I guess I should share a little about me first....I am a native Californian, not too many of us over 50's folks who can say that. I am a wife, a mother, and for the last 32 years a "civil servant" of the City of Los Angeles.
Right about now I should tell you that I am looking forward to retiring from that "civil service" job right around the end of the year and have already begun my countdown. I have 71 working days left in my City of Los Angeles career and truthfully the way things are going in the City it couldn't come any sooner!
Things in the City have slowly been circling the drain for a number of years. We have a core group of career politicians who run the City, when they aren't busy figuring out what next political office they can run for. Currently you have a Mayor who cannot seem to keep his eyes off the ladies, although his current anchor woman may have him "anchored" for a while in one harbor...too bad it isn't LA's harbor. He keeps running off on "City Business" or vacations so much so that he is never around when something BIG comes down...leaving it to either the son of a previous long-time politician and currently the President of the City Council, or to a long time in-house political hack known for her abrupt demeanor.
Seems like the City has finally reached the end of its rope and will either have to declare bankruptcy or call in the Chicago folks to help them figure out how to score some hidden cash in order to make ends meet. But truthfully wouldn't it be easier to level with folks and tell them that the money they contribute through taxes isn't enough to cover the current legal AND illegal population inhabiting LA?!
Well I think this is a good start for today...more rantings to follow...maybe I will fill you in on the crazy antics which has occurred within my little realm of the City government...the audacity of some folks still floors me.
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