Bernie stiffs California town for $23,000

[Huntington Guy]

Man of the people...

[67Builder]

Back in June in the run-up to the California primary, the Sonoma County town of Cloverdale welcomed Bernie Sanders to the city airport where more than 6,000 people cheered on the Democratic presidential contender.
Cloverdale isn't used to presidential rallies or big crowds — the town itself only claims 8,800 residents — so town officials had to call on neighboring burgs' police forces to give their cops a hand for the June 3 event. Healdsburg and Sebastopol, along with county Sheriff's Department deputies pitched in. In addition, four fire departments worked the rally.

All those extra police officers and firefighters piling up overtime costs money — $23,000 to be exact. Cloverdale officials told the Santa Rosa Press Democrat that Sanders' advance team assured them that local public safety agencies would be reimbursed.
But when city officials presented the Sanders campaign with the bill, instead of payment they got the runaround.

According to the Press Democrat, Casey Sinnwell, national director of scheduling and advance for the Sanders campaign, on July 13 acknowledged receipt of the bill for "uncontracted security services," but stated that the U.S. Secret Service takes the lead on all security matters and "any local law enforcement organization contacted by the Secret Service to assist in security should discuss matters related to costs with the Secret Service."

That was news to the Secret Service, which denied any responsibility for paying local public safety expenses.

David Thomas, special-agent-in charge of the San Francisco Secret Service office, told the Press Democrat that "generally localities pay for the first responder resources utilized, unless they have an agreement with some other party, campaign or donor."

And that was Cloverdale's big mistake: It didn't get the deal in writing.

With the event scheduled only 48 hours after they were alerted, town officials didn't have time to draw up a contract, they say.

Maybe they thought that Bernie Sanders, champion of small-town America values, would honor a verbal agreement.

They'll know better next time.

Dude! your avatar is hypnotic and annoying.May the fleas of a thousand camels infest your armpits.

[MSA77]

Can these people be any more shameless? After Cankle's failed 2008 campaign, there were people left chasing money for unpaid bills for years. Of course it was never reported by the the media left wing lapdogs. These were mostly small business owners that got stiffed for things like catering at campaign events, so to add insult to injury, she was raising cash, with other people's money, by refusing to pay her bills. They even did fund raising to help her "extinguish her debt." It's completely understandable being to busy to pay your bills when you are you and your hubby are banking millions for speeches. They have actually accumulated almost a billion dollars. Which is worse, that their foundation took hundreds of millions, while she was in office as Sec of State, and there was business dealings requiring her approval, or that they diverted money donated by people that truly thought they were helping poor, impoverished people from starvation, etc. but was going to pay for things like travel in private jets, like Gulfstream's that run about $5,000/hour. They are equally horrible, I guess.

[crashguy]

Whats the big deal .... all that Bernie has to do is tell his supporters that showed up to in kick in $3.80 each and it's covered....

[bigbore44]

It gives a an updated meaning to the slogan "feel the Bern"....Yep - right in their keasters.

[Mad Russian]

Comon guys, give Bernie a break! You all know he was shafted by Debbie and the DNC, and we all know that his supporters don't have a pot to piss in. Where's he supposed to get that kind of scratch?

[anothersteve]

He must have run out of other people's money.
Later, Steve

[LiDad]

So much for your word is your bond!

[sheeple]

Socialist not paying what he owes? That's surprising.

[bigbore44]

They done got DEM- OH'D.

That's what you get from the redistribution of wealth type people. They certainly showed them how it works lol.

[pandm]

Back in June in the run-up to the California primary, the Sonoma County town of Cloverdale welcomed Bernie Sanders to the city airport where more than 6,000 people cheered on the Democratic presidential contender.
Cloverdale isn't used to presidential rallies or big crowds — the town itself only claims 8,800 residents — so town officials had to call on neighboring burgs' police forces to give their cops a hand for the June 3 event. Healdsburg and Sebastopol, along with county Sheriff's Department deputies pitched in. In addition, four fire departments worked the rally.

All those extra police officers and firefighters piling up overtime costs money — $23,000 to be exact. Cloverdale officials told the Santa Rosa Press Democrat that Sanders' advance team assured them that local public safety agencies would be reimbursed.
But when city officials presented the Sanders campaign with the bill, instead of payment they got the runaround.

According to the Press Democrat, Casey Sinnwell, national director of scheduling and advance for the Sanders campaign, on July 13 acknowledged receipt of the bill for "uncontracted security services," but stated that the U.S. Secret Service takes the lead on all security matters and "any local law enforcement organization contacted by the Secret Service to assist in security should discuss matters related to costs with the Secret Service."

That was news to the Secret Service, which denied any responsibility for paying local public safety expenses.

David Thomas, special-agent-in charge of the San Francisco Secret Service office, told the Press Democrat that "generally localities pay for the first responder resources utilized, unless they have an agreement with some other party, campaign or donor."

And that was Cloverdale's big mistake: It didn't get the deal in writing.

With the event scheduled only 48 hours after they were alerted, town officials didn't have time to draw up a contract, they say.

Maybe they thought that Bernie Sanders, champion of small-town America values, would honor a verbal agreement.

They'll know better next time.