ON FATHER'S DAY

Happy if rainy Father’s Day to all who qualify. I already have opened the cards from my kids-some kids! All 4 are retired and two are grandparents themselves.

The sun is supposed to be out after noon, and around 12:38 pm summer will officially start, perhaps some warmer weather will return. The wildfires have already  begun to destroy parts of California, the land of earthquakes, mud slides, and draught. .

Mayor Mapp's email message on Friday not only expressed the community’s sorrow at the Charleston massacres, but among the other items in his newsletter was some statistics ab out the costs of the Bilingual Day Care Center. Of interests is the cost per child compared to 5 other equivalent programs in area. The costs for those 5 programs ranges from 10K to 12.5K per. Child. Bilingual Day Care’s costs are $15674.00 per child which is 50% greater than the two lowest and 25% more than the most expensive.

While it is true that only 5 other program are compared they are good programs. It seems that somehow or other there is poor control of costs  at the Bilingual center which is characteristic of most municipal programs or boards that require paid workers. That may not only indicate that salaries are higher and there are more perks and most likely a surplus of needed individuals as the result of patronage opportunities. Perhaps statistics related to the above can be made available.

The determining answer, which Council should face, is it not good business sense and  tax dollars savings if the same  or better quality of service can be available at 1/3^rd the cost  if  sponsored by a non-profit or even a  for profit organization.

Even those who do not pay taxes can see that.