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June 5, 2012 at 9:01 AM #19848June 5, 2012 at 7:51 PM #745099
briansd1
GuestSame as in China?
Some of my Chinese friends say its the same here but with more sophistication.
June 6, 2012 at 8:48 AM #745136no_such_reality
ParticipantWednesday June 6
LA Unified Employee seeks more in Cortines Settlement
“Attorneys for Scot Graham, who accused former Supt. Ramon Cortines of sexual harassment, say the district’s handling of the settlement invaded his privacy.”
“The school system announced May 23 that the school board had approved paying $200,000 and providing lifetime benefits to Graham, a senior manager for 12 years in the facilities division who earned about $150,000 a year”
June 7, 2012 at 6:46 AM #745212ParticipantJune 7, 2012: A little closer to SD for you.
Sweetwater School boardmember returns to work at Southwestern College after pleading not guilty to 8 felony corruption chargesWarehouse employee reinstated after pornography and masturbation accusation Apparently watching porn on a cell phone may be part of their duties.
“After conducting a hearing in May, Commissioner Francesca Krauel on Wednesday said she found the employee had watched about 90 seconds of pornography on a cell phone while at work but saw no proof he fondled himself.
Krauel said warehouse employees sometimes view pornography as part of their duties, which include storing property left by people who die without a will.
She added that the worker admitted his conduct was inappropriate but she thought the punishment was too extreme.”
June 7, 2012 at 6:54 AM #745213Anonymous
GuestOf course we can’t leave out this one:
http://blog.sfgate.com/bottomline/2012/04/23/former-calpers-ceo-charged-in-20-million-fraud/
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the former CEO of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) and his close personal friend with scheming to defraud an investment firm into paying $20 million in fees to the friend’s placement agent firms.
Oops, I think I broke the “daily” rule with this post.
June 7, 2012 at 7:01 AM #745214sdrealtor
ParticipantCalPERS CEO = Wall Street Bankster?
June 7, 2012 at 3:19 PM #745261
CoronitaParticipantNCTD security boss double dipped…
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/jun/07/state-rules-nctd-security-boss-double-dipped/
State rules NCTD security boss double-dipped
Former Carlsbad police chief must return pension paymentsAbsolutely shameless. Some of our government workers..
June 7, 2012 at 5:03 PM #745273bearishgurl
ParticipantNSR, you really should be MORE concerned with public servants (including your “elected officials”) becoming so “insecure” and “power hungry” that they waste ungodly amounts of taxpayer money on “go-nowhere `investigations'” and “`prosecutions’,” taking employees off the clock without just cause (and having to pay them anyway for no work done, lol) and otherwise using their “positions” for personal gain.
These things happen all the time but often aren’t “publicized.”
June 7, 2012 at 5:10 PM #745271Participant[quote=no_such_reality]June 7, 2012: A little closer to SD for you.
Sweetwater School boardmember returns to work at Southwestern College after pleading not guilty to 8 felony corruption chargesWarehouse employee reinstated after pornography and masturbation accusation Apparently watching porn on a cell phone may be part of their duties.
“After conducting a hearing in May, Commissioner Francesca Krauel on Wednesday said she found the employee had watched about 90 seconds of pornography on a cell phone while at work but saw no proof he fondled himself.
Krauel said warehouse employees sometimes view pornography as part of their duties, which include storing property left by people who die without a will.
She added that the worker admitted his conduct was inappropriate but she thought the punishment was too extreme.”[/quote]
re: Arlie Ricasa – the “fat lady” hasn’t sung in her case yet and you’re already making assumptions. The “DA” has gotten overnight “search warrants” to raid many, many offices and homes over the last few decades. A good portion of these “raids” were later found to be retaliatory and an invasion of privacy in subsequent civil litigation.
re: the Public Administrator whse worker: Cmsr Krauel is correct. A 90-day suspension was in order for inappropriate viewing of porn on county time. The employee’s “supervisor” obviously “made up” the “fondling part” expressly to “trump up the charges to termination level.” When push came to shove and he/she couldn’t bring in “witnesses” to the “fondling” (or they ended up going “south” on him/her on the stand), the Dept lost their case. None of this is uncommon in the county’s “Kangaroo Court.” Nor it is uncommon at all for a “supervisor” to trump up disciplinary charges on a subordinate with whom they consider a “rival” or have deep-seated jealousies of which go wa-a-a-a-y back … yes, even to childhood :=0
Sadly, nothing will likely happen to the supervisor, even though he/she caused their Department to incur many thousands in salary for unworked time and also legal representation by County Counsel, for which they were billed. It’s all “funny money” which was removed from their annual “budget.”
