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"Our community must be the sources of their own strength -- politically, economically , intellectually and culturally in the struggle for human rights and dignity. Community . . . is home and it is power." -- Malcolm X, 1964

THE ONLY THING NECESSARY FOR EVIL TO TRIUMPH IS FOR GOOD MEN & WOMEN TO DO NOTHING.

ONE BRAVE MAN OR WOMAN MAKES A MAJORITY

EDITOR'S NOTES:

This is a personal note & recommendation----This editor had occasion to to do business with a local used car dealer, right here in my Spring Branch neighborhood. I was scared, never having bought a car by myself before. But I must say that Bill & Victor at OASIS CAR COMPANY @ 7740 Longpoint Rd were great. They even allowed me to "dicker" with them...(and hey ya'll know how Housnitch likes to "DICKER"...and by the way...they went down $300.00 on the price!) They were courteous, considerate, and even patient, as I pretended to know what I was doing. We have had the car for more than a week now & we have no problems with it...(believe me...IF we do ya'll will hear it!)...IF you're a woman, in need of a nice used car & friendly sales people who don't treat you like you're from another planet...Go see Bill or Victor...Even if you're a guy, they will help you and give you a good deal...tell 'em HOUSNITCH sent ya!

To the person/persons who sent us mail concerning a member of one of the council's staff ... we are HouSNITCH ....NOT HouSNATCH. We have had many such mailings come to us...and aside from providing some moments of laughter & a couple of jokes here in the "garage" when we open the mail....it provides no other use. We could have embarrassed half of this City's Directors/Deputy Directors and even some of the Mayor's own staff members if we wanted to ... because some of the mailings contained PHOTOS of various city employees in more than one compromising position. This site is not dedicated to the sexual exploits /deeds/misdeeds of the people who work for this city....we report on waste , fraud & abuse...so please....confine your mailings to that. Thank you!

Also, to the person who sent us the photos on the judge.....we cannot see the name on the plates...could you send us an e-mail so we don't have to go all the way out there looking for ourselves? ...Thank you, Brenda Flynn Flores, HouSnitch

MS. CAROL HERRERA, DIVISION MANAGER, THE MUNICIPAL CHANNEL

Boy this woman is a piece of work...let's take the documents a little at a time...

First  is the Grievance findings & recommendations concerning Ms. Herrera : (click on the links babies)

The grievance is that Ms. Herrera .... defamed, harassed & is vindictive and created a hostile working environment, and that retaliation was a concern. FINDINGS The complaint goes on to charge that Ms. Herrera lacks integrity, has caused employees stress levels to go up so far that they suffered medical problems due to the hostile working environment.

Witnesses appeared that no longer worked under Ms. Herrera, but they felt so strongly about her unprofessional behavior that they were willing to submit any required documentation & time necessary to investigate the problems that they believed Ms. Herrera is creating at the Municipal Channel....Some of these Witnesses, such as Mr. Don Payne, who now serves as the Director of Communications for the Mayor, had moved on to other positions, but were willing to help in pursuit of this matter.

Mr. Payne states that he was writing his letter because he felt it was his duty to address the unpleasant situation that has existed at The Municipal Channel since 1992 when Carol Herrera was first appointed Division Manager. He states that she created a hostile & combative environment that finally caused he himself to resign from working there.. Rather than point out specific examples he sent his letter of support to the other employees who were there to testify, he himself being present also. He urged the examiner to  to "listen to them & read their letters" .... He spoke up for current employees saying they feared retaliation, and suggested that they be encouraged to speak out without fear of retaliation. He also made himself available for further questions. OUR QUESTION IS...HEY DON! AS DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE MAYOR ...WHY HAVEN'T YOU SEEN TO IT THAT WE HAVE QUALIFIED PERSONNEL REPLACE THIS WOMAN ????

The hearing lasted several hours...the examiner found that everyone who testified FOR Ms. Herrera...lacked credibility & were contradicted by credible witnesses...

Witnesses FOR the Grievant were found CREDIBLE....from employees to past employees & even vendors Carol Herrera was found to have created a hostile working environment, that she lacks integrity as pertains to manner in which she dealt with employees...at the suggestion of Mr. Don Payne the examiner agreed that an investigation be conducted concerning the problems at The Municipal Channel....HEY DON...what happened to the investigation?

