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iePolitics: MDLR

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I thought I would take just a minute and discuss the Employment Services Program employees’ least favorite employee:  Deputy Director Michael de la Rosa.  Every time I print something negative about him, several of my TAD contacts call me to tell me, “He’s changed.” From TAD’s perspective he may have; otherwise he would have received the job given to Diana Alexander.

But from ESP’s perspective, Michael has run the program into the ground and then some.  I still communicate with numerous ESP employees and managers.  They hate him.  I mean they HATE him.

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iePolitics: Stand up at TAD

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This is another “confirm, deny or verify” please.  I’m told TAD employees were told today that there will be a 10 percent reduction in work hours for general employees but it will not apply to TAD employees or others whose jobs are federally funded. Also, I’m told Bob Blough says it is going to arbitration and to look on the SBPEA website, but like my informant, I can’t find anything on the website.

iePolitics: Forming a new bargaining unit for TAD employees

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I was asked weeks ago to post this information and I keep forgetting.  TAD receives much of its funding from the federal government.  TAD employees do not feel they should have to suffer the same consequences as other employees when their department is so flush with funding that Linda Haugen and Nancy Swanson are spending money of foolishness while forcing employees to make concessions.  One of the possible solutions is for TAD employees to form their own bargaining unit rather than being part of T&I.

Here is the County Code sections on how to do it.  Good luck with Bob Blough.

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iePolitics: The welfare fraud case from an eyewitness

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This is a comment from the TAD fraud case post below.  It’s long but it is typical of what happens in that department and how mismanaged it is.

This is only the county’s version of what they want the public to know, but the real truth is that the county knew Lynda was taking fraudulent actions on cases since at least 2004. Had the county terminated her then instead of giving her a 2 week suspension without pay as her disciplinary action she wouldn’t have had the opportunity to steal another $100,000 in taxpaying dollars. I was personally involved in a situation as a result of Lynda’s fraudulent actions and think it is ludicrous that the county allowed this situation to get to the level it got to. Since I don’t work for the county anymore I don’t have to fear retaliation because theres nothing they can do to make my life hell anymore……..

Since January 14, 2000 I was a Calworks worker in the Fontana office and worked with Lynda Holman who was also a Calworks/CalLearn worker. At times we would all have cases where the worker and client just didn’t mix well and we would trade cases with each other because a person that may be difficult to deal with for one person could be a piece of cake for another. Lynda Holman came to me one day in 2004 with a Calworks/Food Stamps case and asked me if I had one I wanted to trade with her because she said she couldn’t keep Krystale xxxxxxxxx case anymore because it was her son Jewels x-girlfriend’s case and they broke up and she was going back to Riverside County to live with her mother. For me that was easy because all I had to do was discontinue the case at the end of the month, so essentially for me it would be 1 less case. When I received the case from her I did read it and the case was originally in another office with a Fontana address (Jewels address) but the other office hadn’t transferred it over yet.. There was a request form completed by Lynda stating that the case was a “companion” case to one of her CalLearn cases and for them to transfer it directly to her. If there were 2 recipients at the same address they were considered companion cases and one worker would carry them both to ensure the rent and utility deductions were being used correctly in the budget.

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iePolitics: Where’s Michael?

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It’s been months since we heard that a position was being created for our favorite used car salesman MDLR.  In our economy, the county thought it wise to add yet another layer to TAD bureacracy by creating the position of Assistant Director at a salary of $107, 744 to $137,987.  These are the requirements:

The ideal background for this position consists of a combination of experience, which should include at least three years of progressively responsible administrative or management experience within a large social service organization to include responsibility for multiple programs and directing a significant number of staff through subordinate supervisors, and education which is commensurate with the responsibilities of this position.

The ideal candidate will be an organized results-oriented manager who has a commitment to customer service, along with excellent interpersonal skills, being a team player and creating a positive and fair work environment.  In addition, this person must be able to embrace new ideas and effectively implement them in order to help customers achieve self-sufficiency.

