tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141703.post4089528566897636531..comments2024-02-21T17:03:05.861-08:00Comments on Petrelis Files: Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08359712473083091475noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141703.post-2601792363078254592009-04-17T14:28:00.000-07:002009-04-17T14:28:00.000-07:00Here you go, Michael. This one will make your day....Here you go, Michael. This one will make your day. <br /><br />The repainting of the Kors reputation continues. <br /><br />And the independent post mortem reports that say, "hey, let's be about the future, let's not be so post mortem-y..." is just the start. <br /><br />In the email below (among other things) note how Kors role in Prop 8 was referred to: Just dough. Which means, it follows, that "we" put everything in the hands of a straight guy, Steve Smith of Dewey, whose marriage license was not being voted on, who has never fought a gay war, and wished him godspeed, and went on vacation or sabbatical or whatever it is that these people do. I'd fire the whole bunch of them, just for that, win or lose. <br /><br />(email)<br /><br />Dear EQCA Member, <br /><br />It gave me immense pleasure yesterday morning to read that Geoff Kors had been named in Capitol Weekly’s Top 50 list of the most influential and effective political leaders in California. Clocking in at the #40 spot, Geoff deserves this recognition<br />more than just about anyone I know.<br /><br />I truly treasured my years serving Equality California, first as a board member, then as president, working with this visionary leader.<br /><br />When Geoff started the job over six years ago, EQCA was a shadow of the organization it is today. It had but two staff members and its vital documents were stored in a used pizza box. But under his steady leadership, EQCA has grown to become one of the the most successful LGBT organization in the county, passing over 52 pieces of legislation and donated $14 million to Equality for All, the organization that ran the Prop 8 campaign. <br /><br />But there’s more to be done. EQCA continues to defend the gains we’ve made, fight to win back what we’ve lost, and continually push the envelope—this year introducing one its most impressive legislative packages ever. <br /><br />This nod from one of the foremost authorities on California government and politics is not only testament to Geoff’s groundbreaking work, but the great strides our community has made together. LGBT issues are now at the forefront of the dialogue at all levels of government. We are not a mere constituency, but a powerful movement—one which can no longer be ignored. <br /><br />With gratitude for what each of you has done to achieve equality,<br /> <br />Hon. John DuranAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141703.post-86261401452064451572009-04-13T22:23:00.000-07:002009-04-13T22:23:00.000-07:00Michael-
As always, you are doing a great job sta...Michael-<br /><br />As always, you are doing a great job staying on top of this. I am sure they would be more than happy to have everyone just forget about their promised audits and, for that matter, their dismal performance. I am sure you are vexing them, and that is a good thing.<br /><br />One point, though. I think you may have buried the lede. <br /><br />"He said the substantive material Raja referred to pertains to the inventory portion of what EQCA did. ..."<br /><br /><br />So in other words, his firm has completed the audit and drafted the report and all this was done *without* the benefit of full and accurate information about EQCA's activities. This substantive info is being added in by EQCA *after* the auditor's conclusions have been reached and after the report has been drafted. But the main point of the audit was for an outside party to assess and evaluate the effectiveness of EQCA. So unless I am fundamentally misunderstanding what they have done, it would seem totally ass-backwards to have this critical data peppered into the draft report at the end of the process.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09204429200272381112noreply@blogger.com