is listed second from the top, but he is Candidates #3 on the ballot, and John Cruikshank is listed third from the top, but he is Candidates #4 on the ballot. There is no candidate #1. The numbering starts at #2. Here's a picture of the ballot below: CITY RANCHO PALDIVERDElaTY G8flRALfAUllCIPAL 11.lCTION ......... .. -~ v.rmno._ autn I don't know why they don't start numbering with # 1. Sincerely, Mike Huang **End of my original emails** 2•0 3•0 4•"0 ** Start of Brian Campbell's email below accusing me of being a campaign operative and of smearing some candidates: (recipient removed to protect privacy ** From: RPV Mayor Brian Campbell <campbell.rpv@gmail.com> Date: October 5, 20 17 at 4:10:37 PM PDT To: ------------------------ Subject: RPV Council Race -Keep it accurate please! Reply-To: campb e ll.rpv@gmail.com Hi, just a reminder that you're receiving this email because you have expressed an interest in the RPV City Council. You may unsubscribe if you no longer wish to receive our emails. CJ IJ uke I Accuracy in Campaign Messages I've received a copy of an email today from a Mr. Michael Huang that he sent yesterday to his undisclosed list. In it he made a number of false and misleading claims about some of the candidates running for the Rancho Palos Verdes City Council. I'm disappointed in this approach. Its patently unfair to all of the candidates to engage in this type of activity . The vast majority of the community in my opinion prefers that campaign operatives refrain from smearing any of these six individuals who have the courage to run for local office. While they should all be vigorously vetted on the issues during the campaign, they all deserve our respect and honest dialog. There are plenty of worthy topics and positions to openly debate and discuss in this council race. I think the community prefers that we focus on those. As the current mayor of RPV, I think its important that we a ll do our part to set an examp le to help ensure a campa ign season that at the end of the day w e are proud of. Thanks for read ing, Bria n Ca mpb ell Mayor -Ra ncho Palos V erdes Ca mpb e ll .rpv@ gma il .com City Counc ilman , Rancho Pa lo s Verdes, Rancho Pa los Verdes, CA 90275 Safe U ns u bscri be™ ------------------------- Forward th is ema il I Update Profil e I About our serv ice prov i der Se nt by campbe ll.rpv@ gmai l.com in co ll aboration with **End of Brian Campbell's email** **Start of My followup email below:** Hi Everyone, I was informed that Brian Campbell, the Councilman who is also the Mayor of Rancho Palos Verdes, issued th e following communication by email in his official rol e as the Mayor of Rancho Palos Verdes. As you can see, in his official capacity of Mayor, he called me a "campaign operative" and is accusing me of "smearing" some candidates by making a "number of false and misleading claims". He has openly endorsed and supported Krista Johnson and Dave Emenhiser, the same two candidates I do not support as stated in my original email. Accuracy in Campaign Messages I've rece ived a copy of an emai l today fro m a M r. Michae l Huang t hat he sen t yesterday to his und i sc losed li st. In it he made a number of fa lse a nd m is lead ing clai ms ab o ut some of t he cand idates runn i ng fo r the Ranc h o Pa los Ve rdes C ity Counci l. I'm d isappo in ted in t his approach . Its pate ntl y unfa ir to a ll of the cand idates to engage i n th is type of activity. T he vast maj ority of the com m un ity in my o p i nion p refe rs that campa ign op e ratives re fra i n from smea ri ng a ny of these s ix in d iv id uals w ho have the co u rage to r un fo r local office . W h i le t h ey shou ld all be v igo rous ly vetted o n the issues duri ng the campaign , th ey a ll d eserve our respect and honest d ia log . T h ere a re p lenty of worthy topics and positions to ope n ly debate an d di scuss i n th is co u nc i l race . I th i nk t he commun ity p refe rs that we foc us on those . As the c urrent m ayo r of RPV, I th ink its import ant t hat we a ll do ou r p a rt to set an exa mp le to he lp ensu re a campaig n season t hat at the end of the day we a re proud of. T h anks fo r read i ng , Br ia n Ca m pbe ll Mayor -Ra ncho Pa los Verdes C arn pbell .rpv@ gma il .co m Below are screenshots of Brian Campbell's Facebook page showing his support and endorsement of Dave Emenheiser and Krista Johnson : Brian Campbell -Mayor of Rancho Palos Verdes , CA Q Brian Campbell - Mayor of Rancho Pa los Verdes , CA Home Abou t Endorsements Photos Vi deos Join My List Pos ts Com munity ,, Like :\'\ Follow ,+ Share Po sts Brian Campbell -Mayo r of Rancho Palos Verdes , CA rb like CJ Comment i:t) Share • Michael Home Find Fnends Send Message [I Government Ott ic1al People Also Li ke • Long Beach Area Rep ... Poli ti ca l Organ iza tion Peninsula Athlet ics School Spo rt s Tea m Sustainable Palos Ver ... 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She is a respected an d vete ran RPV City Comm ittee appo intee , me mber of mu lti ple boards , successful businesswoma n and te rrific mom to he r two sons and husband Jeff. I will be 100% be hin d her ca mpa ign. 1,l Invite your fri ends to like t11is Page ,, 692 people like t11is ;\\ 662 people follow thi s Br ian Campbell - Mayor of Ra ncho Palos Verd es , CA About See All Home Abo ut Endorseme nts Pho tos Vide os Jo in My Li st Pos ts Commu nity IB@iflff rfJ Like CJ Comment {!) Share 0 0 69 2 Shares Wrile a comment Tracy A. Hunt Kr is ta, you are awesome! Li ke Reply O 1 June 27 al 6 53pm '+ View 1 more re ply Top Co mments· O Send Messag e @l w1..w.campbellforrpv.com fi Government Ott 1c1a l People Als o Like Lo ng Be ach A rea Rep .•• Po liti ca l Organiza tion • Peninsula At hletics School Sport s Team Su st ainable Palos Ver •.. Sc hool Pages li ked by this Page ~I![ Ea sy Reade r News In the two posts above, he is clearly supporting Dave Emenhiser and affirming his endorsement of Krista Johnson by stating that he is "I 00% behind her campaign". Here's what I wrote in my original email about Dave Emenhiser: ,, Like ,, Li ke ,, Like ,, Like "Dave Emenhiser -RPV Planning Commissioner, former member ofRPV Finance Committee, Doctorate, and 2 masters degrees . As a member of the Planning Commission, on August 22, 2017 , Dave Emenhiser voted for allowing the one- room short-term rental option ifthe owner is present. Then on November 29, 2016, he was in favor of allowing the advertising of illegal short-term rentals by voting against the ban on advertising. At that hearing, he told the City Attorney he was concerned that banning advertising may impede freedom of speech. The City Attorney responded that since short- term rental is an illegal activity, the advertising of an illegal activity is not protected . Despite that clarification, Dave still voted against the advertising ban. Dave also said he was against the advertising ban because he was concerned about legal fees and attorney bills for the City and also about lawsuits from Google . I find it alarming that Dave was not willing to have the City spend money to prevent an activity that was declared illegal by the City Council and that was adversely affecting many of the neighbors. It was made clear that the advertising ban was only against the owners of the property and not against the short-term rental websites. Furthermore, Google is a search engine; it has nothing to do with the short- term rental websites. In my personal opinion, the re asons Dave gave for his nay vote on the advertising ban was disingenuous. At that hearing, only two Planning Commissioners voted against the advertising ban -Dave Emenhiser and Robert Nelson. Robert Nelson is also the planning commissioner who favors short-term rentals and was against any type of restrictions against it. In fact, he has said that he is happy that a doctor was making $100 ,000 a year running short-term rentals four house from his home and that neighbors should just sue each other in small-claims court to stop the nuisance from short-term rentals . City records show that Robert Nelson donated $5 ,000 to Dave Emenhiser'scampaign . Lastly, Dave is supported by Brian Campbell. Brian Campbell is the Councilman who has