Video of the recent forum on public pensions sponsored by the San Diego County Taxpayers Association is now available (see below). It was held March 3 at the Town and Country Resort & Convention Center, and panelists included: April Boling, CPA, chair of the City of San Diego 2003/04 Pension Reform Committee; Carl DeMaio, City […]

Posted by Richard Rider Thoughts on today’s news item in the San Diego Union-Tribune headlined “County’s pension deficit to decline by $293 million” . . . Wonderful news! Sort’a. Two aspects not mentioned in the article: 1. The county’s niggling one BILLION dollar issue of pension obligation bonds earlier this decade to close the deficit […]

Posted by Richard Rider It’s “game on” in Sacramento. Our RINO governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has just now come out for a “temporary” full 1% statewide sales tax increase for a state budget bailout. If all goes according to the big taxers’ plan in San Diego County, by 2011 many if not most local jurisdictions will […]