On Tuesday, January 29, I received a letter in the mail, like most of Rocklin that has the headline “for Rocklin Children.”  One of the individuals who signed this letter is Rocklin School Board Trustee Wendy “I can cry like Hillary” Lang.  Let me give you some straight talk.  Wendy Lane does not care about Rocklin children.  She demonstrated this by not supporting school choice for Rocklin families.  She voted not to support the Western Sierra Collegiate Academy (WSCA), a grade 7 - 12 charter school.  After the meeting she came down to talk with the supporters of the WSCA with tears in her eyes.  She said it was because she voted with her heart.  We all know she took a page out of the Hillary Clinton playbook.  These were fake tears.  She does not care about the hundreds of Rocklin families that know what is best for their children.  Wendy “I can cry like Hillary” thinks she knows what is best for your children.  She supports limiting the right of Rocklin children to attend Rocklin Academy.  Rocklin Academy, a charter school that is housed in a Rocklin Unified School District elementary school.  These families paid the taxes to build the school.  I know this because I was on the Rocklin School Board when we voted to approve the school.  Wendy Land does not support all of Rocklin children.  The Rocklin City Council does not support school choice.  They told us that during the last campaign.  It seems strange that a member of the Rocklin City Council has sent one of their family members to Rocklin Academy.  They keep out hundreds of Rocklin families that want their child to attend Rocklin Academy but they turn around and send one of their own family members to the school.  I do not fault that Councilmember for sending a family member to Rocklin Academy.  But why don’t you support the hundreds of families that want to do the same? 

Back to why we need to VOTE NO ON MEASURE H.  The developer, the Thunder Valley Casino, and the Rocklin City Council have the audacity to send a letter to all Rocklin voters that said, “for Rocklin’s Children” and Wendy “I can cry like Hillary signed the letter.  Hear is some more straight talk.  Remember the dog days of summer when the smog is so bad in Rocklin that we cancel soccer practice?  Remember how stagnant the air can get on a hot summer day?  Remember the news alerts that say to not do any physical activity outdoors?  What do you think 10,000 more cars traveling down Park Drive, right by Twin Oaks Park, and straight to the Thunder Valley Casino will do to the air pollution in Rocklin?  What about cutting down hundreds of oak trees that are over 100 years old?  That will not help the air quality in Rocklin.  But wait, Wendy Lang says they will be replaced.  She is not telling you that they will be replaced with the Home Depot 5 or 10 gallon trees.  That does not seem like a fair tradeoff. 

Wendy Land goes not care about your children.  It is evident she is more concerned about advancing her political career.  During the school board campaign, someone high up in her campaign told me that she had to team with school board members Todd Lowell and Steve Paul because she did not have the resources or name recognition to get elected.  I asked this person why would you compromise your values to win?  He said you have to do what it takes to win.

The developer, the Thunder Valley Casino, and the Rocklin City Council will say and do anything to get Measure H passed.  They should admit that they vandalized their own signs just to get the media attention.  Rocklin Mayor Brett Storey was already caught throwing campaign signs away in a previous campaign.  They will say anything and recruit anyone to get their deceptive message out.  I wonder how much money Wendy “I can cry like Hillary” Lang arranged for her re-election campaign from the Thunder Valley Casino?  I am sure if Measure H passes, the Rocklin City Council members will have their re-election accounts stuffed with casino money.  I wonder if you can donate to a political campaign using casino chips?

Have you received the "robo" calls yet?  I have.  I thought the public told the politicians we do not like these pre-recorded messages.  The Yes on Measure H group will end up spending over 1 million dollars on their deceptive message.  The Save Clover Valley group has only spent $70,000.  What is the Thunder Valley Casino and the developer afraid of?  I think they know Rocklin voters are smart and have seen through their deceptive campaign.  

Mayor Brett Storey said if Measure H fails, it will allow "them to build twice the number of houses and preserve five times less open space."  That is a lie.  This was never approved.  Could it be that Brett Storey and the Rocklin City Council have cut a deal in a smoke filled back room?  Politicians will do anything to stay in power.

As the Presidential campaign continues, we are hearing all the candidates talk about the special interests groups controlling Washington.  How can we expect to get rid of the special interest groups in Washington, when we are fighting those same groups right hear in Rocklin?  There is hope.  First we Vote NO ON MEASURE H.  Then we elect a City Council that really puts the interests of our children first and not the interests of the Thunder Valley Casino.

Please Vote NO ON MEASURE H.