a pattern emerges

What are the chances that the city numbers arent out yet, and wont be, until they have been massaged and altered sufficiently? To say they are just incompetent and inept is to state the obvious. To say they are doing all this with criminal intent could also be a plausible explanation, but the proof isnt there yet. All they can be convicted of so far is an amazing and unbelievable lack of common sense, judgement, and management principles. As they screw up one thing after another, a pattern emerges. Where theres smoke, theres usually fire, so its entirely possible this isnt just cluelessness, and could easily involve kickbacks, bid rigging, and fraud. The proof is just not there yet. Stay tuned.