This just in from reporter Amanda Baumfeld:

So I called Monterey Park Friday to ask the City Manager June Yotsuya questions about a story I am working on. My storying is about the Athens Trash controversy in Montebello and how it is beginning to spill in other cities.

Monterey Park has started an audit on their contract with Athens. I wanted to confirm this information with Yotsuya and she refused to take my phone call. Her secretary, Laura just said “she has no comment.”

The city manager did not even know the questions I was going to ask her and she refused to talk to me.

Oh but it gets better.

When I called City Clerk Dave Barron, an elected official, he said he has not been following the Athens issue.

What city clerk does not know the issues that are happening in their city? Especially a city clerk that residents voted for.

The only conclusion I can come up with is that Monterey Park must have something to hide.