Sunday Times letters
By Letters from our readers
Contra Costa Times
May 24, 2008
Seeno gets his way
Why bother? It's Al Seeno — again.
All you people are ganging up on ol' Al again. — the city of Pittsburg (yeah right), the Department of Fish and Game, the state Attorney General's Office and the county District Attorney's Office.
Do you really expect him to abide by the laws? Why should he? He's Seeno!
He has not in the past. There was the $3 million settlement in Antioch, the $1 million in 2002 for killing and destroying the red-legged frogs and their habitat. Don't you understand, he's Seeno!
These "fines" are chump change to him, a mere pittance to what is saved by not having to worry about the laws and real punishments.
Seeno officials contend that they followed the law, again, it's Seeno's law.
Seeno's attorney says they "believe that they have been in compliance with all the applicable laws. We are not going to provide any comments beyond that." Why should they?
Why waste time investigating here? Another slap on the hand will not make any difference. Just look at the past. He'll settle and write a check. He's Seeno!
Mark Hertstein
Pittsburg