Posts Tagged ‘Jack Young’

Video of Jack Young talking about illegal dirt bikes

Posted by ameister on Wednesday, August 4th, 2010

I do not think that building legal tracks for dirt bike racing is going to help cut down on people using dirt bikes to transport drugs.

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A BmoreNews.com video.

A dirt bike track would be a huge legal liability that our bankrupt city can not afford. Some jurisdictions can not support certain activities. If you like to smoke in bars then Baltimore City is not for you, move to West Virginia. If you like to ride around on dirt bikes in a recreational manner then Baltimore City is not for you, move to Baltimore County. We are not located in jurisdiction with wide open spaces and few people. Baltimore is a major urban city that can not handle rural activities well. Life can be tough.

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Follow the money and you will find out who controls Baltimore politics

Posted by ameister on Thursday, July 8th, 2010

The curious case of Scott Bloodsworth brings to light some interesting aspects of behind the scenes politics in Baltimore. Major Scott Bloodsworth was commander of the Southern Police District until a few days ago. His removal came as a shock to many residents. He is a popular figure and many felt he was doing a great job. There was a letter writing campaign that tried to get some answers.  Bloodsworth has now announced that he has retired.  At some point during the debacle that Bloodsworth was offered his original job back.

On Friday I was contacted by a resident of the Southern Police District who informed me of what was about to happen and the politics behind it. My source told me that Major Bloodsworth played a large role in facilitating the night tour City Council President Jack Young took of the Federal Hill bar district earlier this year. The Council President saw many wild out of control alcohol-fueled scenes that night. The bar owners were not given a warning so they had no time to clean things up and calm things down before Jack Young and the media got there. The bar owners expected a warning and that is wrong. They should be running their establishments properly at all times instead of just when an inspector or a leader comes by. They are not pleased with the prospect of higher fines for violations that Jack Young supports.

Many of the bar owners are associated with a certain Baltimore fundraising consultant. They give a lot of money to political clients of this fundraising consultant like Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Martin O’Malley. My source told me that even though this fundraising consultant is not a registered lobbyist that she was able to use her influence at the highest levels of city government to get Major Scott Bloodsworth punished for his involvement in the Jack Young tour (which was a totally legal and appropriate tour). We have a situation where a fundraising consultant is now dictating public safety policy.

Those who donate lots of money to political campaigns in Baltimore own Baltimore. Those who control the flow of money to political campaigns are king makers.

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Where did Jack Young live before 2005 and why does it matter?

Posted by ameister on Monday, April 26th, 2010

This Baltimore Sun article focuses on the controversy surrounding Jack Young’s purchase of his house on Central Avenue in East Baltimore. I picked up some revealing nuggets of information from quotes in the article that pertain to the original controversy over where Young lived before 2005. This is what I gathered:

“In 1993, Young paid about $5,500 for a rowhouse at 903 Durham St. He and his sister were listed as co-owners on the deed, though only she lived there. “His intent was for her to have a place to live,” his spokesman Dennis Edwards said.”

-Jack Young is clearly familiar with the very legal action of owning a home that is not his primary residence. Nothing wrong with that.

“On Aug. 16, 2001, Jack Young’s name was added to the deed for Cynthia Young’s new home on Central Avenue. About four years later, in 2005, he moved into the house. As his spokesman Edwards said last week: “The council president did not move into that house until his sister moved out. That was in 2005.”

-In 2005 the Central Avenue house that Jack Young’s sister once occupied became his primary residence where he still resides today.

“The first issue that arose involved a Harford County home he owned from 1993 to 2005. He claimed a homestead tax credit on the house, even though it was not his principal residence.”

There is the year 2005 again! Could that be a coincidence? It appears to me that in 2005 Jack Young sold his primary residence in Harford County and moved back into the city into what had been his sister’s house. Can I prove this? No.  It is all in the past now, but it seems pretty obvious to me what was really going on.

If you are going to represent Baltimore then you should have to REALLY live in Baltimore.  This article reminds us that in all likelihood our current city council president did not live in Baltimore for a period before 2005 and that he has tried to cover it up.

On the campaign trail it is very common for politicians to brag about their rough home neighborhoods. Certain neighborhoods are used as badges of honor that help gain votes. It is very difficult to live in many neighborhoods in Baltimore, but it is also absolutely pathetic to pretend to live in one of these neighborhoods when you do not.

Baltimore voter complacency has truly reached an unprecedented level. Voters in small city districts have lost the ability and the will to figure out where their leaders really live. Do not question authority, it’s the Baltimore way.  One day a leader will have to be punished for misleading the public about where they really live. Until that day Baltimore will remain a breeding ground for political lies and deceit.

