Calaveras County Corruption Blog

1. Letter to the Publisher: Martin Huberty's Conflicts of Interest: "Particularly Disturbing." - November 7, 2024
2. Calaveras County Government's Extensive Endemic Corruption Report - October 22, 2024
3. Martin Huberty's Suppression of Entrepreneurialism Revealed - October 10, 2024
4. Conflict of Interest Much, Calaveras Supervisor Martin Huberty? - April 1, 2024
5. Calaveras Government Suppresses Public Comments on Corruption - February 13, 2024 
6. Suspension of 2023 Murphys Witch Walk Transfers Burden of Mitigation Responsibilities to Martin Huberty, Calaveras County District 3 Supervisor, Martin Huberty, Executive Director, Calaveras Visitors Bureau, Jody Garcia, Executive Director, Calaveras Winegrape Alliance, Michelle Plotnik, President, Murphys Business Association - September 11, 2023
7. Murphys Business Association is Failing to Achieve Its Bylaws - August 2, 2023
8. Third Trademark Infringement Cease and Desist Letter from legal counsel sent to Murphys Business Association and copied to Calaveras Winegrape Alliance, Calaveras Visitors Bureau and Calaveras County Chamber of Commerce - July 27, 2023
9. A Thumb on the Scale. The incoming District 3 Supervisor received a letter from the Office of Calaveras County Counsel on, or before, August 11, 2022, pertaining to him being “able to stay on as the CVB Executive Director,” while concurrently serving as the District 3 Supervisor - June 30, 2023
10. 2023 Murphys Witch Walk and Future Event Logistics Manual Creation Request - Shot down by Murphys Business Association President - May 26, 2023 
11. Calaveras Enterprise - Supervisors criticize (Calaveras) Visitors Bureau for not doing enough to promote west end of county - May 3, 2023
12. Conflict of Interest | Calaveras Visitors Bureau's Board of Supervisors Presentation of April 25, 2023 - April 27, 2023
13. Pre-analysis to Calaveras County Visitor Bureau’s April 25, 2023 Presentation to the Board of Supervisors - April 24, 2023
14. Calaveras Enterprise - Front page article - Angels Camp business denied permit to host events: Calaveras County's $24 Million Wedding Industry in Peril - April 6, 2023
15. Street festival outline/proposed plan for expanded Murphys Main Street Festivals - Potential $12 million annual tourism revenue plan - Include 2023 Murphys Witch Walk/Festival Checklist - April 4, 2023
16. Collective Void of Marketing Sophistication and Legal Savvy to Calaveras County Board of Supervisors, Calaveras Winegrape Alliance, Calaveras Visitors Bureau, Calaveras County Chamber of Commerce and Murphys Business Association - March 17, 2023
17. Cannabis Tourism Outline - $17 Billion Tourism Vertical - March 16, 2023 
18. Second Trademark Infringement Cease and Desist Letter sent to Calaveras Winegrape Alliance, Calaveras Visitors Bureau, Calaveras County Chamber of Commerce and Murphys Business Association - March 14, 2023
19. 15-Page Trademark Infringement Cease and Desist Letter with cover page to Calaveras Winegrape Alliance, Calaveras Visitors Bureau, Calaveras County Chamber of Commerce and Murphys Business Association - March 8, 2023
20. Calaveras Supervisors Ignorant to Self-Inflicted Tourism Decline - February 27, 2023
21. Cease and Desist Letter from legal counsel to Calaveras Winegrape Alliance, Calaveras Visitors Bureau, and Murphys Business Association from Legal Counsel - November 3, 2021
22. Cease and Desist Letter sent to the directors of the Calaveras Winegrape Alliance, Calaveras Visitors Bureau, and Murphys Business Association - Restraint of Trade, Trade Libel, Defamation, False Light, and Tortious Interference - October 30, 2021
23. Really? You call THAT encouragement? Calaveras Winegrape Alliance Executive Director and Board Members Launch Efforts to Torpedo Murphys Witch Walk - June 2021

