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Cerritos City Council candidate Sophia Tse is also a current ABCUSD Board Member.
By Brian Hews
Sophia Tse, candidate for Cerritos City Council and current ABCUSD Board Member, has apparently been using Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe’s endorsement on some of her campaign materials without the Supervisor’s permission.
Supervisor Knabe had asked Tse “several times” to stop using his endorsement on her campaign material but finally, after Tse mailed out another campaign piece to Cerritos residents this week, Knabe went public about the false endorsement.
Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe
Knabe, a resident of Cerritos, said in a statement, “despite my repeated pleas to stop misusing my name, Sophia Tse continues to send a campaign mailer which implies my endorsement, which I have never given. Further, Ms. Tse did not seek permission to use a letter which I had written to her in a very different context. I have tried to contact Ms. Tse several times, asking that the flier stop being used and I have been ignored. In fact, just yesterday, more of these mailers were delivered throughout Cerritos. I am now forced to ask publicly for Ms. Tse to cease using this mailer and to remove my name from any and all of her campaign materials.”
Calls and emails into Tse went unreturned.
I got the same mailer too, it looked much like the same kind of informational materials Sup. Knabe sent me when he ran for re-election last time.
Sophia Tse’s mailer sure doesn’t say Sup. Knabe endorses her.
Did Sup. Knabe write these nice things about Sophia Tse a few months ago or not?
If so, what’s the big deal?
Sup. Knabe is a political veteran, who is deservedly revered in Southeast Los Angeles County.
Voters will focus on the issues, inside baseball players will focus on minute.
The statement was from the Knabe camp.
Seems like a good story in the making. It would be awesome to see a copy of that letter they are referring to and see what Sophia Tse says. Don’t leave us hanging!
Don’t see Knabe name on her website. This same crap came up, when Knabe would not endorse his neighbor, Anna Titus, as Anna told us Mr/Mrs would not endorse black person for CCC. Why is Mrs. Knabe photo, hugging all of the campaign men in so many photos. Mrs Knabe is shareholder in Knabes Cerritos Automall / Cal Met Refuse, plus holds her name on title for many of the apartments owned in Long Beach and Ha. Tse photos is all about Asians. Tse states she was teacher at CSULB, but the personnel department has no record. When Tse was… Read more »
I am not accustomed to responding to anonymous messages but let me set the record straight. If you want to use my name at least be accurate. Supervisor Knabe supported me because he has known me for over 40 years as a concerned, qualified person. What intelligent person would play the race card when the population in the city is about 7 percent. You need to get the facts right before you put anything in print. Better yet, get a hobby. You seem to have too much time on your hands. Also, if you are going to quote me, please… Read more »
During your campaign forum, do remember questions during that time, as the Villa La Cuesta was news worthy, plus Cecy Groom was disposed of. You were ill, barley able to speak and wore some wild thing on your head, instead of norm wig salon. No one recognized you on forum, from your days working to aid ABC & Holy Bible marathons. Don Knabe endorsements were creating wild card for in depth discussion. There were many organic stories floating over his endorsements, since he did not want La Cuesta Villa. Think he would learn, to keep his name out of the… Read more »
Dearest Ann Titus: Presidents Day Celebration 2015. Cerritos Government has morphed into a social political group for Republican cronyism, losing focus on its main purpose for Cerritos Charter & role model. MLK celebration has been a political bridge to get the word out for: Vo, Barrows, Chen, Hughlett, Knabe, Hu, Edwards, Ray, Solanki . These pirates have lost focus on what they are supposed to do. SERVANT to residents and the voters and not FOR POLITICAL PARTY GAIN or exclus. endorsements and private photo sessions. Instead all have been secretly involved in ghostly KKK movement for African American employment &… Read more »
Anna are you on board?
Cerritos History is almost 60 YO.
1 – Black Councilperson,
1 -current black FAC commissioner,
1 -former Black Planning commissioner.
Negroes have been erased from Cerritos-Diary Valley Bible, but we live here and create 7% housing. Tired of the white, lily white republicans chickens, who have ignored us for 6 decades.
Anna, Im black, do you know your R o o t s? I drink milk from Black/white cow, do you?
I have known Supervisor Knabe fo over 40 years and stand behind him and his integrity. Candidate Tse seems to be just the opposite. Her integrity is questionable at best. Shame on you Ms. Tse. This is not the first story I have heard regarding your questionable campaign tactics. I would find it hard to believe anything you say or do should you, God forbid, become a council person. You are not made out of the right cloth to lead. I know how you became a member of the school board and you know I know.
Almost all elections, Supervisor/ former Councilperson de Cerritos , Mr. Don Knabe creates warfare in his home city over endorsements to select candidates for his Republican party.
Why does he shame his home town over such ridiculous endorsements and photo sessions?
