I added a link today so you can actually get to the story.  Despite the lack of hyperlinks, my story once again was selected for the front page so we received a lot of hits despite the county’s attempt to the contrary.

The story below does not include my usual begging.  I am saving that for this post.  Honestly, the only way I am able to keep the blog going these days is through the income provided by the Examiner articles, which is minimal.  However, the article below is a bit different.  It is actually an entry into a contest conducted by Examiner.  The winner (Christine) would receive $50,000 and the writer (me) would receive $10,000.  They claim the odds are 1 in a 100 to win a monetary prize (runner ups receive $10,000 and $1,000 respectively) so I decided to try.  If we make it to the semi-finals, expect begging like there is no tomorrow (the winner is determined by readers’ votes).

Christine says she is very lucky so I hope some rubs off on this project.  If nothing else, even the runner up articles are printed nationwide and that would be more exposure to the situation at Devore.

Now, for what most of you really want, yes, I do have a lot of “political” articles planned.  That whole thing with SEBA and Devereaux really rubbed me the wrong way and it’s time to start writing about the corruption on the Fifth Floor again, but this time around it will be in the form of Examiner articles.  Stay tuned.  I promise more of what you really want just as soon as I can secure regular internet access.

]]> http://iepolitics.net/2011/12/04/iepolitics-blog-content-2/feed/ 2 http://iepolitics.net/2011/11/30/iepolitics-prime-minister-and-more/ http://iepolitics.net/2011/11/30/iepolitics-prime-minister-and-more/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:15:46 +0000 Administrator http://iepolitics.com/?p=11209 We have been working on Bill’s blog for the past few days.  There are several changes.  The most fun of all is the addition of Prime Minister’s Questions.  Check it out.  Congress looks so boring in comparison.  Prime Minister

Our goal has always been to average 4 comments per story and we have been exceeding that goal for some time.  We are getting closer to 6 comments per story.  We appreciate your continued support especially in light of the fact I have had so little ability to keep the blog updated for quite a while now.  I’m trying to make things change.

Thank you once again.

For example, in the past two days I have met both a retired lawyer and a retired cop.  The cop was quick to point out he did not work for SBSD.  I wonder why he thought that would matter to me? 

Of course, as of yesterday SBSD is off my radar for a day or two and the FBI is in the bullseye.  If Jim or anyone else tries to tell you that the Feds are here to clean things up, it is a big lie . . . a very big lie.  They are here to assist Mike Ramos convict who Mike Ramos wants convicted whether they are guilty or not.  Anyone who expects to see the corruption at SBSD investigated, you’re out of luck as is the case for most of those thinking any of the rest of the corruption in this county will ever be cleaned up.  And FBI agents have no more integrity than the worst SBSD deputy.

Yes, I still expect we will see indictments with the city of Victorville, maybe SBIA, maybe ARMC, and probably Colonies—whatever Mikey wants.   And for the record, there is a Federal Grand Jury convened, again despite what anyone else tries to tell you.

Speaking of Ramos, I hope to have an article posted tomorrow at Examiner.com that will surprise many and I expect to be called a “sellout.”  I don’t care because I call a spade, a spade, whether I like someone or not, based on their actions and not my personal feelings.  Ramos is doing a couple of good things in the world of animal cruelty and I applaud him for that.  I will provide more details tomorrow.

Then yesterday I made a truly innocent visit to a city animal shelter only to have the city manager (well known to all my readers) come completely unglued because I didn’t identify myself as a “reporter.”  I wasn’t there to do anything but visit the animals.  So what do they have to hide I wonder?

Beside internet access issues, I have had the worst cold I have experienced in at least five years.  I have been miserable.  I think I am on Day 10 now, and really not feeling much better.  I finally broke down and went to ARMC.  I was given incredibly quick service and was impressed (well not quite as impressed when I found out they had me listed as an employee).  But James, the PA who saw me, was very professional as was all the staff.  I also had the chance to visit with some old coworkers for a few minutes.

And one last thing.  I need to have my truck smogged.  I took it one place and felt like they were scam artists so I didn’t have it done.  Anyone know of an honest smog shop here in the Victor Valley?

I am asking again to click on my Examiner articles if you are not doing so.  Here are links to the last few:

http://www.examiner.com/animal-welfare-in-palm-springs/national-protest-against-kill-pounds-to-target-local-shelter

http://www.examiner.com/political-buzz-in-los-angeles/county-supervisors-fight-whistleblower-lawsuit-to-the-tune-of-nearly-800-000

http://www.examiner.com/government-in-palm-springs/attitudes-of-elected-officials-make-the-difference-with-animal-control-issues

Things will hopefully slow down a bit mid-November and I will have a better internet connection.  Please continue to send tips and information for posts.

