Cy Sun: Pacific writ small

For the committee to recall Cy Sun, the light may be beginning to dawn that the clock will run out before the recall can offer any positive resolution to Pacific's ongoing crisis. With fewer than 90 days left before the city's insurance is set to be cancelled, City attorney Ken Luce has already advised the council to prepare a contingency plan for bankruptcy and dissolution of the city.

Primarily, it is Mayor Sun who is blamed as the reason why the city has come to this state.

That makes Cy Sun a pretty bad actor in the eyes of many.

But here's a simple truth to consider: Most of the vices attributed to Mr. Sun were vices practiced by his predecessors. Cy Sun is essentially Pacific city politics, distilled into a single individual. He has been accused of sexual misconduct; being a bully; being arbitrary, capricious and insulting; destroying records; firing people without cause; lying; grandstanding; being disruptive; violating law; misusing the police -- you name it, and he's accused of it. But none of this is new in Pacific. This kind of behavior has been tolerated for years by individuals who knew better and were in a position to oppose that behavior. In that climate, it was politically risky to speak out.

There is one thing no-one has accused Mayor Sun of yet -- being a drunk driver, or even a drunk. That distinguishes him from a number of the luminaries whose performance has led to the state of affairs which resulted in Mr. Sun's being elected in the first place.

I'm not surprised that Pacific is losing its insurance coverage. What intrigues me is why it took so long.