In light of the recent FBI and IRS raids on Palm Springs City Hall, an independent investigation into Palm Springs Council members was launched. This investigation has revealed numerous examples of corruption, financial mismanagement, bribery, fraud and gross negligence to appointed duties. Of the council members investigated, Ginny Foat has proven to be one of the most corrupt council members in Palm Springs history. We are petitioning Miss Foat to resign from City Council and all appointed positions therein, effective immediately.
Examples of corruption include the failure of Ginny Foat to include her trust on California Form 700, California Statement of Economic Interests, as well as other assets. On her 2012 Form 700, Ginny Foat states that she had received over $10,000.00 from Burke Rixs Consultants, the same company that was selected to promote Measure J to the City of Palm Springs.
Further highlighting her fiscal mismanagement, Ginny Foat and her wife utilized the property at 1233 N. Via Monte Vista, in Palm Springs, California from 2005 through 2011. Steve Pougnet, current embattled Palm Springs Mayor, whos house was raided by the FBI, was their realtor. This property was transferred to the Geneviro-Foat Family Trust, and was then foreclosed on by the bank after the couple took out a second mortgage. This gross financial neglect, sadly, is not the end of Ginny Foat's fiscal mismanagement. She also currently owes more than $34,000.00 in back taxes to the County of Riverside for a commercial property she and her wife own.
Ginny Foat would like you to believe she is mayor material. Clearly, she should not even be on Palm Springs City Council. We formally request her immediate and unconditional resignation from Palm Springs City Council, as well as any and all positions affiliated to her position at Palm Springs City Council.
Updates
September 18, 2015
The momentum behind this request for resignation indicates a clear public demand for accountability within our city government. It is evident that the community expects higher standards of transparency and integrity from those in elected office.
17 Comments
It's hilarious to see Ginny Foat on the defensive once again. While the FBI is sniffing around, hopefully they can do a more thorough check of all her dealings and relationships in the City of Palm Springs. Like her past association with the defunct (actually, never truly "funct") company Environmental Service Professionals -- which slunk off into the night around 2011-12, leaving employees and investors out tens of thousands. (THE DESERT SUN reported extensively on this in 2011.) Is Foat perhaps hiding ESP's blinkered and beleagured CEO, Ed Torres, in one of her closets? It's a mystery why the Palms Springs gay community works so hard to keep Foat and other character-free folks in power. There's something horribly self-destructive about that.
Corruption at City Hall.....she has been on the council through all of this with more,possibly, to be revealed.
Get rid of here. Mizel position was granted by the ex mayor even though more qualified candidates applied. Free buzz rout given to her campaign benefactor. - repayment of campaign money?
Agreed
She DEFINATELY needs to GO!! If she gets elected to the Mayors position this town has a VERY BIG problem
Ian, you are whack. Aren't you an ex-porn star? You think anyone is going to take you seriously?
Ian, you are whack. Aren't you an ex-porn star? You think anyone is going to take you seriously?
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In light of the recent FBI and IRS raids on Palm Springs City Hall, an independent investigation into Palm Springs Council members was launched. This investigation has revealed numerous examples of corruption, financial mismanagement, bribery, fraud and gross negligence to appointed duties. Of the council members investigated, Ginny Foat has proven to be one of the most corrupt council members in Palm Springs history. We are petitioning Miss Foat to resign from City Council and all appointed positions therein, effective immediately.
Examples of corruption include the failure of Ginny Foat to include her trust on California Form 700, California Statement of Economic Interests, as well as other assets. On her 2012 Form 700, Ginny Foat states that she had received over $10,000.00 from Burke Rixs Consultants, the same company that was selected to promote Measure J to the City of Palm Springs.
Further highlighting her fiscal mismanagement, Ginny Foat and her wife utilized the property at 1233 N. Via Monte Vista, in Palm Springs, California from 2005 through 2011. Steve Pougnet, current embattled Palm Springs Mayor, whos house was raided by the FBI, was their realtor. This property was transferred to the Geneviro-Foat Family Trust, and was then foreclosed on by the bank after the couple took out a second mortgage. This gross financial neglect, sadly, is not the end of Ginny Foat's fiscal mismanagement. She also currently owes more than $34,000.00 in back taxes to the County of Riverside for a commercial property she and her wife own.
Ginny Foat would like you to believe she is mayor material. Clearly, she should not even be on Palm Springs City Council. We formally request her immediate and unconditional resignation from Palm Springs City Council, as well as any and all positions affiliated to her position at Palm Springs City Council.
Updates
September 18, 2015
The momentum behind this request for resignation indicates a clear public demand for accountability within our city government. It is evident that the community expects higher standards of transparency and integrity from those in elected office.
17 Comments
Your should check into the action being taken against one of her thugs that received a $10,000. grant from the city and then did nothing with it and has not repaid a penny..but she is working for Ginny and assaulting anyone that questions Foat's dubious actions. Also she is accepting several thousand dollars from one Harold Matzner, for her mayoral run, Palm Springs International Film Festival while he is trying to buy the Plaza Theater from the city. Does this pass the smell test. Of course her past actions and association with the criminal element should not be a surprise to anyone with half a brain. Just Google Ginny Foat tire iron and see what you find. She should never have been elected to the council and she certainly is not fit to serve as the mayor of palm Springs.
It's hilarious to see Ginny Foat on the defensive once again. While the FBI is sniffing around, hopefully they can do a more thorough check of all her dealings and relationships in the City of Palm Springs. Like her past association with the defunct (actually, never truly "funct") company Environmental Service Professionals -- which slunk off into the night around 2011-12, leaving employees and investors out tens of thousands. (THE DESERT SUN reported extensively on this in 2011.) Is Foat perhaps hiding ESP's blinkered and beleagured CEO, Ed Torres, in one of her closets? It's a mystery why the Palms Springs gay community works so hard to keep Foat and other character-free folks in power. There's something horribly self-destructive about that.
Corruption at City Hall.....she has been on the council through all of this with more,possibly, to be revealed.
Get rid of here. Mizel position was granted by the ex mayor even though more qualified candidates applied. Free buzz rout given to her campaign benefactor. - repayment of campaign money?
Agreed
She DEFINATELY needs to GO!! If she gets elected to the Mayors position this town has a VERY BIG problem
Ian, you are whack. Aren't you an ex-porn star? You think anyone is going to take you seriously?
Ian, you are whack. Aren't you an ex-porn star? You think anyone is going to take you seriously?
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Your should check into the action being taken against one of her thugs that received a $10,000. grant from the city and then did nothing with it and has not repaid a penny..but she is working for Ginny and assaulting anyone that questions Foat's dubious actions. Also she is accepting several thousand dollars from one Harold Matzner, for her mayoral run, Palm Springs International Film Festival while he is trying to buy the Plaza Theater from the city. Does this pass the smell test. Of course her past actions and association with the criminal element should not be a surprise to anyone with half a brain. Just Google Ginny Foat tire iron and see what you find. She should never have been elected to the council and she certainly is not fit to serve as the mayor of palm Springs.