The San Bernardino Democratic Club has censured San Bernardino Mayor Helen Tran for her endorsement of the “failed, racist, extremist, and non-Democrat Recalled City Attorney Jim Penman.” The resolution follows:
SAN BERNARDINO DEMOCRATIC LUNCHEON CLUB
RESOLUTION TO FORMALLY CENSURE HELEN TRAN
WHEREAS, the aim of the San Bernardino Democratic Luncheon Club is to elect Democrats and
their allies who support good governance and anti-racism efforts,
WHEREAS, Helen Tran has publicly become the main endorsement behind failed, racist, extremist,
and non-Democrat Recalled City Attorney Jim Penman in the San Bernardino City Council race for
Ward 7,
WHEREAS, The San Bernardino Democratic Luncheon Club, the San Bernardino County
Democratic Party Central Committee, and San Bernardino County Young Democrats have endorsed
Democrat Treasure Ortiz against racist, extremist, and non-Democrat Jim Penman,
WHEREAS, Jim Penman has engaged in numerous racist attacks against the Latino community in
San Bernardino, including telling Latino immigrants he would send them back home to Mexico,
threatening the head of the Latino Chamber of Commerce, Frank Montes, in a public men’s
restroom, and howling racist slurs at Latinos in a public city council meeting,
WHEREAS, Jim Penman was essential in the bankruptcy of the City of San Bernardino through
supporting endless use of taxpayer dollars for organizations that bankrolled his campaigns,
WHEREAS, Jim Penman has publicly, in front of the media, used numerous curse words, expletives,
and threatening language against colleagues and members of the public in conduct unbecoming of a
public official, including former Mayor Patrick Morris and former City Manager Mark Weinberg,
WHEREAS, Jim Penman lost the endorsement of the San Bernardino Police Officer’s Association
due to serious allegations of Pro-Penman supporters illegally looking up confidential legal records, WHEREAS, Jim Penman used a squad of private investigators loyal to him to intimidate his political opponents and community businessmen while he was City Attorney according to the Los Angeles
Times,
WHEREAS Jim Penman has been accused of sexual harassment by multiple women,
WHEREAS the Democratic Party and no Democrat under any circumstances should endorse a
racist, extremist, non Democratic candidate like Jim Penman against the Democratic endorsed
candidate,
WHEREAS Helen Tran has registered as a Democrat and is an elected official,
RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY AMONG THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP VOTING ON OCTOBER 25,
2024, that the San Bernardino Democratic Luncheon Club hereby formally censures Helen Tran and
demands all Democrats to pressure Helen Tran to withdraw her support of the racist, extremist,
recalled Jim Penman. Any such support of Jim Penman is destructive of the aims of the Democratic
Party, anti racist and good government initiatives and should be rejected by all good Democrats.
Long-time Rialto resident Ruiz has been an involved parent for many years and an advocate for her children and for many others throughout the district. She has served as the Rialto Council Parent Teacher Association(PTA) president, represented all the PTA schools in the district, and is now the PTA Treasurer.