Something big, yet covert, is going on in the Mohave Desert over by Las Vegas. Near there is one of the largest veins of gold in the world in the decommissioned Chocolate Mountains Gunnery Range on what was government property. Other fingers on the same hand are pointing big time to the SF Bay Area.
Possessing that trait that makes one collect money wherever and however he can, it is easy to assume that Gray Davis will be where money can be obtained. Quid pro quo, also known as Davis' "Pay to Play" scam, is so common in Saco that it is no longer news. Seldom is it even reported. That kind of person can be expected to be where the money is.
Herein are posted stories telling where Gray Davis has been and the people with whom he has associated. The character of these people can be determined from their dealings. Can the character of Governor Gray Davis be determined by the company he keeps?
California Public Employees Retirement System
Thank for your patience.
Forest
Chocolate Mountain Impact Area (R-2507)
The Chocolate Mountain Impact Area is an unnattended/non-instrumented ordnance range located approximately 60 NMI northwest of the MCAS Yuma TACAN, Channel 84. Access to the Chocolate Mountains is by air or surface roads. See Fig 3i-1, Fig 3i-5 or map image R-2507.
I have to partially agree with freebilly in Post #2 in that the format of the presentation could use some work to improve readability and make a clearer case. Scams like these, like most white-collar crime, often make peoples' eyes glaze over the moment they are mentioned.
To counteract that natural reaction, in the spirit of vicarious editing, I respectfully recommend the following:
1) Although I know you want people to draw their own conclusions, help us along by stating yours at the very beginning. What have you, who have obviously looked into this rather deeply, concluded? Lay out your conclusions in either the introduction or a summary immediately following the intro, as any good thesis would do. This will help people skimming the article decide if the topic interests them enough to check out your sources.
2) Lay out the case, step by step. Some parts of this are more likely than others. Start with those parts of the story that are easiest to prove and most fundamental to making the case. Present your source information in the context of these points, beginning with the most verifiable. Doing this will help people to examine the source data with an eye for what's relevant to these scams.
3) Where not enough direct source information exists to form a solid conclusion, but signs point in a given direction, say so, distinguishing speculation from facts. With that disclaimer, explain the other, indirect evidence, that has lead you to believe something that is unproven may nonetheless be true. People will key in to that and it will help lend credibility to the case.
In my callow youth, I spent a lot of time bopping around the Mojave, and consider it one of the most beautiful places on Earth. Stories like this one interest me. I am always interested when scoundrels in public office abuse the public trust to enrich themselves and their cronies (ala Teapot Dome or Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument).
This looks potentially bigger than Teapot Dome (but probably not bigger than the Escalante clean-burning coal scam), and I would like to see more investigation into this.
I am willing to bounce this back and forth on the email backchannel and help out as an amateur editor. Just send me an email if you would like to do this.
Thanks again for presenting this information!