Career Gov’t Employee Ap...

May 17, 2013 by

Over the objections of VCTA……. (by Kathleen Wilson, VCStar) retired Simi Valley City Manager Mike Sedell was appointed...

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VCStar Gets it Right on Pensio...

Dec 25, 2012 by

Earlier this year, Gov. Jerry Brown persuaded the Legislature to approve cost-cutting pension changes for new public employees at...

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State Fire Fee Bills Being Sen...

Dec 7, 2012 by

Within the next week, thousands of 44th Assembly District residents in certain unincorporated areas will be receiving in the mail a...

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Lunch with Dan Walters –...

Sep 26, 2012 by

Plan now to join the Ventura County Taxpayers Association on Wed., October 17 for lunch with Dan Walters, a “Dean” of...

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Contempt for Citizens Part II

Jul 26, 2012 by

by Thomas Elias, VCStar. Another Trailer bill for the budget, AB 1464 passed on June 27 along with a companion bill SB 1006, contains...

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Legislature has Contempt for C...

Jul 24, 2012 by

By Dan Walters Many provisions of the so-called “budget trailer bills” that the Legislature wrote in secret and hastily...

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