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As we sit here putting up this week's installment...we are already talking about the next issue, and have started some of the articles for it. Just as this week's was well underway when our last issue came out. Our mail was so very positive as to the story we wrote on Cheryl Dotson, and the WAY we did it, that we decided that we'd look at some other folks who are involved at City Hall, and what better person than Orlando Sanchez. He has been sounding rather Mayoral lately. (a really big change from his previous 5 years on Council) Being term limited and not really sure where you are going to go next has prompted some speculation that Council Member Sanchez may run for Mayor...well. let's do a Cheryl Dotson on Orlando....(oh yeah Orlando, before you get all upset & blame the Mayor.... you can bet that the Mayor didn't instigate this investigation .... and neither did anyone else. IT'S WHAT WE DO! it just happens to be your turn at the plate.) With rumors running rampant that Orlando is considering a run for Mayor (after PERSONALLY telling HouSnitch that he wasn't) let's look at the WHOLE story on Orlando Sanchez........(oh yeah...anything RED, will lead you to a document or another site, be sure to follow them all)
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The
Man Who
WOULD be King
....uuhh,Mayor
Houston City Council Member (At-Large Position 3) Orlando
Sanchez
The following are excerpts from his on-line biography (just click his photo to read the whole thing) We're going to take a look and see if his DOCUMENTED actions stand up to the words....
...... 1) He brings a diverse and successful background .... 2) Elected to his first term in 1995, Sanchez has stood on the principles of sound, conservative fiscal management.......3) He pushed the Lanier administration to implement superior administrative procedures, ...... 4) His leadership was recognized by his peers ...... 5) he now chairs the influential Legislative Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations Committee ......His leadership was recognized by his peers:
Actually his peers recognized early on the futility of waiting on Orlando for ANY committee meetings, the golf course has Orlando's attention. Not only does he golf all the time but he also travels constantly. he would hardly be able to criticize Brown for being out of town too much because records will indicate he has traveled while in office more than Brown.
He now chairs the influential Legislative Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations Committee ......
LOL! It's the only two they could get him to take, and then they had to
talk him into it......most council members carry 4 or 5 of them! As for the Legislative Affairs
committee, all it does is recommend priorities for the lobbying team to consider which are then routinely ignored by the administration. It rarely meets and has done next to nothing under his chairmanship.
diverse and successful background :
(We have NEVER seen him in the Barrios! so there goes diverse!)
His financial disclosure, filed this past October, 2000, says that he is President of "Sanchez Consultants L.L.C. " (that L.L.C. mean Limited Liability Corporation) yet his name is not listed , the Registered Agent is a FRED ZEIDMAN, and if he is just the agent...we don't see any success in a company that is labeled "NOT IN GOOD STANDING".....click on that "CERTIFICATE OF ACCT STATUS" and you'll see IF this is his group, this corporation is not in good standing as it has not satisfied all state tax requirements.
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Carole Keeton Rylander Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
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| Company Information | SANCHEZ CONSULTANTS L L C 5120 WOODWAY DR STE 9029 HOUSTON, TX 77056-1793 |
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| Status | NOT IN GOOD STANDING | ||||||||||
| Registered Agent | FRED ZEIDMAN 5120 WOODWAY STE 9029 HOUSTON, TX 77056 |
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| Registered Agent Resignation Date | | State of Incorporation |
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File Number |
0703030522 |
Charter/COA Date |
October 13, 1997 | Charter/COA Type |
CHARTER |
Taxpayer Number |
32000206998 |
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For help, see Detailed Instructions.
Should you require assistance concerning the corporate information presented, please contact tax.help@cpa.state.tx.us.
IF this isn't Orlando's company...then he's not been so truthful about that L.L.C. Status, because this is the ONLY ONE registered at the State, and if you are a Corporation, doing business in the State of Texas, you HAVE to be registered.
sound, conservative fiscal management:
(and he attended 0 budgetary meetings for FY2000-2001)During last year's budget workshop, he attended NO workshops at which the budget was discussed and was not even in town when the budget was debated and voted upon.
We think that previous document speaks to this area as well. Orlando did swear that the disclosure statement was "for all things true & correct".
He pushed the Lanier administration to implement superior administrative procedures:
Let's look at some of his own:
His campaign finance report lists "candidate/officeholder address" as 710N Post Oak Rd. Ste 107, Houston, TX 77024. THAT'S AN OFFICE BUILDING!
Yet Orlando has sworn & affirmed under penalty of perjury that the report was true & correct
Speaking of addresses & Orlando's superior administrative procedures...let's look again at that financial disclosure:
Two other companies listed here, one, Ban-Tex Investments, and the other, S&L Properties...a quick search of Assumed Names from Beverly Kaufaman's Office over at the County says this:
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DIRECT INDEX OF ASSUMED NAME RECORDS
FILE NUM.W. BUSINESS NAME & ADDRESS, OWNER NAME & ADDRESS (A-D) .FILM CODE.DATE FILED.T.TR.
