In 2008, Ted and I met at the House of Java. He wanted me to have a stack of papers on the Vintage Lounge. He told me the Vintage Lounge ordeal was serious enough to result in criminal charges being filed against the Mayor. He also told me that these charges would force the Mayor to resign. Yet I was told Ted denied this meeting to several community members.

In a telephone conversation between Ted and I, he told me specifically who was behind the robo calls, and once again he denied that fact to several community members. He even went as far as to call me a liar. Subsequently I wrote a letter to the editor of the Turlock Journal questioning this behavior. The Journal refused to print it citing that they first had to get Ted’s permission. Excuse me, but since when do I need Ted’s permission to write a letter to the editor? My letter wasn’t printed in the paper. Does this mean he lied to Kristina too? Or is there some kind of strange relationship between the Turlock Journal and Ted Howze? Whatever the case may be, I wasn’t aware that the Turlock Journal practiced censorship.

There’s much more to this and Ted knows it. For him to publicly call me a liar is outrageous and unacceptable.

You don’t throw political allies under the bus Ted. Didn’t anyone ever teach you that? Your behavior is appalling, and you owe me an apology. Let’s see if you have the integrity to follow through with one.

How can you call others out on their accountability issues when you haven't even addressed your own?

Linda Taylor
Turlock.

Read His Letter To The Editor Here.