Summary
A year after residents began pressing for accountability at the city-owned golf course, the council approved Phase II financial review procedures (up to $136,500) and expanded the citywide audit. Residents say the course was closed on a day other courses were open, $120,000 in transfers can't be traced, and the course is bleeding money.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 39
- Last 30 days
- 14
Discussed at 4 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Nov 4, 2026.
Impact analysis
Up to $136,500 for Phase II procedures plus $86,500 appropriated; citywide audit raised to $971,200.
Residents and golfers who want the public course properly managed and financially transparent.
Vendors whose practices come under scrutiny; potentially the taxpayer if mismanagement is confirmed.
Mentions & discussions (11)
CLOSED SESSION AND REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL - Nov 4, 2026
A year after residents began pressing for accountability at the city-owned golf course, the council approved Phase II financial review procedures (up to $136,500) and expanded the citywide audit. Residents say the course was closed on a day other courses were open, $120,000 in transfers can't be traced, and the course is bleeding money.
REUNION DEL ALCALDE Y AYUTAMIENTO - Nov 4, 2026
A Phase I review found untraceable fund transfers and missed finance-staff interviews; the council approved both the procedures contract and the expanded audit while Knaus pressed for accountability over roughly $120,000 in untraceable transfers.
REUNION DEL ALCALDE Y AYUTAMIENTO - Oct 21, 2026
Multiple speakers demanded a full audit and better management of the financially struggling city golf course, saying the current operator contract lacks oversight and the city is losing money monthly.
CLOSED SESSION AND REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL - Oct 7, 2026
The city is on the hook for cash calls to its golf course management company — $255,000 in just a few months — and the council approved a $500,000 backstop while questioning the vendor's documentation and bookkeeping. Residents and a Cajon High golf coach pleaded for better course conditions; staff committed to a city-monitored bank account and an enterprise fund going forward, and will explore whether the contract can be mutually ended.
CLOSED SESSION AND REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL - Sep 16, 2026
A resident reported deteriorating conditions at the city golf course — closed driving range, unmowed turf, no communication — and requested a comprehensive fiscal audit.
Regular Meeting of the Parks, Recreation, & Community Services Commission - Aug 20, 2026
Speaker after speaker described the city's only public golf course falling apart under its current manager — memberships down from 300 to 121, bounced employee paychecks, lopsided marketing versus Arrowhead Country Club. The council ordered a deeper forensic audit and a full financial-structural report.
REUNION DEL ALCALDE Y AYUTAMIENTO - Aug 19, 2026
Docenas de residentes testificaron que el curso se está deteriorando bajo el operador actual: membresía bajó de 300 a 125, jugadores por semana de 75 a 31, y los cheques de nómina a los empleados del curso rebotaron. El consejo amplió unánimemente la auditoría a una revisión forense completa y agregará una evaluación de ingeniería estructural.
CLOSED SESSION AND REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL - Aug 19, 2026
Residents packed the meeting — again — describing course deterioration, bounced employee paychecks, collapsing membership and uneven marketing by operator LGM compared to its Arrowhead course. The council expanded the audit scope to cover both the management company's and the city's own performance since 2023, and ordered a full structural and financial report.
CLOSED SESSION AND REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL - Aug 5, 2026
Community volunteers raised $50,000 at a revival event and asked the city to partner in restoring the neglected public golf course.
CLOSED SESSION AND REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL - Jul 15, 2026
Speakers praised new safety netting funding but slammed the city-owned course's decline, saying the management contractor has favored Arrowhead Country Club and urged Councilmembers to visit.
CLOSED SESSION AND REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL - Jun 3, 2026
Speakers blasted the management company over failing netting, closed bathrooms, and missing maintenance reports. The council approved driving range repairs but demanded better oversight of the vendor.
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