Health Care

I read an article this morning that made me shake my head that,  “Contra Costa County” is allowing funds to be used for undocumented adults to have free health care. But they can’t find the money to have decent fire protection for East Contra Costa County.

This makes me wonder about our Supervisors and elected officialsThere are people in Contra Costa County who cannot afford the high health care prices for their family, who work for minimum wage that the county offers to support a wife and kids but be an illegal undocumented adult, and we will give you free health care. What’s next, free housing? Free cars? 

Where do we draw the line and say enough is enough?

 Has this gone too far where they are more important than the citizens that have a right to live here, who pay taxes, and are part of their community.

 It needs to stop. Let’s take care of our own citizens first and make sure the counties have adequate fire, and first responders protection; take care of our homeless, our poor, our sick and mentally ill citizens. Then IF there is any money left over, we can help the rest.

East Contra Costa County is suffering with “LACK” of fire protection as they have closed two major fire stations and that leaves East Contra Costa in a potential crisis

IF we should have a major emergency that requires all fire stations attention, or have all stations tied up on different calls, we have to depend on other resources to help cover calls.

We are told they closed the stations due to lack of funding. How can there be no funding to keep our fire stations open, but funding to allow health care to undocumented adults? Is this fair? I think not. What do you think?

I think we need to do something to let our elected officials know how we feel.  Let's start a petition and let our voices be heard in a peaceful protest. This has to stop now before it gets out of hand. We can’t sit and do nothing, and hope it goes away, because it won't. We need to elect officials who care about their citizens in this amazing county, and who are willing to do something to improve what is now a disaster in progress.

Letter to the Mayor

Mr. Mayor,

 

First off I would like to know “ ARE YOU NUTS??” How can you say violent crime is down when there are people shooting all around?

If you think crime is down, then you must be a clown, because violent crime in our fair city Dear Sir is “NOT DOWN”!!!

 

Ask any person whose house has been invaded, or a parent who has lost a child because of shooting or street racing. Ask our Police Officers as they run from one shooting to another in one evening to gangs, or a firefighter that has to perform CPR on a child that was playing in front of his house that was caught in the crossfire of a gang shooting, as the parents watch their child die Or ask any citizen who has had a knife or gun placed near them for something as simple as having a cell phone. These people will not say crime is down, violent or non-violent; crime in Antioch is here to stay as long as you are in office.

NO we did not win the signatures that we set out to get. But we will win this battle, you just watch us. You state that you have a group of followers - I don’t think so. If you would take a poll to see how you are fairing, you would be shocked to see how many people you actually have following you, and how many want you out of office.

 

We will win this fight, get you out of office and take back Antioch once and for all.!!!!!!!

 

You will be running with your tail between your legs, and not looking back.

We have had enough, and will not stand for anymore.

We all love this city and with you in office hiding under your desk and not leading up to your lies that we all believed when you first took office, we have no choice but to throw you out like the trash you are. We will elect someone who will clean up the mess that you made, and turn this city into the gem that it once was before you took office.

 

 

Yes MR. Mayor your time in office is short, and you should find a city that does not know you and move there. “Because the citizens of this great city are taking over, and we will not stop until you are gone”

 

 

Sincerely,

 

 Concerned Antioch Citizens

Summer fun

I have been writing about some deep issues the past few essays, so I decided today to write about something positive and not so deep.

As I look,  I can see trees blowing a gentle breeze; blue sky; and feel  a warm breeze from an open window.   Families eating out at a local restaurant, the sound of a baseball hitting a bat, children running around laughing.   Makes me stop and think: “Yep it’s definitely summertime where camping is a tradition and S’mores are a must. Where life is easy and laid back, you put your worries to the side and enjoy the day.

 

Yep it’s summertime, where a trip to the local fair means eating fried candy bars and junk food, then going on a roller coaster being turned upside down and twisted from side to side, and hope what you just ate does not do the same.

 

Sitting down on a field with all of your family and friends to watch some amazing fireworks and thinking nothing can be better than this.  As you scan that field and see happy faces on everyone, a smile comes across your face, and you let out a sigh, and realize that despite what’s going on around in your life now, life is good and you never want to forget this feeling.   

As the “Grand Finale” displays it’s glory, and you start packing up your family, saying  goodbye for now to your cousins and other relatives, and head home.   Your family takes a well-deserved nap on the way back. You watch some more fireworks, look at your family and realize that no matter what you never want to lose this feeling.

Yep it’s summer time where the living is easy.

Free speech mean to you?

 

What does Free Speech mean to you?

According to the First Amendment written in 1791,it guarantees freedoms concerning Religion, Expression, Assembly, and the Right to Petition.

It also states; that it guarantees Freedom of expression by prohibiting Congress from restricting the press or the rights of individuals to speak freely. NOWHERE in this Amendment did I read, you don’t have a right to be heard or be heard.

I read an article that a local parent that had her first Amendment taken away and was not able to voice her concerns to the local city counsel. She was shut down after three min of speaking and was told to leave. As I was watching this video, I noticed a light that was turning different colors as a timer to those who are speaking to the counsel. I found this strange and begin to wonder how many other people’s voices have been shut down when this light goes from go to stop.

This parent was simply trying to have the city pay for speed bumps down her street, as her son was killed by a young man who decided to do a side show, hit her son, and dragging him under the car. Her son died from the wounds.

