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URGENT !
A special meeting of Houston City Council has been called for Monday morning, February 26, 2001, for the purpose of deciding on whether to allow the public to vote on whether to allow Metro to use City right-of-way for its proposed light rail line between Downtown and Reliant Park (Astrodome).  A quorum of eight members is necessary to conduct business.  We understand that there are currently only five members who have committed to attend the meeting - Chris Bell, Mark Ellis, Bert Keller, Bruce Tatro and Rob Todd.  Several others have indicated that they have not decided whether to attend.  We find this unacceptable!  These people are being paid to conduct City business, and their failure to attend ANY Council meeting for ANY reason other than a conflict of prior scheduled City business is inexcusable.   

If  your district Councilmember is not among those listed above, please e-mail them and the four At-Large Councilmembers who have not committed to attend this meeting.  Remind them that we are paying them to attend Council meetings, and failing to attend is cheating the taxpayers.  Also remind them that THEY are the ones who asked to represent your interests at the Council table, and you will have the opportunity in October to select someone who WILL attend the meetings.

Metro's Light Rail proposal is a crucial issue for this area, and is currently the point of much political gamesmanship.  Five Councilmembers have shown the political courage to call for a public referendum on what we believe is, at best, a bad deal for all Metro taxpayers.  Even Councilmember Bell who has indicated in the past that he supports the rail proposal seems to believe that the issue is important enough to put to a public vote.  I guess that means that our other nine Councilmembers are too cowardly to admit that they don't want the public to have a vote on the issue, so they will not attend Monday's called Council meeting in an attempt to prevent a quorum.  Otherwise they would have to take a public stand against letting Houstonians have a vote.  That's a crappy way to play Annise, Gordon, Orlando, Carroll, Carol, Jew Don, Mark, Gabe, and John.  See you on the campaign trail!.

Use e-mail to let these folks know what you think because many will check their e-mail over the weekend, but they may not check voice mail until Monday morning after the designated meeting time.  Don't let them get by with this. 

COUNCILMEMBERS

We hear that Al Haines had a meeting of most all Department Heads...they were all told to cut 3% more from their budgets. WHY???? WHAT IS THE MAYOR DOING WITH ALL OUR MONEY????

We know he has 10 people alone working communications (and they still can't communicate) just in his office ..... but he's paying some of them outta F & A. 

Mayor, let Robert Bowers go & you could save almost $90,000.00 right there. He can't be in your office anyway with his wife already there first.

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Subj: Physician Heal Thyself
Date: 2/8/01 6:36:02 AM Central Standard Time
From:    
To:    Housnitch1@aol.com

Here's something you'll never believe.  Had to go over to the 611 Walker Street building yesterday.  Waiting for an elevator noticed a city employee filling a large container with water from a public fountain.  Mentioned that the water appeared milky and was told it is always that way.  Employee was getting the water for plants.  Was told no one drinks the water in that building, EVER.  IT IS NOT FIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.  It's been that way since they moved in.  Couldn't believe what I was hearing.  Asked who was responsible for fixing the problem.  Loud laughter and answer:  building services department.  Enough said.
Subj:  OIG
Date: 2/7/01 4:50:46 PM Central Standard Time
From:    
To:    housnitch1@aol.com
Hi Brenda
Great site. I just wanted to let you know that another good employee got tried of waiting for the  OIG to clear his name. He quit today. Those 500 work requests were a red herring, alligator mouth Tyra just did not like the man. He is gone but his and Brown's legacy of incompetence will continue in the faces of the idiots they put in place. The good employees, with skills and abilities, can not leave this department fast enough and the city is the loser. Anyone but Brown in 2001!!!
Subj: bs department at work or how to feather your own bed while on the city payroll
Date: 2/6/01 10:55:18 PM Central Standard Time
From:    
To:    Housnitch1@aol.com
Well, it finally happened.  They had the "official" ground breaking ceremony for the 911 consolidated call center building.  Monique, Trinh and all the bs gang where there to share in the glory of completing a project.  Oh, that's right, this was just the beginning because now Keystone has 18 months to complete the building.  No need to worry, Monique and Trinh will be with them all the way, being sure the city gets its money's worth.  Gets its money's worth to the tune of almost $110,000,000.00 in rent payments over the next 25 years on a facility that in reality is going to cost Keyston less than $40,000,000.00 to build!  Gets its money's worth on computer equipment that was included in the package, equipment that will be obsolete in less than 5 years but that the citizens of Houston will be paying for over the next 25 years!  Gets its money's worth on a facility that could be totally outdated in less than 10 years with the advances in technology and guess what, the city can't improve the building because we won't own it for 25 years!  The citizens of the fourth largest city in the nation are RENTING a major safety facility!  Where but in Houston, Texas in the year 2000 would such a stupid thing happen.  The fact is that this whole project is a political escapade, one designed to make money for a few.  All the talk about money being saved is political mumbojumbo.  Is Hollingsworth going to inherit the building as director since he put his heart and soul into being sure Keystone had the inside track on the deal since day one?  The city got screwed royally in this deal and Monique and Trinh are up on the podium as queens of the ball.  The only thing they did was to help ensure that Keystone got the deal.  Now the contract is out, the city's bid laws have been properly circumvented, and everyone goes home with a lot of extra money in their pockets and, or a few very choice presents from Keystone to show their appreciation to those who helped them.  Oh to be allow to play with Monique and Trinh.  Sure would make life grand and certainly more prosperous!  Tell us, Monique and Trinh, how do you sleep at night knowing the wrong you do to the city and your employees?

