by News Staff | Sep 24, 2010 | Bureaucrat Beat
We in the Bureaucrat Beat Newsroom could just hear Scarlet O’Hara in Gone With the Wind drawl her sarcastic surprise at news that Sacramento leaders have found a “tentative agreement” on a state budget. “As I live and breath!” Why...
by News Staff | Sep 21, 2010 | Bureaucrat Beat
Government ownership of land around our towns. From southern Inyo to Mammoth Lakes, it’s a problem. LADWP squeezes Inyo towns which have shown zero growth and mostly decline. Hey, we love the open space, few people, relatively low crime, but we don’t enjoy...
by News Staff | Sep 17, 2010 | Bureaucrat Beat
The lack of publicity for Mammoth Hospital open seats at the November election did hit several people the wrong way. We heard comments like “We are shocked seats are up for election. Nobody knew. Now it’s too late.” Others said new blood is needed on...
by News Staff | Sep 14, 2010 | Bureaucrat Beat
When Mammoth Town Councilman Rick Wood said that the Council’s decision to eliminate positions meant a “change of culture” in town government, he named the issue. Unless leaders remind all who work for government that they are servants, paid for by...
by News Staff | Sep 13, 2010 | Bureaucrat Beat
A tip from the Bureaucrat Beat Newsroom. We happened to go to Vons for cat food for Tuxedo, the newsroom animal. Well, one of the animals. Anyway, we thought we would try the self-serve check-out for speed. So, we start to run the little cans of cat goodies over the...
by News Staff | Sep 7, 2010 | Bureaucrat Beat
How bad can the week be? With a new George Clooney film out, “The American” and the Cloonster looking lean, mean and masculine? I say it can’t be too bad. Of course, this amounts to a very narrow, personal view. But, hey, we’ve all got them. Go...
