tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662430175624645998.post2203914471496764434..comments2024-01-23T03:44:40.712-07:00Comments on Eye On Albuquerque: And Then There Were FourStealthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11731275811633047695noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662430175624645998.post-56723136760425251502009-03-02T02:20:00.000-07:002009-03-02T02:20:00.000-07:00AFD Rocks! I love those dalmations too!AFD Rocks! I love those dalmations too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662430175624645998.post-82861869481168878562009-03-01T16:04:00.000-07:002009-03-01T16:04:00.000-07:00Not only can Fire Chief Ortega bark, but he can ju...Not only can Fire Chief Ortega bark, but he can jump, sit, fetch and most important rollover.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662430175624645998.post-13344385969659698572009-03-01T14:27:00.000-07:002009-03-01T14:27:00.000-07:00Thanks for the honest information on the APOA. I c...Thanks for the honest information on the APOA. I can uunderstand how it would be a thankless position. It sure seems that Albuquerque has a lot of people who bitch and do nothing to change things. I hear them ever weekday on KKOB. It's to bad, Albuquerque could be a nice place, if the attitude of some of the people changed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662430175624645998.post-87183194372375769882009-03-01T10:18:00.000-07:002009-03-01T10:18:00.000-07:00For anyone who cares....The APOA Executive Board n...For anyone who cares....The APOA Executive Board nominations were opened a month early so that the candidates for President and Secretary would be able to have an extra month to campaign. The nomintations for those two positions will continue to be open at the March Meeting....in addition to the area command rep positions (Have to wait until after the bid so that interested officers know where they will be working). <BR/>The problem with the APOA board positions....nobidy wants to put in the time or energy. Those positions are thankless. Everybody comes bitchin when they have a problem...or when they are in trouble.....but when those same officers are asked to help out or attend meetings....they are just too busy. <BR/>Apathy and selfishness are the culprit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662430175624645998.post-38692254721841689552009-02-28T18:46:00.000-07:002009-02-28T18:46:00.000-07:00The only dog that BARKS at AFD is Chief Ortega eve...The only dog that BARKS at AFD is Chief Ortega everytime the Alcalde Marty tells him to do something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662430175624645998.post-14407183366792426972009-02-28T06:41:00.000-07:002009-02-28T06:41:00.000-07:00The Mayor knows that there are issues within the A...The Mayor knows that there are issues within the APD Administration and will take action to correct these problems. The voters were skeptical he would replace the last APD Deputy Chiefs, but he removed all three of them, despite the fact that they tried to resist their removal. The Mayor will do what is right for the voters to correct these deficiencies by removing those responsible. I assure you the Mayor will make changes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662430175624645998.post-22748856125987370622009-02-27T20:47:00.000-07:002009-02-27T20:47:00.000-07:00AFD sure has a potty mouth. I'd rather hear their ...AFD sure has a potty mouth. I'd rather hear their dalmation bark.Speaking of high was it AFD who was purchasing vodka on duty?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662430175624645998.post-80106833485717216122009-02-27T18:41:00.000-07:002009-02-27T18:41:00.000-07:00You’re right about Arencon not being in Marty’s po...You’re right about Arencon not being in Marty’s pocket and smart enough to play the politics right. He’s one of the best union presidents since Blackmon. If something else was going on with trades it wasn’t related to the “Time Bandits”.<BR/><BR/>The 4 time bandits were:<BR/>-Baca, who’s now gone because of other illegal activities, one of them buying liquor on duty. Admin just couldn’t cover up for him anymore, no matter who his mommy and daddy are.<BR/>-Delao, who had the least amount of hours.<BR/>-Pacheco, who had hundreds of abused hours, the most. Has also had a recent DV, breaking & entering, but still with AFD. Must know somebody! Maybe daddy who’s retired AFD?<BR/>-Valencia, who had crooked hours also.<BR/><BR/>They all got their jobs back, fair or unfair, it worked for them. Sad thing is they used the payroll chick, Shannon, as the fall guy. She got fired and didn't get her job back. Pacheco said he didn’t even know who she was, funny that they’d been dating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662430175624645998.post-27819676396257202252009-02-26T16:18:00.000-07:002009-02-26T16:18:00.000-07:00Actually, Arencon was one of the time bandits. He...Actually, Arencon was one of the time bandits. He just wasn't as bad a violator as the others - hundreds of hours instead of thousands. How do you think he managed to keep traveling around the country with his jazz band after everyone was no longer willing to trade shifts with him because we all knew he would never pay us back?