Liberty still Stands Tall
The Statue of Liberty pictured nearby, entitled "Standing Tall," was taken at Camp Dodge in Iowa, circa 1930, and is comprised of 18,000 uniformed officers and men. Stand Tall as you celebrate freedom this and every July 4th
County assessments down 7.2%
According to the July 1, 2009, report of the Contra Costa Assessor to the Board of Supervisors, the County Assessment Roll shows a decrease of $11.3 billion DECREASE in the local tax base for 2009-2010, a 7.2-percent loss in assessed values currently at $145.6B. SEE FULL REPORT BELOW According to Assessor Gus Kramer's report, some Contra Costa cities faired worse than others—San Pablo -23.95%, Oakley -21.93%, Antioch -21.73%— with other cities in double digit decline. Orinda (5.39%), Lafayette (3.31%), and Moraga (1.85%) were the only cities in the county to show net gains during the period. Prospects are not rosy as the ...
Santa Barbara, Big Sur, Monterey
I took my boy to the Palm Springs Air museum. What a great place to see some fantastic old war birds. Boy has that time passed. America... when we used to build things. Ah Fathers Day and the glory of being the patriarch. I receive beautiful gifts. A Rolling Stones towel for the beach and a large mouth bass tee shirt and the love of my children. We finally leave the desert and continue our tour as we head to coastal California. Off to Santa Barbara. As we travel the beauty of this part of California is stunning. Mountains and water. We are ...
DeSaulnier argues for new taxes
Senator Mark DeSaulnier on Wednesday, in the midst of the California budget crisis, argued for SB 406 in a Transportation Sub Committee hearing to raise taxes without a two-thirds vote in the Assembly on Vehicle license fees. The money would be used specifically to fund regional "smarty growth" planning. That DeSaulnier argues this is not a tax but a fee is bad enough, but to argue for even more taxes on people during the California budget crisis is simply ham- fisted and tone deaf. SB 406 would authorize a municipal planning organization or council of governments to adopt a resolution to impose ...
Moscow News: California Bankrupt
California Komrades. How can this be? The Capitalists in Moscow are laughing about us issuing "meaningless bits of paper" as IOUs. Oy! httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8HscRtbths&feature=player_embedded
Unions v. Meals on Wheels
Remember this. The public employee unions and the politicians they support are the worst people in the world to have fighting for your social service program during tough times. Because at the end of the day, the public employee unions and the politicians they control are looking out for #1, not the "little people," Tom Conrad. To the point, the Vallejo unions challenging that city's decision to file bankruptcy argued that Vallejo ought to reduce the city's quality of life and programs including Meals on Wheels, instead. Two good learnings come from this. 1) The court denied the union appeal to Vallejo's decision ...
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Moscow News: California Bankrupt
California Komrades. How can this be? The Capitalists in Moscow are laughing about us issuing “meaningless bits of paper” as IOUs. Oy! fastswfembed("http://www.youtube.com/v/i8HscRtbths&rel=0&color1=006699&color2=54abd6&border=0&fs=1&hl=en&autoplay=0&showinfo=0&iv_load_policy=3&showsearch=0&feature=player_embedded",425,344,'10025-0'); Tags:... [Read more]
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The Concord Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual officer installation luncheon on June 23, beginning at 11:00 a.m. at the Heald College & Conference... [Read more]
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County assessments down 7.2%
According to the July 1, 2009, report of the Contra Costa Assessor to the Board of Supervisors, the County Assessment Roll shows a decrease of $11.3 billion... [Read more]
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