Comments by tlacuache
Page 1 of 1
Posted on February 7 at 7:52 a.m.
Have other counties not had their Medi-Cal claims paid or are we really just looking at another example of incompetent management within county government?
The fact that "Meetings are already underway to redesign the department." tells me that we should not expect to see real improvement any time soon. Redesign, restructuring, etc. is the smoke screen used by managers who can't think of a real solution to communicate to an uniformed public that something is being done. Generally these re-orgs create more problems than they solve. Do they think that anyone really believes that the fiscal problem is the result of the 'design' of the department.
I have the feeling that the ADMHS and Mr. Brown are not being honest with us.
Posted on January 5 at 10:40 a.m.
Last time I checked local school survey data, the most common source of alcohol for underage drinkers was their parent's liquor cabinet. The most common location for drinking was at an unsupervised party at their own or a friend's house.
Regulation of retail outlets is important, but the level of effort should correspond to their contribution to the problem.
As far as learning moderation at home, fat chance. While this might happen in a few instances, as a matter of social policy it is as likely to occur as learning about safe sex at home.
And with regard to kids of rich and/or influential parents getting off easy, what else is new in our legal system?
Finally, regarding regarding the drinking scene for legal age drinkers, local taxpayers should inquire how much they pay in police overtime and other costs to control the State Street bar scene.
Page 1 of 1
Previous Month
Posted on July 3 at 8:03 a.m.
Now a retired county employee with a tenure nearly as long as his, I had occasion to work with Mr. McKinley a number of times. I have always had the greatest respect and appreciation for his work ethic, intelligence, insight and droll wit.
On McKinley Retires from DA’s Office