Group Calls for Fresno Police Chief to Resign

Fresno – Dozens of people gathered in front of the Fresno Police Department, calling on Police Chief Jerry Dyer to step down, or be fired.

This, in response to a string of officer involved shootings, that have killed several suspects.

“It’s shoot first, ask questions later. If that can’t be stopped then chief dyer needs to go. We’re saying he needs to go,” said Juan Avitia, a protest organizer with the grassroots community group Fresno Brown Berets.

Among the protestors, relatives of 32-year-old Steven Vargas who died when an officer opened fire, after he crashed into a parked van on McKinley Avenue.

“He was not on parole, he did not have a weapon. How do you justify shooting someone 9 times?” said Jessica Villanueva, a relative of Vargas.

In each incident, Chief Dyer says the officers found themselves in a situation where they feared for their lives.

But family members say, that doesn’t console them.

“We want justice. We have to stand up against this, that was not okay for them to kill him,” said Becky Barrena, a relative of Vargas.

So far this year, there have been 11 officer involved shootings in Fresno, 6 of them deadly.

Last year, there were 8 officer involved shootings, and two were fatal.

The chief has said each shooting was justified.

“We don’t want to sit back and watch police shoot people, and mothers grieve, and not do anything about it. We want to show the community, it can be done, you can stand up to the police,” said Avitia.

The Fresno Police Department says they have no comment about today’s protest.

Group Calls for Police Chief to Resign 11/6/09

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COINCIDENCE OR NOT:

Evidence shows that the City of Fresno conspires in targeting various residents for elimination in order to seize control of their property to carry out the secret replacement of the city water system. Reports, including facts behind unsolved murder(s) not wanted or allowed.

Not accusing, just wondering …… did any of these shooting victims reside on property that had not yet been turned over? www.myspace.com/marlalk4

David A. Silva, atty (Fresno, CA)

THE STATE BAR OF CA
UPDATED APRIL 2, 2008

DAVID ANTHONY SILVA, atty
Member No. 149506

Case No.
04-O-15180-LMA
04-O-15710; 05-O-00146
05-O-00344; 05-O-02612

    

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http://marlalk.wordpress.com/2008/06/01/david-a-silva-atty-repost-from-42908/

Lauck’s Bakery in Fresno, CA – end of an era

Lauck’s Bakery is one of the last original businesses to leave Fresno’s historic Tower Dist. Another great loss. One by one, well-known and well-established businesses have folded – not all of them willingly.

Back in the 50s, the Tower Dist. was thriving – the quality, unique architecture, neon lights, and of course the Tower Theater made it an area well-known to all. Located near downtown, Fresno, which was also thriving.The decline of downtown coincided with the strip mall that was built in the 60s. Various buildings were demolished, remaining businesses suddenly began failing. Before the next business stepped in, there were lots of so-called “repairs and renovations” that went on. A pattern that continued until finally, people no longer went downtown. Homeless people began to occupy the empty buildings. Many of the beautiful historic structures have since been torn down due to decay and negect. Attempts have been made to revitalize the area, but none have been successful. Or so the story goes.Here in the Tower Dist., I have seen a lot of similarities take place. Not only the end of long-time businesses and neglect of the area, but more. Destruction and/or major altering of every structure, one by one. Instead of a strip-mall used as an excuse to carry it out in the Tower Dist., fires and/or annihilation of property/business owners seem to be the method. My research shows a pattern of fraudulent/forged legal documents that coincide with these alterations and/or end of various businesses. In some cases, the owner is never seen again aka: suspected homicide. That leaves me wondering ….. since various properties are being taken over by fraud/ID theft, WHO IS RAISING THE RENT that forces others out of business? Followed by more “renovations.”

I was born and raised in the area, my family owned property in the outskirts of the Tower Dist. After many decades, we lost our 2 store-front properties, which is how I know first hand what is taking place. Including what those jackhammers are being used for and why structures throughout the Tower appear so deteriorated. Replacing city sewer and water lines cannot be done without massive damages and patching/reconstruction. Nor without vacating the property! Or leaving these structures setting on top of and next to clamped sewer/water lines – linked to more damages and fraud i.e., mold lawsuits, insurance claims, foreclosure.

When the sun is shining at a certain time of day, you can see the new sheet rock. Look closer – no previous layers of paint inside or out. Crooked walls/seams. Older, well-established lawns no longer remain, they were excavated in order to line up the underground utilities. Utility poles relocated /reconnected – no permits or inspections. No help or answers either – massive cover-up. 

 

 

TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE1. Remember the bar near the SW corner of Palm + Olive that burned down in the 60s?
2. The original Lucky Boy Hamburger that burned down on the south side of Olive in the 60/70s?
3. The bar on the NW corner of Olive and Fruit that burned down in the 70s?
4. First home south of Olive, on Adoline, burned down in the 70s?
5. Traffic School, Olive, near Fruit burned/rebuilt 70s
6. Turpins Furniture, Fulton off Olive burned 70/80s
7. Jackie’s Costumes, north side of Olive burned, prior to relocating to south side of Olive 70/80s
8. Dead end at San Pablo + Olive, burned in the 70/80s
9. Perkos Restaurant, on the north side of Olive, just south of Wishon burned down in the 80s.
10. Tire shop on NW corner of Blackstone + Olive burned before new tire shop re-opened (80/90s)
11. The thrift store on the NE corner of Palm + Olive that burned down in the 80/90s?
12. The 2 homes across the street (NE corner Olive + Ferger) burned; both lots are now parking for the furniture store
13. NW corner of Safford + Olive burned down prior to the martial arts occupying the building – 90s?
14. The Landmark – formerly Carnation restaurant, SW corner of Broadway + Olive burned in the 90s
15. 2 blks east of tire shop, on south side of Olive, upholstery shop burned down (90s)

16. A & M Carpet, Olive, north of Fruit Ave. – burned down (80s?)
17. Tiny’s Olive Branch, Olive, next to Roeding Park – burned down (80?)
18. The old Herb Bauer’s building, Olive, between Tiny’s & Roeding Park – burned down (80?)

 

 

Sadly, what I have described here is a mere 1 1/2-mi. stretch. Beneath all of it, one will find felony altering of the city sewer and water lines, currently being tied into the main line during the “infrastructure upgrade.” Former employee for the City of Fresno is the ringleader – conspiring with various city personnel, including risk analyst who lies about the cause behind sewage back spills. Next chapter – the affects of raw sewage. (Fresno – the only city in the entire nation to react to the MRSA outbreak by increasing benefits for themselves – while refusing reports of what is contributing to the nightmare!)