August 8, 2011 at 3:46 pm PUBLIC SECTOR PENSIONS ARE ANYTHING BUT MODEST The following appeared in The Washington Examiner, July 27, 2011: By Steven Malanga Recent polls show that public opinion is turning against government workers because of their … Continue reading
Sent to: Beth Farnsworth & CJ Ward KEYT-TV Wendy Mc Caw, Don Katich, Nora Wallace NEWS-PRESS Nick Welsh, Chris Meagher, Barney Brittingham INDEPENDENT Jeremy Gordon, Josh Molina DAILY SOUND, MONTECITO MESSENGER Jim Buckley, Tim Buckley MONTECITO JOURNAL (only ones who … Continue reading
To: Michael Allen, Santa Barbara County, Clerk of the Board 805.568.2245 From: Carole Lieff, Candidate, 1st District Supervisor Feb. 9, 2012 Mike, your failure to respond to repeated requests for the chronological voting record of Santa Barbara’s Supervisors has resulted in our writing … Continue reading
STANFORD ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE 2009 GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE PENSION REPORT Joe Nation, Ph.d Stanford University Reported and Estimated Funded Levels, June 2008 System Reported, 2008 2008 (6% discount rate) 2008 (4% discount rate) Alameda County Employees’ Retirement Association 83.9% 59.9% … Continue reading
Salud Carbajal & Janet Wolf, 1st & 2nd District Supervisors, and Joe Armendariz, Hero of Drunk Drivers, think drilling 25 brand-new oil wells in Santa Barbara Channel is a good solution to the County’s impending bankruptcy (we have $2 billion … Continue reading
Why would 1ST & 2ND District Supervisors Naomi SCHWARTZ & Susan ROSE vote “YES” to CHUMASH GAMING CASINOS? Mr. CARBAJAL is Mrs. Schwartz’s “protégé.” Will he vote “YES” as did HIS MENTOR, Mrs. Schwartz, for CHUMASH GAMING, this time in … Continue reading
Is the rumor true? Has Supervisor Carbajal had discussions with CHUMASH INDIAN TRIBE about putting a CHUMASH INDIAN GAMBLING CASINO where the MIRAMAR IS? _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Ever wonder what they talk about at an SBCAG MEETING? Below, minutes from … Continue reading
Subject: AGGREGATE VOTING RECORD OF SUPERVISORS Date: 1/29/2012 12:23:00 P.M. Pacific Standard Time From: Clieff1@aol.com To: efried@co.santa-barbara.ca.us CC: chris@independent.com, nick@independent.com, dkatich@newspress.com, jim@montecitojournal.net, tim@montecitojournal.net, jeramy@montecitomessenger.com, jmolina@thedailysound.com, jwolf@co.santa-barbara.ca.us, cwallar@co.santa-barbara.ca.us, darcel.elliott@asm.ca.gov, geis@co.santa-barbara.ca.us, holland@co.santa-barbara.ca.us Dear Messrs. Fried, Geis, Holland, Elliott (for Mr. Das Williams) … Continue reading
Figeroa Mountain Hike Santa Barbara is considered by many to be the birthplace of the modern environmental movement in the United States. Join us in protecting this wonderful place. WE HAVE TILL Dec. 15TH WE NEED 5,000 SIGNATURES. WILL YOU VOLUNTEER? … Continue reading
IT’S OFFICIAL. WE ARE SICK OF MASSIVE HIGHWAY PROJECTS! SURVEY: CALIFORNIA VOTERS BALK AT MORE HIGHWAYS Voters say: “Fix It First” before Caltrans funnels more tax dollars into mammoth road expansion projects. “If voters were in charge, (YOU MEAN THEY … Continue reading