Culver City Observer -

Dear Editor,

Vote for Murray for West Basin Municipal Water District.

I received a phony campaign slate mailer titled “SAVE PROPOSITION 13 NEWSLETTER” with Scott Houston’s name and photo in it. It’s not a newsletter at all, but a deceptive campaign slate mailer that has nothing to do with Proposition 13.

This is ironic. The current newsletter of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, founded by Proposition 13 sponsor Howard Jarvis, honors Mike Robbins as a “Hometown Hero” for leading the successful campaign against El Segundo Measure A and its11 tax hikes last April, despite city unions contributing $17,500 to the “Yes on A” campaign.

But Scott Houston supported Measure A and Houston ran for Democratic Party Central Committee on 6/3/08 as a self-described progressive (extreme liberal).

A call to HJTA confirmed they do not endorse Scott Houston, and have no connection to nor control over that slate mailer. Houston paid to get his name and photo in it, as indicated by the asterisk next to his name.

Many slate mailers are tailored for Republican or Democrat voters, telling them what they want to hear, featuring candidates who paid to be in the mailers regardless of their party and politics. Please disregard all slate mailers.

Houston claims in his Sample Ballot statement his occupation is “Environmental Impact Manager.” He claimed it was “Small Business Manager” when he ran for El Segundo City Council on 4/10/12. He’s not a manager. He’s a “Customer Service” employee at an envelope manufacturing and printing company.

Marianne Fong

El Segundo