He represents all community at large, serving public servant to all parties.
OMG I was there, I heard Sophia, she had written documentation of all her endorsements to the forum. OMG, did she lie to Buddha? Subject Don Knabe: Poss. another white lie. Don owns CalMet trash; trash contractor for Cerritos. CalMet entered in to an Evergreen contract for trash pickup. Said resolution was passed by the Council, in order to do business with CalMet. Part of the contract, our trash cans would be washed out, whenever residents call CalMet. Found out after the contract was signed, that the resolution was altered, behind closed doors; by the Council and by Don Knabe,… Read more »
The page at http://www.manta.com/c/mtm2xx2/calmet-services?ftoggle-frontend-prod-on=abTests.revenue.responsive_02032015_control&utm_expid=82789632-30.NJYNlVUdTD21e-Hx75j2aA.1&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F says that Tom Blackman owns Calmet, not Don Knabe. Perhaps “ABC Staffer” could provide some documentation for his claim that “Don owns CalMet trash”?
Don’t know anything about the guy’s ownership. But, Briana Knabe (daughter-in-law) was and may still be a Vice President. She spoke at the council hearing when Barrows, Edwards, and Crawley handed the company a 10-year, no-bid contract (September 13, 2007, should be on city video). Talk about a sweetheart deal! As I recall Crawley was the reluctant tie breaker. Joe Cho and Laurie Lee wanted to go out to bid, but didn’t have the votes. Various media outlets have run a number of articles about questionable Knabe family business connections. No disclosure was mentioned at the time by Jim Edwards… Read more »
Moving the pieces around the Cerritos Chessboard has changed.
Sophia Tse saved Cerritos taxpayers $695 million dollars in debt by saying no to a bad plan with no accountability.
I can’t actually find the old Measure AA Yes or NO websites to see who supported or opposed the ABCUSD tax increase, but if someone can find out if Sup. Knabe opposed or supported the tax increase, that would be helpful.
WOW!! I was at Sophia Tse’s fundraiser party. She had showed us signatures of those elected officials who supported and endorsed her organized by each city. Talk about an organized woman. That woman is brilliant, thinks one step ahead of the game and got her bases covered. I just checked Sophia Tse’s website too. I don’t see Don Knabe’s name as an endorsement anywhere. I was really impressed with her speech when she said that she did not want the endorsements of the Cerritos elected officials thus because of the political baggage that comes with these endorsements. That woman sure… Read more »
Now more than decade has passed, time has not healed the ill feelings between Republican Knabe and his sentiment towards his democratic African American neighbor Anna Titus- failed La Cuesta Villa proposal; along with Sophia Tse collapsed AA Bond Measure. When will Knabe stab Sheree Titus, Anna’s Dtr, and director of the recreational services for the city? Politics are so criminal and deeply seeded. Wasn’t Bloodshed decades ago on your turf, during the Baptismal confrontation with freedom for religious celebration and Knabe’s corrupt Sheriffs. Feminist Mrs. Julie G. Knabe, stay home and out of the political photo portraits, or are… Read more »
Aim at Donald Knabe
Hay sir, show us list of Democratic Photo shoots?
Appears Cerritos Mayor Sir Donald K. hates dogs at Cerritos Regional Park, homophobic towards his own family, no on affordable housing and now racist and only photo shoots with his REPUBLICAN party.
Smells like political funk. Reads like Cerritos Republicans Kauble, Knabe, Barrows, Chen, Edwards, Solanki attempting to take heat off of their man Vo. The tea leaves in the political play books suggest Grace Hu may be next?
If elected, predict Jim Edwards will have stroke from heart attack and die. Already has broken down in skin hives. No one on council has been that over weight. Grace Hu is starting to look old and fragile; some of her answers were senior wrapped with lisped of dementia. Her teeth were falling apart, her facelifts are not holding up. She is dying of senior decay. Neighbor’s state Don Knabe or his son Matt Knabe will rerun or run for council, when the above 2 pass. Knabe’s want Tse out of there, premeditated game of political chess. Knabe’s Sheriff pals… Read more »
From back hole in one, City Manager( Art G) is retiring and Barrows wants new position as Cerritos City Manager. He wants all his friends voted in to office, so he can control city as new manager. Afraid Tse will turn on his nomination to manager, since connected to ABC. Knabe, Hughlett, Rabbit, Edwards, are all supporting this move.
Councilman Jim Edwards lied over the trash contract: 1. Evergreen Contract with a adjustable COL Index escape clause. 2. Contract had free unlimited, mobile trash can cleaning. 3. Mr. Edwards would personally work with property owners to insure the receptacles are transported from homes to curbs. 4. Edwards and Crawley both were at each others throat over Crawley’s censorship and resignation. 5. Trash haulers under contract have long history of cash supporting campaign funding. Contractors should not subsidize campaigns. 6. Well, well well, defeated Measure AA was supported by Edwards, another city of Bell, backdoor dealing to win votes by… Read more »
AB, well said.
