Looks like some people aren’t too friendly downtown:
On Sep 21, 2012, at 8:11 PM, Dgolon@aol.com wrote:
Steve,
I’ve had time to reflect on our meeting and your friendly greeting to Mike Nolan as he passed us. I’m contemplating attending each of your campaign events and asking you about the company that you keep. Don’t you see how wrong this is?
Thanks,
Dave
818-434-5873 (cell)
That’s Dave Golonski writing to school board candidate Steve Ferguson last week. Apparently, DG’s delicate sensibilities went into overdrive at the sight of some community friendliness down at the Golden Mall– it was just too much for him.
Ferguson replies. Keep in mind that he’s the kid:
Dave are you kidding me? You know Nolan frequents downtown. I didn’t pick the place to meet and at no time during, before or after our meeting have I spoken about this meeting with Nolan.
During our meeting I requested nothing more than respect from you during the campaign season. That is all. Clearly based on the tone of your email even that basic courtesy cannot be afforded to me or anyone else who affiliates himself/herself with someone you don’t like or disagree with.
Mike Nolan may have a bad mouth on him and yes, at times, his language is colorful but his choice of words and opinions are not my responsibility.
Dave, I would love you to attend my campaign events and I would love you to ask me that question and, after I’m done responding, I’m sure more than a few people in attendance would love to ask some questions of you.
So I have to ask, as Mayor, is it your new position not to engage all perspectives when forming policy? This way of thinking is both outdated and absolutely toxic to this community.
I’m tired of the divisiveness in this town Dave. It is not your role to decide who can talk to whom, it’s not your job to decide what opinions get heard. Frankly, you aren’t the man I met almost twelve years ago. You aren’t the man who once encouraged an eleven-year-old, Steve Ferguson, to speak his mind freely.
Dave you really break my heart. This office has changed you, 20 years has changed you and now your bitterness, anger have lead you to make decisions on the council that are both unwise and completely irresponsible.
Dave you can call me at anytime or email me anytime you choose as I welcome your perspective. But please don’t believe for an instant that because this request is coming from our city’s Mayor that I will abandon my own commitment to inclusiveness and respect.
I’ve included the Burbank Leader, Fronnie Lewis of Media City Groove and Semichorus to this response as this is my official position on this issue for the campaign.
Best regards,
Steve Ferguson
What was Ferguson supposed to do instead: beat Nolan up? Challenge him to a duel in front of the new Gap?
And notice how Golonski says that he’s contemplating asking Ferguson during campaign events about the company he keeps? Not just one, but “each.”
Sounds like a bully boy. And over this.
Most people reflect upon and contemplate things like the secret of the universe, etc. Not DG.
Doesn’t he see how wrong this is?
Burbank, California 
Thank you Steve Ferguson. Well done.
Now I can wonder if my neighbor didn’t say “hi” back to me last week because she received an email from the mayor to ignore me. Before reading this I thought she just didn’t see me drive by. What else has Mayor golonski been telling people to do in Burbank ?
Maybe the test will be if your neighbor places a Golonski for city council sign in her yard.
I let Golonski stick a sign in my yard one time, because he was on my porch and insisted on doing it but when he left I had one word for his sign – FIREWOOD.
You apparently weren’t the only one over the years.
This guy Golonski has started a firestorm about his own conduct.
He’s littered the landscape with those he’s pressured to do his bidding and then cast aside.
Can his acolytes on the City Council distance themselves fast enough?
Good morning, Dave–Ha ha ha ha!! That Ferguson kid sure turned the tables on you. How sweet it it is. Can’t wait to see what candyass form of retaliation you attempt to use to silence him. Good luck, schmuck.
Golonski had better not lay a hand on Steve Ferguson. If he does many of us will come down ready to sign recall papers on the fucktard.
LOL!
“I’m tired of the divisiveness in this town Dave. It is not your role to decide who can talk to whom, it’s not your job to decide what opinions get heard.”
The above sure sums it all up. The divisiveness in town has a source and that source is Dave Golonski.
Ferguson’s response to Golonski is what I would expect from a mayor. It is firm yet compassionate. Go Ferguson you got my vote for standing up and setting Golonski on the righteous path. Come on Golonski you might try to show some compassion to people.
If I had been told about the mayor’s email it would have been hard to believe. This proves how bad our process is for selecting our mayor here in Burbank. So did Mr Golonski bully and threaten his fellow council members to get his mayor position ? Perhaps he emailed them and threatened to do something to embarass them or maybe their families ? This is outrageous and goes to show the dirty under belly of the mayor and his office in Burbank. What other email threats has this mayor sent out and to whom in our community ?
Good for Ferguson. He stood up to the mayor. In my view the mayor’s letter is a clear threat and it is innappropriate and wrong. It is also a very bad example to our children. I am proud that Ferguson stands up for people and does not believe in treating people we may not like as sub human. The mayor is very wrong in this attitude.
and some people wonder why I am no fan of David Golonski. The man might smile when a camera is on him but the damage he has done to this community is a deep scar.
Well, this is indeed what they call ‘prima facie’ evidence of a nasty and retaliatory temperament.
It gives creedence to all the other accusations about his bad faith activities.
This is an amazing exchange. Reading Golonski’s comments I get the image of his laying awake all night , unable to sleep because as he says in his own words I’ve had time to reflect on our meeting and your friendly greeting to Mike Nolan as he passed us.
Golonski’s words bring an image into my mind. There goes Golonski and Ferguson, talking about God knows what, and here comes Nolan walking toward them.
I picture a wide smile on Nolan and Ferguson smiling back as he says hi. There to the side of Ferguson is Dave Golonski with a sour look on his face and a glare coming from his eyes as his forehead turns red. Of course Golonski refuses to exchange any acknowledgement with Nolan.
