A three-day delay: my report of MWD leaks will appear on Thursday morning
The delay will give the identified leakers of confidential personnel information a fair chance to respond to my upcoming report.
In my previous article about the administrative case of MWD’s Asst. General Manager Katano Kasaine v. General Manager Adel Hagekhalil, I wrote:
Then, who leaked Asst GM Kasaine’s confidential harassment claim against GM Hagekhalil to Politico, one of the most widely read online news journals in the world?
Chairman Ortega, remember, surmised that “the person who set off the chain of events overnight is in this room or listening in,” which means that just about anybody at MWD could be the perp.
The fact is, dear reader, that Chairman Ortega and every board member of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California knows exactly who the culprit/s in the leak caper is/are. They know, in other words, who “set in motion a narrative that is potentially harmful to the general manager, the chief financial officer, this board and this agency,” as Ortega put it.
But they’re not going to tell you who it is/they are, so I will.
On Monday, Nov. 4, I will reveal the results of my own independent investigation, which proves well beyond “50% and a feather” who is responsible for the leak of Asst. GM Kasaine’s confidential information to Politico.
Fulfillment of my promise made above will occur on Thursday morning, Nov. 7, in order to give the leakers working at the MWD, who knowingly broke with official protocol and thus violated the privacy and due process rights of Katano Kasaine and Adel Hagekhalil, a reasonable amount of time to explain themselves in their own words.
Accordingly, I sent an email to the accused leakers asking them to respond and promising that I would wait until two days after Election Day to post my story.
Thank you for your understanding and patience.
Now, get out and vote if you haven’t already.
John, did I miss it or have you not released the information on the leaker you said you were going to release on Thursday?
John, you’re a one of a kind investigative journalist working on the most important issue in the Western States, water and distribution.
I’m often told by acquaintances who have chosen to relocate to Las Vegas that the amount of investment into Las Vegas guarantees the water supply will keep coming. They cite the new rail line, tremendous hotel, stadium and performance venues as locked-in future guarantees.
I shudder at their confidence in the ultimate power of finance over nature and natural processes.
A piece on the hubris of irresponsible finance in civic planning, ignoring the realities of current water conditions, would be a much needed updated discussion primer for rebuttal to the Siren Songs of developers and investors to unethical and unsustainable communities.
Thank you for communicating the background information we public rarely have the opportunity to see.