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The Mayor’s raise and balancing Baltimore’s budget

Posted by ameister on Friday, March 26th, 2010

The Mayor presented the grim financial news to the general public this week. To show some compassion she announced that she would not be accepting her few thousand dollar raise. The Council President and Comptroller will also decline their raises. This is a great first step by our leaders. I support this move because it also puts pressure on all the members of city council to decline their raises. The next logical step would be to tell every single city worker that they will not be receiving raises this year. If they do not like it then they can find a job in the private sector. I hear jobs are real easy to come by these days. If our leaders really want to save money and balance the city budget then they should make every city worker take a 5% pay cut. The unions would fight this of course. They would rather services be cut or taxes be raised so that they can keep their overpaid do-nothing jobs.

The Mayor and City Council President declined their raises because it is a politically wise move. In reality they are making out like bandits compared to what they were paid only a year ago. It was very easy for them to decline their raises based on what they are used to making in a year.  I wrote about the Mayor’s true $51k raise in a previous entry. Please read it to see where I am coming from in regards to my stance on this issue.  Council President Young is also making close to $50k more than he did last year at this time. It also appears he still has another job with the state of Maryland! He is still listed as an employee of the Maryland Department of Human Resources.

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Our local elected officials need to stop taking money from public unions

Posted by ameister on Thursday, February 25th, 2010

The SEIU (Service Employee Union International) contributes millions of dollars to political campaigns in Maryland and they are rewarded with candidates bending over backwards and promising their union members all sorts of benefits at the expense of the taxpayer. The current system is about to implode, local jurisdictions and states can no longer afford to pay public workers (many of of whom do no do productive work) inflated salaries and generous pensions.

Here is a link to an article about a Democratic strategist who could no longer stay quiet about the SEIU’s thug-like behavior.The following quote from the article pretty much sums up my feelings about public unions:

“Caddell said he was not attacking government employees but that the system “has grown into something far beyond what it should be.”

“How are you going to tell a person who makes $40,000 that they must pay money to make sure that people keep jobs who make $80,000, roughly, and who have defined pensions that they will never see?” Caddell said. “You cannot ask ordinary Americans who have no jobs, whose pensions have been ransacked, and whose pay has been stagnant, to keep rewarding people who don’t face the same kind of conditions and risk.”

“The people who pay for it are suffering,” he said. “The taxpayers are going to explode. This is the big coming issue of our time.”

MISH’S Global Economic Trend Analysis had this to say about the article:

“This is indeed the big issue. Cities and states are insolvent because politicians buy votes from public unions. There is no one to speak for the taxpayer who gets the shaft.”

Please take the time to read this excellent union article also.

The SEIU contributed $23,350.00 to Sheila Dixon‘s campaign war-chest from 2003 to 2009:

Candidates Account Contributor Name(Address) Amount Date Received Contribution Type
Dixon, Sheila Friends For SEIU MD/DC State Council PAC

(3700 Koppers St Ste 410,

Baltimore, MD, 21227-1045)

 $1,000.00 06/12/2009 MD PAC
Dixon, Sheila Friends For SEIU Local 500 PAC

(973 Russell Ave Ste A,

Gaithersburg, MD, 20879-3292)

 $150.00 06/03/2009 MD PAC
Dixon, Sheila Friends For SEIU MD/DC State Council PAC

(3700 Koppers St Ste 410,

Baltimore, MD, 21227-1045)

 $1,000.00 03/31/2009 MD PAC
Dixon, Sheila Friends For SEIU Local 32BJ NY/NJ American Dream Fund

(101 Avenue Of The Americas ,

New York, NY, 10013-1941)

 $350.00 06/11/2008 Out of State PAC
Dixon, Sheila Friends For SEIU Local 32BJ NY/NJ American Dream Fund

(101 Avenue Of The Americas ,

New York, NY, 10013-1941)

 $250.00 11/14/2007 Out of State PAC
Dixon, Sheila Friends For SEIU MD/DC State Council

(3700 Koppers St Ste 410,

Baltimore, MD, 21227-1045)

 $1,000.00 09/09/2007 MD PAC
Dixon, Sheila Friends For SEIU Local 400 PG COPE Account

(5132 Baltimore Avenue ,

Hyattsville, MD, 20781)

 $100.00 08/31/2007 MD PAC
Dixon, Sheila Friends For SEIU Local 500 PAC

(973 Russell Ave Ste A,

Gaithersburg, MD, 20879-3292)

 $500.00 08/28/2007 MD PAC
Dixon, Sheila Friends For SEIU Local 500 PAC

(973 Russell Ave Ste A,

Gaithersburg, MD, 20879-3292)

