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Monthly Archives: August 2010
Do you still care about Octomom?
I know a lot of the Leftovers readers are the people the posts directly pertain to – city staff, employees, politicos, local politics junkies – so that means not a lot of comments on the posts. People don’t want anything … Continue reading
Rosemead city manager gets a bump in pay
Rosemead City Manager Jeffrey Allred got his raise Tuesday, 2.5 percent. The bump in pay pushed the city executive’s pay from $175,000 to 179,375. The raise came despite a city projection of a $1 million drop in revenues for this … Continue reading
Claims of liar may have been exaggerated at Glendora council meeting
Wendell Phillips, the attorney representing the Glendora municipal employees association, took a beating at the council meeting Tuesday night. In the process of making a unanimous vote to impose contract concessions on the association, many council members questioned Phillips handling … Continue reading
For your happy news of the day, I give you: dancing panda bear
This has no relevant news data. There is no connection to the San Gabriel Valley. It in no way relates to politics, leftovers, journalism, current events in local cities, or even current events at all. It is just pure, unadulterated … Continue reading
Insults, snide remarks no stranger at Glendora council meetings
This won’t be the last thing I post regarding Tuesday night’s Glendora council meeting where the city battled against the general employees association. But I wanted to discuss something unrelated to that matter before we get into the hot debate … Continue reading
La Verne’s job openings
I have noticed a few jobs pop up on La Verne’s website in recent days. Nothing fancy or high paying, but for those looking for work it could be a welcomed sight. The new jobs advertised include maintenance worker and … Continue reading
Rosemead city manager may get a bump in pay tonight
Considering we have been following city salaries closely in the last month, here is an update on one. Rosemead City Manager Jeffrey Allred may be getting a raise soon. Allred makes $175,000 now, but council members may decide to give … Continue reading
Azusa dips more than 8 percent in assessor’s annual property roll report
The county assessor’s office put out its 2010 Annual Report you can read for yourself. But if you are busy with work, the kids, or are just being lazy reading about lazy, slacker movie characters wearing hoodies played by Michael … Continue reading
A tale of two letters: Glendora City Manager Chris Jeffers vs. employee association’s Wendell Phillips
In tomorrow’s paper there will be a story on the failed negotiations between Glendora city staff and the general municipal employees association and how it will now be incumbent upon the council to make a decision Tuesday night. The two … Continue reading
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Tagged city budgets, city negotiations, city salaries, public employees, unions
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Some perspective (I found, not wrote) on the Ground Zero Mosque
I thought this blog entry by Steve Clemons at The Washington Note was interesting. I haven’t talked much about the Ground Zero Mosque here and neither has this newspaper as it doesn’t pertain to the San Gabriel Valley. And really, … Continue reading