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OFFICIAL STATEMENT: Fact Check of Rose Herrera's Statements to the Mercury

Submitted by Protect San Jose on Wed, 05/09/2012 - 10:53

Fact Check of Rose Herrera’s Statements to the
Mercury News on May 8, 2012
www.therealroseherrera.com

Rose Herrera should come clean. At no time did Rose Herrera disclose to the POA, her campaign endorsers, or the voters of District 8 that:

She filed for bankruptcy two times,
She was sued successfully for FRAUD after trying to get her “friends” to convert a loan to stock as she and her second husband were headed for bankruptcy. Any stock became worthless upon the first bankruptcy filing.
She did not settle the FRAUD lawsuit through either of her BK proceedings. Herrera signed a stipulated judgment against herself in Santa Clara County Superior Court. Her signature as “defendant” on the judgment proves this.
In 2007 she was cited by County Building Inspectors for substandard housing conditions at her rental property that included, but was not limited to; Mold, mildew, broken windows and doors, hazardous electrical and plumbing, and the dangerous location of a waterheater in an illegal bedroom.
Herrera was cited by the County 3 times for building code issues—twice before the tenant she speaks of rented the home from her.
Herrera signed her first BK documents under penalty of perjury that she was not the CEO of her company but a salesperson.
She signed her 2^nd bankruptcy filing under penalty of perjury that she was single when she was in fact married.
She signed an official Property Deed transfer with her second husband Saru Deshpande as “husband and wife” and then 11 days later they signed another Property Deed transfer as a “Single Man” and “Unmarried Woman”. This was mere months before Herrera’s first bankruptcy, we have to question if this was done to shield assets prior to the filing.

It’s time for Rose Herrera to come clean. She lied on her resume and her pattern of untruthfulness borders on the obsessive. Her business experience was a fraud and the court records and other official documents are posted at www.therealroseherrera.com for any objective person to read.

Just yesterday the San Jose Mercury News called for the firing of Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson for lying on his resume. Lies that date back decades. Why not the same standard for Rose Herrera?

Jim Unland, President
San Jose Police Officers’ Association

Sheriff Smith Retracts Endorsement of Councilmember Herrera, Cites Fraud and Housing Violations

Submitted by Protect San Jose on Tue, 05/08/2012 - 14:57

www.TheRealRoseHerrera.com

SAN JOSE, CA--Citing concerns about Rose Herrera's public safety record and new information about her past, Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith retracted her endorsement of San Jose City Councilmember Rose Herrera today.

"Today I informed San Jose City Councilmember Rose Herrera that I am withdrawing my endorsement of her candidacy for re-election," Smith stated. "We look for leaders that understand the importance public safety plays to the vitality of our region. As a resident of San Jose, I am deeply concerned about our ability to attract the best and the brightest law enforcement professionals to serve our community."

This Just In...Shocking Developments at City Hall...Pete Constant Has a Conflict of Interest...NO SH#@!

Submitted by Protect San Jose on Wed, 05/02/2012 - 10:14

Reed Loses Key Pension and Retiree Healthcare Vote When Constant Decides to Follow the Law

In his latest demonstration that he lacks a moral compass, Pete Constant has NOW decided that he has a Conflict of Interest when it comes to pension and retiree healthcare issues and recused himself from voting yesterday on Reed's latest attempt to pull a fast one on retirees and saddle them with a draconian high deductible healthcare plan. To read about Reed's defeat click here.

The article describes Constant's "profile in courage" when it came to actually putting the screws to retirees...he turned tail and ran, or shuffled, remember he is "disabled".

SJPD with 1099 officers? Not Likely for the Foreseeable Future

Submitted by Protect San Jose on Fri, 04/27/2012 - 18:22

By Kerry Hillis

Last week, I noticed an interesting story in the Mercury News entitled, "Some of the San Jose police officers who left will be replaced."

According to the article, while homicides are down compared to what they were during last year's gang wars, other forms of violent crime are spiking.

"Violent crimes, except for homicide, also rose in the same period. Rapes increased to 44 compared with 30 a year earlier. Robberies totaled 188 compared with 158 in 2011, and aggravated assaults rose to 329 from 280 a year ago."

San Jose's "New Fuzzy Math"

Submitted by Protect San Jose on Fri, 04/27/2012 - 08:54

On the heels of being exposed for using a bogus $650 million dollar pension projection that defied logic, the NBC Bay Area (KNTV) Investigative Unit has now exposed that taxpayers are getting ripped off by San Jose's "outside private contractor" that replaced city workers in its once nationally recognized Anti-Graffiti Program. To see the investigative report please go here.

Court Upholds Conviction of Murderer of SJ Officer Jeffrey Fontana

Submitted by Protect San Jose on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 09:09

Last Tuesday, a state appeals court upheld the conviction of DeShawn Campbell for the murder of 24 year old San Jose Police Officer Jeffrey Fontana. In 2001, Campbell shot Fontana to death after a routine traffic stop.

According to the Mercury News, Fontana's family welcomed Tuesday's decision: