Madison Nguyen, San Jose Council Member Facing RECALL

(www.RecallMadison.net, www.SJVoters4Democracy.com) The Reasons to Recall Councilwoman Madison Nguyen are numerous and simple. The Little Saigon naming fiasco is only the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back. The following are a short list of why Councilwoman Madison Nguyen WILL be recalled by District 7 voters:
1) Brown Act Violation - In the City of San Jose there are 11 council members including the mayor. To pass any legislation a majority of at least 6 out of 11 votes are needed. The Brown Act allows private discussions of up to 5 council members behind close door including the council member who is proposing the item to be voted on but the rest of the votes have to be courted in an open public forum. Councilman Forest Williams unknowingly provided the evidence through a television interview where he repeatedly admitted he spoke to and deferred his vote to Councilwoman Nguyen prior to a 11/15/07 memo to approve the name Saigon Business District. The memo was co-signed by the other 5 councilmembers: Madison Nguyen, Judy Chirco, Sam Liccardo, Dave Cortese and Chuck Reed. This gave Councilwoman Nguyen a total of 6 votes for her proposal behind close doors a clear violation of the Brown Act.
2) Earmarked public TAX DOLLARS to a help Lap Tang, a private developer, - research of public records revealed emails that Councilwoman instructed RDA to provide $100,000 to help promote Vietnam Town shopping plaza.
3) Wasted precious TAX DOLLARS by ordering a public funded survey to see which popular name to support AFTER already instructing the RDA the official name of the area as Vietnam Town Business District - exposed through records of emails between Councilwoman and the RDA.
4) How strong is Councilwoman Madison Nguyen's ties to special interests? Henry Huong Le of Lee Brothers, Inc. (a multimillionaire land developer, co-owner of Lee's Laundromat, Lee's Sandwiches and Lee's Industrial Catering) risked his family and business reputation by presenting to the City Council a fraudulent petition claiming 92 store owners in the area did not support Little Saigon. The petition in question was used as a reason to rescind the naming of a Vietnamese business district. Why did this multimillionaire use a fraudulent petition to support Council Woman Madison Nguyen's effort to derail the naming of Little Saigon?
5) A steady record of catering to special interests above the mandate of the community she was elected to represent: Lap Tang of Vietnam Town Shopping Center and Henry Huong Le of Lee Brothers, Inc., Vincent Mai of Mai Dental..
We urge for your support to bring voters voice and mandate back to District 7 and the San Jose City Council. Public servants should serve the voters not exclusively donors, lobbyists for special interests.

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