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Holiday weekend edition of weekend recap

Did you enjoy those three long days off? So did I. Although, the catch-22 is that it always makes that first day back that much more difficult. Anyway, if you are struggling to get into that work mode, here are … Continue reading

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Glendora asks for state Supreme Court to hear redevelopment case, plus legal fees spent on four year battle

A few months back we reported on Glendora’s failed attempt to appeal a previous trial court decision (initiated and won by the county) that wouldn’t allow Glendora to claim portions of the city as blighted, and thus be in line … Continue reading

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Breakdown of pay for Glendora’s contracted employee association negotiator

A quick note going back to the recent impasse between Glendora and the municpal employees association where the council forced a one year contract on the association with several concessions. In years past, the City Manager or other members of … Continue reading

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Public vs. private pay round II: reader comment and more

I got an interesting letter from a reader last week who wanted to comment on my previous post exploring the merits of public vs. private employee pay and benefits. She wasn’t able to post a comment on the story at … Continue reading

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Is the private sector underpaying or does the public sector over pay?

That is a question I have been thinking about lately while covering the ongoing dispute between the city of Glendora and its municipal employees association as well as when looking at the salaries of various city employees. Is the private … Continue reading

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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

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Weekend Review: Top News = I’m Back!

My vacation is but a distant abstract in the rear view window of my life and the busy catch-up of this week awaits me. I hope you all missed me. If not, thanks for the web hits! This story is … Continue reading

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Paul Krugman says a lot of the fuss over state, local employee pay is much ado about nothing

Ran into this blog post by Paul Krugman, Op-Ed Columnist for the New York Times, regarding public employee pay. Krugman clearly isn’t talking about the scandalous issues going on in Bell, but the general rage against state and local employees … Continue reading

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Council pay, a WWII vet is honored, bedbugs and the final piece in our doctor series = weekend roundup

I’m convinced bed bugs are trying to take over the world. OK, my general fear of bugs mixed with the paranoia I have had about bedbugs for the last four years probably contributes to my earlier exaggeration. They aren’t out … Continue reading

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Are police departments abusing their DUI checkpoint privileges?

I can hardly believe the recent events in Baldwin Park. Last night the council unanimously agreed to suspect all DUI checkpoints due to protesting residents who felt local police were abusing their power. This is unheard of (by me) to … Continue reading

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