budget Archive
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Pelosi, Sanchez, Ron Paul and House Dems pass major Tax Cut for all Americans!
Posted on December 2, 2010 | 15 Comments. . . I know that most lazy news outlets are going to say “House Democrats pass Middle-Class Tax Cuts” which is true – but the fact is EVERYBODY gets... -
Wendy Leece defies OC GOP Stalinism. Also, Atlas PAC? Hypocritical douchebags. Oh, the layers of irony.
Posted on October 31, 2010 | 21 Comments. . . . . As you may remember, last we left our heroine Costa Mesa Councilwoman Wendy Leece, she was still undecided on how she would vote Tuesday night... -
Phu slams Mansoor for rejecting a $633,000 savings for Costa Mesa for purely political reasons.
Posted on October 13, 2010 | 9 CommentsThis new press release from 68th Assembly district candidate Phu Nguyen is pretty brilliant and hard-hitting, but I think I should give the whole story more context… I think I’ll... -
Phu, gaining in the polls, compares Sacramento budget debacle to Costa Mesa’s dark Mansoor years.
Posted on October 9, 2010 | 30 CommentsThis great statement from Phu comes in the wake of an encouraging poll from Tulchin Research that shows him within the margin of error of winning this long-time Republican-gerrymandered seat... -
Redevelopment money. Slush fund or tool?
Posted on September 8, 2010 | 3 CommentsIn today’s Sacramento Bee political columnist Dan Walters raises the $64,000 question. Is “redevelopment money a valuable tool or slush fund?” Quoting from his editorial “Cities became very creative in... -
Can early parole for sick prisoners help save California’s budget?
Posted on July 21, 2010 | 2 CommentsIs this prisoner really a threat to anyone? I have written before about how much money our state could save by getting rid of the death penalty and reforming three... -
Is hyperinflation on the horizon?
Posted on July 16, 2010 | 14 CommentsEmpty Store Shelves Coming to America The National Inflation Association today issued a warning to all Americans that empty store shelves will likely be coming to America as a result... -
Benchmarking City Manager wages between cities is a flawed concept
Posted on July 16, 2010 | 13 CommentsMany years ago members of an electronics association where I served on the Board engaged in the practice of worldwide industry “benchmarking.” Our objective was to look at various industries... -
Did you know that Lou Correa was principal co-author of 3%@ 50 pension?
Posted on July 10, 2010 | 23 CommentsHow many of us remember SB 400 introduced in the California Legislature by Senator Ortiz? That 1999 Bill, providing 3%@50 pension benefits for public safety unions, was Chaptered by the... -
10 Ballot Measures qualified for the Nov election
Posted on July 2, 2010 | 1 CommentBetween June 23rd and June 30th I provided a heads up on five of the ten statewide Ballot Measures that will appear on our Nov 2nd ballots. Perhaps the most... -
Nov 2 General Election Ballot Measures part I
Posted on June 23, 2010 | No CommentsIn addition to the traditional General Election races that range from local School Board and City Councils to State and Congressional races, we have several Ballot Measures that have qualified... -
Red light camera and other traffic fines
Posted on May 29, 2010 | 8 CommentsHow many Juice readers know of someone who has received a citation by a red light camera? In fact, this is such a heavy penalty that there is a Bill... -
California Senate Democrats plan to increase taxes by $4.9 billion
Posted on May 24, 2010 | 2 Comments“Senate Democrats today plan to roll out a $4.9 billion package of tax hikes on cars, alcohol, income and corporate profits,” according to the Sacramento Bee. According to a budget... -
Melissa blasts Arnold’s vicious attack on Seniors.
Posted on May 11, 2010 | 7 CommentsMelissa has a fine, typically on-target blog post out today blasting Arnold’s & Republicans’ dishonest and inhumane attacks on seniors’ in-home health care. You may have already glanced at my...
