Lodi residents are seeing its Superintendent Douglas Petty and the Matthew Giacobbe lawyers blocking all types of public records (legal bills, budgets, separation agreements, non-confidential emails, etc.) from the public. There is less transparency now than there was four years ago. It's not even close.
The aforementioned have been emboldened to violate the Open Public Records Act because they have seen Phil Murphy violate all laws. Phil Murphy stated that the Bill of Rights is above his pay grade. Apparently, so was the Open Public Records Act.
When you have public officials using public funds and hiding records, all trust is lost. It means someone is stealing and you are paying.
