Wednesday, September 17, 2014

CANDIDATES FOLD THEIR ARMS AND DON'T COMPLY ON SIGNS

By Juan Montoya
Just what about City of Brownsville Permitting Director Evaristo Gamez's determination that signs violating the size restrictions contained in the municipal ordinance must come down don't some candidates understand?
On Sept. 8, nine days ago, Gamez emailed complainant Cris Valadez and said : "Mr. Valadez, all political signs must comply with the maximum 36 square feet area as per Ordinance 2012-1452-D. Any other political sign that is larger must be removed by tomorrow morning."
That would have been the next day, Sept. 9.
It's Sept. 17th. Ride around town.
Over by Duran's Foreign Car shop stood (and still stands) a larger than legal campaign sign belonging to 357th District Court judge candidate Juan Magallanes.  And a couple of our readers have told us of other, even larger signs, are up over by the 77 Highway Flea Market, still inside the city and coming under the ordinance.
Joe Rivera, over whom the initial complaint was filed with Gamez, has removed his and placed them elsewhere in the county where there are no restrictions on sizes. But so far, Magallanes and at least one Brownsville Independent School District candidate (Cesar Lopez, see graphic), continue to have the oversized signs by public thoroughfares.
The Lopez sign is along Ruben Torres Blvd. (FM 802). It's tilted to the left a bit and it might not be  a bad idea to remove it if simply for that cause.
One thing we do notice is that both of these candidates chose to have their campaign pictures depicting them with folded arms.
Was that a circumstantial indication that they are going to continue with their arms folded and not comply?

19 comments:

Anonymous said...

Bobby bitches about how candidates advertise their names and the positions they run for. You bitch about the size of campaign posters. Mind boggling that there are not more important things to wrte about.

Anonymous said...

Just another ridiculous ordinance

felipe reyes said...

Evaristo Gamez NO VALE VERGA !
Evaristo Gamez Not Worth DICK !
Evaristo Gamez Mama Verga!

Anonymous said...

Too many people in Cameron County folding their arms and doing nothing. The corruption of the Democratic Party exists because so many people fold their arms and do nothing. Is it ignorance that supports corruption or does corruption exist because of ignorance????

Anonymous said...

Bigger than their penises, smaller than their egos.

Anonymous said...

Was Cesar put in as a BISD puppet?

Anonymous said...

CLopez does not even know the rules that he violates?
How can he be running and not put a FOR in his signs?

Anonymous said...

Pobre loco, he hasn't pay his running dues?
Whom ever is pulling Cesar's strings should tell him, that the signs should be certain size, or does Joe and Ernie told him he could get away with it by breaking the laws?

Anonymous said...

EVARISTO Gamez is incompetent, along with his band of corrupt inspectors, starting with Buentello. They demand money and lunches if you want to be green carded. The guys are crooks, do not expect them to do THIER jobs, not unless their is a bribe for them.

Anonymous said...

Yup

Anonymous said...

Caesar was put there to protect the $50,000,000 health premium with the same agent .( the Palm Greaser )

Anonymous said...

Is Saddam running for public og give? Oops! It is Magellan.

Anonymous said...

C. Lopez can't talk English much less write it thats why he forgot the "for"

Anonymous said...

Arms crossed: " My way or the Highway".

Anonymous said...

Stop already with your lame joke......saddam....saddam....saddam...hahah....funny....now get lost!

Anonymous said...

Fuck valadez and the judge too!

Anonymous said...

Fuck Saddam !

Anonymous said...

What is this I am hearing here? Saddam is back from the dead? Pinche Saddam - he chooses Brownsville to come back from the dead to!!! Orale!!!

Anonymous said...

Saddam is going to get you !

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