Below is the “Cease and Desist” letter I recently received from Jason Golub’s Attorney:
A Classic Way To Threaten
There is a classic tool used by attorneys called Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation. Attorneys try to intimidate advocates challenging their clients by making demands and issuing implied threats of litigation.
From Wikipedia:” Strategic lawsuits against public participation (also known as SLAPP suits or intimidation lawsuits),[1] or strategic litigation against public participation,[2] are lawsuits intended to censor, intimidate, and silence critics by burdening them with the cost of a legal defense until they abandon their criticism or opposition.”
Let me be clear. I have no intention of apologizing or of refraining from covering Jason Golub’s use of city employees. For Mr. Golub to resort to this kind of threat only further undermines his own reputation.
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Golub is just imitating the President. Threatening law suits is one current form of crudity that comes from the White House including lying and swearing. How sad that Mr Golub has sunk to such depths.we used to think Saratoga Springs was closed vil and elegant. Alas Misters Moran and Golub ss well as Ms Singvhi, Ms Berger and Mr Marshall are just wanna be notables. All are in or running for jobs for which they have no background or much experience. Any bets about which one tries to take down the city hall building?
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I highly doubt Jason Golub is imitating Trump. My guess is like most Democrats he can’t stand Trump. You sound like a typical angry liberal democrat. Hopefully we see some real positive changes in the accounts and finance dept in the upcoming election. One Saratoga!
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[Susan Lynn Troy is unable to put up her comment so I am doing it through my account JK]
Because I’m old, and in spite of the fact that I’m a Luddite, I work hard at using (modern) language correctly. There are too few Peggy Noonans and Maureen Dowds in the public discourse. So I typed in the phrase “what it means to want to be notable”, and AI spit out the following: “To want to be ‘notable’ means to desire recognition and to be seen as a remarkable, significant, or distinguished person.”Chuck Marshall is a remarkable human being. Full stop. And by remarkable, I specifically mean decent, kind, honest, and fair. I’d love for America to get back to electing remarkable human beings. Chuck Marshall is also a remarkable public servant. And in this case, I use the word “remarkable” to mean smart, savvy, extraordinarily competent, and hard working. His education coupled with his professional resume leaves no doubt he is “qualified plus”, to continue to lead the DPW. Again, I’d love America to get back to electing more educated, experienced, and qualified public servants, and fewer TV hosts. Actually, I’d love America to not elect any TV personalities.Here’s what Chuck Marshall isn’t good at: bragging. He’s not good at seeking out recognition. His brand of leadership is head down, one foot in front of the other, get the job done, deliver more than promised, and move on to the next task. Can’t change that. Wish I could.So Chuck Marshall isn’t a “wanna be notable”; he’s already remarkable.
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John,
I looked through some of your posts, and took a look at the transcripts of Jason’s police interview. I don’t see any liable or slander case against you, however, I am not an attorney.
However, I had previously pointed out that Dillon Moran had aggressively gone after the former candidate for Finance in the last election cycle in a manner that was almost ungentlemanly.
This situation with Jason Golub is interesting and similar. He made the decision to depart his position and find another opportunity. The criminal charge was dismissed against him.
Perhaps it is time to move on and wish Jason well as he tries to provide for his family and work in his profession.
Best Regards,Sam Brewer
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Especially after reading the full interview of Jason Golub conducted by the SSPD, it is apparent that he did indeed pay nothing for plumbing services provided by employees of the department that required his oversight, the DPW. I was under the impression that those services being provided for the Golub household. I learned as I read the interview that the services were actually for a rental property owned by Jason. In some ways, that seems like an even worse offense to me.
Whether or not the DPW plumbers were on City time (which they apparently were at least on day two of the Golub plumbing project) or were using City supplies and equipment, they should never have been pressured to provide services for their boss in the first place. By accepting these free services, Jason behaved in an inappropriate and unethical manner, a fact that we understand more fully because John Kaufmann investigated this incident.
John Kaufmann should ignore the Cease and Desist letter. John did nothing wrong. Jason did.
Chris Mathiesen
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I couldn’t agree more. Seems our former Commissioner of Public Works used the “Rules for thee but not for me” logic when deciding how to get his sink unplugged. Like Tish James has said so many times “No one is above the law”.
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