 $500.00 08/03/2007 MD PAC
Dixon, Sheila Friends For SEIU MD/DC State Council

(3700 Koppers St Ste 410,

Baltimore, MD, 21227-1045)

 $2,000.00 08/01/2007 MD PAC
Dixon, Sheila Friends For SEIU Local 32BJ NY/NJ American Dream Fund

(101 Avenue Of The Americas ,

New York, NY, 10013-1941)

 $3,000.00 07/20/2007 Out of State PAC
Dixon, Sheila Friends For 1199 SEIU NYS Political Action Fund

(330 West 42nd Street, 7th Floor ,

New York, NY, 10036)

 $6,000.00 07/03/2007 Out of State PAC
Dixon, Sheila Friends For SEIU 1199

(611 North Eutaw Street ,

Baltimore, MD, 21201-4514)

 $2,000.00 11/20/2006 Out of State PAC
Dixon, Sheila Friends For SEIU PEA INTERNATIONAL

(1313 L. ST. N.W. ,

WASHINGTON, DC, 20005)

 $4,000.00 09/11/2003 Business Entity
Dixon, Sheila Friends For SEIU-LOS ANGELES HOMECARE WORKERS UNION LOCAL 434-B STATE PA

(2515 BEVERLY BLVD. ,

LOS ANGELES, CA, 90057)

 $500.00 09/10/2003 Out of State PAC
Dixon, Sheila Friends For 1199 SEIU PAC

(310 WESTN 43RD ST. ,

NEW YORK, NY, 10036)

 $1,000.00 09/05/2003 Out of State PAC

Similar story with the current mayor:

Candidates Account Contributor Name(Address) Amount Date Received Contribution Type
Rawlings-Blake, Stephanie For Baltimore SEIU MD/DC State Council PAC

(605 North Eutaw Street ,

Baltimore, MD, 21201)

 $500.00 10/20/2008 MD PAC

Remarks: chk 1111 dtd 9/15/08
Rawlings-Blake, Stephanie For Baltimore Local 32BJ SEIU NY/NJ American Dream Fund

(101 Avenue of the Americas ,

New york, NY, 10013)

 $500.00 06/06/2008 Business Entity

Remarks: chk 2659 dtd 4/4/08
Rawlings-Blake, Stephanie For Baltimore Local 32BJ SEIU NY/NJ American Dream Fund

(101 Avenue of the Americas ,

New york, NY, 10013)

 $1,000.00 09/06/2007 Business Entity
Rawlings-Blake, Stephanie For Baltimore SEIU MD/DC State Council PAC

(605 North Eutaw Street ,

Baltimore, MD, 21201)

 $1,000.00 09/06/2007 MD PAC
Rawlings-Blake, Stephanie For Baltimore SEIU Local 500 PAC

(973-A Russell Avenue ,

Gaithersburg, MD, 20879)

 $300.00 08/28/2007 MD PAC
Rawlings-Blake, Stephanie For Baltimore 1199 SEIU NYS Political Action Fund

(PO Box 2612 ,

New York, NY, 10108)

 $4,500.00 08/24/2007 Out of State PAC
Rawlings-Blake, Stephanie For Baltimore SEIU MD/DC State Council PAC

(605 North Eutaw Street ,

Baltimore, MD, 21201)

 $1,000.00 08/07/2007 MD PAC
Rawlings-Blake, Stephanie Friends Of 1199 SEIU

(P.O. BOX 2612 ,

NEW YORK, NY, 10108)

 $1,000.00 05/14/2007 Out of State PAC

Council President Jack Young:

Candidates Account Contributor Name(Address) Amount Date Received Contribution Type
Young, Bernard C. Friends Of 1199 SEIU

(POLITICAL ACTION FUND 310 WESTN 43RD STREET,

N32 YORK, NY, 10036)

 $1,000.00 04/24/2007 MD PAC
Young, Bernard C. Friends Of 1199 SEIU

(POLITICAL ACTION FUND 310 WESTN 43RD STREET,

N32 YORK, NY, 10036)

 $500.00 09/30/2003 MD PAC

The Governor:

Candidates Account Contributor Name(Address) Amount Date Received Contribution Type
O’Malley, Martin Friends Of SEIU Local 500- MCCSSE

(973-A Russell Ave ,

Gaithersburg, MD, 20879)

 $500.00 10/21/2007 MD PAC
O’Malley, Martin Friends Of SEIU MD/DC State Council PAC

(605 N. Eutaw Street ,

Baltimore, MD, 21201)

 $2,000.00 10/21/2007 MD PAC
O’Malley, Martin Friends Of 1199 SEIU NYS Political Action Fund

(330 W 42nd St 330 West 42nd Street,

New York, NY, 10036-6902)

