The following e-mail is from a City of Dallas employee who is the Administrative Aide to Councilwoman Elba Garcia.  The City Charter (City Council Election - Political Activities of City Employees Chapter XVI, Section 16(b) ) forbids this direct electioneering by any city employee.:

Subj: Dallas Lulac 4496 and Jesse Diaz 
Date: 4/6/03 1:21:05 PM Central Daylight Time
From: yaya8540@yahoo.com
To: hflores@lulac.org, LULACPresident@aol.com


Dear Mr. Flores,

I was at city hall about a month ago and watched you unleash your frustration at Laura Miller. I was encouraged by your actions and the actions of the other leaders with you. You were justified in your frustrations for the blatant disrespect Ms. Miller has shown the minority community, especially Latinos.


On March 29, 2003 I read a press release that announced Dallas Lulac Council 4496 and Jesse Diaz renewed their relationships with Laura Miller.  I also read that in return for his endorsement he gained ?quarterly meetings? with her and an agreement that she will return phone calls.  In case you didn?t know, Ms. Miller has quarterly meetings with the Hispanic Media and gives them a whole thirty minutes of her very valuable time to voice their issues and concerns.  She also gives another whole thirty minutes to the African American media, which equals to one hour every three months to the minority community.  By her calculations, one hour every three months is all it takes to buy off the minority community.  This, in and of itself, is an insult.


I am very disappointed at how easily Dallas Lulac gave its endorsement.


Laura Miller has stated over and over that Hispanics just don?t vote, so she knows all she has to do is stroke a few ?egos? and an endorsement will follow.  Unfortunately Jesse Diaz proved her right. Jesse Diaz stated he was not contacted until later in the race by Ms. Poss, which obviously hurt his delicate pride.  So he responded by giving an endorsement to Miller, who you described in your own words as  ?a power hungry bigot.?


Instead of settling for mere crumbs like ?quarterly meetings? why not demand more Hispanic board appointments, minority contracting, more bilingual police and firefighters, and what about the safety of our children?  Why should we endure our children walking to school being harassed by drug dealers, pimps and prostitutes?  I guarantee you Laura Miller would have the Dallas Police SWAT team out in the affluent North Dallas neighborhoods surrounding the schools if any complaints came in like that.  Meanwhile, Oak Cliff, Pleasant Grove, West Dallas and South Dallas continue to battle this problem.


By Lulac endorsing Laura Miller, it also endorses her slate of city council candidates, which include Roxanne Staff and Sharon Boyd. How quickly Lulac forgot about Roxanne Staff ?s actions while on the school board against minorities and Sharon Boyd?s long history of mean spirited and destructive name calling to our minority elected officials which clearly reflects their racially biased, narrow-minded and culturally intolerant attitudes.


Laura Miller brags about filling 18,000 potholes.  So what!  Every mayor for the last 20 years can make the same claim.  She hasn?t done anything more that Ron Kirk, Steve Bartlett, or any other mayor has done. 18,000 is the average number of potholes filled by our hard working minority laborers, not Laura Miller, and you can?t see a difference in the Southern sector.  They must have been filled in North Dallas, especially on the road that leads to her new 2.5 million dollar North Dallas home.


So, what has Laura Miller done in her short time as Mayor?


She has angered Latinos, African Americans, police, firefighters, city employees, smokers and the majority of restaurant owners.  The economy isn?t any better.  The City of Dallas doesn?t look better.  The streets are not in better condition.  Your taxes are higher.  There are less jobs and crime is up.  And what is her answer to these problems?  Cut employee benefits, ask for tax dollars so rich developers can build yet another hotel downtown, and promise to meet with Jesse Diaz every three months.  Let?s face it, she is destroying our city!


I want to encourage you to meet with Ms. Mary Poss.  I am certain she can offer more than a mere promise of ?quarterly meetings? to address issues that are important for the advancement of our community.


Laura Miller has publicly stated ?There is no room for Jesus Christ at city hall.?  I work at city hall, and I do believe in Jesus Christ.  And I will pray for your vision to be clear and not clouded when making an endorsement.


Mr. Flores, I have the utmost respect for you as the National president of Lulac, and a man of high ethical standards.  I am confident you will strive to preserve the professional and respected reputation Lulac has established among our people, our local elected officials, and the community as a whole.  I can honestly tell you, when Jesse Diaz made the Miller endorsement, Lulac was the joke of the week at city hall.


Respectfully submitted,

Yolanda Lara