Not pleased with Bobko (Beach Reporter Letter April 17, 2013)
Hermosa ceremonial Mayor Patrick Bobko seems intent on endowing his own shallow worth with titles and accomplishments earned by others.
Bobko received a congressional appointment to the Air Force Academy around age 18. United States taxpayers expended some $500,000 for his four-year military education with expectation Bobko would serve as a career officer. But Bobko evidently scuttled the Air Force after serving the obligatory contract time, opting instead to return to regular college for two years and acquire a “philosophy” degree, followed by yet another two college years becoming a lawyer.
With his Air Force Academy “Captain” title and lawyer title in hand, but no significant private work accomplishment, Bobko then moved to Redondo Beach after obtaining a “go-for” municipal lawyer job, essentially again on the taxpayers’ nickel at the L.A. law firm Hermosa City Attorney Michael Jenkins then worked, while that firm was contracted with Hermosa Beach.
Bobko still works there, however, after working alongside Jenkins, Bobko moved from Redondo to Hermosa Beach and made his first failed run for Hermosa Council.
Recently Bobko used expensive council meeting time to, on his own, have a photo-op presentation ceremony for an El Segundo military officer, who had won an award and actually is making a career in the Air Force, and then further used that officer to ride with Bobko for more photo-ops in Hermosa’s St Patrick’s parade.
Now Bobko is using costly council meetings to “honor” Hermosans Bobko feels have distinguished themselves. It’s more Bobko photo-ops at city expense to self-aggrandize Bobko by using those who actually have some accomplishment.
Most offensive is that after wasting expensive meeting time and taxpayer money for smiley photo-ops in this council-election year, is Bobko’s clock-watching during the actual important business of council meetings.
Howard Longacre
Hermosa Beach
See this other Howard Longacre wrote about Hypocrites Bobko & Divirgilio Rant About Transparency
