Comments on: High-flying water board member resigns amid turbulence

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:33:33 +0000

Funny how the political vultures come out when there’s a carcass on the road. I’m sure there will be many coming out for the open seat.

Okay, since you brought up an old political figure, I looked at the election results. When Thomas ran in 2004, there were 104,451 that voted and he got 37.1% of the vote. When Acosta ran in 2008, there were 85,014 that voted and he got 37.9% of the vote. You can’t make your comparison when there were 20,000 less people that voted in 2008. Besides, why didn’t Thomas run in 2008 if he is so interested in water issues? Has he been engaged on water issues since 2004? Been to any meetings since 2004? He may have been, I don’t know, but it is a water agency not a city.

By: Hold On

Hold On — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:36:36 +0000

Glenn Who? Let’s remember who first sounded the alarm on Mr. Bakall. It was former Tustin Mayor Jeff Thomas. He was the first to expose Ergun’s phantom residency and even went to court on the issue. And as I recall, Jeff Thomas received far more votes when he challenged Bakall than did Mr. Acosta. If there is going to be an appointment, it should be Mayor Thomas.

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:12:28 +0000

Acosta wouldn’t have exposed Bakall’s sham if he was like him.

By: chuckconners

chuckconners — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:03:03 +0000

Just recycle the same losers from another agency .While I’m glad Bakall hit the road he gets zero points for doing whats right. Adults forgo pats on the back.

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:35:36 +0000

Just appoint the runner up (Glenn Acosta) from the November election. He was a close 2nd. It would show that Muni is not appointing a crony and wouldn’t have to spend oodles of money in a special election. But, hey, I’m sure Muni will ignore the obvious and the Grand Jury and find some crony to put in.

By: Lighterthanair

Lighterthanair — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:34:29 +0000

This man was a notorious sexist, racist, arrogant fraud. He was sued successfully over 4 years ago to change his name from Eric back to Ergun on the ballot, but only offered the voters a good ballot title.
This is what needs to happen: 1) pay the money back to MWDOC for the perks that he abused, 2) pay MET the $600 back for the flight, and 3) be charged by the D.A with voter fraud. Leaving office is not enough, he needs to atone to the voters for what he has done.
One does not deserve forgiveness just because they resign. I do not applaud him for resigning.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:06:30 +0000

Flip-switching ceremony?

By: Former MWDOC employee

Former MWDOC employee — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:14:31 +0000

I remember Dir Bakall when I worked at MWDOC. He was a jerk back then and from the article is still a jerk now. Good Riddance!!!!

By: Retired Lawyer

Retired Lawyer — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:00:28 +0000

Fascinating. The Municipal Water District has to appoint somebody with 60 days (Water Code 71254 and Gov Code 1780) or call for a special election. What makes it interesting is the Grand Jury Report, where the Grand Jury blasts water districts for appointing their cronies. Tough decision here. Hope you follow this one, Teri.

By: Susan B

Susan B — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:24:11 +0000

What happens next? Is there going to be a special election or are they just going to appoint somebody?