tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24019952.post8448723771084096767..comments2023-07-15T17:23:38.658-07:00Comments on The Carmel-by-the-Sea WATCHDOG!: When the City Attorney Acts as the Mayor’s Attorney, Not the Peoples’ AttorneyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24019952.post-73331789767041374362008-10-24T09:36:00.000-07:002008-10-24T09:36:00.000-07:00We all make choices. We all make decisions. A mo...We all make choices. We all make decisions. A moral man would not compromise himself by lying for Sue McCloud or anybody else. Don Freeman is well compensated by the city of Seaside and does not need his Carmel job to be financially well off and live comfortably. Don has options. He could tell the public the truth and dare Sue and the council to fire him. He could resign on principle and tell the public what is going on. But he stays and lies for Sue and betrays the public’s trust. He is not to be respected or held in esteem for that, now or at anytime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24019952.post-73887013955112107872008-10-22T11:53:00.000-07:002008-10-22T11:53:00.000-07:00Think of this as a compliment...finally an informa...Think of this as a compliment...finally an information source with the courage to tell it like it really is.<BR/>Don Freeman has been the city attorney for so long he thinks his client is the mayor and council and not the citizens. Beyond that, Don, shall we say, is not known for his high ethical standards. He will say anything to defuse attention away from the source of the problem and end up saying what is manifestly untrue to protect those who pay his salary. To say we need a new, trustworthy city attorney who will represent the citizens would be an understatement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24019952.post-80101330541833142732008-10-22T11:10:00.000-07:002008-10-22T11:10:00.000-07:00Don Freeman depends for most of his income on serv...Don Freeman depends for most of his income on serving as a city attorney. Essentially he serves at the whim of Sue McCloud. As we all know, she has gotten rid of anybody who has failed to kowtow to her personal desires however bad this was for Carmel. In the past (pre-McCloud) he was allowed to do his job as he saw it. Since McCloud took over, he has had to be very careful not to appear to cross her for fear of losing his job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24019952.post-69588988160133899292008-10-22T11:01:00.000-07:002008-10-22T11:01:00.000-07:00Anyone who follows city politics knows that Sue Mc...Anyone who follows city politics knows that Sue McCloud has routinely illegally interfered with and micro managed the city processes to get her way. Her supporters either don't pay attention or believe that the end justfies the means. The case of the black acacia is just more blatant and self serving than usual.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com