1. Calaveras County Supervisors Commit to Inhumane Animal Treatment - August 30 2024 - August 30 2024
2. Details Emerge in Flawed Calaveras Pedophile Priest Investigation. Mom says she has new evidence in priest sex abuse case. But California’s AG’s office denied her request - May 23, 2024 
3. Negligence of Fiscal, Public & Animal Safety in Calaveras County - A county government that allows pedophiles to flee justice and flourish in our communities, and let innocent and defenseless animals suffer for decades, appears to be irreparably broken and beyond redemption - April 10, 2024 
4. California Attorney General Rob Bonta has agreed to investigate the decision by the Calaveras County District Attorney to drop charges against an indicted priest found liable for numerous sex crimes against children - November 6, 2023 
5. Calaveras County District Attorney lets pedophile priest flee USA - October 3, 2023 
6. Calaveras Enterprise - Sarah Jones - Arnold Tesla Supercharger Station under construction at Meadowmont Center - August 29, 2023
7. Calaveras Enterprise - Letter to the Editor - Sarah Jones - Arnold Tesla Supercharger Station Under Construction at Meadowmont Center - August 23, 2023
8. Calaveras Enterprise - Letter to the Editor - Sarah Jones - Arnold Tesla Supercharger Station Under Construction at Meadowmont Center - August 23, 2023
9. Calaveras Enterprise - Letter to the Editor - Christopher Buttner - Calaveras County Visitors Bureau Promotion Agreement - August 23, 2023
10. Ledger Dispatch - Letter to the Editor - Christopher Buttner - Repeal and replace EVCS ordinance - August 18, 2023
11. Lahaina's Horrifying Fire Tragedy Can Happen in Calaveras County by Christopher Buttner - August 18, 2023
12. Union Democrat - Letter to the Editor - Calaveras County’s EVCS Ordinance Should be Repealed and Replaced - August 8, 2023 
13. An Open Letter to All Citizens of Calaveras County - Public Safety at Risk by Christopher Buttner - August 2, 2023
14. Calaveras Enterprise - Letter to the Editor - Megan Fiske - Grand Jury Report - Calaveras County Board of Supervisors Legacy of Negligence -August 02, 2023
15. Unresolved community concerns regarding the Arnold Tesla Supercharger Station under construction at Meadowmont Center. Nine page analysis report with cover letter - Addressed to Martin Huberty, District 3 Supervisor - July 25, 2023
16. As referenced by in Megan Fiske's Letter to the Editor, above, Calaveras County Civil Grand Jury Report - Calaveras County Fire and Environment: Everyday is Earth Day - June 19, 2023
17. As referenced by in Megan Fiske's Letter to the Editor, above, Calaveras County Civil Grand Jury Report: TEACHING AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS: What the Animal Control Services Department Can Do Right Now - June 19, 2023
18. Complete Streets and the coming impact on Murphys - Email to former District 3 Supervisor Merita Callaway - March 6, 2020 

If Calaveras County government, business bureaus and utilities can't make and save money for themselves, how can they make and save money for you? 