These women dance to there own song.... and WE the TAXPAYERS pay for the music.

To: <snitch@housnitch.com>
Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 3:55 PM
Subject: Corpus Christi Caller Times Caller.com - Houston may hire Saavedra

I wanted to bring this article from the Corpus Christi Caller Times to your attention as it effects us directly in Houston.  The individual they are referring to in the article, Saavedra, was/is being hired by HISD, even though of all that transpired in Corpus.  Something the article doesn't tell you is that the theft charge stems from Saavedra using a Corpus Christi Independent School District Credit Card at a "topless gentleman's establishment."  Saavedra is definitely someone we don't want around our children.  I can't believe Houston would even consider it.  If nothing else I thought you might find it interesting. 
 
 Yes it is interesting.....another example of ethnicity....just for the sake of ethnicity.... Here readers...check it for yourself. Surely LULAC and the Hispanic community demands better than this of the administrators that HISD is providing them?

Houston may hire Saavedra

ANYBODY BUT BROWN IN 2001!!!!!!!!!!!

Subj: thank u
Date: 2/11/01 4:29:27 PM Central Standard Time
From:   
Reply-to:    
To:    housnitch1@aol.com
as a sergeant in the HPD it is great to see the truth of this administration being exposed.  thank you, and keep up the good work!
 
 
 
Subj: OIG
Date: 2/8/01 5:12:40 PM Central Standard Time
From:  
To: Housnitch1


You still tight with Tim & his gang?

Even though L.P. denies that OIG investigates "criminal activities" (hee hee hee), some "credible person" might file a complaint that L.P. has his staff (secretaries, security, etc.) run all of his personal errands on City time. You know, like taking Francis places, going to the drugstore, etc.

Just thought it's funny that Mr. "Straight & Narrow" abuses his power in this manner.

BY THE WAY ---

All of the sergeants at Central have to rebid their positions - not just tactical. Everyone there's subject to transfer. This is truly a "new beginning".

If you were to make a complaint on the Mayor's "abuse" of his staff, how long would it take Tim to report it to L.P.??

Give us names, dates & events....without them it's just  rumor.

Subj: Bradford' perjury cover-up
Date: 2/8/01 3:30:07 PM Central Standard Time
From:   
To:    housnitch1@aol.com (housnitch1@aol.com)

I love the way we keep our perjurious obstructing justice chief of police but fire the fire fighters that went on a donut run. The way the city runs it's business makes me sick.

ALL OF US TOO DARLIN.
Subj: Unmarked Cars for HPD
Date: 2/6/01 4:35:39 PM Central Standard Time
From:  
To: Housnitch1


These cars are used specifically for a grant program that targets aggressive drivers on the freeways. We are not allowed to pursue "chase" people in these cars. If a violator  refuses to stop then we are to follow them until a marked patrol car can get to us.  No one is prosecuted for failing to stop for an unmarked car. We also only use these cars during the day and in full HPD uniform.