Also, does anyone have an update on the autopsy on the gentleman from Lake Arrowhead?  How about the Rutherford recall?  Opponents for Brad?  Where Lewis is running?

FYI, I am planning a complete revamp of the blog for the new year.  I plan to move everything from iepolitics.com to iepolitics.net and then start the new year off with a completely different theme and change a few of the ways I do things for all new iepolitics.com entries, including trying to be more consistent with style, correct grammar, and quality.  First I have to find a template I like.  I will keep you posted.

I do know a reporter has gotten wind of the story.  Whether he decides to run with it before then is anyone’s guess.  I have not heard from him directly.

So, be sure to check here on Monday.  Most San Bernardino County residents will be happy . . . unless of course they reside on the Fifth Floor.

It’s hard to tell when I will have internet access but I am trying.  We still have a big announcement coming, but nothing ever happens as quickly as you want it. 

Anyway, thank you everyone.

Thank you to those who helped me figure out how to get my photos off of Flickr.  It worked.  Above is the last snake I caught from a better time in my life.

Also, thank you to those who sent donations.  I told you NO but you guys don’t listen!!  It’s appreciated.  However, my resolve stands as far as making this blog self-sufficient and moving it off shore.  I may have an Examiner article up tonight or the first one may go up tomorrow night.  I will provide all the instructions then.

As someone said, the Examiner does not pay well.  But because of the base of readers we have here, it is very doable.  It will take approximately 10,000 clicks a day to equal my take-home county salary.  I don’t expect to get there in a month, but I do have a reasonable goal in mind that will give me an idea of whether or not this is going to work.

I’m very serious about the blog because I’m finding it harder and harder to get quality internet time and therefore harder and harder to keep the blog updated.  I will take it a day at a time and go from there.

Again, thank you everyone.

I appreciate all the responses and I am going to try to get a post out before the end of the night (my night that is).

Some months ago, after a ton of encouragement from others, I added the PayPal button so that at least the hosting fees could get paid.  I try to get posts up from Starbucks, McDonald’s, Denny’s, the library, or wherever I can find an internet connection, whenever I can make it into the big city.  I have tried several things to get the internet at home but I seem to live in a dead zone as nothing works (same goes for my cell phone and radio).

I have never been comfortable with the PayPal button, but especially now with everyone having to cut to make ends meet.  I am also really sick of certain hackers getting into my email and the blog because they would rather try to find out my sources to punish them rather than punish the real bad guys.  Like I said to begin with, I have made a decision.

Either this blog is going to get the support it needs to keep running or I am going to take it down effective August 23, 2011.  However, I DO NOT want financial support from any of you.

The articles I write for Examiner.com earn money per click.  Every time someone clicks on one, I earn something.  Examiner is starting a new compensation program where payment is not based solely on clicks, but also on subscribers, ad clicks, postings on social media, the quality of the articles, the regularity with which I post, the media I add to articles, etc.

I don’t exactly hide the face I hate writing Examiner articles.  It reminds me of high school English class all over.  I have gotten very used to being able to write informally on the blog, using a ton and a half of poetic license, and making grammatical errors, sometimes on purpose.  I really don’t like formal writing.

That being said, it is the formal writing that will earn the money to keep this blog alive, keep Naomi fed, and keep me with an internet connection of sorts.  So, for those of you who say you don’t want the blog shut down, I need your help.  It will cost you nothing but five minutes of your time each day.  I need you to read the Examiner articles, click “like,” subscribe to my feed (you will get one email each time I write an article), leave a comment on the article on the Examiner site (for those of you with your own website I believe you can leave a link to them), and click on an advertiser or two.

For my part, I am going to try to get my only surviving camera out of hock and start adding photos to my articles, add more links to them, and take off the gloves when I write.  So far Examiner has not come down on me for not being PC and I’m going to push the limit.  I have asked to be added to a number of legislator’s press release lists so that I have something to write about each day but will fill in the rest of the days with county corruption stories.  Last time I checked I believe the Examiner site gets about 20 million hits a month.  It is the largest news distribution site in the world I believe.  We want to be sure our elected officials become infamous beyond the San Bernardino County border.

I also have a couple of other sites I may be writing for so I can write about something other than politics.  I will keep you posted.  I will also provide all necessary links and instructions as soon as I post my next Examiner article.