 $6,000.00 09/25/2007 Federal Committees
O’Malley, Martin Friends Of SEIU Local 32BJ PAC

(101 Avenue of the Americas ,

New York, NY, 10013)

 $3,000.00 09/06/2006 Out of State PAC
O’Malley, Martin Friends Of SEIU Local 500- MCCSSE

(973-A Russell Ave ,

Gaithersburg, MD, 20879)

 $5,000.00 08/30/2006 MD PAC
O’Malley, Martin Friends Of SEIU DC/MD State Council No. 54 PAC

(6108 Old Silver Hill Rd Ste 218 Suite 401,

Forestville, MD, 20747-2150)

 $6,000.00 08/07/2006 MD PAC
O’Malley, Martin Friends Of SEIU Local 500- MCCSSE

(973-A Russell Ave ,

Gaithersburg, MD, 20879)

 $1,000.00 07/28/2006 MD PAC
O’Malley, Martin Friends Of 1199 SEIU NYS Political Action Fund

(Attn: Jennifer Cunningham 330 West 42nd Street,

New York, NY, 10036)

 $4,000.00 12/27/2005 Out of State PAC
O’Malley, Martin Friends Of 1199 SEIU NYS Political Action Fund

(Attn: Jennifer Cunningham 330 West 42nd Street,

New York, NY, 10036)

 $839.25 12/19/2005 Out of State PAC

Remarks: Food/beverage
O’Malley, Martin Friends Of 1199 SEIU NYS Political Action Fund

(Attn: Jennifer Cunningham 330 West 42nd Street,

New York, NY, 10036)

 $1,000.00 12/19/2005 Out of State PAC

Remarks: Room Rental
O’Malley, Martin Friends Of NYC Local 246 SEIU

(217 Broadway ,

New York, NY, 10007)

 $250.00 12/15/2005 Out of State PAC
O’Malley, Martin Friends Of Local 82 – SEIU

(1220 13th St. NW ,

Washington, MD, 20005)

 $500.00 05/13/2003 Ticket purchases by Business Entity
O’Malley, Martin Friends Of Local 63 NCOF & SEIU

(6409 Landover Rd Suite B,

Landover, MD, 20785)

 $470.56 05/12/2003 MD PAC
O’Malley, Martin Friends Of SEIU District 1199E-DC, AFL-CIO, CLC

(611 N. Eutaw 2nd Floor ,

Baltimore, MD, 21201)

 $2,000.00 05/12/2003 Ticket purchases by Business Entity
O’Malley, Martin Friends Of SEIU

(611 North Eutaw Street 2nd Level,

Baltimore, MD, 21201)

 $500.00 05/29/2001 Ticket purchases by Business Entity
O’Malley, Martin Friends Of SEIU Local 500- MCCSSE

(973-A Russell Ave. ,

Baltimore, MD, 20879)

 $500.00 09/09/1999 Business Entity
O’Malley, Martin Friends Of SEIU DC/MD State Council No. 54 PAC

(6108 Old Silver Hill Rd. Suite 218,

Forestville, MD, 20747)

 $1,000.00 09/09/1999 MD PAC

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My review of the state of the city speech

Posted by ameister on Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Mayor Rawlings-Blake rocked Sheila Dixon on Monday! Her speech was head and shoulders above Dixon’s speech from last year. The real question is if this Mayor can bring about the radical (for Baltimore at least) change that she spoke about in her speech.

The event started out in classic Baltimore fashion with City Council President Jack Young stumbling through his opening statements. The man is not a good public speaker. The Mayor’s mastery of her speech made his words seem even more lacking than they originally appeared. Young had a nice light suit on though. That was a positive I guess. Young gave the mayor flowers before her speech.

Since politicians have huge egos they had to introduce all the visiting politicians that were in attendance. Elijah Cummings, Curt Anderson, Melvin Stukes, Joan Pratt, union leader Glen Middleton , a firefighters’ union rep, a school union rep, a police union rep, Judge Holland, and Helen Bentley were all announced. Patricia Jessamy was not there. I was worried that with all those union people present that the Mayor would promise them benefits at the expense of the taxpayer. She did not even come close to doing that though.

The Mayor got down to business right away. The differences between her style of speaking and Dixon’s style were noticeable immediately. The mayor spoke in a clear calm voice. Her speech was to the point, short yet concise, and forward looking. She actually brought up non-fluff topics that could cause controversy! You can watch the entire speech here. After watching this speech one has to wonder why we were not embarrassed by the former Mayor every time she spoke. Yesterday’s speech was a breath of fresh air on so many different levels. It was a new beginning and a renewal of a kind of Baltimore pride that had been lacking during the Dixon years.