Snitches tell us that Carol is busy "shredding" documents.....WHAT KIND CAROL?......click on the underlined colored words darlins...look at the documents for yourselves. From examining a broken tooth of an employee (who asked for time to see the dentist) to denying religious holidays for other employees...this woman is a terror.....WHY IS SHE STILL THERE????? The Municipal Channel has the "highest" employee turnover rate than any other department at the City.

 Seems Carol canceled meetings with community representatives, just to have her nails done. Until a Rabbi intervened on behalf of an employee, the Jewish employee was denied High Holy days as vacation time she had accumulated, and only after the Rabbi had a member of the congregation go to the Mayor's office was the employee granted her time off. Read the documents darlins.....they speak for themselves.

Seems to be, that Hispanic FEMALES in this administration are sacred cows .... Hilda Garza Scott, now Carol Herrera .... These two women are poster children AGAINST affirmative action....CLEAN IT UP MAYOR... CLEAN IT UP...and Carol, ... here's a nice quote for you....see if you can remember it:

Being powerful is like being a lady --- if you have to tell people you are --- you aren't - Margaret Thatcher

 Oh yea....TO ANY & ALL CITY OF HOUSTON EMPLOYEES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO SPEAK TO ANYBODY YOU WISH...EVEN IF IT IS HOUSNITCH. .. THE FIRST AMENDMENT GUARANTEES YOU FREEDOM OF SPEECH ... AND NOWHERE IN THERE DOES IT SAY "EXCEPT TO HOUSNITCH"! and they need to come up with a better excuse for firing you than speaking to HouSnitch ....Civil Liberties darlins...Civil Liberties....

"Silence is no different than betrayal" --- Martin Luther King

Another heads up Council members .....There was BIG meeting yesterday at PW&E...

Seems that Hilda, Gary, & Showri have decided that No longer will Directors & Deputy Directors answer your questions concerning contracts...they are going to try to make the Project Managers responsible to you guys ..... Only trouble with that is  the Project Managers do what Hilda, Gary & Showri ,  TELL them to  do ...or they face threat of losing their jobs... KEEP MAKING WHOEVER SIGNS THE RCA RESPONSIBLE ... They are the Directors, Deputy & Asst. Directors ...THEY pick the consultants ...THEY award the contracts, THEY MEET & REVIEW PROPOSALS not the Project Engineer.....PLEASE...Don't let them deflect the responsibility.... We're being held hostage here.

Great going Council member Keller! We LIKE how you ask questions on contracts  ... Poor Mr. Gray, Keller has been asking the right questions...he just isn't asking the right person to be held accountable...EVERY job that William Gray gets...is a clean-up of Ratnala & Bahl's....he just finished a big project cleaning up behind them on SIMS BAYOU.......but then again, Mr. Gray isn't Gary Oradat's former boss & he did not put together a million dollar fundraiser for the Mayor.....William Gray is a MORE than competent consultant....he or someone like him should have had the initial contracts .... NOT R&B ... .what is the solution?..... we know ya'lls powers are very limited .... but if ENOUGH of you STICK together .... YOU CAN CHANGE what is going on over there....it only takes 8 of you......Thank you for all you do, and we'll help you do it as much as we can

...LET'S LOOK IN ON  OUR STOOGES:

Gary Oradat: Deputy Director...PUBLIC UTILITIES DIVISION

You really think Dominic is a "done" deal?  (yea...we see you walking around, all grinning about that last challenge to Ratnala & Bahl's contract...(we'll get you yet on those!) You readers remember who Dominic G'Benoba  is .... he's the Sr. Engineer  who runs a real estate business out of his city office....(oh, he did lay off bringing his lap top for a couple of days after we reported it...but he's still in business) ..Anyway....we told ya'll how he's Gary's STOOGE....always running errands for him & such. Well Gary wants to promote him to Chief Engineer & make him his pet on the 25th floor. But you see readers ...Dominic hasn't even been a Senior Engineer for a year yet. (he has until 4/24/00)...and he got that pay grade jump along with a whole slew of people when Hilda Garza Scott promoted Sam Banigo. Hilda had to promote Sam, he brought in lots of money from the cab drivers for the Mayor's campaign. (Promotions are a great payback tool for this administration) 

When Sam was promoted, so many of us began to complain to higher ups that the promotion process wasn't being followed. We even went so far as to document our complaint & collectively sign it. To calm the situation, Hilda Garza Scott decided to give 25 people the promotion to Sr. Engineer.

