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3/2/09   Tasty Knick Knacks from the Web

Novato's top brass volunteers to take one furlough day per month

http://www.marinij.com/marinnews/ci_11794815

http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2009/02/27/news/local/doc49a78fd7b1df6177774734.txt

City, police association reach deal to postpone layoff of 29 officers (Stockton)

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090226/A_NEWS/90226007

Vallejo's Bankruptcy (Businessweek)

http://feedroom.businessweek.com/?fr_story=6fee763b32519ae856bc4d081a6bf08a1e6c9069&rf=rss

Sanders pursues benefit, pay cuts Concessions sought from unions in talks

http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/feb/22/1m22mayor235859-sanders-pursues-benefit-pay-cuts/?zIndex=56713

Chapter 9

Municipality Bankruptcy

http://www.uscourts.gov/bankruptcycourts/bankruptcybasics/chapter9#powers

Utility Users Tax Info.

http://www.uutinfo.org/

Utility Users' Tax Info.

http://www.no2o.org/myths

Stout Declaration in Court

http://www.ci.vallejo.ca.us/uploads/712/Dkt.%20No.%20134%20-%20Declaration%20of%20Rob%20Stout.pdf

Orrick Argues for Vallejo Bankruptcy

http://www.law.com/jsp/tal/digestTAL.jsp?id=1202428462515

In California's meltdown, misery has long reach

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-02-19-california-hurting_N.htm

Hard to see where jobs will come from

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/02/15/BUKO15TMRH.DTL

Why 100% Under-Funding Of Pensions Is Best For Everyone

http://policepay.blogspot.com/2008/09/why-100-under-funding-of-pensions-is

A Firefighters Life

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV1zBYRbebo

In government, size really does matter

http://www.santamariatimes.com/articles/2009/02/16/opinion/021609c.txt

Regional Impacts of Casino Gambling

http://govinfo.library.unt.edu/ngisc/reports/ecoimprpt.pdf

Negative Effects of Urban Casinos

http://pactoregon.org/news-060531-CalifAttyGen

Casino Crime Stats

http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?id=2313

How International Bankers Gained Control of America

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-515319560256183936

Community Safety Ordinance--Stockton

http://www.stocktongov.com/SMC/Chapter05/Ch05_PartXXVIII.cfm

Bargaining with Fear

http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090215/OPINION02/902150302

Vallejo Ca, What Now?

http://policepay.blogspot.com/2009/02/vallejo-ca-what-now

Pension Nightmares Nationwide

http://weblog.signonsandiego.com/weblogs/afb/archives/031237

Vallejo, CA - Bankruptcy Hearing Closing Arguments This Afternoon

http://policepay.blogspot.com/2009/02/vallejo-ca-bankruptcy-hearing-closing

Time for a Change

http://www.times-standard.com/othervoices/ci_11651822

Gilt Edged Pensions

http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2009/0216/078

29 Stockton Police Officers to be Laid Off

http://www.kcra.com/news/18658295/detail

Vallejo Deal or No Deal

http://www.bondbuyer.com/article?id=20090205T01YQ03W&pagenum=2&numpages=2

Bankrupt Vallejo's Sick Costs

http://calpensions.com/2009/02/05/bankrupt-vallejos-sick-costs/

Where We Stand on Vallejo

http://policepay.blogspot.com/2009/02/policepaynet-where-we-stand-on-vallejo

Chico firefighters give up raises to save jobs

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/02/03/state/n102208S70.DTL

Hundreds line up for days for Miami firefighter positions

http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/MI111600/