Just look at the public comments on the UT article. An “Estate Mover” has got to be THE sh!ttiest job in the county! Literally. The County Public Administrator handles estates of decedents who die intestate and their “heirs,” if any, cannot be located. The vast majority of these decedents were “recluses” and also renters. The landlord wants their property back but more often than not, the decedents hoarded all manner of things and trash and their residences are emptied out by “Estate Movers” (classification of the “subject employee”). The Job bulletin for this position states, in part (not exact language). “Able to lift 50 lbs repeatedly and use moving dollies. Requires frequent stair-climbing while moving boxes and furniture. Working conditions include the wearing of face masks working in closed-in spaces with rodents, insects, urine and feces present.”
I have no doubt these workers routinely find stacks of porn also, both in print and video.
June 8, 2012 at 5:36 AM #745302ParticipantJune 8, 2012
Oxnard high school teacher accused of ‘sexting’ student
“An Oxnard high school teacher was arrested on suspicion of “sexting” with a 17-year-old boy at school, police said Thursday afternoon.”In the more stupity and arrogance than malfeasance front.
CORONA: Firefighter’s demotion for thumbs-up upheld
“The State Personnel Board has upheld the demotion of a Cal Fire engineer who took his hands off the steering wheel to flash a “two-thumbs-up” sign to a red-light camera as the fire engine sped through the intersection with its emergency lights and siren on.”and whatever you want to call this…
L.A.’s new housing chief makes $100,000 over federal cap
“Controversy over pay at the L.A. housing authority is reignited with the announcement of a federal cap. But officials say $260,000 base salary won’t change.”June 9, 2012 at 7:58 AM #745363ParticipantJune 9, 2012
An update and question on county lack of action.
County didn’t test evidence in masturbation case
A co-worker discovered the employee and told investigators he suspected the man was masturbating.
“As JR approached, he heard what sounded like a woman’s moaning and music coming from the employee’s telephone, which he associated with pornographic movies,” the report states. “He saw employee and asked if he was OK.”
There was no explanation provided for why the top button of the man’s pants was unbuttoned.
Commissioner Krauel noted in her report that a nearby trash can contained paper towels with what may have been semen, but the material was never tested
June 9, 2012 at 8:56 AM #745367GuestI enjoy this thread and hope that you continue to maintain it.
…but you can probably leave out a few details on some of the stories.
June 9, 2012 at 9:04 AM #745368CDMA ENG
ParticipantNSR…
For once I am going to line up with BG and CAR on this and say Bullshit!
There are just as many scumbags in the private sector as there are in the public.
Why would you start a flame thread over something that happens everywhere with everybody.
There is no point to this other than to just make public employees look like bad guys.
CE
June 9, 2012 at 9:49 AM #745377Guest[quote=CDMA ENG]There are just as many scumbags in the private sector as there are in the public[/quote]
You are missing the point.
It’s about accountability.
Are there scumbags that work at IBM? Probably. Like you said, there are scumbags everywhere.
What should be done about scumbags at IBM? That’s up to IBM. It’s a private business, how it is run is a private matter between managers, employees, and shareholders. Unless there are actual criminal laws broken, it’s not a matter of public policy.
Public workers are “the government.” They work for the public: you, me, everyone. The taxpayers are the “shareholders” – we have a right, and civic obligation – to demand accountability. We have a right to question whether the managers are meeting their fiduciary obligations and are efficiently and effectively providing services we pay for.
That’s the very definition of the distinction between “public” and “private.”
I understand that this thread is probably not the most meaningful way to seek accountability from the public-sector (it’s even a bit petty.) But it’s informative in a fun way.
June 9, 2012 at 10:14 AM #745379ParticipantCD, it’s not really about the stupid employees. It’s about the handing of the employee’s stupidity and the reality of them being just like the scums in the private sector contrary to the meme of the dedicated sacrificing government worker.
It’s about the handling of the situations, lack of accountability, inability to discipline, a level of evidence needed to take disciplinary action and the failure of the government to pursue that evidence even though they have a high level of proof.
It’s about the perception that it has become so rampant that I feel like I’m reading about it on a daily basis.
Most public employees are good people, doing a good job, there is a subset that isn’t. There is a bizarre nothing to see here attitude, circle the wagons, code of silence that they protect the bad apples with the full clot of their unions.
It’s coming to an election season, we’re going to be bombarded with ads from the Teachers unon saying basically ‘protect the children’, sadly, I feel like I read an article every week with a teacher preying on children.
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