THE POT OF GOLD ON ALUM ROCK ROAD

BART will eventually make Alum Rock Road into a lucrative transportation corridor. This will help out the Mexican Cultural Center.

Of course, this means that the small businesses on Alum Rock Rd will be able to sell their land for BIG BUCKS. Because these owners are Black & Brown, you can expect real estate agents to try to con them out of their land.

Not content with small scams, our local incompetent transportation agency may have devised a grand plan.

First the agency piously said that the area needed a new, modern bus system. Everyone enthusiastically agreed. Then the agency let the contract to a company that shockingly UNDERBID.

After there were torn up streets everywhere, the construction company found a unmapped gas pipeline. For safely sake, all work stopped and will probably not start until after rainy season is over.

I can probably even tell you where the evil planners want a shopping center. METRO magazine says there is a pocket of businesses that is surrounded by construction barriers.

There is no way to get the streets fixed before rainy season. It would be nice if emergency tarmac was put down. At least, signs should be provided by the city, advertising the small businesses and stating they are still open for business.

These kinds of scams are really difficult to prove. But if you have some proof in writing, consider being a whistle blower under the federal False Claim Act. You can get a percentage of the amount the government collects.

DO NOT become a whistle blower without an attorney's help. I would choose an attorney who is new in the area. I would NOT choose an attorney who attended a male supremacist high school. It seems to be easy to convince a male supremacist to become a racist.

If you are one of the small businesses being hurt, I would call my US Senator, my US representative and the California governor.

SOMEONE HAS TO STOP THIS SCAM!