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Recession Rocks State and Local Pensions, ‘Funding Gap’ Possible
This is an excellent analysis of the impact of the recession, caused by Covid-19, on public pension funds. We are already seeing local government agencies and sc... … more »
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Do The Right Thing Mr. Attorney General
Currently, California Attorney General Robert Bonta and his band of merry attorneys seeks to enforce the RHNA housing laws for the State's 58 counties. This is despite the fact that the State Finance committee has seen fit to downgrade the necessa... more »
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Cross Currents
One of the most frustrating things about being a member of the voting populace is when you are inundated with various letters, emails, or phone calls whose sole purpose is to pound an ‘atta-person’ on the back of a certain politico over the work the... more »
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Minority Set Asides
In a recent Marin Independent Journal article by Richard Halstead regarding the scheduling of infrastructure projects using a racial component, Mr. Halstead does not include the following: Cities routinely do minority contractors' set asides for ... more »
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Mr. Weiner's Wild Ride
Think of California as one big Disneyland whose various characters have a ride of their own. State Senator Weiner's ride would copy Mr. Toad's wild ride featuring a housing plan without the brakes of local control. That ride would allow the Black... more »
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Bounty Dog Whistle
Today's Marin Independent Journal features a letter to the editor from Susan Kirsch regarding the use by the YIMBY (Yes In My Backyard) movement of bounties for aquiring property. Someone should inform the YIMBY movement of the very terrible conota... more »
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