Goldstein Investigates: City Managers Use The Company Car For Personal Errands

[@ImAyBeast]

The lady being interviewed is just thinking to herself how lucky she is they didn’t catch her doing the same thing 😂

[@markschirripa3607]

You could see that look on her face.

[@Dalesg98]

Yes look at her neck she’s super red! 😂

[@ramadaproductions]

Glad to see this as first comment first thing I thought was damn she’s throwing him under the bus but giving off guilty lol

[@GHOSTVENOM2999]

LMFAO

[@prepotentementedenazy6289]

😂😂😂😂

[@billsmith1486]

That city worker with a smug look on her face appears to already know about this problem and is really trying hard to keep her mouth shut.

[@liveloud3474]

It's not a problem it's just that somebody without a life thought that this was really important...he'll she problaby uses a car too😂🤣

[@trainsplanesandotherthings5187]

@@liveloud3474 It accountability... the city will get away with murder if they can.. Unless you don't live in L.A it's your TAXPAYER dollars going into this...

[@heir_to_the_promise]

She's probably dating the guy.

[@manlymanyo2511]

Cause shes blowen him

[@dynoman1996]

This happens all over the USA unfortunately NOTHINGS done about it.

[@Tonyinthephilippines]

The only thing that’s done is they raise your taxes.

[@joebustos9328]

Once again no follow ups on these investigations

[@amgadh214]

joe bustos exactly

[@milesdyson5211]

UNSUBSCRIBE EVRYBODY UNTILL WE SEE THE FOLLOW UP !

[@frankdenardo8684]

@@milesdyson5211 I love to see a follow up with the story.

[@tubedude54]

This happens everywhere in gvmt! It's so blatant where I live that when called out for the abuse the gvmt officials justify it and say the employees who drive the vehicles are on 24/7 call so they have to have access to the vehicles even when they are at home or wherever they go! It's so bad that one yr my family and I were going to Florida and we saw one of the local towns cop cars on the interstate as we went through Atlanta... which was a good 600 miles and several states from home!

[@Butter-gz4kb]

Omg this in normal practice for City workers. It’s not news; it’s merely something that gets reported on, employee gets put on paid leave, and all forgotten.

[@hagamapama]

Yeah, this is pretty normal. You even see police officers doing this from time to time

[@frankdenardo8684]

I work in the automotive trade and have seen stickers on the window of cars, truck, and vans that have city, county, and state logos that say "FOR OFFICAL USE ONLY". I also saw this on federal government and military vehicles as well.

[@norbertk5400]

The city knows and looks the other way as long no news channel is questioning it. Show me politicians and high end city employees who don't abuse the system.

[@eldangeroso68]

The City doesn't know because it's such a minor a pointless issue.

[@american236]

Norbert Kreith Exactly!

[@fenomjohn7301]

So $40,000 car + about $6,000 in gas a yr +$ 140,000 per employee . Who pays for lunch, coffee and donuts?

[@frankdenardo8684]

I am an overburden taxpayer and I pick up the tab.

[@petemunoz7148]

All them city officials cover each other because they all so do the same thing they even take city cars on their vacation

[@black-hw7zg]

thats true the lady interviewed does it too.

[@VinylToVideo]

The coffee shop is the first stop after leaving the yard. Welcome to reality.

[@Drew_3000]

Waste of time Nothing will change

[@dekirkbride]

Drew ...waste of money, too

[@josetrujillo9906]

This happens everywhere. At one point at a job I used to work at the owner was going to apply GPS systems on all class A driver trucks including company vehicles and some drivers threatened to quit.

[@constancewashington9019]

And we know why, people will take advantage of what ever they can, even if is WRONG...

[@fonzie2098]

it's different when it's a private company, this video is government employees taking advantage of taxpayers

[@iron60bitch62]

It’s time to GPS every city vehicle and when they go outside the area they’re supposed to be in instant suspension then review it very very simple

[@lduenas]

I'm sure if you dig into their investigation any further you might find someone saying "WHAT INVESTIGATION? THERE'S NO INVESTIGATION! They will continue to do it

[@dregtamas9040]

when your corrupt at the top you need people under you who are also corrupt or easily corruptible. Its the nature of unafraid governments around the world ( truth and honesty to a government is the same as a dangerous virus to a healthy person).

[@brianlittlefield8191]

That time card said he works 9 hour days, that's 5 hours of overtime a week, and I'm betting he dont do more than 25 hours a week of actual work for the city.

[@operations845]

Nah, 9/80 schedule. Monday thru Thursday 9 hour days. Friday 8 hour day. 2nd week Monday thru Thursday 9 hour days. Off Saturday Sunday one week, Friday Saturday Sunday the next week.

[@whyisblue923taken]

Yeah, and pay was like $18-20 back then too, so around extra $150 stolen each week on top of the rest of it. He could have just stolen within the 8 hours, but he had to go for 9 every time.

[@fonzie2098]

@@whyisblue923taken 18-20 dollar/hr BS, they said this guy was making 110K/yr, he was making more than that an hour, had to be about 52 dollars an hour if he was working 40hr/wk and 52wks/yr.

[@JohnHenry2420]

My neighbor out here in riverside is having concrete work done and other projects going with a guy and one day when he was cleaning up for the day a guy in a Riverside school district truck pulls up and starts loading the contractors tools and cement forms up in his truck then takes off ..this is about 12:30 noon....this has occurred several times in the last few weeks....It sure is nice to see moonlighting city workers use tax payers vehicles to make money on the side.

[@lennytompkins9767]

Call Goldstein...

[@Integrity.is.everything]

That lady DOES NOT want to be doing that interview 🤣

[@casey2140]

What does it take for these City's Employees to be Fired

[@FrankBell-bb2hw]

james casey an act of corrupt congress

[@dwelch1051]

Miracle

[@kcook8119]

Act of congress

[@mr.t8624]

This happens even in your town folks ..... I promise you,

[@loktom4068]

The ministry of sanitation department? Well he definitely doing a great job taking the tax payers $$$$ to the cleaners.

[@LightofBankai]

Need to investigate Caltrans.

[@issacf4416]

..and Edison

[@pott213]

This guy was promoted! He's a manager 3 now. He is a P.O.S!

[@deputy3690]

Fire him immediately

[@Hello.people.575]

The lady being interviewed should be fired as well as the man driving the Company Car. Both of them should be fine.

[@calidream9273]

I used to work for a city, and if you are "on call" you can take the vehicle home and park it. But obviously you can't use it and go anywhere. Also some managers have to right to use theirs everyday just to and back from work.

[@blackjackjoker2759]

Every city govt is like a mini version of the Pentagon. They don’t worry so much about all the waste because it’s someone else’s money.

[@rollingthunder1751]

I do know that all county owned vehicles do now have GPS tracking devices or will have them shortly. Also know that some of those new Explorers do not yet have decals.

[@JoseNunez-yn4tz]

So is it illegal for a county supervisor to take a company car halfway home so he dont put miles on his new truck? Asking for a friend

[@christophergarcia4117]

Gotta love Goldstein. City will never really finish investigating

[@ricknelsonm]

Fire these people and deduct from their pay, is the right things to do, after exposing them to the public!!

[@roni1976]

Lol... this goes on in every government agency from city, county, state to the federal levels... smh no one wants to be accountable for nothing..

[@hottuna2006]

Yep, and of course not just in the USA. Public administrations getting too much money with very little oversight. Try this as a private company and see how long you stay in business.

[@nassermj7671]

Same old, same old - short cuts crowd. Good job Goldstein.

[@stage51manager]

That guy got slapped on the hand, that's it.

[@joebills8556]

The boss lady is thinking at least this is all they caught us doing.

[@johnkarroum3285]

He is not a city manager. City managers make $250,000 a year. Most likely a supervisor.

[@dropofblood7330]

John KARROUM he was city sanitation mananger

[@issacf4416]

Does it matter? Did you watch the video?

[@MineMeMineMeMineMe]

I can understand he shouldn't use the city car! But hey: he has to live his own life as well! the car takes place at home, in garage and parking lot. The compromise should be that you can use the city car for city purpose and personal purpose with conditions, - these people have to pay their own insurance - the gas funding should be limited - other than regular mountainous, any other maintenous should be done by himself - kms should be restricted.

[@bandmarc141]

trust me agree....and if its on his own time he should use his own money for gas on personal use. I would think that was a perk of the job. He makes 6 digures and gets a vehicle. Plus im sure he has no life and is on call at all times.

[@e-zward9019]

Everybody uses the city cars like that and if these news people can do it they would too

[@jafarrehman6136]

Fire them

[@jacklinden780]

Great leadership!