This was in answer to a question concerning unmarked police cars being used on our freeways, read on...here's another:

To: <brenda@housnitch.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 12:54 PM
Subject: Unmarked Police cars, etc
Hi Brenda, I have asked this question to several sources and the response has always been that no one has been prosecuted to date regarding evading.
If someone were to refuse to stop long enough, the officer would request backup and a felony stop might be initiated (officer safety) but the DA's office doesn't even want to take cases for people driving with a suspended driving privilege anymore so this shouldn't be a problem.
If someone has a concern about an unmarked car attempting to pull them over, the person should put on their emergency blinkers and proceed to the nearest police station, fire station, or well lit/public spot. If they have a cell phone, they can also call 713-222-3131 and request the dispatcher to let them know if they are being stopped.
At some point, if you make no attempt to acknowledge and/or stop your car, you may charged but common sense should dictate your actions. The unmarked cars are used only on the highways during daylight hours too. I hope that unofficial answer helps. The radar guy at my station believes this is the best way to avoid problems.

The IAD investigation concerning the homophobic slurs & treatment given to a most productive fellow police officer who is gay , and his partner at Central Division is finished. Housnitch called Lt. John Silva on more than one occasion to confirm the outcome. On Monday last he promised to call & inform Housnitch. Ya'll remember how we here in Housnitch reported on this incident in Housnitch 53. Back then the Chief promised us a speedy conclusion....well, it has been ANYTHING but a speedy conclusion. (and Mayor, with this being an election year....you better do something FAST!)

