Throwing others under the bus for political gain
The thinking and actions of some elected officials is kind of hard to fathom.
You know the old saying accredited to Albert Einstein: “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.”
The first example of “insanity” was how Mayor Lopez scheduled a special meeting on March 4 to talk about, for a fourth time, an appointment to the vacant council seat after seeing the steely resolve of Linda Ryno and Bret Silveira to appoint only Laurie Smith. Did the mayor honestly expect anyone to change their mind on March 4 after the continual deadlock of 2-2 during three prior meetings?
Doghouse Taproom opens after 14-month remodeling • Central Avenue business open 6 days a week Daughter Kacey Beard (left) and Randy and Gena Beard are enjoying their experience since opening the Doghouse Taproom at 2723 Central Avenue. - photo by Jeff Benziger
More than a year after it was approved, the new Doghouse Tap Room has finally opened at 2723 Central Avenue in Ceres.
The delay was less about the pandemic and more about the time required to make improvements to the 75-year-old block building.
“I’d say 75 percent of the work I did myself,” said Randy Beard, who owns the business with wife Gena. “It’s been a grueling process for me. There’s a lot of passion with this.”
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Special election it is • Council deadlocked 2-2 in fourth meeting over appointment The four members of the Ceres City Council sat in silence for minutes at a time during Thursday night’s special meeting after they kept hitting a deadlock in appointing someone to the empty seat.
A polarized Ceres City Council was unable to resolve its deep division about who should be appointed to an empty District 1 council seat on Thursday evening, triggering a special election for Council District 1 that may cost taxpayers $40,000.
The special meeting was the council’s fourth time discussing an appointment with the same results of Feb. 2, Feb. 8 and Feb. 22. Thursday’s meeting was timed the day before the March 5 automatic trigger for a special election to fill the council seat left vacant when Channce Condit moved to the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 5. State law dictates that a vacancy must be filled within 9
Special election likely as council deadlock continues • For a third time, City Council stymied in 2-2 split votes over filling council seat The Ceres City Council met Monday and found themselves deadlocked 2-2 for a third time over who to fill an empty council seat. At the dais are Councilwoman Linda Ryno, Mayor Javier Lopez, Councilman Bret Silveira and Vice Mayor Couper Condit.
The third time was not the charm Monday evening when the Ceres City Council remained deadlocked in 2-2 ties that has stymied the appointment of someone to fill a vacant council seat.
None of the four members had changed their minds and after a lengthy deliberation the matter was put off to a yet a fourth meeting to be held on March 4. With the stalemate likely to not be resolved, the city may be forced to hold a special election to fill the District 1 council seat which could cost taxpayers $40,000 in county elections expense.