IS this really too much to ask for? I think not, but since the parent was shut down, the family has installed speed bumps them selves to slow down traffic, and prevent this from occurring again having another family lose a family member do to senseless people doing sideshows.  Which the city will take down as soon as they realize what the family has done, strange the city can pay someone to take them down, but not put them up.

Why do we need a city counsel when we have to take matters into our own hands? Isn’t their elected duty to support the citizens of their city?  How many people have to die before something is done to stop all of this? I know our local police department is stretched thin, and cannot respond to every call. But when is it ENOUGH? When do we say, “IVE had enough, and do something about all of this? When do we put our foot down and say “NO MORE” my time is not over stand our ground and let our voices be heard?

Weather in a peaceful protest or a city meeting, we can no longer sit back and do nothing, this city is being run by people who just don’t care, and we need to take action to take it back.

Life matters

LIFE MATTERS.

These are two words not so long ago did not have a meaning like they do now. Too many people are losing their family members due to senseless violence, and this has to stop.

 It should not matter what race you are, what color you are or what clothing you wear; you are someone’s family member and have a right to walk down the street and not fear being shot, mugged or assaulted for wearing  “gang affiliated clothing on your person”

 

Too many officers are being shot at or killed for doing their job, for protecting their community from harm's way. Just today I read about two officers that where shot. Is this what society has come to? Where the protect and serve can no longer protect and serve?   Where the gangs run the city, and ruin lives?

 

We all say, “let’s take back our city, let’s show these gangs what we are made of,” but do we really? When the time comes down to the day, where we are picketing to stop violence where are you?

When we are standing our grounds, where are you? When we have a rally to improve our city, where are you?

 

Are you sitting at home saying, “ wow wish someone would do something to improve things, what a shame, and turn the channel? Are you hiding at home behind locked doors, not willing to answer the door, in fear of who it might be?

 We need to take a step back and say “WE ARE NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE” We need to stand up to what we believe in, and take back our city.

 

I’m not just saying the city that you and I live in; I’m saying, “TAKE BACK AMERICA”

Every city, we need to have a clean up day, like we do with trash, and clean up our cities. And put them away.

I know that doing this is easier said than done, and the police are doing more than they can to combat the violence, and are stretched to their breaking point. But instead of sitting at home wishing all of this would just magically disappear, how about having a voice, standing up for your rights, letting your vote count, or at least telling your state officials “you're not going to take it anymore, and fight back”

Dear thugs

Dear Thugs,

Just wanted you to know, we are aware of al your shows. Its time we take our city back, and stop the violent shooting attack. We really don’t mean any harm; we just want to take your arms. We want to live safe and sound, and you to return back to the ground. Your taking up empty space, you’re an embarrassment to human race .Its time we stand on our own two feet, and not be afraid of whom we meet. We will walk with our heads held high, with a smile on our face and a gleam in our eye. All these shooting need to end, please stop shooting all our friends. We need to sweep you off our streets; to us you all are a bunch of creeps. Our city is really fine, and we need to start to let it shine. But with all the thugs running the show, our city cannot resume its glow. Our cops are over worked, trying to clean up all the dirt. Our mayor says crime is down, are you joking, just look around. There is garbage in our streets, Mr. Mayor U need to meet, the ones that shoot our kids for a treat. They change lives in a single bang, we need to remove all the gangs. The thugs who shoot to get high, and the parents just sit and cry. They lose a child or a mom and dad; this is what is really sad. That life’s can be taken away, and all we can do is visit there grave. We have no more family’s to hug, and it’s all because of useless drugs. I guess what I’m trying to say is all you thugs just move away, and let us enjoy our day. Move back to the hole you just came from, and let us resume all our fun. Where children can play in the streets, where they aren’t afraid of you they meet. Where gun’s and violence is a memory to dream, and life as we knew it could soon be seen. I hope this letter will make you aware, that we no longer will no longer scare. We have stepped up to the bat, and will no longer take any flack. We will continue our lives, as we knew it before you took over and tried ruin it. Its time to wash all the rugs, we will not miss all you thugs.

Letter to the Mayor of Antioch

Mr. Mayor I hate to say you about to have a crummy day. You need to take a walk outside, and not in your office where you sit and hide. There are people shooting in your streets, and these are the people you must meet. When you sit in your comfy office shell, while the city that you know of is gone to hell. You say the crime is going down, then why do I see dead bodies on the ground. You sit in your office safe and sound, when there are people dying all around. Yes Mr. Mayor your going to have a crummy day, as we all are going to take your job away. You need vanish into thin air, and let those take over who really care. You tried to give it your best shot, but really that didn’t help a lot. Your neighbors want to go outside, not be in there homes where they have to hide. We also want to walk the streets and not be scared of whom we meet. There shooting people all around, all you have to do is look on the ground. You will see a drawing on the ground, where someone was shot and fallen down. This was someone’s family member, which was taken away as they sit and cry at a shallow grave. The shooters don’t care who they shoot, as long as they get the golden loot. We need to take our city back, and stop this shooting attack. We trusted that you knew what you where doing, now all we think is snoozing. Mr. Mayor please wake up, while you city, as you know it has run out of luck.

I guess what I’m trying to say, is please Mr. Mayor, just go away. Our city is over run by thugs, I think we could all use a great big hug. You can’t cover up the problem as its wont go away, MR. Mayor the problem is here to stay .My question for you Dear MR. Mayor, what are we going to do about this scare? We can’t sweep the problem under a rug; we need to remove all the thugs. My question for you Dear MR. Mayor we need to know if you really care??