{"id":9159,"date":"2023-02-06T12:38:26","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T19:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=9159"},"modified":"2023-02-06T12:38:26","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T19:38:26","slug":"outrage-over-appointment-of-alonso-gonzalez-highlights-cronyism-and-deception-in-chula-vista-city-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=9159","title":{"rendered":"Outrage over Appointment of Alonso Gonzalez Highlights Cronyism and Deception in Chula Vista City Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"w-full border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 group bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\">\n<div class=\"text-base gap-4 md:gap-6 m-auto md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-2xl xl:max-w-3xl p-4 md:py-6 flex lg:px-0\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-4 whitespace-pre-wrap\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>The recent appointment of Alonso Gonzalez by the Democrats on the Chula Vista city council is a prime example of cronyism and deception at its worst. Despite loud and clear opposition from citizens against the appointment of Devonna Almagro, a known associate of three council members, the council members decided to appoint another friend, Alonso Gonzalez, who has a troubled financial history, including tax debt, DUI charges, suspended business licenses, and a foreclosed property.<\/p>\n<p>This raises serious questions about what the council members knew about Gonzalez&#8217;s financial problems before voting for him. If they knew, why did they appoint him to a position of public trust and responsibility? And if they didn&#8217;t know, why not? Either way, the council members have shown a lack of judgment and integrity in this decision.<\/p>\n<p>Citizens are encouraged to attend the Chula Vista Council meeting on February 7th at 5:00 pm at the Chula Vista City Hall to reconsider the appointment of Gonzalez and demand that he resign if he can&#8217;t handle his own financial affairs. The council members must understand that the citizens expect them to appoint individuals with integrity, honesty, and a commitment to serving the community.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s time for the Democrats on the Chula Vista city council to step up and show that they are committed to transparency, accountability, and good governance. The citizens deserve nothing less.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/7Feb2023gf.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9161\" src=\"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/7Feb2023gf-260x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/7Feb2023gf-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/7Feb2023gf-295x340.jpg 295w, https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/7Feb2023gf-130x150.jpg 130w, https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/7Feb2023gf-768x886.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/7Feb2023gf.jpg 975w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The recent appointment of Alonso Gonzalez by the Democrats on the Chula Vista city council is a prime example of cronyism and deception at its worst. Despite loud and clear opposition from citizens against the appointment of Devonna Almagro, a known associate of three council members, the council members decided to appoint another friend, Alonso&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6236,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Outrage over Appointment of Alonso Gonzalez Highlights Cronyism and Deception in Chula Vista City Hall - San Diego News Desk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=9159\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Outrage over Appointment of Alonso Gonzalez Highlights Cronyism and Deception in Chula Vista City Hall - San Diego News Desk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The recent appointment of Alonso Gonzalez by the Democrats on the Chula Vista city council is a prime example of cronyism and deception at its worst. 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