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Why are costly BART perks ‘little-known’? Media
The Bay Area Rapid Transit System is central to the lives of hundreds of thousands of people and has been for decades. That’s why so many are concerned about the chance that the BART strike resumes Monday. So all you
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Filner: Was it wrong to grope aides?
SAN DIEGO — The saga of serial groper Bob Filner took a hilarious turn Wednesday when it was revealed that the mayor’s lawyer says San Diego taxpayers should foot the bill for any damages resulting from his sexual harassment because
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Filner accuser heads San Diego school system
The Associated Press and the state media have done a good job on San Diego Mayor Bob Filner’s pathetic sexual-harassment scandal, including the latest coverage of public accuser No. 8, who came forward Tuesday afternoon. This is in contrast with
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Government held to far lower standard than private sector
The gap between the standards seen in the private sector and the public sector have never seemed bigger. In the corporate world, post-Enron, we see steady pressure on companies to put out honest numbers that play fair with shareholders and
Read MoreCA school districts treat troubled kids like cash cows
The idea that the people running public schools are “all about the kids” is one of the great canards in California life. Among the many examples that show this is ridiculous: — Absurdly easy, undemanding tenure policies that allow horrible
Read MoreDoes obstacle to one bullet train project apply to other, too?
The Obama administration continues to push California to build its $68 billion bullet train, a measly 5 percent of which ($3.5 billion) comes from the federal government. After the first segment is built in the Central Valley, however, there is
Read MoreIgnore East Coast dolts: San Diego mayor girding for long fight
The East Coast media do such an amazingly superficial job of covering California politics that it’s no surprise they’re missing the boat on the Bob Filner scandal in San Diego. This is the same bunch that thought the 2003 recall
Read MoreCalWatchdog contributor talks scandal with John and Ken
CalWatchdog contributing writer Chris Reed was on with John and Ken on KFI 640 AM/Los Angeles on Monday to talk about the lurid sexual harassment scandal involving San Diego Mayor Bob Filner. Here is the link to the segment
Read MoreFilner scandal: Mayor uses Hollywood survival strategem
July 12, 2013 By Chris Reed San Diego Mayor Bob Filner responded Thursday to allegations that he sexually harassed several members of his staff with a classic Hollywood strategem: pleading for forgiveness and announcing he was in a rehabilitation program
Read MoreLopsided approval shows SEIU had its way on contract
July 10, 2013 By Chris Reed The assertion that public employee pay and benefits aren’t excessive compared with the private sector is efficiently demolished when one looks at employee turnover rates. It’s tiny in government ranks compared with the business
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