I'm not sure we need anyone advising local government officials to watch what documents they keep (it's already tough enough to get those that exist from them even though they all belong to the public, remember), but here's a timely topic.
Mike Jenkins, a Manhattan Beach attorney who represents several cities in the region, will give a brown bag address for local city council and municipal staff members Jan. 14 titled "Document Retention - The Pitfalls of Being a Packrat."
Now, Jenkins is married to Lomita City Attorney Christi Hogin, who dealt with now former City Manager Tom Odom late last year after the Daily Breeze revealed that for years he kept a secret dossier recounting the allegedly incompetent antics of fellow staff members and elected officials.
It was Odom's incompetence that came back to haunt him in the end, when someone stole the sensitive document he kept on his work computer (!) and leaked it to the Breeze.
Ah yes, it's time for a primer on government transparency, um, how to hide things better.
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