Welcome to Betsy Ross Patriots! This web blog is dedicated to enforcement of our immigration laws and protecting the sovereignty of the United States. We have a special focus on the illegal day labor site which is currently operating in Laguna Beach, CA. Please be sure to read the below article titled “We Have LOST the Battle of Laguna Beach.”

PHOTO REPORT: Congressman Staffer Witness to Day Laborer Crimes in Laguna Beach

On Wednesday July 23rd the California Transportation Department granted Laguna Beach the right to purchase the California State owned land where they have been illegally squatting and operating a day labor site (which aids illegal aliens) for the last 10 years.

Betsy Ross Patriots views this action by the State of California as giving the City of Laguna Beach AMNESTY. The state of CA has forgiven and rewarded the City of Laguna Beach for their illegal actions.

In the 1990s the officials of the City of Laguna Beach instructed the city police department to distribute flyers to Day Laborers that stated in both English and Spanish, “You are an important part of our community. We want you to stay here and make lots of money to send home to your loved ones.” City officials also agreed that the INS (now ICE) would NOT be called in to the city on the day laborers and assured the day laborers they were “safe” in Laguna Beach.  (Please see the DOCUMENTS section of this website and read the entire STATEMENT OF FACTS.)

The (now retired) police chief issued a statement that the Mexican Matricular card IS accepted as LEGAL identification within the City of Laguna Beach.  There have been many cases where possible illegal aliens have been protected and allowed to commit offenses American citizens would never get away with (See Gallery section of this website for photos of Laguna Beach police allowing a carload of possible illegal alien 15 year olds to drive away after a traffic stop.  Also see Gallery section for photos of possible illegal aliens loitering, gambling, and dashing through heavy traffic. AND view the PHOTO REPORT on the front page of this website for a report of Congressman John Campbell’s representative witnessing many crimes being committed at the day labor site)

In 2006 Betsy Ross Patriots discovered the City of Laguna Beach was illegally squatting on State land.  The transportation department ordered the day labor site EVICTED off the land immediately.  The City of Laguna Beach ignored the eviction notice and was able to work out a lease for the land with Caltrans for $420 per month. 

Caltrans then appraised the land at $1.2 MILLION and put it up for auction.  CA State law says any state owned land must FIRST be offered to other government agencies BEFORE being opened to the public.  No other government agency made an offer for the land.  Caltrans lowered the price to $950,000 and placed it on Public auction. There were MANY inquiries from the public, with one developer announcing he was willing to offer up to $1 MILLION for the land.  Betsy Ross Patriots was due to make an offer of $200,000.  Hours before the land was to go to auction to the PUBLIC the City of Laguna Beach sent Caltrans a letter stating if the land were to be sold to the public the City would immediately zone it as “open space” and therefore no commercial development would be allowed (There are MANY commercial enterprises along this road. Some within just mere feet of this particular land).

Caltrans pulled the auction from the public and spent the next several months reevaluating the value if the land were to be deemed “open space”.  Although State law says Caltrans is only required to do ONE appraisal on state owned land and they are only required to use THEIR OWN appraisers, Caltrans agreed to PAY for a SECOND appraisal and they allowed the City of Laguna Beach to choose the appraiser. 

Well Surprise! Surprise! This second appraisal came back that the land was only valued at $18,000.  And ANOTHER SURPRISE is that $18,000 is EXACTLY the amount the appraisers charged for their services.  Keep in mind Caltrans ended up selling the land to Laguna Beach for $18,000 and they also paid out $18,000 for the appraisal. So in the end the State of California made exactly ZERO DOLLARS on this land deal!!!  The land was originally appraised at $1.2 MILLION dollars, but the State of California has made ZERO DOLLARS on the sale!!!!  Why hasn’t anyone in our government investigated this transaction?

Please note here that the State of California is in the midst of a $18 BILLION deficit. State employees may have their pay cut to minimum wage, teachers are being laid off and public programs being shut down.  BUT, this land which was valued at $1.2 MILLION dollars is being sold to the City of Laguna Beach for a mere $18,000 and the State of CA is making ZERO $$$ on the deal.

Another important point is that the second appraisal stated that the BEST USE of the land would be “Open space”, but also stated that it would be appropriate for a small business such as a seasonal Christmas tree lot, pumpkin patch, OR a drive through Coffee/Shake shack.  (Many developers who showed interest wished to open a drive through coffee/shake/snack shack.)