<BR/><BR/>That said Diego's a good dude and he's not in Marty's pocket, he just knows that Marty is going to win the same way he always does, by having the most name recognition and the most people owing him favors, and by manipulating seven or eight other people into running against him to split up the anti-Marty vote. Arencon is smart enough to know that its in the union's best interest to endorse Marty because if they endorsed someone else, Marty would take revenge on the entire department.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662430175624645998.post-18091710931068198422009-02-26T14:11:00.000-07:002009-02-26T14:11:00.000-07:00I believe executive board member positions in the ...I believe executive board member positions in the APOA have already been nominated for. In the March meeting will be nominations for regular board member positions.<BR/><BR/>There hasn't been much publicity about this because I don't think they really want any change...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662430175624645998.post-89794223712210352292009-02-26T13:08:00.000-07:002009-02-26T13:08:00.000-07:00To: “I thought union presidents were elected by th...To: “I thought union presidents were elected by the body… You were either high when you wrote that post, forgot spell check or need to go back to elementary school.<BR/>So, as a firemand I’m responding to some of the posts. <BR/><BR/>I work for AFD and I don’t like the union endorsing the midget Marty. But I must say the current AFD president has Marty’s respect that’s why we got a good contract. Believe it or not Marty does have respect for some people that know what they’re doing and don’t bow down on every command. <BR/><BR/>Listen up suck asses! You may think that’s what Marty wants but you can stay in your suck ass position as long as Marty is Mayor. No one respects you and once you and your double dipping or super high pay for kissing ass ends, nobody will remember you either. You think the next non-Marty admin is going to want your uneducated, brown nose, drooling ass, well think again. <BR/><BR/>As for AFD “chief’s”, deputies, assistant’s, commander’s, or whatever the buzz word for the day is, don’t support Marty is because they won’t have a chance to be “the chief” themselves. They’re going to support a candidate they believe will anoint them the big testicular position.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662430175624645998.post-1815920942453901442009-02-26T07:24:00.000-07:002009-02-26T07:24:00.000-07:00I thought union presidents were elected by the mem...I thought union presidents were elected by the members. I think most firemand and policemen should know how to vote. Why haven't they voter there leadership out if it's so bad? Is it most members like the money they get and care less about the working conditions. The postings whould seem to indicate that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662430175624645998.post-81597034146004227892009-02-25T18:48:00.000-07:002009-02-25T18:48:00.000-07:00Look at how much money Marty pays our Fire Union P...Look at how much money Marty pays our Fire Union President. That's why he has the fire support!!!!!! The rest of the firefighters don't support Marty. The Union did us hard on that issue. Our chiefs are even supporting other candidates running for mayor, not Marty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662430175624645998.post-43472903446959290382009-02-25T12:33:00.000-07:002009-02-25T12:33:00.000-07:00As President of a Neighborhood Assoc. I hear from...As President of a Neighborhood Assoc. I hear from our beat officers that the morale in their department is very low. They speak of several reasons, but the glearing one seems to be upper management. The officers feel that the chief and his staff are not looking out for their best interest. The problem we are told is wide spread throughout the entire Albuquerque Police Dept. These officers have been attending our meetings for several years and we have taken them in as our neighbors. The problem is not with their commanders, but lies at higher levels. I know our Neighborhood Association, as well as several of our sister associations will be voting for a mayoral candidate that will bring change to that troubled dept. We encourage other associations to follow suit. It's time we take care of those that have been watching over us! <BR/><BR/>VOTE FOR CHANGE!