The following letter to the editor was published in The Beach Reporter newspaper (TBRnews.com) on Thursday, June 3, 2011 in the Letters section. The Beach Reporter has a strict 250-word limit.
Unsustainable
I wish to applaud and express support for frequent letter writer Michael D. Robbins of El Segundo. Mr. Robbins is exactly correct in his comments regarding the firefighter/police unions and the fantastic compensation packages they have been able to carve out of various ill-advised city councils in the beach cities over several years. Let it also be clear that I applaud the skill and dedication of most of the firefighter and police professionals. However, this unsustainable compensation policy has to be brought under control.
Bill Barks
Manhattan Beach
El Segundo Police Officers' Association (ESPOA) Exposed