Later at night Dave Golonski climbs into his bed and just can’t fall asleep. He CONTEMPLATES just how WRONG it was for Ferguson to say hi and flash a smile to someone who dared to breathe the same air as Dave Golonski.
As Golonski tosses and turns he plans on how to take care of this situation. He can not allow someone to have a friendly exchange or simple courtesy in Burbank with someone he has deemed to be an undesireable. By morning Golonski has a solution, he will send an email to Ferguson and threaten to expose him for being kind and courteous in Burbank.
Unable to see how wrong he is Dave Golonski hits the send button and gets a smile on his face as he has a styring sense of pride that he has taken one more step to remake Burbank in his own image.
He sits today in his Mayor’s office, in the chair we paid for at the computer we provide as a community authoring even more hate as we read this today. I see a lot wrong with this picture.
I love how this is the kind of stuff that Golonski reflects and contemplates upon.
Of course, he really doesn’t. He’s just using bumptious language.
Erasing all doubt we now know the real character of our Mayor and it’s an embarrasment.
The asking at each campaign event is really over the top. Imagine if Ferguson actually did something what Daviepoo would threaten to do. The flip side is that the mayor has far to much free time on his hands to even consider showing up at each campaign event to ask about saying HI to Mike Nolan. The mayor is a petty person that needs to get his panties out of that wad.
That’s the part that got me, yes.
The second time I read it, I quickly realized that Golonksi was actually threatening Ferguson with harassment. It’s bad enough that he reprimands him for saying hello to someone, but then he tells him that he’s considering taking reprisal for it by possibly interrupting “each” of his campaign events to put him on the spot.
Pretty good proof I say (in writing) of a thuggish policy in general. Wonder if this echoes other incidents in our local government?
Hey Semichorus it has shades of the police mess all over it. Wonder how many Golonski emails went to the police department ordering harassment of people or reprisals if the cops did not comply with the Golonski demands. Makes me really wonder.
In the past Golonski had people like Will Rogers, Charlie Lombardi, Todd Campbell and various staff people do his dirty work for him. Now it looks he’s having to make threats on his own, since many of his soldiers have abandoned ship except the “bad apples” still at the BPOA, or those whose livelihood or homes are dependent on him.
I think Dave Golonski would have been thrilled, exicted and happy had Ferguson tried to beat Nolan up for him.
As you say here, the kid, shows more commitment to what is right and far more wisdom and compassion than the mayor does.
I am very impressed with Ferguson 🙂
Ferguson for City Council screw the school board. If he stood up to Dave like this during a campaign if any of the candidates brought up issues like this we might throw the Dave and Jess show out!
Didn’t I read on here something about Golonski’s no personal attack rule ? Gee Golonski your email reads to me like a personal attack on both Nolan and Ferguson. Even worse the attack turns to a direct and pointed attack. Just were you saying about personal attacks Golonski ??? Well maybe you just forgot to add to the we do not allow personal attack statement that exception that they are fine if they come from you. Golonski is a two faced lian.
What about all the personal attacks of Dr. David Gordon? He has done his best to get other councilmen to attack Dr. Gordon as well. It is the personal orientation and training by the experienced politician, Mr. Daviepoo for every new councilman. What about when he threatened to have Dr. Gordon prosecuted when Daviepoo had the real conflict of interest? How about the personal attacks to claim Dr. Gordon should never be made mayor? He must have threatened the other councilmen if they had any balls they would have voted for Dr. Gordon. What about when he was marching all over town with his hateful campaign against married couples in Burbank and putting up all those signs? What about when he goes after people he doesn’t like who “accidentally” get enough votes to get on the police commission, like Brady or Jim, the car guy with the cool 1950s Chevy. The Mayor is a total Menace to Burbank.
Anonymous your right. We need to replace Golonski with somebody like Ferguson . What Ferguson shows me here is that he sees the job as representing people while Golonski sees the job as controling people and foisting his failed ideas on people. Ferguson actually shows a deep understanding of office while old worn out man Golonski shows it’s all about him and his power here.good grief how could the rest of the council make this man mayor of Burbank.
No we want Ferguson on the school board Anonymous our kids need him but since we have people from out of town on boards and we have someone on two boards why can’t we put Ferguson on the school board and the city council ? They meet on different nights and Ferguson can replace Golonski. I also like other ideas I read here so we can:
1. Make Gordon mayor
2. Put Ferguson on the school board
3. Put Ferguson in Golonski’s seat on the council
4. Make Chief Lachase city manager
5. Get a new city attorney that knows something about the law
6. Replace Talamantes with Frutos
7. Start fixing our streets
8. Fix the police department
9. Get rid of the Verdugo bike lane
Most of these are ideas I have seen on this blog and I like them all !
I agree with the points above especially when it comes to the Police Chief. I got to talk to him at the forum the police commission held and was very impressed with him. I don’t ever remember any other police chief holding open forums like that. He could bring great things to all of Burbank if he were city manager.
I agree with you Doug. We need Chief LaChase as the next city manager. He could bring some real law and order to the city and really straighten out the mess if he were city manager. It is time to STOP with all the hankey pankey down there and stop with the paybacks to old politicians sons and daughters. From what I have seen, most of them are incompetent in the jobs they have been in, most especially Judy Wilke and Justin Hess.
So telling the mature attitude of the young guy while the mayor acts like an immature child throwing a temper tantrum. No wonder the city manager and everyone is leaving city hall can you imagine the temper tantrums that people are forced to put up with from this spoiled child mayor ? What an embarassment to this city Golonski is. This is the Talamantes standard for who should be mayor, the biggest bully in town is his best choice while he overlooks Gordon.