After the light business suit wearing Mayor thanked her benefactors (O’Malley and Cummings) she jumped right into a subject that Dixon had avoided- Property taxes! The Mayor is sending a signal to the citizens that she is very much aware of the fiscal problems of this city and that property taxes are one of the biggest economic problems many citizens deal with. It was refreshing to at least hear that this mayor cares about basic municipal economics and fiscal responsibility.

“$120 million equals twenty-two-hundred City employees or 55% of our civilian workforce.”

If I were her I would try to fire as many of them as possible in order to make up the impending $120 million deficit.

“Mark these words, remember them and factor them into our actions and decisions in the coming days: This $120 million deficit is brutal and will hit all of our citizens hard. I speak plainly and bluntly. If we sugar coat our problems, we will never rise above and solve them.”

The Mayor did what I thought she would not do, she straight up told us we had a problem that would be painful to fix. She even brought up the always hush-hush “pension time-bomb”.  He speech was not union-friendly! I was shocked.

“Chief among these sacrifices is pension reform for police officers and firefighters.”

Wow! Has someone from the Mayor’s office been reading this blog?

“Despite a deficit equal to a thirty-six cent increase on the property tax rate, if we work together, we can pledge we will not raise property taxes to fix this budget gap.”

Bravo!!!!

“Finally, I’m cutting the entire Mayor’s Office budget by 10%. We will do more with less.”

Has mild fiscal responsibility really returned to Baltimore? Please let the Mayor’s words turn into actions!

The transcript of the Mayor’s speech can be found here.

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Vacated 12th District City Council seat hearing

Posted by ameister on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Today at 5PM “The Vacancy Nominating Committee for the Baltimore City Council” will hold a public hearing at City Hall in the Du Burns Council Chamber. This “public interview” is required by law and it will help determine who the council will select to fill the empty 12th district seat that Council President Jack Young formerly occupied. More information about this hearing can be found on the front page of the Baltimore City Council site. I checked the site early last week and saw no mention of this hearing, but when I checked this weekend it was up. I was caught a little off guard (I thought I would have more time to prepare) and I probably will only be able to attend part of the hearing because of a previous commitment. All eyewitness accounts of the event are welcome. Email them here.

The City Paper gives a good rundown of who is interested in the seat. It would be nice if the city posted applicants’ names online as they receive their applications. I have heard the following people have interest: Carl Stokes, Aaron Keith Wilkes, Ertha Harris, Frank Richardson, Robert Stokes, and Pam Carter.

I sent out the following email to all of the above names except Robert Stokes and Pam Carter (I do not have their email addresses, please spread the word to them if you know them):

“I want to give every one of you the opportunity to write about why you think you should represent the 12th district. It can be as long as you want. I will dedicate a post to every one of you who wants to participate. I am trying to post them before the hearing on Tuesday at 5PM. The sooner you send them to me, the sooner they will be posted.”

I have yet to receive a reply.

Carl Stokes is the “favorite” because he has served on city council in the past and he ran for mayor in 1999.  He is definitely part of the political machine and the council loves to stick with known commodities and the status quo.  There are members of the current council who are friends with him. They are all about selecting one of their own over a fresh outsider. If one member of the City Council stands up and votes for an outsider then it will be newsworthy. These things are usually very predictable.

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Report from Saturday’s Bmore United rally

Posted by ameister on Monday, February 22nd, 2010

The long awaited Bmore United rally took place on Saturday at 2PM. We gathered in front of City Hall and ended up in front of police headquarters. The crowd was late arriving and peaked at over thirty people. It was a good turnout.  The crowd had some notable people in it.

I arrived at 2PM (I ran down there) and NAACP local president Doc Cheatham was already there talking to rally organizer Chris Taylor. I have never seen Cheatham in such ordinary clothes. He was not his usual flamboyant self. He was polite and reserved the entire time. He was handing out yellow whistles with NAACP and census logos on them. He was trying to promote the Census. I also heard him mention his interest in running for a House of Delegate’s seat in the 44th district. I brought this subject up in a previous post of mine. He is a politically savvy man.

Aaron Keith Wilkes was also there when I arrived. The Darley Park resident wants to take over Council President Young’s former 12th district seat in City Council. The City Council gets to select Young’s replacement and people were mentioning that Carl Stokes will be selected by the council. I will write more about the 12th district on Tuesday, but it is typical of the City Council to want to appoint one of their own (an insider who has already been on the council and is friends with some members) instead of new blood.