========.=.==========================================================.=========.==========.=.==.==================================.
B0281304 SANCHEZ ORLANDO
901 BAGBY, FIRST FLOOR HOUSTON TX 77002
Ban-Tex Investments P.O. BOX 20463 HOUSTON TX 772250463
B0281305 SANCHEZ ORLANDO 229941854 09-28-2000 10
901 BAGBY, FIRST FLOOR HOUSTON TX 77002
S&L Properties P.O. BOX 20463 |
Do Ya'll see what WE see?...Council member Orlando Sanchez has registered 2 companies in which he has a personal business interest in , at.... MY, MY, MY....CITY HALL ANNEX! (click on the names to see full document)
If nothing else, at least we know he's doing SOME KIND of business at his council office. But we're inclined to believe this isn't legal. (might be administratively fiscal sound management though since his taxpayer paid staff gets to sort all his personal business mail from City mail, therefore saving him a secretary to do it...but it's only beneficial to him...not we the taxpayers!)
Also at question on that S&L Properties, is that Orlando swore he was the only owner...(although he did leave him self an out by not checking it in the boxes above his signature), on his financial disclosure, he says it's a partnership...HMMM, he lied to SOMEBODY DIDN'T HE?????
Ya'll think maybe we're being too hard on him...that maybe he's just trying to keep his home address from being made public? He didn't change his Voter's registration, and we were told some people get special permission to have their card sent to their place of business, most recently a TV reporter.
and he didn't have his driver's license changed either...
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and he didn't change anything on Appraisal District records....
| Account Number | Owner Name | Property Address | Zip |
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| 0771740330729 | SANCHEZ ORLANDO |
4050 CHEENA DR |
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So wonder WHY Orlando registered his companies at City Hall Annex?
We understood Orlando was seen with a VERRRY nice looking gentleman at the GOP Convention. Orlando was introducing him as his partner in a new business venture. Well, a quick run of the company name on Mr. Marco Bracamontes business card proved only to add to the puzzlement over Orlando's use of Government property as his address for registering personal business ventures:
Marco
Bracamontes
Nexo Latino, Inc.
Hispanic Marketing Communications
5298 Memorial Dr., Houston 77007
713/869-0055
fax 713/869-0088
Guess WHERE & WHO TO NEXO is registered?...
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Carole Keeton Rylander Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
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| Company Information | NEXO
LATINO INC 900 BAGBY ST FL 1 HOUSTON, TX 77002-2527 |
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| Status | IN GOOD STANDING NOT FOR DISSOLUTION OR
WITHDRAWAL THROUGH JANUARY 7, 2002 |
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| Registered Agent | ORLANDO
SANCHEZ 900 BAGBY, 1ST FL HOUSTON, TX 77002 |
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| Registered Agent Resignation Date | | State of Incorporation |
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File Number |
0160138400 |
Charter/COA
Date |
October
9, 2000 | Charter/COA Type |
CHARTER |
Taxpayer Number |
32002879826 |
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For help, see Detailed Instructions.
Should you require assistance concerning the corporate information presented, please contact tax.help@cpa.state.tx.us.
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Yep!...this time he's used City Hall its self!
AND THIS MAN WANTS TO BE MAYOR?????
As of this week...we change our refrain....ALMOST ANYBODY BUT BROWN IN 2001!
Besides, we here at HouSnitch are going to file ethics complaints, at the City & the State concerning this matter...we think Orlando will be busy for a while... (and we aren't finished, ..... anyone declaring for a seat, already holding one, or thinking about it...you're going to end up here too, IF we find something that doesn't pass the smell test!)
Whatever is going on with NEXO LATINO Inc., S & L Properties, and Ban-Tex Investments, at the very least, Orlando has used the City of Houston Mail systems to receive paperwork on them all. At the very worst, he's running other businesses out of his Council office....We need some real investigators to figure it all out. One thing is for sure though...Orlando Sanchez, obviously isn't smart , stupid one might even say, to mix his business in any way with his government duties. NOT the kind of man we would like to see in charge! There's too much of that already.
"One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors."-Plato
(and it's still true today)
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Houston's
Firefighters lay their lives on the line for us every day. They have been
working without a contract now going into another budget cycle. Their call
volume has increased dramatically over the past couple of years, without an
increase in staffing or compensation. We are the 4th BUSIEST department in
the UNITED STATES, and the busiest in Texas. Houston ranks LAST
in salary in the 5 largest cities. Below are a few facts, reprinted with Local
341's permission:
Houston Fire Dept.
