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"In the midst of this mess and fiscal nightmare, Lawyers for Clean Water have flown into town, allegedly to assist damaged neighbors suing the city. In fact, San Francisco-based lawyers paid $550 an hour, eating a celebratory $125 lunch at Il Fornaio and giving 40 percent tips, are acting like vultures feasting upon Colfax like it was roadkill."

Colfax City Manager Bruce Kranz, in an op-ed in the Colfax Record on June 10, discussing the actions of a Bay Area firm seeking higher fees paid immediately.