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This Crisis Is New? The City Confessed Six Years Ago
My neighbor, an Internist at a Scripps Hospital earns $350K a year. The young men and women who serve our nation are grossly under compensated and have been that way since the revolutionary war.— August 3, 2010 4:49 p.m.
This Crisis Is New? The City Confessed Six Years Ago
I don't think that's correct. I don't believe he'll get a second one, but they will recalculate the pension he earned adding the additional years of service. His salary as mayor is substantially lower than his salary has Chief. So it will be interesting. It will also be a public record so you can check now and after he leaves office.— August 3, 2010 4:28 p.m.
This Crisis Is New? The City Confessed Six Years Ago
Hey Parrothead what, in your mind is fair wage, not benefits, just the annual wage for cops in San Diego? Same question to you Don.— August 3, 2010 4:24 p.m.
This Crisis Is New? The City Confessed Six Years Ago
Johnny....let's include the whole sentence to keep it in context.— August 3, 2010 4:20 p.m.
This Crisis Is New? The City Confessed Six Years Ago
Full duty status means you can be called into the field at any time and you must have all the necessary equipment etc etc. Investigation are consider preferred assignments and now require a test and interview as promotional assignment. Would you care to cite an example of rough physical labor being done by someone in their 70's. I'm not sure what you mean? Transfers between departments, lets say Police and waste water for example, have completely different skill sets. It's akin to moving you from business journalism to, working a drill platform in the Gulf for BP. Would you even know where to start?— August 3, 2010 4:17 p.m.
This Crisis Is New? The City Confessed Six Years Ago
Down boy...I did say sworn. Puppy have you had your rabies vaccination? What does Richmond have to do with anything we're blogging about? By the way, the kid, a 10 year old, died in my arms, with a severely severed carotid artery it just too long to get to the hospital.— August 3, 2010 4:03 p.m.
This Crisis Is New? The City Confessed Six Years Ago
Yes, but it doesn't matter what I think. The voters, by majority will decide how or where we go. If as you say, then dramatic service cuts in all area of city will occur. The mayor through his COO has opined 21 fire stations closed. 700 police officers let go. But the city will build a $185 million dollar library, most likely fund a $300 million dollar City Hall. And support the construction of a half billion dollar or more stadium for a billionaire owner.— August 3, 2010 3:48 p.m.
This Crisis Is New? The City Confessed Six Years Ago
By the way the average entry age is about 23 and actually getting older because more, with college degrees are applying. In California sworn personnel must be 21 not 18 as you imply.— August 3, 2010 2:05 p.m.
This Crisis Is New? The City Confessed Six Years Ago
Every job has its good points and bad points. You seem to be complaining about your poor career planing choices. But lets see, how many time while you were engineering in your air conditioned office did you: fight with drunks have people with who knows what ailments spit on you or try to harm you work all night long then go and spend the 8 more hours being examined by an attorney who only job it is to make you out as the bad guy did I mention fight with drunks some of which are much bigger than you hold a child who was bleeding to death at the scene of an accident while waiting for aid collect evidence covered in filth Collect human beings covered in filth and transport them to county mental health and then have them rejected. attempt console a rape victim who was just brutalized by another man go to funerals because one of your co workers, one you worked with daily, was shot to death by a person under the influence of narcotics handle a suicide where an elderly man used a shot gun on himself because he couldn't take care of his elderly wife. Then try to explain to his widow what just happened. Explain to a parent their child is dead, because he wanted to play in a nearby canyon did I mention fight with drunks who then puke on you. or investigate an incident where the neglect of innocent children is SO bad it takes every fiber of your being to make sure you don't do something unprofessional. I can go on. Please don't drink Johnny's cool aid about wages it's not even close to what he's been saying for years. Especially in San Diego when you're talking about real livable take home dollars. Regarding medical insurance, in our cafeteria style benefits, the City allocates about $3900 annually. My basic HMO costs me about $5500. So it costs me about $150 month. Dental, a very basic plan DHMO is another $600 a year or about $50 a month.— August 3, 2010 2:03 p.m.
This Crisis Is New? The City Confessed Six Years Ago
Don you really want 60 year safety employees? I'm trying to imagine a 60 year old lifeguard on the beach? What about 58 year old cop? I know people say 50 is old 30 or something like that, but how did you feel at age 60? I'm sure you were ready chase down 18 year old gang bangers, or carry 100 lbs fire hoses up a few flights of stairs on your back. Or heaven forbid, carry an unconscious 165lbs man out of a burning building. What about working from 10 at night to 6 in the morning. I can tell you it wears on you.— August 3, 2010 11:18 a.m.