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Re “Malsin Accuses City Hall of Miscalculations”

Re “Morale Will Be Devastated if City Workers Leave En Masse”

Re “Malsin ‘Is Trying to Protect Himself,’ Says ‘Disappointed’ Mayor O’Leary

Re “Smith Should Stay with the Facts”

Re “‘Exceptions Should Be Made for Senior City Workers’ Malsin Says”

Re “Has Any Mud from Bell Spilled Onto City Hall?”

With Police Chief Don Pedersen facing another no-confidence vote, the Redevelopment Agency, Community Development Dept., Police Dept. and City Hall facing scrutiny from state and federal agencies, and the city’s reserve funds are quickly dwindling, what good news has the city heard about in the past few months?

There was a report this morning in the Daily Breeze about the city of Hawthorne missing $1.3 million from a HUD housing account. Earlier this year, a new City Council majority was elected in Hawthorne, and their first actions were to fire the City Manager and the Police Chief. Before their firing, both had maintained they had done nothing wrong. They charged that the new City Council was on a witch hunt.

[Editor’s Note: A regular contributor, Mr. Smith was motivated to compose the following essay after absorbing this morning’s edition of the Los Angeles Times.]

Re “Time to Send Time Thieves to Jail and for Unions to Become Aggressive”

[Editor’s Note: Retired police Lt. Greg Smith issued the following statement today regarding the recent sexual harassment investigation of the Police Dept., which Human Resources Director Serena Wright said this afternoon is ongoing.]