Michael Patrick Murphy
Councilman George Magnuson Magnuson is a mortgage banker. Mortgage bankers make home loans. George has taken thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from developers and then voted in ways favorable to them. Rocklin is now overdeveloped at the taxpayers expense. Thanks to the current City Council developers get amenities paid for by taxpayers that they can then turn around, and with the City's and Chamber of Commerce's help, market to prospective buyers from Southern California and the Bay Area. I am not against developers, just against them buying my government.
It is important to understand that when you donate to a campaign, the money may not go to the candidate, but instead through the candidate to a charity or to another political campaign. Giving the campaign money to very specific charities is also a political tactic often designed to win over specific voters. Your understanding of these tactics will give you a better idea of what a candidate is all about. You will NOT see examples of this in this report.
After a "cabal" member is elected, numerous subtle events occur insuring his reelection by the uninformed. Council meetings tend to host a plethora of awards to residents for their so-called contributions to the City. Boyscouts are invited to lead in "The Pledge of Allegiance." This is all in hopes of getting votes from them and their parents. It's all about money and power for the "cabal' and seldom for the benefit of the community. Right now, Rocklin is in trouble financially for spending too much money that went way beyond basic city services such as fire, police and roads. In the end, we are to blame for electing folks like George Magnuson to the City Council. Our financial mess is not an accident. It comes from years of pandering to campaign contributors. This can end if we the people learn to "stand tall."
About this Report
This report is designed to save you the time of driving down to City Hall to look at George's 460 statements on your own. There is more coming for the current election. A lot of George's contributors were written in so poorly that it was difficult to put in the correct spellings. This is also a way that can hide who the contributions came from. Research can be done to follow up on George's own career and investments as well as those of his major contributors. You'll will find their names repeated whenever a "cabal" member is running for office. Collectively, they have all but destroyed the City of Rocklin, both financially and as a community.
George's 2005 460 statement summary for "Friends of George A. Magnuson."
George received $453.40 as a refund from the Sacramento Bee in 2005. He made no campaign expenditures and ended the year with $577.03 cash balance.
George's Run for City Council November 2, 2004 Election
In 2004, George received the following:
- Monetary Contributions $15,736
- George loaned his campaign $600 in 2004
- Nonmonetary Contributions $916.67. from the Placer County Republican Assembly (to help him with his supposedly non-partisan candidacy)
His total expenditures were $17,123.75 per his 12/31/2004 Summary Page filed with the City of Rocklin
The following donors are listed on his 10/17/04 to 12/31/04 Schedule A filed with the City of Rocklin: (entries are not completed as of 5/19/08)
- John Mourier Construction, Inc. $500.
- Centex Homes - Sacramento, $250.
- Committee for Home Ownership of the Building Industry Association of ??? $500.
- O'Connell Commercial, LLC ??? $999.
- Phil Reome, Inc - (Construction of Water and Sewer Pipelines) $500
- Richland Investments, Inc. Newport Beach $500
- David G???st Land & Cattle Co. $99.
- David G???st Individual $99.
- Taylor Village Sac Invest? LLC $250.
- Jane Janca $100.
Michael Patrick Murphy's Conclusion:
George Magnuson is a direct result of a lazy, uninformed and irresponsible population. Being endorsed by the "cabal" is not a good thing for voters. You must look at the contributors and what George had done once he was in office. I would say George works for developers more than he works for the people of Rocklin. Based upon his "over $100" campaign contributions from developers I might even say that George Magnuson is "owned" by developers and builders trying to insure that their projects are favored. Most politicians will deny that they are "owned" by their campaign contributors and if you believe them, then I've got some land for sale at the bottom of the American River. "We the people" have to ask why so many developers and related industries give him contributions over $100? Look at his City Council voting record. We're I the District Attorney, I would look at an investigation into his personal finances and that relationship to his contributors. What are the chances of that happening when, in my opinion, the County District Attorney is a part of the cabal? These are all good questions as we see Rocklin becoming over developed while taxes rise and taxpayers foot the bill for over development.
Doug Ose IS a developer! George has also used his non-partisan office title to endorse Ose and other partisan candidates as part of the quid pro quo cabal centered in Placer County. Placer County and its Cities are now in deep fiscal trouble thanks to its incumbent office holders. That's why it is constantly seeking tax increases of all kinds and that's why we have more homes available than demand. Rocklin needs responsible government with a much better city council. This starts with constituents becoming more informed and responsible. We need independent non-partisan responsible candidates running for City Council that are not affiliated with the cabal and refuse to take the money from developers and other special interests.
There was also an interesting issue where George Magnuson as Rocklin's mayor, may have intervened. Remember, the Rocklin police chief and fire chief survive at the pleasure of the City Council and Mayor's office. A News 10 story was quoting Whitney Davis as saying, "Rocklin police and the fire department were spoken to by the mayor at the scene before they completed their reports," Davis said. "None of them investigated. None of them looked at the dog."