Over the years Dave Golonski has been behind most dirty campaign tricks, lies, and abused the power of his office as well as police power during campaign seasons. He always gets particularly vocal when he is mayor. He has repeatedly intimidated staff, people in the community, businesses, appointed officials, politician-wanta-bes and other council members. I anticipate that Mr. Golonski’s intimidation will end with either his indictment for political corruption or he will be defeated in the next election, hopefully both.
Thank you, Steve Ferguson, for having the courage to bring forward this disgusting behavior by the mayor. He should resign. He does not reflect the community and you already have my vote … but I agree with another poster, you need to run for City Council. It is time for people to stand up against the Golonski tyranny.
Ferguson is a complete asshole. Look how he’s willing to throw Golonski under the truck for political points. Looks like Ferguson is afraid of a few simple questions about his friends. He has no chance of getting elected. There are going to be plenty of people gunning for him during this race and he doesn’t stand a chance. Ferguson has plenty of enemies and now you can add our Mayor to the pile. Even people like Larry Applebaum can’t help but explain how underqualified he actually is. Way to post whatever he wants Jim. Just proves you are as much an asshole that Ferguson is. No queers on our school board they just create problems!
Poor Dave!
Yes, he should be allowed to threaten and “contemplate” harassing people in peace and secrecy. No matter how petty.
Sure after all the Golonski is Mayor that gives him the right to threaten and or torture anyone he wants, great logic there parent.
Go ahead and say it Concerned BUSD Parent we all know you believe that queers as you call them should be rounded up and sent off to work camps right ? Throw veterans like Nolan in with them right ? You and your pal Dave Golonski are bigots,
Such anger busd parent. Your venom should be aimed at Mr Golonski. These emails are not about being gay they are about basic human rights and courtesy. I would hope that basic human dignity and courtesy would be expected and practiced by all of our community.
Hey parent face the truth here Golonski I am guessing chose to write this crazy email all by himself unless you are admitting you wrote it for him. Try re-reading it the mayor threatens Ferguson if he shows any friendliness to Nolan. The email is more about the mayor’s vindictive actions toward Nolan than about Ferguson.
I worry for your children with the things you say.
Hows taco night going there parent ???
The mayor commits abuse of office and threatens people and you call the victim an ass hole ? You are certainly an unreasonable and insensitive person.
Both S Ferguson and M Nolan should go to court with this email and get a restraining order against the mayor. Wouldn’t that mean that the mayor must leave the council meetings if either of them came in to speak ? The police could escort the mayor out so Ferguson and Nolan would be able to exercise their constuitutional rights as citizens and the mayor could not interfere and threaten them.
I don’t think the mayor’s done anything yet to warrant a restraining order.
Plus, Golonski would just try to get the other guy arrested for being in the same room with him, if there was one.
Golonski has a list of restraining orders against people in Burbank primarily because they tried to respond to his crazy abuse. If this email doesn’t prove there is political corruption by Golonski and discriminatory practices against others I don’t know what it is going to take. Golonski is a liar, a bigot, in addition, he has repeatedly given away tax dollars or land to curry favor for his personal needs, and he has been involved in ordering police investigations and harassing people in the community he doesn’t like or feels threatened politically by.
This guy needs to step down for his abusive behavior but he won’t because dirty politics is his way of earning a living and keeping medical benefits for his family. He obsesses and carries grudges against anyone has a different opinion than his, especially if they dare to talk about it as Nolan has repeatedly over the years. It simply is not allowed in Golonski’s world order.
Anyone who thinks this email is appropriate and not a serious threat needs to go back to school. Heaven help your children.
Bigot I’m not sure; but snob, yes.
It was very apparent 10 or 15 years ago, when he’d always be complaining about the look and condition of industrial-y areas like Burbank Blvd. Or his famous claim once that Burbank’s many old alleyways were a “mistake.”
His solution has been– over the years — to cut down our old-fashioned blue collar utility in favor of some ersatz design idea about appropriate suburban living. He’d be much happier in Orange County for sure, with all those benches and planters and other street-embroidery.
Let me get this right. Golonski attacks Nolan for clapping. Golonski threatens Ferguson for waving at Nolan. Golonski attacks Guerro for paersonal attacks.
Golonski has been a busy bee this last week hasn’t he ? This makes the attack on Nolan transparent Dave, thanks for the transparency.
Golonski attacked Nolan because he has something against Nolan and not because Nolan did anything wrong any more than Ferguson did anything wrong showing the simple human to human courtesy which Dave calls a friendly greeting.
Maybe Golonski would be happy if we all spit at people he has something against ? Maybe he can say therefore I Dave Golonski, mayor of Burbank do hereby proclaim that the following people are not to be shown simple human courtesy ? I bet half of Burbank would be on that list and best bet is you had better not be a minority.
Nolan needs to find a good attorney and sue the mayor and the city for interfering with his Constitutional rights. He has been targeted by Golonski for personal reasons and Golonski is misusing the power of his office to carry out personal hatred toward people. That’s called denial of rights under color of authority, I added that so the worthless city attorney can look it up in her cliff notes of law.
Yea no need to wonder why so many people sue Burbank for civil rights violations.
Since the city attorney apparently can’t read the code that is in plain language that prohibits people who reside outside Burbank to be appointed to boards, commissions and committees, I doubt if she can understand your last sentence, Roger. She is probably wondering whether that section is marked red or blue because “color of authority” must have something to do with color charts, not the law. LOL
As far as cliff notes, whoever led the charge to hire her must have fallen off a cliff on their heads. No wonder they would not let a council member ask a question. She can’t even speak up and say, the code requires the people to be residents.
