This one sadly hits close to home. Grew up near there, worked in the city for numerous years.
Another problem with what happened:
http://www.sbsun.com/ci_21044462/city-discuss-potential-bankruptcy-budget-options-today
Another problem with what happened:
Penman also said at the meeting that for 13 of the last 16 years, the council had been given falsified budget documents. Those documents said the city was in the black when, in fact, it had been deficit spending, he said.
That period covers the tenure of multiple city managers and sets of elected officials, but it predates Acting City Manager Andrea Travis-Miller and Finance Director Jason Simpson, whom he said discovered the discrepancy.
http://www.sbsun.com/ci_21044462/city-discuss-potential-bankruptcy-budget-options-today