Supreme Court Decision on Recall Pending

The Washington State Supreme Court was scheduled for deliberations on the recall of Mayor Cy today. Sun and his team of lawyers had appealed the decision of King County Superior Court Judge Laura Inveen in October, causing a long delay in the recall process. If the Supreme Court approves the recall alegations, the process can proceed to collecting signatures to allow for a full vote on the recall.

Although deliberations were scheduled for today, there is no way to know when a decision will be made public. Watch the recall Facebook page for the latest news. Once a favorable decision is issued, signature gathering will begin as soon as possible.

Sun Hires Without Council Approval - Again

In case you missed the news the last day or so, Mayor Sun is back at it. He has hired a second Public Safety Director for the position currently filled by John Calkins. The hire was done without council knowledge or approval. News reports say Annette Spicuzza has moved to the area because of this job. She resigned from her last position at UC Davis in California after an investigation was very critical of her leadership following a controversial pepper spray incident with Occupy Wall Street protesters. More on Ms. Spicuzza's past is available here...

Mayor Sun's 911 Call

Mayor Sun's call requesting an escort to the police department when he delivered the paperwork placing the Public Safety Director and police lieutenant on administrative leave is now available (link here). Note that Sun was advised earlier about the procedure he would need to follow if he wanted assistance from King County Sheriff's office. He did not follow that procedure when he called 911 on Friday and the sheriff's office declined the request to send an escort for the mayor.

Decimated Police Force Stripped Even More

Mayor Cy Sun's vendetta against the Pacific Police Department took another ugly turn for the worse today. Sun placed both Public Safety Director John Calkins and Police Lieutenant Edwin Massey on administrative leave, claiming harassment and intimidation.

Under Sun's leadership, police ranks have gone from a department of 11 officers (plus staff) to 7 before today's action. Crime has risen, overtime is the norm and morale low. Sun has forbidden any city employee to discuss his latest move or face termination. A copy of the mayor's memo can be seen here...

The recall continues to wait for a decision from the Washington State Supreme Court before we can proceed. Mayor Sun has delayed and stalled the recall process every way he can, all while continuing to destroy this city. He continued that pattern today, putting the citizens of Pacific at even greater risk.

Garage Sale This Weekend

We still need to raise $10,000 to cover the costs just to get the recall out to the voters in Pacific. You can help by bringing all your friends and their wallets to this spectacular garage sale this weekend...

Mayor Sun Fires New City Clerk

We don't have many details yet, but Mayor Cy Sun has fired the new city clerk. The clerk was given a letter regarding her termination with no justification provided. The mayor continues his destructive pattern, even with the employees he hires. Meanwhile, the recall languishes in the court system - not allowing the people of Pacific to vote to continue on this path or not. We will post more details as soon as we can.

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Mayor Sun Wrong AGAIN: No Corruption In Pacific

The state auditor has reviewed the City of Pacific's finances and operations for 2011 and once again found no corruption or any other problems. The city complied with both state and local laws during the entire year, up until the day Mayor Cy Sun took office.

The report summarized:
"In the areas we examined, the City's internal controls were adequate to safeguard public assets."

In fact, the last eight years of independent audits by the State of Washington have shown no problems whatsoever. There were significant problems noted in the audits under former mayor Howard Erickson. Erickson is very close to Mayor Sun, with Sun repeatedly attempting to appoint him to the civil service board and using Erickson as an unqualified building inspector.

The full report is available on the state auditor's web site here...