Lathropians restless

The Lathrop City Council has become the 2nd best show in town. Here citizens rise to express their feelings on who's golfing with whom, go into tirades about their disappointments, interrogate the mayor on mysterious web sites, and so forth. hmm.

They should rename the "citizen's forum" to something more appropriate like "find-a-reason-why-it's-the-mayor's-fault-for-whatever's-bugging-me forum." One participant blamed the mayor for the valley's levees and for FEMA and the California Water board. I thought he was going to blame her for Global Warming® next. Another blamed the mayor for the high school's flushing problems and for the road left incomplete when a builder evaporated. I have to check the notes for the rest of the laundry list of complaints -- but I could have sworn one rose up and wanted to present spectral evidence. I couldn't decipher most of the other expressions of vague displeasure.

Frankly, it's a disgrace. And by the way, the elected leaders have titles you know. They are "councilman" or "council member" and "mayor" or "your honor" - not "kristy" or "martha" or "young lady."