Missing Person:Dan Van Voorhis

$15,000 Reward Offered for Info About 2011 Disappearance of Castro Valley Man

The family of Dan Van Voorhis' is hoping for some answers about his mysterious disappearance four years ago.
By Autumn Johnson, Patch Staff

Feb 20, 2015 6:10 pm ET | Updated Feb 20, 2015 6:14 pm ET

By AUTUMN JOHNSON

Almost four years after a Castro Valley man disappeared from his home, his family is desperately hoping someone can give them answers about his fate. Dan Van Voorhis has been missing since February 27, 2011, according Kerry Malzahn, Van Voorhis' sister. Malzahn said the family held a memorial for him about a year after he vanished.

"Our family knows that he is no longer alive, and we are asking for the community's help in gaining any information regarding the circumstances of his disappearance," Malzahn said. "He lived on Cull Canyon Road."

Although Van Voorhis suffered from mental illness, his family does not believe it had anything to do with his sudden and unexplained disappearance.

Malzahn says once they reported him missing, the Alameda County Sheriff's Office searched the rural area around her brother's home. Her brother's keys, car, cell phone and beloved dogs were all found in his house.

"I think something happened to him," Malzahn told Patch. "I feel someone may have harmed him. We would just like answers."

Sergeant Kenneth Gemmell says the Alameda County Sheriff's Office recently posted a flyer asking the community for information about Van Voorhis' disappearance.

"We released the flyer because of the four year anniversary of the missing person report," Gemmell said.

Van Voorhis was 40-years-old at the time of his disappearance. Anyone with information about Van Voorhis is asked to contact the Alameda County Sheriff's Office at (510) 667-7721.

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Outing the Easy Bay Political Elite and their unionized teamsters funding

When District Attorney Mark Peterson was arrested in 2017 few noticed it was the heals of the arrest of Officer Greg Thompson, which was after the arrests of Senior Law Enforcement Officials that the became the CNETscandal.com

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Former PG&E Contractor Pete Bennett file papers to run for Walnut Creek City Council but Walnut Creek Officers escorted him the building with loaded weapons. Part 1 of 4

Former PG&E Contractor Pete Bennett file papers to run for Walnut Creek City Council but Walnut Creek Officers escorted him the building with loaded weapons.  

Part 1 is covered by a East Bay Times Editorial.  Follow The Unarmed Constituent, The Unarmed Candidate and the The Bennett Kidnapping Incidents which is directly linked to Police Officers currently and formerly employed in Walnut Creek.

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There’s blame on both sides for the Walnut Creek City Council’s dysfunction.

Consequently, although there are three council openings in the upcoming election, we endorse only two candidates, incumbent Loella Haskew and Kevin Wilk, former member of the transportation and arts commissions.

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We cannot back either of the other two candidates, incumbents Bob Simmons and Justin Wedel, because of their actions during their current terms.

It’s a shame. Walnut Creek is on better financial footing than most cities, although its pension debt continues to rise. Nevertheless, Simmons, Haskew and Wilk want to eventually put a sales tax hike before voters. We remain to be convinced of the need.

Loella Haskew (Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group)

We back Haskew and Wilk despite their sales tax push. And that issue doesn’t determine our rejection of Simmons.

Rather, it’s the heavy-handed way he and Councilwoman Cindy Silva behaved during a 2013 child sexual abuse investigation. The probe stemmed from revelations that a part-time usher coordinator at the city’s Lesher Center for the Arts sent a 13-year-old inappropriate social media messages.

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State law requires administrators and employees involved with children’s programs to report suspected child abuse to authorities. Walnut Creek police claimed that city employees failed to do so. The independent investigation showed otherwise.

Kevin Wilk (Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group)

But the investigation concluded that City Manager Ken Nordhoff impeded the probe by evading questions and had placed four employees on leave while remaining silent about his own knowledge of the case.

