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Obituaries
Darrold Duane Efflandt Jr.
The Efflandt Clan is heartbroken
to announce the passing
of their beloved brother, Darrold
Duane Efflandt Jr., age 59.
Darrold passed away peacefully,
surrounded by family, on Wednesday,
October 17, 2018. He was
born on November 17, 1958 to
Betty (Foy) and Darrold Efflandt,
Sr. Darrold has lived almost his
entire life in El Segundo, and with
his passing, is the last Efflandt
to still reside in this town.
Darrold lived his life to the fullest doing
things he loved, such as spending time with
his family, fishing, helping others, and being
the gracious host of the Alley Bar. Not only
Jackie Stroh
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will this exuberant, giving, gentle
soul be missed horribly by his
four sisters, Betsy, Jill, Mary
Jane, and Joni, their spouses, and
all the nephew and nieces that
loved their Uncle D., he will be
missed by the many friends and
acquaintances of El Segundo that
experienced his kindness, silliness,
and generosity first hand.
Services for Darrold Efflandt
will be on November 17, 2018, at
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in El Segundo,
at 12 pm. In lieu of flowers, Darrold suggested
donations to the Union Rescue Mission, at Urm.
org, a charity he has supported throughout the
years. He is forever in our hearts. •
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Letters
Facts From
Government Sources
The facts in my 11/1/2018 letter, and the
information flyers I authored that were distributed
citywide, came from official government
public record sources, including El Segundo
Unified School District (ESUSD), L.A. County
Clerk, State Treasurer, California laws, City of
El Segundo, and TransparentCalifornia.com.
Transparent California uses California Public
Records Act requests for pay and pension data
for government employees throughout the state,
and posts the data on their website.
Ray Gen’s 11/8/2018 letter used false accusations
and personal attacks to cover-up the
evidence of massive ESUSD and El Segundo
police and firefighter union corruption that I
exposed.
Gen is an El Segundo High School English
teacher and Teachers Association (union) member.
He was at the center of ESUSD corruption
going back to 1996, when he organized illegal
use of school district fcilities and resources to
support Democrat Mike Gordon’s City Council
campaign. Gen had high school students illegally
construct hundreds of campaign signs in
the high school wood shop. Gen violated state
law, and the state and federal constitutions,
by using public resources to support a political
campaign, including California Education
Code section 7054, which can be punished as
a misdemeanor or a felony, with fines and/or
imprisonment.
I quoted the Measure ES text from the Official
Sample Ballot (pages 67-68): “Proceeds
of the bonds may be used to pay or reimburse
the District for the cost of District staff”
(salaries and benefits). And taxpayers do pay
most of the school and city employee pension
contributions.
– Mike Robbins
Pay-For-Play
Ray Gen (11/8/18 letter) made numerous
personal attacks against Mike Robbins to divert
attention away from the real issue. Mike did
residents a favor by exposing evidence the school
district used pay-for-play corruption to fund the
$80,000+ campaign for School Bond Measure
ES. Mike posted copies of the Fair Political
Practices Commission (FPPC) 460 forms filed
by the Measure ES campaign committee, which
was created by school board member Nancy
Cobb, at PublicSafetyProject.org.
The Yes on ES contribution data in Mike’s
“Vote No on Measure ES” flyer came from
two 460 forms filed with the L.A. County
Clerk. They show sixteen contributions totaling
$76,249,99 from construction- and technologyrelated
businesses that make money from
school bond property taxes. Three $10,000
contributions were from architecture businesses
in Houston, Texas; Omaha, Nebraska, and
Rancho Cucamonga, California. An $8,500
contribution was from a construction company
in Dallas, Texas. Six $5,000 contributions and
six $1,000 to $2,000 contributions were from
construction- and technology-related businesses,
and lawyers. ESUSD’s law firm gave $5,000,
which appears to be a conflict of interest. El
Segundo taxpayers probably paid them over
$1 million over the years. A company that
contributed $1,500 sold four modular classroom
buildings to ESUSD and wants to sell more
(2/14/2017 ESUSD board meeting minutes).
This pattern indicates the school board and/
or district solicited these contributions. Businesses
don’t donate $5,000-$10,000 expecting
nothing in return. The 460 forms show the
campaign was managed from Oakland, and
the slick campaign mailers were designed,
printed, and mailed in Berkeley.
– Marianne Fong •
Jackie Stroh was born
December 19, 1933, in South
Dakota, to Harry and Gladys
Borden. Jackie was young when
she moved to California. Jackie
grew up in Torrance, California
and graduated from Torrance
High School in 1952. Jackie, at
the age of 19, married Jay Stroh
in 1952. Jay and Jackie had
three children: John, Jodie and
Jill. In 1966, the family moved
to El Segundo.
Jackie passed peacefully on
November 6, 2018 with her
husband and children by her
side. Jackie is survived by her
husband, Jay, of 65 years, her
three children, five grandchildren,
and one-great grandchild.
Services for Jackie will be held
November 16, 2018 at 11:00 am
at St. John’s Lutheran Church in
El Segundo. •
See Calendar of Events, page 9
to serve and elevate our children’s education
and I hope I will get to work with them in
some capacity in the future.”
In another race of particular interest to El
Segundo, two local residents ran for West Basin
Municipal Water District’s Division IV directorship.
Division IV also includes Culver City,
Malibu and West Hollywood as well as seven
unincorporated communities. Scott Houston garnered
a second term by capturing 79.38 percent
of the vote, while Joe Lococo received 20.62
percent. “I’m proud of the work we’ve done
to ensure our community receives clean, safe
and affordable water, and of my efforts to improve
transparency and accountability at West
Basin,” Houston said. “You can see my attention
to community engagement is working by the
significant number of folks who voted for me to
continue this work on behalf of the ratepayers.
It’s a responsibility I take very seriously and I
am ready for the challenges we face ahead.”
Lococo expressed his gratitude to the community
for their support during his campaign.
“You never lose – you learn,” he said. “The last
few months have been very interesting and a
wonderful learning experience. We would like
to especially thank everyone for their help,
donations and of course your vote. I have
said all along that El Segundo is the heart and
soul of the South Bay and I truly mean that.
Congratulations to Mr. Houston on your win.
Let’s just say there are going to be a lot more
eyes in the future watching the West Basin
Board of Directors and their voting practices.
Let’s be smarter about water.”
In other notable races within the key districts
that include El Segundo, the incumbents came
out on top with sizable victories. Congressman
Ted Lieu won another term by defeating Kenneth
Wright in the United States Representative
33rd District race. He carried 68 percent of the
vote versus 32 percent for his opponent. For the
26th District, State Senator Ben Allen captured
75.63 percent of the ballots cast, with Baron
Bruno garnering 24.37 percent. For the 62nd
District State Assembly District, Autumn Burke
cruised to reelection with 81.70 percent of the
vote versus Al Hernandez’s 18.30 percent. •