And finally, if anyone has any great leads on controversial stories that relate to politics that would be appropriate for the Palm Springs or Los Angeles editions of the Examiner, please send them my way.

I guess we will all know come August 23 if iePolitics really has support or not.  I think that is important rather than waste my time and yours.

So enjoy Independence Day.  Remember those who fought for our freedom and those who founded this great country so that we could have the freedom to blog and say what we want about our elected and appointed leaders.

Well, most of the time we can.  Yesterday, the cops showed up at the house of one of the people who has been critical of the Devore Shelter because Devore employees felt “threatened.”  Wow, do I have a lot of sympathy for them—they same people who threaten citizens all of the time.  I will have a whole series on Devore and what the BOS is doing to punish those who are trying to clean up the place.  But it will likely have to wait until next week.

I really need to get the blog moved off shore.  I have looked at a number of companies and I have no idea which one to go with.  If anyone has experience with a reputable off-shore host, I would really appreciate a recommendation.  I need a host where I will not have issues with WordPress or Joomla.

I’m also in the process of developing some other sites.  I do not like the web builder sites that come with hosting as they seem to be simplistic in their designs with little in the way of features.  I also seem incapable of taking the time to teach myself PHP.  So, I would also some recommendations for site-building software that has a significant degree of sophistication to the look of the final results without my having to learn a new programming language.

Now for a few specific tips:

To the person who sent me the information some time ago on Megan Mitzelfelt, it hasn’t been forgotten. I’m just waiting for it to be closer to the election.

To those sending me information on the County Recorder (?), I really need more information.  From what I gather there are accusations that certain substandard lenders are paying off county staffers to have defective documents recorded?  Is that correct?  I’m really not clear and need more information.

To those sending me information regarding any aspect of the city of Upland, I am more than happy to print any original information you send. Upland is really Jim’s bailiwick and I’m not interested in posting newspaper articles he has already posted.  My interest and Jim’s interest in Upland vary greatly.  Mostly, I’m interested in how the investigation relates to Greg Devereaux and Gary Ovitt.  My cop friends say both are being scrutinized but I am not clear for what.  However, again, any original writings are welcome.

Sometimes things that are written are just not true and other times the truth hurts a lot.   Whether it is the truth or not, most want to defend their good names.  Some go so far as to fight fire with fire.

And fighting fire with fire is what this blog entry is all about.  I have had others fight me by starting their own blogs to discredit me.  What most don’t realize is the amount time it takes to make a blog successful and just how much work really goes into a blog.  Those other blogs have all died out.

A few weeks ago Jim wrote an entry on his blog that I have to admit made me cringe.  I suspected it would not go unanswered, and deservedly so.  However, I didn’t think the recipient of his accusations would go as far as they have.  But I guess that entry was the Proverbial “straw” as they have now created their own blog to expose Jim and his past.  The blog is called www.iecrookwatch.com.

I have to admit I have heard rumors about the new blog for weeks now, but I have absolutely nothing to do with it.  My understanding is that it is very ell financed by many of  Jim’s enemies.  I also want to stress that although Jim will make accusations to the contrary, Bill also has absolutely nothing to do with it.

The new blog is brutal, but Jim has also been brutal to those he has pounded on at inlandpolitics.com.  Turnabout is fair play?  I guess that is for the readers to decide.

If you have submitted stories to me and they have not appeared, please send me a reminder as to what they are.  I’m trying to get caught up but I literally receive hundreds of emails a day and I know some stories are getting buried.

Life has been a bit busy the past few days, but we should be back with new stories tomorrow.

Thank you all for your support.  We didn’t get everything we wanted today, but we did make some good things happen.  Let’s see where this story goes.

iePolitics.com is the first of my blogs that consists of almost entirely original content.  The current version has been live almost 14 months.  In that time I have posted 1881 articles.  Our ratio of comments to articles is 5.3 to 1, the highest ratio we have ever had.

And if that isn’t exciting  enough for us, today may very well mark another milestone.  We are very close to breaking our all-time hits record for any of the blogs.  That record was set on November 17, 2009, the day former County Administrative Officer Mark Uffer was fired.    Not sure if we are going to make it yet, but we are getting very, very close.

We thank you for your continued readership and support.

There will be a lot happening in the next few months and hopefully you will feel your support has been worth it.  I know I would not be where I am at without your prayers.   Thank you all.

When Jim was administrator of iePolitics I tried my hardest to explain to him how hits work. But Jim always has to be right. His ego gets him into a lot of trouble.

