Tyrants Rule in SJC

When has a government banned newspapers anywhere? Joining the ranks of Islamabad and Kabul is the city of San Juan Capistrano. The SJC-based newspaper Community Common Sense published an article on Nov. 1, outlining how the SJC council majority became so confused.

Transparency, not Tyranny
Editorial

The on-going attempts by certain city officials to intimidate and silence those who disagree with or question their decisions have reached a new and unfortunate low.

We refer to the latest tactic by councilmen Sam Allevato, Larry Kramer and John Taylor, who voted to place on the November 5 council agenda a discussion of whether they should report councilmen Roy Byrnes and Derek Reeve to the Grand Jury, alleging Brown Act violation and breach of fiduciary responsibility, and censure of Reeve for ethics violations.

The allegations leveled against Byrnes and Reeve are patently false. We know this because they revolve around the present ban of all newspapers including the Community Common Sense (CCS) on public property.

Read more at http://www.ccsense.com/2013/11/san-juan-capistrano_2.html#more