Water Managers Want Apology
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Voice Editor in Chief Scott Lewis’ last Politics Report has remained provocative in the water world.
What happened, in short: When the San Diego County Water Authority settled its long legal battle with the Metropolitan Water District, it brought to a close a nearly 20-year period of expensive and aggressive contention between the two agencies.
The agency’s Board of Directors discussed re-upping the contract for the architect of the legal confrontation over all those years, Chris Frahm, from the law firm Brownstein, Hyatt, Farber and Schreck. It blew up into a tense dispute mainly between former San Diego City Councilmember Jim Madaffer, a board member, and General Counsel David Edwards. The dispute was about whether some of Frahm’s work deserved to be considered attorney-client privilege still (the general counsel was vehement it should be public.)
In the Politics Report, Lewis described the exchanges and got a quote from Madaffer. Now, several water managers in the region have sent a letter reiterating that they believe Frahm’s work should be public and demanding the Water Authority chair compel Madaffer to apologize for what could be considered threats and a hostile work environment.
The letter: “We are concerned that Director Madaffer does not recognize how inappropriate this behavior is for a board member and the potential perception and legal issues it can cause.”
Read Lewis’ story below.
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