When thirty people were there Chris Taylor gave a little speech, he wants people who support Bmore United’s version of change to run in every city council district in the 2011 election. Everyone gathered in a circle and held hands as a man said a very long prayer to Jesus. The hand holding thing really was not necessary and it bothered me on a lot of levels. The mixing of Church and State is a technique of the establishment and I would advise all “rebel groups” to try and avoid it.

Participants were then given signs and we marched to police headquarters. Many cars honked in support as they drove by. Investigative Voice had three people covering the event.  Here is Investigative Voice’s summary of the rally. They were also giving out flyers for their one year anniversary event that will take place at Red Maple this Wednesday at 6PM. Sheila Dixon will be the special guest (this will be her first public appearance since she left office). Tickets are $20.

I know there was a candidate for Baltimore City Sheriff there. I think it was Frances Hamilton. A man named Gary M. Collins was also there. I had seen Mr. Collins at the Dixon Pension Protest also. Collins is a 3rd councilmanic representative on the Baltimore City Republican Central Committee. He is young, smart, and energetic. I got the feeling that he will run a serious campaign for City Council in the third district in 2011. I stress the word serious because Republicans usually do not try very hard in Baltimore. I predict that if he runs he will have the best showing for a republican in a city election in years.

The rally helped organize the growing Bmore United Movement. A sign up sheet was passed around. Chris Taylor hopes to have a future event with double the attendees. This movement is something to keep an eye on.

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Jack Young, his sister, and ethics violations?

Posted by ameister on Thursday, February 4th, 2010

The Baltimore Sun barely covered this story last week. It deserves further research.

Jack Young’s sister is a city 311 operator. Young called for a hearing on a plan to combine the city’s 311 and 911 call centers. You can read resolution 10-0186R by clicking here and scrolling down to the resolutions section. Young is the lead sponsor of the resolution (his name is listed first). The city ethics code clearly states:

“Except as otherwise provided in this Part II, a public servant may not participate in and must disqualify himself or herself from any matter if: (2) to the public servant’s knowledge, a disqualifying relative has an interest in the matter”

Young was also the lead sponsor on resolution10-0183R. The resolution states:

“Informational Hearing – Municipal Labor Relations Law – Unrepresented Employees.

FOR the purpose of requesting the Labor Commissioner to explain the process and rationale for excluding certain personnel from representation under the Municipal Labor Relations Law.”

If Jack Young becomes City Council President, then he will also become President of the Board of Estimates. Think about that for a minute. Now think about how former City Council President Sheila Dixon tried to use her position on the Board of Estimates to help out her sister.  The more things change the more things stay the same?

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Controversial Jack Young topics

Posted by ameister on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

City Councilman Bernard “Jack” Young currently gets paid over $57,000 a year to be city councilman for the 12th district. He also works for the Maryland Department of Human resources. You can read specific information about his state job here.

I think it is ridiculous that anyone gets to hold two public sector jobs and double dip from tax payer funds.  Young will be paid over $100,000 a year to be city council president. I hope that Councilman Young will dedicate himself full-time to the citizens of Baltimore and give up his state job.  $100,000+, great benefits, and a generous pension is more than enough to live on in a city where the median income for a household is $30,078, and the median income for a family is $35,438.

WBAL’s Jayne Miller also became interested in Young’s state job and if he plans to give it up. Listen to this interview that she conducted with Young. She also brings up how Mr. Young owned a house in Harford County for many years.  Young calls it a “Summer Home”. Rikki Spector has a residence in the 10th district and the 5th district (which she represents), so until she is forced to live in her district they can’t go after Young. This does not excuse Young, but the precedent was already set by Spector.

Young sounds bad in this interview. Now his fellow council-people have a legitimate excuse to change their votes (while of course at the same time receiving extra political donations here and there). I wonder who could have encouraged Ms. Miller to pursue this interview? Is the O’Malley machine hard at work?

In 2009 Jack Young’s campaign raised $64,659.86 according to the 2010 campaign finance report that just came out. The campaign’s total bank account balance is now $239,164.90. Young has much more money than his potential competition. Bill Cole’s campaign raised $21,285.00 in 2009. The campaign’s total bank account balance is now $33,912.29. The chart below shows where some of Jack Young’s contributions came from in 2009. One (in bold print) really stuck out.

Candidates Account Contributor Name(Address) Amount Date Received Contribution Type
Young, Bernard C. Friends Of Emmanuel Holmes

(3230 Pelham Ave ,

Balto, MD, 21213)

 $250.00 12/28/2009 Individual
Young, Bernard C. Friends Of FRIENDLY FRIED CHICKEN

(3221 GREENMOUNT AVE ,

BALTIMORE, MD, 21218)

 $500.00 11/05/2009 Business Entity
Young, Bernard C. Friends Of ELDORADO LOUNGE, INC.

