tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post813887920091102598..comments2023-11-28T20:40:14.193-08:00Comments on Fix Pacifica: Another California city files chapter 9 bankruptcy, San BernardinoFix Pacificahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14451072441256706977noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-47253540677701587202012-07-14T19:04:46.324-07:002012-07-14T19:04:46.324-07:00Anon 521, I don't know about staff having more...Anon 521, I don't know about staff having more motivation, but they do have the means, opportunity and <br />greater insight into the problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-17982594858891157292012-07-14T17:21:03.824-07:002012-07-14T17:21:03.824-07:00Anon 250, this was staff that may have hidden budg...Anon 250, this was staff that may have hidden budget problems. They have more motive to paint a rosy picture then does elected officials.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-65053431040408113172012-07-14T14:50:49.656-07:002012-07-14T14:50:49.656-07:00Locally my concern would be chronic ineptitude and...Locally my concern would be chronic ineptitude and the natural inclination of politicians and their flunkies to hide or spin bad news and pass the buck. Perfectly legal municipal accounting methods leave lots of room for that stuff. They're probably not crooks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-87284402902473468402012-07-14T10:46:09.859-07:002012-07-14T10:46:09.859-07:00From another article
"City Attorney Jim Pe...From another article <br /><br />"City Attorney Jim Penman alleges that for at least 13 years, former city staff falsified past budget documents"<br /><br />Naw, couldn't happen here.Hutchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-20378336096868535842012-07-13T13:09:23.276-07:002012-07-13T13:09:23.276-07:00No deliberate deception in city accounting methods...No deliberate deception in city accounting methods, just sloppiness? Maybe a little ineptitude, procrastination and wishful thinking, too? Oh that could never happen here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com