As for the rest of the council, none of them can read anything either if it conflicts with what Dictator Mayor Golonski wants. Wilke will surely be his choice for city manager, she agrees with him about everything he wants her to agree with. The Dictator has run every department she has been involved in for years, she has been his puppet, just like many others. This is exactly why we need someone who is not someone’s sister, brother, mother, husband, wife, or in-law, related to half the staff in the City Manager’s job. We need Chief LaChasse running the City. He certainly knows what the police department can legally be asked to do and would never stand for Golonski’s petty harassment and abuse of police powers. We surely do not need Judy Wilke, she proved she can’t even read the code Tuesday night. All she can do is read the Dictator’s lips.
I am in utter and total misbelief. The mayor sends emails scolding people for being cordial yet sits at council meeting telling people they must be respective to him ? This is crazy. We try to teach our kids simple courtesy and now can wonder if the mayor is ordering them to disrespect and disregard people ? I totally believe this is the real Mr Golonski and it explains his blatant disrespect and contempt for Dr Gordon. I am left to wonder what else the mayor says when we are not watching him on television. Who has he threatened today and who did he order to do what today. This is terrible and the man should be removed as mayor because this attitude does not reflect our community values.
With this email we have all been welcomed into the dark and sinister real world of Mr Golonski. Plots against people, misuse of police powers, misuse of city attorney prosecutorial powers all know no limits when it comes to Golonski getting his own way. Want to know why we have a police department in a shambles ? Look at the mind set of Golonski in this email. He is the 20 year leader of this city and his leadership has been sneaky, sinister and destructive. This email is nothing new, we just all got to see the real Golonski that lurks in the shadows of Burbank looking for his next victim.
Golonski and his thoughts are about as dark as it gets. The dude is a serous control freak and a complete embarassment. He needs to pull the stick out of his ass and understand he is not better than everyone else. He makes more than his share of mistakes and we are all forced to pay for them.
Is it only me or does Mayor Golonski’s email read like an edict from a king or dictator ? It shows no respect for other people what so ever and we should be proud that the council majority made this man mayor to represent our city ? It’s time for the people to start electing the mayor of our city.
Something tells me that Dave would have loved to watch a duel, sure enough he would issue a statement at the next council meeting how abhorant and irresponsible the duel was and leave out the fact he ordered it to take place. Just what else that happens in Burbank is ordered by Golonski ? Makes me wonder for sure. Great response by Ferguson by the way.
Golonski only gives “basic courtesy” to those he has a use for or has found a way to exlpoit. If you do not fall into one of those two categories you will not get any “basic courtesy” from Golonski period. Golonski is a user and an exploiter and that’s the end of the story.
This really explains a whole lot. I never voted for Golonski and no one in my family ever voted for Golonski. No one I know ever admits to voting for Golonski so I always scratch my head and wonder how Golonski gets elected.
This answers it. The people who vote for Golonski are those people who drive very rude. They are the people who try to run you over when you are crossing a street on foot. They are the rude people that cut infront of you in line. All the rude and obnoxious a holes in town support and vote for Golonski. It makes sense now because this email from him clearly identifies him as a rude obnoxious a hole that is inconsiderate to others and their feelings.
Now I get where he gets his support from and why his supporters are the way they are.
The main lead title of this story should have been
Mayor Dave Golonski reveals himself in public.
Why the Burbank police not investigating Dave Golonski for conspiracy to deny Mr Nolan his rights ? I mean come on he throws the guy out of the meeting without provocation and threatens others not to even say Hi to him ? Sounds like a conspiracy to me.
I think it’s just him.
Unless he’s planning on sending his goons and tenants after people.
I wonder if tenants get a free months rent for doing goon work. What with that redevelopment money gone Dave is on hard times when it comes to hiring people.
You just know some of those tenants — I’m sorry, concerned members of the community– are going to be working overtime this next election season.
Get ready for more of that comfort-dog training crap.
First I want to sincerely thank Mr Ferguson for standing up for what is right. Then I want to I want to assure Mr Ferguson that there is nothing wrong with being cordial and polite despite what Mr Golonski says. Mr Ferguson your position on the issue is the correct position and the mayor’s position shows what is wrong with our government. I will be voting for you and when the campaign begins and I will proudly display your campaign sign on my business property. Our nation is being torn apart by the attitude and action of men like Mr Golonski and all of us need to speak out against it. I will join my voice to that fight after reading this email.
The time for Dave Golonski to stop honoring himself has come. The feds have arrived and it appears they have switched from “Bad Apples” to oranges. DG will ultimately stand for “Done and Gone”!
The conspiracy might include goons’ thugs and tenants but Golonski tried to stop Nolan from speaking at city council meetings and has tried to get just how many people to shun and ignore Nolan ? I see this email to Ferguson so how many other people has Golonski threatened to shun and ignore Nolan. I don’t believe Ferguson is the first and only person threatened in Burbank by Golonski. Who is Golonski working with to punish people ? Could it be the BPOA board members ? If anyone is helping Golonski it becomes a conspiracy as the group conspires to deny rights to people in Burbank. Don’t forget the meeting with a school board member about the school board appointment. What was discussed and was there a conspiracy ?
I think most of us, if we can, need to show up next meeting and ask the mayor to respond to this. Pretty simple actually.
It’s pretty simple – Steve Ferguson met with me and I told him that the people he associated with was a reflection of his character and pointed out that Mike Nolan routinely refers to the City Attorney as “the runt”. He didn’t seem to think that was a problem and apparently plans to pal around with Mike while he continues to engage in this behavior. I support anyone’s right to criticize to their heart’s content. This isn’t criticism, this is a hateful personal attack and this community should not tolerate this. Maybe Steve will see the light and speak up.
