RE: [UC] UCD is innocent

[Glenn moyer]

Hi Andy, Sorry for the delay.  I dont have much computer time in Spain. The inappropriate use of L & I departments is going on around the country.  It is usually to circumvent the need for warrants, as was demonstrated in Phila. against some kids protesting police brutality. You probably dont remember that several years ago UCD bragged about using L& I in the Phila. Business Journal.  When other publications broke the news, it was reported that businesses on Baltimore Ave that did not accept UCD demands for upscale facades were getting harrassed with extraordinary violations.  Then, UCD denied any involvement assuming that no one would discover the differing stories. We also know that UCD feeds addresses to the streets department for bogus trash tickets.  (Ive gotten 19 over the years.)  When confronted, Carlton Williams and UCD lie about a worst offenders list and claim their working relationship is just to make us cleaner and safer.  I publicly reported my encounter with Dexter while surrounded by massive trash violations at 41st and Pine.  There is no worst offenders list at UCD, only an enemies list. (Note: The UCD street staff does not know anything about a worst offenders list, like most city employees dont know about all the back room deals with Penn.) The community court continues to feed indentured servants to UCD after police sweeps in Clark Park.  This was restarted immediately after UCD was caught violating federal law.  (They dishonestly pinned the blame on John Fenton.) UCD does not have a bit of credibility and simply lies when it is caught doing backroom deals with city departments. The City:  The city hired Penn Praxis to dishonestly defend Penns budget for the city last year.  Taxpayers are currently paying Penn Praxis for a plan to privatize our parks city wide.  They call these underutilized spaces.  (Did you also notice that a 12% property tax has been attempted city wide.  UCD and CCD wanted this done several years ago in our neighborhood and called it a BID.  However, under the doctrine of crisis capitalism, the depression provided the opportunity for taking the BID city wide.)  I could site many more examples. I have no doubt that the vast majority of city employees do not know about these back room deals.  But, we have patterns of abuse that can not be swept under the rug.   Back room deals can not be proven immediately, but the patterns are obvious afterward.  We know that Penn power brokers/ plutocrats have no credibility.  We know that city departments cooperate with them and then lie about the inappropriate conduct.  I believe you are sincere, and I also believe that L&I is a tool of plutocracy operating in bad faith. Gotta go, Glenn      -----Original Message----- From: Andy Frishkoff Sent: May 17, 2010 11:58 PM To: anthony_w...@earthlink.net, univcity@list.purple.com Subject: RE: [UC] UCD is innocent Tony writes:  "A well-organized educational advance tour suggests someone has been talking to L&I about the needs of burgeoning, but inexperienced, neighborhood businesses. Who might that be?" Actually, that would be my colleagues and me in the Commerce Department working with L&I to make code enforcement a more business-friendly process.  We have encouraged more advance notice to businesses and outreach to community groups so that they can help the businesses understand what they need to do to comply with issues like signage codes.  This is particularly important for business owners who speak English as a second language.  I believe that the Welcoming Center has been providing support to many such business owners in West and Southwest Philadelphia, including some on Baltimore Avenue.   Andy Hotmail is redefining busy with tools for the New Busy. Get more from your inbox. See how. ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see .