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As California Closed State Parks, 54 Million Found Unreported in Park Coiffers – Parks Director Resigns Amid Scandal
Ahhhhh, the left. They ought to just install direct deposit machines in their refrigerator’s freezer.
The director of California’s state parks system resigned Friday after officials discovered that her department had $54 million in unspent money in its accounts that it had not reported to the state finance department, even while the state said parks were so short of money that many needed to be closed.
Ruth Coleman, who had led the agency since 2003, stepped down, and the department’s second-in-command, Acting Chief Deputy Director Michael Harris, was fired.
California Natural Resources Secretary John Laird said the state Attorney General’s Office will be investigating and the state Department of Finance will be conducting a comprehensive audit.
“It’s our goal to make sure we get to the bottom of this,” Laird said.
Laird said that the parks department had $20.4 million in an account that takes money from park entrance fees and concession contracts, and $33.5 million in the state’s off-highway vehicle fund, that the department had essentially kept shielded from the state finance department for more than a decade.
The disclosure comes at a politically difficult time for Gov. Jerry Brown, who pushed for more than a year to close 70 state parks — one quarter of the entire park system — to save $22 million as part of efforts to balance the state’s budget.
Moe Tom
July 20th, 2012
Cal hee if hee fornia hee, parks, hee,hee,hee,heeeeee,hee. oh shit,hee he hee oh ,hee stop, hee oh hee, you’re killing, me.
GTFOH! WGAS?
Unneutral
July 20th, 2012
Well, there’s 54 million the state can confiscate and piss away on some other frivolous BS.
FreeMan - "Save Me Sarah"
July 20th, 2012
You just can’t make shit like this up.
Are there any honest left in the country? Key word (left)
Robert Fine
July 20th, 2012
I wonder what Swiss bank account did she stuffed?
And I wonder what union bank account some of this money went to?
And I wonder what democrat candidate’s campaign some of these millions went to?
Chuck U Farley
July 20th, 2012
It won’t be long folks, before the most progressive state in the country (coincidence? I think not)will start having ‘People’s Trials’ where the state will start having sham trials for the progtards that commit ‘crimes against the people’. They’ll probably even televise them, with running commentary, ala today’s ABC News.
Remember the trials of Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia?
Start popping the popcorn. Won’t be long in coming, not long at all….
grayscape
July 20th, 2012
Don’t let her get away!! Arrest her and kick the shit out of her black mob style…
Cynic
July 21st, 2012
If they could find a way to tax the dope the illegals grow in the parks, they’d solve their budget problems right away.
Name Redacted™
July 21st, 2012
You know what’s one of the main things they closed? Rest stops and park bathrooms. Yep. They wanted to make sure Californian citizens suffered the maximum so they will agree to higher taxes.
Harrison
July 21st, 2012
I guess the grass was really greener.
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July 21st, 2012
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Dr. Tar
July 21st, 2012
Where can I apply to be Cali. state auditor? It has to be the easiest job in the country. When Democrats are in charge.
Corona
July 21st, 2012
Turn your head and coif.
Poonces
July 21st, 2012
California closed 70 parks? What do they expect illegals to do with their dirty disposable diapers if they can’t throw them in the lakes?
Boobie the Rocket Dog
July 21st, 2012
What’s a “Park Coiffer?” Is it a take on the old joke about two queers attacking a woman where one held her down and the other did her hair? So that took place in a San Francisco park, did it?