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Here we go again?
Seems Susan Su has opened another "University" in the same business park as the now defunct Tri Valley University. It is called Global TV University. Just around the corner is... |
AnotherShamUniversity? |
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on Feb 5, 2013 at 4:29 pm by sordid truth, a resident of the California Reflections neighborhood |
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HDTV Antenna
I have Dish Network and want to cut the cord!
I have seen antennas on top of houses in the neighborhood. Can someone guide me on the best HDTV antennas to get? How is th... |
antennaLover |
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on Sep 21, 2012 at 9:20 pm by Wade, a member of the Donlon Elementary School community |
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Well, over 100 million retarded, head in the sand liberal Dems
As of May 30, 2009, the US Population was estimated at 304,059,724 persons.
Well, over 100 million retarded, head in the sand liberal Dems just have it all wrong. We ... |
Anti Liberal |
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on Oct 22, 2009 at 4:26 pm by te, a resident of the Danbury Park neighborhood |
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Attention First Wednesday Night Parents and Teens
I would like to say how disgusted I felt witnessing rampant stealing by, not just one, but several unsupervised groups of tweens and teens from a downtown merchant last night.... |
Appalled |
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on May 7, 2012 at 8:03 pm by Mohammon, a resident of the Carriage Gardens neighborhood |
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Second Chances Charity
Someone came by knocked door and was asking for donation to Second Chances about 8 pm or so.
Are they genuine?
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aResident |
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on Mar 26, 2012 at 2:11 pm by emily, a resident of the Canyon Meadows neighborhood |
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States sinking in pension plan debt
"States must jettison the unnatural disaster that traditional retirement plans have become.
Taxpayers nationwide are staring down a swelling tidal wave of government pensio... |
Arnold |
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on May 30, 2013 at 7:53 pm by resident, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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City Council Ignores PENSION problem - unfunded liability increases
"Craig Bowen, the San Ramon Valley fire chief who retired in 2008, collects an annual pension of $310,000 a year, in part due to egregious pension spiking that persists in Con... |
Arnold |
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on May 29, 2013 at 10:56 pm by Arnold, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Alameda County rewards boss: $400k…for life
"Alameda County supervisors have really taken to heart the adage that government should run like a business — rewarding County Administrator Susan Muranishi with the Wall Stre... |
Arnold |
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on Mar 30, 2013 at 11:23 am by Bill, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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CalPERS rate hike: 50 percent over six years
"The CalPERS board last week tentatively approved an employer rate hike of roughly 50 percent over the next half dozen years, replacing a policy that kept rates low during the... |
Arnold |
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on Mar 25, 2013 at 10:51 pm by Mr, drowning, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Re: Pleasanton school district to end fiscal year with hefty balances
"Pleasanton school district to end fiscal year with hefty balances"
posted under Schools & Kids, posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online" (Mar 12, 2013)
Apparently the... |
Arnold |
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on Mar 23, 2013 at 7:52 am by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
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Did city management lie to the public regarding pension reform?
Yes! The city of Pleasanton and the management team have claimed public safety consecions that do not exist. The claimed cost concessions that were published in the Pleasant... |
Arnold |
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on Nov 17, 2012 at 12:23 am by Arnold, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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To: Tim Hunt
"A starting firefighter makes $5,800 a month, while those at the top salary step (no. 6) make $7,405 or $88,860 annually. To make more than this, a firefighter must be promote... |
Arnold |
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on Sep 27, 2012 at 7:17 am by Question, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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AB 2541 - more money for police & fire unions t taxpayer cost
AB 2451
So this is what our politicians are working on, ALL OF THEM, while claiming pension reform is one of our biggest issues. Apparently six figure pensions as early as... |
Arnold |
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on Aug 23, 2012 at 10:41 am by Disgusting, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Police Officers Abuse Disability
Fraudulent disability claims are a huge issue which should be part of the governors 12 pension reform plan, but it isn't. San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed has made this an issue reg... |
Arnold |
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on Jul 30, 2012 at 4:38 pm by Arnold, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Moody�s Triples Pension Debt Estimates
Moody�s Triples Pension Debt Estimates
This is a big deal because Moody�s is changing the way they view public employee union pension obligations. What Moody�s is sa... |
Arnold |
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on Jul 20, 2012 at 9:54 am by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
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Bankruptcy
SAN BERNARDINO -- The City Council voted Tuesday night to authorize a bankruptcy filing.
"This is probably the hardest decision this council woman will ever have to make i... |
Arnold |
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on Jul 12, 2012 at 5:45 pm by Be nice, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Pension Reform Dead - HSR approved -State Broke
CalPERS has just ended their fiscal year losing 10 billion dollars while projecting they would earn 18.6 billion, for a net loss to the taxpayers of 28.6 billion (just this pa... |
Arnold |
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on Jul 10, 2012 at 11:32 am by M, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Gov. Brown's Budget Plan
“Governor Jerry Brown proposed $92.6 billion in spending for the year starting in July, an increase of about 7 percent, which will count on voters approving $7 billion of high... |
Arnold |
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on Jan 10, 2012 at 8:32 pm by GX, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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The governor's dice roll (Tim Hunt)
Tim Hunt: "California is a great dichotomy—we want all of the services (quality, low-cost higher education, locking up three-strikes criminals for life, lots of mass transit a... |
Arnold |
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on Jan 10, 2012 at 2:41 pm by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
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Ootgoing CalPERS Board Member Rips Earnings
Outgoing CalPERS board member rips earnings
December 19, 2011
“In a feisty farewell last week, an outgoing CalPERS board member, Lou Moret, called attention to the below-... |
Arnold |
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on Jan 4, 2012 at 1:45 am by B Madoff, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Teacher's Retirement Fund Wants You - The Taxpayers!
““…the state will have to increase CalSTRS funding by $3.8 billion a year for 30 years for a total of more than $114 billion.””
“Spokespersons for the government unions... |
Arnold |
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on Jan 2, 2012 at 11:10 am by to: stacey, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Gov. Brown - CalPERS is a Ponzt Scheme
"Brown was particularly bothered by a contention in a report by the California Public Employees’ Retirement System that closing the existing defined benefit plan to new emplo... |
Arnold |
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on Dec 5, 2011 at 9:29 am by watching pensions, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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State pension funds: what went wrong
Two CalSTRS programs that expired at the beginning of the new year are an example of what all three state public pension systems did in good times — pumped up pensions for ret... |
Arnold |
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on Oct 25, 2011 at 9:27 am by Patriot, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Target Return Of 7.75% Very Challenging
Target Return Of 7.75% Very Challenging In The Near-term
By Cam Hui on October 12, 2011
“Joseph Dear, the CIO of CALPERS, appeared on CNBC yesterday to discuss the near... |
Arnold |
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on Oct 14, 2011 at 2:07 am by Arnold, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Who pays CalSTRS debt: state, schools, teachers?
Who pays CalSTRS debt: state, schools, teachers?
By Ed Mendel
"A day of reckoning may be coming for a huge CalSTRS shortfall: an “unfunded liability” estimated to be $5... |
Arnold |
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on Sep 12, 2011 at 6:47 pm by Candy Man Luke, a resident of the Las Positas neighborhood |
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