“As you know we have a problem this year and it’s not going to get better in 2010-11 and onward. The picture is not very bright.” — Interim City Administrative Officer Ray Ciranna, May 5, 2009.

“This is just the beginning, next year is worse.” — Assistant City Administrative Officer Tom Coultas, Dec. 12, 2009

Don’t blame the bureaucrats for this City Hall financial crisis that will force drastic action to avoid bankruptcy. Blame your elected officials who failed to heed the warnings and follow their advice, and hold them accountable.

Here’s a retrospective on what was reported and recorded here, starting with this video and article on May 5 of last year, showing how the mayor and City Council failed in their duties to deal with the financial crisis despite being told over and over that hard decisions were needed.

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