Bleak or Bright?????????
I am not really sure what to think about the economy. Everytime I open up the newspaper there are headlines screaming "A Bleak Picture for Big Studios", Rose Parade "Optimism blooms for a day at least". The malls are empty and I am not sure if anyone feels like spending money. That is except for the City of Newport Beach.
Just yesterday there was a story in the paper saying how many cities have closed down over Christmas forcing employees to take some extra days off from work. The City of Newport Beach is closed today. However something must have happened overnight-as today there is a headline about City Council being expected to approved a contract in January with a San Francisco (thats right not a local firm but a SF firm) to design a new city hall for an estimated $60 million dollars. WOW!!!!!
Let's get this straight-employees are being forced to take time off work without pay and the city is going to approve this??
You must be joking-I am sure the employees would be happy to keep their old digs and get paid for five days of work instead of taking time off from work and having some fancy new digs.
P.S. if the initial estimate is $60 million the final cost will be more than that.
Just my opinion.
