Second Joaquin Lim Commissioner Resigns.

Outgoing Walnut City Council member Joaquin Lim's Planning Commissioner Johnny Chua resigned Wednesday for unknown reasons.  Chua had been reportedly under investigation by local authorities after he filed repeated incorrect Statements of Economic Interest forms with the City Clerk alleging no reportable conflicts of interests.

Chua recently filed amendments with the City Clerks office correcting his prior reports. Chua did printing for Council member Lim and other Council members, and was responsible for a mailer done by the City explaining the Council position on the National Football Stadium in the City of Industry.   Statements of Interest are filed with the City Clerk and the State of California under penalty of perjury.  No announcement has been made by either the City or the District Attorney regarding the Chua matter.

This is the second recent commissioner to resign appointed by Joaquin Lim.  A previous Parks and Recreation Commissioner resigned after it was learned that she did not live in the City of Walnut, which is a violation of local ordinances.  

Walnut City Council Apparently Tires of Joaquin Lim

Joaquin Lim recently announced his newest campaign for re-election and something was obviously missing:  Fewer friends of Joaquin Lim were present.  His colleagues on the Council were not there to support him.  Lim has seen a obvious erosion of support from the City Council since associating with the group involved in the failed recall of Council Members Mary Su and Nancy Tragarz.  His support for failed anti-stadium activists disguised as City Council candidates also wore out his welcome with the rest of the City Council. 

Joaquin Lim was quickly passed over for Mayor Pro Tem in the last Council re-organization.  It looks like Lim has very little chance of being Mayor in the upcoming re-organization.  The Tattler speculates that Lim's hangover statements to reporters did not endear him to the City Council.  City Council members usually do not want to associate with fools in public.

With the election season starting off, we wonder if we will again receive the infamous Christmas Card from an Atheist this year.  Lim usually has a batch of Christmas cards sent out to the voters whenever he runs for office.  The cards may be again printed in China.  Joaquin Lim has often claimed publicly that he is an atheist.  Lim is entitlted to his beliefs, though we wonder if that puts a spin on his moral compass.