[Kzyxtalk] from the AVA's "Mendocino County Today" (June 2, 2016)

[sako4 at comcast.net]

KZYX GOES DEEP, CHAPTER 2 

Background at: 

http://theava.com/archives/56787#14 




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Mr. Arteaga, 




As someone familiar with document requests submitted to the board in the past few years, I have to agree with Doug and Scott. 




I find your characterizations of requests from John Sakowicz to be particularly harmful not to him but to the station. I.e., "As if the station has nothing better to do than to hunt down every frivolous demand for this and that document that he extortionately demands! Screw him!" 




While treasurer Mr. Sakowicz requested and was denied access to basic financial reporting documents in direct violation of both the bylaws of the organization and of State and Federal law. The refusal to turn over even the most basic paperwork made it impossible for him to meet the standards of due diligence in his role as treasurer and put the station in an untenable position. 




As a board member Mr. Sakowicz was denied basic documentation that again, was his absolute right to see as defined by the bylaws of the organization and by proper governance requirements for a non-profit organization operating in California. 




Additionally, several document requests that had been made in the last 15 months asked for information that a regular member of the station had rights to see were denied to John while he was still on the board. 

As a follow up to one of those requests for documents several members of the organization including former board members and myself went to the station at the requested time for inspection and were met by police who had been called in anticipation of our arrival. At that time acting director Stuart Campbell gave us access to the public document folders that are required to be onsite, up to date, and accessible to members of the public regardless of their affiliation with the organization. Those folders were astoundingly devoid of the information that the CPB requires. 




Suffice it to say, these lapses endanger the viability of the station in very real and actionable ways. 




The fact that the station was not sued over these violations speaks mostly to the concern the petitioners, Mr. Sakowicz included, had of costing the station more money than that which had already been bled due the mismanagement by former GM John Coate. 




Frankly, you should thank Mr. Sakowicz and do whatever you can to make sure the current board is acting according to their legal responsibilities. 




Peter Kafin, Fort Bragg 




(Ed note: Peter Kafin is an attorney in Fort Bragg. According to the State Bar, he got his California bar card in December of 2014. But he’s no raw recruit.) 




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Mr. Arteaga, 




You were on the selection committee last Fall after Coate quit. If you have been reading these threads about Stuart Campbell, you are fully aware that Stuart appointed the selection committee with the exception of 2-3 people (I was one of those three); Stuart received the minutes of the meetings; saw the resumes; told the then Board that he was not a candidate to replace Coate, had three of the selection committee members: Eliane, Richard H, and Beth Lang write letters of recommendation for himself, after he announced he was a candidate two days from the cutoff to receive applicants resumes. Then, he was pissed off when a person with experience was selected. 




I am unclear as to why you are clueless to this unethical and unprofessional behavior. Stuart should NOT have been permitted to run for anything. Period. Where in the real world non-profit or not, does someone as unethical and unprincipled as Stuart Campbell get to sit on a Board after shamefully manipulating his candidacy for GM? 




John Sakowicz has left the board. He has his own show at another station soon to be syndicated with other stations. Stuart would have a cow if John S brought his show back to KZYX - even in a podcast. The bigger questions is this: Why? Why would Stuart have a baby calf if John had airtime at KZYX? Care to respond, Stuart? 




I didn't think so. 




Until the current Board embraces the obvious problems with the old guard, the station will not move forward. 




I have no dog in this fight. You as a Board member are responsible for everything that does or doesn't happen. 




Period. 




Mary Massey, Mendocino 



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