Note:  There are no minimum education requirements. In other words, the position was created for Michael de la Rosa.  All of us except those who run HSS understand that completing MLA and reading the liner notes of the latest book on business strategy does not replace an MBA.

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iePolitics: Here’s Lucy!!

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We finally found her!  We wondered what happened to her after her promotion.  She suddenly was no longer employed by the county.  Here is the memo announcing her promotion:

Well this is embarrassing! Not for us but for the idiot who runs TAD. You see, Ms. Swanson, who belittles ESP employees who are required to have more education than Swanson and her band of ignoramuses, didn’t bother to check Lucy’s claims of being a college graduate.   Why should she?  She is of such low-level intelligence herself, she would not be able to tell the difference between a college graduate  and a high school drop out.

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iePolitics: Let them burn while they eat cake

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Linda Haugan

The fire department was called to a Transitional Assistance Department (TAD) office because of smoke in the building.  The fire department arrived and told employees to evacuate the building.  Ooops . . . that was a mistake because the fire department forgot to get the permission of the deputy director who was not on-site.   The district managers and supervisors were in a corner office huddled in fear because they didn’t know what to do.  Then they found out the employees were all outside evacuated.   So one of them went outside and ordered all the employees back into the building because they evacuated without permission.  Ah. . . I miss TAD so much.

iePolitics: More TAD supervisor abuse

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We discussed this case a bit before, but we are now free to name names. As we have written about previously, the management at the San Bernardino County Transitional Assistance Department (TAD) is so hellbent on their current witch hunt that they have thrown caution and taxpayer dollars to the wind.  They will do anything to fire employees up to and including blatantly committing misdemeanors and violating civil rights.  So far about 100 heads are on the chopping block in their latest rampage. Many of those employees are already filing Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) complaints in anticipation of filing lawsuits against the county.

So what happens when one of their own commits an act much worse than what the employees are being accused of?  You see, in this case, TAD Supervisor Sanci Black had an employee access Sanci’s significant other’s C-IV file and make changes to the documents.  This is clearly a misdemeanor at best as well as violation of a number of county rules and regulations.  Any line staff employee would be fired for this.  But Sanci isn’t line staff.

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iePolitics: More abused children

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Linda Haugan

I supposed it was the notice from my attorney that former County Administrative Officer Mark Uffer wants to depo me that triggered a litany of bad memories to come back into the forefront of my thoughts.  I have had a really tough couple of weeks.

My very first contact with Mark Uffer was over a Department of Children’s Services report I had made.  The short version of the story is that a mom and her boyfriend had come into the office to meet with her eligibility worker, her eligibility worker’s supervisor, the district manager, me and my supervisor to complain about the services she was receiving from the CW side of the house.  Her complaints really had nothing to do with ESP but I was one of the few who could get along with her so I was in the meeting. My supervisor was invited as she was new and needed to meet this client as the client was a high profile hell raiser.

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iePolitics: Another abusive TAD supervisor

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This one was stupid too as she posted it all on Facebook on county time.  Here is the file:  TAD02 I’m too tired to write out the story but I think the .pdf file is self-explanatory. I’ve asked for one more document and will post if I get it.  I believe the EEOC is investigating.  The matter was swept under the rug by the county.

iePolitics: Where’s Lucy?

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We hear that San Bernardino County Transitional Assistance Department (TAD) Deputy Director (?) Lucy Gigena has resigned.  Correct me if I’m wrong, but wasn’t her appointment from ESP district manager to TAD deputy director recent?

I remember we previously discussed her affinity for sharing her sex life with her staff.  It pales in comparison to the other district manager we have featured several times who is known by her staff as the “C—” because she likes to tell her staff which orifice her boyfriend/husband inserted himself into during any given interlude the night before.

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iePolitics: Updates

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I’ve received a few more anonymous tips regarding TAD, etc.  Someone from Human Services System Program Integrity Division Chief Virginia Lugo wrote and ratted her out.  I’m not sure what I’m going to do with the information as was she is doing is clearly a misdemeanor at best and she needs to be fired.  I’m just not sure how to make that happen as we know nothing will get done by County Administrative Officer Greg Devereaux or the Board of Supervisors.