Dave Golonski
Dave,
I never said I was okay with Nolan calling anyone a runt. But the difference between you and I is that I still believe that Nolan has the right to say what he believes and, as our City Attorney, she should defend his right to say it as well, even if she is personally offended by it. It is not my role to police the masses, or to control thoughts or opinions of any individual in this community, including people I consider to be friends. Yes, Mike Nolan is a friend of mine and I am unashamed of that fact. What he says and what he does is ultimately not my problem or responsibility. There’s a lot you can learn from Mike. There’s no doubt he has the mouth of a sailor but behind all of that is a heart of pure gold. Dave you and I have a vastly different view of humanity.
You challenge me to see the light Dave. The reality is, that I have. You see Dave, I don’t discount people’s value to our political process because I disagree with them. I don’t label people with terms like crazy and evil in an effort to render their voices mute in society. In fact, I cherish dialogue and I welcome dissent because, ultimately, that is the beauty of a civilized society.
Like I said in my email, I welcome your perspective Dave. It’s clear we differ on this subject of inclusiveness. Clearly people agree with you and others agree with me. And because I would love to hear more of your perspective I would love to arrange, with you, to have a public discussion and community forum on topic of “Respect in Civic Participation.” I’m free any night the week of the 15th. This is not a joke. You are the figurehead of this community and I think it’s important that you have the ability to express your view as both you and I will be facing an election on February 26th. Let’s make this happen.
Best Regards,
Steve Ferguson
I would attend a forum like this provided the public is able to ask some questions. I have a whole lot of questions of Mayor Golonski regarding the police department and the part he played in it all. I do not buy he was called to a deposition and part of that deposition was made private because he has no involvement. Let’s get everything out in public mayor.
Yes we need forums where people can ask the mayor all the questions they have and really get honest answers. That doesn’t happen when I watch council meetings ever.
Steve,
First let me apologize for the horrible comments that some have made here. That goes for both Concerned Parent and Longtime 91505, neither of which seem willing to disclose their identity. There really is no place for bigotry and hatred. I believe people resort to it when they have no substance to add. Having said that, I totally agree that Mike Nolan has the legal right to say all kinds of outrageous hateful things. I also believe that folks that want to represent our community should stand up and let him know that this behavior is unacceptable. It has nothing whatsoever to do with whether you disagree with someone on an issue, it’s much more fundamental than that. Let me ask you, what do you think should happen to a student that uses this kind of behavior to harass and bully another student? Perhaps something to think about. I am sure we will have numerous occasions in the future to discuss “Respect In Civic Participation” and I look forward to it.
Dave Golonski
Dave,
Vastly different scenarios, I believe the comparison falls short in several ways. As we are not dealing with children we are dealing with grown adults.
Amy Albano is an appointed official of this community, you are an elected one. Understanding that your role is to serve the public, the two of you must also understand that the role comes with criticism from the public. The two of you also understand that the only legal limit to that criticism comes when there is a tangible threat to your personal safety. There is not a tangible risk to you or Ms. Albano from Mike Nolan. The fact is that both of you can resign your positions at any time if you feel the role you accepted is a little too much to bare. A student doesn’t have that option and so different actions would be taken. But that comparison is being utilized as nothing more than a distraction from your behavior as the Mayor of this community. So let us get back on point.
What you are asking me to do is to ostracize a member of this community because his words are, at times, offensive. That is wrong. And when I failed to adopt your approach you chose to send me an email that promised nothing more than petty viciousness on your part. You ostracize in an effort to preserve a standard of morality, that you have personally established, but fail to realize that by doing so, you yourself become the bully.
But the real issue is that this is a recurring pattern with you. If you were a private citizen and you chose to ignore and bad mouth Mike Nolan, that is your perogative. But you are using public office to conduct a personal vendetta on one individual. And, again, this is not the first time. Bullying by definition is a repeated behavior. You don’t agree with Mike Nolan and so you bully him by not only threatening me for waving at him, but also by bashing him in front of the Burbank Chamber of Commerce. You don’t like what Dr. Gordon has to say so you bully him by denying him the opportunity to serve this community as Mayor. You didn’t like what Bob Frutos had to say on the campaign trail so you bullied him by not voting to reappoint him to the Burbank Police Commission.
So let me ask you this. Were I to be elected to the School Board, how am I supposed to crack down on bullying on our school sites when our students can see the Mayor’s failed example on the subject, every time they pick up a newspaper to do a current event?
Ferguson you just nailed it on the head, the mayor is not a private citizen he is the mayor and as mayor he is telling people he will harass them if they say “HI” to Mike Nolan.
That’s abuse of office and it’s worse than anything Mike Nolan has or could ever say.
No wonder so much police misconduct occurred in Burbank when a councilman and Mayor Dave Golonski abuses and misuses his office the way he does.
Mayor talks about comparing apples to grilled cheese sandwiches. I am guessing you are aware that a student does not have full and complete free speech in school not to mention a student does not have the right to say hateful things to another student but certainly has the right to come to a school board or council meeting, fill out a card and say whatever is on his or her mind. Fundamental to free speech is a rather wide angle when it comes to criticism of government or government officials. Are you seriously that dense that you don’t get the difference here ?
” I also believe that folks that want to represent our community should stand up and let him know that this behavior is unacceptable.”
Then why have you not practiced this brlief when it has come to the disrespectfull attitude of those who work for this city ? Don’t employees of the city represent this city ? Start with the city attorney’s office and take a good hard look at how they have represented this city Mr Mayor.
Rather inconsistent there Mr Mayor.
Hey Dave, since you have honored us with your presence and you brought up bullying.
WHAT DOES THAT EXACTLY MAKE YOU?
I know, AN IDIOT!
It’s obvious there must be an election coming up. Otherwise, you wouldn’t give any of us the time of day, let alone even apologize!
