Here's something you might be interested in.
Ask a Hipster — Advice you didn't know you needed
Big Screen — Movie commentary
Blurt — Music's inside track
Booze News — San Diego spirits
Classical Music — Immortal beauty
Classifieds — Free and easy
Cover Stories — Front-page features
Drinks All Around — Bartenders' drink recipes
Excerpts — Literary and spiritual excerpts
Feast! — Food & drink reviews
Feature Stories — Local news & stories
Fishing Report — What’s getting hooked from ship and shore
From the Archives — Spotlight on the past
Golden Dreams — Talk of the town
The Gonzo Report — Making the musical scene, or at least reporting from it
Letters — Our inbox
Movies@Home — Local movie buffs share favorites
Movie Reviews — Our critics' picks and pans
Musician Interviews — Up close with local artists
Neighborhood News from Stringers — Hyperlocal news
News Ticker — News & politics
Obermeyer — San Diego politics illustrated
Outdoors — Weekly changes in flora and fauna
Overheard in San Diego — Eavesdropping illustrated
Poetry — The old and the new
Reader Travel — Travel section built by travelers
Reading — The hunt for intellectuals
Roam-O-Rama — SoCal's best hiking/biking trails
San Diego Beer — Inside San Diego suds
SD on the QT — Almost factual news
Sheep and Goats — Places of worship
Special Issues — The best of
Street Style — San Diego streets have style
Surf Diego — Real stories from those braving the waves
Theater — On stage in San Diego this week
Tin Fork — Silver spoon alternative
Under the Radar — Matt Potter's undercover work
Unforgettable — Long-ago San Diego
Unreal Estate — San Diego's priciest pads
Your Week — Daily event picks
CEO Darbeau is no pro
"If everybody's naked, then nobody's wearing a wire."
Not pictured: Wayne Darbeau
Just go, Darbeau
PINING FOR THE DAYS OF THE SMOKE-FILLED ROOM, DOWNTOWN — Port of San Diego CEO Wayne Darbeau was recently relieved of his position after what several of his fellows on the Port Commission called "a shocking breach of professional standards."
Explained Port Commission Chairman Rob Belson, "Mr. Darbeau sent an email to the president of the San Diego Port Tenants Association, asking if Association members could assist him in getting a job for his son. An email. A piece of correspondence that can be shared with millions of people at the touch of a button. That can be traced back to an individual computer and sender's account. That is almost impossible to 'lose.' That kind of gross incompetence in handling a piece of nepotism as simple as getting your kid a summer job speaks volumes. If we can't trust our CEO to get away with small infractions, how can we trust him to get away with big ones? Something like this could have been accomplished with a few words in an elevator. Or better still, in the steamroom down at the club. It's like I always say, 'If everybody's naked, then nobody's wearing a wire.' The Port of San Diego has long prided itself on the intelligence and slickness with which it serves its own financial interests. I like Wayne, but when you're in deep, you need to be able to trust the guy next to you not to get caught doing something stupid. Really, not to get caught at all. I'm just glad we were able to oust him now, before he did something terrible to the organization. The public trust is a sacred thing; if it gets publicly violated, then it becomes impossible to govern effectively. Heh, I said, 'govern.'"
Here's something you might be interested in.
CEO Darbeau is no pro
"If everybody's naked, then nobody's wearing a wire."
CEO Darbeau is no pro
"If everybody's naked, then nobody's wearing a wire."
Not pictured: Wayne Darbeau
Just go, Darbeau
PINING FOR THE DAYS OF THE SMOKE-FILLED ROOM, DOWNTOWN — Port of San Diego CEO Wayne Darbeau was recently relieved of his position after what several of his fellows on the Port Commission called "a shocking breach of professional standards."
Explained Port Commission Chairman Rob Belson, "Mr. Darbeau sent an email to the president of the San Diego Port Tenants Association, asking if Association members could assist him in getting a job for his son. An email. A piece of correspondence that can be shared with millions of people at the touch of a button. That can be traced back to an individual computer and sender's account. That is almost impossible to 'lose.' That kind of gross incompetence in handling a piece of nepotism as simple as getting your kid a summer job speaks volumes. If we can't trust our CEO to get away with small infractions, how can we trust him to get away with big ones? Something like this could have been accomplished with a few words in an elevator. Or better still, in the steamroom down at the club. It's like I always say, 'If everybody's naked, then nobody's wearing a wire.' The Port of San Diego has long prided itself on the intelligence and slickness with which it serves its own financial interests. I like Wayne, but when you're in deep, you need to be able to trust the guy next to you not to get caught doing something stupid. Really, not to get caught at all. I'm just glad we were able to oust him now, before he did something terrible to the organization. The public trust is a sacred thing; if it gets publicly violated, then it becomes impossible to govern effectively. Heh, I said, 'govern.'"
Comments