SLO hires firm to investigate Lichtig, Olson and ‘sexist’ video

Where to begin on this revelation, so many issues and manipulated realities!

So Dietrick has hired a firm to evaluate whether or not a violation of City Policy and State Regulations occurred that was filmed and audio recorded. Let’s not forget the fact that the Chief’s audio recording at the Chamber Office may have been a criminal act involving the serendipitously recording of others without their consent. Back to the facts, so Katie Litchig authorized the non-disclosed hiring of Christine Dietrick’s brother-in-law to work for Derek Johnson in Community Development without going through the vetted and tried hiring processes that the City utilizes for 99% of all other hiring’s. Let’s not forget that Derek Johnson participated in this gifting of public resources for personal gain. Also, if you have been asleep for some time Derek Johnson’s buddy Jason Stillwell was hired as a contractor for the City’s finance department in roughly 2015 after being fired / terminated or forced out of the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea. This action reflects cronyism at its best. Stillwell served as the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea’s Administrator for several years after being forced out, fired or dismissed from the County of Santa Barbara where Derek Johnson was employed and relieved of his duties at the same time. Here is an excerpt of the Grand Jury Investigation into some of the alleged misconduct these individuals conducted which is a snippet of the misconduct that occurred in Santa Barbara County while Johnson and Stillwell were there.

In the fall of 2014 the Monterey County Civil Grand Jury (MCCGJ) received a written complaint from a group of Carmel-by-the-Sea (Carmel or City) residents asserting that during 2012-2014 the City’s governance and administration had “substantially failed.” The complainants requested that the MCCGJ investigate various alleged improper activities such as fiscal irresponsibility, lack of transparency, unfair treatment of employees, legal exposure, and others, and determine what led to the failure of proper oversight during the period. The complainants also asked the MCCGJ to recommend how Carmel’s governance structure may be improved to avoid such problems in the future.

The issues in Santa Barbara included abuse at such a level that a secretary was awarded over a million dollars for what was done to her. Don’t worry folks the City of San Luis Obispo has plenty of money that they spend annually to defend their misconduct at tax payer expense.

Why is this relevant, simply these individuals all cover each other’s backs over and over again? When they are finally outed they are then hired as a contractor which often rolls into a permanent position at the agency at a later date by a buddy. Now where is Monica Irons in all of this? She simply comes and goes as she pleases and no one says anything. Now all of this is possible because the staff that they keep on board, Mason, Faria, Nance, McDow, Nicholson and etcetera have all been either outed publicly for misconduct and / or charged with a criminal act while in the employ at the City. These are just a few of the individuals working for the City that have questionable backgrounds. Why would an agency keep such individuals in their employ, simply because they are beholding to upper management at the City and will blindly do what they are told!

Now back to the issue at hand, nothing will happen. The team all reviewed the film prior to its release, laughed and giggled about it as fire personnel where being ridiculed. This is no different than the skit they did on Mary Beth Schroeder at the corporation yard where they ridiculed and made fun of her civic commitment. Again, nothing will happen. This is simply a $50,000 gift to a friend to document the decision to do nothing. Worse case, Johnson will be put in charge, but wait he did nothing about the video in the first place, thus a willing co-conspirator or at worst an accomplice after the fact.