Re. "Study describes distrust within city, but finds hope," (Oct. 10): I read with personal interest Bradley Zint's recent article about Costa Mesa's attempt to "connect" with its employees by hiring an expert to interview them about what is good and bad about the municipal culture at City Hall.
The "Espinoza Report," as it has come to be referred to by city employees, confirms what employees have been feeling and saying for nearly three years, that there "is strong sentiment that the city of Costa Mesa has slipped from being an employer of choice to an employer that simply does not care about its employees."
According to CEO Tom Hatch, this was an effort to bring city employees, executives and the council together for a fresh start after what has clearly been a three-year period of workplace turmoil in the wake of pink slips and political attacks against workers.