One month after running their article on the corruption with San Francisco Government's Rec and Parks Park Patrol, the SF Weekly published an item stating that Park Patrol head honcho Marcus Santiago may be on his way out. That's a big "may be."
San Francisco whistleblowers know that the City and County government acts only when the corruption within is exposed by the media--and even then, it's a delicate dance. San Francisco leaders, even when shamed by public attention, don't like to feel as if they're being bullied into anything (which is ironic, as their status quo consists of kowtowing to the more powerful labor unions who have organized their employees and the assorted cast of bullies within their ranks). And, more often than not, San Francisco bureaucracy goes out of its way to bilaterally move or actually promote the few they do decide to get rid of, albeit to positions in which the miscreants are responsible for overseeing less of their fellow employees.
So the answer to the question of whether or not the Park Patrol's Marcus Santiago is on his way out is decidedly unanswered. And as to whether or not the Rec and Parks' corruption unearthed by the SF Weekly will be rooted out altogether? The odds are slim indeed.
EXTERNAL LINK:
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2011/10/marcus_santiago_1.php