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Rank/City |
1 Year |
5 Years |
10 Years |
15 Years |
20 Years |
25 Years |
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Houston |
Fire |
Dept. |
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Firefighter |
28,169.28 | 35,899.59 | 36,916.64 | 40,542.45 | 42,934.29 | 42,934.29 |
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Austin |
Fire |
Dept. |
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Firefighter |
35,068.00 | 43,327.00 | 47,982.00 | 53,091.00 | 55,948.00 | 56,188.00 |
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Dallas |
Fire |
Dept. |
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Firefighter |
36,002.00 | 41,677.00 | 45,948.00 | 50,858.00 | 53,191.00 | 53,191.00 |
| SanAntonio | Fire | Dept. | ||||
| Firefighter | 35,760.00 | 39,696.00 | 41,452.00 | 42,695.00 | 43,976.00 | 45,296.00 |
| Ft Worth | Fire | Dept. | ||||
| Firefighter | 28,880.00 | 37,086.40 | 41.584.66 | 44898.27 | 47,320.15 | 47,320.15 |
These are just our firefighter's pay scales.....the men who save our lives, and our homes..... Speak up to Council & Mayor and get them what they deserve.
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Houston Fire Fighter Calendars are on sale ladies....
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Bill to increase Texas gas tax 5 cents a gallon is HB 1682
introduced by Democrat Rep. Alexander and Republican Rep. Averitt.
Bill to give us a state income tax is HB 2293 introduced by Democrat Maxey.
--- No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while
the legislature is in session.
Let em know how you feel
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| Subj: | Status Quo |
| Date: | 3/17/01 7:47:47 AM Central Standard Time |
| From: To: Housnitch1@aol.com |
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| Subj: | New Fire Chief Rumours |
| Date: | 3/15/01 5:24:59 PM Central Standard Time |
| From: | |
| To: | Housnitch1 |
Population 2 million
478K
Firefighters 3291
334
Stations
87
11
Engines
82
13
Ladders
6
34
Ambulances 62
13
Area
617 sq mi 219 sq mi
How can you expect a small town chief to walk into a department and fix things
when his experience is small town?
Houston's Acting Chief Chris Connealy on the other hand is one of only 17 chiefs
in the entire US to be accredited by the International Fire Chiefs Association.
Plus he made sure Houston was the only large city in the US to be
Accredited.
This is a huge experiment with the lives of Houstonian's involving a small town
chief coming to a huge city with big problems. The last and only outside
chief in Houston's history came from Seattle, he lasted 2 weeks. Guess
where the Las Vegas chief used to chief? Yep Seattle.
Mr. Mayor, it is obvious we have the right man right here in the Houston Fire
Department for the job. When you have a good horse you run him!
A bunch of business guys using politics to help re-elect Brown by thinking they can get the Hispanic vote by appointing one as Chief.... Some of our Hispanic leaders will probably fall for it.....but over all, Hispanics are not that stupid. And we fully expect Gallegos to weigh in on this one, being a retired firefighter himself. NO ONE wants a minority just because he's a minority at the expense of safety....Let's promote from within, make Connealy Chief, and bring up Capt Reyes as Asst Chief over EMS. WE ALL WIN that way.
| Subj: | The Scarecrow |
| Date: | 3/13/01 4:27:08 PM Central Standard Time |
| From: | |
| To: | Housnitch1 |
LOL---We love it!
| Subj: | The BS ship of fools |
| Date: | 3/5/01 7:08:02 AM Central Standard Time |
| From: To: Housnitch1@aol.com |
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We heard that the OIG was getting too close to Trinh, she spooked & is running before she's caught.
| Subj: | your latest work |
| Date: | 3/4/01 7:53:16 PM Central Standard Time |
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| To: | Housnitch1 |
Thank you Darlin, sometimes they make it so easy!
| Subj: | RE: Airport Work |
| Date: | 3/3/01 4:26:11 PM Central Standard Time |
| From: To: Housnitch1@aol.com |
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It will cost more, council members are asking questions...
| Subj: | and the bs deepens in the bs department |
| Date: | 3/3/01 10:41:06 AM Central Standard Time |
| From: To: Housnitch1@aol.com |
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WE WANTED YA'LL TO KNOW THAT IN ORDER TO RAISE A LITTLE MONEY WE HAVE SOME BUMPER STICKERS FOR SALE....THEY ARE $2.00 EACH...AND THEY SAY....
ANYBODY BUT BROWN!!!!!
They are white with lettering in Brown ... please help us by ordering one or two...send us $2.00 for each one ordered and a self addressed stamped envelope to: HOUSNITCH @ P.O. Box 55423 Houston, Tx. 77255
Come on readers. We're worth $2.00!
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"Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action."
-George Washington

tell em what you think darlins, we get tired of telling them by ourselves.......