“Hell” knows no fury like a scorned woman, and Sculley has been “scorned” by the Firefighters’ and Police officers’ association and the taxpayers of the San Antonio. They caused her to lose several political fights at SA City Hall and eventually her job.
In Sculley’s book “Greedy Bastards,” she spins her version of events and claims the police and firefighters prevented her from better serving the City. She focuses on their “greed” for not renegotiating their contracts, which she claimed hurt the City financially.
However, Sculley ignores some critical points. Public safety is a reason for paying local taxes. Unlike downtown redevelopment, Pre-K for SA, and a land bridge for deer, public safety is an essential service that a local government should provide its citizens.
Another point is how city debt was created while Sculley managed the City. San Antonio had the second debt of all cities in Texas under her reign. The debt has gotten worse with more city spending on non-essential projects like art and legal aid for illegal aliens.
The breaking point came when the SA Firefighters publicly questioned her new contract and the accompanying bonuses. With the City in deep debt, taxpayers were asked to pay her almost half a million dollars plus bonuses for “good work.”
Sculley lefts a city with high crime, high taxes, and high water and power bills. Ironically, she accuses the first responders who put their lives on the line daily of being greedy.
The former city manager is now trying to redeem herself with the help of the local Fake News led by the SA Express-News. The SAEN has recently written a review that praises the book and criticizes the First Responders.
It is shameful that Sculley, the SAEN, and her supporters will attack the First Responders in a time when police are being injured and killed by leftist radicals. Sculley is using the radical leftist anti-police sentiments to promote her book, to attack the SA First Responders, and avenge her hurt feelings. Her book is also being used by some SA city council members to justify defunding the police.
Sculley was a powerful woman who fell from her high perch, and this book is her way to clear her name and avenge herself in some way. The next time she needs a first responder, she should call the SAEN or one of her supporters.
I would much rather pay for public safety than a $500,000 city manager. After all, she is not investigating a crime or putting out a fire.