President Biden's debate performance was compared to Moses' conversation with God in Exodus 4:10-17, and Hardy Brown, Sr. shared his personal experience of life under Jim Crow laws and the importance of having the right people speaking for you.

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San Bernardino Mayor Helen Tran and seven councilmembers voted unanimously to fire City Manager Charles Montoya without cause after he was accused of lying to the council, changing council meeting times, and firing the Director of Finance for doing her job.

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The JL Group investigation report found that San Bernardino City Hall intentionally excluded Councilmember Kim Calvin from providing input into the qualification criteria for the selection of the new city manager, which is tantamount to taxation without representation and disenfranchisement of Blacks and the Westside community.

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San Bernardino Councilmember Kim Calvin was censured for allegedly leaking information from Closed Session meetings, despite the fact that three other councilmembers are named in a $2 million claim against the city.

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Some members of the San Bernardino City Council interjected race, politics, and personal agendas into the selection process of City Manager Montoya, disenfranchising the Black citizens of the city.

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The Mayor and Council of San Bernardino unanimously appointed Charles Montoya as City Manager, a decision which was praised by the community and received overwhelming support, but a white candidate alleges racial discrimination due to his race.

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The City of San Bernardino's Charter provides for a council-manager form of government, in which the Mayor and Council appoint a City Manager and fix his compensation, and the City Manager is responsible for managing City operations and appointing and directing City staff.

The post In My Opinion: Half-truths, Is City Manager Charles Montoya Creating A Den of Smiling Face Liars? (Part 2) appeared first on Black Voice News.

On January 31, 2024, City Manager Charles Montoya told council members that he had a Letter of Intent from a bonding company to renovate San Bernardino's City Hall, but after a Public Record Request, the city stated that it did not possess any responsive document.

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A city-funded political hit piece on Councilwoman Kim Calvin, who is Black and articulate, is being released without her knowledge and is attempting to remove her from representing her ward, despite her passion for addressing the needs of her community.

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