And now JE supports the TOT? So all those Republicans supporting doubling TOT have put their heads together, in collaboration with DaMayor, to tax the City of Cerritos to prosperity?
So what happens now when all those hotel rooms go vacant, just like the seats at CCPA? Dooh! Another boondoggle brought to the taxpayers of Cerritos by JE.
WHY NO WATER/SEWER RATE VOTE? The March 3, 2015 Cerritos Municipal Election will include a vote on imposing a Transient/Occupy (Hotel Bed) tax. Why did the city council just impose a water/sewer rate increase on the citizens without a public vote less than six months ago? They could have put it on the same ballot at no extra cost. Isn’t that the way a democracy is supposed to work? Our citizens get to vote on whether to tax others. Why didn’t we get the opportunity to vote on a tax we pay ourselves? Here’s a suggestion for any candidate who… Read more »
Mayor Gloria Kappe Liar: Prop 218. She mentioned publically and told staff, next election, besides voting for council, to put the 1960’s Overnight Parking Permit, to public vote. Next election would be this Mar 3, 2015 election, as this is the first citywide election since she has been in office, where there is a special election for Hotel bed Tax. Jewish councilpersons, Gloria and Sherman Kappe, were one of the most prolific liars the city has voted in and been disgrace to the Shadow Park Homeowners Association. All Gloria worried about was her dam false fingernails and landing another place… Read more »
I called it!!! My words exactly were:
“you’ll be glad Measure AA didnt pass once your water bill looks like a car payment!”
Edwards-Barrows-Chen Hotel Bed tax is just to fully blast away the Working Women, who work hard for the money at the Sheraton. Private dancing will occur in private homes……Jim & bottle blond wife, need income in order for Cerritos to reimburse for their rental cloths…… Sheraton is not smokin hot, wait till Artesia steals clients away with LaGrand opening of Ritz Carleton Hotel…..Council get e-hip, bed tax will be added to many e-Hotel rating programs…………ooops, Jimmy will start taxing Print Ads, hence making THE BED TAX applicable outside the Sheraton to include.: 1. Room Renters. 2. Group Housing. 3. Senior… Read more »
Don Knabe is a great guy! Knabe is one of the few politians who I have no harsh words for, and Im always glad to see him at public events. I am glad he made his fraustration public bout Sophia Tse! Now, maybe this is my OCD working its magic here… but Ive been noticing a trend. MOST of the councilmembers (present and former) are real estate agents / brokers. Many canidates who run (past and present)are also real estate agents and brokers. Cerritos is one of the few cities that has not been hit hard by the foreclosure wave.… Read more »
A very good observation. One that is so obvious that everyone seems to ignore. The roots are much deeper than most want to admit. It is a trend that goes back four decades. It’s a HUGE reason the Performing Arts Center is protected. It’s also a major reason the city of this size had not one but two mega redevelopment areas. The RDAs life blood is the increase in property values, which drive incremental tax revenues, but more importantly as you pointed out higher RE commissions. It’s a viscous circle for U.S. born retirees to maintain their family home in… Read more »
Councilpersons who are realtors, have huge advantage in marketing/advertising their brand. When you have Chinese councilpersons, diversity begins to crack and break down. Cerritos is not an equally diverse community and the ABCUSD is even more non diverse. Almost 33% of the single family homes in Cerritos, are rentals. Rental Market is never good for community, as lack of Home Ownership and pride is forevermore lost. Real estate values have not stayed strong in this community. Compare sold cost per Sq ft in the following areas, as many cities, cost Per sq Ft is 25%-75% higher compared to Cerritos: Rossmoor.… Read more »
You brought up some good points. You’ve convinced me and I agree, Cerritos has way too many real estate agents and businessmen and women serving as City Council members. Candidate Sophia Tse is one of the very few candidates that is not a Real Estate agent and business owner. Glad to see that an educated professional is running for city council- she is a nurse practitioner. Looks like while the business people were doing shady businesses and making money, Sophia was in school getting her 2 master degrees. Looking at the mailers and support, it looks like Sophia Tse is… Read more »
State Sen. Tony Mendoza Considering To Run For The 4th Supervisorial District State Sen. Tony Mendoza, voted into office last November, said this week he is “seriously considering” running for L.A. County Supervisor to replace Don Knabe when he is termed out in 2016. Mendoza made the announcement in an email to supporters Sunday. “Many friends and supporters are urging me to run for the 4th Supervisorial District,” Mendoza wrote. “I am seriously considering it.” Mendoza also forwarded an op-ed that recently appeared in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune arguing that Knabe’s successor “should be Latino.” Well wonder if deacon… Read more »
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