(4100 EAST LOMBARD STREET ,

BALTIMORE, MD, 21223)

 $500.00 09/09/2009 Business Entity
Young, Bernard C. Friends Of Transviron, Inc

(Consulting Engineers 1624 York Road,

Lutherville, MD, 21093)

 $150.00 05/28/2009 Ticket purchases by Business Entity
Young, Bernard C. Friends Of BALTIMORE RETIRED POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION INC

(P.O. BOX 6217 ,

BALTIMORE, MD, 21206)

 $150.00 05/28/2009 Ticket purchases by Business Entity
Young, Bernard C. Friends Of Metropolitan Baltimore Council AFL-CIO

(Cope Activities Fund 2701 W. Patapsco Avenue Suite 110,

Baltimore, MD, 21230)

 $150.00 05/28/2009 Ticket purchases by Business Entity
Young, Bernard C. Friends Of NAM PROPERTIES LLC

(600 N CHESTER ST REAR 2ND ,

BALTIMORE, MD, 21218)

 $150.00 05/28/2009 Ticket purchases by Business Entity
Young, Bernard C. Friends Of Phillip Lee

(2408 Perring Woods Road ,

Baltimore, MD, 21234)

 $150.00 05/28/2009 Ticket purchases by Individuals
Young, Bernard C. Friends Of Tyrone Hamm

(6101 Loch Raven Boulevard #503 ,

Balto, MD, 21239)

 $150.00 05/28/2009 Ticket purchases by Individuals
Young, Bernard C. Friends Of CAROLYN MCGUIRE

(7205 PARK HEIGHTS AVENUE ,

BALTIMORE, MD, 21208)

 $150.00 05/28/2009 Ticket purchases by Individuals
Young, Bernard C. Friends Of TIMOTHY HODGE

(6423 PRATT AVENUE ,

BALTIMORE, MD, 21212)

 $150.00 05/28/2009 Ticket purchases by Individuals
Young, Bernard C. Friends Of CHARLES DUFF

(244 W LANVALE STREET ,

BALTIMORE, MD, 21217)

 $150.00 05/28/2009 Ticket purchases by Individuals
Young, Bernard C. Friends Of LAW OFFICES OF O’CONNOR AND VERDERAIME PC

(211 NORTH HOWARD STREET ,

BALTIMORE, MD, 21218)

 $250.00 05/28/2009 Ticket purchases by Business Entity
Young, Bernard C. Friends Of ABC EDUCATIONAL FUND LOCAL 27

(21 WEST RD ,

BALTIMORE, MD, 21204)

 $250.00 05/28/2009 Ticket purchases by Business Entity
Young, Bernard C. Friends Of SOMERSET DEVELOPMENT CO LLC

(4115 WISCONSIN AVE NW STE 107 ,

WASHINGTON, DC, 20016)

 $250.00 05/28/2009 Ticket purchases by Business Entity
Young, Bernard C. Friends Of S F & C Insurance Associates, Inc.

(7400 York Rd ,

Balto, MD, 21204)

 $250.00 05/28/2009 Ticket purchases by Business Entity
Young, Bernard C. Friends Of FRANK BONAVENTURE

(815 DROHOMER PLACE ,

BALTIMORE, MD, 21210)

 $250.00 05/28/2009 Ticket purchases by Individuals
Young, Bernard C. Friends Of BUILD

(BUILDERS UNIONS INDIVIDUALS LABOR DONATION 5913 HARFORD ROAD,

BALTIMORE, MD, 21214)

 $250.00 05/28/2009 Ticket purchases by Business Entity
Young, Bernard C. Friends Of Anderson Automotive Group, Inc.

( 115 West 25th Street,

Baltimore, MD, 21218)

 $250.00 05/28/2009 Ticket purchases by Business Entity
Young, Bernard C. Friends Of 424 EUTAW LLC

(429 N EUTAW STREET 3N ,

BALTIMORE, MD, 21201)

 $250.00 05/28/2009 Ticket purchases by Business Entity
Young, Bernard C. Friends Of DONALD MANEKIN

(229 ASHLAND ROAD ,

HUNT VALLEY, MD, 21030)

 $250.00 05/28/2009 Ticket purchases by Individuals
Young, Bernard C. Friends Of BALTIMORE ARENA

(201 W BALTIMORE STREET ,

BALTIMORE, MD, 21201)

 $250.00 05/28/2009 Ticket purchases by Business Entity
Young, Bernard C. Friends Of SCOTT LEVITAN

(855 N WOLFE STREET FOREST CITY ENTERORISES,

BALTIMORE, MD, 21205)

 $250.00 05/28/2009 Ticket purchases by Individuals

The Eldorado Lounge is a strip club in East Baltimore.  I was shocked that a well funded candidate for City Council President would take money from a strip club. Who wants their name associated with a strip club? Then I did some more research and I learned that Councilman Young is just doing what many other local politicians are doing:

Candidates Account Contributor Name(Address) Amount Date Received Contribution Type
Conway, Joan Carter Committee To Elect Eldorado Lounge Inc.