This is a world class joke in Jerry King's administration In the past (and per City Policy) a graduate Engineer was promoted to Engineer III (pay grade 22) when the Graduate engineer obtained his or her Professional License. From Engineer III to Engineer IV usually takes about 5 years, then another 5 years of holding that grade to be promoted to Engineer V.. (which is Senior Engineer). This administration has broken the policy of promoting Engineers based on experience , performance, and seniority Now it Depends on WHO you know, HOW much you raise for the Mayor's campaign and no longer WHAT you know. This is a dangerous practice in any professional society. It means NO QUALITY, NO MANAGEMENT, and NO LEADERSHIP, and it is unfair to those of us who have worked very hard to become QUALIFIED Senior or Chief Engineers. No wonder work morale is so extremely low. Important tasks which include "negotiation  of the project with the consultant & contractor" and "supervise consultants to manager the other consultants" are not handled correctly due to lack of  experience resulting in much higher costs. Those "unqualified" personnel ("blessed ones") are collecting their biweekly paychecks and all they have to say is, "I don't know" and/or "Please handle."..Mayor, don't you think it's time to SHAKE IT UP??????

There are plenty of Good, Hard Working employees who are so tired of seeing this favoritism being practiced. After all, not only do we lose...but so does the taxpayer. 

Periodic changes in our government are inevitable. Changes have been accepted under each new administration because until this administration it only affected the UNCLASSIFIED POSITIONS (Director, Deputy Director, & asst Directors etc.) However, THIS ADMINISTRATION is allowing political favoritism to affect CLASSIFIED POSITIONS (Professional Level). This will directly erode the professional line of work which eventually  deteriorate the entire City's operation, performance and financial (tax dollars) status. WARNING!!! WARNING!!!

Our other STOOGE, Showri Nandagiri  has allowed 2 of his graduate engineers to apply for Senior Engineer, BEFORE they even have their professional Engineer's License at the time of the job posting...WHO IS SUPPOSED TO ENFORCE THE POLICY ON PROMOTIONS???????????  According to "JOB DESCRIPTION" for Senior Engineers, each Senior Engineer is to have some employees UNDER him to manage....many of these NEW Senior Engineers do not. Many of then have NEVER even managed a single project....one internal e-mail from Hilda Garza Scott (our female STOOGE) to some of her co-horts shows the level to which these people will go to payback political fundraisers....Don't forget, those Nigerian Taxi drivers helped to fund the recent trip to Africa for the Mayor.. Hilda has called for massive EPE's (Employee Personal Evaluation) here in the near future...what do ya'll want to bet...they'll all read the same???????

That Airport deal with Central Parking has been bothering us....So we've been doing some snooping....(to all you readers who sent us  contribution these past 2 weeks ....here's what you paid for, and thank you so much, by the way.....we couldn't haven't gotten this far without those contributions!) You readers remember...this is the deal that caused Councilmembers to walk out on the Mayor...

This contract was a joint venture between CENTRAL PARKING & BURNS MANAGEMENT GROUP.... We did some checking on BURNS MANAGEMENT GROUP... seems they are registered in New Orleans, LA. and it also seems that they are NOT IN GOOD STANDING with the State of Texas....

Franchise Tax Certification of Account Status

 This is Mayor Lee Brown's long time busom Buddy, Danny Lawson. Nice huh?....(even though Danny signed an affidavit saying he wasn't involved ... would you believe him after reading this stuff from the state?) The Comptroller's  Letter on this company explains further...

BURNS MANAGEMENT GROUP INC

This corporation is not in good standing as it has not satisfied all state tax requirements.

If you need more any information or assistance, please contact the Texas State Comptroller's field office office in your area or call 1-800-252-1381, toll free, nationwide. The Austin number is 512-463-4600. If you are calling from a Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (TDD), the toll-free number is 1-800-248-4099, or in Austin, 512/463-4621.