1. Four Calaveras County Supervisors Under FPPC Campaign Scrutiny - October 16, 2024
2. Calaveras County Board of Supervisors Approves Additional Funding for SR-4 Wagon Trail Realignment Project - October 8, 2024
3. Calaveras District 3 Supervisor Martin Huberty's Theft of Time - October 2, 2024
4. Opposition Statement to Calaveras County Chamber Presentation - September 24, 2024
5. Wagon Trail Realignment Project Could Bankrupt Calaveras County - September 24, 2024
6. Wagon Trail Realignment Project: Calaveras' $53 Million Money Pit - September 24, 2024
7. Will the Calaveras Visitors Bureau Executive Director Jeopardize Calaveras County's Financial Integrity? - September 24, 2024
8. Opposition to $50,000 in Transient Occupancy Tax Funding to Prop-up Calaveras Chamber - September 24, 2024
9. How Misguided is Calaveras Government on Fiscal Responsibility? - September 24, 2024
10. Calaveras County District Supervisors Under FPPC Investigation - September 14, 2024
11. District 5 Supervisor Ben Stopper's FPPC Complaint Public Notice - September 10, 2024
12. 2 of 5 Calaveras County Supervisors are Under FPPC Investigation - August 30, 2024
13. Calaveras Supervisors Disregard Blatant Conflict of Interest - August 30, 2024
14. Three of Five Calaveras County Supervisors Scrutinized by FPPC - August 30, 2024
15. Allegation State Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil Conducted Fraudulent Fundraising Activity - March 14, 2024
16. Allegation: Senator Alvarado-Gil: Fraudulent Fundraising Activity - August 14, 2024
17. Public Corruption Allegations Against D4 Supervisor Folendorf - August 14, 2024
18. Board of Supervisors Election is Partisan, Asserts Calaveras County Republican Central Committee - Letter to the Editor - August 8, 2024
19. Why does the County Continually fund Calaveras Visitors Bureau? - June 26, 2024
20. Sudden Resignation Draws Ire of Concerned Angels Camp Taxpayers. Calaveras Enterprise reports: "Questions raised about a lead Angels Camp city official’s departure and temporary replacement and the handling of code compliance complaints were addressed this past week." Calaveras2024Election.com poses questions to City of Angels Camp Mayor, legal counsel and leadership. - July 24, 2024
21. Amanda Folendorf Campaign Finance Irregularities Under Scrutiny. FPPC Complaint filed requesting investigation into unaccounted $8,454.72 labor union contributions to “Folendorf for D4 County Supervisor 2020.”  - July 9, 2024
22. Recommendation to Set-Aside Calaveras Visitors Bureau's 2024-2025 Transient Occupancy Tax Funding - June 25, 2024
23. Is the Calaveras Visitors Bureau an Outlaw Business Bureau? -  June 11, 2024. 
24. Conflict of Interest Much, Calaveras Supervisor Martin Huberty - April 1, 2024. 
25. Lack of Ethics and Oversight Addressed to Calaveras Supervisors - March 31, 2024. 
26. Taxpayer Rights: CVB Nonprofit Corporation Type and TOT Funding - March 31, 2024. 
27. Calaveras County's Leadership Brain Drain Continues Unabated - March 31, 2024. 
28. Letter to the Editor: Calaveras Government & Visitors Bureau Mischaracterize Revenue - December 12, 2023
29. Transient Occupancy Tax Revenue Funding of Calaveras County Visitors Bureau, California Raises Serious Legal Questions Regarding a Five Year Legacy of Fiscal Mismanagement, Conversion of Nonprofit Corporation Type, County and City of Angels Camp Contracts, and Institutionalized Conflicts of Interests - September 27, 2023
30. Transient Occupancy Tax Revenue Funding of Calaveras County Chamber of Commerce Raises Serious Legal Questions Regarding their Decade-plus Legacy of Fiscal Mismanagement and Institutionalized Conflicts of Interests... example.... the glaring appearance of conflict of interests and loyalties with three currently sitting Calaveras County Supervisors as former leadership of the Chamber - September 27, 2023
31. Proposed Calaveras County Water District water rate hike prompts Calaveras County citizen worries - August 31, 2023
32. SEIU 1021's Thumb on the Scale of Calaveras County Elections - July 7, 2023
33. Tell SEIU 1021 No Funding of Calaveras County 2024 BoS Elections - July 2, 2023 
34. Calaveras County Chamber of Commerce Revenue/Expense Analysis - Part 2 - June 30, 2023
35. Calaveras County Chamber of Commerce Revenue/Expense Analysis - Part 1 - June 30, 2023
36. 2022 Annual Tourism Revenue ‘Real Purchasing Power’ Actually 5% Lower Than 2019 - June 23, 2023
37. $1,752,199.42... And... for what? Deep dive analysis of Calaveras County Tourism Marketing - Unrealized Revenue: Published to MurphysCalifornia.Biz in April 2023. 
38. SEIU 1021 | BOS Conflict of Interest Vote - March 28, 2023
39. Calaveras Supervisor's Game of 3 Card Monte with TOT Revenue - March 24, 2023
40. Calaveras Supervisors Ignorant to Self-Inflicted Tourism Decline - February 27, 2023
41. Trial date set for former Ione City Manager, Lori McGraw - January 2, 2023