Jim does not seem to comprehend that I have about 20 domain names that feed into my blog. Some of them have been around for over a decade. Each domain name has it’s own stats program attached. To get the true stats for my blog one has to either log into each program and then add them all up or use a deep web analyzer that thoroughly analysis the logs to capture all hits. I can look at just one set of statistics and have a very good idea of my hits for the day because I have been analyzing blog stats for so long.

Jim has tried to use the same theory for his blog but the problem is that he only has one established domain name and thus one set of stats. So those stats are his actual stats. It does vary by about 10 percent based on which stats program one uses.

Now Jim knows he is lying to his readers and supporters just like he lies to those he calls “friends.” He will one day be sitting in a prison cell wondering what happened. It’s called “telling the truth” Jim and not being a bully. I only hope you don’t take Jeff and others down with you.

For those who want to see Jim’s stats for yesterday, they are printed below. Under that are his year-to-date stats. Under that are my stats for one URL ONLY for yesterday for you to compare. As soon as I get a decent computer that can handle the date more easily I will publish the reports of a deep web analyzer so you can see what it looks like when you really exceed 50,000 hits a day.

For those not aware of it, anyone can got to certain programs available for free on the web to get an analysis of any website. However, things such as masking, forwarding, hit generators, etc. can cause the stats to be way off. Only an analysis of the logs is accurate.

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Comment (optional): Add a new event Short description of the event: Type of event: Event date: Reported by: Comment (optional): Summary Total pageviews: 78,644 Total visits: 39,652 Yearly unique visitors: 23,599 Monthly unique visitors: 24,273 First time visitors: 22,815 Avg. pageviews per month: 39,322 Pageviews per visit: 1.98 Pageviews today: 1,675 Visits today: 803 Prognosis today: 2,438 Busiest day: 6/10/2010 Generated on: 2/23/2011 5:10:31 PM Click here for free advertising! 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RE: Retraction and public apology

Dear Sharon Gilbert,

You are hereby given twenty four hours to do a complete retraction and public apology for the defamation and slander that you committed against me.

You have twenty four hours to post a full retraction of every negative comment and/or story about me including a public apology. If you fail to comply with this, I will file criminal charges against you for each act, ”California Penal code §258, as for slander is a malicious defamation of character. Each individual item that you posted is punishable by one year in prison and a $10,000.00 fine. It can also result in your Blog being dismantled as you are attacking not a public official, but a private citizen.

Bloggers are covered under “Freedom of Speech”, however the owner/administrator of said blogs are required to report only factual articles or statements and private citizens are not to be used as a target. At this point, you are bordering being charged with harassment as you have continued to slander and defame me and publicly print untrue statements and allegations against me
and others.

At which time, you fail to comply with these requirements as
retraction laws require I will file criminal charges and any civil remedies not limited to the removal of your blog from the Internet.

If you post anything in the future, I am NOT required by law to notify you.

This is a formal demand for you to also stop any further acts of
slander, defamation and harassment.

Examples of acts commited against me are:
February 13, 2011 – Steve PonTell comment
February 20, 2011 – La Jolla, Dean, Rogers, etc.
February 20, 2011 – One more thing
February 21, 2011 – Hmm

and you no longer have permission to run any additional articles such as on:
January 14, 2011
January 28, 2011

These also pertain to me and need to be removed from your site.

As you have blocked my ability of “Free Speech” you no longer have the authority or permission to run stories or videos that I have provided you.

Your immediate retraction with apology and appropriate action on your
part is required.

Sincerely,

Traci Dean

Does anyone know of a cash card that can be used to transfer money to PayPal?  I tried one but it couldn’t be used for that purpose.  I don’t know what else to try to keep this from happening although with some of the other projects I’m working on, this should be a problem of the past very soon.

The good thing about the Examiner articles is that they give our issues far more exposure and I have noticed a large increase in blog hits as a result.  I have a number of county corruption stories I am planning for Examiner, especially as they relate to Brad and Gary and some Colonies stuff.  But if you guys have any great suggestions for something, I would really appreciate it.

I did not know until today that by using the built-in link rather than adding a link manually, that readers would be asked to take a survey.  In the future I will manually insert the links so you don’t have to be bothered.

Anyway, as always thank you all for the support.

I’m sure all of you have noticed the lack of articles this past week.  It is due to several large projects I am working on that are taking every moment of my waking hours.  A couple of them will likely be announced on the blog within the next 30 days.

