Wednesday, November 2, 2011

The Cone of Silence Descends on City Hall here in Modesto

By Emerson Drake
8/7/11

Calls and emails are going unanswered at 1010 10th Street on the sixth floor Office of Modesto City Manager Greg Nyhoff. Despite pledges to remain open and transparent the Modesto manager has battened down the hatches and has seemingly cut the lines of communications to the outside to prevent citizens from asking questions. And it's not just about SCAP or Joe Muratore. They aren't answering phones in executive offices of the Parks and Neighborhoods Department where Julie Hannon resides.

Why are they covering up and curling up into a ball? Did Cecil Russell of the Chamber of Commerce or George Petrulakis advise this course of action? If not them, who?

Joe Muratore's SCAP problems continue to spread like an oil slick on still waters. Spreading slime on everything it comes in contact with and no end in sight.

And what is the city's current response? SILENCE

Will we let them get away with it NO.

Just like boils, when political infections like this get covered up they build up pressure until they explode. And when they do everyone involved gets covered with Accessory after the fact responsibility in the court of public opinion otherwise known as the voters.

So no matter how deep they try to bury it, we'll work shoulder to shoulder with everyone and anyone trying to digging it back up.