December 2010

At long last, there is some good news to write about: as I’m sure everyone is aware, Proposition B, the so-called “pension reform” measure, was handily defeated at the ballot box on November 2nd. What’s more, labor’s victory was overwhelming: San Franciscans rejected Public Defender Jeff Adachi’s “takeaway” legislation by a whopping 57.5%. As the New York Times reported, this victory amounted to an absolute “trouncing” by public employee labor of the Prop B forces.

By Steve Johnson

We left off last month with a critique, of sorts, of the 3^rd Quarter Report submitted by the Office of Citizen Complaints (OCC). It wasn't pretty. This document actually redefines the literary term, 'non-fiction'.

They could be backed up 1,000 cases, or maybe not. Hard to tell the way the numbers were presented. And there were also more dispositions than cases filed . . . how does that work?

VOTERS TROUNCE PROPOSITION B! AN ADACHI COMEBACK?

Q. Mike, as a Tier II (New Police Plan) member, I was elated to see Proposition B (the Jeff Adachi initiative petition) soundly defeated. Is it likely that Adachi will try again in 2011?

…Thank You All:
Proposition B was defeated and I want to take this opportunity to thank all of you who helped. I want to especially thank those City Employees who took leaves of absence to work on the “No on B” Campaign. Those employees truly recognized the Proposition B for what it was and would do and they committed their lost time to protect all actives and retirees.

Track and Field 2010
By Alex Jackson,
Airport Bureau (Ret.)

To the officers who inquired: Yes, I did compete in the Police And Fire Games in Track And Field, which were held at the Reed High School in Sparks, Nevada. As always, I trained and ran my races in the name of Jesus of Nazareth, God's son. I also called to mind the plight of the poor, the homeless and the sick. I prayed that God would alleviate their pain and suffering.

By Greg Corrales

“The individual activity of one man with backbone will do more than a thousand men with a mere wishbone.”
- J.H. Boetcher

(*Corporate Billionaires vs. Ordinary Public Employees)