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And what is he suing for? A new administration came in, fired her, hired someone else, what did the city do wrong?

I'd Like to sue the Comptroller of the past ten years for accomplishing ...let's see...only a credit level decrease,a huge deficit to boot....and now a completely politically motivated lawsuit to grandstand above resolving the issues she's caused.

Not for nothin', but did Sandra Clarson take over from her predecessor who was let go after an administration change?
What happened to the previous comptroller? Wuit, fired, excessed, or just disappeared before Sandra was appointed?
Is this just the way ifs always been?

As predicted, the "independent" minded city manager Jack Shnirman hired long time Democrat Clubhouse member, committeeman and operative to work in the city. He has been hired in the Community Development office as a "community liaison." The Community Development office has historically be run with one person only. This hire adds another list to the family and friends broken promise of this "new" administration and it violates a "hiring freeze" that was announced on Tuesday (and enacted by the city council ) with the fiscal emergency resolution. Again, how can there be a "fiscal crisis" and yet the "new" democrats keep hiring there friends??

The former comptroller left in a hurry after a year and before that the comptroller retired. Schnirman fired her in the newspaper and now says she resigned. is this how people should be treated. I know this women and she doesnt desrve this.

Sleep with dogs and wake up with flees. The administrations' actions are reprehensible. They are all dirt bags and when you are responsible to dirtbags for your position and security you have to expect that every dog will have its day, including you. Sorry Sue.

You are so right, laocoon. Clarson was probably a political appointee, like all the rest, and then can expect to be disposed of when her friends get voted out.
She played ball with the previous team, and now her services are no longer needed. Someone else's friend or family member can do the same job for the new regime and keep his mouth shut at the same time.
Will she be getting a half million dollar golden parachute too?

As a comptroller you are in charge of the money. Remember the governor trying to tap into the state pension fund and Carl Mcall, the comptroller at the time, told him to get lost. Comptroller has a lot of power and responsibility and Sandra was terrible. She is very responsible for the down grade as are Hennessy and Sofield. In the private sector she would have been fired years ago. So get lost and take Hennessy and Sofield with you.

Its typical, testify against Fagen he day, get fired the next. Get ready for a lot more of this type of political intimidation.

Get Lost? Not going to happen....

Can Clarson legally file for Unemployment now or was her job not really considered work?
Lets call Mike Fagen for the answer.

James you know what is typical... Sofield in a last ditch effort to further screw the City of Long Beach appoints you as Housing Commissioner just when the door to City Hall is about to hit him keester.

Councilman Fagen Indicted for Stealing $14K in Unemployment Benefits

God bless the man who's got his own!

Paul I don't see any community development going on do you? That's why I asked what they do? I think we need a person who can develop the downtown, boardwalk, rec, and bay area to attract business, buyers, and tourist. Whoever was in that position for the past 10y haven't developed anything.. in my opinion............
If you read the Audit they pilfer grant money Ask Mike to have shruberry sent to your house!

You know what stealing is...having 15 minute civil service meetings and screwing the tax payers by taking more than your entitled to and then when you get caught- just say Oh, it's a clerical error.
What Jimmy is having a hard time understanding that the old administration used up 7 million dollars of surplus and left the city with contracts to settle. You see Jimmy (I can't believe I have to explain this to you) if you are spending more than you take in- it's not good! It's a bad thing. If you had 10 dollars in your pocket and you go into a store and spend 11 dollars and the guy behind you gives you 2 dollars to help you out, you can't really say wow I'm a great saver I still have a dollar.

Like 1.3 Million deficit? Who allowed this to transpire? This is Long Beach! Who got paid for not doing there job? It's said when "experienced", "qualified" people pretend to have qualifications and permitted to continue not doing their job correctly for years. These people need to be taken to court for ripping off the city. This message isn't for the people that did their job. Just the ones who intentional robbed the city, just because they could. So sad.

Right on Jen :
All i know is that 3 years ago my taxes were 12,000 a year and now they are 11,500. If any of you are really truthful and pay attention i am sure you would see the same thing. Just because someone tells you something doesnt mean it is true. surplus, deficite its all smoke and mirrors. My taxes have not gone up in a while which i am happy for because my salary also hasnt gone up. with all this friends and family hiring, lets see where my taxes are in 2 years. That is where my NEXT VOTE AND MY CAMPAIGING WILL BE. its all about the Benjamins. you wana put a sign on my lawn, show me the money. lol. Who the hell would take a job at city hall knowing that at any time you could be thrown into the street that sux. i feel bad for all the people who do not have jobs now because they played for the wrong or right team. There are people who really care about this city not just trying to advance themselves we have to look for those people to lead our city. I love living here and would live no where else. i just dont want to see the city go down the drain. i am happy Mike got the open commish job. i am unhappy joe lost the recreation job he was doing a great job the rec has been run excellent over the past few years. and as someone who has 5 kids i would know. i hope our chidrens recreation does not decline. WAKE UP WE NEED A NEW POOL ALL IN FAVOR SAY I. WE NEED A NEW RECREATION CENTER NOT JUST A BANDAID ON THAT OLD SHITHOUSE WE HAVE NOW

I suspect/know that Ms. Corey was not the cornrstone of the City of Long Beach. The City will live without her services. However, the new admnistration is full of B.S. Hiring another crony doesn't help the city. Is this position even necessary? Are 2/3 of the city's positions necessary? No! What F**kin politicians are really for the citizens? Not these ones!

CP you are wrong.... They hired a deli owner to run the rec dept. Over the last eight years that dept has been destroyed. The kids football, soccer, lax, programs are awful. The pool is a disgrace. He was ok at making an egg on a roll but a bad choice to run the rec. By the way the ot there is out of control and no one knows how to keep the time sheets so they had to bring back a retired person to do it. Lisa Mulligan and her husband are still employed leftovers from Jimmy and Tommy era. So get lost and take Jimmy and Sandra with you.

lets see we had a actor for a president, a we now have a political activist for a president. so whats wrong with a deli owner for a recreation head.. like i said for someone who has 5 children, thr rec has never had such great well organized programs for the kids. deli owner Joe thank you for making our rec programs better. you will be missed i wish you well in the future

What does all this have to do wit Sandra Clarson.the former City comptroller?
Just out of curiosity....Does anyone know what Sandra did before getting her nice, cushy, bookkeeping job? Was she a meat wrapper at Waldbaums and she just happened to know the right people or was related to them?
"To the victor go the spoils".......so they say.

So the dems hired a meat packet to be the comptroller. The finances of the city get all messed up and taxes get raised 25% The republicans fix it then it's election time again and the finances are screwed up and the dems win. Interesting.

way to go - jump on the "sue the city" bandwagon

She came from the NYC comptrollers office with over 15 years of experience before coming to long beach. Seems qualified to me.