SEIU Attacking Fellow Union for Concessions
Friday 30th of July 2010 09:55:08 AM
Posted by admin / Under California Gubernatorial Recall Election, 2003
| The Engineers and Architects Association, a 48,000 member public employees union in L.A., has come under attack from the politically active Service Employees International Union (SEIU) for having the civic sense to realize that the high times of ever rising pay at the taxpayer's expense is coming to an end. In a deal about to be voted on, the Engineers and Architects Association agreed to present to its members a new contract that would require them to pay a whopping extra $10 per visit to the doctor (that will put it up to $20 per visit). Also gone would be... |
Schwarzenegger orders more furloughs
Friday 30th of July 2010 09:55:08 AM
Posted by admin / Under California Gubernatorial Recall Election, 2003
| Less than one month after ending furloughs for about 200,000 state workers, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger this morning brought back a scaled-down version of the policy, effective Sunday. The governor made the decision this week after Controller John Chiang said that unless lawmakers enacted a budget soon, the state's cash would go into the red by October. Chiang said he'll start issuing IOUs in August or September to conserve funds as long as possible. "We have a fiscal crisis," Schwarzenegger spokesman Aaron McLear said this morning as he explained the new furlough order. "We're doing what we have to do to... |
California governor declares state of fiscal emergency
Friday 30th of July 2010 09:55:08 AM
Posted by admin / Under California Gubernatorial Recall Election, 2003
| SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) Increasing pressure on lawmakers to negotiate a state budget that closes a $19 billion shortfall, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency over the state's finances on Wednesday. In the declaration, Schwarzenegger ordered three furlough days per month beginning in August for thousands of state employees to preserve the state's cash to pay the state's debt obligations and for essential services. California's budget is several weeks overdue and Schwarzenegger and top lawmakers are at impasse over how to balance the state's books. |
Carbon cap-and-trade market planned in West [state level cap and tax--it's coming]
Friday 30th of July 2010 09:55:08 AM
Posted by admin / Under California Gubernatorial Recall Election, 2003
| California and 10 other Western states and Canadian provinces took a key step forward Tuesday with plans to create a regionwide market for buying and selling pollution allowances. The Western Climate Initiative unveiled the framework for its cap-and-trade system the cornerstone of its effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 15 percent in the Western region over the next decade. The development comes as federal legislation to set up a nationwide cap-and-trade system has stalled in Congress. "This is a huge step forward," said Erin Rogers, a global warming policy expert for the Union of Concerned Scientists. "In the... |
ADL: California Had Most Anti-Semitic Incidents in 2009
Friday 30th of July 2010 09:55:08 AM
Posted by admin / Under California Gubernatorial Recall Election, 2003
| The Anti-Defamation League says its annual survey shows California had the largest number of anti-Semitic assaults, harassment and vandalism incidents in the United States last year. The ADL said Tuesday it identified 275 events in the nation's most populous state in 2009, up 22% from the year before. |
Protest In City With City Manager Making $800,000.00 (Video)
Friday 30th of July 2010 09:55:08 AM
Posted by admin / Under California Gubernatorial Recall Election, 2003
| We brought the news to you last week that Bell, California (one of the poorest municipalities in California) with a population of 38,000 residents was $800,000.00 a year. To make it even worse, their Police Chief almost $500,000.00 and their PART time city officials $100,000.00 a year. Now, that the residents of Bell know they are furious! City Manager, Robert Rizzo, has already resigned- as well as some other city officials. But, the residents say that is not enough! Among many other things these residents have to say one man says, For all intent and purposes, the city of Bell... |
Prosecutors probe Bell for possible election fraud, conflicts of interest, improper salaries
Friday 30th of July 2010 09:55:08 AM
Posted by admin / Under California Gubernatorial Recall Election, 2003
| L.A. County prosecutors have launched a multipronged investigation into the city of Bell, examining allegations of voter fraud as well as conflicts of interest involving city business.In an interview with The Times, Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley described the investigation as rapidly expanding and full-fledged, saying investigators have been gathering evidence since March. Cooleys comments indicate a larger probe than prosecutors had acknowledged up to now. Until now, the district attorney has said it was looking at what it called high salaries paid to City Council members, who earned nearly $100,000 until they cut their own salaries on... |
Lawsuit against Bell California suggests voter fraud in 2009 election
Friday 30th of July 2010 09:55:08 AM
Posted by admin / Under California Gubernatorial Recall Election, 2003
| A lawsuit filed Monday by a former Bell police officer makes a variety of serious allegations about city officials and suggests voter fraud in a 2009 election. According to the lawsuit, filed by James Corcoran, off-duty police officers in Bell distributed absentee ballots in a 2009 municipal election and told would-be voters which candidates to support. The former police sergeant alleges in the suit that he was forced out of his job of 25 years in retaliation for informing state and federal authorities about the officers actions and reporting alleged misconduct involving City Administrator Robert Rizzo and other city officials.... |