consistently favored allowing short- term rentals in our City. We strongly oppose voting for Dave Emehniser for City Council." > I stand behind every statement I made above. I, along with many of you, was present at the Planning Commission meetings when Dave Emehniser voted against banning the advertising of short-term rentals along with Robert Nelson, who I just discovered is his campaign treasurer. I even went back and viewed the videos and read the Planning Commission meeting minutes to make sure I remember Dave Emenhiser stated reasons for voting against the advertising ban. I was merely stating my opinion as to why I strongly oppose voting for Dave Emehniser for City Council based upon my observation of his voting record on short-term rentals and also because he is supported by Brian Campbell. Here's what I wrote in my original email about Krista Johnson: "Krista Johnson -Member ofRPV Finance Committee. I do not know much about Krista Johnson other than the fact that she got involved with the City after her house burned down. She was asking the City Council to make some type of exception for her in the permitting or rebuilding of her house. The whole of the City Council was opposed with the exception of Brian Campbell. She is heavily endorsed by Councilman Brian Campbell. On his Facebook page, Brian Campbell -Mayor of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA - he has multiple posts endorsing Krista Johnson. We strongly oppose voting for Krista Johnson because she is so heavily endorsed by Brian Campbell." I stated that I did not know much about Krista Johnson and that my main reason for opposing her for City Council was because of Brian Campbell's heavy endorsement. Since my original email, I have done research from public records. Here's what I found out: Her house suffered extensive fire damage in September 2005, and she had to rebuild the whole house. There was a permit to build a "new 4,280 square foot, single-story residence in replacement of the existing fire-damaged 3,946 square foot residence. Understandably, she was under time pressure to complete the construction of her new house because the insurance company will only for rental housing for a fixed period of time. So she was requesting that the City "fast-track" the approval of her plans. She also sought the assistance of then Councilman Peter Gardiner. According to one of her letters to the City at that time, Councilman Gardiner interceded on her behalf and had the City Manger move up the date of a Planning Commission meeting. Understandably, the whole process can take time, but I understand her desire to speed up the process because of her circumstance. I could not find any information on how the other City Council members responded to her request, and I was able to confirm that Brian Campbell was not on the City Council at that time. So I had incorrect knowledge that the City Council was opposed to her request and that Brian Campbell was the exception. But I still stand behind my main point that I strongly oppose voting for Krista Johnson because she is so heavily endorsed by Brian Campbell. Her relationship with the City Council about the rebuilding of her home was not a factor in my conclusion. In summary, I sent out the email to you expressing my support or lack thereof of the candidates based upon my observations and knowledge. The email was sent from me as a resident to you as a resident. I do not work for any of the candidates' campaigns. It is true that I support Eric Alegria and John Crukishank, and that I oppose Dave Emehniser and Krista Johnson. Speaking on behalf of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes as the Mayor, Brian Campbell sent out his email in his official City capacity accusing me of being a "campaign operative" who has "smeared" some of the candidates. He is using his role as a public official to attack me as a private citizen who was expressing my opinions as to why I was not supporting his candidates. Brian Campbell sent out this malicious personal attack upon my reputation in response to the email I sent privately to you. This improper abuse of power that Brian Campbell has committed in the name of Rancho Palos Verdes as Mayor is further proof of my concern about any City Council candidates endorsed by him. It is my believe that City Council candidates seek out the endorsement of other public figure and officials who have similar values. Brian Campbell's personal attacks in the attempt to intimidate me further bolsters my conviction about not supporting any candidates he endorses. He is trying to bully me and suppress my first amendment rights to freedom of speech as a private citizen. Sincerely, Mike Huang **End of my followup email** From: Sent: To: Subject: Dear Council Members, James Bertolina <jnbertolina@icloud.com> Sunday, October 15, 2017 9:42 PM cc Mayor Brian Campbell's inappropriate behavior We are writing to let you know that we do not approve of Brian Campbell's behavior i.e. using his official position as the mayor to attack Michael Huang, a private citizen, who is expressing his personal opinion on the City Council candidates for this November election. The City Council should condemn Brian Campbell's behavior as soon as possible. Thank you for your attention. Sincerely, Nelly and Jim Bertolina 3713 Hightide Drive RPV, Ca 90275 1 PJbt~·(, eomMe.W'l+s From: Sent: To: Subject: Margaret Shih <marg.shih@gmail.com> Monday, October 16, 2017 7:25 AM CC; Jerry Duhovic; Susan Brooks; Ken Dyda; Anthony Misetich; Brian Campbell Concern about Mayor's Email Dear RPV City Council and City Personnel, I'm writing to express concern about Mayor Brian Campbell's inappropriate email using his position as RPV Mayor to criticize and mischaracterize Michael Huang's email. Michael Huang's email simply reported factual information, and was also clear to point which sentences were his own private opinion ( eg "I was disappointed ... "). There nothing "misleading", as the mayor mischaracterizes in Michael Huang's email. The larger issue is that Mayor Campbell should not be using his office to attack private citizens who are civically engaged. It harms and corrupts the process. Thank you. I look forward to your correcting this and avoiding a repeat. Sincerely, Margaret Shih Resident of Rancho Palos Verdes 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Emily Colborn Tuesday, October 17, 2017 12:28 PM Nathan Zweizig FW: Sharing an Opinion From: Faith B.Stapleton [mailto:fbstapleton@cox.net] Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 10:13 AM To: Jerry Duhovic <Jerry.Duhovic@rpvca.gov>; Susan Brooks <SusanB@rpvca.gov>; Ken Dyda <Ken.Dyda@rpvca.gov>; Anthony Misetich <AnthonyM@rpvca.gov>; Brian Campbell <BrianC@rpvca.gov> Cc: Doug Willmore <DWillmore@rpvca.gov>; Dave Aleshire <daleshire@awattorneys.com>; Rebecca S. Burleson <rburleson@awattorneys.com>; CityClerk <CityClerk@rpvca.gov> Subject: Sharing an Opinion Greetings, RPV is a treasure which I desire to preserve as a community of persons dedicated to intrinsic good neighbor living, something which cannot be achieved if a cottage industry of short term rentals were allowed to flourish. I applaud Michael Huang in his tireless and selfless effort to bring forth facts and only facts regarding the ban of short term rentals about which I am passionate. Never a reference which could be interpreted as "smearing" was ever disseminated, how insulting to Mr. Huang to even harbor such a thought. Faith Stapleton 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Keyshiao < keyshiao@cox.net> Monday, October 16, 2017 1:21 AM cc Public Comment re Brian Campbell's unethical conduct Dear Members of RPV City Council, Please let the record reflect that I find Mayor Brian Campbell's recent email purporting to be an official communication from the City Council labeling Mr Michael Huang a "political operative" disturbing and unethical. It is slanderous for Mr Campbell to smear Mr Huang as a "political operative" since there is absolutely no evidence that Mr Huang is working for any of the candidates. Moreover, Mr Campbell attempts to legitimize his allegation by sending the email in an official looking letter head