After the council learned of the findings about Nordhoff, Simmons and Silva tried to derail the investigation, City Attorney Bryan Wenter told this newspaper after he resigned over the incident.

In a meeting with Wenter, the two accused him of abusing his power, and his upcoming job review was mentioned. Simmons and Silva claim they were just trying to speed up the investigation.

Even if their account were true, Simmons and Silva had no business acting on their own to direct the city attorney. That was unacceptable. Making matters worse, Simmons was evasive when we asked him about the incident this week.

As for Wedel, he went overboard in the opposite direction. He felt Nordhoff should have resigned and, as recently as November, publicly upbraided the city manager. It was counterproductive.

Nordhoff should have been punished short of termination. We know of no punishment. Last week, more than three years after the investigation, he announced he is leaving to take another job.

We wish we could back Wedel, even though we disagree with him on many policy issues. Walnut Creek needs divergent and younger voices.

One of the most promising, Kristina Lawson, the top vote-getter in 2010, opted not to seek re-election in 2014 because of “an unproductive and toxic environment” on the City Council.

That must change.

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Blame and Flame Pete Bennett Numero Uno Arson Victim

Blame and Flame Pete Bennett Numero Uno Arson Victim 

The Dubious Phone Call and Time Wasting Project

The folks at TPG will have to answer to my Whistleblower Complaints on the truly odd collection of RFPs emanating from companies connected to Richard Blum, William McGlashan, CBRE, Regency Centers, Trammel Crow, Lennar, Catellus.

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Some cases conclusions should be reopened - no question other cases were factual, correct and by the book. 

Judicial Profile: Department 31
Honorable Laurel S. Brady

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Biographical Information

Education:

University of California, San Diego and graduated with a B.A. in History. Golden Gate School of Law

Pre-bench Legal Experience:

Law clerk, Marin Superior Court, Civil Law and Motion; Law clerk, California Attorney General's Office, Consumer Protection Section; Deputy District Attorney Contra Costa County 1989-1990; Deputy District Attorney Solano County 1990-1996

Judicial Experience

10/1996-06/1998 Municipal Court, Richmond — appointed by Gov. Pete Wilson 06/1998 — present Superior Court — elevates by consolidation. Assignments included:

• 06/1998 - 12/1999 Criminal Trials
• 2000-2001 Criminal Calendar
• 2002 Criminal Trials
• 2001-2002 Assistant Presiding Judge and Criminal Trials
• 2003-2004 Presiding Judge
• 2005-2007 Criminal Trials
• 2008-2009 Supervising Judge — Richmond Branch Court
• 2010 Criminal Trials
• 2011-2014 Civil Fast Track
• 2014-present Criminal Trials

Pre-bench Civic & Professional Activities

District Manager for an office furniture manufacturer. Trade member of AIA, ASID.

Continuing Legal Education Faculty

Faculty member for Continuing Judicial Education and Research (CJER)
Certified Instructor for POST (Police Officers Standards and Training).
Has taught classes on evidence, legal motions, competence to stand trial.
Sits on several education committees and acts as facilitator for various judicial training programs. For CJER (California Judges Education and Research) sits on variety of local court committees including Executive Committee, Budget Commitee, Operations & Security Commitee.

Courtroom Policies

Judge Brady will rule from the bench or will issue written orders depending upon the circumstances. Her hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Teleconferencing

Motions

Heard in trial court.

Briefs

Judge Brady prefers courtesy copies to be delivered to her chambers. She does not appreciate boiler-plate briefs, finding them to be less helpful.

Discovery

Expects discovery disputes to be addressed early so as not to delay trial proceedings.

In Limine Motions

Normally heard prior to jury selection.

Voir Dire

Judge Brady does a general voir dire with prospective jurors. She allows and believes that attorneys should be permitted to interact with prospective jurors. Depending on the nature of the case, Judge Brady does impose time limitations.

Jury Instructions

Judge Brady requires attorneys to provide her with a checklist from CalCrim and for civil, CASI instructions and requires the checklist by the first or second day of trial. Any special instructions must be written.

