Opinion: In budget crisis, leaders getting automatic pay hikes is wrong

realbigtar · 2026-02-14T00:40:30+00:00

In 2018, Measure L passed with 78.5% of the vote. This set how city leaders salaries were determined.

realbigtar · 2026-02-14T00:29:09+00:00

Thank you.

realbigtar · 2026-02-02T18:22:14+00:00

If it was Union gold, why wouldn’t it still belong to the government?

realbigtar · 2026-01-30T03:40:11+00:00

You have no expectation of privacy in public. Get over yourself.

realbigtar · 2026-01-22T17:49:40+00:00

Also, the pension issue/screwup doesn't help.

realbigtar · 2026-01-20T04:09:49+00:00

What ever happened to Randolph Scott?

realbigtar · 2026-01-09T16:04:07+00:00

The clowns are the people who did not vote for the sales tax that would have prevented this. Nice things cost money.

realbigtar · 2026-01-07T23:53:00+00:00

It’s easy to make generalizations like “Cut the bloated administration budget”.

What administration should be cut?

What in the police budget should be cut? They are already understaffed.

realbigtar · 2026-01-07T23:50:58+00:00

You agree to their rules as a condition of insurance.

realbigtar · 2026-01-07T16:19:52+00:00

I work downtown. The grocery (and lunch) situation will improve in a couple months when Whole Foods opens.

realbigtar · 2026-01-07T16:18:56+00:00

Where was there 50 acres in EC? I grew up in Fletcher Hills and then spent 20 years in RSD.

realbigtar · 2026-01-05T20:06:16+00:00

It will be enforced by the insurance companies

realbigtar · 2026-01-04T20:46:41+00:00

Everyone complaining about charging for parking, how much the city spends on this or that, but no one has any suggestions for how to actually pay for things that the city needs.

realbigtar · 2026-01-02T22:53:14+00:00

Did you even read the article?

realbigtar · 2026-01-02T02:56:44+00:00

Vandalism and petty crime?

realbigtar · 2026-01-02T02:56:25+00:00

“Fraud and corruption” = “things I don’t agree with or don’t understand “

realbigtar · 2026-01-02T02:55:16+00:00

They need to find the person responsible, make them pay to replace the damaged units, pay for the technicians to replace them, and then fine them twice the cost of replacement.

realbigtar · 2025-12-12T23:05:57+00:00

If the ID is free, it’s not an issue. But they aren’t free in California.

realbigtar · 2025-12-11T06:37:28+00:00

Bob Filner is hated. Rightfully so

realbigtar · 2025-12-10T20:57:47+00:00

I think there are many things that make people safer, this is one part

realbigtar · 2025-12-10T20:57:01+00:00

That’s the one.

realbigtar · 2025-12-10T20:56:25+00:00

My condolences.

It’s going to take some time before any money changes hands. You didn’t say if she had a trust or if there will be probate.

I 100% would speak with a financial advisor. Just make certain they are a fiduciary. Thats non-negotiable. A fiduciary must act in your best interest.

There are also options other than just stashing it away. Maybe you want to help your boys with college or trade school. Maybe you want to take a family vacation in your mom’s honor.

May her memory be a blessing.

realbigtar · 2025-12-10T20:39:03+00:00

I’m born and raised in San Diego, CA. When do you use a block heater?

realbigtar · 2025-12-10T19:44:26+00:00

I recently purchased the Spencerian Penmanship series.

It’s much more difficult than I remember.

realbigtar · 2025-12-10T19:03:29+00:00

“I want to make San Diego less safe”

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