The latest snag to hit the Bay Area’s troubled attempt to build a Motorola 700 MHz LTE system for first responders involves serious accusations about radio spectrum rights. It appears that Alameda County Sheriff Gregory Ahern may have acted beyond the scope of his authority in signing a spectrum lease agreement. San Jose Mayor Reed says that he and his staff have been unable to find any indication of Ahern’s authority to sign the documents. Furthermore, it appears that some agreements related to “Project Cornerstone” have been executed by government officials on behalf of “make believe” entities that don’t legally exist.
The documents that have been sent to me indicate strong evidence of political corruption and conspiracy to commit fraud in the Bay Area.
Read more about the spectrum-rights issue in Urgent Communications.
The questionable relationship between San Francisco and Motorola dates back to at least 1995 when the SF Grand Jury submitted a scathing report which documented impropriety related to a $50 million radio communications system that was reportedly obsolete at time of purchase. A Federal judge found that the city had violated its own laws and rendered the Motorola agreement moot. The system was eventually purchased without regard to the judge’s finding.
See for yourself. Here are links to recent correspondence related to BayWEB and Project Cornerstone (PDF files) (Updated 12/13/2010)
- 03/26/2010 – Motorola’s application to NTIA for broadband (BTOP) grant
- 09/08/2010 – Letter from City of San Jose and County of Santa Clara to U.S. Commerce Dept (NTIA)
- 09/16/2010 – Laura Phillips of Bay Area UASI letter to San Jose Mayor Reed
- 09/17/2010 – Laura Phillips of Bay Area UASI letter to Santa Clara County Exec
- 09/22/2010 – San Jose Mayor Reed requests disclosure of BTOP grant details
- 09/16/2010 – Laura Phillips of Bay Area UASI responds to San Jose Mayor Reed
- 09/30/2010 – Letter from County of Santa Clara to Bay Area UASI
- 10/01/2010 – Letter from NTIA to City of San Jose and County of Santa Clara
- 10/12/2010 – Letter from San Jose Mayor Reed to Alameda County Sheriff Ahern
- 10/12/2010 – Letter from City of San Jose and County of Santa Clara to NTIA
- 10/14/2010 – CalEMA letter to Bay Area UASI reviewing Project Cornerstone
- 10/15/2010 – Letter from City of San Jose and County of Santa Clara to CalEMA
- 10/15/2010 – Letter from Alameda County Sheriff Ahern to San Jose Mayor Reed
- 10/21/2010 – Letter from San Jose Mayor Reed to Alameda County Sheriff Ahern
- 11/01/2010 – BayWEB Quarterly Report to the FCC
- 11/01/2010 – Letter from Santa Clara County to US Inspector General
- 11/02/2010 – UASI request to FCC for waiver of deadline for lease fee
- 11/15/2010 – Sheriff Ahern’s response to PRA request
- 12/06/2010 – Letter from Santa Clara County and San Jose to Alameda County Supervisors
- 12/07/2010 – Ultimatum from Alameda County Sheriff’s Office to Bay Area officials
- 12/07/2010 – Proposed letter of intent re BTOP suggested by Alameda County
- 12/08/2010 – Email from Santa Clara County Exec to Alameda County Sheriff’s Office
- 12/10/2010 – Letter from SF City Attorney to BAUASI Approval Authority Reps
More documents related to BayWEB and Project Cornerstone are available at StimulatingBroadband.com and Scripd.org.
- Scribd – StimulatingBroadband.com new documents
- Scribd – BayWEB /UASI governance and personnel
- Scribd – BayWEB / BayRICS
- Scribd – BayWEB / East Bay Regional Communications Systems Authority (EBRCSA)
- Scribd – BayWEB / 700 MHz RFI
The following links are to PDF documents related to formation of the Bay Area UASI, the BayWEB “teaming agreement” and the formation of the BayRICS Policy Group.
- 07/01/2007 – Memorandum of Understanding forming Bay Area UASI
- 03/15/2010 – BayWEB Public-Private Cooperative Agreement
- 07/07/2010 – BayRICS Policy Group (first) meeting minutes
Links to my previous articles related to the improprieties at Bay Area SUASI
- 08/15/2008 – The appearance of impropriety (part 1)
- 03/22/2009 – The appearance of impropriety (part 2)
- 04/21/2010 – The appearance of impropriety (part 3)
- 09/09/2010 – The appearance of impropriety (part 4)
- 09/29/2010 – The appearance of impropriety (part 5)
Click here for a comprehensive list of documents related to BayWEB.
—
No user commented in " The appearance of impropriety (part 6) "
Follow-up comment rss or Leave a Trackback