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A Better San Diego Forum Attacks Props A, B
<b>"The Center on Policy Initiatives is a nonprofit research and advocacy center dedicated to the interests of working people in the San Diego region. Through research, community organizing and public education, we seek policy changes that promote economic justice and strengthen the middle class." When writing about special interest groups, disclosing their agendas is just good journalistic practice.</b> The CPI says this too; <i>Despite strong economic growth, San Diego suffers from chronic underinvestment in basic public services and infrastructure ranging from fire protection to library services. The region’s anti-tax fervor has led to fiscal irresponsibility on the part of local governments that neglect public services essential to the daily and long-term needs of people and businesses. CPI’s 2005 report, The Bottom Line, revealed that San Diego is one of the most under-resourced metropolitan areas in California. Despite strong economic growth, the City of San Diego failed to collect revenue routinely raised by other cities, and cannot adequately fund basic services. Continued failure of the City of San Diego to address its structural budget deficit was documented in CPI’s The Bottom Line —2010 Update. The data show that San Diego continued to lag behind other large cities in California in most general fund revenue sources, including property tax, sales tax, transient occupancy tax, trash fee/tax and business license fee/tax.</i> One thing they left out were the multi million dollar retire at age 50 pensions. I wish they would address that in the same way they address the muni taxation issues. http://onlinecpi.org/issues/city-services/— April 23, 2012 9:56 a.m.
A Better San Diego Forum Attacks Props A, B
<b>“The average employee we represent earns $53,000 annually, and the average pension of a non-public safety worker after working 30 years for the city is $31,000 annually with no Social Security,” said Zucchet</b> No kidding Sherlock, Public Safety accounts for over 80% of the $100K pension scams. They can stick a fork in the public trough feeder unions, they are done. These measures are going to pass by a 3-1 margin. 4-1 if the public employees are not counted.— April 21, 2012 2:57 p.m.
City to Implement "Pay First, Litigate Later" on Disputed Tax Assessments?
It is hard to take anything seriously from Goldsmith with that squirrel sitting on top of his head, at an angle no less.— April 20, 2012 12:16 p.m.
Lawyer, Mother Convicted in Mortgage Scam
<b>The crimes committed by workers in the real estate industry are so enormous as to be beyond the capacity of the legal system to deal with. The real estate scum broke our country financially.</b> yet BY FAR the biggest abusers have never even been prosecuted, much less spent even 1 second in jail. This is what happens when you turn from a country of laws and equality into a banana republic with two sets of laws-one set for those with money and connections, and one set for everyone else.— April 19, 2012 4:05 p.m.
Bonnie Dumanis Wages War for Women's Vote
Don't leave out the fact that she is currently being prosecuted in federal court for fabricating evidence in a 1st degree murder case against Cynthia Sommer- FABRICATING EVIDENCE! The TOP DA in the county. Talk about a fish rotting from the head down. Dumbass has NO chance of becoming Mayor, none whatsoever. Dumbass is wasting her money, when she will need all the $$ she can get when she gets a $10 million judgment against her in the federal case.— April 18, 2012 11:21 p.m.
Former Attorney Back in Jail
Pines May court date is for a mental competency proceeding. He has been in the pokey since March 15, well over a month.— April 17, 2012 1:37 p.m.
Former Attorney Back in Jail
Romo is just talking smack because Pines is suing him in federal court.— April 17, 2012 1:34 p.m.
Happiness Guru Tony Robbins Bemoans Deficits
There is no bigger con and Snakeoil SalesJerk than Robbins.— April 17, 2012 5:07 a.m.
Bonnie Dumanis Prepares to Launch Television Ad Campaign
I think Bonnie should run a TV ad on how she might be able to paper Judge Hayes at the federal courthouse........ oh wait.........Bonnie can paper a state judge but she can't paper a federal judge, the federal rules don't allow it. Oh Bonnie Dumbass, what the hell have you gotten yourself into??? Or I should say what have you gotten the taxpayers on the hook for. Oh well, looks like Bonnie is going to have to live with that statement by Judge Hayes that "fabrication of evidence" in a 1st degree murder trial by the DA is a violation of constitutional rights- and hope that when the $10 million plus liability judgment comes out against Dumbass no one will notice. She will pass to the taxpayers the multi million dollar judgment coming down the pipe, for her fabrication of evidence.— April 16, 2012 8:52 p.m.
Copley Foundation's Donation to New Downtown Library: $666,666
"In 2008, David Copley pledged a total of $6 million to endow the university's David C. Copley Chair for the Study of Costume Design and the David C. Copley Center for the Study of Costume Design." That still gives me a chuckle, but I do admire his community involvement and giving, something many in his wealth class have no clue about.— April 16, 2012 8:45 p.m.