1. Wittke supporter wants absolute transparency, honesty & integrity - October 30, 2024
2. Late Final Calaveras Grand Jury Report Raises Legitimate Concerns - July 26, 2024
3. Where's the Missing 2023-2024 Calaveras Grand Jury Final Report? - July 8, 2024
4. Calaveras County Grand Jury Acknowledgement of Board of Supervisors Corruption Complaints - July 6, 2023 
5. Calaveras County Civil Grand Jury Report - Calaveras Cannabis Dis-Jointed Report - June 22, 2023 - Several articles in the Calaveras Enterprise, reports in other California counties, and by other news stories and reports regarding the changing conditions of commercial cannabis cultivation prompted the Calaveras County Grand Jury (CCGJ) to conduct this investigation into the local cannabis industry. During our investigation, we found that several California counties are suffering from inefficient, impractical, and uncoordinated cannabis regulatory programs. Calaveras County is among those counties that have allowed cannabis cultivation but have not developed a regulatory program that addresses all environmental concerns in the County. Problems created by poor regulation include little to no reduction in the number of illegal cultivation sites, excessive tax burden on those cultivators attempting to grow legally, harm to the environment from widespread use of fertilizers, pesticides and other processing chemicals, pollution of the county’s water system, and uncoordinated regulation from numerous county agencies.
6. Calaveras County Civil Grand Jury Report - Calaveras County Fire and Environment: Everyday is Earth Day - June 19, 2023 - In our effort to identify areas of operational improvement for Calaveras County, the Grand Jury researched issues related to the Calaveras County Environmental Management Agency (EMA), the Calaveras County Office of Emergency Services (OES), the Calaveras County Air Pollution Control District (APCD), and the Fire Agencies within the County. Due to recent events related to wildfires, climate change, waterway pollution, and cannabis agriculture, the Calaveras County Grand Jury (CCGJ) chose to focus our efforts on these agencies. In order to help reduce the risk of wildfires and improve public safety the Grand Jury has identified several areas to improve. Our main area of focus is to increase public safety. This would be accomplished by improving the use of alert systems, identifying opportunities for more effective land use options, and increasing the effectiveness of fire control and prevention measures. With the limited staff and resources available to the EMA, they are only able to track and monitor individual infractions involving environmental hazards. However, from a systems standpoint; tracking, compiling, and analyzing countywide data from multiple agencies is impractical due to the lack of data for strategic planning purposes.
7. Calaveras County Civil Grand Jury Report - TEACHING AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS: What the Animal Control Services Department Can Do Right Now - June 19, 2023 - The Calaveras County Grand Jury (CCGJ) decision to investigate the Calaveras County Animal Services Department was in accordance with California Penal Code §925 which states in part “...investigations may be conducted on some selective basis each year.” The Grand Jury was interested in assessing the overall operations of the facility as well as the operations and management of the Animal Shelter. The Grand Jury concluded that the Animal Shelter, built in the 1950’s, remains inadequate. As reported in past Grand Jury reports dating back to 1987, the shelter is understaffed, unsanitary, underfunded, overcrowded, as well as unappealing and in need of replacement.
8. Allegation of WILLFUL NEGLIGENCE OF PUBLIC SAFETY by all current District Supervisors of the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors (Involving Moaning Caverns Adventure Park) - June 6, 2023
9. Allegation that multiple District Supervisors of the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors Knowingly Supported the Intentional Mischaracterization of a Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda Item of Potential Financial Impact (Involving Calaveras County Chamber of Commerce) - June 5, 2023
10. Allegations, with corroborating evidence, of UNDISCLOSED CONFLICTS OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS by ALL current members of the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors (Involving SEIU 1021) - June 2, 2023
11. Calaveras County Civil Grand Jury Report - Veteran Services Office: No Veteran Left Behind - May 26, 2023 - In the process of reviewing previous Grand Jury recommendations, the 2022-2023 Calaveras County Grand Jury (CCGJ) has identified improvement opportunities for the Calaveras County Veteran Services Office (CCVSO). With the resources allocated, CCVSO staff provides a high level of service to each veteran encountered. Past issues with consistent staffing and organizational changes have improved recently. However, the Grand Jury was able to identify areas that would help increase and upgrade service. With over 4000 veterans in the county and a small staff in CCVSO, any turnover in office staff will affect the quality and quantity of service to veterans. Succession planning and an increase in support staff would help provide consistent operations in times of staff turnover, vacations, or absences due to required training or other work.
12. Agenda Item #30 of the Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting - Public Comment Period - Ms. Andrea Colavita Pinkham, SEIU 1021 Labor Union Field Representative - Address to the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors Results in Above Grand Jury Complaint - March 28, 2023: YouTube.com Video Link: https://youtu.be/dH-rfdExyfo?t=887
13. Worth mentioning... CALAVERAS COUNTY MUNICIPAL CODES

• Prohibited activities—Conflict of interest.
• Code of ethics. 
• Prohibited activities—Designated - September 25, 2023

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