Water Pollution in Baldwin Park

Funny thing about politics, is that over time popular opinions change.

Let's take for example, environmental issues. aka The Green Movement.

Now we all know that there is a big public debate about what is important regarding how our society is managed concerning environmental issues. As it should be. The funny thing is how some people decide to take it into their own hands to push their viewpoints on the rest of the public. That being said, my personal philosophy is that we must enforce the laws, as established and let our economic policies determine the balance.

Recently there has been some accusations that the worst environmental water cleanup site in the United States is somehow my personal responsibility. I find this rather funny, considering the source of this accusation is one of the biggest contributors to several of my opposing running mates in the race. Apparently because Baldwin Park is downstream to the original source of this contamination, and at one time I was Mayor there - according to their logic I must be an evil person because I was responsible.

There's only one problem with that accusation. According to a Los Angeles Times article published in 1999, the EPA disagrees;

"EPA officials said they have identified two companies that used rocket fuel in Azusa in the 1940s, but have only been able to link the contamination to AeroJet General Corp.

“In the ’40s and ’50s, we didn’t have the environmental culture we have now,” said Kirby Brill, executive director of the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority. “They were told to [dispose of] it by throwing it on the ground and lighting it up.”

Now, I find this rather funny that I would be personally attacked by the husband of our current city councilwoman, for some how being responsible for industrial water contamination that was due to rocket fuel during World War 2.

At the time I am certain public policy was more in support of AeroJets industrial war efforts for defending our country, rather than against based our contemporary environmental issues, but that is besides the point. The point is, that Al Vogler seems to think that his wife's elected position gives him the right to stretch the truth, and is willing to fund a political campaign to slander someone seeking a seat on the same council.

For those of you who wish to do your own research on this subject, this is referring to a mailed political campaign letter from the "Hesperia Free Press - Albert H. Vogler #1311389" committee. A political committee intended not to support a specific candidate, but rather for the direct intent of influencing the electoral process against the candidates Al has personally funded as one of their largest contributors.

I ask only, what is his personal motivation considering his wife is already on the council?