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Kevin make funny!— January 5, 2011 12:45 p.m.
San Diego Economy Still Staggering
No Good Jobs =================== Bingo-we have a winner. The creation of good paying manufacturing jobs is the ONLY thing that is going to pull us out of the depression. Nations that do not manufacture or produce goods is a nation in decline and decay.— January 5, 2011 12:43 p.m.
Appeals Court Says Mount Soledad Cross Unconstitutional
This sounds more and more like an annuity for lawyers. Leave the cross alone. It's a non-issue. ============ It certainly is a valid legal issue. I think there are easy ways to cure it-the easiest being to sell the property so the gov does not own it. End of problem, but I guess that is too easy.— January 5, 2011 12:35 p.m.
Beau La Madrid Could Get Ten Years for Ponzi Scheme
Arnold had his own $$$, he claimed he could not be bought off. I made the mistake of believing that Clown Haired fool. The damage he has done to the credibility of our is so severe it is incalculable.— January 5, 2011 8:28 a.m.
Appeals Court Says Mount Soledad Cross Unconstitutional
Founder-I can see KFC Sanderds trying to sell the cross off to raise money to pay the pensions-sort of like how Arnold tried to sell off $2 billion of state buildings (and then "lease" them back) so he could have a ONE TONE $$$ fix to an ongoing structural problem. That would not surprise me at all.— January 5, 2011 8:26 a.m.
Appeals Court Says Mount Soledad Cross Unconstitutional
This case started in the 80's, it is a joke that it is still being litigated. It should have gone to the SCOTUS for a final decision long ago. I would love to see the cross stay-it is an awesome memorial, but the law is clear, it promotes Christianity over other relegions and therefore violates the establishment clause. I would like to see the City sell it to a private party-at market rates. Zone it so it can only be used for farm land making the land worthless for development.— January 5, 2011 8:21 a.m.
Is Chula Vista Budgetary Rainstorm That Bad?
SP never once did I whine about my pension and Will be darned if I am gonna allow the likes of you to fool people into thinking we haven't earned our pensions and pay. ============= I said you were given 50% pension increases you did not work for nor earn, and that is 100% factual. That whopping 50% increase was retoactive, you did not pay for nor earn any of it. You are given a compensation package that is unheard of in the real world, $200K per year for a job that requires NO prior work experience nor any education beyond a GED. That is ALL factual. A job that comps more than doctors, lawyers, dentists, CPA's and many other PROFESSIONALS who are essentially the best and brigthest, spent 7-15 years in college, sacraficed 7-15 years of the best, prime years of their adult working life amd incurred hundreds of thousands in debt- yet a CV cop/ff can make more with a GED at age 20.5. You are not worth that, and you certainly do not deserve that kind of compensation. You have a defined benefit pension WORTH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS that allows you to "retire" at age 50, which even YOUR employee portion is paid for by taxpayers. Again, unheard of in the real world, where social security MAXES out at $30K per year, but not until you reach age 67. You need to stop complaining and be thankful for a job that comps you at a level you could never dream of being compensated at in the real world. If I were in charge I would CUT your cash salary 25%.— January 4, 2011 6:15 p.m.
Beau La Madrid Could Get Ten Years for Ponzi Scheme
I have read several hundred coments on the LA Times and SD Unions websites, at least 300+, and I have only read one that was positive. It was disgraceful, unethical, lacked moral standing and was the boneheaded move of the century in a pretty sorry excuse for a governor who made a LOT of boneheaded moves. 2 days ago I was just disappointed with Mr. Clown Hair. Today I am ashamed I voted for Mr Clown Hair. And that is the honest truth.— January 4, 2011 3:55 p.m.
SEDC Trying to Recover Money from Vendors That Handled Pension Plan
. http://www.signonsandiego.com/photos/2011/jan/03/… . and the caption should read " pull my finger" ===================== No, what the caption should read is what gov flunkies do when they screw up the job they do-point the finger at everyone else and say "IT'S NOT MY FAULT".— January 4, 2011 11:44 a.m.
Is Chula Vista Budgetary Rainstorm That Bad?
SP you are so full of BS it smells thru the computer. I can only imagine you at your keyboard collecting unemployment. ==================== LOL, this coming from a trough feeding welfare queen. Oh the irony!!!!! You never gave up any raises-ever. I have already shown that public safety comp has doubled in the last 10 years- that is 10% per year- and that you received a 50% pension boost you never worked for nor earned. There has been NO 5 year period when CVPD did not get pay raises, and certainly not in the 1990's when they were getting big COLA's. Stop whining, you have a GED job that comps $200K per year before OT, and that is just for the front line-the supervisors make much more.— January 4, 2011 11:31 a.m.