(4100 E. Lombard Street ,

baltimore, MD, 21224)

 $500.00 10/01/2008 Ticket purchases by Business Entity

Remarks: 2 checks: #4229 & 4231 @ $500 ea.
Conway, Joan Carter Committee To Elect Eldorado Lounge Inc.

(4100 E. Lombard Street ,

Baltimore, MD, 21224)

 $500.00 09/25/2008 Ticket purchases by Business Entity

Remarks: 2 checks: #4229 & 4231 @ $500 ea.
Conway, Joan Carter Committee To Elect Eldorado Lounge Inc

(4100 E. Lombard Street ,

Baltimore, MD, 21224)

 $500.00 10/21/2004 Ticket purchases by Business Entity
D’Adamo, Nick Jr. Friends Of Councilman Eldorado Lounge, Inc

( 4100 E. Lombard Street,

Baltimore, MD, 21224)

 $500.00 10/19/2004 Business Entity
Dixon, Sheila Friends For Eldorado Lounge Inc.

(4100 E Lombard Street ,

Baltimore, MD, 21224)

 $100.00 03/27/2009 Business Entity
Dixon, Sheila Friends For Eldorado Lounge Inc.

(4100 E Lombard Street ,

Baltimore, MD, 21224)

 $1,000.00 01/21/2007 Business Entity
Dixon, Sheila Friends For Eldorado Lounge, Inc.

(322 W. Baltimore St. ,

Baltimore, MD, 21201)

 $1,000.00 08/23/1999 Business Entity
Marriott, Salima Siler Campaign Committee Eldorado Lounge, Inc.

(4100 East Lombard Street ,

Baltimore, MD, 21224)

 $500.00 09/06/2006 Business Entity

Remarks: general contribution
McFadden, Nathaniel J. for Senate ELDORADO LOUNGE, INC.

(322 W. BALTIMORE STREET ,

BALTIMORE, MD, 21201)

 $1,000.00 08/03/2000 Ticket purchases by Business Entity
Middleton, Sharon Green Friends Of Eldorado Lounge Inc

(4100 E. Lombard Street ,

Baltimore, MD, 21224)

 $500.00 10/03/2007 Business Entity
Mitchell, Clarence M. IV Friends Of ELDORADO LOUNGE

(322 W SARATOGA STREET ,

BALTIMORE, MD, 21201)

 $500.00 05/07/2000 Business Entity
Oaks, Nathaniel Committee To Re-Elect Eldorado Lounge, Inc

(4100 E. Lombard Street ,

Baltimore, MD, 21224)

 $200.00 10/20/2009 Business Entity

Remarks: fundraiser
Oaks, Nathaniel Committee To Re-Elect Eldorado Lounge, Inc

(4100 E. Lombard Street ,

Baltimore, MD, 21224)

 $500.00 10/19/2008 Business Entity

Remarks: contribution
Oaks, Nathaniel Committee To Re-Elect Eldorado Lounge, Inc

(4100 E. Lombard Street ,

Baltimore, MD, 21224)

 $1,000.00 01/08/2007 Ticket purchases by Business Entity

Remarks: donation
Oaks, Nathaniel Committee To Re-Elect Eldorado Lounge

( 4100 E. Lombard St.,

Baltimore, MD, 21224)

 $500.00 10/26/2004 Ticket purchases by Business Entity

Remarks: donation
Welch, Agnes Committee For ELDORADO LOUNGE, INC.

(4100 E. LOMBARD ST. ,

BALTIMORE, MD, 21224)

 $1,000.00 05/07/2007 Business Entity

Remarks: CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION
Young, Bernard C. Friends Of ELDORADO LOUNGE, INC.

(4100 EAST LOMBARD STREET ,

BALTIMORE, MD, 21223)

 $500.00 09/09/2009 Business Entity
Young, Bernard C. Friends Of ELDORADO LOUNGE, INC.

(322 W BALTIMORE STREET ,

BALTIMORE, MD, 21201)

 $500.00 10/22/2000 Ticket purchases by Business Entity
Young, Larry Run, Run 2006 Eldorado Lounge, Inc

(4100 E. Lombard Street ,

Baltimore, MD, 21224)

 $2,000.00 04/11/2006 Business Entity

Quite a city we live in. Nice to see that the Mayor got in on the action.

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