If these projects come to fruition, I think everyone will think it was worth the wait . . . well, that is, everyone except those that reside on the Fifth Floor.  As I have said a time or two, don’t underestimate the power of those with absolutely nothing to lose.  And don’t underestimate the power of the little people.   The rich and powerful can’t seem to get things done so we have taken matters into our own hands.

There will be a lot of articles today.   I am now formally an Examiner for the Los Angeles County edition and my first article I hope to have done today will be called “San Bernardino County:  A Transfer of Power” to commemorate our new ordinance taking effect and the the power grab and corruption behind it.  Watch for it.

]]> http://iepolitics.net/2010/12/16/iepolitics-thank-you-for-your-support/feed/ 0 http://iepolitics.net/2010/12/05/iepolitics-blog-status/ http://iepolitics.net/2010/12/05/iepolitics-blog-status/#comments Mon, 06 Dec 2010 02:13:11 +0000 Administrator http://iepolitics.com/?p=6554 Continue reading →]]> I thought I would take a moment to let everyone know what I’m doing to keep iePolitics up and running.  There are two issues here.

First, as you all know, paying for it has been an issue as I have not worked in over a year and the county refuses to pay my disability or settle my worker’s compensation claim unless I agree to shut down the blog or resign.  I refuse to do either.

I have really appreciated the financial support many of you have given to keep the blog alive.  Even while I had no way to blog, some donations came in to keep the blog going another month.

Second, there is a serious  issue of blog security.  The county has attempted to hack the blog and my email.  I have received numerous warnings from Sheriff’s Department personnel who are aware of what the county is doing, and based on what was done to my email accounts, I have no reason to doubt what I was told.

Currently, I don’t use an email client and I use different computers and ISPs almost every day, but that doesn’t help the security of the email or the blog.  I am in the process of trying to get the blog and an email account moved off-short to make it more difficult on county officials to hack or subpoena.

So that it does not matter what the county does to me, I am also in the process of training a couple of people to administer the blog in my absence so that iePolitics will continue no matter what.  Were are getting incredible hits, so far beyond anything I ever imagined, and I am no longer willing to give up the blog for any reason.

In the end, it will actually be less expensive to maintain the blog off-shore, however, getting it there is the current challenge with no income.  But I’m pretty determined to get it done in the next few weeks.

I’m looking for a second blog name to use while we make the transfer as transferring iePolitics is going to be an involved process.  If anyone has any great ideas for a new, temporary blog name, let me know.  iePolitics was a suggestion of a reader and it has been a winner.  I’m sure you guys will come up with something equally as good.

I shall keep you posted.  If anyone is interested in helping with the administration of the blog, with the understanding that I will be a stickler for how it is done, let me know.

Things have definitely been challenging and interesting, but we shall make it.  Thanks again for all of your support.

]]> http://iepolitics.net/2010/12/05/iepolitics-blog-status/feed/ 2 http://iepolitics.net/2010/12/04/iepolitics-update-5/ http://iepolitics.net/2010/12/04/iepolitics-update-5/#comments Sun, 05 Dec 2010 00:08:06 +0000 Administrator http://iepolitics.com/?p=6517 Continue reading →]]> If everything goes right, I will be back on line.  It’s been tough being away from the blog for eleven days!  Thank you to those who helped keep it going in my absence.

I just checked hits, and seriously you guys, I couldn’t believe what I saw.   We had only a few days where we fell below 30,000.  Considering the lack of content, I was surprised.

Thank you for your continued support.  Without me even asking, enough came in to keep the blog going until the end of January.

I have tons of stories to write and I hope to get some of them done tonight.  Check back often.

I also returned to almost a thousand emails and hundreds of Facebook messages.  It is going to take me a while to get caught up.

Thank you all again.  Check back later tonight.

I am working on moving the blog out of the country but trying to do it so it does not go down while changing hosts.  I will give everyone plenty of warning before we make the switch.

I will be able to get to Starbucks a couple times a week and on those days you will likely to see a lot more posts.  For now, I have a lot of catching up to do and it will take a few days.

For the long term, there are two things I want to do with the blog.  First, I want to move it off-shore.  I’m thinking of Panama.  I want to move my email there as well.  I sick and tired of certain people causing me problems and Panama doesn’t give a crap if someone is a member of law enforcement in the US.  If someone knows the best way to go about this or a good company to go with, I would appreciate your input.

Second, I want to add advertising, but not what we recently had.  I want to advertise local, small businesses for a small fee.  I would like to have your suggestions.  I’m wondering how many of you would take the time to print out a coupon, for example, for an eatery near your county office for say a free drink with purchase of a sandwich, etc.  Give me some ideas.

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