[Kzyxtalk] Kzyxtalk Digest, Vol 26, Issue 3

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Amen. 

I'll bring the inspection up and Stuart Campbell's deplorable behavior in filing a false police report at tomorrow's debate, Doug. 

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From: "Doug McKenty" <dougmck at gmail.com> 
To: "kzyxtalk" <kzyxtalk at lists.mcn.org> 
Sent: Wednesday, March 2, 2016 11:38:14 AM 
Subject: Re: [Kzyxtalk] Kzyxtalk Digest, Vol 26, Issue 3 

The bylaws specifically state that members have the right of inspection. The fact that we had to threaten to sue in the first place to inquire as to the fiscal soundness of a non-profit we are members of was absolutely absurd. 

The fact that the police were called when we performed the right of inspection only goes to show the lengths that the staff and board were willing to go to prevent members from seeing this information. 

Instead of pretending that we were being unnecessarily aggressive in our actions, it seems to me any reasonable person would question what staff was trying to hide, especially considering the GM resigned the day after he received our demand to exercise our rights as members. 

The new GM has been acting much more reasonably towards our request and informed us that much of the information we requested is simply unavailable due to poor record keeping protocols which she is currently working to rectify. 

It is my feeling that if more members of KZYX had concerned themselves with the fiscal and operational health of the station years ago, rather than pretending that those of us who cared enough to look into it were being somehow irrational and mean spirited, we could have saved our community radio station from losing 30% of its membership and hundreds of thousands of dollars in community support over the past decade. 

I hope many of you take this entire experience as a lesson concerning what happens to community resources when transparency and oversight go by the wayside due to lack of community concern. 

Please stop shooting the messenger and in the future take responsibility for your part in insuring that important community resources are used for the benefit of the community and function through a transparent and democratic process. 

Doug McKenty 


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On Mar 1, 2016, at 9:56 PM, Robotech < robotech at mcn.org > wrote: 




It should be noted that this was a suggestion of your own accord? (well kinda) : 

"Oct 2, 2015 Dear Mr. Campbell and Ms. Courtney: 
........" 
"We intend to proceed with the inspection on October 7, beginning at 1:00pm, at the Philo office.  It is not clear from your letter that you intend to refuse access at that time. Pursuant to the Corporations Code, you would need a court order to do so." ........"We thank you in advance for facilitating the inspection on October 7.

Doug McKenty
John Sakowicz
King Collins
Norm de Valle
Peter Kafin "

So, calling the Sheriff when it was known that people would be "storming" the building to view private membership records is NOT out of the ordinary.

A useless and wasteful endeavor anyways...

Did anyone ACTUALLY get anything out of "inspecting" our personal membership records? 

NO.

Although cake and coffee are always nice - glad to see our membership dues going to something like that - forget keeping the station open during "regular business hours" ...


Just keep playing the music ...

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On 3/1/16 6:44 PM, kzyxtalk-request at lists.mcn.org wrote: 

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From: sako4 at comcast.net Subject: [Kzyxtalk] Stuart Campbell
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The AVA in "Mendocino County Today" (March 1, 2016) writes: ?WHEN A SMALL delegation of station critics went to KZYX a few weeks ago prior to regime change, management called the cops. Post-regime change, Ms. Dechter, the new station manager, met the same critics with cake, coffee and unimpeded access to the information they sought. A major change for the better has happened here.? 




The asshole who called the cops was Stuart Campbell, who was the interim GM at that time at KZYX. He wasted scarce law enforcement resources. Three patrol cars from the MCSO showed up at the Philo studio for the non-event. I complained to Sheriff Tom Allman. In truth, Campbell filed a false police report. 




Stuart Campbell is the same asshole who tried beating Lorraine Dechter out of the GM job. 




How? 




By first emphatically saying he had no interest in applying for the GM job ? remember, Campbell was the interim GM at that time ? then picking the chair of the search committee, then stacking the search committee with with his buddies and requiring the search committee to copy him on all confidential correspondence. Stuart Campbell finally applied for the GM job only one day before the closing deadline for applications. 

It was the most blatant conflict of interest and abuse of power that I have ever seen at a 501-c-3. 




And to think that Campbell calls himself a ?professor of ethics?. What bullshit. 




Stuart Campbell is now running for a Board seat?the programming representative. 




Lorraine Dechter, watch your back! 




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