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Filner Sets Fundraiser at Oceanview Mansion of Once Imprisoned La Jolla Lawyer
Learchs pad is right across the street from Jonas Salk's old home. I wonder if the Salk Institute still owns that home, I would guess yes.— April 29, 2012 11:26 a.m.
Tom Blair Laid Off by UT
<em>These columnists develop a following as do some comic strips and other features. More than a few subscribers continue to shell out for the few features or personalities they value. Mess with them, and the subscribers leave, and NEVER RETURN.</em> I agree 100%, but the dorks running business these days only look for the next weeks profit, not the long haul and building, or maintaining, a business.— April 27, 2012 9:56 p.m.
New State Law Could Affect Prop A
Great post merit man, well said.— April 27, 2012 5:37 p.m.
Californians Want School Funding Without Sales Tax Hike
The Sacramento Bee for the Salary, the benefits are estimated based on vacation time-15 weeks- pensions, dental, medical and all the others: <b> The average teacher salary last year was $67,871, a decrease of 0.1 percent from 2010, according to new state figures</b> Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/01/26/995141/see-how-w…— April 27, 2012 5:33 p.m.
Californians Want School Funding Without Sales Tax Hike
<b>Another tax initiative, the PTA supported Our Children, Our Future, will be on the November ballot. Our Children, Our Future is the only initiative that actually provides dollars over and above the Prop 98 minimum.</b> K-12 gets almost 50% of general fund mnoney now thru Prop 98-WAY MORE than they should, the Munger tax hikes is DOA. WIll never pass. Keep posting your same tired post over all the websites, won't pass no matter how many times you spam the internet with it.— April 26, 2012 6:41 p.m.
Californians Want School Funding Without Sales Tax Hike
BTW, there are some public teachers in CA earning $150K in salary alone, double the average teacher salary. Private schools pay much less, and have very few benefits, nothing like CalSTRS, which is gong to be broke in 30 years because of the abuses it has engaged in.— April 26, 2012 1:23 p.m.
Business Group Announces Prop B Opposition
Shakey legal ground?? Well, lets test it and see.— April 26, 2012 12:44 p.m.
Californians Want School Funding Without Sales Tax Hike
So let me get this right-according to you we have to pay teachers $100K in compensation for teaching 37 weeks per year???? What planet do YOU live on? Oh, wait, it must be Planet CTA, because only thery would make the bogus claism that teachers are not well paid. The AVERAGE teacher salary in CA is $68K per year in cash alone, their benefits are on average $40K, that is an AVERAGE compensation of $108K per year for working only 37 weeks, with a 36 hour work week. If you did the math that works out to be about $80 an hour. Oh, and did I mention you cannot fire BAD teachers?? Amazingly enough, teachers feel like they are a special group of people that should earn 2-3 times what they would in the private sector, retire at a much earlier age, have bullet proof job security, not be subject to the economy and last they usually get annual raises while the private sector has not had a raise since the year 2000.— April 26, 2012 12:42 p.m.
Californians Want School Funding Without Sales Tax Hike
<b>Possibly refuting the value of these numbers, only 27 percent of Californians polled were aware that the state spends less per pupil and returns lower test scores on average than most of the other 49 states and the District of Columbia.</b> That is because the state does NOT spend less than 49 other states and the district of Columbia. That is a talking point right out of the CTA-try to do some independant research next time before posting those whoppers; <c>California ranks 23rd in per-pupil spending </b> http://www.ocregister.com/articles/percent-255635… <b>LAUSD spends $30K per student</b> http://www.calwatchdog.com/2010/08/20/lausd-spend…— April 26, 2012 9:17 a.m.
Californians Want School Funding Without Sales Tax Hike
Remember the Sales Tax hike Arnold tried to pass, Props 1A-1G??? The extension of the so called "temporary taxes"?? They were also ahead in these "poles", and they lost by a 2-1 margin. The sales tax is DOA at the voting booth. It is simply not going to pass. The public IS aware fo where all this tax money is going, right into the pockets of the teachers and other public employees. 85%-90% of ALL education funding is compensation. Average teacher in CA comps well over +$100K in total comp for a 37 week work year and cannot be fired short of committing a felony. The sales/pension tax hikes are DOA no matter whom they try to apply them to. Just like what happened here in San Diego last year.— April 26, 2012 9:11 a.m.