by News Staff | Sep 3, 2010 | Bureaucrat Beat
The Town of Mammoth did something no other local government has done in the Eastern Sierra. They basically fire people – long-time managers and others. Councilman Rick Wood said the interesting thing – it’s about a “change of culture.”...
by News Staff | Aug 31, 2010 | Bureaucrat Beat
More evidence that it pays to call DWP’s hand on bad behavior. The LA Times reported that LADWP officials launched an aggressive campaign and a bill to halt state environmental rules that would require use of much less sea water in cooling their coastal power...
by News Staff | Aug 29, 2010 | Bureaucrat Beat
We could thank the state of California Administrative Office of the Courts for the hard feelings that now trouble Inyo County people. The AOC picked Independence as the location for a new court building. As one person pointed out, the AOC’s own evaluation ranked...
by News Staff | Aug 24, 2010 | Bureaucrat Beat
So, the Inyo judges’ meetings on the site of a new court building are over. Will Judge Brian Lamb take the peoples’ views to heart? One local man has suggested that may be out of the question. He said this: “Watching and seeing the differences...
by News Staff | Aug 20, 2010 | Bureaucrat Beat
Bell, CA – the Miniseries. The Stranger Than Fiction town added a new chapter. Seems that the City of Bell gave nearly $900,000 in loans for former City Manager Robert Rizzo, city employees and at least two council members in the last several years, according to...
by News Staff | Aug 17, 2010 | Bureaucrat Beat
One of our website readers, appalled at Inyo District Attorney Art Maillet’s pronouncement of his refusal to talk to any news reporter, came up with this idea – somewhat reminiscent of David Letterman’s Top 10 List. In this case, a list of questions...
