My old pal, Michael DiVirgilio, the Mayor of Hermosa – until Pete Tucker takes over that ceremonial title later this month –  is putting on a “Leadership Forum” on Sept 10 in Hermosa Beach in the City Council chamber. I only know about it because the announcement was sent to me by accident with a request not to forward it to anyone.  I’m honoring that request by reposting the invite here instead of forwarding it to anyone.

It’s all been very hush-hush with no public announcements or outreach despite the fact that he’s been planning it for a couple of months now.  It’s apparently by invitation only and intended for VIPs of an undisclosed nature.  Call it a closed session if you want to be really accurate.

This isn’t the kind of transparency or sunshine I expect from local elected officials and this level of secrecy isn’t worthy of a “Green Idea City” label.