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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-10-2014 B2 WhiteGoodwin, Heather From: Sent: To: Subject: 11/10/14 item B2 Anthony J. Mejia, MMC San Luis Obispo City Clerk Sent via mobile device. Begin forwarded message: Mejia, Anthony Thursday, November 13, 2014 10:05 AM Goodwin, Heather Fwd: John Ashbaugh From: Linda White <1indaleewhitel5ggmail.com> Date: November 12, 2014 at 7:43:46 PM PST Nov 13 2014 SI-to CITY t.l I "OUNCIL MEETING: it ©I ITEM NO.: i� Z To: "Smith, Kathy" <ksmith(a,slocity.org >, "Mejia, Anthony" <amejiagslocity.org >, "Christianson, Carlyn" <cchristiansonnslocity.org >, "Dietrick, Christine" <cdietricknslocity.org >, "Carpenter, Dan" <dcarpenter ,slocity.org >, "Marx, Jan" <jmarx(2slocity org >, "Ashbaugh, John" <jashbaughnslocity.org >, "Lichtig, Katie" <klichtig(a,slocity.org >, "Codron, Michael" <mcodron2slocity.org> Subject: John Ashbaugh Linda White 2077 Slack Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93405 (805) 543 -8801 Phone & FAX lindaleewhite 15 gcharter.net November 12, 2014 I was getting ready to write a letter commending you on taking action against John Ashbaugh's despicable breech of confidence. Then I opened today's Tribune and was hit by the front page, "Doubt arises in Ashbaugh criticism ". At the meeting, one of the speakers discussed the weak apology that appeared in The Tribune on November 7th. I have never read a more self - serving "apology ". This was no apology but a reiteration of his position. You asked us to keep our comments civil and on topic, specifically the Brown Act. Unlike John Ashbaugh, I did remain civil in my comments. I also addressed only the Brown Act. However, I would like to now express my absolute disgust and disappointment in many of John's outbursts not related to the Brown Act. It is apparent from his "apology ", his choice to recuse himself from the meeting, and today's front page article supporting his breech that he and his supporters feels no remorse. In a letter to the editor, someone said that to repeatedly say "I'm sorry" but to do nothing to change the behavior is a hollow apology. I agree with this statement. I am tired of hearing hollow apologies or no apologies from John Ashbaugh. I don't see that conditions will improve with John. Below is an excerpt from an e -mail that I sent on October 22nd: John Ashbaugh has a history of questionable moral lapses. He did not defend his own Mayor at the Town & Gown meeting, he applauded a negative comment directed toward fellow councilman Dan Carpenter made by the speaker at the recent RQN dinner. 1 know that these lapses do not rise to disciplinary level but they do show this most recent breach to be a pattern rather than an exception. There comes a time when apologies no longer erase bad behavior and need to be followed up by action rather than continued mea culpas. Although I voted for John, I have lost all confidence in his ability to represent me and to do so civilly. He will not receive my vote in the future. If he meant what he said in his apology that he is "...passionate about creating a better future for our city ", he should resign. Sadly, Linda White