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My San Gabriel baby sitter

I went to the city of San Gabriel early this morning to review some documents and got way more than I asked for in my public records request: a baby sitter.

For the nearly two hours I spent sifting through City Council expense reports inside some back room in City Hall, an assistant from the City Clerk’s office was there with me.
Apparently, it’s “city policy” that the documents be reviewed under supervision, my baby sitter said. This — while rare — has been seen in other cities as well, such as Baldwin Park.

I just don’t understand why? Do they think I’m going to try and stuff a couple of expense sheets in my purse when they’re not looking? None of the documents had any sensitive information — i.e. credit card numbers or bank statements.

Oh well, I guess I should be happy I at least had someone to keep me company.

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