Tag: San Diego County Taxpayers Association
Taxpayers Association Finds County of San Diego Drifting Toward Structural Deficit as Spending Outpaces Revenue
New county analysis reveals staffing has grown nearly four times faster than population while capital investment falls to a 16-year low This past month, the San Diego County Taxpayers Association today released its Financial Health Analysis of the County of San Diego, finding that a County balanced on paper is drifting toward a structural deficit […]
San Diego Taxpayers Releases Watchdog Report Showing That City Hall Staffing Has Grown Substantially Faster Than the Rest of the City
The San Diego County Taxpayers Association recent released a watchdog report showing that San Diego City Hall office staff has grown at a rate that is substantially faster than both the city’s population as well as overall city employees. This new Taxpayers report asks a simple question: before cutting essential neighborhood services and raising fees […]
Taxpayers Association Urges City Council to Reject Empty Homes Tax
The San Diego County Taxpayers Association® urges the San Diego City Council to oppose the proposed City of San Diego Empty Homes Tax Ordinance. The Taxpayers’ recommendation is due to concerns that the city has not demonstrated significant benefits to taxpayers which outweigh the uncertainty and potential risks associated with the proposal. A similar empty […]
Earning a Media Award from the San Diego County Taxpayers Association
I’ve received lots of awards over the years, however, the award that means the most is being recognized by my peers. This past month, the San Diego County Taxpayers Association (SDCTA) held its 29th annual Golden Awards. The event featured both the Golden Watchdog and Golden Fleece Awards to determine the best and worst of […]
San Diego’s Trash Plan Was Garbage in 2022 ~ It Still Is Today!
Taxpayers Association Says ‘Reject!’ Proposed Trash Fee Scheme As a board member of the San Diego County Taxpayer Association, I want to share that this organization continues to review and assess fees and taxes being proposed by the City and County of San Diego. Recently, the board reviewed the ordinance of the City of San […]
An Opportunity to Be a Part of a Cause that Serves Taxpayers
Throughout my life of being a board member of over 25 nonprofit organizations in San Diego, including the Union of Pan Asian Communities and Nonprofit Solutions, I’ve always felt that I was fortunate to be gifted with knowledge, experience and the desire to help others. Currently, I “serve” on three boards. I emphasize serve because […]
Bob Filner & The Politics of Change
There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things. Nicolo Machiavelli The Prince (1532) Since this column bears my name you may assume what you read in this space is indeed […]
