A SHINING SUCCESS...OR A BIT OF A SHAM?
OK, OK! For maybe 250 to 300 of Wildomar's population of nearly 33,000 residents the recent Breakfast with Santa was a "fun" event, but that hardly justifies the amount of hype being dished out by the press and on local blogs about this being a true "community" event.
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For a very, very small percentage of Wildomar’s population who exist primarily within the city’s bubble of influence it may have been enjoyable, but the exuberance being attached to it is really a bit over-the-top. An event attended by less than 1% of citizens hardly deserves a billing as a “community” event or the propaganda and hard sell it is getting.
Really! City officials need to forego some of the hype around these minor events - even in the lead-up to an election year. They need to get some much needed perspective on what’s truly important.
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More notably, it leaves some people wondering if the flawed money handling and accounting associated with Breakfast with Santa that were uncovered last year have been corrected? Diligent sleuthing after the 2012 event turned up the fact that money had actually gone missing!
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