Sign up for Express
New from the Almanac, Express is an e-edition delivered via email each weekday.
Sign up to receive Express!
Login | Register
Sign up for eBulletins
Click for Menlo Park, California Forecast
TownSquare Forum
(Postings listed from most recent to oldest)
View in an RSS Reader
Choose category to Display:
  ALL CATEGORIES   AROUND TOWN ATHERTON   FICTION
  MENLO PARK   MOVIES   OTHER TOPICS   PORTOLA VALLEY
  SCHOOLS & KIDS   SPORTS   THE LOCAL DISH   WOODSIDE
  REPORTERS' BLOG

POST A NEW TOPIC GO TO MESSAGE BOARD VIEW RETURN TO HOME PAGE  
Bookmark and Share
Town of Atherton Refuses to Learn Lesson. Residents Wake Up get involved Now.
Atherton, posted by Michael G. Stogner, a resident of another community, on Oct 1, 2010 at 5:37 am

Here we go again.

1. The Town of Atherton refused to give Jon Buckheit a police report he was named in until he filed a lawsuit.  They paid him $8000 for this behavior.

2. Recently another member of the public had difficulty getting a police report from Atherton.  Like Buckheit, she was accused of doing things in that report, and was also a victim in that report.

3. Buckheit helped this woman to write letters to Atherton to assert her legal position.

4. Atherton blinked.

5. Buckheit is a hero.

6. The right for people to get police reports for incidents they are involved in is firmly established by the 6th amendment of the constitution.

San Mateo County District Attorney James P. Fox and at the time County Counsel Tom Casey III have stated that Police Reports are Public Information. (Gatto vs.Fox and SMC)

7. Atherton still hasn't learned.

8. When will Atherton learn?

9. Based on Buckheit's recommendation, I have agreed to serve as a victim's advocate for this woman.

Add a comment | Add a new topic
If you were a member and logged in you could track this topic

Comments

Posted by Jon Buckheit, a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton neighborhood, on Oct 1, 2010 at 12:13 pm

Atherton refused to give this woman a copy of her police report until she threatened legal action.

This is unacceptable.

As I've said before, the mere payment of money ($8000) doesn't fix a problem.

The Town of Atherton has a serious problem with the public records act, council self-proclamations notwithstanding.


Posted by R.Gordon, a resident of another community, on Oct 1, 2010 at 1:09 pm

The entire COUNTY OF SAN MATEO suffers far worse than this case in Atherton.

It is going to be fixed once and for all because there is no other choice, and it will not be done within our county.

Police reports will be incidental compared to the other departments including the Board of Supervisors, Bldg. Department and there will be a lot of members taking "early retirements" with varied excuses.

Now that Meg Whitman is being investigated before election will give a clue on how Sacramento will be dealing with our most affluent and taxable Northern California communities.


Posted by Michael G. Stogner, a resident of another community, on Oct 1, 2010 at 6:24 pm

This looks like it might be another perfect case for the Citizens Oversight Committeee that is not needed.

The Victim being hit in her face several times as she was forced on the floor.

No arrest of the perp.........No one to watch the mom

Wake up Atherton


Add a Comment

Posting an item on Town Square is simple and requires no registration! Just complete this form and hit "submit" and your topic will appear online. Please be respectful and truthful in your postings so Town Square will continue to be a thoughtful gathering place for sharing community information and opinion. All postings are subject to our TERMS OF USE, and may be deleted if deemed inappropriate by our staff
 
We prefer that you use your real name, but you may use any "member" name you wish.

Name: *
Select your Neighborhood or School Community: * Not sure?
Comment: *
Enter the verification code exactly as shown, using capital and lowercase letters, in the multi-colored box. *
Verification Code:   
 

AlmanacNews.com   ©2013 Embarcadero Media.
All rights reserved.