[John Jorsett]

By the time all the questionable goings-on have been investigated, half the city government is going to prison. If there's justice in the world,that is.

[martin_fierro]

Wonder what a similar investigation in San Joser City Hall would turn up.

[BJungNan]

The news spurred a terse e-mail from Ewell to "all city employees,"

Well, that ought to do it!

[theDentist]

The news spurred a terse e-mail from Ewell to "all city employees," warning against the destruction of documents that might be sought by federal investigators looking into city finances and its pension system.

The email also urged employees to "close that damned barn door".

[WestVirginiaRebel]

They shoulda just called Sandy Berger...

[Publius6961]

All municipalities but the smallest, I always thought, of necessity have backup records at remote locations for the official city records, including email.

[John Jorsett]

My favorite part:

That drove the system's funded level, a measure of assets versus liabilities, down to 65.8 percent. The system was funded at 67 percent the year before and 97 percent in 2000. Pension officials put out a news release under the headline: "City of San Diego's Pension Fund Stabilizes."

It's like saying the Titanic isn't sinking as fast as we thought.

[geedee]

Sounds like this lady . . . . . . Diann Shipione . . . has some cojones based on how she's "trying" to stand up to the thiefs.

Or . . . paint me cynical . . . is this article giving us the straight scoop? I'd like to hear about this mess from some San Diego FReepers before I color the lady a heroine.