and in his capacity as the mayor of RPV. Any quarrel Mr Campbell has with Mr Huang's email is merely that, a personal disagreement, and has NOTHING to do with his official position. For Mr Campbell to use his official title in order to suppress a dissenting opinion is troubling and in contradiction of the First Amendment. Mr Huang certainly has the right to express his opinion on the City Council candidates in his capacity as a private citizen, and any attempt to smother that right, especially by a City official in the guise of his official capacity, is an abuse of power. Mr Campbell has crossed the line. Sincerely, Karen Chuang 1 Pub\ le c ovYI me.vrrs From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: glenn spargo <spargo@cox.net> Monday, October 16, 2017 1:46 PM cc Michael Huang MICHAEL HUANG V.S. MAYOR CAMPBELL MANY OF US HERE IN THE RPV COMMUNITY HAVE BECOME AWARE OF A RECENT LETTER (EMAIL) THAT MAYOR (MR. CAMPBELL) SENT OUT PERSONALLY ATTACKING MR. HUANG FOR HIS COMMUNICATING TO HIS NEIGHBORS ON SPECIFIC CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR THE UPCOMING CITY COUNCIL SEATS. IN HIS OPINION MR. HUANG WAS UPDATING US ON WHICH OF THE CANDIDATES HE FELT WOULD BEST SUPPORT THE CONTINUING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CITY LAWS AND FINES ON CURRENT PROPERTY OWNERS WHO CONTINUE TO 'SKIRT' THOSE LAWS AND ADVERTISE THEIR HOMES AS AIRBNB'S. AND, OF COURSE, THOSE WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD OPINIONS OR BEEN PROPONENTS OF ALLOWING HOME OWNERS TO COMMERCIALLY ADVERTISE AND HIRE OUT A ROOM(S) TO SHORT TERM (LESS THEN 30 DAY) RENTERS. SOME OF THESE OWNERS, EVEN AFTER THE LAW WAS ENACTED AND FINES ARE BEING ISSUED, CONTINUE TO TRY AND FIND WAYS TO SUBVERT THE LAW. THIS COMMUNICATION CHASTISING MR. HUANG FOR COMMUNICATING HIS OPINION, BY MAYOR CAMPBELL, IS AN AFRONT TO ALL OF US WHO BELIEVE THE LAWS SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE IN PLACE AND BE ENFORCED. WE ARE ALL AWARE OF MR. CAMPBELL'S SYMPATHY AND SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO RENT OUT THEIR ROOM(S) ON A SHORT TERM BASIS. HE IS ON RECORD TO THAT EXTENT. AND, UNFORTUNATELY, A NUMBER OF THE CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR THE TWO OPEN COUNCIL SEATS ARE ALSO ON RECORD AS BEING SYMPATHETIC TO THIS. MR. HUANG'S EMAIL TO HIS NEIGHBORS WAS TO THE MANY OF US WHO WILL NOT PUT UP WITH THIS KIND OF COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY THAT BRINGS SO MANY PROBLEMS TO OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. SO, IN OUR OPINION, MR. CAMPBELL IS TOTALLY OUT OF LINE IN TRYING TO INFRINGE ON MR. HAUNGS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF FREE SPEECH. WHO DOES MR. CAMPBELL THINK HE IS IN THAT REGARD? HE HAS HIS RIGHT TO HIS OPINON. OK. BUT HE, IN HIS ACTING ROLE OF MAYOR OF THIS FINE COMMUNITY, SHOULD KNOW BETTER THEN TO ATTACK MR. HUANG FOR HIS. AS MAYOR HE IS SUPPOSED TO REPRESENT ALL OF US. ESPECIALLY THOSE OF US WHO SUPPORT LAWS THAT ARE ALREADY IN PLACE. THE TWO CANDIDATES THAT MR. HAU NG UPDATED US ON THAT SUPPORT THE CURRENT AIRBNB LAWS WILL CERTAINLY BE GIVEN EVERY CONSIDERATION FOR OUR VOTES FOR THOSE OF US WHO SUPPORT THE CURRENT LAWS APPLYING TO SHORT TERM RENTALS. AND, FOR THOSE CANDIDATES THAT DO NOT THAT WILL ALSO BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN WE FILL OUT OUR BALLOTS. AS MY WIFE AND I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE TOMORROW'S (TUESDAYS) MEETING FEEL FREE TO READ THIS TO THOSE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD THAT ARE IN ATTENDANCE. 1 fvbl 1' c.- C 0¥Y1m eV1+_s MR. HUANG HAS EVERY RIGHT TO BE HEARD AND ESPOUSE HIS OPINIONS. AND, TO COMMUNICATE THOSE OPINIONS WITH WHOMEVER-AS HE DEEMS APPROPRIATE. LET US NOT FORGET FREE SPEECH. SINCERELY, MR. & MRS. GLENN SPARGO 2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Kit Fox Monday, October 16, 2017 6:05 PM CityClerk Gabriella Yap; Doug Willmore FW: Mr. Campbell RE: Public Comments on October 17th. Kit Fox, AICP City of Rancho Palos Verdes (310) 544-5226 kitf@rpvca.gov -----Original Message----- From: maureen spargo [mailto:mspargo@cox.net] Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 12:17 PM To: CC <CC@rpvca.gov> Subject: Mr. Campbell In my opinion, Mr. Campbell is out of line with his comments in regard to Michael Huang. Michael has been a staunch supporter of our neighborhood and of enforcing the air band b laws in Rancho Palos Verdes. He has done nothing wrong in expressing his views on the upcoming candidates. We support Michael and think Mr. Campbell should not be using his position as mayorto denigrate others with differing opinions. Thank you, Maureen Spargo 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Emily Colborn Tuesday, October 17, 2017 12:19 PM Nathan Zweizig FW: Accuracy in Campaign Messages RPV Mayor Brian Campbell 10-5-17 email.docx From: Diane Smith [mailto:radlsmith@cox.net] Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2017 6:46 PM To: Brian Campbell (Gmail) <campbell.rpv@gmail.com> Cc: CC <CC@rpvca.gov> Subject: Accuracy in Campaign Messages Dear Mayor Brian Campbell, I am confused by your recent email correspondence to me (copy attached) and undisclosed others, and ask you to elaborate for the sake of accuracy. Your October 5, 2017 email states: "Hi, just a reminder that you're receiving this email because you have expressed an interest in the RPV City Council. You may unsubscri_be if you no longer wish to receive our emails." Your email is from: "Rancho Palos Verdes Mayor Brian Campbell" and states "I'm receiving this email because I have expressed an interest in the RPV City Council," then refers to "our emails" (emphasis added). My reading at the outset, coming from RPV Mayor Brian Campbell, then referring to the RPV City Council and "our emails" lead me to believe that your email is from/endorsed by the entire City Council. Did the City Council all agree to your publications from this email address "campbell.rpv@gmail.com"? Your subject line refers to "Accuracy." In the body of your message you open up with: "I've received a copy of an email today from a Mr. Michael Huang that he sent yesterday to his undisclosed list. In it he made a number of false and misleading claims about some of the candidates running for the Rancho Palos Verdes City Council." You appear concerned about accuracy but you do not list even one false or one misleading claim purportedly made by resident Huang. Therefore, in the interests of "Accuracy" please identify each and every false and misleading claim by RPV resident Michael Huang about candidates. Again, please set an example of Accuracy in Campaign Messages and itemize each and every false and misleading claim made by Michael Huang. You have also noted that Michael Huang sent his email to his undisclosed list. It appears you also have an undisclosed list. Your email has many disturbing similarities to the City's listserve address list which is sup~osed to 1 Pvb/1 c co01 fVl1UllV be confidential. Would you please assure me that you have not somehow obtained the city's listserve addresses or explain how your undisclosed email list is different from Mr. Huang's undisclosed address list? I too have an undisclosed address list. My address list has grown over the years by residents that heard me speak or read my letters and came to me, asking that their names and emails be kept confidential, because they did not trust government. So I really do understand the importance of maintaining trust. I do agree with you Brian that if Michael Huang has lied about any candidate he should come clean and explain his actions. Michael Huang has earned a great deal of respect in Rancho Palos Verdes and I would be very surprised if he lied about anything. I believe every single statement he has made can be backed up with documented support so please send your list of the false and misleading claims made by Michael Huang so we can set the record straight. Also, for accuracy and transparency, please let me know if your reference to "our emails" refers to the entire City Council. If not, please give me the names ofthe people sending this email besides you, that you