Housnitch1 [9:12 PM]: DO YOU KNOW THE OUTCOME OF THE IAD INVESTIGATION?
)(*&^% [9:12 PM]: yes I do
Housnitch1 [9:12 PM]: Sorry about the caps
Housnitch1 [9:12 PM]: would you tell me?
Housnitch1 [9:13 PM]: Chief is angry at me & has been advised by legal not to talk with me anymore
)(*&^% [9:13 PM]: all the Sgts got kicked out of Tact. including Garza
Housnitch1 [9:13 PM]: WHY GARZA?
)(*&^% [9:13 PM]: Crain got days off along with the capt.
)(*&^% [9:14 PM]: none of the officers got anything
Housnitch1 [9:14 PM]: But Garza didn't do anything wrong
)(*&^% [9:14 PM]: 4 officers heard Morgan call Jeff and Alsbrooks faggots and nothing happened to her
Housnitch1 [9:14 PM]: NOTHING happened to Elizabeth Morgan?
)(*&^% [9:14 PM]: we believe she must be sleeping with someone in IAD or a friend of the Chief
)(*&^% [9:15 PM]: Nothing happened to her
Housnitch1 [9:15 PM]: well, well, well....but why was Gaeza moved?
)(*&^% [9:15 PM]:    we think she must have been be sleeping with someone else too or had in the past and they are protecting her. least she tell on them                     )(*&^% [9:16 PM]: we don't know why Garza was moved
)(*&^% [9:16 PM]: they cleaned House
Housnitch1 [9:16 PM]: well, I'm going to let the public decide about our
Chief of Police...
)(*&^% [9:16 PM]: Alsbrooks is still on a radar unit
Housnitch1 [9:16 PM]: why?
)(*&^% [9:16 PM]: Alsbrooks cannot go back to his position because the other officers who sabotaged his felony arrests are still there
)(*&^% [9:16 PM]: I wish I knew the Answer
Housnitch1 [9:16 PM]: .We heard they could use good TACT people
Housnitch1 [9:17 PM]: has anyone spoken with Council member Annise Parker about this?
)(*&^% [9:17 PM]: No, I don't think so
)(*&^% [9:17 PM]: these homophobes are still policing the Gay community
)(*&^% [9:18 PM]: its a Sad day for the Dept and the citizens of Houston.
)(*&^% [9:18 PM]: They have 2 weeks before the transfer happens
)(*&^% [9:19 PM]: . We cant figure out how 4 officers can say Morgan
called those guys faggots and nothing Happens
)(*&^% [9:21 PM]: and she and her homophobic buddies are still out
making undercover arrests in the Gay community
)(*&^% [9:22 PM]: Garza did the right thing about sticking up for
what's right and he gets fired..
)(*&^% [9:22 PM]: We cant believe this
)(*&^% [9:22 PM]: Totally unfair
Housnitch1 [9:22 PM]: ABSOLUTELY UNFAIR
Housnitch1 [9:23 PM]: anything else Housnitch should know before we start making phone calls & publishing?
)(*&^% [9:23 PM]: Garza is the most dedicated fair, hard working, by
the book supervisor you have ever seen .. Alsbrooks went above & beyond the call of duty. Him & his partner's arrest record was 3 times better than any other officer in that squad . this is a disaster for the good guys
)(*&^%[9:23 PM]: Shows what Happens when you try to stand up for
what's right
Housnitch1 [9:24 PM]: do you have a copy of the outcome?
)(*&^% [9:24 PM]: No. there is no copy
Housnitch1 [9:24 PM]: where is Garza being moved to?
)(*&^% [9:24 PM]: just a decision by Lt. Roman
Housnitch1 [9:24 PM]: SOMEBODY somewhere has a letter about the outcome of this investigation
)(*&^% [9:25 PM]: we don't know. probably back to Patrol without OT and weekends off.
Housnitch1 [9:25 PM]: ahhhhhhh, Roman....the supposedly calming veteran?
)(*&^% [9:25 PM]: anyway you look at  it, its a slap in the face
)(*&^% [9:26 PM]: Its all messed up. they even fired Sgt Nelson who
did nothing but write a letter in favor of Alsbrooks & Jeff. and he gets whacked too
)(*&^% [9:27 PM]: He said Jeff and Ruston were Hard workers and were always getting intelligence information from his office.. ie.. Doing their Job.
Housnitch1 [9:27 PM]: FIRED?
)(*&^%p [9:27 PM]: We're so angry.  Morgan got away Scott free
Housnitch1 [9:27 PM]: he was FIRED?
)(*&^% [9:27 PM]: Fired from Tact
)(*&^% [9:27 PM]: which is bad on your record
Housnitch1 [9:28 PM]: oh...ok.....i think the word is MOVED?
)(*&^% [9:28 PM]: sent back to Patrol
)(*&^% [9:28 PM]: its a demotion
)(*&^% [9:29 PM]: If Morgan had used the Word Ni**er.. it would have
been the end of her.. but you can insult people by calling them a Faggot and its ok
)(*&^% [9:29 PM]: which is BS
)(*&^% [9:29 PM]: there is no room in the HOUSTON POLICE Dept for this crap
Housnitch1 [9:29 PM]: yes dear i know
)(*&^% [9:30 PM]: and the Chief is letting her off the hook..
)(*&^% [9:30 PM]: We did the right thing
)(*&^% [9:30 PM]: what worries a lot of us, is these officers will take it out
on the Gay Community
)(*&^% [9:31 PM]: its policy now, you can f**K with the Fags and
)(*&^% [9:32 PM]: Call gays names, and THIS  Dept doesn't care.. they will take the word of this adulterous female over the word of 4 good officers
)(*&^% [9:32 PM]: This is WRONG WRONG WRONG
Housnitch1 [9:33 PM]:  .DON'T AGONIZE.....ORGANIZE!!!!!
)(*&^% [9:33 PM]: It has been a bad week for Us
)(*&^% [9:33 PM]: We're all very sad for Garza.
)(*&^% [9:34 PM]: he is a good man
)(*&^% [9:34 PM]: thanks Housnitch
)(*&^% [9:34 PM]: God bless you
Housnitch1 [9:35 PM]: Lord Child don't thank me yet
Housnitch1 [9:36 PM]: i think we should call on the gay & lesbian political  caucus
)(*&^% [9:36 PM]: they need to know about this.. these officers are in
their neighborhoods and they hate fags
)(*&^% [9:36 PM]: and the Chief & the Dept doesn't care
)(*&^% [9:37 PM]: good night .. thanks for listening

To: <brenda@housnitch.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 2:59 PM
Subject: Central Investigation

