When people talk about the City of Hawthorne, many remember it as being the home of the Beach Boys or as The City of Good Neighbors. But what they DON’T mention are the POLITICS.
Yes, the DIRTY politics that have plagued this city for many years now.
Today the City of Bell is in the spotlight only because city officials decided to pay themselves exorbitant salaries. But that’s ok, because city officials did it up front, in your face, thinking they were above the law. Only things is, they got caught. One can somehow respect that attitude. It’s the “look at me, I can do whatever I want” attitude. The kind of attitude that eventually catches up with you and takes you down!
But within the confines of city hall in Hawthorne people aren’t UP FRONT with their actions that take place behind closed doors. No, they just simply play their games – behind “closed sessions” – those that the public is not privy to. They spend taxpayers money like it’s going out of style, however, they cry poverty and claim that the city has no money to help balance the budget.
They put HUD officials on hold & refuse to speak with them when prompted. Why? Because they misappropriated millions of dollars & HUD wants their money back. Then when they are audited, they blame it on "poor accounting" from the previous manager. Who by the way was "terminated" with good cause.
They put HUD officials on hold & refuse to speak with them when prompted. Why? Because they misappropriated millions of dollars & HUD wants their money back. Then when they are audited, they blame it on "poor accounting" from the previous manager. Who by the way was "terminated" with good cause.
They make police officers take furloughs, basically giving up hundreds of hours of their pay to “help” the budget, yet they are quick to spend or should I say, “pay off” former employees over $500k because they fear retaliation and lawsuits.
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Hawthorne Approves Settlement With Former City Manager Jag Pathirana Over Strip Club Allegations
By Dennis Romero Mon., Feb. 28 2011 at 3:41 PM Comments (9)
Categories: City News
A strip club and false allegations play out in Hawthorne.
It was a juicy tale about Hawthorne city officials who were alleged to be regulars at a strip club where they told people they were cops.
Former City Manager Jag Pathirana said the accusations last year were false and, as such, part of a political "witch hunt" to undermine him and Hawthorne finance manager Louis Escober's cred.
As it happens the city has decided to settle a claim by Pathirana over the strip-club allegations, according to Daily Breeze.
The paper states that Pathirana claimed "emotional distress" caused by what appears now to be the planting of a political-attack story.
The Breeze states that Councilman Danny Juarez "orchestrated Pathirana's removal last summer" and that Jim Mitsch, Pathirana's replacement, hired a private investigator to look into his predecessor and others.
According to the paper Mitsch then turned over his allegations about the cop impersonation at the Wild Goose in Del Aire to Fox 11 News, which aired them. (The Weekly echoed Fox's piece, attributing the allegations to the station's reporting).
But both Pathirana and Louis Escobar say the accusations are false.
Pathirana subsequently lost side jobs in Inglewood and South Gate as a result of the Fox report, he says.
Escobar tells the Weekly that reports "falsely stated we impersonated police officers" and that they amount to "character assassination."
He says the city of Hawthorne also settled with him.
Pathirana's settlement is believed to be worth "about $150,000" according to the Breeze.
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Hawthorne Approves Settlement With Former City Manager Jag Pathirana Over Strip Club Allegations
By Dennis Romero Mon., Feb. 28 2011 at 3:41 PM Comments (9)
Categories: City News
A strip club and false allegations play out in Hawthorne.
It was a juicy tale about Hawthorne city officials who were alleged to be regulars at a strip club where they told people they were cops.
Former City Manager Jag Pathirana said the accusations last year were false and, as such, part of a political "witch hunt" to undermine him and Hawthorne finance manager Louis Escober's cred.
As it happens the city has decided to settle a claim by Pathirana over the strip-club allegations, according to Daily Breeze.
The paper states that Pathirana claimed "emotional distress" caused by what appears now to be the planting of a political-attack story.
The Breeze states that Councilman Danny Juarez "orchestrated Pathirana's removal last summer" and that Jim Mitsch, Pathirana's replacement, hired a private investigator to look into his predecessor and others.
According to the paper Mitsch then turned over his allegations about the cop impersonation at the Wild Goose in Del Aire to Fox 11 News, which aired them. (The Weekly echoed Fox's piece, attributing the allegations to the station's reporting).
But both Pathirana and Louis Escobar say the accusations are false.
Pathirana subsequently lost side jobs in Inglewood and South Gate as a result of the Fox report, he says.
Escobar tells the Weekly that reports "falsely stated we impersonated police officers" and that they amount to "character assassination."
He says the city of Hawthorne also settled with him.
Pathirana's settlement is believed to be worth "about $150,000" according to the Breeze.
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