Please help spread the word about the millions of dollars in taxpayer savings that are being lost because the city’s powerful labor unions have blocked implementation of Proposition C. The San Diego “Managed Competition Clock” tells the whole sad story — just like the National Debt Clock. Please post the link to the “Managed Competition Clock” to your social media sites: http://reformsandiego.com/money-clock/ …
DeMaio Unveils “Managed Competition Clock”
San Diego City Councilmember Carl DeMaio today took a page from the National Debt Clock movement as he launched the San Diego “Managed Competition Clock.” The Managed Competition Clock has been posted online at a number of websites, including http://reformsandiego.com/money-clock/. The Managed Competition Clock shows city taxpayers how long the unions have blocked implementation of Managed Competition – …
Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Managed Competition
I wanted to give you a heads up on an important poll released this week that shows where the public stands on possible reforms in city government. The City’s Independent Budget Analyst released a city-wide survey of residents that showed the top reform San Diegans want to see implemented is “Managed Competition.” In fact, a solid 74% of San Diegans …
Tweet Your Questions to Carl DeMaio
Councilmember Carl DeMaio will be on twitter Friday, April 23rd at 3:00pm for another twitter forum to answer questions you have concerning the city of San Diego. At our last Twitter Forum Councilmember DeMaio answered questions from over three dozen constituents and several members of the media. This is another excellent opportunity for the people of San Diego to go …
Volunteer Days for SD Competition Ballot Measure (April 24/May 8)
Important Grassroots Effort on April 24 and May 8 **Help End Wasteful Spending at City Hall** Sick of wasteful spending in San Diego city government? Want real change in the way taxpayer monies are spent at City Hall? YOUR HELP IS NEEDED – MAKE A DIFFERENCE ON APRIL 24 & MAY 8. City Councilmember Carl DeMaio is asking for help …
DeMaio Endorses Carly Fiorina for US Senate
SAN DIEGO, CA – In honor of Tax Day, U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina today participated in the “Had Enough” anti-tax rally at Tuna Harbor Park alongside San Diego City Councilman Carl DeMaio. “Spending is out of control in Washington, DC, and taxpayers can trust Carly Fiorina to be their champion in fighting government waste,” Councilman DeMaio said in announcing …
DO IT TODAY: San Diego MoneyBomb
Today is the day to help make change happen at City Hall! April 15 is TAX DAY! San Diegans are asked to commemorate Tax Day 2010 by participating in a “MoneyBomb” to raise funds to advance fiscal reform in city government. A “MoneyBomb” is a coordinated online fundraising effort where individuals donate all on the same day — in this …
24 Hours Until…San Diego MoneyBomb 2010
Are you participating???? Help make change happen at City Hall! April 15 is TAX DAY! San Diegans are asked to commemorate Tax Day 2010 by participating in a “MoneyBomb” to raise funds to advance fiscal reform in city government. A “MoneyBomb” is a coordinated online fundraising effort where individuals donate all on the same day — in this case, April …
San Diego “MoneyBomb” — Tax Day 2010
April 15 is TAX DAY! San Diegans are asked to commemorate Tax Day 2010 by participating in a “MoneyBomb” to raise funds to advance fiscal reform in city government. A “MoneyBomb” is a coordinated online fundraising effort where individuals donate all on the same day — in this case, April 15. The tool has been successfully used by Ron Paul, …
Tourism Ambassadors Program Launched to “Bring the Business Home”
Local Business Leaders Asked to Use Their Influence to Attract Conferences Corporate Meetings and Sporting Events to San Diego San Diegans who hold prominent positions in business and trade associations are being asked to bring national conferences and meetings to San Diego to benefit the local economy. Local tourism and civic leaders today kicked off the “Tourism Ambassador Program” …
DeMaio Asks San Diegans to “Sign On For Change”
DeMaio Asks San Diegans to “Sign On For Change” 100,000 Signatures Needed to Bring Reform to San Diego City Government Councilmember Carl DeMaio is asking for help to qualify an important ballot measure for the November 2010 election. Known as the “Competition and Transparency in City Contracting Initiative,” the measure would save taxpayers millions annually by requiring competitive bidding on …
Luncheon Featuring San Diego’s “Bipartisan Duo” DeMaio & Frye
SD’s Catfish Club Invites You to Join a Forum with Councilmembers Carl DeMaio and Donna Frye Who says a Republican and a Democrat can’t work together? Councilmembers Carl DeMaio (R) and Donna Frye (D) have been strange bedfellows during their time serving on the City Council together. For the past two years they have come together to push for pension …
City Awards More Than 2,000 Raises and Pays Top Pension of $299,103 in Middle of Its Budget Crisis
DeMaio Releases Annual Report on City Employee Compensation For the seventh year running, San Diego Councilmember Carl DeMaio today released the Annual Report on City Employee Compensation. This year’s report reveals the top salaries and pension payouts in city government and examines total compensation costs (salaries and benefits) for different city job classifications. While the public repeatedly hears that city …
New City Hall? Not Without A Public Vote
Councilmembers Carl DeMaio, Kevin Faulconer, Donna Frye and Sherri Lightner team up to secure a public vote…Read full memo As the City of San Diego has conducted negotiations with a private developer over the possibility of building a new City Hall and redeveloping the current Civic Center site, it has been unclear on whether the project would ultimately be put …
Councilmember DeMaio’s Open Letter to the Salary Commission
Councilmember Carl DeMaio recently wrote an open letter to the President of the Salary Setting Commission in reaction to their recommendation to raise the Mayor and City Councilmembers salaries. In his letter DeMaio stated that he “simply could not agree that a salary increase for the Mayor and City Council is warranted. I would suggest that the dire ramifications of …
DeMaio Opposition to Mayor/Council Pay Hike
Councilmember Carl DeMaio issued the following statement in reaction to the recommendation to raise Mayor and City Councilmember salaries from the City’s Salary Setting Commission: “I urge the Mayor and City Council to reject these salary increases. The city faces a severe fiscal crisis – and our taxpayers are feeling the pinch of a rough economy. ” “Furthermore, I …
DeMaio Calls for Reform of Questionable City Bonus Program
DeMaio Calls For Reform of “Bid-to-Goal” Bonuses in Wake of Critical City Audit After City Awards $28 Million in Bonuses, Audit Requested by DeMaio Finds $10.7 Million in Savings Were Over-Stated and 40% of Goals Were “Incorrectly Reported” SAN DIEGO – In the wake of a city audit report that has found flaws and weaknesses in a controversial employee bonus …
DeMaio and Frye Outline Bipartisan Pension Reforms
Continuing their bipartisan partnership to bring real reform to the city’s troubled pension system, Councilmembers Carl DeMaio and Donna Frye are asking the Mayor and City Council to act this year on pension reform. “A number of pension reform options do exist to help save taxpayers millions each year and achieve retirement security for city employees,” DeMaio and Frye write …
Finishing the Job of Pension Reform
You may have read in today’s paper about a massive spike in the city’s annual pension payment — to $231 million or 42% of the entire city payroll. The pension crisis is real — and unless we make further reforms to the city pension system, San Diego will never regain its financial health. I wish this view was shared universally …
Sign the San Diego “Competition” Initiative
If you think the city of San Diego should use competitive bidding in city departments to save taxpayer dollars, your help is needed. We are collecting more than 100,000 signatures to qualify the “Competition and Transparency in City Contracting” ballot measure for the November 2010 city elections. If you are a registered voter in the City of San Diego, please …
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