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WSJ: California Reckoning
I think this Wall Street Journal article sums up California's situation quite well. Until our elected officials demonstrate true leadership by addressing the core issues, all... |
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on May 19, 2009 at 3:52 pm by Bob, a resident of the Danbury Park neighborhood |
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Gov. Schwarzenegger things we are "confused and angry"
During a press conference on Monday, surrounded by San Jose fire department union supporters, Gov. Schwarzenegger explained the negative prospects for Propositions A-F on vote... |
Ken in South Pleasanton |
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on May 19, 2009 at 1:34 pm by Bob, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood |
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Propositions don't make sense. See fact sheet
If the propositions pass, we face a 15 billion dollar deficit. If they fail, we face a 21 billion dollar deficit.
Let them fail! Obviously the do not even solve half of t... |
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on May 18, 2009 at 8:30 am by Resident, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Give Them the Tools? Give me a break!
A recent radio ad in favor of the state propositions really torqued me off this weekend. It says that voting in favor of the taxation propositions on tomorrow's ballot will (p... |
Ken in South Pleasanton |
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on May 18, 2009 at 7:59 am by Ken in South Pleasanton, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
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Prop. 1A won't cure state's overspending
There is a great opinion piece on the Sacramento Bee about Proposition 1A. It is at: Web Link
Some parts of it:
C... |
Prop 1A Info |
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on May 16, 2009 at 2:11 pm by jay, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
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Warning (especially to Democrats): Controversial 2-Minute Videoclip (on "Greedy" Capitalism!)
Warning: This 2-minute videoclip may change your views in favor of the 'horrible, unfair, greedy, etc." system of capitalism.
There is a chance that the PW may censor this... |
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on May 15, 2009 at 11:29 pm by Earned every penny, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
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Two minute video entitled "The Pencil" (on Capitalism)
For those who criticize capitalism and the free market, I'd be interested to hear your reaction of this following short video by Milton Friedman.
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amy |
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on May 15, 2009 at 1:19 pm by Freedom Rings, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
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Pleasanton braces for state to grab $4 million of local revenues to pay down state deficit
Pleasanton officials said today they are bracing for another takeaway of municipal revenues aimed at paying down the state's rapidly-rising budget deficit, a move that could c... |
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on May 14, 2009 at 8:46 pm by Can there be a bright side?, a resident of the Country Fair neighborhood |
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Obama's Proposed Tax on Soda
How do you feel about Obama, an admitted smoker of both tobacco and marijauna, proposing a 7 cents per can "health tax" on soda pop? |
Rob Smithson |
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on May 14, 2009 at 8:12 pm by Carolina, a resident of Dublin |
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Adminstration considering elimination of tax free healthcare benefits and elimination of interest expense on homes for couples making over $100,000
In order to help fund the cost of healthcare for the uninsured the Obama administration and congress are considering eliminating the tax free status of employer provided healt... |
Lisa |
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on May 14, 2009 at 7:32 pm by Einstein, a member of the Mohr Elementary School community |
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An article about whether it matters if the state propositions pass on May 19
It seems to me that whether the propositions pass on May 19 or not, the state will be in trouble. The mercury news had this today:
"Schwarzenegger actually delivered two ... |
Resident |
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on May 14, 2009 at 6:20 pm by Resident, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Schwarzenegger proposes selling San Quentin and other state assets
Gov. Schwarzenegger has proposed selling San Quentin and other state assets as a way to raise money to offset the budget crisis. Our legislators should be competent at selling... |
Ken in South Pleasanton |
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on May 14, 2009 at 4:08 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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Important Editorial Regarding California Public Employee Pensions
Please read this extremely important editorial from yeasterday's Contra Costa Times (May 13, 2009).
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No Fear |
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on May 14, 2009 at 9:55 am by Pete, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
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An Apology from a Former Berkeley Leftist...Now Conservative
The following reprint from the American Thinker website, is an interesting read. Why other liberals don't understand what is happening is still hard for me to understand. Ho... |
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on May 13, 2009 at 2:01 pm by Cholo, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
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Democrats pass special protection for pedophiles!!!
Yesterday the house democrats voted 100% for a bill which gave special protection against hate crimes to pedophiles and voted against providing the same protection to our retu... |
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on May 13, 2009 at 12:37 pm by Pete, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
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Fremont councilman Wieckowski to seek 20th Assembly District seat
Fremont City Councilman Bob Wieckowski will launch his campaign for the 20th District State Assembly seat May 21 to succeed Assembly Majority Leader Alberto Torrico (D-20th) w... |
Editor |
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on May 12, 2009 at 10:18 am by Kay, a resident of the Vineyard Avenue neighborhood |
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California's High Taxes
While Sandy seems busy reposting apparent Letters to the Editor regarding Measure G, here's some opinions that may put things into perspective:
Web Link... |
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on May 12, 2009 at 9:16 am by Pete, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
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Retirement Benefit Excesses of California Public Employees
I was motivated to start this thread by comments made on another thread (regarding the San Ramon property tax initiative).
Here are comments from that thread, to get the j... |
No Fear |
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on May 12, 2009 at 7:15 am by Cut, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
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Editorial
Has there ever been an election, special or otherwise, with such a uniformly unpalatable set of choices? All six special propositions on the May 19 ballot are the result of a ... |
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on May 10, 2009 at 3:00 pm by unclehomerr.., a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
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Prop 1B and "What's the baseline?"
For those confused by Prop 1B (I know I was), here's the deal.
Prop 98 guarantees that roughly 40% of CA's budget goes to education. Because of CA's economic woes, there's... |
Stacey |
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on May 9, 2009 at 6:14 am by Cosmic-Charlie, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
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President Obama Walks the Talk with Budget Slashing
I was pleased to see that President Obama took the axe and red ink to the proposed federal budget, removing one-half of one percent of the propsed amount. I thought this is so... |
Ken in South Pleasanton |
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on May 8, 2009 at 10:46 pm by Smart enough to know very little, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood |
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SEIU, Teachers, Nurses and Democrats against Prop 1A
SEIU
California Federation of Teachers
California Faculty Association
Web Link
California N... |
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on May 8, 2009 at 6:10 pm by Carl, a resident of the Country Fair neighborhood |
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Arthritis fundraiser walk set for Saturday
ValleyCare Health System will host a walk to raise money for the national Arthritis Foundation starting at 8 a.m. Saturday at ValleyCare's LifestyleRx fitness center, 1119 E. ... |
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on May 8, 2009 at 4:38 am by Paul Blake MH, a resident of the Avignon neighborhood |
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Stripping the Rights of Citizens
Interesting news. I brought this issue up when the local news about Andreas San Diego being moved to FBI's most wanted list came up and how he'll have his rights stripped if ... |
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on May 7, 2009 at 5:58 pm by fyi, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Wells Fargo among banks required to raise capital
Read the article:
Web Link
It looks like Wells Fargo is among the banks that will be required to rai... |
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on May 7, 2009 at 12:33 am by Jerry, a resident of the Oak Hill neighborhood |
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