[@berniebass3575]

Thank you 👍.

[@american236]

He actually seems like a nice guy. Hopefully he learns his lesson and straightens up.

[@evelynmiranda9072]

Yeah a nice guy ok.

[@buckeye-pe6df]

"He seems like a nice guy", what does that have to do with him stealing from the tax payers? He's a thief...

[@gbear1005]

Submitting a time sheet with incorrect hours is felony tampering with official records

[@ken_in_atx9619]

You high? He put down 0 hours that Friday.

[@Landis_Grant]

I have read of high ranked corporate managers getting fired for submitting falsified business travel expenses.

[@todayisthebestdayofmylife]

so... is the investigation still on going?? after 5 years?

[@davidrfowler6432]

2 years later , the smug look is correct. she should be investigated because SHE also uses city vehicles for her own personal use . no one was ever supposed to know about ,let alone investigate it

[@Soreal75]

6 years later it’s still ongoing

[@MarcG7424]

How about making ALL city employees park their city owned vehicles at the end of their work day not just a few. I bet the City Manager uses his/her city owned car for everything and they can well afford to burn their own gas like everyone else. Follow one of them around.

[@zacharyburdette4261]

this probably happens everywhere

[@debbiemartinez8989]

He is suppose to check it out in the morning and return when task is done. Suppose to keep track of mileage. Use car to get gas, if traveling out of town. Can use car to go to lunch and dinner, places visiting. Can check car out the day before and take it home, if traveling out of town. The city doesn’t pay to use city car to do errands, picking up Starbucks coffee, the cleaners, going to the gym. If one is far away from office for the day, one can use it to go to the store or lunch place nearby.

[@billscott6819]

This doesn't seem like such a big deal. We have over ten company cars and let our people use them as needed. Focus on the big shots wasting billions while we have a homeless problem.

[@princeharming8963]

God Bless Channel 2. Journalism at its finest. The people's watchdog.

[@brettb8825]

Who's dry cleaning did he pick up? This dude spends 90% of his life in gym shorts.

[@fjhorn9457]

Rotten to the core.....employees and employers working in government....

[@dr.r.6298]

Their managers and that lady who was interviewed should be suspended WO Pay.

[@hottuna2006]

They're doing the same thing, just on a larger scale.

[@waaazupd1948]

There's a lot of things that are against policy that even those who are suppose to enforce them break them.

[@jamesmcmillian9896]

If that man is a manager and works on call then this whole investigation is silly. When hes on call hes not paid the same as he is at work . He has to be ready to go in at a moment's notice. He probably donates more time than he gets paid extra for. This is nitpicking.

[@pierrebibeau9861]

We will now know if the city has guts. This guy should be fired!

[@sopamarucha2388]

The usual suspects

[@johnnyrizzo8057]

drain the swamp.

[@knightd12]

The swamp rats are riding across country on government airplanes, or don`t you watch the news? LOL

[@grandpapete417]

johnny rizzo Can't put the fox in charge to watch the hen house. DUH?

[@jamesmillican9632]

Looks like channel 2 did all the investigating!

[@dannyeverette4551]

This one is kinda stupid, I mean there is real problems out here, catch them snorting coke and report on that

[@70baja]

So did they ever complete that investigation?

[@aprilfool1965]

Theft. Lying. Altering government vehicle. If he's still emplyed, he and his co-workers warrant follow-up visits for the above unlawful activities. Also, with this degree of lax accountability, what about an audit of any OT pay for him and his cronies?

[@tigersteele9552]

WHERE IS THE JUSTICE IN ALL THIS....MESS AND THEFT????

[@pookietravers657]

Why would the City buy such an expensive vehicle in the first place? But let’s raise taxes!

[@timwilliams3662]

There should be theft charges filed on them for illegally using the vehicle without permission from the city commissioner whoever and overlooked that that is fraud and out of deceiving the taxpayers money put him in jail teach him a lesson

[@KurtDee]

He should be allowed one or two stops a day like most town employees I see a bunch of town workers getting lunch or a coffee

[@Hello.people.575]

The City manager is just as guilty as the employee. The City is only looking into this because they got caught, He will only get a slap on the wrist. ** Solution is to find and fire the City manager and the employee and have them served jail time.

[@Landis_Grant]

The guilty employee is fired only if he’s not well liked by senior management.