The Central cluster:
TAC assignments are a mixed blessing and one shouldn't be concerned about perceived demotions. The officer most impacted in this matter has, I'm told, a blank check regarding where he works. If he wants to work in a real TAC unit, he may do so. The station units are small potatoes compared to the investigative divisions so it's not like he has lost anything.
Much of the great work he did was not in the Montrose area either-it was in the near north side. The officers reassigned from TAC, allegedly gay haters, will mostly end up in 2 district where any bias against the G&L community will not be much of an issue.
Don't get me wrong, no city employee should display any form of intolerance (except to criminal behavior) while on duty but I have yet to meet anyone who meets the standards set forth by a guy crucified nearly 2000 years ago.
Part of the intolerance some officers have is just misguided anger at the training standards the dept has (almost all training is to CYA the city), the pay (almost every other dept pays better in this area-usually a LOT better), and the working conditions (anything from poorly maintained cars to unfounded IA investigations to lack of opportunity to move without having a friend in a division). Just as some community activists suggest that their groups are boiling over with resentment and it will cause problems, some suggest this dept will do the same. Just a thought from the peanut gallery,

 
Subj: Central Patrol
Date: 2/6/01 3:40:55 PM Central Standard Time
From:  
To: Housnitch1
Well, it's finally come to pass:
      Morgan       5  days off
      Ready        10 days off
      Crain          9  days off
Plus Crain gets transferred to IAH nights
(I think)
Love,

SO....GOOD GUYS WIN...!!!

 A rather large file came to Housnitch. They are sworn court depositions. Sworn Testimony, under penalty of perjury by AID officers.

We did file a complaint with the OIG, but according to them .... Chief Bradford, even with a sworn complaint, can decide to hand back a sustained finding of perjury & have the IAD officers change it. Don't believe us? Click on that Icon down there....


DEPOSITION OF SERGEANT DENNIS SLATE, HPD IAD Investigator. Sworn to under penalty of perjury. Sgt. Slate testifies under oath, that a female Police Officer, and a male Civilian Police Employee, both testified to him that they had committed perjury under oath.

my lieutenant came to my office.

38

1 Q. Lieutenant who?

2 A. Bill Lawrence, W. H. Lawrence.

3 He said, "You're working on the

4 Chapman case?"

5 I said, "Yes, I am."

6 He says, "I have been told to tell

7 you to stop."

8 I said, "What is the deal?" The

9 office of the chief of police is reviewing this

10 case.

11 Q. Did he tell you who told you to tell them

12 to stop?

13 A. No, but he came from the chief's office.

14 Q. Did you ask him to tell you?

15 A. He didn't have to say anything else. It

16 came from the office of the chief of police.

17 Q. Okay.

18 A. My lieutenant comes in and tells me the

19 chief of police says to stop. I have to stop.

20 Q. Ever happened to you before?

21 A. Never happened to me before.

22 Q. Is that irregular?

23 A. Very irregular.

24 Q. Highly irregular.

25 A. Highly irregular.

39

1 Q. So you stopped? Did that raise questions

2 in your mind?

3 A. Oh, yes.

A. Okay. So I put the case to the side

25 because I was being told that the chief's office was

1 reviewing the case........

but the perjury case, I do have

2 that. I have that one there is no ifs, ands or buts

3 about that. I do have perjury on this one. So they

4 looked at each other and they said, "Let's go," And

5 I said, "okay." So I went to complete the case.

Q. Do you recall the contents of the

8 synopsis?

9 A. Yes, I do.

10 Q. Do you recall whether or not he found that

11 Officer Sheri Chapman had violated the perjury

12 statute?

13 A. Yes, he did.

14 Q. What did he say about that?

15 A. That she was guilty of perjury......

2 A. If I had been found guilty of perjury, I

3 would have been fired from the Houston Police

4 Department.

5 Q. What did you just say?

6 A. If I would have been found guilty of

7 perjury they would have fired me from the police

8 department.

9 Q. Found guilty by who?

10 A. By the police department, if the

11 department had established that I perjured myself,

12 the Houston Police Department would fire me.

13 Q. Did the department establish that Officer

14 Sheri Chapman perjured herself?

15 A. Yes, they did.

16 Q. They didn't fire her, did they?

17 A. No, sir.

18 Q. In fact, they took no action against her

19 whatsoever, did they?

20 A. That's correct.

21 Q. Why was she treated differently than

22 anyone else?

