Guest View: Defending the indefensible in Scagliotti case
Why did the San Benito County Board of Supervisors spend more than $585,000 of taxpayers’ money defending what boils down to ex-Supervisor Richard Scagliotti’s personal ethical misconduct? For the most part ethics violations are the individual responsibility of the office holder, especially when it involves personal finances. A supervisor with a hidden direct financial interest coming before the board almost always knows where his or her bread is buttered.
