Cleaning Up Rincon Point? Pt. 8
Rincon Votes Down Sewer -- But Overruled By Three Other Communities!!
The sewer annexation vote has now been certified in the four communities, and the final tally comes to 73 for, 67 against. A sad day for Rincon, considering that the Rincon precinct (including parts of Sand Point Road) actually voted against the sewer, 58 to 48! Since Sand Point is generally in support of the sewer, this suggests that the opposition at Rincon is stronger still. Yet the gerrymandering of all four communities together has flipped the tables against us, and obtaining justice will be an uphill fight.
CA Elections Code, Section 14251:
"Any doubt in the interpretation of the law shall be resolved in favor of the challenged voter."
Importantly: note that were it not for eleven No votes thrown out under dubious circumstances, we would have outright won the election. At least one of these registrations was thrown out based on sworn testimony from the pro-sewer side that was pathetically, flabbergastingly false; the voter in question was never contacted to verify these allegations, and there was no time or opportunity for appeal. (I would provide details, but the circumstances are fairly personal.) I will just observe that the CA Elections Code has been flagrantly violated in this election, in both letter and spirit. Truly sickening; politics at its worst.
Finally, I will point your attention to a recent article in the SB Daily Sound. Here are some excerpts:
The sewer annexation vote has now been certified in the four communities, and the final tally comes to 73 for, 67 against. A sad day for Rincon, considering that the Rincon precinct (including parts of Sand Point Road) actually voted against the sewer, 58 to 48! Since Sand Point is generally in support of the sewer, this suggests that the opposition at Rincon is stronger still. Yet the gerrymandering of all four communities together has flipped the tables against us, and obtaining justice will be an uphill fight.
CA Elections Code, Section 14251:
"Any doubt in the interpretation of the law shall be resolved in favor of the challenged voter."
Importantly: note that were it not for eleven No votes thrown out under dubious circumstances, we would have outright won the election. At least one of these registrations was thrown out based on sworn testimony from the pro-sewer side that was pathetically, flabbergastingly false; the voter in question was never contacted to verify these allegations, and there was no time or opportunity for appeal. (I would provide details, but the circumstances are fairly personal.) I will just observe that the CA Elections Code has been flagrantly violated in this election, in both letter and spirit. Truly sickening; politics at its worst.
Finally, I will point your attention to a recent article in the SB Daily Sound. Here are some excerpts:
Santa Barbara beaches made the grade in Heal the Bay’s annual Beach Report Card released Wednesday, ranking as some of the cleanest places to take a dip along the state’s coastline.So remind me again why Rincon needs a $7 million sewer system?
During the dry, beach-going months, water quality at all 20 locations tested weekly from the Guadalupe Dunes to Rincon earned very good or excellent rankings, according to the report.
Santa Barbara beaches with the most issues during the rainy season include Arroyo Burro Beach, East Beach at Mission Creek and Carpinteria State Beach. Those locations have the largest and most urbanized waterways spilling into them, Brummett said, lending to water quality issues.
East Beach near Mission Creek earned an “F” rating during the wet season. Arroyo Burro Beach, Goleta Beach and Carpinteria State Beach are among those with “C” ratings during rainy periods.
Health officials also closed two local beaches following sewage spills in the past year, something Brummett said is a rare occurrence.
posted by Ben Weiss at
1:13 PM
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