23 A. I have no idea.

24 Q. Do you find that disturbing?

25 A. Yes, I do.....

14 ...... the chief himself Chief Bradford would

15 have made that decision.

Not only did Sgt Slate wear to this, but also

25 this deposition, it seems to me, my interpretation.........

A. No, that's very distasteful.

5 Q. Why do you find it distasteful, officer?

6 A. Because I am a truthful and honest person.

7 I was out to do the job. I found the facts as I

8 have done it a hundred times in the cases I have

9 worked on and that politics or whatever, something

10 being handled in this case.

11 Q. And that's the first time you have ever

12 seen it in all the investigations that you made on

13 police officers --

14 A. Yes, sir.

15 Q. -- the first time?

16 A. My first time it ever happened to me.

17 Q. Have you ever heard of it ever happening

18 to anybody else?

19 A. Yes, sir, I have.

20 Q. Who?

21 A. I can't name the investigators, I just

22 know in certain cases it has political you -- you

23 know, like the Oregon shooting case, things like

24 that in Houston investigators --

25 Q. Have been directed by some higher

1 authority to find something or not find something?

2 A. Correct.

3 Q. That affects the integrity of your

4 division, IAD division, does it not?

5 A. Yes, it does.

6 Q. Are there going to be any repercussions

7 against you for giving me this deposition?

8 A. No, sir.

9 Q. Are you sure of that?

10 A. It won't come from my captain, and it

11 won't come from my lieutenant.

12 Q. Is there anything else you think would be

13 of interest to me that we haven't visited about?

14 A. One of the other things that after I put

15 this whole case together, I contacted the District

16 Attorney's office, Roberto Gutierrez.

17 Q. Roberto Gutierrez?

18 A. He's the part in charge of the political

19 integrity section and I sent him the packet, I said

20 please review this and see where we're at. And so a

21 little bit later on I talked to him about it and he

22 says, "Well, we don't have anything." And I said ,

23 "Well, you know, we have three depositions here.

24 This person is under oath and they lied. It's

25 perjury." He said, "Yes, but, you know, it involved a marital situation." And so I explained to him a

2 marital situation or what it doesn't really matter.

3 We have a person under oath. This is perjury.

1 Q. I don't mean to go into a civics lesson or

2 anything with you, but why do you feel that if you

3 perjured yourself -- well if you perjured yourself

4 in same manner about sex, do you think you would

5 have been terminated? I mean, not talking about an

6 officer perjuring themselves, about a crime scene

7 that they worked or about an investigation of the

8 Houston Police Department but a relatively personal

9 matter of who they had sex with, do you see the

10 difference between those two as for my question;

11 only for my question?

12 A. If you ask me once and I lied, if you

13 asked me once --

14 Q. Sir?

15 A. -- and I lied about that issue?

16 Q. Yes.

17 A. That may be one thing, but you ask me two

18 or three times and I consistently lie, lie, lie?

19 Q. What if I put you under oath.

20 A. Put me under oath, that's another thing.

21 The Houston Police Department, police officers are

22 based on truth. That's our job, our job is to tell

23 the truth. When you call a Houston Police Officer,

24 you expect that person to be honest and truthful.

25 That's one of the requirements of being a Houston

51 Police Officer, is being honest and truthful. So,

2 yes, when somebody's not truthful, it bothers me.

3 Q. What, if any, ramifications have you seen

4 out of the failure of -- first of all, let me ask

5 you this question: Who would have made the decision

6 whether to punish Officer Chapman, within the police

7 department?

8 A. Chief of Police.

9 Q. In his office?

10 A. His office.

You See Darlins......ONE MAN decides who gets prosecuted, who gets disciplined, who gets to continue who doesn't.....That's an awful lot of power for one man. With the recent discoveries by the courts concerning the Gang Task Force, this case, here & the general screwing of the Police officers who were just doing their job, Housnitch believes we have enough to call on the Department of Justice to come in & look at how our Police Department is being run.

If any of you police officers out there have any other information you'd like to share.....send it on babies, we have a P O Box, and I'll even come & pick it up. We NEVER divulge names....and hell, if it's in my P.O. Box, I never know who sends it anyway!!! We are also including a Lt. Watkins deposition for your viewing. He says the same thing ... ULTIMATELY, but if you want to see some himming & hawing...just click on that icon & have at it....it's long, it's tedious but it makes for great insight as to how our police department is being run..

