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 View of Round Potrero Valley, where an 824-acre training camp was proposed. We won this one when Blackwater Pulled the project on March 7, 2008. Read More... |
 | Remember the bill passed just before the November, 2006, elections to fund the military? ("John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007" (H.R. 5122)) Well, hidden in that bill are provisions that seriously weaken two bulwarks of liberty--the Posse Comitatus Act and the Insurrection Act of 1807--by expanding the power of the president to declare martial law and use troops as a domestic police force in response to a "public emergency" or any "other condition". Blackwater troops (which were deployed domestically in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina) or other private mercenary and paramilitary forces pose a severe threat to the civil liberties of the American people and now could be deployed to quell public dissent, put down popular uprisings, or even to stop opposing points of view through intimidation or outright force. These are bases of an invading force that is bent on stealing our country from us, right under our noses! CONNECT THE DOTS! |
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- 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. -
ECPAC Conceptual Business Plan -- Kurt Swanson, City Of El Cajon, 2010-02-17
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Activist a common sight recording local meetings -- Ray Lutz is government watchdog -- Anne Krueger, Union Tribune, 2010-01-30 Features Raymond Lutz
- A venue to make El Cajon proud -- Editor, Union Tribune, 2010-01-23
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- Election Integrity - Cops has completed a report exposing irregularities at the San Diego County RegistrarOfVoters. See COPs Rov Report and download your free copy. We've discovered 9,000 "missing" ballots and proof that they are severely mismanaged.
- COPs Report on the San Diego County Registrar of Voters Procedures -- Raymond Lutz, Citizens Oversight, 2010-02-11 This is document C00026
- C00022 R: Response to C00022 by Registrar of Voters -- Raymond Lutz, Citizens Oversight, 2009-09-03 San Diego County Canvass Procedures
- C00022: Questions to Registrar of Voters on Nov, 2008 Election (Part 3) -- Raymond Lutz, Citizens Oversight, 2009-09-01 Requested sign-in rosters, Street Indexes, Question about ballot counts, and Premier contact. San Diego County Canvass Procedures
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- Grossmont Healthcare Board - Sent $100,000 "grant" to the Boy's and Girl's club for the Little Rascal's Room, a questionable expentiture since it has almost no relevance to healthcare. Grant exceeded guidelines and was from general fund instead of grants fund, an irregularity. This, while family care facilities were denied funds for prenatal care givers.
- Activist a common sight recording local meetings -- Ray Lutz is government watchdog -- Anne Krueger, Union Tribune, 2010-01-30 Features Raymond Lutz
- 3 local hospitals are fined for errors -- Mike Lee, Union Tribune, 2010-01-28
- $100,000 given to clinic for uninsured -- Grant is increased for Volunteers in Medicine -- Anne Krueger, Union Tribune, 2010-01-21 Features Raymond Lutz
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- Sunrise Powerlink - SDG&E surprises Lakeside with the announcement that the huge transmission line project is slated to decimate EL MONTE VALLEY. See background and videos here: SunrisePowerlink.
- Taking a Dim View of Solar Energy -- Matthew Philips, Newsweek, 2009-08-25
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Sunrise Powerlink Community Meeting, Alpine, April 6, 2009 -- Raymond Lutz, Citizens Oversight, 2009-04-06
- Comments on SDG&E Fire Safety by Donna Tisdale -- Donna Tisdale, Citizens Oversight, 2009-03-17
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- Wind Zero - Paramilitary training camp planned for Ocotillo/Nomirage area of Imperial County, just over the San Diego County line, is now called "Coyote Wells". Draft EIR up for comment on 2010-01-26
- Coyote Wells (AKA Wind Zero) Draft EIR -- ", Imperial County, 2010-01-26
- Wind Zero Project to Bring Racing And Training Facility To Imperial County -- ", Tribune Weekly Chronicle, 2010-01-13
- Letter to Imperial Valley College regarding Threat of Arrest -- Raymond Lutz, Citizens Oversight, 2009-05-21 Imperial Valley College
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- Blackwater Otay - Blackwater (now "Xe") offends the community with agreement with Southwestern College to use campus classrooms in trade for use of shooting range. The SWC Governing Board voted to cancel the agreement during their October 14, 2009 meeting, about ten months after the agreement was first disclosed. More here: Blackwater Otay and Blackwater In Southwestern College
- Activist a common sight recording local meetings -- Ray Lutz is government watchdog -- Anne Krueger, Union Tribune, 2010-01-30 Features Raymond Lutz
- Police academy suspends classes -- Kristina Davis, Union Tribune, 2010-01-21 (Note: this academy recently pulled their contract with Blackwater/Xe to use the Blackwater Otay training facility. See Blackwater In Southwestern College for the full story on our 10-month battle to stop that contract. This additional scrutiny of their training facility may be a result as well.)
- FIRE Letter to Southwestern College Superintendent-President Raj K. Chopra -- Adam Kissel, Foundation For Individual Rights In Education, 2009-11-03
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- See pictures of Protest of Blackwater's Federal Court Misuse on 6/17 - We were there, in front of the Federal courthouse, at the corner of Front and Broadway in San Diego at 10 a.m. on June 17th. The hearing started at 10:30, argued by City Attorney Mike Aguirre before President's father appointee, Hon. Marilyn Huff.
- See pictures of Protest Rally on 6/11 with Jeremy Scahill, award-winning and best-selling author of Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army who addressed the crowd. (In front of the recently discovered Otay Mesa mercenary training facility... This madness must stop!
- Blackwater Worldwide wiki
- Blackwater Otay Secret Facility - Blackwater attempts to open a secret facility by Cal-Mex border by calling it a "vocational school" and using the name "Southwest Law Enforcement." Sorry, Blackwater, the cat is out of the bag!!
Press Conference and Rally -- 25 Apr 2008Read and endorse our Open Letter To Congress regarding dismissal of Blackwater and enactment of the Stop Outsourcing Security Act.
Our rally to put pressure on Blackwater to pull the plug on this project too! We won on their first ridiculous project in Potrero We can do the same here! Ray Lutz explains the situation on Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman:
ENTER MAIN SITE:
- Blackwater Main - General topic overview for all Blackwater Worldwide oversight.
- Blackwater Otay Mesa - Most recent "secret" facility in Otay Mesa.
- Blackwater Potrero - We won this one... But it took over a year of work.
- CopsWiki - General site for Citizens Oversight Projects.
Speaker/Interviews
Please Contact: Raymond Lutzraylutz@CitizensOversight.org
619-820-5321
Bio of Raymond Lutz
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