LET’S VOTE THEM OUT BURBANK!
Let’s be honest here. The Mayor is attempting to make the biggest issue in Burbank what word Nolan uses and when he uses the word.
Nice try Mr Mayor but the truth is you are using Nolan as a diversion in the hopes that people will not ask you about the real issues.
How about some truth and some transparency from you and a liitle less smoke and mirrors.
When Nolan talks about the picture of the beaten person with an eyeball hanging out for example can you explain ?
When Nolan talks about ta-taas can you please explain ?
When Nolan asks about a city attorney taking the 5th so as not to suffer from self incrimination in criminal matters could you explain ?
See Mr Mayor there are issues in Burbank and yes many of them could be called bully issues, abuse issues and even discrimination issues but check it out Nolan is not the one doing it he is the one asking about it.
How about a liitle less duck and cover and a little bit of honesty from you Mr Mayor ?
Note to mayor the nasty comments you apologize for come from your followers who in my view follow your example. Make note please.
Mayor due to the fact I read your email to Mr Ferguson I am very puzzled as to why you did not urge everyone not to say hi to longtime resident, however as you note you do not know who longtime resident is so perhaps you could order us all to no longer greet anyone in Burbank ? Surely that would be a way to punish the offender correct ? Your apology for what someone else says is so pretentious of you and leaves me wondering when you will apologize for your own email aimed at unreasonable punishment of Nolan.
Hey Mayor
I get that you feel certain people should be placed on the undesireable list and Nolan should get a spot there. So after you spanked Ferguson in your email for giving a friendly greeting to someone he passed by why didn’t you go the next step and offer a list of what he should have done instead ? You like to criticize his friendly friendly greeting but where is the suggested solution and what he should have done. Do you suggest he punch or kick Nolan when he sees him passing by or what ?
No way. I would not go to one of those meetings , because I watch them on tv and see how the city threatens and harasses people who go to their meetings. I have heard of people getting followed and harassed by cops after going, people getting their tires punctured all kinds of things.
Well, well well busy being petty while the DeBell Golf Course goes broke and the Burbank Recycle Center gets shuttered for fraud against the state ? Mayor Golonski claims to be the voice of experience and reason but in reality he is responsible for what exactly ? Has he been fixing the streets ? NO Has GOlonski been getting the Verdugo pool up and operating for families ? NO Has Golonski gotten busy The things that matter to most of us have all been fuck@#d by Golonski. Instead Golonski drives the city manager out of town and sticks biker lanes in our streets. He changes the street light timing so we sit through 3 lights to cross an intersection and then inbetween all of that mischief the guy has time to send emails determining who should talk to who. Golonski needs a real job and I suggest he start mowing lawns because it will have him out being sustainable and it fits his intelligence level. As for running a city he is in over his head, so go mow some lawns Dave.
The really sad thing about this story is that Golonski would give any time to a no-nothing fool like Ferguson!
Who the fuck does Ferguson think he is? I mean honestly the guy is clearly a fucking asshole. Nolan’s a child molester and Ferguson’s a queer they must share that passion. Ferguson is completely violating the trust of the Mayor, who respected him enough to sit down with him.
Don’t you all realize that none of this blog bullshit matters? None of your votes mean anything because golonski will win. He always does and always will as long as he runs.
Why do you all waist your time with this bullshit blog with its bullshit posts? Get a fucking life and move on! If you don’t like Burbank get the hell out of town.
Ferguson will not get my vote in fact I plan on telling the whole world about what a fucking asshole he is and what a dumb cunt his mother was and the whole world will know how horrible he really is.
So who are you voting for?
(p.s., normally I correct typos, but the “waist” was just too glorious to remove.)
Fixing typos won’t help here but what will is voting out Golonski. The goons and tenants got a call from Golonski just like you predicted Semichorus.
Steve Ferguson’s mother is dead and has been since he was 18. She died of cancer asshole.
I met Ferguson for the first time recently and I have respect for him. He is of sound and reasonable mind and given the opportunity to vote for him would be an honor.
Doesn’t state law classify all correspondence from the mayor as open to the public ? Just asking. If it does I would like to see every email he has written as mayor.
If you don’t like Burbank get the hell out of town ? Now that’s a real show of tolerance but I will accept you share the same attitude as Mr Golonski who you support. Is that the same thing you said to the city manager to make him leave ? Golonski and his crew are really embarassing to our community.
Oh he is voting for let’s make a deal with the BPOA guy named Applesauce.
I think that Dave Golonski has violated the trust of the voters and taxpayers of this city.
Sure art that is exactly how government should function right ? There are the classy people and those classy people should just decide what’s best for those who just don’t belong in our group ? Why would the mayor waste time talking or especially listening to some person who just does not fit into the elite group. Great democratic government there Art.
Longtime, thanks for the insight. Now crawl back into your cave.
I completely agree with Chad longtime can now return to the cave. thanks for sharing longtime
Longtime91505, your comments mirror the thug conduct of your favorite politician — Dave Golonski. Sounds like he associates with people of like mind and confirms the mentality of both of you, one hateful personal attack after another.
Longtime91505 = Bratt Loutinsox, and yes, we’ll be hearing a LOT from “both” of them between now and April . . .
I doubt it’s him, but who knows.
If not Brett than Dave, hair down after a few drinkies, himself……
Compared to Longtime91505 I would have to say Mr Nolan never utters a discouraging word. I certainly hope the mayor expresses his outrage at the comments by Longtime91505.
Burbank is a great community however its unfortunate that in city hall and in the police department we have so many people that are intolerant of others.
The mayor’s conduct I believe is over the top and serves only to add to the divisions in our city. As mayor he is elected to represent everyone and not only those who he happens to like. As a mayor his message should be a message of tolerance and not a message of divisive hate.