reference as "our emails." Thanks so much. Diane Smith 2 From: RPV Mayor Brian Campbell <campbell.rpv@gmail.com> Date: October 5, 2017 at 4:10:37 PM PDT To: radlsmith@cox.net Subject: RPV Council Race -Keep it accurate please! Reply-To: campbell.rpv@gmail.com Hi, just a reminder that you're receiving this email because you have expressed an interest in the RPV City Council. You may unsubscribe if you no longer wish to receive our emails. {f3 11 Like Accuracy in Campaign Messages I've received a copy of an email today from a Mr. Michael Huang that he sent yesterday to his undisclosed list. In it he made a number of false and misleading claims about some of the candidates running for the Rancho Palos Verdes City Council. I'm disappointed in this approach. Its patently unfair to all of the candidates to engage in this type of activity. The vast majority of the community in my opinion prefers that campaign operatives refrain from smearing any of these six individuals who have the courage to run for local office. While they should all be vigorously vetted on the issues during the campaign, they all deserve our respect and honest dialog. There are plenty of worthy topics and positions to openly debate and discuss in this council race. I think the community prefers that we focus on those. As the current mayor of RPV, I think its important that we all do our part to set an example to help ensure a campaign season that at the end of the day we are proud of. Thanks for reading, Brian Campbell Mayor -Rancho Palos Verdes Campbell.rpv@gmail.com City Councilman, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275 Saf e_U.D.?U.b2s.:ri ge "':'.'..I..9d I ~n ith@CQ.b,.D et fqrwi'1.rct ... th.i..5 .. em~1U I \Jpd<JtePrnfiJg I AbQ1Jt..o.tJr2erv.is;:.eprnvider Sent by \;:!:lQJPQ\;U,rnv.@grn<JiLi;:orn in collaboration with Constant Contact' Try it free today From: Sent: To: Subject: Emily Colborn Tuesday, October 17, 2017 1:34 PM Nathan Zweizig FW: List inaccuracies RE: RPV Council Race -Keep it accurate please! From: Diane Smith [mailto:radlsmith@cox.net] Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 9:18 AM To: Brian Campbell (Gmail) <campbell.rpv@gmail.com> Cc: CC <CC@rpvca.gov> Subject: List inaccuracies RE: RPV Council Race -Keep it accurate please! Mayor Brian Campbell, I am still waiting for you to be accurate and to list Michael Huang's" ... number of false and misleading claims about some of the candidates running for the Rancho Palos Verdes City Council" Show me and others just how accurate you are. In your subsequent email to me you called Michael Huang a liar but you did not list the lies. Are you afraid to list the lies or did you yourself lie? It has now been well over a week and you still have not listed the false and misleading claims by Michael Huang. I hope to hear from you before the City Council meeting starts. Also let me know when and how I purportedly subscribed to your deceiving mailing list. Maybe I will have to demand a public records request to find out how you put together your mailing list and to see how many email addresses you have. I don't want to burden the city so maybe you can be accurate and provide such information voluntarily. Diane Smith From: RPV Mayor Brian Campbell [mailto:campbell.rpv@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2017 4:11 PM To: radlsmith@cox.net Subject: RPV Council Race -Keep it accurate please! Hi, just a reminder that you're receiving this email because you have expressed an interest in the RPV City Council. You may unsubscribe if you no longer wish to receive our emails. 1 Public com rn er1ts Accuracy in Campaign Messages I've received a copy of an email today from a Mr. Michael Huang that he sent yesterday to his undisclosed list. In it he made a number of false and misleading claims about some of the candidates running for the Rancho Palos Verdes City Council. I'm disappointed in this approach. Its patently unfair to fill of the candidates to engage in this type of activity. The vast majority of the community in my opinion prefers that campaign operatives refrain from smearing any of these six individuals who have the courage to run for local office. While they should all be vigorously vetted on the issues during the campaign, they all deserve our respect and honest dialog. There are plenty of worthy topics and positions to openly debate and discuss in this council race. I think the community prefers that we focus on those. As the current mayor of RPV, I think its important that we all do our part to set an example to help ensure a campaign season that at the end of the day we are proud of. Thanks for reading, Brian Campbell Mayor -Rancho Palos Verdes Campbell.rpv@gmail.com 2 City Councilman, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275 S0fs:\.JD.?JJR$C.rLl?~.:~1 r09J?rnitb@i:::ox,ns;t Forward this email I Update Profile I About our service provider Sent by carnpbell.rpv@lgmail.com in collaboration with Constant Contact·, •l Try it free today 3 From: Teresa Takaoka Sent: To: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 1:52 PM Nathan Zweizig Subject: FW: defamatory letter by mayor From: narinder kapoor [mailto:simrankaro@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 1:52 PM To: CC <CC@rpvca.gov> Cc: Michael Huang <mikehgalaxy@gmail.com> Subject: Re: defamatory letter by mayor Dear city council members-I am writing to protest the defamatory letter Mayor Campbell wrote against our neighbor Mike Huang-Mike wrote a personal email to our neighborhood expressing his concerns about the various candidates for the council-he was within his rights and we were actually appreciative of his diligent review of each candidate's positions, and feel he was wrongly attacked by the mayor's public response-we ask the city council to therefore make amends for this-this should not be allowed to happen-thank you-Amar and Narinder D 1 From: Doug Willmore Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 4:18 PM To: Emily Colborn <ecolborn@rpvca.gov >; Teresa Takaoka <TeriT@rpvca .gov >; Kit Fox <KitF@rpvca.gov >; Gabriella Yap <gyap@rpvca .gov > Subject: FW: RPV -Mayor Brian Campbell violated 5 U.S. Code 1502 (a) (1) -Use of official authority to influence elections I Public Comment for City Council Meeting on October 17, 2017 Late correspondence From: Susan Brooks Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 4:04 PM To: Doug Willmore <DWillmore@rpvca.gov >; Dave Aleshire <daleshire@awattorneys.com > Cc: Brian Campbell <BrianC@rpvca.gov > Subject: Fwd: RPV -Mayor Brian Campbell violated 5 U.S. Code 1502 (a) (1) -Use of official authority to influence elections I Public Comment for City Council Meeting on October 17, 2017 Did everyone receive this, too? I didn't see Brian's name so am forwarding to him. Need to discuss tonite. Susan Susan Brooks Councilwoman Rancho Palos Verdes (Home) 310/ 541-2971 (City Hall) 310/544-5207 http://rpvca.gov I The view(s), opinion(s) and content expressed/contained in this email do not necessarily reflect the view(s), opinion(s), official positions or policies of the Rancho Palos Verdes City Council, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes or any of its employees, agents, contractors, Commissions or Committees (the "City''). It should be interpreted solely as the view(s), opinion(s) and/or work product of the individual author and should not be relied upon as the official position, direction or decision of the City. Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: "Tracy Burns" <akamomma@gmail.com> To: "info@da.lacounty.gov " <info@da.lacounty.gov>, "Susan Brooks" <SusanB@rpvca.gov>, "Jerry Duhovic" <Jerry.Duhovic@rpvca.gov>, "Anthony Misetich" <AnthonyM@rpvca.gov>, "Ken Dyda" <Ken.Dyda@rpvca.gov>, "Ara Mihranian" <AraM@rpvca.gov> Cc: "Mike Huang" <mikehgalaxy@gmail.com> Subject: RPV -Mayor Brian Campbell violated 5 U.S. Code 1502 (a) (1) -Use of official authority to influence elections I Public Comment for City Council Meeting on October 17, 2017 Office of LA County District Attorney and RPV CC, The mayor of Rancho Palos Verdes, Brian Campbell, has influenced a local election by using his official title in a public correspondence without any disclaimer indicating it was his pe(sonal opinion. In fact he invoked his title within the body of the letter and as part of the signature. Therefore, his published personal attack specifically naming resident, Michael Huang, is easily seen as the official view of the city and has been forwarded and republished on the internet by others. Please review the Nextdoor post by Ling Tang where she reposted a Facebook Post by Maura Mizuguchi . In it she states, "I hope everyone got the email from Mayor Brian Campbell calling out Michael Huang, the man who is known to drive around the neighborhood to find those of us running short term rentals." -dated October 6th . Mayor Campbell specifically maligned Mr. Huang because he does not recommend the two candidates he publicly endorses and supported the ban against short term rentals. His deliberate action was done to coerce and intimidate Mr. Huang through defamation and to effect the results of the upcoming election. Mayor Campbell has used the title of his office in the past to intimidate and hurt others including an employee of LASO Lt. Hummel, so he is no stranger to this tactic. Additionally, Mayor Campbell is in violation of RPV's "Protocol for Elected Officials .... ", which was enacted to promote the ethical behavior of those in position of authority. Officials with the City of RPV have recently been notified of this violation. 5 U.S. Code§ 1502 -Influencing elections; taking part in political campaigns; prohibitions; exceptions • US Code • Notes • Authorities (CFR) prev I next (a)A State or local officer or employeemay not- (1) use his official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with or affecting the result of an election or a nomination for office; Source: http ://uscode.house .gov/view .xhtml ?path=/prelim@title5/part2/ chapter 15 &edition=prelim Ling Tang Lunada Bay RPV city council i l - Accuracy in Campaign Messages I've received a copy of an ema il today from a Mr. Michael Huang that he sent yesterday to his undisclosed list. In it he made a number of false and misleading claims about some of the candidates running for the Rancho Pa los Verdes City Council. I'm disappointed in this approach. Its patently unfair to all of the candidates to engage in this type of activity. The vast majority of the community in my opinion prefers that campaign operatives refrain from smearing any of these six individuals who have the courage to run for local office. Wh ile they should all be vigorously vetted on the issues during the campaign, they all deserve our respect and honest dia log. There are plenty of worthy topics and positions to open ly debate and d iscuss in this council race. I think the community prefers that we focus on those. As the current mayor of RPV, I think its important that we all do our part to set an example to help ensure a campaign season that at the end of the day we are proud of. Thanks for reading, signature Brian Campbell Mayor -Rancho Palos Verdes . Campbell.rpv@gmail .com v Last year, I attend the RPV council meeting in regarding the short term rental. From the meeting, I have two strong feelings: 1. There is a master behind this in regarding the thousands of letters send to the city in a very short period of time, and for total 4 houses ( 80% of those letters were complained 2 houses) Who is the master? Why the city council do some due diligence? 2. The mavor and the councils who vote Yes to ban the • 0 + H A~,\T l't "u AW .,, 11'1-. <-c~-~,.. 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We want to hear from you about what's important for RPV. Residents First ! Krost<'I Johnson KJohn>onRPV@grnad .com (310) 508 ·3201 ht t ps : //www.f ace book. com/ K Johnso nfor RPVCou nc 1 I 2017 / HOME ABOUT ENDORSEMENTS PHOTOS Brian Campbell -Mayor of Rancho Palos ••• Verdes, CA shared Krista Johnson for RPV City Council 201Ts post. August 31 · 0 I've already got mine up in front of my house! . · ~: ·__ Krista Johnson for RPV City Council 2017 c(J August 30 · 0 I am so excited to announce my RPV City Council 2017 , campaign is off and running with signs, mailers, , materials and events. If you want to ... Continue Reading 1 r.nmmAnt Source: https://www.facebook.com/Brian-Campbell-Mayor-of-Rancho-Palos-V erdes-CA-8911207963 0/ Please contact Mr. Huang ( cc'd) for further details regarding this specific violation and contact the City of RPV for any documentation or evidence of his violations. I'd recommend a thorough investigation of ALL correspondence and postings Mayor Campbell has issued using his official title to ensure no further violations go unpunished. A public official should not be able to use the title of his office to defame or intimidate citizens and they should not be able to use the office to influence elections. Sincerely, Tracy Burns From: Teresa Takaoka Sent: To: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 8:22 AM Nathan Zweizig Subject: FW: Green Hills Memorial Park -Public Comments Re: Mediation From: Thomas W. Frew [mailto:TFrew@ghmp.com] Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 4:35 PM To: CC <CC@rpvca.gov> Cc: So Kim <SoK@rpvca.gov>; Ara Mihranian <AraM@rpvca.gov>; Doug Willmore <DWillmore@rpvca.gov>; Nick Resich <nresich@ghmp.com>; Steven A. Espolt <SEspolt@ghmp.com> Subject: Green Hills Memorial Park -Public Comments Re: Mediation October 16, 2017 Mayor Brian Campbell City Councilmembers City of Rancho Palos Verdes 30940 Hawthorne Boulevard Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275 Re: Green Hills Memorial Park Mediation Mayor Campbell and Honorable Councilmembers: On behalf of Green Hills Memorial Park (Green Hills), we appreciate the opportunity for continued dialogue with the City of Rancho Palos Verdes (City) and with our neighbors regarding our park operations. To this end, we would like to clarify comments made during the public comment period at a recent City Council hearing regarding mediation with the Vista Verde Homeowners (Vista Verde). The Conditions of Approval imposed in connection with Green Hills' Conditional Use Permit (CUP) refer to a mediation process among Vista Verde, the City and Green Hills relative to claims Vista Verde made against the City regarding the Pacific Terrace Mausoleum. As a reminder, shortly before that condition was imposed, all three parties engaged in a mediation process. Shortly after the condition was . imposed, the parties began discussing a second mediation process. Unfortunately, Vista Verde refused to allow Green Hills to participate in that mediation, rejecting the notion of a "tri-party" mediation as contemplated by the condition. Instead, and notwithstanding Green Hills' repeated request to participate in the mediation as per the condition, the mediation took place between the City and Vista Verde only. Recently, Vista Verde raised the issue of mediation with Green Hills, and has asked Green Hills to participate without the City. While Green Hills is willing to do so - a fact that has been repeatedly made clear to litigation counsel for Vista Verde -there are certain steps in the litigation process that must be completed as a preliminary matter. Once those steps have been completed, the mediation will be scheduled. 