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Well now, isn’t that a cozy arrangement. Also, his son is mixed up with the NEO Consulting firm that Nelson Oliva has his family members running. Sweet little deal for the Sakamoto and Oliva gang.
Follow the money!!!!
Yep …… definitely a cozy arrangement. I do get concerned every time I hear about Hercules still trying to annex land near Hwy 4. Good work Tom.
Dan Thomson
Why is the City Council such a dud in face of this? Why isn’t it an independent body committed to smartly run an honest city?
How about a “time out” so we can resolve the issues.
If you want real corruption, look at Congress where members take bribes, at Oakland, where the mayor does not pay his taxes and Council members interfer with police activity, or San Francisco, where public workers steal from the city. As far as I can tell, at least in Hercules, the quality of work is not really in question.
1. The City Council should meet with Mr Oliva and senior staff. All major contracts and other business arrangements should be reviewed for potential conflicts of interest. All regulatory filings should be 100% in order. This is a priority and may already be happening. Issue a final report to the residents.
2. Mr Lochner deserves credit for his reporting. However, he should not rehash the same stuff in article after article. He should follow up on (1) and keep the readers informed.
3. The ’12 angry men” who attend City Council meetings and post on this site should call a cooling off period and let the Council do (1). If they want to use these issues in a run for City Council, that is their choice. But I vote on positive agendas and ideas, not on ruminations and rehashing of the same stuff.. I don’t want “12 angry men” representing me on regional committees, which Council members will do.
4. Firing everyone is not the answer. It will only create mass confusion and low morale at the worker level (where most of the work is probably getting done anyway)
As stated earlier, all I see is bad judgement in awarding contracts, not quality of work done. This is a solvable issue if everyone works toward doing so.
PS to Tom Lochner: At many City Council meetings, doesn’t the Council recognize individuals that are positively contributing to the City. How about reporting on these residents and their activities. We rarely see positive articles from you.
@ Handicapper — Are you serious? Tom Lochner should write about a Chamber of Commerce award when the city is on fire?