Witnesses

Judge Brady requires a witness list prior to the start of trial.

Sanctions

In criminal cases, sanctions are not typically imposed. Judge Brady imposes sanctions under unusual circumstances (such as failure to comply with a direct court order or discovery order). Sanctions can be monetary or other.

Documents

For civil fastrack, attorneys must pre-mark exhibits and have exhibit log for clerk.
For criminal, attorneys must confer with Courtroom Clerk.

Decorum

Judge Brady expects professional courtesy to the court, opposing counsel and to all within the courtroom.

Court Reporters & Translators

In criminal cases, court reporters are mandated. Interpreters are mandated and provided for defendants but not for witnesses (this is the responsibility of the parties). The court provides the court reporter in criminal cases. For civil cases, parties must provide their own court reporters.

Computers in the Courtroom

Judge Brady welcomes the use of computers in the courtroom. Criminal cases, however, do not tend to be as high-tech in presentation as civil cases.

Audio-visual

Judge Brady welcomes the use of audio-visual in her courtroom.

Cameras in the Courtroom

Cameras in the courtroom are within the discretion of the court. Judge Brady requires that counsel comply with notice requirements so that the propriety of cameras can be analyzed by the court beforehand.

Advice

Judge Brady recommends that attorneys be thoroughly prepared and familiar with their cases so they can anticipate issues that may suddenly arise. She also recommends that attorneys get as much training as they can, such as observing experienced attorneys to learn their techniques.

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Contra Costa Superior Court

Contra Costa County Superior Court 

The origins of many cases in Contra Costa lead to Cities, County and Municipalities with ties to former District Attorney Mark Peterson.  

The personal drama in Contra Costa Superior for Pete Bennett reeks of corruption to the core of the legal community failures covering a broad spectrum of incidents. 

Mr. Bennett endured substantial losses in nearly every cases he's been through.  After decades of losses he noticed his customers, witnesses and public officials were dead. 

He shared that with Mark Peterson, about 50 witnesses and was promptly evicted from his offices owned by Jerry Overaa of Overaa Construction who coincidently went on to take over projects at Contra Costa College District after operatives corrupted by Southern Pacific destroyed his business. 

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The Susan Polk Files and Analysis - Another odd case

The Susan Polk Files and Analysis 

This case like many others stands like many tin foil hat cases. Having experienced the tactics of several District Attorneys Pete Bennett will offer insight across a spectrum of cases.  Driven to homelessness, his assets stolen often stolen by police officers and threatened far too many times he fought back.

His encounters extend back to the City of Pittsburg when after a dozen break-in and entry at his cabinet shop once located on Bliss Ave.  During litigation with Southern Pacific his witness turned up dead but never disclosed to counsel.

It became so obvious that when officers arrived Bennett would "You again, and how did divide up my tools this time?"

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The Dubious Phone Call and Time Wasting Project

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Pictorial Evidence in Ghost Ship Fire - The Junk in the Dump Truck

Don't Convict Unless You're Absolutely Sure

Just days after the GhostShip Fire Pete Bennett multi-time arson victim took these pictures 

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My story is about witness murders, private equity, mergers and acquisitions linked back to the Matter of Bennett v. Southern Pacific lost in 1989.  It was a winnable case as long the witnesses testified.  

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Connecting Success Factors to Bennett

The Dubious Phone Call and Time Wasting Project

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Connecting Success Factors to Bennett

The Dubious Phone Call and Time Wasting Project

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The Dubious Phone Call and Time Wasting Project

The folks at TPG will have to answer to my Whistleblower Complaints on the truly odd collection of RFPs emanating from companies connected to Richard Blum, William McGlashan, CBRE, Regency Centers, Trammel Crow, Lennar, Catellus.

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Connecting Success Factors to Bennett

The Dubious Phone Call and Time Wasting Project

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