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Citizens' Oversight Projects (COPs)

This web site is dedicated to enabling citizens to provide needed oversight to our democracy.

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IMPORTANT UPCOMING EVENT -- M23 San Onofre Protest at Sempra HQ? -- May 23 at 101 Ash St. at Sempra Energy HQ, San Diego

We must, as citizens, provide oversight of our local governmental bodies. They can't be trusted to oversee themselves. You can help! Read how here: COPs Program

COPs releases a multi-year report on the operations of the San Diego County Registrar of Voters -- Get it here: COPs Rov Report

LATEST NEWS from Citizens Oversight

• Imperial County Board of Supervisors Rescind Approval of Wind Zero (AKA Coyote Wells) Project -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight, 2012-05-08 Conclusion of Wind Zero project is feather in the hat of People Against Wind Zero (PAWZ) and Citizens Oversight
• Shut San Onofre Rally -- April 29 -- Full Video -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight, 2012-04-29 A29 San Onofre Protest And Rally
• Rally to Shut San Onofre / A short film by Ace Hoffman -- Ace Hoffman, Citizens Oversight, 2012-04-29 Condensation of events at the April 29 Rally; A29 San Onofre Protest And Rally
• Citizens Submit Requests on San Onofre to NRC Chairman Jaczko; Momentum Building for "Shut Down San Onofre" Rally April 29th; Earthquake and Plant Fire add to Safety Concerns following Radioactivity Release -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight, 2012-04-25
• Letter to NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko Requesting Specific Steps before restarting the San Onofre reactors -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight, 2012-04-25
• ECPAC Tour -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight, 2012-04-23
• El Cajon City Council Discusses Demolition of ECPAC for Hotel -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight, 2012-03-13
• Fukushima Remembered Rally at San Onofre -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight, 2012-03-11 M11 San Onofre Protest And Rally
• Fukushima Remembered: March 11 Anniversary Rally / Protest at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight, 2012-03-09 M11 San Onofre Protest And Rally
• 'Midnight in Paris' Actress Mimi Kennedy to Join Other Distinguished Speakers at Remember Fukushima Rally in San Onofre, March 11 -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight, 2012-03-06 M11 San Onofre Protest And Rally

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29 Apr 2012 - (12p) Shut San Onofre -- Protest/Rally at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) -- On the 26-year anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster that is still ongoing, we will commemorate the disaster and also protest continued use of dangerous and costly nuclear reactors and push for clean renewable energy. Details: A29 San Onofre Protest and Rally For more info contact Gene Stone at genston@sbcglobal.net or at (949) 233-7724. Details Event Details
11 Mar 2012 - (12p) Occupy San Onofre -- Protest/Rally at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) -- On the one-year anniversary of the Fukushima disaster that is still ongoing, we will commemorate the disaster and also protest continued use of dangerous and costly nuclear reactors and push for clean renewable energy. Details: M11 San Onofre Protest and Rally For more info contact Gene Stone at genston@sbcglobal.net or at (949) 233-7724. The last big protest rally at this plant had 15,000 attendees. Details Event Details
10 Oct 2011 - Current Events Theater presents "9-11 Blueprint for Truth" (9p) on Cox Public Access TV, channel 23 (or channel 18 in the North County) Richard Gage, Architect who is an expert in building design and demolition proves that the three towers in New York were demolished using explosives and calls for a new investigation. Event Details
07 Oct 2011 - Occupy San Diego joins Occupy Wall Street in occupation of Civic Center Plaza. Gather at Childrens Park (1st Ave at Island Ave) at 3:30pm, march starts at 4pm. Bring camping gear for an extended occupation. Press Release Event Details
26 Sep 2011 - Current Events Theater presents "9-11 Blueprint for Truth" (9p) on Cox Public Access TV, channel 23 (or channel 18 in the North County) Richard Gage, Architect who is an expert in building design and demolition proves that the three towers in New York were demolished using explosives and calls for a new investigation. Event Details

