by realize | Jun 22, 2009 | Hot Topics
Opinion: Taxes vs. axes and the California state budget By Marty Hittelman Special to the Mercury News 06/22/2009 In his most recent pronouncements on how to balance the state budget, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared that taxes are “off the table.” He...
by realize | Jun 21, 2009 | Hot Topics
New data from the Franchise Tax Board show that California’s income gaps continue to widen as the share of adjusted gross income (AGI) going to the wealthiest personal income taxpayers rises and the share going to middle-income taxpayers falls. The latest data, which...
by realize | Jun 20, 2009 | Hot Topics
People United Against Cuts is a local coalition formed to oppose the Governor’s recent “All Cuts” budget. The Governor’s proposed budget will have a catastrophic impact on children, seniors, people with disabilities, low income families, college students and HIV/AIDS...
by realize | Jun 19, 2009 | Hot Topics
The latest issue of the Labor Leader is now available online! The June issue features: The Labor Council’s efforts to turn San Diego into a Military Town and a Union Town San Diego Unified School Board’s approval of a Project Stabiliation Agreement...
by realize | Jun 18, 2009 | Hot Topics
Colleagues, It has come to my attention that a solicitation pitching STRS/PERS counseling services has been circulated in faculty and staff mailboxes. Please note that this company, “Teachers Retirement Services,” with a mailing address in Calabasas, CA is...