http://www.wowwiki.com/Crusader_Bridenbrad
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=13275812518&sid=1
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=16904076640&postId=169024784421&sid=1
just a little something to squirrle away
http://www.ci.la-habra.ca.us/article.cfm?id=280
http://republican.assembly.ca.gov/enews/eletter.aspx?Id=295
R.I.P. BRAD BRIDENBECKER
On June 21st, 2007, I requested that the California State Assembly adjourn in the memory of La Habra City Manager Brad C. Bridenbecker, who passed away on Monday, June 18th after a long battle with cancer. He was just 35 years young.
Brad grew up in Orange County, attended college at Cal Poly Pomona and grad school at USC. He started with the City of La Habra back in 1994 as a part-time intern and was steadily promoted through the ranks until his appointment as City Manager on June 16, 2002.
A number of significant projects in La Habra were completed under his leadership, including: Westbridge Plaza, Costco, La Bonita Park Phases 1 and 2, and the reconstruction of La Habra Boulevard.
Brad was diagnosed with cancer shortly after being appointed City Manager and worked continuously until taking a leave of absence in April of 2006.
Brad was a bright, capable and dedicated public servant, and wholeheartedly a family man. He loved being a dad and spending time with his wife, Beth, and two daughters, Victoria and Katie.
He will be sorely missed.
A memorial service will be held at 12 noon on June 28th at Our Lady of Guadalupe. Our Lady of Guadalupe is located at 900 W. La Habra Blvd. Please call (562) 691-0533 for more information.
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/news/local/brea_lahabra/article_1719556.php
LA HABRA — City Council members in a closed session Monday voted to name Don Hannah the new city manager.
He replaces Brad Bridenbecker who is retiring because of health reasons.
Hannah has been working with the city as in interim administrator for about a year and Mayor Jim Gomez said he was an easy choice because he is already familiar with the city's issues.
"It's a critical time in La Habra and it's important to have a leader with integrity and experience to move the city forward for future generations," Gomez said. "By hiring Don there won't be a learning curve… and we will save money."
The city manager is responsible for overseeing the city's day-to-day activities and hiring staff.
Hannah will be on a two-year contract and his salary and benefits are still being negotiated. As the interim city manager he was making $152,500.
Hannah said he looks forward to working with staff and the council to conquer challenges the city faces such as budget issues, economic development and public safety.
"Our job is to improve the quality of life in the community," Hannah said.
Bridenbecker's salary was at $160,097 before he opted to take a leave because of his health.
After maxing out vacation and sick time, he went on medical leave. After coming off medical leave, Bridenbecker took an administrative leave. City employees then decided to pitch in and covered about four months of leave out of their own pockets, Gomez said.
"Brad is a magnificent young man who contributed a great deal to our community," Gomez said. "We're just devastated that his health hasn't improved."
Bridenbecker will be retired as soon as his paperwork goes through, Gomez said.
"If his medical condition should improve, we will welcome him back with open arms," he said. "We all love Brad and would love to have him back here working at some capacity."
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/city-bridenbecker-manager-2202372-street-espinoza?orderby=TimeStampAscending&oncommentsPage=1&showRecommendedOnly=0
The "Boy Wonder" of La Habra, former city manager Brad Bridenbecker, may have left his friends, family and colleagues too soon, but his memory will continue to live on in a new way – as Bridenbecker Way.
Bridenbecker, who died last year of cancer at the age of 35, will have his name and memory honored with a street in the new Brio housing community across the street from the Children's Museum on Euclid Street, said Jennifer Cervantes, assistant to the city manager.
Having a street named for Bridenbecker is "a fitting tribute to this man who helped move the city in many ways," said Mayor Rose Espinoza.
Bridenbecker began as a part-time intern with the city of La Habra in 1994. Beginning in 1998, he worked his way up from being assistant to the city manager, to assistant city manager to eventually city manager in June 2002.
Knowing the ins and outs of the city, being energetic and having the instinct to be a successful city manager made Bridenbecker an asset to the city, Espinoza said.
"He had the perseverance to start the momentum … and he left our city in a better place than it was," she said.
Bridenbecker was also the type of manager employers looked forward to working with, Espinoza said.
Cervantes agreed, calling him a "great boss and talented man."
Bridenbecker was diagnosed with cancer soon after being appointed city manager and took a leave of absence in April 2006.
"He was a great love, not only to the city, but to his family," Espinoza said.
There are no set plans yet to formally open the street, but Cervantes said she hopes to publicly commemorate Bridenbecker Way when the 1-acre park being constructed on the site is complete
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http://articles.latimes.com/2004/apr/11/local/me-lahabra11
In March, Anaheim settled a lawsuit filed by Bill Gammoh that alleged city officials unconstitutionally prevented him from opening a Taboo Gentlemen's Club there, causing him to lose profits, court documents state.
Gammoh and his attorney, Scott Wellman, are also fighting La Habra City Hall. They are scheduled to head to court in June in lawsuits filed over an adult cabaret.
Although the issues are different in each city, the common goal of city officials and many residents is to bar strip clubs near homes. Similar battles have been waged for decades by cities nationwide.
In La Habra, the city in 1995 denied Gammoh the permits to open the cabaret, which then was called the Pelican Theater, court documents say. An appellate court ordered the city to issue Gammoh the permits in 1996 and 1998.
Taboo Gentlemen's Club, as it is called in both cities, has been open in La Habra since December 1998. It is the only adult entertainment club in the city of 60,000.
According to one of Gammoh's suits against La Habra, the city then passed restrictive ordinances, including one calling for exotic dancers to remain at least two feet from patrons. That suit contends that La Habra's laws are unconstitutionally vague and seeks to have them overturned.
A second suit seeks an unspecified sum to compensate Gammoh for lost profits because of the restrictions and for what Gammoh calls police harassment of customers.
"This case never had to happen," Wellman said. "All they had to do was give Mr. Gammoh his permit in 1995 and then no one would have known [the cabaret] was there. My pet peeve in this is that they're spending tons of taxpayers' money. This is getting ridiculous."
La Habra City Manager Brad Bridenbecker said that Gammoh's allegations are false and that the city has a duty to defend its laws.
"We have a business owner that has challenged the ordinances of this city, and the city has an obligation to defend those," he said. "I don't think the ordinances have the ability to limit the businesses that open in town."
La Habra has spent about $800,000 on the court cases so far, Bridenbecker said. "We'd love to be able to spend the money in other areas," he said, "but you have to defend the ordinances on the books, and that's what we're doing."
http://rightvoices.com/2003/03/28/city-of-la-habra-responds/
Today their Public Information Office finally sent a letter in response to my questions of why the police allowed people to vandalize a memorial site and what actually constituted vandalism in their eyes. While I think re-arranging someone’s display has altered the display or single piece of work is vandalism they disagree. However I guess that’s for the law to decide . Thank you for the response Brad Bridenbecker.