HOT PROJECTS

• ECPAC - El Cajon City Council threatens to close the East County Performing Arts Center (ECPAC) theater December 24th for 18 to 24 months for some kind of renovation, the substance of which is not quite clear. Apparently, there is some threat of lawsuit by CCT (Christian Community Theater) and Art Beat Management, headed by Paul Russell.
  • SAVE ECPAC GROUP TAKES BACKSTAGE TOUR TO ASSESS THEATER'S CONDITION -- Miriam Raftery, East County Magazine, 2012-05-03
  • ECPAC Tour -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight, 2012-04-23
  • EL CAJON PROPOSES RAZING VENUE, BUILDING HOTEL ON SITE: City approves talks with developer to replace shuttered arts showcase -- Steve Schmidt, Union Tribune, 2012-03-23 Save ECPAC

• Shut San Onofre - San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant, with the highest number of reports of safety violations in the nation, is down due to engineering design mistakes. Combined with earthquake and tsunami risks, this plant should not be restarted, but for the safety of all concerned, decommissioned.
  • Rally to Shut San Onofre / A short film by Ace Hoffman -- Ace Hoffman, Citizens Oversight, 2012-04-29 Condensation of events at the April 29 Rally; A29 San Onofre Protest And Rally
  • Shut San Onofre Rally -- April 29 -- Full Video -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight, 2012-04-29 A29 San Onofre Protest And Rally
  • Citizens Submit Requests on San Onofre to NRC Chairman Jaczko; Momentum Building for "Shut Down San Onofre" Rally April 29th; Earthquake and Plant Fire add to Safety Concerns following Radioactivity Release -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight, 2012-04-25

• Occupy San Diego - Occupy Wall Street has been extremely successful in changing the dialog about income disparity and plight of the 99% as a result of incredible profiteering on Wall Street
  • Keep up with latest news with daily email blasts: Occupy San Diego Email Blasts; Occupy San Diego Calendar
  • Ray Lutz on Chip Franklin Show Regarding Snapdragon Scam -- Chip Franklin, Kogo Radio, 2012-01-31 Snap Dragon -- Features Ray Lutz
  • ‘Occupy’ Protesters Attempt To Arrest San Diego Mayor On Embezzlement Charges -- Tom Reopelle, Cbs News, 2012-01-30 Snap Dragon
  • Citizen's arrest of Sanders fails -- Craig Gustafson, Union Tribune, 2012-01-30 Snap Dragon

• Election Integrity - Cops has completed a report exposing irregularities at the San Diego County Registrar Of Voters. See COPs Rov Report and download your free copy. We've discovered 9,000 "missing" ballots and proof that they are severely mismanaged. See also the totally-open method, proposed by Ray Lutz: Open Canvass
  • CPRA Request to San Diego Registrar of Voters on Nov 2010 Election -- Registrar Of Voters, Citizens Oversight, 2011-01-24 Large zip file, 3.98GB. Citizens Oversight
  • C00027 - COPS request to Registrar of Voters on Manual Tally Procedures -- Raymond Lutz, Citizens Oversight, 2010-11-08 Registrar Of Voters
  • COPs Report on the San Diego County Registrar of Voters Procedures -- Raymond Lutz, Citizens Oversight, 2010-02-11 This is document C00026 to Registrar Of Voters

• Grossmont Healthcare Board - Strange resignation by longtime board member James Stieringer appears to be to boost his pension by 10x and smacks of insider dealing. See Stieringer Employment Scam for more specific information on this project.
  • C00037 Request to resolve conflict of interest of Ernest Ewin -- Raymond Lutz, Citizens Oversight, 2011-04-25 Features James Stieringer Ernest Ewin
  • C00036 - CPRA Request to City of La Mesa Regarding Stieringer Resignation -- Raymond Lutz, Citizens Oversight, 2011-04-01 Features James Stieringer
  • GHD Special Meeting -- Stieringer Replacement Appt. -- Raymond Lutz, Citizens Oversight, 2010-12-20 Stieringer Employment Scam (2 Parts)