Okay, Mayor, let's see.....The Police Department is being MIS-managed, the courts have found that minorities are being unduly targeted, a recent investigation into gay bashing, while sustained, has the Police Chief demoting...uh...excuse me, making "lateral" moves for all the officers who followed the rules & procedures & reported the gay bashing, yet nothing has happened to the female officer who uttered the slurs, and a slap on the wrist for her Capt's who were involved in the incident, and now we show you proof of and ADMITTED perjury by a female police officer & her male civilian lover, and NEITHER one of them were disciplined. We'd say "HOUSTON....WE HAVE A PROBLEM"

(since it is an election year guys.....let's see what the Mayor does)

The rest of you...get us some more information in here, with G W in the Whitehouse, we bet we'll see some results on a complaint to the DOJ.

 

Any Resemblance Between The Three Stooges  (GARY ORADAT, SHOWRI NANDAGIRI, AND HERBERT LUM)  And
Regular Human Beings, Whether Living Or Dead Is A Dirty Shame.

To: snitch <snitch@housnitch.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 12:48 PM
Subject: Engineers seals, etc.

Dear Housnitch,
Each time I visit your website, I am appalled by the things uncovered about our wonderful leadership here in Houston.
I was especially interested with your information about the engineering department in Houston and their apparent screw-up with the road widening job that involves the rehabilitated bridge.  So, I had to write.
I am in the engineering profession so I find the goings on in the engineering department very interesting.  Especially the claims that Lum's signature on plans are "traced" by Glenn Horn.  I am aware of requirements the State of Texas has for sealing plans, and, in my humble opinion, Mr. Lum is in violation of the rules of the Texas State Board of Professional Engineers.
I have copied a portion of the sealing requirements from the Board website for your review.  I have highlighted those portions I think Mr. Lum is violating, if in fact he is allowing someone else to physically seal the plans.

What do you think?

