Tag Archives: measure u

Tab Berg: Citizens Want to Vote on any Public Subsidy

April 29, 2013

Sacramento, Ca.,- According to a recent poll conducted by Tab Berg, “The results were clear: nearly 80% of the public wants their voices to be heard, they want to vote on any deal that includes...

Abel Falls Flat @ Friday Function

April 26, 2013

Yucca Valley, Ca.,- Kudos to the local radio station for inviting councilman Merl Abel to the Friday “Up Close” call-in show.  Always a polite host and tossing out some fluffy questions t...

Measure U…David versus Goliath in Yucca Valley…the Biggest...

March 18, 2013

Yucca Valley, Ca.,- FLASHBACK-The biggest story of  2012 was the defeat of Measure U against the greatest odds and the most campaign money ever spent in Yucca Valley to promote Measure U, the 1% sale...

Councilman Robert Lombardo’s Sour Grapes over Measure U Defeat

February 21, 2013

Yucca Valley, Ca.- At the February 19th Town Council meeting, the public was subjected to the whines and moans of the Yes-On-Measure-U Committee. Speaking at the lectern that evening in an orchestrat...

The “Boys” Throw the Dice for Another Yucca Valley Tax!

February 20, 2013

Yucca Valley, Ca.,- There were three meetings back-to-back  this evening at the Yucca Valley Town Council. The first meeting started at 5pm with a Budget Workshop spilling into the 6pm start time of ...

Nuaimi’s Budget Forecast: $700,000.00 – $1 Million Deficit...

February 16, 2013

Yucca Valley, Ca.- Town Manager Mark Nuaimi recently secured his 3-year contract with an inexperienced Town Council to increase his pay package to $293,000,which was not widely accepted by the public...

Yucca Valley Wastewater Project Moving Forward

February 11, 2013

The Hi-Desert Water District has kept their nose to the grindstone making steady progress on the sewer project with very little fanfare.  The Public Advisory Committee, consisting of 15 citizens, met...

..”Not From the Same Mold as Other Town Managers”….

February 6, 2013

Yucca Valley, Ca.-The Town Council lavished their praise on Town Manager Mark Nuaimi just before approving a 3 year contract that increased his current total package from $293,339.00, including insur...

Tonight-Yucca Valley Council to Defend Town Manager’s Bloated 3-...

February 5, 2013

Yucca Valley, Ca.-(Predication)- This evening at the Town Council meeting, four Council members, The Sky Harbor Four, will defend their decision to approve a 3-year contract for Town Manager Mark Nua...

Ooops! Fallout on Palm Springs General Fund Tax- Measure J

January 24, 2013

Palm Springs, Ca,- On November 8, 2011, the voters approved Measure J, a 1% sales General Fund tax increase to “improve the quality of life, fix potholes and save 911″ and other promises ...

Ridgecrest Oversight Committee Brou-ha-ha Regarding Measure L

January 24, 2013

Ridgecrest, Ca., A small rural City north of Yucca Valley with similar demographics, with the exception they have a sewer system, had been struggling to pass a sales tax measure for the last five yea...

Did the Town of Yucca Valley Buy your Vote on Measure U?

January 24, 2013

Yucca Valley, Ca.,- There are new numbers to report as the final tallies are in from closing out the 460s to report donations.  Some costs are still hidden and concealed which may never surface witho...

Jennifer Collins’ Foray into the Political Arena is a Red Herrin...

January 22, 2013

Yucca Valley, CA - This  commentary will not beat around the bush to point out that crestfallen candidate for Yucca Valley town council, Jennifer Collins, is the least best candidate to serve the pub...

Five Reasons God Created Cockroaches

January 10, 2013

ENTERTAINMENT-I want to thank School Teacher Jeff Drozd for his comments about Cock Roaches, the Who_What_Where and Why she did what she did. Perhaps she has many as pets? Let us turn this into a ...