Otay Water District To Vote Today On Expanding Health Care For Life Benefits

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Simply amazing. Otay Water District’s board, far from chastened by the reaction to its approving health care for life for top executives,  is set to vote today on extending them to all its rank-and-file employees. From a San Diego Union-Tribune editorial about this grab for more money from Otay’s ratepayers: Otay officials also argue that the changes will actually save …

Breitfelder Resignation Announcement

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Following up on my post of Thursday about Chula Vista City Council candidate Larry Breitfelder’s surprising resignation as an Otay Water District trustee, he sent me this press release… For Immediate Release:  Thursday, June 17, 2010 Breitfelder to Resign from Water Board Today Larry Breitfelder, winner of the Chula Vista City Council primary, will resign today from the Otay Water …

Larry Breitfelder, leading vote-getter for open Chula Vista seat, resigning as Otay Water District trustee

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When was the last time a candidate for office voluntarily gave up an existing elected title in the middle of a campaign? It’s happening in the Chula Vista City Council election.  What’s more, it’s happening in a contested race, in a key business-labor battleground city, as the leading vote-getter in the June 8 primary is now seemingly dismissing the very …