Recent Changes: Media Topics

• Strategic Marketing Plan for the East County Performing Arts Center -- Jan Heying, Heying & Associates, 2001-03
• Imperial County Board of Supervisors Rescind Approval of Wind Zero (AKA Coyote Wells) Project -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight, 2012-05-08 Conclusion of Wind Zero project is feather in the hat of People Against Wind Zero (PAWZ) and Citizens Oversight
• Nuclear station to get new towers of power -- MIcheal Burge, Union Tribune, 2009-02-04 Shows how new steam Generators were transported to the plant
• Shut San Onofre Rally -- April 29 -- Full Video -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight, 2012-04-29 A29 San Onofre Protest And Rally
• Powering up: Nuclear plant to boost output -- Pat Brennan, Orange County Register, 2012-01-05
• Rally to Shut San Onofre / A short film by Ace Hoffman -- Ace Hoffman, Citizens Oversight, 2012-04-29 Condensation of events at the April 29 Rally; A29 San Onofre Protest And Rally
• Steam Generator Failures at San Onofre -- Arnie Gundersen, Fairewinds Associates, 2012-03-27
• Improving Like-for-like RSGs -- Boguslaw Olech, SCE, Nuclear Engineering International, 2012-01
• Letter to NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko Requesting Specific Steps before restarting the San Onofre reactors -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight, 2012-04-25
• Fukushima Remembered Rally at San Onofre -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight, 2012-03-11 M11 San Onofre Protest And Rally

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Projects

See COPs Program for a list of all projects and an overview of our project concept.

Collaboration Areas

• Common Calendar - Month-at-a-glance format for all events relevant to East County
  • Calendar Update - Quick list of the events for the next 2 weeks.
  • Event List - Edit this topic to include your events! See How To Add Events for details.
• List Serve - Sign up for our email lists
  • List Serve Etiquette - Common courtesy when mailing to 100's of subscribers.
  • Managing List Email - Does it seem like you're getting too much mail? This should help.
• News Media - submitted media in all categories, and anyone who submits them.
  • Cops Videos - Videos produced and distributed by Citizens Oversight
  • Other Videos - Videos referenced but not produced by Citizens Oversight

• Current Events Theater - Enjoy videos of politics and current events.
• Student Outreach - Our presence on campus of Cuyamaca, Grossmont, SDSU, and other campuses.
• East County Progressive - Our progressive newsletter!
• Public Access TV - efforts to establish progressive TV and radio programs in San Diego
• Progressive TVand Radio - Lists of good progressive media shows and how to listen and watch them
• Facebook Discussions - We are using Facebook more and more for discussions and this is a first cut to gather these up. Chime in on any discussion!

References and Resources

• Nine Eleven - A starting place for investigating the truth and missing pieces behind the events of 9/11
• Relevant Links - Links to other web sites that are important resources or cooperative organizations.
• Meeting Places - Venues where meetings are sometimes held, directions, maps.
• All Contacts - People and groups that have been defined.

• The Constitution Of The United States - Great reference!
• Declaration Of Independence - Important document!
• Political Research - Papers on Trends and policy analyses
• Creating Message - How to generate talking points.
• Gun Control - The State Democratic Platform supports Safe Gun Ownership... Read more here.
• Strong Family Model - How should we decide issues of pregnancy termination, end-of-life decisions, and even gay-marriage? The "Strong Family Model" is an important umbrella for these issues.

Other Stuff

• County Removes Lutzs Trees - After sending a request for information to Dianne Jacob's office and to the County Counsel regarding Brown Act violations, the County retaliates by driving over the curb with a truck and removing all the trees in front of the Lutz residence with no notice at all.
• What Are RSS Feeds? - Learn about an important technology for distributing Blog-like postings.
• Basic Instructions - When you first start using this wiki to report on a strange event, I will refer you to this topic to get you started!
• Wiki Usage Tips - Some secrets about using this wiki
• How To Upload Using FTP - If you have large files to upload (videos, presentations), these instructions will walk you through it!

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