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Category Archives: Your money
Metro Editor Ben Baeder buys the most expensive gas in the country (VIDEO)
Our Metro Editor Ben Baeder (and my boss) did some video commentary on the most expensive gas station in the country, which is found in West Covina.
Part of a well balanced breakfast, don’t forget to add some weekend links!
I saw the Social Network yesterday. Good film, if not wholly accurate. Aaron Sorkin’s writing style – and the dialogue that follows – may not be for everyone, but I always enjoy it. Only a few more films to see … Continue reading
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Tagged Facebook, fees, Jerry Brown, redevelopment, redevelopment agencies, Southern California Edison
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A fresh batch of weekend links
I fear I am going to hog some of the links today, but my ego has actually grown very little. You may have seen Sunday’s package in the newspaper regarding city car allowances. Two web links for you on that … Continue reading
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Tagged autism, car allowances, employee benefits, food trucks, Jerry Brown, redevelopment, Rio Hondo college, vaccines
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Ends vs. Means: A case study in a good decision done the wrong way (maybe) in Glendora
Here is a classic case of do the ends justify the means. Recently, it came to my attention that three Glendora council members decided pay for their CALPERS pension benefit in a decision that made some experts skeptical as to … Continue reading
Who doesn’t believe in comebacks?
I must apologize for the lack of posting on the blog over the last month. As those avid newspaper readers may well know by now, I have been covering the Manling Williams murder trial and subsequent penalty phase (who am … Continue reading
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Tagged city salaries, city spending, commercial development, environment, Manling Williams, police
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Mole hill or (cash) mountain? How serious is the news of Monterey Park executives cashing out $100,000s in leave time?
Is vacation time accrued the same as money earned? That may be the question of the hour after we learned that Monterey Park’s former City Manager and Police Chief each pocketed hundreds of thousands of dollars in saved leave time … Continue reading
A weekend to remember (and look, you can with this recap! How nice.)
Here is a quick look at the cost of Azusa’s environmental impact report for the recently approved Azusa Rock Quarry project. A recent survey shows SGV school districts pay superintendents an average of $185,000 annually. Advocates against police checkpoints say … Continue reading
Emptying the notes on Glendora’s salary schedule and recent department manager raises
The news came this week that Glendora officials are looking to suspend a recently approved merit increase schedule for managers in an effort to broker a deal for a similar schedule with the Glendora municipal employees association. Within that story, … Continue reading
Inequality of wealth series takes a look at labor unions
In the continuing series by Slate.com regarding the inequality of wealth (which is a must read, IMHO) today’s story deals with labor unions affect. I thought this was a pertinent story because whenever we write stories about public salaries, the … Continue reading
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Tagged inequality of wealth, private sector, public employee pay
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Anthony Adams’ letter to the Supreme Court regarding Glendora redevelopment area, law
The letter that Adams wrote to the Supreme Court, which was the basis for today’s story taking a further look at the legal challenges surrounding Glendora’s attempt to get redevelopment dollars for an area along Arrow Highway, hasn’t been posted … Continue reading
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Tagged blight, California Supreme Court, Los Angeles County, redevelopment agencies
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