Tag: City of Fresno

11.12.2009 08:30:48 Exorbitant pensions aren't good business

Gordon Webster Jr. While the debate has raged for quite some time, now more than ever, it's clear government should always be run like a business. All it takes is a nearly $28 million budget hole to make that apparent.  The City of Fresno is in dire straits as it faces $18.2 million in actual and projected lost revenue as well as an $8.6 million increase in expenses projected through 2011, mostly for retirement costs.  Tags: business sense | budget deficit | public pensions | City of Fresno Hits: 101 | Read more...

21.11.2009 01:09:28 Brand out to protect taxpayers

Gordon Webster Jr. There appears to be a true numbers man on the Fresno City Council, just at time when slavish attention to how taxpayer dollars are spent is most needed in the city. Tags: City of Fresno | budget | Taxpayer Protection Act | Better Business Act | Lee Brand Hits: 169 | Read more...