Read the full story here Web Link posted Sunday, November 14, 2010, 9:46 AM
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Rail authority officials investigated over trips
Original post made on Nov 14, 2010
Read the full story here Web Link posted Sunday, November 14, 2010, 9:46 AM
Comments (8)
Posted by cynic
a resident of another community
on Nov 14, 2010 at 9:59 am
a resident of another community
on Nov 14, 2010 at 9:59 am
there they go again.
Posted by Morris Brown
a resident of Menlo Park: Park Forest
on Nov 14, 2010 at 2:05 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: Park Forest
on Nov 14, 2010 at 2:05 pm
Also reflecting on board members, it should be noted that Authority board members, Pringle and Katz, are under fire for also having conflicting conflicting positions on other agencies boards.
This was first brought up in early spring, and mentioned specifically by Senator Simitian in the T&H committee meeting on Nov 4th. Neither Katz nor Pringle attended the Authority's Nov 4th meeting. As so far as I know, no explanation for their absence was given.
Posted by Bob
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Nov 15, 2010 at 1:33 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Nov 15, 2010 at 1:33 pm
This just keeps going from bad to worse......
Posted by concerned citizen
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on Nov 15, 2010 at 2:10 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on Nov 15, 2010 at 2:10 pm
Shame on Judge Q-Ball and his side kick Mehdi Morshed. They should know better after all of these years.
Posted by Martin Engel
a resident of Menlo Park: Park Forest
on Nov 15, 2010 at 5:19 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: Park Forest
on Nov 15, 2010 at 5:19 pm
The point that is being missed here is that there has been an accumulation of "bad behavior" that, in some cases, should be leading to indictments. I don't know why there is no more thorough investigation into the personal financial activities of the Board members. Where is the FBI? How much flagrant law violating does it take to raise enough red flags to proceed with a real and comprehensive investigation?
Posted by Reality Check
a resident of another community
on Nov 16, 2010 at 6:54 pm
a resident of another community
on Nov 16, 2010 at 6:54 pm
Not that not reporting trip details should be condoned or allowed, but this is pretty small potatoes stuff and is hardly shocking. What's more interesting is noting how the commentators here make as though they're outraged and shocked and upset and etc. The fact is that most of them would be outraged and shocked and upset no matter who paid for the trips and regardless of whether they were correctly documented and reported or not -- because the very existence of the project and everyone associated with it and pretty much everything that they do in connection with advancing the project is upsetting to a small, vocal and virulently rabid group of Peninsula NIMBY HSR foes. These folks live for and eagerly look forward to the next development to be outraged and shocked over ... so if it's not this it's that. I too am upset, but the difference is that my reaction is to think of how to fix the problems with the HSRA and not doing away with HSR all together.
Posted by Michael G. Stogner
a resident of another community
on Nov 17, 2010 at 8:51 am
a resident of another community
on Nov 17, 2010 at 8:51 am
Richard Katz resigns from HSR
Web Link
Posted by Rayofsunshine
a resident of Atherton: Lloyden Park
on Nov 18, 2010 at 9:45 am
a resident of Atherton: Lloyden Park
on Nov 18, 2010 at 9:45 am
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