By Elan Glasser Santa Monica
In the Daily Press article "OPCO chair won't give up financial records," (11/25/02) I am quoted as having encouraged the OPCO board to "get an attorney and get a settlement for Tom (Fuller.)" (Mr. Fuller filed a complaint against OPCO demanding its financial and membership records.) The quote implies that, as an OPCO board member, I was acting on Mr. Fuller's behalf. This is not correct. In fact, what I said was that I, along with other board members, had encouraged the OPCO board to retain an attorney in order to bring about a settlement to Mr. Fuller's complaint. My hope was that the organization could reach a settlement that would be mutually agreeable to both him and to the OPCO board.
I believe that OPCO has done important work in the Ocean Park community and I hope that the organization can soon settle its legal and financial matters and move forward with the issues that face the Ocean Park neighborhood.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 26, 2002. Read the original PDF.