Does anyone have any suggestions?  My thought is to send the information to the Attorney General and file a complaint with the Grand Jury, but I’m not sure.

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iePolitics: More Civil Rights Violations at TAD

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The San Bernardino County Transitional Assistance Department (TAD) continues to violate civil rights of its workers.  iePolitics has been told that TAD managers are telling new hires who are receiving welfare that if they do not report their new jobs to their workers within ten days it is welfare fraud and they will be terminated.

First, this is labeling employees who are receiving welfare benefits as an inferior class.  Second, it is holding them to a different set of standards than other employees. Third, it is labeling welfare recipients who go to work for the county as an inferior class.  Fourth, it is holding them to a different set of standards than other welfare recipients.

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iePolitics: I should have thought of this myself!

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I heard back from the Feds on the TAD issue and I so totally should have thought of this.  EVERYONE whose name, social security number or address may be in the CIV system because you, a family member, someone living in your home, a second parent/former significant other, etc., has received cash aid, food stamps, Medi-Cal, IHSS, child care, foster care, or certain adoptions, any time in the past ten years needs to call the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing at 1-800-884-1684 and file a complaint.  They will set up an appointment for an investigative interview in San Bernardino for about two months from now—that’s how backed up they are.  This is a critical step in the process of suing the county. It must be completed and must be done timely.

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iePolitics: Taxpayers’ Money Hard at Work

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I spoke to a friend from my old San Bernardino County Transitional Assistance Department (TAD) office today.  She was telling me they work overtime every weekend.  The problem is they have hired so many new employees with federal stimulus funds that there is not enough work for them to do.  So, to solve that problem, they don’t work during their regular work hours so that they can justify the overtime hours where they have to list the work they did.  Of course, they love all the extra pay for doing nothing.  And they don’t understand why they should have to give up their raises or face layoffs since TAD is flush with money.

And I believe there will be about 300 new workers on board very soon.  This county is so well run!

iePolitics: Roses and Raspberries

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I’m not feeling too creative right now so I’m going to steal the terms Press Enterprisecolumnist Cassie MacDuff uses for her annual end-of-year column.  My awards only go to two people.  Well two people, and then an entire classification of county employees.

First, for the Roses.  Thank you April from the Registrar of Voters office for being so helpful and professional.  It was appreciated, especially when I know I’m not your boss’ favorite person.  And one to the First District chief of staff who doesn’t want to be mentioned in my blog!  Thank you David.  I know I can be a bit incoherent when I’m that angry and upset.  I think everyone knows having to deal with stupid ass TAD managers sets me off. Continue reading →

iePolitics: Layoffs and TAP and TAD

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If there are any employees who actually believe there will be no layoffs, I have some oceanfront property in Arizona to sell you.  Former county administrative officer Mark Uffer has left a mess behind so much so that some are starting to feel sorry for his replacement Greg Devereaux and the almost impossible mess he has to clean up.

This fiscal year it will not be a matter of layoffs OR giving up our raises.  It will either be both or massive layoffs.  Let’s see how Bob Blough explains this one away.  But that is not the real point of this post.

 

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iePolitics: Blackmail in TAD?

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This rumor has been floating around for a while, but I finally talked to someone who has some first-hand knowledge of the claims. I have often questioned why a San Bernardino County Transitional Assistance Department (TAD) Employment Services Manager, who was investigated, demoted and transferred for racial discrimination, sexual harassment, hostile work environment and utter incompetence, would face a second demotion and transfer for new charges a couple years later.  Any other employee would be fired the second time around if not the first. Continue reading →

iePolitics: TAD Rumor Control

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Nothing ever changes in the San Bernardino County Transitional Assistance Department (Welfare or TAD).  I’ve been bombarded with questions as to why the TAD01 Deputy Director’s girlfriend (or perhaps now former) has been demoted from District Manager to Eligibility Worker III.  All the conspiracy theorist in the department are hard at work as apparently this type of demotion is unheard of.  So if someone has the scoop, inquiring minds at TAD want to know.