{"article":{"id":213285,"heading":"Caltrans says NO to hate","author":"Fredric L. Rice","created":"2008-01-31 20:07:18","modified":"2013-11-11 00:52:39","last_modified":"Mon, 11 Nov 2013 07:52:39","article":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>To\/From:   \"Lynne Cory\" &lt;<a href=\"mailto:lynne_cory@dot.ca.gov\">lynne_cory@dot.ca.gov<\/a>&gt;  <br><br> Thank you for your comments regarding the California Department of Transportation's Adopt-A-Highway Program. <br><br> Caltrans has announced its decision to relocate the San Diego Minutemen <br>  <br> from its Adopt-A-Highway location on northbound Interstate 5 near the San <br>  <br> Onofre Border Checkpoint to another location along State Route 52 in San <br>  <br> Diego County. <br><br> In consultation with our partners at the California Highway Patrol, the Department has concluded that the Minutemen&rsquo;s participation in the <br>  <br> Adopt-A-Highway Program at the current location poses a significant safety risk.  The risk is in the potential for disruption to the operation of the <br>  <br> state highway as well as public safety concerns for the traveling public and volunteers in the program. <br><br> A letter has been sent to the San Diego Minutemen outlining details of the decision, and also includes notice of a review into possible actions by the <br>  <br> group that may violate guidelines for appropriate participation in the litter cleanup program. The Department will pursue this review in an expeditious fashion. <br><br> Under the Adopt-A-Highway eligibility criteria, entities that advocate violence, violation of law, or discrimination based on race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical handicap, medical condition, <br>  <br> marital status, age, sex or sexual orientation may not participate in the program. <br><br> Caltrans will rescind any permit for the Adopt-A-Highway Program upon confirmation that an organization does not meet eligibility criteria. <br><br> Sincerely, <br>  <br> Pedro Orso-Delgado <br>  <br> District Director <br>  <br> Caltrans, District 11 (San Diego and Imperial Counties) <br>  <br> <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","contact":"frice@skeptictank.org","link":"","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"If anyone wants confirmative email headers on the email that I received and posted below, send me a request using a REAL email address and I'll forward a copy.","numcomment":3,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2008\/01\/213285.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[{"id":213318,"heading":"LOL!","article":"Great news!!! \r\nEven Cal-Trans knows\/understands that the SDMM are a hate group & the people of California will not accept a highway sign with their name or likeness on it!\r\nGuess Bikini Boy will have to resort to picking up trash elsewhere!!","author":"Don's Donkey","parent_id":213285,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2008-02-01 03:44:02","modified":"2008-02-01 03:44:02","fileurl":""},{"id":213387,"heading":"Meh...","article":"So they moved to a different area, So what? The signs will still be up. Just in a different area. That is until someone from the OBL vandalizes them.\r\n\r\nSince it is illegal to aid and abet illegal aliens, I guess the Border Angels wont be getting their stretch of highway.","author":"Lilbunnyfoofoo","parent_id":213285,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2008-02-02 03:13:34","modified":"2008-02-02 03:13:34","fileurl":""},{"id":213451,"heading":"hate","article":"Notice it was a hate group that was pushing to get the SDMM off the sign.\r\n\r\n","author":"BR","parent_id":213285,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2008-02-03 10:54:45","modified":"2008-02-03 10:54:45","fileurl":""}]}