Does it seem to anyone else like Mr Golonski has a conspiracy theory that he is directing at Mike Nolan ? I mean come on the city attorney may leave because Mike Nolan yelled at her ? Seriously ?? I think it’s more likely that the city attorney may leave because Mr Golonski has been a bully to her.
What’s going on here is classic Burbank campaigning– make it look like the nutcases are the problem, and that they’re all nutcases.
Then, create false associations between a candidate or two and the rabble– in order to discredit the candidate(s).
It’s 1999 all over again. But I don’t think it’s going to work this time.
It is obvious Golonkdog has no supporters on the blog. I am not one of them. We need to get behind whoever Golonktard is running against to get him out of our city. Golonkchubface knows the game to well. We should promote the shit out if him and send him to Waste Mgt. or Southgate.
I will drive down to South Gate and tell the city council there that Golonski would be a great choice to administer their waste management if he asked me to, for that I would drive down to South Gate and your request Dave.
In all honesty I could not even trust Golonski to run a landfill, look at the Burbank Recycle Center amd what happened there. What you want to be the clock is ticking on some news breaking about what he has been doing at the landfill, it’s close to the golf course right ? He just did a peachy job running the golf course into the ground.
Didn’t Golonski want to grow blue-green algae in Burbank to create bio fuel to be sustainable? That algae is on the news this weekend, It’s toxic and it is causing people to get sick. Exposure to it from touching it or even inhaling it in the air makes people deathly ill according to the news. It stinks and it is toxic. Didn’t Golonski start growing this stuff at the waste water plant and think it was a great sustainable idea ? Does anybody else remember this and is that algae still there because if it is we should get it out of Burbank before it makes people sick,
Yeah, it’s right here:
http://burbank.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=6&clip_id=893&meta_id=66958
Wonder what ever happened to that idea?
It is all just too slimy and loaded with germs just like Golonski!
BTW the person who posted about Ferguson betraying Golonski’s trust by exposing DGs threatening email is really a sick-o. Ferguson shined the light on a dirty politician’s hateful threat. If more people came forward and exposed Golonski’s dirty tricks, personal attacks against others and bullying Burbank would be rid of him at the next election.
Maybe the Golonski dream of algae was rejected just like the Golonski idea that no one In burbank should talk to anyone Golonski doesn’t like idea. The guy comes up with some very stupid ideas it seems.
Good question I wonder if they are growing the algae and selling it at a profit. Sort of Recycle center style oh and not telling us as citizens how much money is being made and where that money is going. What’s the going rate for algae these days anyway ? Soilent green anyone ?
“I’ve had time to reflect…….” on the the tone & style of the 2010 memo about slimy algae.
The “tone & style” of memo’s from City Staff have certainly changed.
They no longer recommend “taking a position”, they take a position and recommend that the “elected’s” rubber-stamp it.
We’ve been watching the “Glee Club 2012”.
Exactly. They also automatically answer for the council after orals.
A letter to bring algae to Burbank requested and recommended by councilman Golonski ? Here we go with the golonski green stuff again. Not sure how you found that link but it speaks for itself. The funny line in it is that says by supporting algae the city will be seen as supporting emerging green technology. We need to support and grow algae for that to happen ? Just watch any council meeting and there is Golonski pushing some overpriced green technology on us all. Why didn’t the bike lanes show that we wrap ourselves around green and get stuck in traffic, wasting gasoline and increasing the stress in Burbank. How about those flower planters in the middle of San Fernando that make left turns impossible. Are those for growing algae or what ?
Golonski’s claim to fame is bringing algae to Burbank ? Why am I not surprised by that one.
Why is the Verdugo swimming pool sitting there another full summer empty and looking like a trash site ? Why did Golonski close it and leave our kids with no swimming pool ? Did somebody get a bonus at our expense to leave our pool unsueable ???
Maybe the city manager is leaving Burbank bcause he knows the algae Golonski is growing will make him sick or maybe he is just sick of Golonski algae ?
Everybody I talk to says city manager Flad is leaving because he just can’t take Dave Golonski anymore. From watching Golonski during council meetings I can understand why city manager Flad has had enough of Golonski.
Yeah, that thing a couple weeks ago was interesting.
Golonski needed to fastrack something, and so he mentioned it to Flad and Flad put it on the next agenda. Then Bric gets mad about it– why no 1-step, 2-step? — and so then DG ultimately undercuts Flad and leaves him swinging in the breeze.
Also, if only some of these stories about Golonski interacting with staff are true, then DG is violating the BMC. Only the CM can direct city employees on any matter.
Golonski has never felt that the Burbank Municipal Code applies to him he sees it as a club to use on others who don’t play his way. Don’t be surprised if he doesn’t come up with a new agenda item that adds a BMC regarding who residents of Burbank are and are not allowed to talk to. He is drunk with his belief that he is the ultimate authority of what is best for everyone in Burbank.
I don’t think that Golonski interacts with staff I believe he issues orders to staff.
I certainly know that the city manager didn’t leave because South Gate is a great opportunity and a paradise. Since Golonski wanted people to go to the South Gate City Council meeting and tell them how great City Manager Flad is …… I think Golonski wanted to drive Flad out of here.
The Golonski idea of growing the algae can result in the algae spreading and contaminating the fresh drinking water causing it to be contaminated and harmfull to humans and pets. Maybe it’s stupidity or maybe it’s yet another attempt to find a reason to charge us more for water as they create the contamination and charge us to clean it up.
I’m getting heat here but Ferguson learned how to be a jackass from his mother. She was a viscious bitch. I remember her from Burroughs. The family she created is filled with nothing but complete lunatics. Now her kid is burning the whole town down
Golonski, I’ve defended you for years and I’ve had your sign for years. And now you’re attacking me. Go fuck yourself.
