San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo and John Varela, the local water district chair, are sparring in dueling letters about the San Jose flood disaster.

Beau Goldie made an unexpected—and extended—goodbye tour last week at the Santa Clara Valley Water District’s offices.

The Santa Clara Valley Water District put a happy spin on CEO Beau Goldie “retiring/resigning,” but let’s cut to the chase: He got canned.

The Golden Spigot has got some brass. That’s the only way to explain the explanations coming from the Santa Clara Valley Water District.

Internal emails show that Santa Clara Valley Water District CEO Beau Goldie and top-level staff have repeatedly misled the board of directors and public regarding contracts with consultant RMC Water and Environment.

An investigation into the Santa Clara Valley Water District has identified conflicts of interest between the public agency and consultant RMC Water and Environment, as well as allegations of fraudulent billing.