1 As a resource and dedicated partner to the tight-knit South Bay community, being a good neighbor is a top priority. We look forward to continuing to work closely with the City to ensure that we are fulfilling all legal and CUP required obligations responsibly. We continue to strive to ensure that Green Hills best serves the community and remains a close partner and resource now and well into the future. Very truly yours, Thomas W. Frew CFO / General Manager Cc: Mr. Doug Willmore, RPV City Manager Mr. Ara Mihranian, RPV Planning Director Ms. So Kim, RPV Deputy Director Mr. Nick Resich, Green Hills Director of Building and Maintenance Mr. Steve Espolt, Green Hills Manager of Strategic Planning and Compliance Thomas W. Frew CFO -General Manager Direct Line (310) 521-4412 I Fax Line (310) 519-8236 Main Line (310) 831-0311 I www.greenhillsmemorial.com 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Teresa Takaoka Tuesday, October 17, 2017 8:06 AM Nathan Zweizig FW: Item No. 2, Regular Business -City Council Meeting October 17, 2017 From: Jennifer T. Taggart [mailto:JTaggart@ddsffirm.com] Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 11:02 PM To: Brian Campbell <BrianC@rpvca.gov>; Jerry Duhovic <Jerry.Duhovic@rpvca.gov>; Susan Brooks <SusanB@rpvca.gov>; Ken Dyda <Ken.Dyda@rpvca.gov>; Anthony Misetich <AnthonyM@rpvca.gov> Cc: CC <CC@rpvca.gov>; nicole.jules@rpvca.gov Subject: Item No. 2, Regular Business -City Council Meeting October 17, 2017 Honorable Mayor and City Council Members - I apologize for the late correspondence, but Item No. 2 in Regular Business was just brought to my attention. As a resident of Rancho Palos Verdes with an extensive background in environmental site characterization, I felt it incumbent to comment on the proposed ordinance because it will not achieve the stated goals. While I certainly understand the City of Rancho Palos Verdes' interest in confirming that any imported fill materials are "clean", the proposed ordinance will not achieve those goals. Obviously, the intent of the proposed ordinance with respect to environmental testing is to prevent contaminated soil being brought onto an otherwise clean site. As staff may have determined in its investigation, there are no established standards in state law or regulations that address environmental requirements for imported fill material. The California Department of Toxic Substances Control has prepared a fact sheet to identify procedures to be used to minimize the possiblity of such happening, and it is urged that staff consider these procedures and incorporate them into the ordinance. It is urged that the City Council direct staff to more fully develop and consider the implications and requirements before proceeding. As a threshold issue, I am not addressing whether the City has the ability to require environmental testing of imported fill materials but simply the mechanics and procedure for doing so. The problem with the proposed ordinance as written is that there is no definition given as to what is adequate characterization of proposed imported fill materials. How will an applicant know whether the soil will be adequately characterized? It is difficult to understand how an "average project" can be determined because, as previously stated, there are no established standards for imported fill material other than the DTSC's fact sheet, which is not being followed in this procedure. So, what will the City consider to be sufficient testing to adequately characterize a proposed import - a test per load? A test per every two loads? The proposed ordinance suggests that 1 sample will be collected with 3 analysis run (although this may simply be imprecise wording) for 20 cubic yards. DTSC recommends 1 sample for every 250 cubic yards, although the analyses necessary to characterize the materials vary depending on the source/existing and former use. For every required sample and analysis, the cost will go up. The ordinance should provide some direction as to what will be considered adequate so that an applicant can know what is required to conform to the law. This means specification as to the number of samples per cubic yard. Also, the ordinance needs to provide more direction as to what analyses will be required to adequately characterize. The analyses cited in the staff report are the most common -other tests costs significantly more. 1 [}. Typically, it is preferable to characterize in situ (prior to transport) because site characterization is difficult. You can have areas of clean soil and areas of contaminated "hot spots" depending on the site's former use, so it is actually more important to have some information as to the source site to adequately characterize. The DTSC's fact sheet recommends such knowledge. Moreover, as written, the proposed samples are going to be composite samples (by requiring them from the loads) which also reduces the likelihood of identifying contaminated soil. Finally, the testing being required is not going to fully characterize the soils. The staff report identifies TPH, VOCs and/or Title 22 metals as likely analytical methods to be used. But whether this adequately characterizes any imported fill material depends on the source. For example, a residential site is more likely to have historical pesticide use and pesticide residues (since most of the area was agricultural before residential development) and the proposed analytical methods will not identify. The staff report overlooks EPA Method 8082 for detection of polychlorinated biphenyls, EPA Method 8270C for semi-volatile organic compounds (which would include polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons), EPA Method 8081A for organochlorine pesticides, EPA Method 8141A for organophosphorous pesticides, EPA Method 8151A for chlorinated herbicides, EPA Method 7199 for hexavalent chromium, and identification of asbestos or asbestos-containing material. The ordinance should provide direction as to appropriate analysis consistent with source site to provide adequate characterization. Yet another problem rendering the ordinance vague and ambiguous is that it and the staff report do not identify what levels should be used to exclude fill materials from being used -e.g., what is clean. For example, background concentrations of arsenic are established as elevated over certain screening levels - will the DTSC's set level for arsenic in Southern California be acceptable? What reference will be used for acceptable levels? EPA's regional screening levels for chemical contaminants at Superfund sites? Some other reference level? Will the acceptable level be determined by site use -for example, a commercial site versus residential? You cannot simply preclude any fill materials where there are contaminants detected - for example, as previously mentioned, arsenic is naturally occurring and present in Southern California. Asbestos is our state rock. A review of DTSC's Information Advisory Clean Imported Fill Material may be useful for devising a more appropriate procedure. DTSC's fact sheet requires an investigation of the land use of the source of the fill material, and then sampling and analysis geared to the historical land use. So, for example, land near an existing freeway or major thoroughfare may have lead and PAHs, necessitating those analyses. Form agricultural land may have various pesticides, necessitating those analysis but not asbestos. It also gives recommended fill materal sampling for the borrow area and the stockpile/import. It also discusses the importance of performing the appropriate analyses on the fill material and whether or not composite sampling is appropriate. Finally, the ordinance should make sure that clean trucks and/or trailer beds are used. Contaminated debris and soils can come from dirty trucks/trailer beds. The ordinance should require that hauling contracts specify that for each imported load, "clean" truck and/or trailer beds, in which the material will be carried be used by specifying the following: • The actual truck and/or trailer beds utilized for import/export activities will be clear of visible contamination or deleterious materials • The trucks will go directly from the source location to the recipient location with no detours or stops at other locations; and • Short loads will not be augmented by other materials that were not tested as part of the characterization. Therefore, it is requested that the matter be referred to staff for further development and consideration before proceeding so that an ordinance is developed that is not so vague and ambiguous as to fail to give adequate guidance and also does not impose unnecessarily burdensome costs. 