So longtime91505 wants us to believe that his “longtime pal” golonski-whatever is a medical marvel quite capable of demonstrating that he has been soooo anatomically corrected as to be “able” to “go…..himself”!
Pretty difficult to wrap one’s brain around that one.
Maybe one of our many cartoon shops could sketch that up?
Zzzzzzzzz, Give it up you disinformation dope
Longtime91505, pretty bad that you have to pick on a dead person. If my sister was a vicious bitch I can’t even begin to think what you are. The subject is about Steve and Dave not Steve’s mother. You need to shut your F***ing mouth up about his family as I’m sure you wouldn’t want people to say things about someone who has died in your family.
Longtime91505 whoever you are I hope you know how horrible your words were. You probably never even met her. I knew Lori from First Pres. Burbank. I remember she was always cooking and cleaning for hours in the kitchen and served hundreds of people who needed a warm meal. She would serve the meals and then go table by table and talk to people and pray with them. She was one of the few people who wasnt afraid to do that. No person is perfect but if there was a flaw I never saw it. She gave me advice and helped me through some of the most difficult times in my entire life.
If you know Steven you know he is his mothers son. He cares about people and he always has. This is a young man that at twelve worked as a babysitter at the church only to donate the money he earned to a woman who lost her job. Steven also doesn’t mind challenging powers that be when he believes someone is wrong. He got that from his mother too. He even stood up to our pastor on more than a few occasions and thats why it doesn’t surprise me that he’s pointed out this email.
I also was there as he was losing his mother. This young mans childhood was ripped from him. He doesnt smile like he used to. But I never once through all of that saw him stop giving back to this community. And while his mother was dying I saw him continue to go to his park meetings.
This is someone who actually inspires people. How long has it been since any of the people we vote for have been inspiring. Say what you will, but you will never ever understand who this young man is because you didn’t watch him grow up and struggle, like I did and until you do understand him I don’t believe you are qualified to judge him or any member of his family.
Steven, you know who this is and I hope you know your mother loved you very much and she would be so proud of you. Don’t give up. Don’t let them get you down and call me when you get your signs!–T
I saw your Ferguson for School Board website. I plan to get a sign and stuff from there. I am voting for Ferguson all the way dude!
The leadership of this city really is vicious to people. Where else in Amrica does a mayor send threats and orders via email about saying Hi to people, only in Burbank.
Seriously Golonski has done a very good job tearing and burning this town down. He became mayor again what in May ? Since he became mayor the city clerk and city treasurer resigned. Since he became mayor the city manager resigned, Since he became mayor the city offered a settlement to Rodriguez. How’s that for starters when it comes to the great leadership of Golonski ? Kinda FUBAR if you ask me, and since he became mayor it seems like they meet secretly with the city attorney almost daily and always report they did nothing ? So what does golonski like so many secret meetings so that the poor taxpayers can pay for his dinners ?
Longtime91505 the lowest of the low picks on someones mother but to pick on someones mother who has passed away is beyond the lowest of the low. Funny how Nolan gets criticism for calling the city attorney “the runt’ and that criticism emailed out from the mayor serves as the example to attack someones mother. Then again that’s the type of behavior our mayor inspires with his bully behavior so no real surprise. Also no surprise you would proudly display a Golonski sign in your yard, that sign always has stood for everything that’s wrong in Burbank.
Longtime, you’re a piece of work. How old are you? I feel like I’m reading the rant of a lonely 14 year old.
There is a lady that gets up and talks at council meetings who is named Irma, she is the one with the accent. Watching the meetings it appears to me that Mayor Golonski does everything he can to show complete contempt for residents who take time our of their day to come to those meetings. Emily Luddy acts as if no one was there and no one said anything unless of course there is someone from the Rancho or someone who talks about green sustainable things. Talamantes seems to always tell them they don’t understand how he is doing his due diligence and Gary Bric generally just sits and tells everyone they are 100 percent wrong.
The only council member that really thanks people for coming is Dr Gordon. Dr Gordon is also the only one who actually responds to people and acknowledges that they gave up time in their life and came to the meeting as if they matter at all.
Sometimes I hear the council members talk about how so few people come to the meeting, yet I know they would be upset if everyone came, took five minutes and kept them sitting there all night long.
Personally speaking I usually feel that the people who do go there and speak are saying what I feel, or speaking for me so why would I need to come down and take my time or theres to repeat what was already said by a resident to them. Instead of doing that I sit at home clapping for residents brining up my questions and my issues with things in Burbank.
Sometimes I think watching council members that most of them do not get that while there maybe only 10 people who come down there and speak those ten people are speaking for hundreds and often thousands of us.
Golonski doesn’t like Irma Luz because she will occasionally confront him with one of her many ‘before and after’ tapes of old council meetings. Golonski has been known to say one thing at one time, then something completely different at another.
Or he’ll deny that he ever said such and such, but then there’s Irma with an old tape.
I really think Golonski hates everyone that comes to meetings. He would move it all to closed session if he could.
Golonski
Luddy
Talamantes
Brick
I have one thing to say, THEY DON’T CARE ABOUT US!
Well Luddy told us all tonight that is she disagrees with you she turns off and doesn’t hear you anymore. No wonder she gets along so chummy chummy with Golonski with that attitude.
I wish Luddy would go watch the rerun of herself from last night. Seriously ignorant looking and sounding saying when she hears someone say that woman she simply tunes out, turns off and doesn’t listen anymore. Can she please explain what she has against pronouns ? Does she only respond to nouns ? How about adverbs does she have a thing against adverbs as well ? Purely childish behavior Emily Luddy.