 Taxpayer number: 32000715998 File number: 0012131506
Form 05-342(Rev.5-99/10)

When HouSnitch contacted the main office in New Orleans, 504-246-6000...we were told that Mr. Lawson headed up the Houston Office...and we've come to find out that the offices are "nested" (thanks TIM) over there off of 288 with Jew Don Boney's "Consultant" business & with Zinetta Burney...another "favored" Brown constituent.....Nice....real nice nest guys...(are ya'll feathering it with taxpayer dollars?)

Snitches say that they believe that Burns has already defaulted on their contract ...and after an "on- site" visit last week we think so too....

The first day of operations this so called "management" company didn't even have a start up bank for the cashiers...so who do you think provided it? That's right taxpayers...we did...of course Burns promised to reimburse us...but more than a month later they haven't..... and guess what else dear readers? The fourth busiest airport in the nation only had ONE cashier!

 The contract calls for "daily deposits " into the City's account...as of this date ...2-21-00 they haven't made one in 13 days.    

Contract also calls for a submission of a financial statement .... this has not been done either and they are well into the second month of the contract.

There is no "balancing of accounts" being done....you know...you open with so much money---you close with so much money -minus what you opened with.

Credit card charges are not being reported ... revenue is revenue GENTLEMAN .....what are you doing WITH OUR MONEY??????

The arms on the entrance gates are broken off.....we counted 10 in Terminal C parking alone...this allows for persons to park free without an accounting of how many vehicles pass through the gates ....or for personnel to charge for parking without the city having an exact accounting of  how many cars were actually parked there .....hmmmmmm...

The BURNS MANAGEMENT GROUP is also failing to keep an "inventory" of cars. It has been city policy that a daily inventory is entered into the computer of all cars in the lot...that way we have an accurate accounting of who is a long term parker & for how long they parked. This company does not do this...anyone who has parked & cannot produce a ticket is only being charged for one day....and that is LOST revenue for the City.

Snitches also told us that even in an unmarked car all anyone had to say is "I'm here on city business", and they were never charged...well HouSnitch tried this last Friday.....we did not misrepresent ourselves as city workers...we just said "We're here investigating City business" ....no charge was accessed us. (we were there for an hour and a half....wanna send us a bill?)

Another "strange" occurrence  concerning this contract. This contract was brokered by Raul Regalado, himself former manager of parking at Intercontinental Airport.

The City awarded him a contract in November, 1998....

AGENDA - COUNCIL MEETING - TUESDAY - NOVEMBER 3, 1998 - 1:30 P. M.
COUNCIL CHAMBER - SECOND FLOOR - CITY HALL 
901 BAGBY - HOUSTON, TEXAS

56. Ordinance 1998-1002
ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and RAUL REGALADO, A sole proprietor, d/b/a  REGALADO & ASSOCIATES, for Professional Consulting Services for the Houston Airport System in connection with Outsourcing of Parking Operations at William P. Hobby Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston $25,000.00 - Enterprise Fund - DISTRICTS B - YARBROUGH and E - TODD

wonder WHO the Associates ARE????

You know what we found out about Mr. Raul Regalado? Well, seems he has failed to register his company with the State of Texas...and guess what else Boy & Girls...

Raul Regalado was at one time DIRECTOR  of Aviation at San Jose Airport, out in California. He came to Houston in 1992 after he resigned there. "More than a decade ago, the airport's then aviation director, Raul Regalado, pitched a master plan to build five new terminals and a parking garage." "By this time Regalado had been entangled in a scandal when contractors hired to maintain airport shuttle buses were caught defrauding the city. ".....another nice guy you picked for the City to do business with Mayor.... (Click on the underlined part to take you directly to the site).....and you know what else Guys?....RAUL REGALADO  as we speak is in Mexico with 3 other City of Houston Personnel to access whether or not the City should enter into a consultants position, in a joint venture with Bechtel Inc.......Based on this man's history....we say NO! ..... ( we understand he has promised them FORMER airport Directors to help ... Hmmmm, where is PAUL GAINES?...he's the man who brought Raul to us back in 1992...)

Hmmmm, San Jose Ca. WHERE else did we see that name....OH YEA! The Mayor's BIOGRAPHY!

The son of farm workers, Lee Brown worked his way through college and earned a Bachelors Degree in Criminology from Fresno State University in 1961, a Masters in Sociology from San Jose State University in 1964, and a Masters (1968) and a Doctorate (1970) in Criminology from the University of California at Berkeley.

