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McCoy tells lies as

bankruptcy looms
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ccording to Patricia using reserve funds to keep How much money do you are needed. “We’re gonna At the last City Council
McCoy, the city of the doors open. Next year, the have to pay a consulting firm have to do it,” he said. meeting, a resident asked
Imperial Beach is not city will have to use at least before you get past denial? “There’s no choice!” whether the city was or was-
bankrupt! According to another $622,000 from Your own consultants have McCoy not only denies n’t going bankrupt. Nobody
McCoy, the city is not in the reserves. told you you’re broke! what her consultants have told on the council answered the
red or deeply into the city’s In campaign literature So, while Patricia McCoy her, but what her fellow IBCC question.
reserves to continue minimal posted on the Internet, and her husband Mike cam- member Fred McLean is At a recent council meet-
public services. That’s not McCoy claims the city is paign door-to-door on the preaching around the commu- ing, the Eagle Times’ Nina
what the San Diego Union- financially sound. For more platform that the city is OK nity. It is out of character for McDonald reported that
Tribune, the Eagle Times or than two years, McCoy, the and there aren’t going to be Imperial Beach Concerned Mayda Winter had used the
the city’s own consultants other ladies and Fred McLean any new taxes, Fred McLean, Citizen PAC members not to term “bankrupt” to describe
say! have continued to stress that from the same organization, be playing the same tune at the city’s eminent future. At a
McCoy commented she the city is financially OK. has publicly said new taxes the same time. more recent council meeting,
did not like the counsultant’s Winter admonished the
name. Maximus consultants, reporter, demanding a retrac-
retained by the city, reported tion of her statement, insisting
to the council last April that she had not used the word
the city was in serious finan- “bankrupt.” The tape of the
cial trouble and was already council session in question
indicates otherwise.
Watch out for the So why is it a secret that
trick that is no treat poor leadership and poor
management of public money
has led Imperial Beach once
The Mystery of the Brief- more to the precipice of bank-

ruptcy?
case and the real McCoy

Imperial Beach has had its
fair share of bumps in the
road. Long ignored and treat-
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n a recent story in the San ence, McCoy responded arro- After inspections on behalf ed like some backwater ghetto
Diego Union-Tribune gantly, "How much influence of Foothill Bank in 1995, it by the rest of the region,
["Council members can you buy for $75?" was determined that the struc- Imperial Beach has been a
received few gifts" by Janine Actually she dodged the real ture had numerous flaws. powerful influence with its
Zúñiga, May 12, 2005], it was question and that is: How Among those flaws were appointed representatives’
reported that Mayor Diane much does her influence cost? unchecked termite damage votes at SANDAG, the San
Rose and Councilwoman McCoy claims to sit on a and numerous code violations. Diego Unified Port District
Patricia McCoy were both City Hotel Committee with The city grandfathered most and MTS. A block of South
given a briefcase by Ash Rose. They appointed them- of the code violations. The Bay communities has been
Israni, the owner of the selves to the committee to hotel was never tented for ter- voting together to offset the
The IB Concerned Seacoast Inn. They both work with the hotel. Since mites and was occupied majority of San Diego’s
Citizen will surely be claimed it as a political gift Israni’s company Pacifica pur- immediately after the sale to appointed commissioners at
appearing in your mailbox with a value of $75. When chased the hotel from Foothill Pacifica. Eleven years of all of these agencies.
around now. Don't believe asked whether the briefcase Bank in 1995, what has unchecked termite damage This alliance has been
the hype. See "The Wizard could be considered an McCoy done for Ash Israni overlooked by the city!
of No," pages 4 & 5. attempt to gain political influ- and Pacifica Hotels? SEE BRIEFCASE, PAGE 2 SEE BANKRUPTCY, PAGE 2

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