Mayor and City Council get a 15% raise

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[quote=Eugene][quote]With the unemployment rate over %12 in Klownifornia, exactly where in the private sector are these people highly sought after?[/quote]

The unemployment rate is over 12% for people without college degrees. December ’09 (nationwide) unemployment rate for people with bachelors’ degrees was 4.7%.

Everyone’s ire is understandable, but, with the city economy as bad as it is, last thing we need is incompetent leadership. And that’s what we’ll get if we try to squeeze their salaries. I’m sure that Sanders has enough connections that he can quit his job any day and jump directly into a higher management position of some private company, on a 200k+ salary.[/quote]

He’s welcome to go…and leave his pension behind.

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[quote=Eugene][quote]With the unemployment rate over %12 in Klownifornia, exactly where in the private sector are these people highly sought after?[/quote]

The unemployment rate is over 12% for people without college degrees. December ’09 (nationwide) unemployment rate for people with bachelors’ degrees was 4.7%.

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This statistic is largely irrelevant to the point you are trying to make. First of all, the “under-employed” number is probably almost double for both. Second it’s not indicative of a thriving job market for those with degrees just that most of the jobs lost were from the service/retail industry and other low education requirement sectors. If/when we have a double dip the degreed with take a larger hit this next go around. At this point it’s very much industry/geographic region dependent as well. It’s no picnic being unemployed for anybody.

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[quote=Eugene][quote]With the unemployment rate over %12 in Klownifornia, exactly where in the private sector are these people highly sought after?[/quote]

The unemployment rate is over 12% for people without college degrees. December ’09 (nationwide) unemployment rate for people with bachelors’ degrees was 4.7%.

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This statistic is largely irrelevant to the point you are trying to make. First of all, the “under-employed” number is probably almost double for both. Second it’s not indicative of a thriving job market for those with degrees just that most of the jobs lost were from the service/retail industry and other low education requirement sectors. If/when we have a double dip the degreed with take a larger hit this next go around. At this point it’s very much industry/geographic region dependent as well. It’s no picnic being unemployed for anybody.

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[quote=Eugene][quote]With the unemployment rate over %12 in Klownifornia, exactly where in the private sector are these people highly sought after?[/quote]

The unemployment rate is over 12% for people without college degrees. December ’09 (nationwide) unemployment rate for people with bachelors’ degrees was 4.7%.

[/quote]

This statistic is largely irrelevant to the point you are trying to make. First of all, the “under-employed” number is probably almost double for both. Second it’s not indicative of a thriving job market for those with degrees just that most of the jobs lost were from the service/retail industry and other low education requirement sectors. If/when we have a double dip the degreed with take a larger hit this next go around. At this point it’s very much industry/geographic region dependent as well. It’s no picnic being unemployed for anybody.

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[quote=Eugene][quote]With the unemployment rate over %12 in Klownifornia, exactly where in the private sector are these people highly sought after?[/quote]

The unemployment rate is over 12% for people without college degrees. December ’09 (nationwide) unemployment rate for people with bachelors’ degrees was 4.7%.

[/quote]

This statistic is largely irrelevant to the point you are trying to make. First of all, the “under-employed” number is probably almost double for both. Second it’s not indicative of a thriving job market for those with degrees just that most of the jobs lost were from the service/retail industry and other low education requirement sectors. If/when we have a double dip the degreed with take a larger hit this next go around. At this point it’s very much industry/geographic region dependent as well. It’s no picnic being unemployed for anybody.

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[quote=Eugene][quote]With the unemployment rate over %12 in Klownifornia, exactly where in the private sector are these people highly sought after?[/quote]

The unemployment rate is over 12% for people without college degrees. December ’09 (nationwide) unemployment rate for people with bachelors’ degrees was 4.7%.

[/quote]

This statistic is largely irrelevant to the point you are trying to make. First of all, the “under-employed” number is probably almost double for both. Second it’s not indicative of a thriving job market for those with degrees just that most of the jobs lost were from the service/retail industry and other low education requirement sectors. If/when we have a double dip the degreed with take a larger hit this next go around. At this point it’s very much industry/geographic region dependent as well. It’s no picnic being unemployed for anybody.

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[quote=Arraya]
If/when we have a double dip the degreed with take a larger hit this next go around. At this point it’s very much industry/geographic region dependent as well. It’s no picnic being unemployed for anybody.[/quote]

Maybe then the job of Mayor in this fine city will start to look good and appeal to someone w/a degree who may be qualified w/the paltry starting salary of 100k.

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[quote=Arraya]
If/when we have a double dip the degreed with take a larger hit this next go around. At this point it’s very much industry/geographic region dependent as well. It’s no picnic being unemployed for anybody.[/quote]

Maybe then the job of Mayor in this fine city will start to look good and appeal to someone w/a degree who may be qualified w/the paltry starting salary of 100k.

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[quote=Arraya]
If/when we have a double dip the degreed with take a larger hit this next go around. At this point it’s very much industry/geographic region dependent as well. It’s no picnic being unemployed for anybody.[/quote]

Maybe then the job of Mayor in this fine city will start to look good and appeal to someone w/a degree who may be qualified w/the paltry starting salary of 100k.

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[quote=Arraya]
If/when we have a double dip the degreed with take a larger hit this next go around. At this point it’s very much industry/geographic region dependent as well. It’s no picnic being unemployed for anybody.[/quote]

Maybe then the job of Mayor in this fine city will start to look good and appeal to someone w/a degree who may be qualified w/the paltry starting salary of 100k.

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[quote=Arraya]
If/when we have a double dip the degreed with take a larger hit this next go around. At this point it’s very much industry/geographic region dependent as well. It’s no picnic being unemployed for anybody.[/quote]

Maybe then the job of Mayor in this fine city will start to look good and appeal to someone w/a degree who may be qualified w/the paltry starting salary of 100k.

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Just following up on this story… Council members have rejected their own raise:

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/feb/22/15-percent-raise-rejected-san-diego-council/

Council members determined that, given the city’s ongoing budget deficits and recent cuts to services, no raise at all was appropriate. As a result, council members will go on being paid $75,386 per year and Mayor Jerry Sanders will still make $100,464. Their pay has remained at that level since July 2003.

In April 2008, the council approved a 24 percent pay hike for itself but backed down after a public outcry.

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Just following up on this story… Council members have rejected their own raise:

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/feb/22/15-percent-raise-rejected-san-diego-council/

Council members determined that, given the city’s ongoing budget deficits and recent cuts to services, no raise at all was appropriate. As a result, council members will go on being paid $75,386 per year and Mayor Jerry Sanders will still make $100,464. Their pay has remained at that level since July 2003.

In April 2008, the council approved a 24 percent pay hike for itself but backed down after a public outcry.

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Just following up on this story… Council members have rejected their own raise:

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/feb/22/15-percent-raise-rejected-san-diego-council/

Council members determined that, given the city’s ongoing budget deficits and recent cuts to services, no raise at all was appropriate. As a result, council members will go on being paid $75,386 per year and Mayor Jerry Sanders will still make $100,464. Their pay has remained at that level since July 2003.

In April 2008, the council approved a 24 percent pay hike for itself but backed down after a public outcry.

[afx114]

Just following up on this story… Council members have rejected their own raise:

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/feb/22/15-percent-raise-rejected-san-diego-council/

Council members determined that, given the city’s ongoing budget deficits and recent cuts to services, no raise at all was appropriate. As a result, council members will go on being paid $75,386 per year and Mayor Jerry Sanders will still make $100,464. Their pay has remained at that level since July 2003.

In April 2008, the council approved a 24 percent pay hike for itself but backed down after a public outcry.

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