Other Chandler Blog Voices

Geoff Esposito has a local Chandler blog with a new post about the Mark Pentz affair. 

George Gregg has moved his site to blogger and has new analysis of the Sepulveda/Orlando recall effort:

But what if Pilara is wrong? What if Pentz was a very difficult person to get along with for a certain group of Council members and staffers who had to work closely with him? What if those issues were never encountered by the business leaders who spoke on his behalf or by Dunn and his other supporters? What if, indeed, Sepulveda and Orlando and the others had quite legitimate reasons for the charges and concerns they raised?

I tend to agree Geo's conclusion that a recall is unwarranted (I'm still giving myself a little wiggle room), and most of how he got to that conclusion, but I think there's a lot of "what ifs" in that argument.  In my experience, a person either is, or is not, difficult to work with.  If there's a difference in the dynamic, it's because there's more than one person contributing to that dynamic, which makes it a mutual problem.

A later post here talks about Conduct by the City Manager in the Chandler Municpal code, as it relates to work relationships.  Like Geo says, it's worthy of attention given the recent climate, but "shall endeavor" does not mean "shall."

Give Geo and Geoff a visit.  I think they come from different perspectives than the Amazing Jake, but diversity of opinion is never a bad thing.

24: The Body Count Rises

Well, the Jack Bauer Power Hour just ended, and 24 never disappoints.  Blogs4Bauer already has the blow-by-blow of tonight's episode, but the bodycount isn't updated yet.  I didn't keep track myself, but there were several bad guys who won't be in the next episode.

What I want to know is, when are the Chinese going to figure out that Jack's still alive?  I mean, all the mayhem in L.A. has got to have raised a few flags, don't you think?  And what's up with Secret Service agent Aaron Pierce hasn't exactly been discreet, and it looks like he may have been found out.  And who's going to turn out to be a mole this season?

This season is getting better as we get toward the end.  With the number of people who are suspicous of President Logan's actions (Agent Pierce, Mike Novick, the Vice President, Martha Logan, Karen Hayes from Homeland Security), it will be interesting to see how this ends as we head into the last 6 hours of the season.  Prediction:  The body count will rise.

Jobsearch Update

It's shaping up to be a busy week.

My phone interview this morning went well, and I'm tentatively scheduled for another interview with the company, possibly Friday.  TIP to all job seekers:  ALWAYS send a thank you note after an interview.  Interviewers remember the people who take time to do the little things and show how interested they are in the position.

Tomorrow the Amazing Mrs. Jake and I are meeting with a business broker about a well-priced business in North Chandler with a great cash flow.  We're going to tour the business tomorrow.  Don't know if we'll go through with it at this point, but we'll have plenty of time for due diligence.

Wednesday morning I have a regular networking meeting.  Thursday morning I meet with a franchise broker to explore that as an option, and in the afternoon I have a second phone interview with another sales organization.  I'm holding Friday open for the previously mentioned second interview from today.  I'm also trying to schedule a phone interview with a headhunter for a position I actually interviewed for over a year ago.  Not sure why the position is available again, but the hiring manager is different, so I could have another shot at it.

Later this afternoon I'm going to try to finish my freelance writing job.

And in between it all, the dear readers of Chandler demand their news on the City Council shenanigans.  Fret not, denizens of Chandler!  The Amazing Jake stands ready to direct your attention to the news of the day, right after the daily jobsearch, and sometime after this week's episode of 24. 

Recall Effort to Proceed

Posted this morning on chandleraz.biz, the site run by Ray Pilara:

Last updated: Monday April 17, 2006 07:31 AM  MST

As of today, April 17, based on the number of emails and phone calls received, the recall effort is going to proceed.

Two petitions for recall will be filed within the next 2 weeks, so the deadline of the November general election can be met.  One petition for Matt Orlando, and one for Martin Sepulveda.

We are looking at June 1 as our deadline to submit the required petition signatures, again, to make the November election date.

As I posted earlier, I haven't taken a position on the recall effort.  I'm not the "throw the bums out" type.  I am, however, strongly sympathetic in this case due to the outrageous conduct of Councilmen Sepulveda and Orlando.

If you want to volunteer for the effort, or just want to register your support or opposition, drop Ray a line at submit@chandleraz.biz.