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1. 1. fresnobee.com | Politics

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   Published on: 2/17/2002   Last Visited: 2/18/2002

   John Santoya, a spokesman for the Taxpayers Association, says Measure E supporters are sending an unacceptable message: "What they're showing to the community is that people should be paying more taxes not to help the needy but the greedy. The zoo has now become the greedy."

2. 2. fresnobee.com | Lifestyle

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   Published on: 5/22/2002   Last Visited: 5/22/2002

   But Bennett's grumpiness is a cover-up, reveals John Santoya, 56, who has known him for a decade or two. As a founder of the San Joaquin Taxpayers Association, Santoya has a reputation for grumpy behavior through his own questioning of government.
   
   "His grumpiness is part of his game," Santoya says of Bennett.
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   "If [people] only knew the man, they would know he would give the shirt off his back to help someone," Santoya says of Bennett.

3. 3. fresnobee.com | Politics

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   Published on: 3/6/2002   Last Visited: 3/8/2002

   John Santoya, spokesman for the San Joaquin Valley Taxpayers Association, said he believes an uncertain economy played a key role in Measure E's fate and that people are wary of more sales tax increases.
   
   "The voters are just tired of shelling out to everything," he said. "If this were to pass, who's next? Where does it stop?"
   
   Measure E's failure could put zoo officials in a bind because national zoo accreditation requirements mandate larger spaces for animals.