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662430175624645998.post-62154278895714449932009-02-25T03:27:00.000-07:002009-02-25T03:27:00.000-07:00My family, friends and people on my block will vot...My family, friends and people on my block will vote for a mayor willing to bring about change on APD's 5th floor. We need leadership that will lift morale, not bring it down with their arrogant, cocky, don't give a shit attitudes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662430175624645998.post-782167843442793522009-02-24T20:22:00.000-07:002009-02-24T20:22:00.000-07:00Marty Chavez for Mayor. He will win and you all k...Marty Chavez for Mayor. He will win and you all know it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662430175624645998.post-45110271555443151722009-02-24T19:53:00.000-07:002009-02-24T19:53:00.000-07:00The current AFD union president, Arencon, was not ...The current AFD union president, Arencon, was not one of the time bandits. That information is wrong. He did get AFD a good contract unlike the prior pres Hodgie who was a Marty minion and is now BCFD Chief. Hodgie isn’t vested and was only in the field as a firefighter for about 2 years. He hid behind tech services most of his career and as union pres took the mayor and fire chief to Starbucks and lunch almost everyday. Also, he used union money to send Chief Ortega to an international (IAFF) union conference in Boston. Wow, is that a conflict of interest or what? So Hodgie was the true union crook. <BR/><BR/>Yes, Arencon is making good money as a union pres., but that keeps him working for the body and not on the take. It also has encouraged more firefighters to want to run for that thankless position.<BR/><BR/>I don’t agree with the “Go” Marty endorsement especially since he hasn’t announced and he’s a damn crook etc etc….. but I must say Arencon has done more for the AFD union in little time compared to what Hodgie (n)ever did, which was sell the body out and his soul to the devil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662430175624645998.post-86021219744102702442009-02-24T16:49:00.000-07:002009-02-24T16:49:00.000-07:00How do we get Dawn on the ballotHow do we get Dawn on the ballotAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662430175624645998.post-12343089704309467602009-02-24T12:23:00.000-07:002009-02-24T12:23:00.000-07:00..we'll have to talk economics elsewhere..too .....we'll have to talk economics elsewhere..too many cops & Marty minions...I appreciate you responding, though I'm in total disagreement with you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662430175624645998.post-91721007308365298122009-02-24T09:54:00.000-07:002009-02-24T09:54:00.000-07:00What really hurts Marty Chavez is those bad Police...What really hurts Marty Chavez is those bad Police Administrators.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662430175624645998.post-38847250892781518172009-02-24T08:48:00.000-07:002009-02-24T08:48:00.000-07:00Isn't it funny how the firefighters union elected ...Isn't it funny how the firefighters union elected a guy who was one of the four who was in on the fraudulent vacation pay scandal? He and three other guys would constantly take vacation and not have the hours subtracted from his vacation bank per arrangement with the girl who was supposed to tally the vacation hours. The other three were fired and then eventually rehired due to threats from the union.<BR/><BR/>Now the union is once again endorsing Marty against the wishes of the majority of its members.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662430175624645998.post-10669570427814535722009-02-24T06:05:00.000-07:002009-02-24T06:05:00.000-07:00All that Smarty has done will come out during the ...All that Smarty has done will come out during the election.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662430175624645998.post-81112953350153543042009-02-24T03:24:00.000-07:002009-02-24T03:24:00.000-07:00Dawne for prez!Dawne for prez!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662430175624645998.post-21215199530812903122009-02-23T20:41:00.000-07:002009-02-23T20:41:00.000-07:00Does Marty still have that army of cops driving hi...Does Marty still have that army of cops driving him around from bar to bar. I think those officers would be better off taking calls in the city rather than driving a drunk Mayor Chavez around town.<BR/><BR/>Who does that guy think he is wasting taxpayer money, just because he is a coward and scared of his own shadow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662430175624645998.post-6856926449038166192009-02-23T18:56:00.000-07:002009-02-23T18:56:00.000-07:00Yeah, just like he blew the doors off Heinrich. Gi...Yeah, just like he blew the doors off Heinrich. Give me a break. There is a bill in Santa Fe to allow county officals to run for 3 terms. Thats what most of are repeat offenders are waiting for then they'll decide on what to run forAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com