First of two parts
Re “Has Another Water Boarder Scalded Himself with Hot Water?”
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With today’s news in a nearby story that the fourth member of a regional water board appears to have immersed himself in scandal, a veteran politician this afternoon was asked if there is something in the water that makes water board directors more susceptible trouble than other politicians.
Do they face more-than-usual temptations?
Former City Councilman and recent West Basin Municipal Water Board candidate Steve Rose answered immediately.
“Two reasons,” he said. “Lack of transparency and lack of knowledge that there is such a governmental body.”
In different words, water board directors throughout Los Angeles County are as obscure as the teeth-brushing habits of early dinosaurs. They labor in almost impenetrable darkness because journalists find their duties boring, and hence the public doesn’t know who they are or what they do.
“Most people have no idea there is a water board,” Mr. Rose said. “Those who do, think all they do is sell water.”
Ed Little, 87-year-old former City Councilman who left City Hall 44 years ago and died last Saturday, dedicated the last half of his life to water service, 25 of those years with West Basin.
Who knew? He toiled in obscurity, but it was a vital resource that he powerfully loved. Mr. Little knew water about as well as he would a family member.
(To be continued)