2 Jennifer Taggart 3 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES TO: FROM: HONORABLE MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS CITY CLERK DATE: OCTOBER 16, 2017 SUBJECT: ADDITIONS/REVISIONS AND AMENDMENTS TO AGENDA Attached are revisions/additions and/or amendments to the agenda material received through Monday afternoon for the Tuesday, October 17, 2017 City Council meeting: Item No. Description of Material Public Comments Letter from Sandra and Don Hammersmark; Emails from: Janet Nitz; Carolynn and Andy Petru B Correction to Minutes for September 19, 2017 E Revision to rate changes 2 Correction to Ordinance No. 599 3 Emails from: Stanton C. Booth; Michelle Johnson Respectfully submitted, W:\01 City Clerk\LATE CORRESPONDENCE\2017 Cover Sheets\20171017 additions revisions to agenda thru Monday.doc ALL CITY COUNCIL PERSONNEL cc@rpvca .gov October 16, 2017 Jerry Duhov ic -jerry.duhovic@rpvca.gov Susan Brooks -susan.brooks@rpvca .gov Ken Dyda -ken .dyda@rpvca .gov Anthony Mi set ich -anthony.misetich@rpvca .gov Re: Public Comment for City Council Meeting on October 17, 2017 -Defamatory Email by Mayor Brian Campbell Dear City Council Members, There is enough DECEIT and DECEPTION in Washington to make us all sick to our stomachs ..... BUT SURELY NOT IN OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY!! We are sure that you are all horrified that as Mayor of our great city, Brian Campbell, had the audacity to send an official looking email to the community on October 4th regarding Michael Hwang's opinions and recommendations regarding candidates running for 2 RPV council seats on November 5th. The vast majority of the community in my opinion prefers that the Mayor of PRV refrain from smearing the reputations of individu a l vot ers who exercise their lega l civil rights ad vi sing commun ity members of their personal opinions regarding the qualifications and political interests of individu a ls who have the courage to run for lo ca l office. We are requesting that you provide Mr. Hwang with a letter to refute Mr. Campbell's malicious email and to ask that your official body "the RPV City Council" to follow through and implement policies to make sure Brian Campbell or any other council member can NOT abuse their power in this way. Thanks you very much for being DECENT and ETHICAL City Council members. 5 ~~y,Lj A A S~;;;;;::,.:;;;;;;; ~mersmar// ,,,,,.,i;-I . (/1,4 , -~~~ Doug Wilmore DWillmore@rpvca.gov Dave Aleshire daleshire@awattorneys.com Rebecca S. Burleson rburleson@awattorneys.com City Clerk cityclerk@rpvca.gov From: Sent: To: Subject: Late Correspondence -----Original Message----- Emily Colborn Monday, October 16, 2017 5:43 PM CityClerk FW: In reference to the "Public Comment" portion of the 10/16/17 City Council meeting From: Janet Nitz [mailto:nitzj@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 4:23 PM To: CC <CC@rpvca.gov> Cc: Jerry Duhovic <Jerry.Duhovic@rpvca.gov>; Susan Brooks <SusanB@rpvca.gov>; Ken Dyda <Ken.Dyda@rpvca.gov>; Anthony M isetich <AnthonyM@rpvca.gov> Subject: In reference to the "Public Comment" portion of the 10/16/17 City Council meeting It is my understanding that Brian Campbell wrote an email, using his title of Mayor of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, in which he accused Michael Huang of "smearing" some of the candidates running for City Council. I received Michael's original email. It was a private email in which Michael clearly expressed his personal opinions. I believe Brian Campbell's email was completely inappropriate. I support Michael Huang's request for a public, written apology from the City of RPV. Sincerely, Janet Nitz 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Late Correspondence Emily Colborn Monday, October 16, 2017 5:43 PM CityClerk FW: Public Comments -October 17, 2017 City Council Meeting From: Carolynn Petru [mailto:carolynn.petru@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 4:02 PM To: CC <CC@rpvca.gov> Cc: Michael Huang <mikehgalaxy@gmail.com> Subject: Public Comments -October 17, 2017 City Council Meeting Dear City Council - Please take all appropriate steps necessary to counteract the recent action taken by Mayor Campbell to intimidate, discredit and malign the reputation of our neighbor, Mr. Michael Huang. Although the Mayor's email, which was sent to an undisclosed email group, was not technically a violation of City Council Policy, it was clearly unethical and inappropriate. It gave every appearance of being official correspondence from the City, with the one exception of not including the City's logo. Unfortunately, the email, with it's false statements about Mr. Huang, has been forwarded to more people around the community and has even been shared on social media. We are deeply embarrassed that one of our City Council members, and the Mayor no less, would use a tactic like this during the election season to silence discourse by damaging the reputation of a resident who did not share his opinion about allowing short-term rentals in our neighborhoods and who does not support the same candidates that our Mayor does in the upcoming general election. Please take immediate and decisive action to demonstrate to the public that this was not a City Council-sanctioned message or tactic. Please do what you can to set the record straight and to assure our residents that their right to free speech is valued in Rancho Palos Verdes. Sincerely, Carolynn & Andy Petru 1 receive a check for $250 and urged everyone to participate in the City's Recycling Program. He noted that in addition to winning the Recycler Drawing, the two individuals also won a Personal Emergency Preparedness Kit from the City at a value of $60.00. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA: Councilwoman Brooks moved, seconded by Councilman Dyda, to modify the order of the agenda as follows: items #5, #4, and #3 will be heard before item #1. Item #6 was postponed to a future meeting within the next six weeks. The motion passed on the following roll call vote: AYES: NOES: Brooks, Dyda, Misetich, Duhovic, and Mayor Campbell None ABSENT: None PUBLIC COMMENTS: City Clerk Colborn reported that there were two requests to speak. Mickey Radich, inquired on the status of the project to synchronize the traffic lights along Hawthorne Boulevard and the installation of fiber optic cable on Hawthorne Blvd. to improve television reception particularly the City Council meetings. John Jensen, recommended that landscapers display their business license or permit visibly on their vehicles. CITY MANAGER REPORT: City Manager Willmore announced the following: The Ring.com security product discount program will continue to run from September 11, 2017, through November 9, 2017 or until funding is no longer available; the City Council will be discussing and reviewing the draft Natural Communities Conservation Plan (NCCP) at a public meeting on Monday, October 2, at 6 P.M.; and Abalone Cove Park Volunteer Day on Sunday, September 24, 2017, 9:00 AM. -12:00 P.M. CONSENT CALENDAR: Mayor Pro Tern Duhovic moved, seconded by Councilmember Misetich, to approve the Consent Calendar as presented. The motion passed on the following roll call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Brooks, Misetich, Dyda, Duhovic, and Mayor Campbell None None DRAFT -City Council Minutes Adjourned Regular Meeting September 19, 2017 Page 4 of 10 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: HI Nathan- Teresa Takaoka Monday, October 16, 2017 12:21 PM Nathan Zweizig Mary Bradley; Emily Colborn FW: Principal Life and LTD Renewal Rates Here is late correspondence for Mary's item. Thank you Teri From: Mary Bradley Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 11:27 AM To: Teresa Takaoka <TeriT@rpvca.gov> Subject: FW: Principal Life and LTD Renewal Rates Hi Teri, Please add this as late correspondence to my item, Employee & City Council Benefit Renewal Rates. The staff report currently states that the City will see a 9.78% rate increase to Life Insurance but the increase will only 7.21%. The staff report also states that the City would see a rate increase for Long Term Disability (LTD} of 5.0% but now we've been advised we have received a rate pass, i.e. no rate increase for LTD. Let me know if you have any questions. Kind regards, C~I~' f."1 rf2i) 1/ <A;,-a;y· l''./. c:/()Htarr;y Mary Ortiz Bradley Human Resources Manager City of Rancho Palos Verdes I 30940 Hawthorne Blvd I Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275 I (310)544-5331 www.rpvca.gov I mbradley(rorpvca.gov Please consider the environment before printing this e-maiL Notice: This message is intended only for use by the person