Despite having an estimated $40 MILLION dollar deficit for the SECOND year ina row, The City of Sacramento (and the State of California)continue to hire unionized public employees in positions that could be outsourced to private companies for much less money to the tax payers. Link   They will never lear.

For many of Sacramento's neo-liberals and die hard union supporters, proof,  based on research,  that charter schools can do a much better job at educating our children than public schools, creates an uncomfortable dichotomy.  They publicly wring their hands over the issue of the "achievement gap" while at the same time they rabidly attack those who support charter schools.  These attacks on charter school supporters appears to boil down to one issue and one issue alone, their fanatical support for unionized public teachers.  It appears on the face of their argument that having teachers in public employee unions is more important that the education of our children. Sunday nights 60 Minute

I attended the District 1 candidates meet and greet tonight at the Natomas Community Center, which was sponsored by the Natomas Community Association.  Three candidates are currently vying for the Council seat which is currently held by Ray Tretheway. The candidates are Angelique Ashby, Lisa Kaplan and incumbent Ray Tretheway. Each of the candidates gave a five minute presentation and then split up and answered individual questions from community members. I asked each of the three candidate’s the following three questions. 1. Do you support the City’s plan to annex thousands of acres of farm land to the North of North Natomas? (This is known as the Natomas Joint Vision, some simply call

District One Candidates for City Council Do you know who is running for District One City Council? Join your neighbors and other community members 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Oct. 21 at the South Natomas Community Center to meet and greet the four candidates: •Angelique Ashby; Creekside Neighborhood Assoc. •John Dahilig; Navy Veteran, Corpsman •Lisa Kaplan; Natomas Unified School District Board Member •Ray Tretheway; Incumbent The community center is located at 2921 Truxel Road.

 The problems with K Street will never be solved by government subsidies to wealthy developers.  The philosophy that there can be no economic development without government intervention ignores the reality of our nation’s history and the fundamentals of what America was founded upon. The unsolved problems with K Street can almost entirely be blamed on our past and present City Council. They allow housing to be destroyed to be replaced by businesses that only draw day time patrons. They put light rail down the middle of the street.  They approved and subsidized that monstrosity currently called the Westfield Mall, which is a dark dreary barrier to Old Sacramento and the waterfront.  They h

The developers are clapping

Everyone else who seems to read and respond to Sac Press seems to think that more government is the answer to everything.

I dont belive you for one second that you had better benefits, helath care and vacation pay than this position. I call bull crap

They only do projects where they can get free tax dollars... nice. Gotta love that corporate welfare dont ya!

Public employees get paid more than employees in the private sector. Public employees get a lifetime of benefits, and whent hey die, those benefits may extend to their families. Why should public employees recieve much more in compensation and benefits than hard working tax payers? The problem is, the government seems to forget that it would not exists without the private sector. Typical benefits, on top of their high slaries, for full-time employees include: •12 to 14 paid holidays per year depending upon date of hire and years of service •10 days vacation per year, increasing with service •12 days sick leave per year •City contribution towards retirement and IRC Section 125 cafeteria health and welfare benefits, including medical, dental, life, and disability insurance •Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) •Employee assistance programs •80% reimbursement for regional transit passes for majority of employees •Optional benefits such as deferred compensation •Flexible spending accounts for unreimbursed health care expenses and dependent care •Paid Parental leave after 36 months of service Hows does this stack up against YOUR BENEFITS?