Signed - Very Interested in Engineering Guy

§131.166. Engineers' Seals.
(a) The purpose of the engineer's seal is to assure the user of the engineering product that the work has been performed by the professional engineer named and to delineate the scope of the engineer's work. The engineer shall utilize the designation "P.E." or the titles set forth in the Texas Engineering Practice Act (Act), §1.3. Physical seals of two different sizes will be acceptable: a pocket seal (the size commercially designated as 1-5/8-inch seal) or desk seal (commercially designated as a 2-inch seal) to be of the design shown in this subsection. Computer-generated seals may be of a reduced size provided that the engineer's name and number are clearly legible.
(b) All seals obtained and used by license holders may contain any given name or initial combination except for nicknames, provided the surname currently listed with the board appears on the seal and in the usual written
signature.
(c) Engineers shall only seal work done by them or performed under their direct supervision, except as provided in subsection (m) of this section concerning standards. Upon sealing, engineers take full professional responsibility for that work.
(d) It shall be misconduct to knowingly sign or seal any engineering document or product if its use or implementation may endanger the health,
safety, property or welfare of the public.
(e) It shall be misconduct or an unlawful act for a license holder whose license has been revoked, suspended, or has expired, to sign or affix a seal on any document or product.
(f) All seals obtained and used by license holders shall be capable of leaving a permanent ink or impression representation on the engineering work, or shall be capable of placing a computer-generated representation in a computer file containing the engineering work. If not accompanied by an original signature and date, computer-generated seals shall be accompanied by the following text or similar wording: "The seal appearing on this document was authorized by (Example: Leslie H. Doe, P.E. 0112) on (date)."
(g) Preprinting of blank forms with an engineer's seal, or the use of decal or other seal replicas is prohibited. Signature reproductions, including but not limited to rubber stamps or computer-generated signatures, shall not be used in lieu of the engineer's actual signature.
(h) Engineers shall take reasonable steps to insure the security of their physical or computer-generated seals at all times. In the event of loss of a seal, the engineer will immediately give written notification of the facts
concerning the loss to the executive director.
(i) Engineers shall affix an unobscured seal, original signature, and date of signature to the originals of all documents containing the final version of any engineering work as outlined in subsection (j) of this section before such work is released from their control. Preliminary documents released from their control shall identify the purpose of the document, the engineer's) of record and the engineer license number(s), and the release date by placing the following text or similar wording instead of a seal:
"This document is released for the purpose of (Examples: interim review, mark-up, drafting) under the authority of (Example: Leslie H. Doe, P.E. 0112) on (date). It is not to be used for (Examples: construction, bidding,
permit) purposes."
(j) The engineer shall sign, seal and date the original title sheet of bound engineering reports, specifications, details, calculations or estimates, and each original sheet of plans or drawings regardless of size or binding. All other engineering work, including but not limited to research reports, opinions, recommendations, evaluations, addenda, documents produced for litigation, and engineering software shall bear the engineer's printed name, date, signature and the designation "P.E." or other terms allowed under the
Act, §1.3. A seal may be added on such work if required or at the engineer's discretion. Electronic correspondence of this type shall be followed by a hard copy containing the engineer's printed name, date, signature and the designation "P.E." or other terms allowed under the Act, §1.3.
(k) Work performed by more than one engineer shall be sealed in a manner such that all engineering can be clearly attributed to the responsible engineer or engineers. When sealing plans or documents on which two or more engineers have worked, the seal of each engineer shall be placed on the plan or document with a notation describing the work done under each engineer's
responsible charge.
(l) Licensed employees of the state, its political subdivisions, or other public entities are responsible for sealing their original engineering work; however, such licensed employees engaged in review and evaluation for compliance with applicable law or regulation of engineering work submitted by others, or in the preparation of general planning documents, a proposal for decision in a contested case or any similar position statement resulting from a compliance review, need not seal the review reports, planning documents, proposals for decision, or position statements.
(m) When an engineer elects to use standards or general guideline specifications, those items shall be clearly labeled as such, shall bear the identity of the publishing entity, and shall be:
(1) individually sealed by the engineer; or
(2) specified on an integral design/title/contents sheet that bears the engineer's seal, signature, and date with a statement authorizing its use.
(n) Alteration of a sealed document without proper notification to the responsible engineer is misconduct or an offense under the Act.
Darlin, we think just as you do. Unfortunately we have an at large council member who refuses to see just how bad Lum/Ho/Showri really are. They have convinced that council member that Housnitch is just racist. It does no good that we here at Housnitch are made up of every race conceivable, or that WE ARE RIGHT, and have pointed out time after time how inept they really are. Too bad PW&E couldn't place QUALIFIED Asians (and we DO have them)  in these positions. It's WHO you know, or how much money you can give/raise  in this administration. And the taxpayer loses.

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Sub: Re: greetings
Date: 2/10/01 10:58:51 AM Central Standard Time
From:    dolmans@coolemail.com
To:    Housnitch1@aol.com

Hi Brenda:
By the way, I enjoyed reading your web page. This is very interesting. I would like to add the one small item, should you find it interesting. As you know, thanks to God and you, we have a nurse that comes to our church every Tuesday between 1 and 3 p.m. This poor women had to handle, at times, 30 to 70 people by herself. That entails, screening the patients, filling out the proper forms, and finally giving the children the shots. I'm surprised that this poor lady has not gone crazy yet. She informs me that many other departments within the City have ample funds, as you know. However, there are NO FUNDS TO GET THIS WOMEN AN ASSISTANT. Many children that would normally get their much needed shots have to, either wait for the following week when they can return, or try another location. Which, as you already know, is difficult, at best, impossible, at worst, because of transportation, work schedules, act.

Brenda, if something can be done. I'm sure it will be greatly appreciated. Not only by the needy patients, but also by the overworked, and underpaid nurse.
Thanks
David Planck
Pastor

That we are NOT adequately providing vaccinations for our children is a fact. It was used in the national campaigns this past presidential election. That we can build multi-million dollar playpens for millionaires, a 7.5 mile rail line that goes no where .... yet not vaccinate our children speaks volumes for this administration. Lee Brown says "ONE OF THE TOP PRIORITIES OF MY ADMINISTRATION IS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH."

Where are YOU priorities when every day of the week children are turned away from receiving their childhood vaccinations? 

Liberty alone demands for its realization the limitation of the public authority, for liberty is the only object which benefits all alike, and provokes no sincere opposition.
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