The Sunday Funny !!!

 November 16, 2008

Brother can you Spare a Dime ?

Vallejo's Public Safety--Filet Mignon on a Soup Budget

Wage amounts are matched to faces as accurately as possible.

Want Safety ?  Pay Up. $$$

And remember--benefits are approximately 80% additional above and beyond salaries.

2007 Wages and overtime for all City of Vallejo employees HERE
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Proposition 8 Protest Tonight !!!

Where?  In Front of Vallejo's Empress Theatre--330 Virginia St. 

When? Tonight, Saturday November 15, 2008 at  5:30 PM

Hey Daddy-O  Bring signs and speak your mind but keep it peaceful

Vallejo Teachers Protest Cuts to Benefits

    Strike Possible !!!

By Marc Garman

11/12/08

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Today at approximately 5:00 PM Vallejo teachers gathered in front of the Vallejo City Unified School District Administrative Offices on Mare Island to protest cuts to benefits.  Teachers present referenced their minimal pay increases, abandonment of cost of living increases, and now a change to their health benefits resulting in a mere 1% increase per year over the next three years leaving a substantial net pay cut. Vallejo teachers currently pay 20% of their health benefit and the district pays the rest. 

The decline in enrollment in Vallejo schools and the skyrocketing administrative costs under state management have been cited as contributing factors to this latest squeeze on our already underpaid teachers.

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 Some More Thoughts on Proposition 8

By Erika Harrison

11/11/08

I wanted to share my opinion on the passing of Prop. 8.  I thank you for respecting all opinions.  I voted for Prop. 8.  I was not happy with a court deciding to overturn what the voters of California passed in 2000.  I am not happy that opponents of Prop. 8 are running back to the courts to try and have last Tuesday's vote overturned.  This undermines the voting process.  The way I see it, if someone isn't happy with what the voters supported, then they can just run to court and have the voice of the voter ignored.  Don't we vote to have our voice heard?  Doesn't this move by opponents seek to silence the voice of the voter?