Now that the City of Laguna Beach owns the land, they have announced it will be zoned as “Open Space-Recreation”.  BUT, they plan to continue to operate a day labor site on the land and in fact, they plan to IMPROVE the day labor site in order to make it more comfortable for the workers. So, although this land is being purchased with tax dollars and being zoned for use as a “park” open to the public for recreation purposes NO ONE in the public (except day laborers) can use it as such!!!  What family or group of tourists or Laguna Beach residents will want to go to this area and have a picnic??? NONE!  The “park” will be filled with day laborers!!!

Betsy Ross Patriots wonders how the State of California would allow a “park” to be established directly within FEET of a major State Highway (This road is State Highway 133. Please see photos in Gallery and Photo Report to view how close this land is to the state highway).  There have been MANY reports to city officials and to Caltrans of men running through traffic and soccer balls being kicked into heavy traffic. 

In the past the day laborers have been allowed to park their cars across the highway on a DIFFERENT strip of California State owned land, which is NOT included in this sales transaction. This strip of land is just about the ONLY FREE parking within the City of Laguna Beach. There have been many calls to Caltrans from tax payers who are concerned about the liability by the State if there were to be a mishap by someone who was parked on State owned land. Caltrans has instructed the City of Laguna Beach to monitor this strip of land for them and to see that the day laborers DO NOT park there.  The answer to this problem is that the City of Laguna Beach will allow the day laborers FREE PARKING in the city owned Act V parking lot, which is next door to the day labor site.  The Act V parking lot charges $10 a day to park there.  Beachgoers, tourists, and art festival patrons ALL MUST pay to park in this lot.  Day laborers are given FREE PARKING!

One last, but very important fact in this case is that Laguna Beach city manager, Ken Frank’s WIFE, Nanci Frank, sits on the board of directors for the day labor site. She has been on the board for close to 10 years. Betsy Ross Patriots finds this to be a HUGE conflict of interest.  We feel the city manager is making decisions for this day labor site under the influence of his wife’s “pet project”.

Betsy Ross Patriots calls on the media and all state government officials to investigate this land sale transaction.  We call on the ACLU to investigate the issue of FREE parking for day laborers while all others (Mostly legal American citizens) must pay to park.  We call on the Department of Justice to investigate the Laguna Beach police department and their actions in protecting and giving SANCTUARY to possible illegal aliens.

AND we call on ALL taxpayers and citizens of the state of California and the United States to join us in our objection and opposition to the City of Laguna Beach pertaining to this issue.

Please be sure to view ALL the pages of this website, especially the section DOCUMENTS, the GALLERY, and the PHOTO REPORT on the front page for more information

THANK YOU! 

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent on the issues that matter"--- Martin Luther King, Jr.

You may call:

CINDY QUON
Caltrans - District 12
Serving Orange County
3337 Michelson Drive Ste. CN-380
Irvine, CA 92612
949.724.2000

KEN FRANK, CITY MANAGER
City of Laguna Beach
505 Forest Avenue
Laguna Beach, California 92651
USA
(949) 497-3311
(949) 497-0771 fax

State Senator Tom Harman
State Capitol, Room 2052
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 651-4035
Fax: (916) 445-9263

950 South Coast Dr., Ste 240
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Phone: (714) 957-4555
Fax: (714) 957-4560

Assemblyman Chuck Devore
EMAIL: 

Office Locations
Capitol Office
State Capitol Room 4102
Sacramento, CA 94249-0070
Ph: (916) 319-2070
Fax: (916) 319-2170

Irvine District Office
3 Park Plaza Suite 275
Irvine, CA 92614
Ph: 949-863-7070
Fax: 949-863-9337

You may remember when I sent out the email about my encounter with a police traffic stop in Laguna Beach, where I witnessed 4 under-aged (15 years old) Latinos with NO identification on their persons at all, be allowed to get back into their car and drive away with only a citation.

You can view the pics here:
http://www.betsyrosspatriots.com/index.php/gallery/category/C27/

I went to the city council the following week and provided each councilmember the photos and a report about what I witnessed.  I asked the city manager, Ken Frank, for a clarification of what the Laguna Beach police policy was and I have yet to receive an answer.

BUT, these two incidents were posted in this week’s local Police Blotter.  (maybe someone got the message?)

http://www.lagunabeachindependent.com/Current/street_beat/

Broadway - 200 Block Urinating in Public + 5:51 p.m. A patrol officerdriving by saw a man urinating in a parking lot. Marco Antonio Mercado, 27, Rialto, was arrested for disorderly conduct. When it was determined that Mercado didn’t have documentation, he was turned over to ICE.

Laguna Canyon Road - 800 Block Traffic Arrest 6:18 p.m. Roselba Rodriguez Garcia, 34, of Dana Point, was arrested for driving without a license