[@tmac8892]

it's all good. they're investigating.

[@amgadh214]

So any update for his investigation??

[@adathigpen8842]

I like this guy Goldstein. People are too lax with taxpayer money and I am so glad someone is putting things right.

[@James-wk5mj]

Even the higher Up in these cases when the investigation is presented to them are kinda gritting their teeth because they know they do this crap too but has to appear to be appalled becasue of the news camera

[@afmajor322]

Was there any follow up on this? What was the outcome?

[@christinechung2890]

Most “OUTDOOR government JOBS “ worker get payed high income , that how they work this day. Shame on you

[@mc333777]

She's answering those questions, but back of her head, "Oh shoot, WWHAT WAS I DRIVING LAST WEEKEND, AND THE PRIOR WEEK END, & THE OTHER WEEKEND." 🤔 🙃 🤫 😂

[@debbiemartinez8989]

I guess things have changed, I worked for the state in clerical had 8 hours work everyday. I worked for the public university, had 8 hours of work everyday. Worked for Martinez county, had 8 hours of work everyday. Would write my project out and how much hours I spent on each section. Worked for the school district in 2 different counties. When not enough work in my section, would be assigned to another department. Believe me they kept track if I came to work on time, if I took my break or took too long of a break. Same for lunch. That was 20 years ago. I worked as a clerk, technical support, supervisor, manager. I personally don’t believe that these people aren’t working. I saw a situation where people were leaving work after 6 hours on Saturday and Sundays. But the higher ups said somebody was stealing computers. That is why they were curious about what was going on. Everything could be accounted for, except taking the vehicle overnight everyday.

[@catopwnzify]

All these pos need to get fired. This is why LA is so expensive because of so many corrupts.

[@mariolopez-nz7se]

she seems like she did not care!!

[@stephanim2436]

Undeserving people making too much money and DESERVING people paying for it. Sunrise Sunset🤷🤷

[@machans372]

The city doesn't know when they will be finished investigating themselves? ROFL

[@henryc1000]

Los Angeles, a Democratic stronghold. That’s all you need to know!!

[@doit207]

You see them driving around on weekends taking road-trip in city and government issued car.

[@MarieReese]

Good job

[@jabirjm7566]

This is ridiculous

[@guitarsrcool4922]

I don't think the Insurance company covers them when there out doing personal business.

[@Scratchingforcash]

Unreal

[@ricardonunez2910]

It's like that every job government if you work hard they send you far away to make you quit then you have to be lazy to fit in the group

[@JoseNunez-yn4tz]

Man you are so right!! I have been a temp for almost a year with the county and i bust my ass every day trying to get on and i dont complain And since im a temp they want to use me but the people who are hired on barley even do shit and get all the credit!

[@calidream9273]

@@JoseNunez-yn4tz what county do you work for, I heard some counties suck, try getting in at a city it's better

[@whyme3904]

Imagine what's happening in government....these are just city officials. Let go higher....higher, higherrrrrr

[@2KMMC2]

Wow the corruption in California especially LA… the heavy wayward ways from the neighboring country is having a very negative effect

[@rhuttrho88]

Democrats helping themselves instead of the people!🤦🏿‍♂️🤷🏿‍♂️🤬

[@Whatsthepoint6667]

They need to investigate if he's making a difference in his job..if not..he needs to change his career..

[@chemicalmike646]

i was waiting for a shot of him running over a puppy! hes SOOO EVIL! 😱😨😱😨

[@kwhatten]

Ah, Chemical Mike, a TRUE Republican, chimes in!

[@cynthiayoung2685]

OK Gerald is the man. Why put miles on ur own ride an use ur own money, save that money for when you get fired right??!!

[@charlesblackman1236]

Stripping them of their car privileges is BS, hey I know what, how about they be terminated?

[@Morethanlife-tw3bh]

Don't they have GPS on those

[@theapparatus]

Can't track without a police warrant, even if you're the owner. Privacy violation. I used to work for OnStar. Got this a lot.

[@black-hw7zg]

private businesses can track.

[@castoresnegros]

But but they are compadres !! they won't do a shit!!

[@nicholeclark3478]

"that's a matter still under a investigation" translation...nothing is going to change.

[@nomoneycarguy5398]

Catch real criminals. Leave this guy alone.

[@evelynmiranda9072]

We all know thats a no noooooooo.