IS IT TRUE that yesterday was a wonderful day in Southern California?…yesterday was ended with this writer presenting a duplicate of the Silver Award won by SecoSys at the World’s Best Technology Conference to the City Council of Desert Hot Springs to commemorate their support and commitment to excellence even in the face of challenging budgetary times?…Desert Hot Springs placed their bets on the winning horse and jockey when they signed on as one of the founding entities of the Coachella Valley Innovation Hub?…President Obama is now emulating the California Innovation Hub initiative as are 15 other California cities and municipalities across the nation?…it all started in Palm Springs with a well conceived plan just a few short years ago?…that plan was followed up with proper funding and consistent support without political distractions and that is the basis of the successes of 2014?

IS IT TRUE the City County Observer has enjoyed two record setting days during the last 5 days with respect to readership?…Friday March 16th was the 4th most traffic that the CCO has ever had in a single day?…Monday March 19th beat that and moved into 3rd in traffic for the 4 years that the CCO has been counting internet traffic with a reliable and accurate counting program known as Google Analytics?

IS IT TRUE the office of Emergency Management was moved to sheriff’s station on Hwy 41 from a long time location?…when Sherman Greer was in charge of Emergency Management he did not want to move because he was on a triple net lease and only paying $35,000 to $38,000 per year?…it has been reported and confirmed that the move reported in mainstream media costed over $500,000?…leaving a site that it will take over 15 years to break even if the rent is free does not strike us as good management of the taxpayer’s dollars?…it would be interesting to know who made the money from the move and what the new expenses are?

IS IT TRUE we are sorry to report that the Hartke Pool in the shadow of the demolished Roberts Stadium will not open on Memorial Day as it has every year since it was built?…that dates back many years to when most of us were children?…the activity preventing the opening is the demolition of the big slide that many children have enjoyed for a long time?…the cost to demolish the slide is reported to be $12,000 and the best quote to refurbish the slide was $60,000?…in a city that was hell bent to spend $10 Million on a dog park and skateboard ramp next door, the failure to invest $60,000 to refurbish a legacy slide is mind boggling?…there was no solicitation for public help?…there was not even adequate planning to get the old slide down in time for a Memorial Day opening?…if this is good time management then the Martians are managing their time well for a second landing at Roswell?

IS IT TRUE that the headline story on the Courier and Press today read “No criminal investigation of Brinkerhoff-Riley recording ‘as of today'”?…the cast who throw the stones at Channel 14 and Channel 25 echoed the same “are you the only crook in your family” headlines throughout the day?…we find this to be offensive and smacking of sensationalism?…for media outlets that call themselves legitimate to do things like this and post the most rotten pictures of Councilwoman Riley ranks right up there with the talking heads of cable television who do the same thing?…if we wanted to join in the fray we could easily come up with headlines like “Winnecke not yet convicted of Lying about Reconciliation”, “Weinzapfel Administration yet to have charges filed against it for last minute spending”, or even “Friend and John still awaiting arraignment for weekend shenanigans”?…those were all of course created just for the purpose of mocking the idiocy that Evansville’s mainstream media has become during recent times?