Mayor Brown began his distinguished career in law enforcement in 1960 as a patrolman in San Jose, California. 

Are you and Mr. Regalado REAL GOOD FRIENDS Mayor?  Your best Bud Danny boy, has the contract for the parking , Regalado worked the contract ... hey ....wonder if the "bus shuttle " company who committed the fraud in San Jose is the same one that Mr. Lawson has been with all these years...Did Ya'll  know they say that buses and their contracts are Mr. Lawson's life line ?

ASK SOME MORE QUESTIONS COUNCILMEMBERS.....ASK FOR THE BOOKS!!!!!!!!

         Heads up Councilmembers.....seems that Hilda Garza Scott has been keeping a Chief Engineer at his desk until midnight. He's working on a design for what we have heard is a sewer system to be implemented & paid for BY THE TAXPAYERS .... over in a PRIVATE, GATED COMMUNITY .... name is SADDLEBROOK .. RCA should pop up any day now ....... (maybe not after this publication!)

 We thought we had scared the administration away from this plan back in November .... guess the Mayor has decided the "heats blown over" and he can slip it past council...HEAT IS BACK UP MAYOR.....you're going to have to payback all those rich folks some other way....this is a private development...it's up to the developer to pay for any amenities or improvements to this property....Besides....it hasn't been factored into an CIP that we are aware of, so that means that this $1million + project would have to come from some one else's district......Check it Councilmember Keller....it's another of those "Memorial" DEALS.

IN THE BEGINNING

IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE PLAN
AND THEN CAME THE ASSUMPTIONS
AND THE ASSUMPTIONS WERE WITHOUT FORM
AND THE PLAN WAS COMPLETELY WITHOUT SUBSTANCE
AND THE DARKNESS WAS UPON THE FACE OF THE WORKERS
AND THEY SPOKE AMONGST THEMSELVES SAYING,
"IT IS A CROCK OF SHIT AND IT STINKETH"
AND THE WORKERS WENT UNTO THEIR SUPERVISORS AND SAYETH
"IT IS A PAIL OF DUNG AND NONE MAY ABIDE THE ODOR THEREOF"
AND THE SUPERVISORS WENT UNTO THEIR MANAGERS
AND SAYETH UNTO THEM
"IT IS A CONTAINER OF EXCREMENT AND IT IS VERY STRONG
SUCH THAT NONE MAY ABIDE IT"
AND THE MANAGERS WENT UNTO THEIR DIRECTORS AND SAYETH
"IT IS A VESSEL OF FERTILIZER AND NONE MAY ABIDE ITS STRENGTH"
AND THE DIRECTORS SPOKE AMONG THEMSELVES
SAYING ONE TO THE OTHER,
"IT CONTAINS THAT WHICH AIDS PLANT GROWTH AND IT IS VERY STRONG"
AND THE DIRECTORS WENT UNTO MAYOR LEE P. BROWN
AND SAYETH UNTO HIM
"IT PROMOTES GROWTH AND IS VERY POWERFUL"
AND MAYOR BROWN WENT UNTO THE CITY COUNCIL
AND SAYETH UNTO THEM
"THIS NEW PLAN WILL ACTIVELY PROMOTE THE GROWTH & EFFICIENCY
OF THIS CITY & THESE AREAS IN PARTICULAR"
AND THE CITY COUNCIL LOOKED UPON THE PLAN
AND KNEW THAT ALL WAS IN VAIN
THERE WAS NOT A VOTE OF EIGHT TO VETO THE PLAN
SO THE TAXPAYERS WEPT
AND THE PLAN BECAME POLICY

THE ULTIMATE TEST OF A MAN/WOMAN IS NOT WHERE THEY STAND ON POSITIONS OF COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE, BUT WHERE HE STANDS ON POSITIONS OF CHALLENGE AND CONTROVERSY. SO, ON SOME QUESTIONS COWARDICE ASKS "IS A POSITION SAFE?"....EXPEDIENCY ASKS, "IS THE POSITION POLITIC?".....VANITY ASKS, "IS THE POSITION POPULAR?"....BUT CONSCIENCE ASKS," IS THE POSITION RIGHT?"------Dr. Martin Luther King. (well, readers...is what we're doing RIGHT?)

"I'm for truth no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who is for or against it. I'm for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole." -- Malcolm X, 1965

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