Comments on: Burlingame Whitewash Won't Wash

by: Mitch Mulhall

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:01:08 +0000

[there was no budget, so how can it be verified.]

Michael,

No matter how you stack this up, make sure it comports with your view of the world.

Cheers,

by: Michael Conniff

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:31:15 +0000

I can back you up on this, Marilyn. The famous story is that Ed Sadler, since departed, told City Manager Barwick and then-Finance Director Paul Mentor that he had the budget in his head.

You're absolutely right: there was no budget, so how can it be verified.

Best, Michael!

by: Marilyn Marks

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:32:54 +0000

Con Man,
This may not sound like a big deal to most readers. However, what we are talking about here is a major, and serious misinformation campaign, yet again.
The audacity of the city to say that the auditors "verified" that Buarlingame I was "on budget" is astonishing.

First, there WAS NO budget, as verified in the press confernce on Monday.

Secondly, neither auditor was given anything remotely like a budget to review. For the city to try to "clear itiself" by fabricating opinions and findings from auditors is just astounding.

I can't imagine what City Officials were thinking to make such an unfounded, but high profile statement in this time of sensitivity about the integrity of information.

I hope that the citizens will continue to focus on more than just the headlines here. The real story is getting worse.

Marilyn Marks