or entity to which it is addressed. Because it may contain confidential information intended solely for the addressee, you are notified that any disclosing, copying, downloading, distributing, or retaining of this message, and any attached files, is prohibited and may be a violation of state or federal law. Please notify the sender and delete this message and all attached files if you have received this message in error. From: Maureen Riley [mailto:maureen@maniaciinsurance.com] Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2017 1:12 PM To: Mary Bradley <mbradley@rpvca.gov> Cc: Daniel Maniaci <dan@maniaciinsurance.com> Subject: RE: Principal Life and LTD Renewal Rates 1 r. Hi Mary, Yes -Principal could not provide the renewal in time for your meeting with Dan, so they provided us with estimated increases. Regards, Maureen Riley Account Manager 500 Silver Spur Road, Suite 121 I Palos Verdes, CA 90275 (P) 866.541.4824 I (F) 866.377.2016 I Lie. 0122622 Please note: The information contained in this message may be privileged and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notity us by replying to this message and deleting it from your computer. From: Mary Bradley [mailto:mbradley@rpvca.gov] Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2017 12:14 PM To: Maureen Riley <maureen@maniaciinsurance.com> Cc: Daniel Maniaci <dan@maniaciinsurance.com> Subject: RE: Principal Life and LTD Renewal Rates Thanks, Maureen. I didn't realize the rates provided on the presentation were only tentative. From: Maureen Riley [mailto:maureen@maniaciinsurance.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2017 10:02 AM To: Mary Bradley <mbradley@rpvca.gov> Cc: Daniel Maniaci <dan@maniaciinsurance.com> Subject: Principal Life and LTD Renewal Rates Importance: High Hi Mary, We just received the final Principal renewal rates for basic life and LTD, and I have attached updated spreadsheets. The initial proposal showed a potential increase to basic life of 9.783, and a 53 increase for LTD. With the final renewal, the basic life rate increase was lower than anticipated, and there was a rate pass for the LTD. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you! Regards, MANIACI Maureen Riley Account Manager 500 Silver Spur Road, Suite 121 I Palos Verdes, CA 90275 (P) 866.541.4824 I (F) 866.377.2016 I Lie. 0122622 2 Please note: The information contained in this message may be privileged and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by replying to this message and deleting it from your computer. 3 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: City Clerk, Lauren Ramezani Thursday, October 12, 2017 3:04 PM CityClerk Nicole Jules; Elias Sassoon Item 2-correction for Ordinance 599 20171012144425 .pdf Regard ing 10/17/2017 City Counci l Meeting: Please see attached corrected Ordinance No 599 . On page, A-1, lin e two, of Sect ion 2.A.1., the word" of" has been changed to the word " r ". Please note the correct ion . Thanks Lauren Ramezani Sr. Administrative Analyst-Public Works ~ City of Rancho Palos Verdes 310-544-5245 Laurenr@rpvca.gov http://www. rpvca .gov 1 J. ORDINANCE NO. 599 AN ORDINANCE OF THE · CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES AMENDING CHAPTER 12.04 (HIGHWAY PERMITS) OF TITLE 12 OF THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL CODE WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend provisions of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code that describes the type of permits that are issued for work along City streets, sidewalks and public places; and, WHEREAS, on July 19, 2017, the City Council reviewed and conceptually approved amendments to Chapter 12.04 (Highway Permits) of Title 12 (Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places) of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code; and, WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to codify the above-mentioned amendments. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: The facts set forth in the Recitals are true and correct, and are incorporated herein by reference. Section 2: Chapter 12.04 (Highway Permits) of Title 12 (Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places) is hereby amended to read as follows: 12.04.045 Haul Route Permit A. :pplic~:0:ddilion to the ~(rmalion required of an applicant for an encroachment permit1 ~any other permit required by this code, each applicant requesting approval of the haul route permit shall fully and completely submit to the City a written application on a form prepared by the Director of Public Works. 2. Haul Route Permit application must be submitted to and approved by the Public Works Department prior to any loaded truck entering the City or issuance of a grading permit, whichever occurs first. B. Application Contents: The director shall develop an application form and make it available to applicants upon request. The application shall require the following information, in addition to all other information determined necessary by the director: 1. A haul route plan From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Late corr please -----Original Message----- Teresa Takaoka Thursday, October 12, 2017 11:16 AM Nathan Zweizig Emily Colborn FW: Emergency Planning Committee Applicant From: Michelle Johnson Booth [mailto:stanmichbooth@msn.com] Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2017 11:09 AM To: Emily Colborn <ecolborn@rpvca.gov> Cc: CC <CC@rpvca.gov> Subject: Emergency Planning Committee Applicant Dear Emily Caborn, This is in reference to Larry Maizlish and his application to fill the city volunteer position on the Emergency Planning Committee. I have known and worked with Mr. Maizlish for over twenty years. In that time, I have come to know his breadth of training and experience working with the community in Long Beach to prepare for various types of disasters. In addition to his tactical disaster preparedness skills, Mr. Maizlish possesses exceptional communication skills. He excels in bringing people together, prompting teamwork, and communicating at the expert and layman's level. All around, Mr. Maizlish is an asset to any community. It is a loss for Long Beach, but a gain for Rancho Palos Verdes. Respectfully, Stanton C. Booth 1 3. From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Emily Colborn Thursday, October 12, 2017 12:46 PM Michelle Johnson Booth Nathan Zweizig; Teresa Takaoka RE: Emergency Preparedness Committee Applicant Thank you for your email Ms. Johnson. It will be provided to the City Council as late correspondence. Emily Colborn, MMC, City Clerk City of Rancho Palos Verdes 30940 Hawthorne Blvd. Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275 (310) 544-5208 Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. -----Original Message----- From: Michelle Johnson Booth [mailto:majohnsonbooth@me.com] Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2017 12:03 PM To: Emily Colborn <ecolborn@rpvca.gov> Cc: CC <CC@rpvca.gov> Subject: Emergency Preparedness Committee Applicant Emily Caborn Rancho Palos Verdes City Clerk Dear Ms. Caborn: As there is a vacancy for the volunteer position of the Emergency Planning Committee, I would like to lend words of support for one applicant, Mr. Larry Maizlish. For many years Larry worked with the Long Beach Fire Department, their fifteen partner cities, and community members to ready our part of Southern California for various disasters. In his profession and in working with emergency preparedness, Larry shows strong leadership and organizational skills. Over the years, Larry has participated in extensive L. B. Fire Department disaster training and has essential medical skills. In any type of community--be it business, schools and universities, or cities--the ability to communicate to various groups is a necessity. This is one of Larry's core strengths. He has a positive and calm demeanor, he is articulate, he is able to motivate and bring people to a common good and goal. Mr. Larry Maizlish has served the city of Long Beach well over the years; Rancho Palos Verdes is next to gain from his various insights and skills. Sincerely, Michelle Johnson 55 Year Long Beach Resident 1 3 "'