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Roy — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 01:06:54 -0000

Juan, I agree....Far too many managers....and everyone in the city has a take home car....why? Do you have any idea how much money that would save the city, with gas prices and all!!!!!!

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JuanPardell — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:55:20 -0000

Cut back on bloated management staff and use that money to pay for infrastructure improvements.

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Roy — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:06:12 -0000

It's too late, the public safety guys are starting to leave again. The budget issues never end, even when the economy is in good shape. LBPD doesn't seem to care who works there as long as there is an officer to drive that car around the city. Let's get the county sheriff in here to take thing over.

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lbresident — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:55:57 -0000

I'm well aware of the bad decisions that got us where we are. I already said let's cut the dumb things we spend money on like subsidized housing, daycare, etc.

But we still need our infrastructure fixed. How will that happen in my lifetime without the bond?

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JuanPardell — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:51:53 -0000

lbresident - Did they explain to you that a bond is just another instrument for adding debt to a city budget that's already operating in the red? Long Beach's crumbling infrastructure, would have been repaired, had city leaders allocated the necessary funding instead of appropriating monies for the Aquarium, Pike and Cityplace failures.

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lbresident — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:02:59 -0000

I guess it depends on who you talk to. I know lots of people who support the bond. Infrastructure is the number 1 problem for many in LB and it's about time we spend some money to fix it. In conjunction, we need to cut spending on everything that isn't infrastructure or public safety.

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Lindaonline — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 05:26:45 -0000

Looks like Gary is setting us up to back the mayor's unpopular infrastructure bond. The only way the public will go for placing the city in such debt is if we feel the pain. Until he makes us cry uncle.

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Jim — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:34:12 -0000

In a time of an economic down turn, I am glad to see redevelopment money being spent on buying up land throughout the city. Lots of white picket fences around the city. I bet they paid top dollar before the property lost value. No one is blaming them… better start blaming the public safety. Oh wait, other cities that are run better and are not facing a budget deficit are sure to hire up your public safety employees. Glad to see that those that make the decisions want to see the public safety employees die off. Maybe the public safety employees should just leave to other cities... maybe they are already doing this. I bet the other cities will have no problems paying their pensions.

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lbresident — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:45:35 -0000

Say what you want about DeLong, he is a very good person to be leading the city's budgeting process. Public safety and infrastructure. Let's hope he is able to keep that vision.