Comments on: Scandalous State Parks dept needs privatization

By: Who Gave Gov. Newsom the Power to Decide Which Jobs Are Essential ?

Who Gave Gov. Newsom the Power to Decide Which Jobs Are Essential ? — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 04:30:48 +0000

[…] Parks and Recreation was caught in 2012 sitting on nearly $54 million in “surplus money,” while soliciting private donations to keep state parks open, and as top agency employees were bilking the state for vacation pay […]

By: Lowell Landowski

Lowell Landowski — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 04:47:07 +0000

I am tired of clever people robbing the taxpayer, while beating on good and loyal rank and file civil servants.

By: Lowell Landowski

Lowell Landowski — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 04:42:57 +0000

So Grimes supported the crime going on at Parks with the Privitization moves, which we now know were crooked. Part of Schwarzenegger’s side of the rake hey Grimes? While the far left foundation’s are in on the rest of the take? It is all take take take and no give for loyal civil servants, who stood in the gap against the corruption for years now, comming at us from elements of both sides of the isle. Same on you guys.

By: Nancy Heltman

Nancy Heltman — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 00:59:07 +0000

There are sad cases of the abuse of public trust in the private sector too. In fact the ones doing the abusing are living in mansions and making millions. I am disappointed in what has happened here but see no reason why this is a reason to turn the parks over to the private sector which has been known to do worse with very little oversight.

By: computernerd

computernerd — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 22:36:38 +0000

According to KMJ-580 here in Fresno, Coleman resigned and her #2 was fired..!!! They were squirreling funds while claiming there was no money.

By: Donkey

Donkey — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:33:20 +0000

Yep Katy, there are crooks in every RAGWUS bureaucracy!! 🙂

By: Joanne Genis

Joanne Genis — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:19:55 +0000

I heard this story reported on our local news station last night and also read about it in the Sac Bee. Apparently, the requests for the pay-outs were not filed on an official form, but Post-it notes, to avoid a paper trail. I wonder how the people that have been donating money to the State Parks must feel about this one?! Thanks for the story Katy!

By: Ulysses Uhaul

Ulysses Uhaul — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 06:55:28 +0000

Yosemite run by a private company. It appears to be run a bit better. The food need serious serious attention!

By: CalWatchdog

CalWatchdog — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:39:33 +0000

Parks don’t need people in uniforms, carrying badges to run the parks. But I agree that parks need rangers and law enforcement. This should be done as government oversight, in conjunction with private sector administration.

Katy

By: I'm just saying...

I'm just saying... — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:16:03 +0000

Oh great, now you exposed the truth and some state employees won’t be able to take advantage of the program — poor state employees.