You're 100% correct that it's bullshit. There was no need to take the f**ken cover off for contractors to submit bids. Or are they indicating they are unable to find the original plans with every measurement and specification they could possibly need to replace it?
The longer one looks at this, the more it looks like a bunch of dominoes were stood up to stage the perfect catastrophe.
Newsom's inquiry will *surely* get to the bottom of it. And above all, neither HE nor his administration will be to blame. Someone's going under the bus, and we all know Pelosi's nephew won't be the one.