Sources at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia tell me that Richard Ravtich met with none other than Governor Alejandro Garcia at the DNC on Tuesday.

I am told that this meeting is part of a coordinated and intensifying effort by Governor Garcia Padilla and his allies to ensure that Ravitch secures a seat on the board, thus giving various PR political actors influence over the board’s operations.

As I have noted in previous CB Watch blog posts and alerts, Ravitch is highly-conflicted and would be a disastrous appointment to the control board. This startling news is reaffirmation that his appointment would completely and utterly undermine the board’s independence.