How Severe is U.S. pension debt? (Is California a bellwether for most of the country?)
Thursday 9th of September 2010 09:34:15 AM
Posted by admin / Under California League
| As the economy boomed, few people worried much about the debt that local and state governments were amassing to pay for increasingly generous pension and health-care benefits for public employees. Now that budgets are tight thanks to a down economy, the issue is big news — made even bigger by the outrageous pay and benefit plans received by officials of the small, working class city of Bell, Calif., where the now-ex-city manager stands to receive a pension valued at $30 million. That news story, uncovered by the Los Angeles Times, put some faces on overall public-employee-pension scandal. Even bigger news... |
Dozens of Employers Expected At Kings County Job Fair (Today in Fresno CA area)
Thursday 9th of September 2010 09:34:15 AM
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| If you are among those struggling to find a job, you may just strike gold in the South Valley this week. The 15th Annual Kings County Job and Career Fair will be held at the Hanford Civic Auditorium Thursday. The fair will feature dozens of local employers including, AARP, California Air National Guard, FAST Credit Union, Pizza Hut and much more! It runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and admission is free. Job applicants are encouraged to bring plenty of resumes to have on hand. The event is being sponsored by the Kings County Job Developers Association. Stay with... |
Top officials in Vernon traveled lavishly at city expense (California, again)
Thursday 9th of September 2010 09:34:15 AM
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| Top officials in Vernon traveled lavishly at city expenseThe officials, among the highest-paid in the state, billed hundreds of thousands of dollars to the city for first-class flights, luxury hotels and limousines between 2005 and 2010. By Sam Allen and Hector Becerra, Los Angeles Times September 9, 2010 Top administrators in Vernon, already among the highest-paid local officials in the state, racked up hundreds of thousands of dollars in city-paid expenses on first-class flights, luxury hotels like the Ritz Carlton and limousine service, records reviewed by The Times show. The records, which cover 2005-2010, detail lavish travel expenses billed to... |
Carly Fiorina meeting with Tea Partiers in Marin -- no press allowed (just like Lindsey Graham)
Thursday 9th of September 2010 09:34:15 AM
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| Just when we were wondering what -- if any role -- the Tea Party would play in statewide California races this fall we hear that US Senate candidate Carly Fiorina will be meeting with Tea Party grassrootsers and GOPers at noon Friday in Mill Valley at the Mill Valley Community Center. Billed in the invite as "your opportunity to hear Carly speak and get your questions answered!" it's sponsored by the Bay Area Patriots and San Francisco Tea Party, the Marin GOP and Novato Republican Women, Federated. We'd love to tell you about it, but it is billed as "open... |
Election 2010: California Senate-Fiorina (R) 48%, Boxer (D) 47%
Thursday 9th of September 2010 09:34:15 AM
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| Democratic incumbent Barbara Boxer and her Republican challenger Carly Fiorina remain in a dead heat in California’s race for the U.S. Senate. The latest Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey of Likely Voters, including leaners, shows Fiorina picking up 48% of the vote, while Boxer draws support from 47%. Two percent (2%) prefer some other candidate, and three percent (3%) remain undecided. These numbers show a slight shift from results with leaners found two weeks ago, when Boxer led Fiorina 49% to 44%. Leaners are those who initially indicate no preference for either of the candidates but answer a follow-up question... |
(Video) Dem Candidate Jerry Brown Has A Plan, He’ll Just Tell You After the Election
Thursday 9th of September 2010 09:34:15 AM
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| California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown spoke to business leaders in Silicon Valley in which he announced that he doesn’t have a plan– or at least he’s waiting until after the election to reveal it to the people. Sounds a whole lot like Nancy Pelosi and Obamacare, remember? It had to be passed so the people could find out what’s in it! Great. |
Illegal immigrants sparked large brush fire, authorities say
Thursday 9th of September 2010 09:34:15 AM
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| A fire that blackened nearly 900 acres in San Diego County was caused by illegal immigrants who were apparently lost and set off a signal fire. The Cowboy Fire did not burn any homes or cause injuries. More than 1,300 firefighters battled Friday's blaze. |
Stadium Deal in LA a Moneypit
Thursday 9th of September 2010 09:34:15 AM
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| Whenever I think of this new Staples sports stadium deal going down in Los Angeles I can't help but think of the "bread and circuses" that contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire. Here is the City of L.A. sinking millions into this entertainment project leaving the people destitute and all for what? After all, as I wrote in the last column, these stadiums don't seem to pay for themselves. So why is LA doing this? Is it just the prestige of having a football franchise? Is having a football franchise enough of a palladium to justify sinking millions... |
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